There is one thing that I wished I was better at, and that’s drawing. I admire the drawings of my four year old daughter, and her freedom when she picks up a pen and a blank paper and without hesitation she covers it in no time with figures, shapes, hearts. But I can’t do that. … Read More Zen-shrinkies
Some old colaboration work. My husband photographs, I stitch.
Because I like more than one crafting technique this week I found myself going back to soldering. I took a basic soldering workshop last summer, from a very talented local artist, Josie, who since then has become a friend. She also has a book out about soldering. For a while I practiced with 60/40 type… Read More Queen of Hearts
Do you sew? By machine or hand? I’d like to share a quick tutorial on how to make yourself a fabric ring. It can also be a small pincushion. Here is how: Tools and Materials: fabric, stamps, ink, scissors, sewing machine, polyfil stuffing, adjustable ring, thread 1. Cut your fabric in little squares. You will… Read More Fabric rings tutorial
Few years ago a co-worker asked me to help her figure out a pattern of a little tiny miniature dress she had inherited from a relative. It was so tiny that I had to use tatting thread to get the right gauge to replicate the dress. Since then I’ve made quite a few of these… Read More Crocheting with tatting thread
I’ve been scavenging thrift and antique stores for old keys, but haven’t found anything to my liking. I was surprised to find something fairly close to what I was looking for at Michaels. It wasn’t even in the jewelry section. I found some keys in the paper/scrapbooking area. And they were on sale, so I… Read More Keys, chains and fabric scraps
I am finishing up some previous work in progress. I added seam binding instead of a chain to the little pocket necklaces I worked on few weeks ago. Then I’ve been playing with paint, paper, stamps and my sewing machine. These came out of that labor.
Exciting news! The summer issue of Sew Somerset is going to have some of my work in. In particular the fabric rings I’ve been making for the last year or so. Sew Somerset is one of my favorite magazines and to be part of it is really an honor. Like many publications by Stampington, Sew… Read More Fabric Rings
I grew up in Skopje, Macedonia on the fourth floor of an apartment tower. From the balcony you could see a big field where wheat was planted. In May/June the field will be covered in poppies. Beautiful red poppies, a million of them. When it was windy the poppies will dance in waves, back and… Read More Poppies
Several Christmases ago I received a teabox from my mom. It wasn’t fancy, it was a plain wooden box, and once it was empty it looked useful for storing small stuff. So I kept it. I used to store beads, trinkets, rocks and whatever odd was laying around and had no home of its own.… Read More Empty teabox gets a new life
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