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Archive for October 2007

October 24th, 2007

printing on fabric - playing with surface design

I’ve been printing on fabric for quite a few years now.  It’s amazing to see how you can transform an everyday piece of fabric into something spectacular - with not a lot of effort!
There are lots of different ways to print on fabric, but I tend to like the low-tech method of stamping or block […]

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October 23rd, 2007

want to win a free necklace?

I’m running a contest on my other blog to win this very cool necklace :-)

To enter the contest, click here - it’s just for US residents though…
Tags: contests

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October 22nd, 2007

calling wannabe Canadian designers!

The Toronto Fashion Incubator (or TFI) is once again hosting their “New Labels” contest to win a $25,000 prize package from Elle Canada & a spot on the runway!

There are a few catches though…
You’ve got to be:

A Canadian, living in Canada
Over 19
A professional designer, with three years or less in business.
Only producing women’s ready to […]

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October 21st, 2007

Halloween blog carnival

Noreen has put together an amazing blog carnival for the monthly Art & Design Showcase!  There’s a twist for this month though…
Normally, our blog carnivals are only for members of b5 media’s “Art & Design” channel.  But this month,  Noreen has invited non-b5 bloggers to play too :-)
Go check out the Hallowe’en & Day of […]

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October 19th, 2007

artist submission for Lark Books

Lark Books has put out an artist’s call for a new book in their “500″ series;
“500 Wearable Art Pieces”
Doesn’t that sound amazing!
Just click on the link to get all the details & to submit your own work!
Tags: 500-series, art-books, artist-call, lark-books, wearable-art

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October 18th, 2007

100 days of Holidays

Better Homes & Gardens is offering a very cool freebie for crafters this year :-)  Starting now until January 1st, they are sending out a daily e-newsletter with a new craft pattern.
To find out more, go to www.bhg.com/100days
Happy crafting :-)
Tags: free-patterns, links

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October 16th, 2007

call for RAGS gala

I haven’t had a chance to attend the RAGS Gala & Sale benefiting the Washington YWCA, but I’ve seen some amazing photos!
It’s a fiber art/mixed media wearables/jewelery show & draws some wonderful work…
And it’s time to enter!
Click here to get the details & see the photos from last year :-)
Tags: call-for-entry, fiber-art, jewelry, rags-gala, wearable-art

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