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dear diary: part 10 – spherey good indeed

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16/01/20
One of the blogs I follow is Ann Woods Handmade , and I really enjoyed this post last January full of ideas for using up fabric scraps
https://www.annwoodhandmade.com/the-2019-annual-scrap-festival-10-ideas-for-your-scraps/
I was interested to see that she posted a follow up this week.… Read the rest

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dear diary: part 9 – post haste

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27/01/20
I sent this postcard for a swap on the theme of “Yellow and Orange” and it has arrived with it’s recipient. Note the letterbox stamps, swanky, eh?

Here’s another swap I did, the theme was “Sender’s Choice”, I made it using recycled packaging , old stamps, a photo from a photo book, and some doodling.… Read the rest

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dear diary: part 7

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15/01/20
I took part in a Swapbot swap on the theme of “Doodle Bombed”, I sent this one..

and I received this one from Inge in Belgium.

I posted my card on Instagram and added the hashtag #doodlebomb , then I clicked on it and found lots of interesting stuff, including this site
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dear diary : part 6 – I’m stumped

14/01/20
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I’m taking part in a collaborative textile art project in which 12 of us contribute to 12 cube templates which will eventually become 3D cubes. Last night I started on my second cube template, you can see the first one here.… Read the rest

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dear diary : part 5

07/01/20
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Someone in a Facebook group said “Have you heard of “Mail Me Some Art” ?” and I had not, but I have now.
They have a blog
I signed up for it and have joined in my first swap which is on the theme of “Ascemic Writing” which I knew little about, but learnt from this blogpost
I prepared an A4 sheet of paper by stencilling with acrylic paints, leaving it to dry and then rubbing over it with different coloured inks.… Read the rest

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dear diary, part 3

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17/12/19
I heard today that the postcard I sent to Australia has arrived safely after 2 weeks, always a relief because sending them naked is a bit risky, especially ones like this with loose-ish stitching on them.… Read the rest

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dear diary, part 2…


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11/12/19
A couple of months ago a friend gave me a bag of acrylic shavings which are a waste product of machining mouthpieces for the amazing whistles she makes. You can see them on her website and Facebook
One artist’s trash is another artist’s treasure.… Read the rest