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penny candy: December 2013
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Monday, December 23, 2013. I don't know if they're actually worth anything.I just thought they were cute. Too bad they didn't continue the promotion this year, or I might have wandered into the store! Thursday, December 19, 2013. TBT: 50 Quick and Easy Bazaar Best Sellers! Included in the September, 1980, issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Was a section featuring 50 craft items you could make to give as gifts or sell at craft bazaars. Remember when they were called "Bazaars"? I'll let you be the judge!
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penny candy: August 2013
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Thursday, August 22, 2013. I'm On the Case! Wow It has been soooo long since I last posted. I have been on the down-low with social media lately because of two huge projects going on in the background. Of course I can't describe them in detail, but will post some sneak peeks on Facebook in the coming days. Meanwhile, I put together a design for the latest Spoonflower. Contest. "What's this week's theme? You can vote for as many designs as you like by clicking here. And thanks in advance! Im On the Case!
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penny candy: November 2014
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Friday, November 21, 2014. Color Plates: The Original Infographics. My visit to the thrift store last week was not only an opportunity to play hooky, but it yielded a few awesome thrift scores, including a near-complete set of 1923 reference books. Each volume in the Home and School Reference Work: A Library of Practical, Authoritative Information Drawn from Every Department of Human Knowledge. Friday, November 14, 2014. Found Thrift Store Patterns. Color Plates: The Original Infographics.
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penny candy: August 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014. How to Make a Coin Purse:. In my last post. Has it been almost a month? I showed a couple coin purses I had found in my studio- remnants of my original penny candy plans. I mentioned offering a free tutorial for making the purses, and here it is! Finished purse. I used my Fremont (Night). Pattern printed on Kona Cotton for the exterior, and my Three Coins. Pattern printed on Kona Cotton for the interior. Both are from my new Olympic Manor. 1) fat quarter cotton fabric for lining.
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penny candy: March 2014
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Monday, March 10, 2014. The UPPERCASE Magazine Surface Pattern Design Guide. I'm so thrilled to announce that my work will be featured in the UPPERCASE Magazine Surface Pattern Design Guide. Which will be included in upcoming Issue #21, and also distributed at Surtex. Having been an UPPERCASE subscriber since Issue #3, I can't describe how awesome this feels! If you haven't checked out UPPERCASE. And use the code USPDG2014. Friday, March 7, 2014. Candy Swap: How Sweet It Is! Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane.
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penny candy: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014. 30-day Drawing Challenge Completed! Last month, Spoonflower. Hosted their first Instagram. Drawing challenge, issuing a new "prompt" every other day or so. I thought this would be a great way to get back to working by hand, and I loved it. Here were my entries. You can view all of the entries on Instagram using the hashtag #spoonchallenge. Can't wait for the next one! Prompt 1: Cactus and Prompt 2: Mountain (both marker). 30-day Drawing Challenge Completed!
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penny candy: February 2014
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Making the Cut.or Not. Basically the small print claimed ModCloth would obtain sole ownership of all submitted designs, not just the winning pattern. Thus, not wanting to relinquish all rights to patterns I could otherwise use, I decided not to enter. But I love the mockups, so I thought I'd share them anyway. Thursday, February 13, 2014. TBT: '80s Pillow to Your Heart. These fancy little pillows are courtesy of a 1984 issue of the German magazine Brigitte.
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penny candy: 2nd Annual Bizarre Bazaar: Holiday Craft Ideas That Are(n't) So Retro
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Thursday, December 11, 2014. 2nd Annual Bizarre Bazaar: Holiday Craft Ideas That Are(n't) So Retro. It's Christmas Craft Roundup time again! Good Housekeeping Needlecraft (Fall-Winter 1972-73). While I'm not a fan of the crocheted sweater, the pattern and color combos of appliquéd flowers on these "Nosegay Sweaters" is nice. The Hamburger Hassock uses 'suede-look' vinyl for the buns, corduroy for the meat patty, and shiny vinyl for the lettuce, tomato, and ketchup. Family Circle Christmas Helps (1975).
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penny candy: October 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014. Spooky Vintage Halloween Polaroids. This tiny Polaroid Land Camera album has been tucked in a cabinet for a long, long time. Finding it again was like finding money in an old jacket pocket! These pictures may have been taken in 1962, a guess on my part, based on its design, and because the number '62' is written on the cover. They are shown below at actual size, and in the order in which they appear in the album. Enjoy, and have a Happy Halloween! Thursday, October 30, 2014.
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penny candy: January 2014
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Friday, January 31, 2014. Playin' with the Queen of Hearts. This week I made my first little Flipagram. Animation for my Instagram. Feed, showing the designs in my new Queen of Hearts collection. I'm trying to focus for awhile on making smaller prints, which I'm hoping could be useful for a larger variety of projects. Let me know what you think! The collection is available on fabric, wallpaper, decals and gift wrap from Spoonflower. And totes, pillows, cards, and iPhone cases in my Society6. Left page: f...
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