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Archive for September 2008

September 22nd, 2008

Pretty ribbons as belts

I found these yummy ribbons at a fabric store a couple of months ago for a ridiculously cheap price and have been mulling over exactly what I wanted to do with them…

The answer - belts!
I’m going to start with the brown & gold ribbon and make a simple d-ring belt.  I think it’s probably going [...]

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September 22nd, 2008

daily giveaways from A Child Chosen

Hop on over to b5media’s adoption blog, A Child Chosen - Marcie has got multiple contests happening daily!
You could win funky sunglasses for your child, or a copy of “The Artist in Me“… or lots of other goodies.
Good luck :-)
Tags: b5media, contests, lifestyles channel, links

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September 20th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup

Cloudy skies on fabric with Tangled Thread
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to create your own hand-painted fantasy skies on fabric.
Layers Upon Layers
Book arts resources to either get you started or to inspire your further exploration!
Quick Visual Prompt
Visual prompt from the book Art Escapes.
Quilters “Going Green” - Has This Changed [...]

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September 19th, 2008

weekly contests from the Lifestyles channel

The Lifestyles bloggers are working hard to get all sorts of goodies for you, our lovely readers :-)  Contests this happening this week:

Thrifty Mommy is giving away $60 worth of web design credits.
Quilting & Patchwork is giving away a copy of the freshly-released book “Quilting Quotations, Celebrating an American Legacy“.
And especially for new parents, Babylune [...]

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September 19th, 2008

how-to of the day: painting on fabric - cloudy skies - salting the paint

This complete “painted skies” tutorial can now be found online here - or just click the photo :-)

image: © C Findlay-Harder

Tags: art quilting, fabric paint, fiber-art, free-patterns, how to of the day, how-to of the day: painting on fabric - cloudy skies, tutorials

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September 18th, 2008

Sew Sweet giveaway from Fabric.com

Fabric.com is holding a contest to win two fabulous prize packages for more than a $1000 of sewing, designing and quilting goodies!  To say nothing of the gift certificate for $300 of fabric…
The “Sew Sweet” giveaway runs from now until October 31st - and you can enter every day!
Just pick which gift package you’d like [...]

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September 17th, 2008

how-to of the day: painting on fabric - cloudy skies, part three

This complete “painted skies” tutorial can now be found online here - or just click the photo :-)

image: © C Findlay-Harder

Tags: art quilting, fabric paint, fiber-art, free-patterns, how to of the day, how-to of the day: painting on fabric - cloudy skies, tutorials

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