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80’s and glitter!
Some new collections up in my Spoonflower shop, ready for your sewing projects, wallpapering needs, and even wrapping! First a big collection of glittery designs, Sparkle and Shine, these are just a...
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Tutorial: Make a Shabby Chic pillow, or two, or four
Here’s a fun and quick pillow project you can stitch up super quick! I’m featuring my new Shab-a-Fab pillow panels I have available on Spoonflower right here. If you’d like to make one, or some,...
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Spoonflower Tea Towel 2016 Calendar Contest
This week’s Spoonflower design contest theme is 2016 Calendar Tea Towel. It’s a very competitive contest every year, and there are so many cool designs to choose from. My design started in a totally...
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Who doesn’t love glitter!
Me, I’m a blinger upper. I love sparkle, crystals, rhinestones, and shiny things! I’ve been working on a collection over at Spoonflower called “Sparkle Basics”– which is full of...
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Freebie: Printable Holiday Gift Tags
My fabulous and talented friend Lacey of Feathering My Nest in Calgary and I are teaming up to bring you some fun holiday projects that you can do yourself! Lacey is a DIY, shabby vintage creator, old...
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New collection with Robert Kaufman fabrics, Sewing Studio 2!
I am so excited to show you my new collection with Robert Kaufman Fabrics, called Sewing Studio 2! This collection was inspired by vintage sewing patterns and notions, and tools of the trade like...
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Spoonflower design contest this week, theme: Fitness
This week’s contest theme over at Spoonflower is “Fitness”. I’m not a hardcore exercise kind of person in general, dog walking every day, plus the occasional yoga or spin class is good enough for me....
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New painting, Finding Peace in Every Day
I just entered this piece in a community art show, called “Prosperity is…” where you were to answer, what does prosperity mean to you? I painted a peaceful scene of a Buddha quietly nestled amongst...
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Free pattern, Getting Scrappy in the Studio by my bestie, Bea
When I went to Montana a couple of summers ago, I took some of my fabric, Sewing Studio, for my bestie Bea to play with. Little did I know that she was gonna design an entire quilt and pattern while I...
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This week’s Spoonflower design contest, Moon Phases
Oh the inspiration hit hard this week, with the Moon as a theme! I went all swirly and fancy decadent with my moon, a la Ziggy Stardust style, lots of glittery stars and sparkley twinkles. Voting opens...
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Guest Post: Crafting for the Holi-DIY’s, by Andrea C. Neil
Please welcome my friend and guest post-er Andrea C. Neil to my blog! Andrea is an multi-talented writer and story-teller, who has a passion for all things coffee! Along with the writing projects she...
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Spoonflower weekly design contest, theme: Family
This week’s design challenge at Spoonflower was “Family Portraits”. I had way too many ideas, first I thought of a dog family portrait, complete with naughty cousin Rover wearing a cone of shame and...
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Blog Hop, Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Winter 2015, Vol. 12
Welcome Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks blog hoppers! My block is called Candy Colour Wheel, and you can find it on page 26 of the latest issue of the magazine, Winter 2015/Volume 12. I love scrappy quilts. I...
View ArticleSome new designs at Spoonflower!
Some new Christmas-y designs up in my Spoonflower shop, including some retro style dishes, both as a fabric print, and also a cute cut and sew gift bag. This is also […] The post Some new designs at...
View ArticleNew painting, “Solitude”
I just finished this piece this past week, which was a Christmas gift for my brother and his fiancée, for Christmas last year. We were trying to decide on an […] The post New painting, “Solitude”...
View ArticleGlitter glitter glitter!
I teamed up with my amazing and talented friend and fellow glitter aficionado Lacey over at Feathering My Nest to create some fun and easy ornaments that you can make yourself […] The post Glitter...
View ArticleCool Client Project: Moms Run This Town Race Medals
As my main creative job, I am a graphic/web designer and illustrator. I have been very fortunate to have a lot of word of mouth advertising from happy clients, colleagues […] The post Cool Client...
View ArticleNew in the Shop, Mini Tree Mat pattern
New pattern in the shop, to make your own Mini Tree Mat! The finished mat measures approximately 15.5″ across when finished. It requires bias binding, which I have included simple […] The post New in...
View ArticleNew pattern for Robert Kaufman Fabrics!
Yippee! My first, hopefully of many, published patterns with Robert Kaufman Fabrics, the Sewing Date Traveler, featuring my new collection, Sewing Studio 2! The pattern is a freebie, head here […] The...
View ArticleMaking Merry with Janome: Hexi Holidays Table Mat
I’m so thrilled to be Making Merry with Janome! I adore my Janome MemoryCraft 8200, it’s got lots of get up and go, and can handle the extra demands I put […] The post Making Merry with Janome: Hexi...
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