17 Sunday Sep 2017
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The Light is still here.
Papercut held in any empty frame with thread. Sunset Beach, NC.
02 Saturday Sep 2017
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We have a precious new granddaughter. ♥
I wanted to make something special for her room so I made a Hot Air Balloon mobile to hang up.
Hot Air Balloon mobile, made from a Japanese paper ball, embroidery hoop, basket and brass charms.
Hot Air Balloon decoration to hang in my granddaughter’s room.
Brass butterfly charm sewn to the side of the basket
25 Sunday Jun 2017
21 Sunday May 2017
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Her favorite chair is the one in the sun.
How fast the time is passing. She does love the sun.
25 Tuesday Apr 2017
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Spoonflower has a new feature called “fill-a-yard” that allows a customer to fill a yard of fabric with designs from a collection. I used some of the coloring book rose designs from my Paper Play collection. I’ll be appliqueing white fabric around the center colored section and a white picket fence style applique around the edge. It will look nice draped over a chair this summer.
This cheater quilt printed by Spoonflower is printed with English rose designs.
Click on the image to see a larger version with more detail.
You can find the rose fabric at Spoonflower online here.
25 Saturday Mar 2017
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Some days I like my tea green and my coffee black. Straight up, no fuss.
Green and black succulents, tea and coffee style.
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04 Saturday Mar 2017
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It’s for a restaurant in my imagination. Outside, surrounded by trees and mountains and seas. The rush of wind and fall of water.
Whole Earth.
Five Courses – Water, Field, Tree, Rain and Root.
A menu for Whole Earth, a restaurant in my imagination.
What limits your dreams? What stops you? What if you never quit? In addition to a dozen other professions out of my reach, such as surgeon, lawyer, scientist, glass blower, architect and machine engineer.. I would love to be a chef. Here is a menu for my non-existent restaurant, Whole Earth, with some of the courses. Don’t ever let anyone stop your imagination. You never know how far it will reach.
28 Tuesday Feb 2017
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On Instagram this month, I posted a heart a day, #amonthofhearts. AllSparkledUpDesign . Part way through the month, I wondered if I would have the stamina and commitment to finish. Some of these took hours to complete. The discipline of taking a creative photo every day for a whole month taught me so much.
~ You never know you can do something until you try.
~ Don’t give up. Just keep going.
~ God has millions of ideas. Scripture says God is the author of all inspiration. If you hang out with him, you’ll find that out.
~ Don’t over think it. Sometimes what you do doesn’t have to be big or loud or even shared. God enjoys the flowers blooming deep in a jungle, unseen by humans, the songs of birds unheard by ears. Some creativity is just for your and his enjoyment. It’s ok. Slow down, breathe deep.
~ I had more ideas for hearts than I had days in the month. So I’m hoping to do this next February too.
Today is Day 28, the end of the month of hearts. Here are the remaining heart photos I posted on Instagram. Enjoy!
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Date Marmelade Scone and Turkish Coffee
16.
French Beaded Flowers.
17.
Pennyslvania Dutch Heart. I’m still not finished with this one.
18.
Our Siamese kitten and her favorite stuffie and scarf.
19.
Marble Heart.
20.
Coffee Heart in a cup I used as a child.
21.
Peach Walnut Flip. I usually bake this in a U-shape but twisted the ends to form a heart this time.
22.
The old Remington Portable typewriter was really fun to use for the typed heart. I had forgotten how noisy but charming a typewriter sounds!
23.
A heart of Charms. Some from my childhood, some from my husband’s family, some from my mom and grandmother.
24.
I really didn’t want this month to be about sweets. But… Chocolates!!!
25.
Orange Ginger Cake. I didn’t write down the recipe as I made it up. It was scrumptious!
26.
I was feeling so rushed but decided there WAS enough time. And there was! I just had to believe it and it happened.
27.
I drew this four times before I decided to just let it go and do it freehand. Words of wisdom from I Corinthians, chapter 13.
28.
For the very last heart, I made a paper cutting. So simple and yet so deep. Love them all, ALL of them.
23 Thursday Feb 2017
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On Instagram this month, I am posting a heart a day, #amonthofhearts. AllSparkledUpDesign . Today is Day 23 and I thought it would be fun to share the full size image here. I’ve had most of these charms since my childhood and some go back to my mother’s childhood. Some are old Cracker Jack prizes, some are homemade. My granddaughter and I spent a couple enjoyable hours placing these charms in heart shape for this photo. Click on the image to access the full size. At the end of the month, I’ll post the rest of the photos here as well. Enjoy!
A heart of charms. Can you find two toucans? Three trains? A mouse with no tail? Two boxes of teeny tiny roses? A roll of paper towels? Barney Rubble? An old iron trivet? Ken’s missing sock? A Real Wicker Basket? Sparkly ballet slippers? A sphygmomenometer?
14 Tuesday Feb 2017
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If you follow me on Instagram, AllSparkledUpDesign, you know I’m posting A Month of Hearts. Today is Day 14 and there are 14 days of hearts to go! Here are the hearts I’ve posted so far. Make sure you check instagram so you can read all the captions that go with these photos. Love to you all!
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Pink Lace candy box
2
Candle-lit heart
3
Real, edible, miniature chocolates.
4
Mercury glass heart and pearls.
5
Beaded Heart, neat and tidy
Beaded Heart, wild and unkempt
6
Circuitry Heart
7
Welded Heart
8
Tiny Raggedy Ann and Andy
Tiny Raggedy Ann with her ILY heart
9
Vintage Valentines
10
Ribbon Flower velvet candy box.
11
Silk Ribbon Embroidered heart box.
12
Stone and Crystal Heart.
13
Pink Ribbon Flowers.
14 Happy Valentine’s Day!
Two swans heart.
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