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Sun Prints on Fabric

Sun Prints on Fabric

Before the summer is gone, I’ve really got to try some sun printing (a.k.a sun painting or sun dyeing) some fabric. Mary Emma Allen (Quilting and Patchwork at b5media) put me on to this art / craft — a traditional technique, but new to me — when she mentioned that her daughter (Beth Mastin of [...]

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Something to Do – Storm Day Fun for Kids

Something to Do - Storm Day Fun for Kids

The “storm days” of my own childhood came to mind, reading what the Frugal Duchess says about Low-Tech/No-Tech Fun for Kids. Oh, those longed-for storm days! When we woke on a winter morning to find a white-out of snow, when school was cancelled and a whole day of liberty stretched ahead — albeit a day, [...]

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Painting a Victorian Church Birdhouse

Painting a Victorian Church Birdhouse

Okay, now I may be just bragging: Look, Ma, I painted this cute little birdhouse all by myself! This church-shaped birdhouse was a gift for an elderly friend, made following a pattern in Making & Painting Victorian Birdhouses, which I picked up for $5 last year, during an excellent Amazon sale. My friend’s son did [...]

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