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Fabric, Fabric & More Fabric!

The first round of Quilt For Kids quilts are done! They have been quilted and bound and are ready to be packaged and sent out. My sister did a fabulous job quilting these, as always! I love to bind my quilts using bits and pieces of leftover fabrics from the quilts. It gives the quilt some movement and a hint of whimsy-patchwork. One of the perks of making quilts is that you get to name them...how fun is that?

I chose to name this quilt: Over the Rainbow, because I believe that this is what you would find somewhere over the rainbow...unicorns and bubblegum!

This quilt was the kit that I requested from Quilt For Kids and named it: Purrfectly Perfect! I know that some child is going to love snuggling in these quilts, because I had a hard time trying to pry these from my daughters fingers. Oh, the power of a quilt!

On a separate note, but still fabric related...

Coloring & Cheap Therapy!

Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes everyone! As I stated in my last post I spent the day coloring in my new coloring book with my new Ultra Fine Tip Sharpies and Prismacolor Colored Pencils. I colored like a MADWOMAN too...I was unstoppable! This page took a few hours to color because of all the little details, but I was determined to finish it before turning in for the night. I couldn't/wouldn't stop to make dinner, so Honey ordered pizza instead!

I am really liking how it turned out! You know how it is sometimes when you are in a frenzy, and you don't really see what you are doing...you have to take some time away and then come back to see what you have actually done! I decided to frame this coloring page in a frameless-frame that I had boxed away. I just cut out some card stock that compliments my colors and used some double-sided tape to hold it down and...

Ta-Da! Instant, Cheap, Fun Art!!

Here are some of my favorite coloring books: Charley Harper Coloring Book, Mexican Folk Art, Mary Engelbreit and Art Masterpieces to Color. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I don't actually color inside any of these books...instead I copy/print the page I want on some white card stock. That way I can color to my hearts content the same page over and over and over again!

Oh, and I see that there are some fans of Sharpies too, so if you haven't see this go check it out! Also, the Sharpie blog and gallery.

HAPPY COLORING!!!

Finished Postcards

I finished all of my postcards for the swap I joined. I think they turned out better than I thought, and now they have been sent off in the mail and are on their way to live in new homes! Take a peep...

Postcards and Scratch & Sniff Stickers

I recently signed up for a mixed media/collage postcard swap over at ihannas, thinking that it would be an easy thing to do, but turns out it was harder for me, than I thought...this is my first real attempt at mixed media! Oh sure, I have done the whole scrap-booking my kids baby pictures and had great success with that, because it was done in a kind of cookie-cutter format with paper, glue and stickers, but when you have sooo many mediums to choose from it can become a bit overwhelming. I sat all week trying to figure out what in the world I was going to put together. I could easily throw some things together and call it done, but I really wanted to put my whole self into this project. I wanted to show my recipients a little peek of who I am...and I finally got it together. They are not all the way finished and thankfully I still have until Feb. 14th to get them in the mail! Wheeew!

I also put this 'scrap book' together a few weeks ago and have been meaning to show you! I found the idea over at One Good Bumblebee. The idea is to collect random bits of papers through out your house/office and bind them into a book. This was a lot easier for me to put together than the postcards, and I think I know why...this book is for me, for my eyes only, it's my book...whereas the postcards are for others to see and to 'judge'. I have a hard time with showing myself sometimes for fear of rejection, and that was part of the reason I signed up for the swap...to let myself out slowly!

I will show you some of my pages (mind you this is and will be an ongoing project). I love cookies, especially with sprinkles...because sprinkles make everything so much happier. So when I look at this cut-out I smile and then I am happy...and maybe a little hungry!