morning kiln opening

tiles and buttons

Already a month behind, trying to get ready for Long Beach IQF. So it’s time to make lots of new, shiny, pretties. We are fulfilling the requests to have many single buttons, and we will still have the finished “button-cards” available. Also, we are presenting a mixed mosaic class for the Make It University. If our proposal is accepted, 25 students will have a colorful art piece to take home, ready to hang up, or give as a gift. As the examples come together, we will be posting them here.

Apologies about the online shopping. Honest we are working on it and have given ourselves a deadline of May 23rd. Thank you for your patience. love (and colors)

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Take a flying…

decision made

Leap! Kickin’ it to California. We decided out of the blue to commit to vending at IQF in Long Beach, July, 2008. Since Chicago’s IQF, we’ve been sluggish and morose, (apologies to anyone reading my posts, it might have been obvious how blah I’ve been) now we’re hyped and creating anew. WhahHoo!

More upbeat news: Bubba’s working on purchase availability right though this site. And an awesome alternative to the photo albums that I am crazy about. Hope to have them up this week. (evil ploy, hee hee)

I’ve mentioned Lynn in a past post and just added her to my new Favorite Links on side bar. She is witty and entertaining and a blog of fresh air. Her blog has introduced me to Skulladay which I love, and she admits to a tote bag collection; I have yet to own up to my bag adiction. Lynn has inspired me to attempt more finished projects with our buttons, because hers are beautiful and have a calming effect on me. But trying to flesh out a thought process from my head is anything but calming to my nerves and maturity level.

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Finish project: no evil

finished project embellishment card

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. I’m really good at starting projects, not so good at finishing them. However, by posting the process, perhaps guilt will push me. This panel is an embellishment card that has been adhered to an old filing card that TT painted to coordinate. It is one simple solution of how to incorporate the button cards into finished work. I will begin working on another project to show more options with fabrics, so please check back and help me stick to my commitment. thanks, myc

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permission to slow down

affirmation to slow yourself down

Many of us work 2 jobs in addition to care-taking, housekeeping, and creating or working on our craft. Why not hang up a little affirmation to allow yourself a wee luxury? Take your coffee back to bed. Soak in the bathtub till the water cools. Splurge on take-out. Sit and sip that hard earned martini without doing chores. You deserve it.

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Never enough buttons

buttons

Well the girls are back and I did not have any new photos of finished cards so I made a little compilation photo of buttons ready for more embellishment cards when they get back in studio tomorrow. You can however see hundreds of cards on the gallery page.

Click here to see tons of whimsical cards albums on gallery page

Sloan

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Celebrating Chicago’s International Quilt Festival

sew creative

Hands to work, heart to play. Celebrate the joy of fabric, thread, fibers, quilts, mixed media, embellishments, and the unleashing of creativity. It is in all of us. Paint and dye your own fabrics and fibers. Use papers and found objects in your projects. Tell yourself daily: There is no limit or rules. And enjoy.

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mano a mano

hand to hand

Whatever you create, or hope to someday create, we’ve got a handful of affirmations and reminders for all types. Hang or frame them where they will be seen daily. It will be your permission to feed your creative soul. Click on photo to see the album.

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Block Head

Block Head mini quilt

Sheesh, these girls are in such a hurry to get to Chicago, they haven’t sewn on my face yet. Kinda scary cause the cats can abscond with my eyeballs!  At least they gave me lush grass to await their administrations. But they’re giving me a posse this weekend. Lovely girls, grrrrrrr

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Loteria cards

finished loteria embellishments

A mixed media collage card with the finished loteria buttons seen in the kiln opening post of April 1st, no foolin.

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Kiln opening April 1st

Kiln Opening April 1st, 2008

Caffeine, cowboys, saints, bingo, loteria cards, and assorted craziness coming out of the kiln. I’m hoping for 2 more batches before the Chicago International Quilt Show in less than 2 weeks. yikes, I’m getting nervous. But we have a great spot in the Make it University area, we’re surrounded by fabulous artists, and we are still having fun putting the mixed-media collage cards and quilts together. (plus a secret: I’m making eyeballs! hee hee - myc)

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Thing and Thang twins with enchanted souls

Enchanted Souls

Introducing Thing and Thang. Twins that recently joined our cult of mixed media play. I was going to tie down their hair, but decided that their adopted parent should decide, but I had lots of fun playing beauty parlor with them (much more engaging than playing beauty parlor with Joey, my cat).

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  • Posted on: March 30th, 2008
  • By: myc
  • Under: creatures

Chocolate mouthed plushy

chocolate mouthed plushy

Sometimes we need to depend on a visual to make us smile and remember the silly side of life. Sock creatures do this for me. This is my latest and we’ve taken to calling her chocitome. She is not allowed to have arms as it would lead to chocolate overdose. It takes longer to unwrap the chocolates by mouth only. So sad, but she’s happy, and so am I.

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Time to get out the pretty clothes

snappy dresser

Admit it, we all feel better when we are dressed in our finest. Now that it is spring, treat yourself to a new hairdo, and a prettily colored outfit. It was a difficult winter, so celebrate spring, and let all who look upon your glory bask in your glow.

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Dreaming of too much to eat?

Dream Big

Who wants the current economic stick? Let’s all dream of a great big carrot instead. I mean, if you’re going to dream, dream big, right? I’m seeing a trend with myself lately, so much dreaming, I better get to work on getting ready for the Chicago International Quilt festival instead.

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How do you dream?

dolphin

Dreams are like children, they need to be released to be able to mature. But how do we dream? We dream asleep of course, and when bored with mundane tasks, but also with intent when we dare to create. In fact I believe we could substitute “dream” with “what if…”. What if I used green thread instead of beige? What if I used lemon-aid instead of water in that recipe? What if we released our dreams and they swam away into a life of their own? How cool would that be?

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New artists have moved into the neighborhood.

New neighbors have moved into the neighborhood.

New neighbors have moved into the neighborhood. Gardeners, dreamers, astronomers, and newly weds. Click on the this photo to take you into the updated album. and thank you for visiting.

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