tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330165632011-04-21T17:00:21.623-05:00Lorraine - Krazy Kat LadyI started this blog to share what I create with other like-minded artists, to share the artwork of my friends, to share the blogs and web sites of others that I enjoy, and eventually to add some things for sale.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-15528399123255449592008-02-14T10:53:00.001-05:002008-02-14T10:53:35.142-05:00Marie-Elena, please contact me. My email address is under my profile. Thanks!LorraineLorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-57355298764292294012007-11-25T11:36:00.000-05:002007-11-25T11:43:09.971-05:00I got this idea from Sandra Wyman's blog. I hope she won't mind that I've lifted her text and reprinted it here, altered slightly for my blog.Thanks to Marie at zquilts.blogspot.com/ for inviting me to participate in Pay it Forward. The idea is the sort of passing on of good things. The first three people to leave a comment on my blog will receive a gift from me of something I have made. I will Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-9972983362470852312007-11-24T19:22:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:49.461-05:00Funky necklaces I've been making. This one sold at the Louisville booth. I have others on my Etsy site and a few in my booth in Winchester.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-70833272203249993952007-11-24T17:22:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:49.771-05:00And a third landscape fabric postcard sold to Eleanor in Utah. Thanks again!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-70484576714373105952007-11-24T17:14:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:50.001-05:00Another fabric landscape postcard sold to Eleanor in Utah. Thanks!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-77828451641109876732007-11-24T14:32:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:50.605-05:00Fabric postcard sold on Etsy to Eleanor in Utah.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-66123680122774219652007-11-16T15:30:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:50.925-05:00I can never resist making something in hot pink, teal and purple. A scrap from a felted boiled wool jacket -- a few scraps of wool roving, and presto -- a button. But I really like the other side better (on the left). So that's what I'll use. Think how cool some round ones would be!!!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-22332838404343840322007-11-16T15:17:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:51.109-05:00Anyone who knows me well, knows that I love making landscapes in any form. Yesterday I was testing the foot pedal (the third one) with my felting machine and after making certain it worked, I decided to try my first dry felted landscape. (Hint, don't trim before you choose your frame LOL). I had bought an Austrian white boiled wool jacket at Goodwill to play around with. As you may know, boiled Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-14847730624910300602007-11-16T00:12:00.000-05:002007-11-16T00:40:42.235-05:00Whew, it's been awhile since I posted. I doubled the space in my booth in Winchester for the month of Nov. and had to have all the new items added by the end of Oct. I made it with a day to spare. Then I took part in the open house there the first weekend in November. Now that is stable for the rest of the month and then I'll be removing everything at the end of Nov. I'm looking for something Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-72476257987297269452007-11-16T00:10:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:51.447-05:00You have to click on this to see the detail but the fall colors of the yarns on this fiber necklace had a thread of bright teal -- I wanted to keep this one for myself -- my favorite color along with those old favorites -- fall colors -- what a perfect combination.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-76929681964524856632007-11-16T00:08:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:28:51.732-05:00Detail on first machine felted "dangle" on fiber necklace and felted "bead." Okay, so I added my favorite teal color to the fall colors -- just couldn't resist as the yarns for the necklace had a bit of bright teal in it!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-67727839904184074382007-11-16T00:07:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:51.917-05:00Second fall fiber necklace with machine felted "dangle" and felted "bead." These are so much fun!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-28076499177129376672007-11-16T00:06:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:52.109-05:00Detail on felted "dangle" and felted "bead." I used some of Amanda's gorgeous hand dyed wool roving on this one.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-9981174720218087462007-11-16T00:04:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:52.311-05:00I made 5 fiber necklaces for the Louisville booth, all in fall colors. This one and the following two are my "regular" style although on this one I added two Ultrasuede "beads" on the necklace part as well as the usual wrapped fabric bead on the "dangle."Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-77293931318505844432007-11-16T00:03:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:52.489-05:00Detail of fall fiber necklace made for Louisville booth.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-44013336293405222662007-11-16T00:02:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:52.683-05:00Fiber necklace made for booth in Louisville.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-91944754113835523012007-11-16T00:01:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:52.900-05:00Detail of fall fiber necklace with fiber bead.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-70259085093939581622007-11-15T23:59:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:53.038-05:00Fiber necklace made for the booth in Louisville in fall colors.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-39047735374051497572007-11-15T23:58:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:53.139-05:00Detail of the "dangle" part of the first fall fiber necklace.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-33214580933449013452007-11-15T23:41:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:53.247-05:00In the Misty Moonlight was so easy and fun. I spread Amanda's white and pale pink wool roving thinly across a preprinted piece of sky fabric, added glass and frame, and presto! Done. I think it looks really cool close up -- click on it to see. Now why do I spend so much time on those others???Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-85532812291323134452007-11-15T23:36:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:53.447-05:00This one I call Red Sky at Night and if you click on it you can see where I incorporated some of Amanda's hand dyed wool roving in the sky and behind the last mountain range.And I added some decorative stitching at the bottom to represent foliage.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-3805071778443183282007-11-15T23:34:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:53.748-05:00This one also has a western flavor -- I named it Sunrise. Lynn also "bought" this one!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-71380571817337701712007-11-15T23:32:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:53.891-05:00This fabric landscape is Turquoise Mountain which is one I just "sold" to Lynn. It has quite a bit of stitching as opposed to the preceeding ones.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-20510177155863046192007-10-17T09:00:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:54.040-05:00Fabric postcard for dear friend Linda's birthday Oct. 15 -- she has three furry creatures and they are luck to have a home with Linda.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-39742582809586239392007-10-17T08:57:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:54.391-05:00Fabric made for dear friend Betty's birthday on Oct. 7 -- cheater fabric, decorative stitching and charms.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-32326863389989339512007-09-30T11:18:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:54.592-05:00A fabric post card I made and sent to dear, special friend Lin. Happy Happy Day Lin and many many more to come.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-17954272395125871112007-09-24T07:13:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:54.701-05:00This is a fabric postcard I made for my friend Pat's recent birthday -- cheater fabric, printed ribbon, and glitter glue on the candle flames.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-24184344438231896962007-09-24T07:10:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:28:54.948-05:00I made this little fabric ATC for my friend Pat as a thank you for a Michael's "family" coupon which I made good use of last week! Thanks again Pat!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-54358290069253001092007-09-20T18:04:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:55.270-05:00And one for ME! This started out as a collage card a long time ago and I recently added a peacock feather, a tiny feather, and an arrow-head shaped mini stone, then put it all in a shadow box frame. It will hang it over a bookcase -- the top of which is covered with various cats and through which my little cat Lindy likes to weave on soft paws, miraculously never knocking any of the inanimate Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-21891660349873184882007-09-19T16:16:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:55.432-05:00Some very very sad new today. One of my favorite artists, Laurel Burch, has died at 61. We were born in the same year and when I think of all she accomplished, especially given her health, it makes me ashamed. She is the person who brought me out of my neutral colors into the bright and colorful world she created. She loved all creatures but I, of course, loved her cats best. I am so grateful Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-45765140893388492082007-09-17T09:06:00.001-05:002007-09-17T09:14:22.264-05:00Today's the day! I've opened my new Sales Blog: Close At Hand Arts and Crafts, as well as an Etsy site. The new blog address is: http://www.closeathandart.blogspot.com/ and there's a link to the Etsy site on the new blog. Also, there are direct links to both sites on the right, on this site, under Favorite Blogs and Sites.Any and all critiques are welcome. Thanks!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-60908850251504836702007-09-13T10:45:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:55.669-05:00This fabric postcard and envelope is for dear friend Brenna -- a thank you for her kindness. The envelope is made from a vintage handerchief.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-31759724453676717492007-09-11T15:33:00.002-05:002008-12-13T00:28:55.840-05:00Equal time for "dog persons." I have now added this photo to my profile so that you will all know that, while I have only cats now, I did grow up with both dogs and cats around, starting from an early age! And would love to have a dog again some day but the resident cats don't agree so memories will have to suffice!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-20975322456746170732007-09-09T15:01:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:28:55.978-05:00Nothing new to post today so I have posted the three fiber necklaces I made for ME last fall. This is my favorite and although it's too hot to wear in the summer, I love these colors together and always find something springy to wear it with on cooler days. A close up of the "dangle" part is shown below. I made the necklace part on a little Clover tool -- they are so quick and easy and so much Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-4129262672310468162007-09-09T14:59:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:02.977-05:00Here is a closeup of the "dangle" part of the necklace. I love sewing these. I sew and sew and sew, adding bits and pieces of all kinds of things until it just knows that it's done!! I added one of my ribbon beads to the top.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-39236373317571677692007-09-09T14:56:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:03.154-05:00My second keeper! I made this one with 5 fibers so it is quite thick -- I wear it only in the winter! To make the attachment, I started another "rope" and then just lifted it off the Clover tool before it went down into the tube and then attached it to the rope with a few hand stitches. Then I attached a couple of my ribbon beads. Again, click on it to get the full effect.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-47679639128011758282007-09-09T14:53:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:03.548-05:00Another keeper!This necklace I made using a 2x2" tile. Dear Friend Gina taught our stamp group to make the tiles using reinkers, rubbing alcohol, and gold pens. She then finished them for us with a heavy duty sealant. Click on it to get the full effect of the tile.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-15023082417587542092007-09-08T21:20:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:03.885-05:00 I've been playing with my felting machine again and while I started with a definite idea about what I wanted to create, this piece took on a life of its own. It was intended to be another sky piece but several layers later, it became Clouds. I've always loved watching clouds, the sky, and especially sunsets (and the occasional sunrise but I am no longer a morning person and was never a "sunrise Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-42940059189151453672007-09-05T16:14:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:04.373-05:00Now that it's delivered (late) I can show this felted postcard I made for Claire's birthday. I started with a piece of felted navy wool and a used dryer sheet. I machine felted on both sides until I had a cloud-like look to the front. Then I added a small piece of cotton orange and yellow sky fabric and felted it front and back. Then I added fine shreds of wool roving and felted lightly on top Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-40188787166070185362007-09-05T16:11:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:04.664-05:00Finally remembered to photograph my last impressionist oil, done while I was taking lessons from Jon. It's taken from a Wolf Kahn painting of Vermont trees. Kahn uses vibrant colors, not always seen in nature!!!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-85418018261737959022007-09-04T11:36:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:04.986-05:00Even though the weather here continues to be unseasonably hot, I am staying in the air conditioning, finishing up some odds and ends, working on my to do list (which thankfully is mostly creative endeavors this week) and posting some old and new art. Can you tell I'm really pining for fall??? This is a watercolor I started while still taking classes from Bill and I had a few bits here and there Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-22970348330574324562007-09-03T12:03:00.000-05:002007-09-03T12:07:14.496-05:00For cat lovers, I've added a new link for Studio Kat Designs. I have bought patterns from this site but I just love browsing her cat files. Today's Jeter and Joba is precious -- great pics and great captions. When you click on the link and look at that, afterward click on the two sidebars: Kitty Central, and Cat Tails -- lots more pics to make you ooh and ahh. And by the way, she has some pretty Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-35867253618353639032007-09-03T11:22:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:05.292-05:00This is a recent "playing around" that I did. I splashed water colores on a piece of heavy water color paper then stamped in black permanent ink, cut the eye from an old stamp catalog, then added a piece of thin vellum on top with brads. Last I stamped See on the vellum. It's too large to be called a card and I don't want to frame it as it will not allow the vellum to be lifted so it's just Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-43232108122740482542007-09-03T11:15:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:05.481-05:00More "older" pieces. This is an oil painting I did while taking lessons from Bill Tippie. I wanted to use this frame but forgot to take it with me so ended up a bit short!!! I have intended to get a mat cut but now am wondering about doing something creative around the edges -- like painting bits of this and that. Any ideas?Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-43843889281349631112007-09-02T10:07:00.000-05:002007-09-02T10:08:02.051-05:00A few more of my not so recent endeavors. I will get caught up eventually. Creating or blogging; blogging or creating -- there are just too many things to do and so little time!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-7954188568221754932007-09-02T10:02:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:05.839-05:00A dandylion day (from a Rod McKuen poem). My oil painting after Sabra Field's wonderful print of a Vermont summer day. I painted this "flat" as with acrylics to more closely match the print. See details below.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-69403756899905696942007-09-02T09:48:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:05.988-05:00You can take the girl out of the country but you can't take the country out of the girl. I grew up in Vermont but was "transplanted" to Kentucky when I was 19. I have always missed the land though -- especially the fall foliage and the mountains. One of my favorite Vermont artists is Sabra Field. She designed a poster and a postage stamp in l991 for Vermont's 200th anniversary. It features many Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-66424803411949150552007-09-02T08:59:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:06.202-05:00My Collage Paws calling card. The paw is two separate die cuts (Accu-cut dies) and then I cut out pieces of my handmade or hand deorated papers and placed them between the two layers of paws. Then I stamped my information on the back side. Each one comes out different because of the papers I choose. Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-71132850063534640532007-09-02T08:55:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:06.404-05:00On the bottom right is my Collage Paws calling card which was published in Stamper's Sampler last year.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-18279564339782301652007-09-02T08:51:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:06.880-05:00Here are three of my stitched postcards. These are watercolor backgrounds on heavy watercolor paper, then stitched on my old Singer Athena 2000. One has an embellishment. These are so rexlaxing and fun to do.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-8693983282308178382007-09-01T17:09:00.000-05:002007-09-01T17:13:17.234-05:00I've uploaded today a lot of my older creations so that I can have them listed under the "Labels" on the right -- a record for me -- and it also allows you to just look at one or two topics if you wish!More ATCs to come and hopefully pictures of my handmade books.Thanks for looking and comments AND critiques are always welcome.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-51418549226210617562007-09-01T17:03:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:07.411-05:00My KleeKat -- drawn with pencil and then watercolored.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-65736480161983112282007-09-01T16:49:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:07.590-05:00Fiber necklace for good friend Linda.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-49864077905212905582007-09-01T16:48:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:07.799-05:00Another fiber necklace with a handmade acrylic-like cat. I didn't make the cat but it was hand made.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-34700695059239211882007-09-01T16:41:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:07.963-05:00A fabric collage I made for my dear friend Lin -- a while back -- fabric and mixed media.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-3701461539134967112007-09-01T16:35:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:08.238-05:00A paper sculpted heart I made in a class -- as bad as this one is, all the others I tried were worse!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-82464666276652484092007-09-01T15:10:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:08.551-05:00Fabric ATC for Janet.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-43986647393312078252007-09-01T15:07:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:08.913-05:00Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-29303012739154905142007-09-01T15:06:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:09.147-05:00A fabric ATC (2.5 x 3.5") sent in to Quilting Arts fabric ATC challenge.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-68283648851822632262007-09-01T15:03:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:09.344-05:00This postcard is rubber stamping on Lutradur and was entered in a Quilting Arts challenge. It also has some angelina fibers and a bit of added color with markers. Definitely need a lot of practice with this!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-31095042342858532412007-09-01T15:00:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:09.584-05:00This is the very first fabric landscape I made -- started in a class and finished at home. These are SO much fun. It's a little hard to see the details because of the glass but if you click on the image you can get the detail.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-83012620053659231362007-09-01T14:37:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:09.889-05:00I was supposed to do my portrait in fabric but just couldn't decide what to do so did this instead.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-69670739844577072802007-09-01T14:31:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:10.080-05:00Samples of some of my very early papermaking attempts.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-24905132359924134752007-09-01T14:29:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:10.320-05:00Second attempt - marbled paper.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-31369566540777234182007-09-01T14:28:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:10.598-05:00My very first marbled sheet -- I have a long way to go.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-51964452157902807022007-09-01T14:24:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:11.380-05:00Mosaics made with black mat-board (a bit thicker than the usual and black all the way through) topped with bits and pieces of left-over and altered heavy water-color paper. Used for little book covers.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-81187801854173956782007-09-01T14:21:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:11.644-05:00My first "flat person" -- a paper doll -- Paula Best stamp. More to come!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-76161036570188647742007-09-01T14:19:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:11.826-05:00My first attempt at torn paper landscape. I used all handmade papers, some mine, some purchased.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-60388166965022766342007-08-29T09:58:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:12.029-05:00This is my first felting attempt with the Pfaff 350. I started with a very dark red and green wool plain, matching solid red and solid green, yellow polyester felt, and then added bits of fibers. With the 90-100 degree days we've been having this month, I call this: Pining for Fall! I trimmed it to postcard size but will just put this in a book of samples. I had a tough time adjusting to using a Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-65242180175087811582007-08-28T10:30:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:12.264-05:00No art this morning but just had to share our experience from 5:05 to 6:30 a.m. this morning. I set the alarm for 5:00 and DH and I went outside and watched the total lunar eclipse. It had just started to darken from the top of the moon -- which was a full bright moon -- gorgeous. We looked through a sort of telescope and were able to see it in all it's glory but it was also an awesome site to Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-55663914299353784552007-08-26T23:33:00.001-05:002007-08-26T23:40:43.435-05:00I've added a lot of things I've recently made to my blog in the last few days. I would like to begin selling things from my blog so that I can give buyers a better price. It will also save me on consignment and booth fees, gasoline and delivery time. I will always mail the most economical way possible and I do not charge for packaging and handling -- only actual postage fees. If you see anything Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-74871650396430580512007-08-26T23:28:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:12.848-05:00I have made a stack of these recently, in various colors. Inside is a flat measuring tape purchased at Joanne's. I also have a few of these I can make up and sell.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-75277157263817922292007-08-26T23:23:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:13.065-05:00The town of Winchester, KY had a Red Hat convention this past weekend. Because that's where my little sales booth is, I made some Red Hat Cards. Their theme this year was cowgirls. I didn't have time to make all the different cards I would have liked to. The Wanted text and stars are Stampin' Up stamps and The Red Hat Gang text is a public domain font which I altered to match the Wanted stamp -- Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-8002707589580489732007-08-26T23:21:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:13.388-05:00This is the wording I wrote for the inside of the Red Hat Gang card. I altered a public domain font to look like an old western wanted poster.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-56532511142844749702007-08-26T23:19:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:13.662-05:00These were note cards I made for the red hatters, blank inside. I can make any number of these you might wish to buy! An envelope is supplied.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-88821937595935563572007-08-26T23:16:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:13.928-05:00The third card I made for the Red Hat convention sale. The bracelet is removable and a message for any occasion can be written inside. I only had three bracelets so will not be able to repeat these cards.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-32291627904488511852007-08-26T22:28:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:14.365-05:00Another of my playful cats -- this one hangs in my bathroom which is decorated in a cat theme. I have a very hefty cat named Muffin who has grown too lazy to play so this was a fitting "portrait."Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-44241665407234419682007-08-26T22:15:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:14.734-05:00I have some beautiful marbled paper that I bought from a very talented gal (Pat K. Thomas) who taught a group of us marbling last fall. I inserted these into two checkbook covers. The first one has a piece of embossed and stamped cardstock -- made by adhering several layers of extra thick embossing power and then stamping into it while still hot with gold metallic ink. These are currently in my Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-79318313308572692002007-08-26T22:08:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:14.904-05:00This was such fun. I used a piece of glossy black cardstock with metallic alcohol inks and then sprayed with rubbing alcohol. Gina Burns taught our stamp group this technique. It lingered in my box for several months until I remembered the woven metallic paper I bought at Marco Papers. I added several metallic paper strips, embellishments and a black and gold hand made paper and then added my Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-49002171882639916152007-08-26T21:58:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:15.239-05:00When I was taking water color lessons from Bill Tippie, he suggested we try something new and we painted 3 or 4 whimsical cats. Mary, at the Damselfly shop, loved this one and has it in her shop to sell.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-89851925010442007922007-08-26T21:53:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:15.519-05:00This was a mat and frame I bought originally to cross-stitch an apple and wording beneath.Well, a few years later, I am not into Iris folding and so made the folded apple and then stamped the apple stamp in the bottom cutout. This one is also in my booth for sale.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-16709312655258162822007-08-26T21:47:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:15.805-05:00This collage looks a bit darker than it really is. I started this in a class by Mary Jo McGray. It was fabulous. We used a vintage image and beeswax and then stamped into the warm beeswax with rubber stamps. I added the piece of handmade paper over wire screen at the bottom and the word embellishment at the top(The Good Old Days) and found this frame that fit perfectly. This one is in my booth Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-88699094128511209332007-08-26T19:50:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:16.185-05:00I needed to do something lighthearted one day so decided to start with a piece from a playful Bill Tippie watercolor experiment, I added a bit more color here and there, sewed a couple of bring fabric scraps to the wc paper, then sewed a piece of fabric over heavy wc paper and attached a fabric hook which doesn't show in the picture above. Then I sewed some fabric scraps to the bottom, added Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-45955104733327085752007-08-26T19:46:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:16.558-05:00I don't usually like leaves that are non-leaf colors but when I did this monoprint, I decided I liked it enough to keep and frame. Who says there can't be blue leaves!!!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-70634738746115511662007-08-26T08:40:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:17.085-05:00I made this monoprint in a class -- my first -- and have it in my booth for sale. I'd love to do more of these and have been reading about how to do them "at home" without a big press.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-41937536088456345732007-08-26T08:38:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:17.336-05:00This is another mono print I made and framed and have in my booth for sale -- my first time making monoprints and it was such fun!Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-80736138540828349952007-08-25T22:54:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:17.497-05:00Sorry I cut the edges of the frame off on this one. The frame is a beautiful dark wood with black and gold . I started with a handmade piece of black and gold heavy "crumpled" paper, added a partial piece of a watercolor painting by Bill Tippie (who taught me to paint), and I added various embellishments as well as some strips of Laurel Burch fabric selvages and a fussy cut of one of her fabric Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-80061051633980959972007-08-25T22:52:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:17.857-05:00This is probably my smallest fabric collage to date -- Laurel Burch fabrics and other Egyptian fabrics. This one is in my booth for sale.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-77024918388593865972007-08-25T22:49:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:18.030-05:00Another tiny fabric landscape -- simple with no decorative stitching. This one is at the Damselfly shop.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-32722177485503094072007-08-25T22:34:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:18.451-05:00I just love creating small fabric landscapes. This one is 5x7" and often I choose the frame and then make match the fabrics to it -- I am definitely a "color" mood person. The fun thing about this one is that I used the same fabric for the 1st and last mountain ranges -- I just turned it sideways and there were yellow and green streaks in it that weren't in the upper piece. I really like working Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-29277716439755315392007-08-25T22:14:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:18.678-05:00I love working small and I believe this is the smallest fabric landscape I've made except for the fabric postcards. Sometimes I leave them very plan, no top or decorative stitching, and when I do I always put glass over them. Some people like them plain, others like a lot of stitching -- different strokes! This one is for sale in my booth.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-23469480244067218062007-08-25T22:09:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:18.879-05:00This mixed media piece was a lot of fun. I combined both Sherrill Kahn and Laurel Burch fabrics -- my two favorites and added ear rings from yard sales, fibers, and the rubber stamped and embossed wording. This one is at the Damselfly shop.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-22257070791561179432007-08-25T22:07:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:19.108-05:00This is a 4x6 fabric landscape. For some reason I am drawn to the Southwest although I've spent only a few days in Arizona. The colors just speak to me. This one is for sale in my booth.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-10724093145803651192007-08-25T22:03:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:19.631-05:00For this fabric collage I started with an antique looking piece of fabric, a very deep polished wood frame, part of a vintage table napkin and pieces cut from a crocheted piece. This one is in the Damselfy shop.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-12266469362325300392007-08-25T22:00:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:19.867-05:00This little fabric collage came together because of the colors on the frame, the fabric and in the hand crocheted piece. When you lift the crocheted piece you see fairies delineated by top stitching. This one is in my booth.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-86149151722316662682007-08-25T21:58:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:20.158-05:00Sometimes I use a "barely visible" frame and sometimes a "larger than life" frame for my projects. I wanted this one to feel like one was looking deep into the Southwestern dessert and to the mountains beyond. This is one of the fabric landscapes I have for sale in my booth.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-41749802017292559672007-08-25T18:20:00.002-05:002008-12-13T00:29:20.679-05:00This was a fun collage I recently sold. I started with an easel back (the kind that are in the back of an 8x10 phtoto frame). I had a couple of extras from when I was into picture framing. I wrapped it with a piece of fabric -- an already collaged print(!). On top I layered a painting I'd done at a class in NC. To it I sewed pieces of fabric, mesh, and a hand made and painted clay heart with the Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-46999178267640582142007-08-25T16:23:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:20.898-05:00I love to do collages -- sometimes simple, sometimes "messy!" I had a gorgeous piece of background paper with Asian designs and soft silky threads to it and added a card containing a happi coat and a kimmono which I folded from flowered papers; then I added a cancelled Asian stamp, a metal Asian scent bookmark, and some gold colored coins and charms. This and the one below it are all in my littleLorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-2258495454313981782007-08-25T16:21:00.001-05:002008-12-13T00:29:21.188-05:00Another version of the Asian collage -- mixed media -- primarily blues and golds.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33016563.post-51140546682079223222007-08-25T16:04:00.000-05:002008-12-13T00:29:21.449-05:00All the following postcards (August) were made to sell in a gorgeous shop in Midway, KY.The Damselfy had beautiful handmade items that put mine to shame -- but I had to start somewhere!This fabric postcard is made from a scrap from my friend Janet's scrap bags (gratefully accepted by me). I mounted it on a green background and stitched around it. The cardstock sticker said it all -- but he/she Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382457850595765300noreply@blogger.com1