tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79847678309519601262024-02-18T19:27:58.355-08:00Sneak A StitchMy creative life through the eye of a needle.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04108760052157293163noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984767830951960126.post-54259157411195263352014-07-07T17:59:00.002-07:002014-07-07T17:59:56.450-07:00Art in Action<div style="text-align: center;">
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"When I don't have art in my life, it feels like misplaced energy."<br />
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Is that possible? Well, I'd like to think so.</div>
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When I think of Summer, I think……</div>
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kids</div>
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What does Summer represent for you?</div>
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If you are like me, and you don't have an area for a home garden, consider supporting your local CSA. They are a wonderful concept.</div>
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My first pickup of the season. Yummy!!</div>
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Watching the threads come alive into cloth makes me happy.</div>
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Bits and pieces coming together to tell a story.</div>
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<i>new travels</i></div>
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<i> the new feeling of stitching on wool</i></div>
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<i> eco dying techniques shared by the lovely India Flint </i></div>
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For 5 wonderful days, I was inspired by <a href="http://www.indiaflint.com/" target="_blank">India Flint</a> on the process of using natural plant materials to dye cloth and paper.</div>
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Each day, we would wonder the grounds for fallen plant material. Then, fold them in between fabric or paper pieces held tightly together by string. The bundles would sit in a dye pot overnight. In the morning, we laid the bundles out with anticipation of what took place during the night.</div>
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Each bundle holds a different surprise, and every time someone in the class opened up a bundle all you could hear was "oooo, awww, oh my gosh."<br />
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Creating with paper, paint and found objects is a lot of fun. Given a challenge every week is even funner. Here are a couple more of my <a href="http://www.arttothe5th.com/journal/2013/12/25/the-documented-life-project-11-challenge" target="_blank">documented life </a>challenge pages from my planner.<br />
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From <a href="http://www.cherylrichardson.com/" target="_blank">Cheryl Richardson</a>'s newsletter. </div>
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Cheryl always includes a video along with her wisdom and tips.</div>
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Thank you, Cheryl, for sharing this as a reminder that we all have a story.</div>
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I can't believe I haven't mentioned my latest obsession……<br />
In early March, I stumbled upon an art journaling challenge called <a href="http://www.robenmarie.com/blog/2013/12/14/the-documented-life-project.html" target="_blank">A Documented Life</a>. It was exactly what I needed because it incorporates art journaling with a daily planner. I have always journaled in one form or another, and this group has encouraged me to journal more often. Each week there is an art journaling challenge.<br />
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I have one more idea to share with my students on how they can use photographs to personalize their journals. You can see the other class samples <a href="http://sneakastitch.blogspot.com/2014/04/stitches-of-another-kind.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I used my parent's baby picture along with me and my husband and our 5 children. I made black and white copies to help blend and soften the cover.</div>
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This section makes a nice <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_flag" target="_blank">prayer flag</a>.</div>
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My small collection on the back patio.</div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04108760052157293163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984767830951960126.post-16509903314568810732014-04-06T16:02:00.002-07:002014-04-06T16:02:40.133-07:00Stitches Of Another Kind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've enjoyed making my own hand bound journals for several years now. There is so much you can do to personalize a journal.</div>
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I'm getting ready to teach the high schoolers from my homeschool group how to make a journal. I'm trying to keep it simple while still pushing their creativity.</div>
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Here is sample #1</div>
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From a collage I put together using magazine clippings. </div>
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To a journal cover.</div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04108760052157293163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984767830951960126.post-89467488602229364822014-04-01T20:38:00.003-07:002014-04-01T20:38:59.484-07:00Learning To Weave Yarn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Six weeks ago, I signed up for my first weaving class, and I am loving it.</div>
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This is the sampler I'm making.</div>
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Natalie said "pick colors that make you happy today."</div>
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Each week I keep learning new techniques.</div>
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Love this magenta! Makes me very happy.</div>
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My focus these last few months has been all about food. What to eat. What's the best way to cook it, and learning to like it!</div>
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Ever since I was diagnosed with this awful gluten thing, adapting to a new eating lifestyle has been my focus. Not like I need to eat so I don't starve, but like I need to figure out what I can eat without sending my body into a tail spin.</div>
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It turns out my body is rejecting a lot of different foods, so I mainly eat a Paleo Diet. It requires a different mindset, and if you are not used to eating a lot of vegetables, it's quite challenging. </div>
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Here are just a few things that I have managed to add back into my diet, which makes me very happy.</div>
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Coffee! </div>
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I couldn't figure out why I was having major flare ups (my immune system thinking I was eating gluten) after a cup of coffee. Come to find out……</div>
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Not all coffee is created equal. It's all in the processing, and you can read more about it <a href="http://www.bulletproofexec.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Good News…….I have tried many recipes, and now I'm making my own chocolate candy.</div>
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The paleo diet doesn't really focus on sweets, but I've still got a sweet tooth I need to tend to.</div>
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My latest obsession………dehydrating. Still learning this one!<br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04108760052157293163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984767830951960126.post-77681593025128794792014-01-25T19:38:00.001-08:002014-01-25T19:38:42.564-08:00A Little Knitting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of my favorite ways to relax in the evenings is to listen to podcasts while I stitch. Next to my stitching chair is a big wooden bowl that is a catch all for small projects.</div>
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I've learned about telling a story through cloth from <a href="http://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/" target="_blank">Jude Hill</a>. </div>
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So much goes through my mind when I'm stitching. I just never thought of transferring those thoughts to cloth to <a href="http://sneakastitch.blogspot.com/2013/12/telling-my-story.html" target="_blank">Tell My Story</a>.</div>
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The idiom "eye of the storm" means the region of mostly calm. Here the eye represents the center of calm, but the added tears mean there is potential for violent outbreaks. This has been my body's experience dealing with gluten sensitivity.</div>
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One small phase of my life, yet such a big piece.</div>
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I got the idea of squares on squares from Jude over at Spirit Cloth. Once I started stitching the squares together, they became blocks of time that I have traveled during this phase. </div>
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Finished <a href="https://www.frommyhearttoyourhands.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1155517362" target="_blank">Floral Delight</a>, block #2.</div>
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Today's high was 15 degrees. A perfect day to stay inside and stitch.</div>
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