Indigo and compost dyed fabric to the left, rust and compost dyed fabric to the right. Cotton fabrics.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Fabric Stash
Indigo and compost dyed fabric to the left, rust and compost dyed fabric to the right. Cotton fabrics.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Natural Dyeing eBook Sale Extended through New Years!!!
Natural Dyeing eBook Sale extended through New Years Day!
Happy New Years!!!
All Books $3.99
Own them all Today!!!
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Cheesey Scalloped Potatoes
I put some mild blue cheese, about a quarter cup, along with a half cup of smoked gouda cheese, and one cup regular gouda cheese in with the white sauce. I have to say that this was one of the best batches of scalloped potatoes we've made ever!
Eggnog French Toast
An old friend was talking about this delictable dish on her FB page and I just had to have the recipe because I knew John would LOVE this, and I was right. Above is the extra slices, cooling so that they can be frozen for breakfasts on the go.
Ingredients
8 eggs
2 cups eggnog
1/4 cup Imperial Sugar® / Dixie Crystals® Granulated Sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or rum extract
20 to 26 slices English muffin bread (I used Texas Toast)
Confectioners' sugar, optional
Maple syrup
Directions
In a bowl, beat eggs, eggnog, sugar and extract; soak bread for 2 minutes per side. Cook on a greased hot griddle until golden brown on both sides and cooked through. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve with syrup. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
eBook Sale and the Latest News!
The cat is out of the bag and yes I really am working on a new Natural Dyeing eBook! I've been asked what to expect, well I won't say what the topic is exactly there will be, however, plenty of bells and whistles for those of you using smart tablets! Interactive video, apps, and the like, see I've been a busy gal the past few months and I've got to say it's very hard keeping what I've been doing secret!!!
I'm hoping the big reveal will be sometime around Valentines Day 2013 so until then here's a Christmas Holiday sale for my existing eBooks!
I'm hoping the big reveal will be sometime around Valentines Day 2013 so until then here's a Christmas Holiday sale for my existing eBooks!
All eBooks $3.99
Click here for the eBooks!
The New Book and an eBook Sale!!!
The cat is out of the bag and yes I really am working on a new Natural Dyeing eBook! I've been asked what to expect, well I won't say what the topic is exactly there will be, however, plenty of bells and whistles for those of you using smart tablets! Interactive video, apps, and the like, see I've been a busy gal the past few months and I've got to say it's very hard keeping what I've been doing secret!!!
I'm hoping the big reveal will be sometime around Valentines Day 2013 so until then here's a Christmas Holiday sale for my existing eBooks!
I'm hoping the big reveal will be sometime around Valentines Day 2013 so until then here's a Christmas Holiday sale for my existing eBooks!
All eBooks $3.99
Click here for the eBooks!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Moving Snow
This is all the further I got before I started feeling sick again... it's a good start at least I have a place to stand on the sidewalk now for moving snow.
Raised Beds Under Stress
This one just flat out collapsed and has taken on the appearance of a bathtub.
The bed to the far right is starting to lean. The one in the middle has been over engineered so should stand up to the snow with no issues.
Thomas
Am hoping at some point he'll decide it's actually winter and will grow in his winter mane and ruff.
Snow!
Tomatoes anyone???
Neighbors crab apple isn't doing so hot this morning.
That's a five foot tall burning bush under that snow, or it was anyway.
My beloved red oak, the branches are nearly touching the ground when they should be up another ten or so feet in the air. It's this tree that I'm the most worried about at the moment, hopefully the wind doesn't bring it down!!!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Clay Paper Fiber Show!!!
Hoodoos No.2 - Accepted!!! So love it when the phat email arrives announcing my work has been accepted into a juried show!
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Friday, December 07, 2012
Oh Christmas Tree!!!
Now some wool batting around the base to protect my vintage fabrics and lace.
A vintage slip (pettifore) that I found in the first wifes stash of yummy fabrics that I split up one side and draped over the wool batting.
Very pretty, and delicate!
Some crochet vintage panels draped over the vintage slip, I may rework this tomorrow but right now my raging head cold is saying "go take a nap"!
Yes the tree is in my studio, aka formerly known as the living room!
We will put the ornaments on the tree this Sunday, which will give the cats time to adjust to the tree.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Pumpkin Mess
The pumpkin developed a leak, and this is why I put rosin paper down under live still lifes. I also have a flannel backed plastic table cloth on top of the hardwood table this still life resides on.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Experiments in Sketching
Layers of ink, water color, and pen on watercolor paper. Inspired by Lascaux.
Friday, November 23, 2012
What is Old is New Again!
I used to draw and paint with these paints almost exclusively as a child growing up, so imagine my joy that Hobby Lobby was carrying these as kits. I asked, no most probably they won't be carrying the single tubes, which is a shame because I ReALLY want a tube of red violet paint.
I'm hoping that this will be the anwser to my fabric marker woes, I can control a paint brush but the fabric markers bleed, bleed, and bleed some more, and the marker tips themselves... well don't get me started!
Anyway, I will report back as I will be using the black color, and probably exclusively, as to how these interact with natural dyed fabrics.
Bat Catching Device
We had a couple of bats fly through the rooms formerly known as the dining and living rooms this evening, aka my studio. We were sitting in the family room, formerly known as the "library" watching the dog show on NBC and out of the corner of my eye I spied two bats flying gracefully past the family room door.
If you use a fishing net to catch bats make sure to purchase one that has the ultra fine nettting so as to not harm the bats!
WIP - White Elk Series
Blue Moon in progress
Painted and stitched timtex, blue moon indigo dyed silk organza net.
Natural Dyeing eBook Super Sale!!!
Natural Dyeing eBook Super Sale!!!
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