Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Have you ever seen something and thought I recall making something like that before

I've been crafting since childhood, the first thing I remember making as a small child was a movie reel using a matchbox, two small sticks and comic strips from news paper. I was in 4-H growing up and made a table cloth which I still have and two traveling fabric accessories which I still have although they are a bit worn from use all these years. After marriage, I used my sewing machine to make stuffed dolls, bears and rabbits from early 70's, I poured and fired ceramics and enjoyed using barn wood to make planters and toys in the 80's and I started stamping 1993. I've been published on paper magazines many times but nothing recently because I haven't tried.
From 2004 to 2009 I was on two different online magazines. I have been a designers for several stamp companies.

Moving on....
A couple weeks ago I saw someone show a project on Facebook. The comment was made; "you had to go to her class to see how she made the booklet"
Now, this is where it comes to my mind, I know that I've created that booklet in the past or something very similar to it when I was a designers for two online magazines.
I won't be showing how I made this booklet but will show the first two pages. I have four pages but this will be the only one I will share for now. Small tags come out through the top of each page.
Oh, by the way, this was made this week!
Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paint and Stamps by Dina Wakley,
one stamp by Stampers Annoymous and
Archival jet black by Ranger Ink 

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Handmade Bears

While recouping from pacemaker and other health issues I made these 11 plus 13 more June through July this year. Most of these bears have gone to family near and far. These bears are 5 inches tall if they could stand up. To make these tiny bears I have to use magnifying glasses because I can't see the stitches without them. 

The graduate bear (below) was made for one of our granddaughters that graduated from her two year college this year.
The last bear (below) was made for my 92 year old mother, I made her bear a dress and a red bow with white curls in her hair. 
It takes me 6-8 hours to cut-out and hand stitch the bears and longer if I make hand stitched clothing. 
I've made a bunch of bears in the last 2 months. They consist of blue, red, purple, burgundy, grey, beige, teal, cream, medium brown and dark brown. 

Update: It's now August 10, I finished my last bear (No. 25) to give to my husband he wanted a blue bear and then I shipped out two bears one to Arkansas and and one to Wyoming. They were just like the bear below.