tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87231783529406355842024-03-14T07:51:11.437+00:00Kalona CreativityMeanderings of a multimedia schitzophrenicKalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-33058102172391269052014-03-02T19:24:00.000+00:002014-03-02T19:26:08.919+00:002013 in 10 minutes...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My word! I am absolutely appalled at myself! 2013 was certainly a busy and difficult year, and I know I didn't get online as much as I should all round, but I had no idea it had been this long since I wrote a blog piece. Slap me now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not one for promises... as a kid as soon as I made one it got broken- it was a chronic compulsion to do so, so I shall not exactly make one now... BUT, I will say I will try my hardest to squeeze in at least 2 posts every week, and try to find time to add tutorials as I'm creating new projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Happy Beltane, or Mayday, if you prefer. I cannot believe we are here already! I guess alot of it is because I now have a weekly routine of trundling to the Bluebirds Market on a Tuesday and everything else revolves around that lately. It's amazing how quickly a week goes by... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Always busy, I made 7 journals last month, and tried to finish my butterfly rucksack, but it has sat next to me on the sofa while I get on with other bits like embellishments for the journals.. it's been lovely, 4 of the journals were commissions, and have all safely arrived with their new owners who are very happy, which in turn makes me happy! Echoes sold yesterday too, so I shall have to make another creamy vintage <span style="font-size: large;">journal soon.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I've also managed to get some work in a handmade shop in Canterbury, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhitefriarsFoodandCraftMarket?group_id=0" target="_blank">Whitefriars Food and Craft Market</a> so we'll see how that develops, Canterbury is very busy with lots of students and tourists, so fingers crossed. I just need to make a few extra bits to test run over there.. some larger dreamcatchers and a new textile accessory range, based around my collaged textile pieces. Where am I going to find the time? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I shall finish the rucksack tomorrow, then I plan for a quilted messenger bag with some of the remnants. Then onto creating one of each of the expanded textile range, and creating the first wedding album cover... looking forward to that..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So, busy, busy, watch this space- I can't promise I'll get time to post much, time gets less each week, which is great really, but I will be posting more fabric dying techniques, my monthly beading/ quilting block and all my swaps over in the <a href="http://kalonacreativity.blogspot.co.uk/p/gallery-friends-work.html" target="_blank">Friends' Gallery</a>, etc</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-22770070441945334672013-04-24T09:03:00.000+01:002013-04-24T09:03:05.784+01:00Beading and Crazy Quilting projects, April's block<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The butterfly is growing... April is the month for yellows, and it is now complete so here's a peek at the block, with the full details over on the <a href="http://kalonacreativity.blogspot.co.uk/p/cqjp-2013.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">project </span></span> page</a></span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-25467805106275517402013-04-22T21:00:00.000+01:002013-05-02T08:30:37.046+01:00More butterflies and journals<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the last few months I've developed what was a one-off collage in a frame into a range of Artist journal/ sketchbooks... I knew getting the Cinch was going to cause problems!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These are hearts and butterflies, I've also tried blinging a couple with little gems, what do you think? I need to make some more now as I've just got a spot in a shop in Canterbury, which hopefully will be quite popular... watch this space!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eac of these contain over 40 pages of mixed artist paper such as watercolour, pastel, cartridge, black and tracing paper. Perfect for mixed media artists who love using more than one medium. Each little section is separated with some gorgeous hand-made paper in coordinating colours. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm also taking orders for these with a name added within the design, how special is that? Check them out on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126613253/ooak-collaged-cover-spiral-bound-a6?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Etsy...</a></span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-23496497379970087232013-04-22T20:41:00.004+01:002013-05-02T08:31:21.356+01:00Butterflies, butterflies<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> For those of you that know me, aside from working in rainbows alot I also tend towards purple... and use butterflies as a theme regularly, well I've found out this week that I'm not on my own. I've had orders for my collage textile journals, both purple with butterflies- wonderful, as I know my stash is full of suitable goodies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've started to add little art canvases of my work too, just as an extra dimension, I know they're each unique anyway, but this makes them more so- I love making these journals!</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-59592891734873215942013-04-01T17:45:00.000+01:002013-04-01T17:45:06.027+01:00Shibori showdown<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I spent yesterday sewing 8 squares for our <a href="http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/group/surfacedesign/forum/topics/altered-fabric-swap?xg_source=activity" target="_blank">international fabric swap</a> which is going along great guns with lots of techniques and fabrics travelling round the world. I have also wri<span style="font-size: large;">t</span>ten it up as a tutorial over on my <a href="http://kalonacreativity.blogspot.co.uk/p/how-to.html" target="_blank">How to- Textiles page</a> if you'd like to see more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few typical <span style="font-size: large;">techniques</span>, straight lines, wavy lines, wraps and sewn circles, etc. Some are sewn with running stitch, others are sewn with a running stitch over a tiny fold which gives a lovely spotty double line.</span></span></div>
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<br />Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-39388859839662520032013-03-31T21:56:00.000+01:002013-03-31T21:56:43.104+01:00Blogging award- who me?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">How lovely! A dear friend many, many miles away has sent me an award for my creations...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carmina is a great talent so it is even more special that she has chosen my work for this award. You can find Carmina's blog <a href="http://carminarte.blogspot.ro/" target="_blank">here.<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I now get to choose 4 blogs that I feel deserve a viewing and recognition for their wonderful work, so here are my choices;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sonja's work is varied an amazing, from weaving to journals and mixed media art, find her work at <a href="http://artfrommysoul.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Art from my soul</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Louise's work is both unusual and stunning, see her work at <a href="http://river-girls-art.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/art-journaling-with-louise.html" target="_blank">River Girl Art</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Robin is an absolute inspiration for bead work, so many gorgeous pieces and styles, check out <a href="http://www.robinatkins.com/" target="_blank">her website and blog </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fourthly, if you want some inspiration for some really funky fun, you cannot do better than visit Gas Art's<a href="http://myblogg-a-sart.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> blog</a></span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-54922743088260385772013-03-30T16:43:00.000+00:002013-03-30T16:44:59.695+00:00Rainbows and Dreamcatchers<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My word, it's happened again- 2 weeks gone by without a post... shame on me! As a means of excuse I have been busy though, completing Etsy orders and a few from our Tuesday marketplace. Here's a few peeks at finished work as a catch up...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've enjoyed making a rainbow so much I think I'm going to make myself one for my Large Moleskine, yummy! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Purple and silver, lots of amethyst, my favourite combo- not keen on the gold... This one was great fun to make as I played with the wire in a different way... no two are ever the same, that's what I love about making One Of A Kinds, no duplicates. I'm going to start adding wire names to my wedding dreamcatchers... I'm already doing names on my beaded flower memorial frames so why not...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and what about this cute little dreamcatcher for a girl's room... pink and green, with unakite, pink howlite and rose quartz</span></span></div>
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<br />Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-61019795300455118472013-03-16T20:23:00.001+00:002013-03-16T20:30:13.540+00:00From Black & Red to Red & Black<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, that was another quick make... only this one was more reds than black, and I found a lovely slinky fabric to feature on the flap and pocket. It doesn't fray so I couldn't use it in the main patchwork... but nevermind, the contrast makes it better.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's almost here... Mother's Day in the UK- isn't the US on a different date? Much as I love my mum she can be a pain to gift! She's an accomplished seamstress, has everything she wants, and has been given countless portraits, cases, books and accessories made by me over the years... every year gets harder to find something that will fit her needs and taste... nevertheless, I still would rather make something personal than buy a bunch of flowers!</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-55654611542945864712013-03-01T18:45:00.000+00:002013-03-01T18:45:37.594+00:00B & CQ JP Butterfly- March block<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd been looking forward to making this month's block and I made the base up ready last night... January and February's blocks are reds and orange, this month is orange and yellow so that the whole piece will eventually be rainbow coloured.</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-52837469805272986502013-02-28T12:42:00.002+00:002013-02-28T12:42:37.273+00:00Woo-hoot! What a pair...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-70219642708680147952013-02-27T19:49:00.000+00:002013-02-27T19:49:14.720+00:00What a Hoot..y!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I spent yesterday at the Bluebird Indoor Market in Dover, and while we weren't selling we were chatting away... one lady, who makes gorgeous plush fabric doorstops was crocheting an owl from a magazine pattern and having a bit of trouble making sense of it... some just don't make sense! Anyway, it piqued my interest so this morning I decided to make my own... and try to write an easy pattern to go with... so here's the first one, wasn't too hard to plan and he looks great! The instructions are over in my <a href="http://kalonacreativity.blogspot.co.uk/p/how-to-patterns.html" target="_blank">PATTERNS section.</a></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For those of you that know me you will understand how irresistable it was to buy a certain selection of prints that featured coffee.. mmmmmm...... Kona.... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and what did I decide to do with them? Well, patchwork of course! I thought that using my patchwork batik bag would be a suitable pattern for this collection. I do have two other designs, but they have more colours in them and didn't look right together, so they'll be a later project.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Time has gotten by me again! Busy, busy, busy! Lots to be blogging about, but little time to blog- oh the irony. A sneak peek at what I'm making this week following shortly...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">in the checkout at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KalonaCreativity" target="_blank">my Etsy store</a> for a 15% discount on all my OOAK items and gifts, until March 9th.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And if you haven't got a hubby, then Woohoo! Go girl and have a spa day, lunch in bed, mani-ped, whitewater-rafting... or anything that you want to treat yourself with... well, why not?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just as a little sub-note... isn't it typical, a wom<span style="font-size: large;">a</span>n came into the studio asking to buy this canvas before Valentin<span style="font-size: large;">e's day</span>, and even though it was reduced because I created it several years ago and wanted to clear out a few old paintings, I went to the studio today to find it had been stolen! I knew it was gone several days ago, <span style="font-size: large;">but assumed the chap who looks <span style="font-size: large;">comes in mostly had seen her a second time and taken the payment for it. No! </span></span>Doesn't it make you seeth! It was 1/3 of the original price, and still someone had to sneak around to steal it while no-one was looking, appalling. I hope her hubby enjoys it! </span></div>
Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-70789277891399847352013-02-13T13:28:00.000+00:002013-02-13T13:31:38.990+00:00Market and make its...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where does the time go? I keep planning to do a new post, then get caught up making listings or liking some great shops on Facebook... That's not to say I spend all day on the laptop- nooo! I do get a little bit of work done too!</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-6601928483863400982013-02-04T20:26:00.000+00:002013-02-05T08:41:01.721+00:00January and February B & CQ JP blocks<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well they happened much quicker than I expected, but my eyes are telling me off! On Saturday I put my fabrics together for January and February blocks, then yesterday and today were spent adding the details. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll admit now, I was so keen to get going I've messed up my plan already! These beautiful tear-drop shapes were supposed to be orange/yellow, the red/orange <span style="font-size: large;">were supposed to be the pointy top shapes.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">.. oh well, too late now- I'm not starting over, like last year! They kinda look like birds heads, which f<span style="font-size: large;">ollows the f<span style="font-size: large;">l</span>ying theme, so I chose to add a couple of round mirrors to the stitching...</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> If you celebrate Valentine's Day, that is! We don't at my house, but I still get caught up in the flow with everybody else's creative exploits in a red and hearty fashion...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> My very obliging friend Mary sent me some die cut hearts to show me what sizes were available for cutting grey board... and of course I had to do something hearty and romantic- not my strong point, so be gentle!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Mary cut from corrugated board, so I thought I'd tissue and gesso it up to give it a bit of support and to add some texture. Using a technique that I've been playing with alot lately I added flowers, butterflies and sequins with gesso, and heated it to bubble it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I spent this morning cutting pages and lightly inked the edges before punching with my Big Bite. That's both new xmas toys being put to good use already, I'm sure they're going to get a serious workout over the year!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So, thankyou Mary for your help, and the next lot winging their way to me... now I know which die to save up for.</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-80212801878139565442013-01-29T14:02:00.000+00:002013-01-29T14:03:22.946+00:00Crazy butterfly...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For those of you also doing the Bead Journal Project or the Crazy Quilting Project this year I imagine that the design element is both the hardest bit and the most fun... it certainly is for me!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">January is my design/ layout and gathering month, finding the beads, fabrics etc to work with. This January has been no different... I've been collecting beads and lace, and now I finally have the design laid out and the templates cut.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">...but then the sections need to be reasonable or the crazy quilting will look silly! Can't wait to get going now... but I'm still waiting on that fabric to turn up so I can ice dye the background. That promises to be great fun considering the way my snow dyeing adventure went! Come on postie!!</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-9480515138147566622013-01-28T20:10:00.000+00:002013-01-29T13:17:07.636+00:00On a wing...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I spent today working in another international <a href="http://willowing.ning.com/group/collabart/forum/topics/paint-and-pass-journal-2-2012-2013" target="_blank">Pass and Paint journal</a>, courtesy of <a href="http://willowing.ning.com/" target="_blank">Willowing</a>. It was Paula's, whose theme is "When she flies". I'd been thinking about what I was going to do for a while, and really wanted to do a folding pair of wings with tissue feathers, so yesterday I set about a heavy gesso layer with textural feathers across the page in preparation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I collect those plastic boxes that mushrooms come in nowadays, and each one is dedicated to a project so all the materials are together in one place... until the project is completed. Anyway- I've had a box with the tissue and bits and bobs sitting accumulating for a couple of weeks now, but the final pieces were decided this morning after I used a die that I'd recently bought. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I rarely work to a plan, but I might have a "want" for each project, knowing full well that once I get started it'll probably go out the window anyway...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I liked the idea of music as the base for the wings so I ripped and gessoed a pair, then stuck all the other elements I wanted to include. Once they were all in place they were gessoed again, then b<span style="font-size: large;">ui</span>lt up in pastel colours to give depth and movement. Once it was shaded to my satisfaction I added glass beads and pearlescent highlights.</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-43390299325381679262013-01-27T14:41:00.001+00:002013-01-27T14:41:24.670+00:00Valentine Friends Dreamcatchers<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's coming up for Valentine's Day, and I don't know about you, but I don't like the idea of perpetuating profits and growth ideals of large stores and card companies... I want to give something because I want to- not because I'm told I'm obliged to! Thankfully my hubby agrees, so we just do our own thing. Having said that, I also don't believe it has to be restricted to partners... if you love someone, say so!</span></span></div>
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-48820709165290812932013-01-25T08:11:00.001+00:002013-01-25T09:35:52.427+00:00So snow is white, eh?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good grief! I do a few projects, knit a few bits and all of a sudden I've not posted for forever! I must make a point of squeezing some time to post more...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were forecast snow eventually in the UK, some would get it more than others, but we woke up last week to a small spattering, followed by an absolute deluge. A rare thing in our southeastern position. We seem to have our own little micro-climate which is more in line with Calais than the town 8 miles down the road! I do like snow- very much, but I don't like weeks of grey, sloppy slush, which is what we tend to get- a nice covering then a prolonged thaw out. Messy, and dangerous, ice over night, slush during the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, the long thaw has been a bonus for me because I wanted to experiment with something since I read about it last year, and with little snow guaranteed I had to make the most of it... so as the snow slowly disappeared it was perfect yesterday for a bit of snow dying- or so I thought!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having planned for this some time ago I had all my supplies stashed away; Procion MX dyes, soda ash, salt, squeezy bottles, fabrics, and a few tubs. For a full tutorial of my dip into dying check out my <a href="http://kalonacreativity.blogspot.co.uk/p/how-to.html" target="_blank">How to- Textiles</a> page... but here is a quickie</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a close-up of one of the bamboo pieces, thrown into the container with excess dye from the mixing. Not too bad considering it was most of the colours together.. it is brown, but so many shades and patterns! I did quite a few pieces, one of which I have to cut into 12" squares for a <a href="http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/group/surfacedesign/forum/topics/altered-fabric-swap?xg_source=activity" target="_blank">Fabric Swap</a> I'm hosting on <a href="http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/profile/KalonaSimmons" target="_blank">Stitchin Fingers</a>. We're all trying new techniques and swapping our results- what a perfect way to create a unique stash and find techniques we've not tried before... this is our first month so I'm really excited and can't wait to see what everyone else has done! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sled was a little more fun... not only did it not thaw out outside, when I brought it into the kitchen it still didn't want to thaw! What does that tell you! I did cheat in the end and hurry it along.... the results are over on the <a href="http://kalonacreativity.blogspot.co.uk/p/how-to.html" target="_blank">How to page</a>.</span></span><br />
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Kalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447049822619072805noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723178352940635584.post-75952575646177366682013-01-11T18:39:00.000+00:002013-01-11T18:40:25.947+00:00Bookmaking fun...revisited<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was some time ago that I made a concertina book after a prompt in <a href="http://milliande.ning.com/group/thehinges" target="_blank">the Hinges group</a> on <a href="http://milliande.ning.com/" target="_blank">Milliande's</a>. The plan was to turn it into a family photo album- hence the specific stencilling on the canvas covers... that was so long ago!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As part of my "Finish up 2012 projects" campaign I sat down and finished it- woohoo! As it is a present for a family member that we've not seen before 2005 the photos are really about the kids growing up...</span></span></div>
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