Showing posts with label messy studio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label messy studio. Show all posts

This week I...

3.01.2010

1. Discovered that my boyfriend is an amazing artist.

(oil on canvas...the beginning of a new piece)























(mixed media on canvas: oil paint, silver/gold/copper leaf, digital media, bee's wax)

2. Let my fabric scraps be kitten toys.

(the elastic from a thrifted bedsheet)















(some leftover strips that I taped to the side of my cutting table)

3. Made a mess of my studio with a hodge podge of projects to keep my mind off of my troubles.

(one completed curtain panel for my fabric cabinet)





























(queen size quilt for my parents...still in pieces)

4. Shot some still life photography in my messy studio.















All in all, I'd call it a win. How was your week?

Randoms...

2.18.2010

Here's what I came up with when I reorganized my studio.


The pegboard is SOOPER cool. I spray painted it yellow, then waited a bit for it to dry (but not too much, you want it a little tacky), then I laid some old lace yardage I had on top and spray painted with green. Remember, the lace will be covered in spray paint and therefore never again the same. (So, uh, don't use grandma's.)
Those miniature galvanized steel buckets are my new favorite thing. They are $1 (!) each at Michaels and they are so handy, super cute, and I'm totally obsessed.
The metal hooks for the pegboard came in a kit for like $8. Right now I'm only using about half of them.


sorry for the dark shot.

And here's what came in the mail the other day:


Kona jelly rooolllll! I got it from the quilter's daily deal; I think I paid $9.95 or something ridiculous. (seriously, they change it everyday and there's always a RAD deal!!) Maybe I'll make a gradient quilt...or I dunno. I really like what Cherry House Quilts does with solids. Anywho, I thought I'd take a picture before it gets torn apart! It's so pretty!


Finally, here's the fabric I chose for my Skirts for Haiti project.


The polka dot print is a repurposed sheet I got from Whimsie Dots, and the green is quilting weight cotton. I'm saving the project for tomorrow night for Friday Night Sew In.

Well...I suppose that's it for now. I'll leave you with a picture from my new blog banner photo shoot.


DORK!!