3.23.11 ... design sampler

i was clipping magazine pieces most of the afternoon and ran across something i'd saved with mid century designs for tiles and i decided to make myself a reference card for future projects. i expanded my colors and added my own designs to the small group. i am still thinking over how i will use them but fabrics are swirling through my head at the moment.

not much time for writing tonight so that's it for today's entry.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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3.15.11 ... apple pie and completed tower

all three of us are not feeling well but the show must go on. today i finished up the repurposed display tower. i added some groovy vintage trims. we also made a pie. ev did the apple part. i did the crust.

we had to go outside and catch the last bit of sun for the photos.

the pie is delicious and cheered us up. hopefully we will all sleep better tonight and have a nice day at the show.

i added more after this photo was taken. there's still more to do but que sera sera.

i may have a hard time taking this apart. i really like this thing. i put a rock inside for stability.

i take a simple view of life. keep your eyes open and get on with it. laurence olivier

i'm telling you this thing is one handy display. here's to a good night's rest. i'll see you after the show. i'm sure i'll have at least one crazy tale to tell.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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3.1.11 ... ladybugs 12 at the ladybug picnic

i couldn't resist making these recipe or idea note cards with the famous ladybug picnic bunch. i will add some designs around the edges tomorrow.

can you sing the song? if you'd like to have a sing-a-long here's a link for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8vUTm64h0

it just doesn't get any better. and scout wants me to add that bud luckey, who currently works at pixar and has a long history with animation in television, film and commercials, wrote and animated ladybugs' picnic, among other treasured sesame street shorts. you should check out his wiki page for some inspiring reading.

as for me, it's late and time to start pondering what my next project will be. maybe i'll look through my old sesame street book. it's a winner.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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T Shirt Pillowcase * Plum chicken * Secret Gift Pics Catch Up

I did some mending today, which is probably too dull to share so here's a silly creation. Our travel pillow needs some cases. A while ago I made a rather groovy {and silly} one using a WICKED The Musical T - shirt. This one makes me smile on two levels. Woodstock, of course, but how fun is this case? The pillow opening is the former bottom hem of the shirt. All I had to do was cut across under the arms and stitch straight across. The gnome is Moley. Scout made him when she was a wee bairn. {age 10 I think} He's her first knitted gnome. I know! Crazy skill isn't it? She'd just learned how to knit for crying out loud. And the pointed cap is made out of funky yarn she salvaged from a wig used in the Opera.... Now there's a story.... For another day I suppose. :)

This is my original recipe plum chicken that I made this evening. I took the photo between the 'saute the chicken' and the 'add the orange hunks, sauce and sesame seeds before you place it in the oven to bake' stages. I couldn't get a photo before dinner but trust me this was divine.

These photos are from one of the secret creations I made prior to Valentine's Day. This recipe pocket is for my lovely sister. It's my favorite one so far. {Just like her.} The photo above is before lamination. The one below is after. The following photos show the handmade recipe cards I made to go along with the pocket. I had a lot of fun with this project.

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Until tomorrow ~ it's a great day for America, everybody. Yes it is.

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