tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56146314375899648302023-03-19T22:36:01.566-07:00Ann Tuck's Super Mish MashOriginal Paintings and creative log by Ann TuckUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614631437589964830.post-67306082873173489372014-02-09T20:16:00.000-08:002014-02-09T20:16:07.271-08:00Guinea Pig Baby Blankets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New to my Guinea Pig fabric collection is a Cut & Sew Pattern for a two-sided baby blanket. The design is printed on one yard of fabric. You need only cut out the shape, fold, and sew--perfect for beginners. Remember to choose 1 yard of Sateen or Knit.<br />
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Coordinates with my other <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/72556">Guinea Pig designs--fabric, wall decals, applique cut outs and wallpaper</a>.<br />
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See my <a href="http://anntuck.blogspot.com/2013/02/place-mat-tutorial_2080.html">video tutorial here</a> (It's the same tutorial that I use for my placemats).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614631437589964830.post-46654727869632529432014-01-29T04:39:00.000-08:002014-01-29T04:46:59.199-08:00Japanese Brush Floral - Quilting scale<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Here's my latest fabric design that I scaled down for use in quilting or garments. <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/952347">Japanese Brush Floral - Quilting Scale</a>. This design was next on my list to scale down, but it probably would have taken me a while to get around to. Someone was nice enough to contact me and request that I offer it, so I made some time to do it.<br />
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See also, my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1402152">original big bold version of this fabric</a>, and my cut-and-sew <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1646670">placemats</a> using this design.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614631437589964830.post-66538764238193524642014-01-16T09:47:00.000-08:002014-01-16T09:47:28.833-08:00Japanese Anenome Ditsy PrintsMy latest designs to be scaled-down for quilters are my Japanese Anenomes. <br />
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Shown here with a Quilter's Piece Preview (By Cottage Mills Inc. available at Hobby Lobby). Here are how both my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/13491"><u>Japanese Anenome</u> </a>prints look in regular size and my scaled down ditsy petite versions.</div>
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While I'm scaling-down some of my fabric prints to make them more useful to quilters, I thought I'd tackle my most popular Nasturtiums designs today. Especially since they have appeared on Spoonflower's Favorites page again today.<br />
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Here are how both my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/14086">Nasturtiums Vintage</a> and <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/14161">Nasturtiums Fresh</a> prints look in regular size and my scaled down ditsy petite versions viewed with a Quilter's Piece Preview (By Cottage Mills Inc. available at Hobby Lobby).</div>
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I've always meant to make a short-sleeved shirt dress with the vintage version ditsy nasturtiums. It has a Liberty of London feel that reminds me of an old dress that has been in the family for ages. One day....</div>
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I'm a garment and home decor seamstress, so I've enjoyed making big bold fabric patterns. It took me a while, but I finally realized that my smaller-scaled patterns were the best sellers, and "huh...why do people just buy little pieces of those fabrics?" "What on earth can you make with such little pieces?"<br />
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So I took my Guinea Pig Applique Fabric and scaled it down to a size that quilters could use. (I used a handy <a href="http://www.cottagemills.com/default/products/creative/piece-preview/piecepreview1.html">Quilters Piece Preview made by Cottage Mills Inc.</a> to make sure I did it right.) I made the pattern so that it can be used in all directions and I'm offering it in five different colors.<br />
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<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/72556">See all of my guinea pig designs here.</a><br />
These fabrics coordinate with my dot fabrics.<br />
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Also see my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1137690">Guinea Pig Cut-Outs for Wall Decals, Crafts, and Applique</a>, and my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1521433">cut-and-sew guinea pig throw pillows</a>. Soon, I'll make cut-and-sew receiving blankets available too.<br />
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I hope you find these new designs handy. I'd love to see what you do with them.<br />
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Here's a little 6"x6" painting that I just finished. I'm starting to like doing these little ones. This one will be for sale at an auction at the end of the week to benefit our local lake.<br />
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I haven't decided on a name for it yet. My first thought, from the look on this fish's face, was "Did I close the garage door?"<br />
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I've always wanted to paint a cicada. I had in mind to do one of the big green ones that we find where I live, but I couldn't resist doing one of these Magicicadas (the kind that you hear about in the news lately). She's dressed up for the evening in black with orange trim on her wings.<br />
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This painting is 12"x24" oil on gallery wrapped canvas and is <a href="http://www.ugallery.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=26198">available at UGallery</a> with free shipping. (They let you try it out at home for 7 days).<br />
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And since cicadas are the thing these days, I decided to offer a print of it immediately. See my <a href="http://www.anntuck.com/prints_new.html">prints page.</a><br />
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So, the flea sketch mentioned in the last post did turn into a painting after all. <br />
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I'm all about just painting what I want to paint these days. Especially after a break for preparing taxes.<br />
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<br />I always end up to adding a patch of cadmium red light for composition anyway, so that's what the runic things are all about--purely for composition. Since paintings are for the observer to interpret, you can interpret the runes as you like too. (I haven't decided what they mean anyway).</div>
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I don't think I'll post this for sale anywhere. The subject matter may turn people off my um...dog paintings. If you're interested though, pop me a note.</div>
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Okay, after a long pause--taxes are done, studio is almost sorted out. Well.....not quite almost. <br />
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I was sitting at the table with my daughter, sketching from her natural history book and I came upon this nice flea. I don't know why on earth I found a flea charming. Maybe it's something like dandelions--we control them with chemicals now, and in their rarity they've become charming. <br />
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Yes, but a flea? Really? It's true, I haven't seen one in years, but I don't really miss them. I would miss dandelions though.<br />
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I was very happy with this little sketch and I thought it would make a nice painting (that no one would want).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614631437589964830.post-70194171053753336782013-02-04T09:40:00.000-08:002014-02-09T19:12:49.155-08:00Place Mat Tutorial<br />
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As promised, here's the sewing tutorial for my reversible placemats. These placemats are made with Spoonflower's linen-cotton fabric so the finished product has a nice heavy, high-quality feel. Two textile designs are used so they're reversible-- You get ten placemats in one set, but you only have to store five.<br />
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They're meant to be machine washed and dried, and I've accounted for shrinkage so go ahead and slop away (I do!).<br />
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The tutorial below is also for my receiving blanket cut & sew patterns that are sewn the same way.<br />
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You can find all of my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/44712">Cut and Sew Patterns here:</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After your receive your cut & sew placemats, cut out each placemat pattern piece.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each piece has two designs to make a reversible placemat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transfer the dot to the unprinted side of the pattern with a pencil. This dot indicates the opening that is used to turn the placemat inside-out. You can start your seam at this mark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start your seam at the dot (double-back to reinforce) and continue around all edges until the fold. Double-back to reinforce the end of the seam.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clip the corner <span style="color: red;">EXCEPT the un-sewn folded corner,</span> about 1/8" from the seams. Clipping will make the corners sharper and neater when we turn the place mat inside out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Press the seams open on both faces so the edges will be nice and neat when the placemat is turned inside out. At the opening, fold the edges 5/8" over (like the rest the side). This opening will be sewn shut when we topstitch the placemat.</td></tr>
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Here's an office chair that my friend Nicole had professionally upholstered in my nasturtiums and dots fabrics. I really love how this turned out--just stunning.<br />
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Nicole used Spoonflower's upholstery twill. The upholsterer loved working with it so much that she later called and asked Nicole where she had bought it.<br />
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Fabrics used here are my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/14161">"Nasturtiums Fresh" and "Red-orange with light blue dots" part of my "Nasturtiums Fresh" collection. </a><br />
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I also have a <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/14086">"Nasturtiums Vintage" </a>collection with a more aged color scheme.<br />
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For those who didn't see my post yesterday, I published an animated how-to video and an illustrated tutorial for sewing throw pillows. <b><a href="http://anntuck.blogspot.com/2013/01/pillows.html">Check it out Here: </a></b> Now I have the job of uploading lots of cut and sew projects (the pattern for the projects are printed directly on the cloth) for you all to use. <br />
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Here are some that I just uploaded today! Click on the photos for more details. Each of these designs uses 2 yards of scrumptious linen-cotton cloth.<br />
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Chair cushions plus lumbar pillow. These cushions fit nicely on wicker dining chairs and are perfect on wicker accent chair for the living room. Don't bother re-upholstering your living room chairs. Just use a wicker chair like this one and change out the pillow covers on a whim (and machine wash and dry them any time someone goops them!). <br />
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Set of five reversible machine washable/dryable Linen-cotton placemats. <a href="http://www.anntuck.blogspot.com/2013/02/place-mat-tutorial_2080.html">See my tutorial here.</a></div>
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your room, but don’t know how? Throw pillows </span><span style="background-color: white;">are the perfect first project if
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project like that if you don’t have someone at home to show you what to do. I made a how-to-video and a super-easy method for making pillows that will have your whipping them up in no time. See my illustrated tutorial and animated video below.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #191c1e; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />To make things really super-easy, I’ve made pillow patterns that are printed directly on fabric with plenty of guides and markings to help you know what to do so you can just cut them out and sew them up. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/44712">ORDER HERE (remember to choose linen-cotton fabric)</a>. (I'm in the process of uploading</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">more of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">my designs so check back. There will be more soon!) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #191c1e; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">These are great for expert sewers too—they sew together in a snap.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Do you have a great piece of fabric that you would like to use instead? I’ve provided </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">.pdf </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">patterns below that you can use.</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://www.anntuck.com/downloads.html"><span style="color: red;">(Coming</span></a></span><span style="color: red;"> Soon!)</span></span><br />
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You can order the pillow designs at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/44712">Spoonflower <b>here</b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #191c1e;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/44712">:</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #191c1e;"><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/collections/44712"> </a> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #191c1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #191c1e; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">I chose to use Spoonflower’s linen-cotton fabric. It is really lovely fabric. The colors print beautifully on it and the natural linen texture only improves with washing. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #191c1e;">Again, </span><span style="color: red;">make sure to order the
linen-cotton fabric.</span> Other fabric types aren't as wide, so part of the design will be cut off. I've also accounted for shrinkage with this particular fabric </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">so you can machine wash and dry your pillow covers. (see the guinea pig pillows photo below to see how they wash up).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If this works out well for me, I plan to make other patterns as well--bedspreads, garments, and other fun projects. You can help me decide what to do next by commenting on this post. I have a ton of ideas I'd love to work on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Are you a Spoonflower designer? You can use my pillow pattern file for free and sell your pillow designs on Spoonflower or Etsy as you like. </span><a href="http://www.anntuck.com/downloadssignin.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Click here for more information and to download my pattern files.</span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 1 - Cut out my Spoonflower pattern that is pre-printed on the fabric. Or use the pattern I provided if you are using your own fabric.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 2 - Zig Zag along the short edges of the rectangle to prevent fraying.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 3 - Find the velcro guides along the two short sides and cut your velcro to size.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 4 - Pin the velcro in place and sew on to the fabric.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 6 - Find the seam marks at the ends.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 8 - Make seams at <span style="background-color: white;">both ends of the velcro</span> to make the velcro opening. Use the seam marks<br />as guides and double-back to reinforce the seam at openings. The seam allowance should be about<br />1 1/4 inch.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 11 - Sew both side seams with 5/8" seam allowance. Double back at the ends<br />to reinforce the seams.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step 11 - make a 5/8" seam around the pillow edges stopping at the end marks.<br />Double-back to reinforce the seam at the ends, especially at the opening.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1521433">Completed pillows (available<b> HERE</b>) - Note the left pillow has a hand sewn closure while the other two have velcro closures. You can also compare how the pillows wash up: The left pillow has not been washed, while the other two have.</a></td></tr>
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I may have thought of the idea for this painting as I was herding my two busy little kids around the grocery store...I don't know, but judging by the background, I think these cats are heading off to a conference room. </div>
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It's now available at UGallery.com. They'll ship internationally and even let you try the painting out in your home for a week.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ugallery.com/ann-tuck">Click here for more details.</a></div>
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Here's my HUGE sheep painting. It's available through UGallery.com. They ship internationally and will let you try out the painting in your home for 7 days.<br />
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I hear that box elder bugs can be a terrible nuisance, but ever since one kept me company in my office for a winter, I've had a soft spot in my heart for them. I was nervous that I would accidentally squish him underneath my engineering diagrams, but he was always there to greet me every morning until spring came.<br />
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I put this up for auction at DailyPaintworks.com and I shortened the duration to have the auction end on Sunday night for holiday shopping.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/93091"><span style="font-size: large;">Click here for auction details.</span></a><br />
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I spent my weekend at the <a href="https://www.folkschool.org/">John C. Campbell Folk School</a> learning how to carve wood while my husband tried his hand a blacksmithing.<br />
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My neighbor caught me hanging these ornaments on a tree in the front yard for this painting, and she didn't even bat an eye--I guess they're getting used to me around here.<div>
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I posted it for sale just in time for the holidays. Oil on canvas 11" x14". <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/89127">Click here for more information.</a></div>
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Here's a little something that my husband came up with as we were putting up Christmas decorations today. "Hmm...where can I put this pyramid carousel were the dog can't get it? Mantle?...I wonder if the heat from the fireplace could power it?"<br />
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We ended up clamping a board to the mantle and tying the pyramid to it (I also included a piece of rubber non-skid mat to keep it in place). We found that using a narrow board works best as it does not obstruct the flow of warm air from the fireplace as much. If you have a decorative metal grate, or a pretty tray, that would work too.<br />
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It works like a charm every time we turn on our gas fireplace, and we don't have to deal with candle wax dripping on the wood.<br />
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The clamps can be disguised with ribbon, and a garland looks smart when hung from the protruding board to the ends of the mantle (be careful not to let the garland obstruct the flow of warm air)<br />
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I added four new designs to my line of personalized note cards just in time for holiday gifts.<br />
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Instead of baking holiday cookies to send to my friends and neighbors, I order these personalized note cards for them. They're zero calories, they don't take up much space in the house, and they are something that can actually be used. I order some for each of my childrens' teachers as well, and everyone seems to look forward to them each year.<br />
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I had fun stitching together circles to make this pattern and got lost in all of the variations that I can make from it. In the end, I stuck with my simplest version. The red-orange makes me happy and this pattern goes well with my "Arrow Flower" pattern. <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1521459">You can purchase fabric here.</a> </div>
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I did this little painting plein air in our yard on a very nice morning. It's pomegranate season and our tree is happily producing even though it's really not supposed to do so well in our area.<br />
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This one will sell in a DailyPaintworks auction ending on Sunday night. <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/84075">Click here to see more.</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614631437589964830.post-58504751706457986212012-11-04T18:15:00.003-08:002012-11-27T09:22:11.541-08:00Bees!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I just posted this painting for sale on Ugallery. <a href="http://www.ugallery.com/oil-painting-bees">Click here</a> for the price and to see more detail views of this piece.<br />
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I spotted these lovely bees in Arizona at the Sunset Crater Volcano. <br />
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<a href="http://www.ugallery.com/oil-painting-bees">UGallery</a> will ship worldwide and they give you a week to try the painting out in your home before committing.<br />
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I was asked if I could offer prints of my "Bees" painting, so I made them available as well as a painting of a single bee that I did. ImageKind does a beautiful job with my reproductions, and can deliver them framed or as stretched canvas. I love that they can make huge prints of my work--Just think how a 44" square stretched canvas of my "Bee" painting would look over the fireplace. <br />
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<a href="http://www.imagekind.com/MemberProfileGalleries.aspx?MID=71cdc598-6cf4-4b26-9d22-ba427d75bfbe">Click here to find my gallery of prints</a>. You'll find the bee prints in the "Fauna" gallery, or just click the images below to be taken directly to the bee prints.</div>
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Thanks for asking!</div>
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<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1513823">A new design for sale</a>. I used a traditional arrow pattern and Groovitized it with flowers. I just put another design in very yummy red/orange for sale that goes great with this pattern. More on that later.<br />
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Also available in removable <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/wallpaper/1513823">wallpaper</a>.<br />
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