Creative Daily: January 2013

1/30/13

STUDIO ORGANIZATION

This is some of the stash now organized. I have a few more to label. I've already started using the "bits" and these really came in handy. Originally I had thought about getting a cabinet with drawers only and this may be in the future but for now these bins work well. I have restocked my Etsy just in case you would like some colour!

1/28/13

STUDIO ORGANIZATION

This week I'm starting my posts about studio organization. Some of you will remember the post I did about the mega gift of laces and fabric I received from one of my local quilting friends. What a fantastic gift it was! I had been pondering the idea of how I would organize my growing stash of fabric "bits". I do have a storage cabinet that contains much of the fabric I once used for quilting but most of this fabric is either fat quarters or yardage. When we were in the city a couple of weeks back I made a quick stop at Michael's and found these.

They are for scrap booking paper but I think they will work great for fabric scraps. They are clear which means I can "see" the fabric and they were on sale. Stay tuned for how they look now.

1/25/13

LIFE

A very impromptu photo of the ferry ride home taken through the wind shield. The weather has been cold and clear of late so a good photo op! It has been lovely for daily walks etc. Enjoy your weekend.

1/23/13

ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Thanks to all of you who left such great comments about my icicle. I should have mentioned that the store won first place for the best Christmas window. Of course, we were all delighted to hear this. I am busy in the studio this week with hopefully some photos to share next week. In the interim, another digital creation. On top of the world - a good place to be! Credits

http://tangiebaxter.com/

http://tumblefishstudio.blogspot.com/

1/21/13

ICICLE CHALLENGE

In the fall the quilt store where I teach on occasion put out a challenge to create icicles. There were about twelve of us that participated and the results were fantastic. The theme had many interpretations. Here is the window display.

I decided to do something completely different and created a fiber icicle in whites and silvers. I started with sticky stabilizer that would dissolve once washed. This was layered with bits of wools, snipped fabric scraps, thread bits and cheesecloth. I free motioned stitched over the entire piece which is about 8 feet in length. I then added some glitter and angelina for a bit of bling.