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Archive for October 2008

October 31st, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup

Emergency Response Studio Complete
Once an old FEMA-style trailer, now an off-the-grid mobile artist studio, ERS is a must see.  
Layers Upon Layers
Collage artist Tom Brennan mixes it up in his paper arts!
Spooky Halloween Spiders
You’ll love these spooky spiders made by Eileen’s crafty friend Shaaron. Lately Shaaron has been specializing in […]

By Chloe -- 0 comments

October 31st, 2008

Call for participants - 30,000 fibre art leaves needed

I think this is such an amazing project - and a great way to try out some new fiber art techniques too!
“I am very pleased to announce the next project at hand for the 2008-2009 year for the International Fiber Collective.  The title of this sculpture is called Interdependence. We will create a full sized […]

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October 30th, 2008

how-to of the day: fiber fusion with fabric, yarn and silk - how yummy!

This is one of my favorite tutorials - I actually wrote it a few years back, but the photos got eaten - ack!  I’ve re-written it and dug up all the photos from my old computer - boy, thank goodness for portable hard drives :-)
Click the image for the complete tutorial:

Fiber fusion is a great […]

By Chloe -- 7 comments

October 29th, 2008

Bloggy Giveways from the Lifestyles channel

The Bloggy Giveaways are in full swing and the bloggers in b5media’s Lifestyle’s channel have jumped in with enthusiam!

Don’t forget to enter my three giveaways :-)  You can enter to win a Christmas crafts inspiration pack, a funky laptop skin or a new bracelet!
Here are the blogs who are participating - remember to take a […]

By Chloe -- 0 comments

October 29th, 2008

Product testing - June Tailor “Soft ‘N Stretchy” transfer paper

I decided to make my hubby a custom t-shirt for his birthday, so I decided to try out a new product and see how it worked.   There was one little problem - he prefers dark t-shirts and most ink jet transfer products are meant for use on white fabric.
I picked up a pack of June […]

By Chloe -- 0 comments

October 27th, 2008

***Bloggy Giveaways*** Win a Christmas crafts inspiration pack

It’s that time of the year again - the Bloggy Giveaways are back!  Here’s your chance to win a contest, snag a freebie or just find something for free.
I’m giving away a Christmas crafts inspiration pack.  What’s in it?  Let’s take a look!

Winner will receive one half-yard piece of sheer mesh printed with metallic silver […]

By Chloe -- 143 comments

October 25th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup

13 Tips for Quilting Inspiration & Design
Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork provides some ideas to give you inspiration for your quilting and fabric art.
Boo-tacular Halloween crafts
Tangled Thread has put together a list of her favorite free patterns for Halloween crafts - for all ages.
Layers Upon Layers
Making art with […]

By Chloe -- 1 comment