A Prayer to Remember:
Dear God,
So far today, God, I've done all right.
I haven't gossiped, I haven't even lost my temper.
I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or overindulgent.
I'm very thankful for that.
But in a few minutes, God, I'm going to get out of bed;
And from then on, I'm probably Going to need a lot more help!
Amen.
Crafters 10 Commandments.
Thou shall complete each project begun.
Thou shall not tackle projects too big or complicated.
Thou shall experiment freely with many techniques, craft supplies and tools.
Thou shall prewash all fabrics and trims.
Thou shalt care for thy tools being careful to put them away when finished.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors talents, supplies, accessories or fabric
stash.
Thou shalt remember to break for food, sleep and personal hygiene.
Thou shall take a break when stressed.
Thou shalt not point out project flaws when complimented.
Thou shall give all glory to God, provider of all your talents.
Make a beaded tree craft6.htm
Christmas tree earrings http://members.tripod.com/~Shefog/CrochetWorkroom/9.html
Beaded Christmas ornament http://members.tripod.com/~kMoonstone/sornament.htm
Want to make your own bead patterns? http://easybeadpatterns.com/index.php
A great polymer clay site with ornaments http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/pcc/ornament.html
Make a clay angel clause http://www.sculpey.com/Projects/projects_AngelClaus.htm
Net around an ornament http://www.rubysbeadwork.com/RedOrnament.html
Lots of free patterns http://beadwork.about.com/
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9555/ Free beading information
Suzanne Cooper has the most extensive and easy to understand instructions for the different types of Peyote stitch. After printing out the instructions, be sure to visit her patterns page and pick up some wonderful designs to try you newly acquired skills on http://www.suzannecooper.com/classroom/classmain.html
Ok, so it's not beadwork, but it's just as beautiful. It's quillwork and if there was ever inspiration for that want, this is it!
http://www.povn.com/rock/gQuill.html
The beading banshee Mary http://www.beadingbanshee.com/free/dutch-variation.html
Online needleweaving classes http://www.enchantedfantasies.com/Needleweaver.html
Lots of patterns, templates and graph paper. http://home.flash.net/~mjtafoya/patterns.htm
Artist Highlight Rose RushBrooke
Fractal Quilt artist
Caribbean Pepperpot
Rose was born in London, England. Got the traveling bug in her thirties and
eventually settled in the Caribbean island of Antigua. For ten years she made her
living as a professional artist. She met an American got married and moved
to Virginia, USA where they now live.
On arrival she knew no-one so joined a quilter's guild where her first quilted pot holder was born! Loved fabric and stopped painting and started making quilts. She stopped making traditional quilts and started making art quilts, and now concentrates on exploring the infinite abstractions that can be created from fractal designs. She uses both
hand dyed and quilter's printed cotton along with beads, novelty threads, natural and manmade fibers and anything else she can lay my hands on to make her fractal art quilts. She exhibits in galleries, museums and quilt shows in both the USA and the UK and is represented by two galleries
She needed a chatelaine for my thimble so she started designing little knitted beaded amulet bags. People now buy them not just for thimbles but as jewelry. She needed particular colors for her artwork so she started dyeing her own fabrics. That led to dyeing silk scarves as a side line. Found certain quilting notions that she particularly loved so started she selling them from her website.
She says "If you are a wannabe quilter then join a guild. Every member knows something
about quilting techniques that they are dying to impart. Then find out which are the best books on the basics of quilting and read them. Go buy some quilters cotton and start cutting it up into little pieces and joining it back together. Amazing how addictive it can be! Then become very inventive with stories you tell your husband about why you spend so much money on your fabric stash."
Her favorite creation is always the one she is working on. Right now that
happens to be a piece called Lydia -
http://www.roserushbrooke.com/wlydia.html which will be part of a traveling exhibition and book called Women of Biblical Proportion.
For those who want to know more about fractals here are some interesting
links:
The Infinite Fractal Loop - http://www.fractalus.com/ifl/ a gateway to further fractal resources.
Fractal Forge - http://sourceforge.net/projects/fractalforge/ one of the free fractal software programs that I use.
Fractivity by Janet Parke - http://www.parkenet.org/jp/fractvty.htm one of the many extraordinary digital galleries on the Internet that explores fractals.
Rose Rushbrooke
Aldie, Virginia
Fractal Art Quilts
http://www.roserushbrooke.com
Be sure to read to the very end!!!
Written by Andy Rooney, a man who has the gift of saying so much with so few words. Enjoy.......
I've learned....That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
I've learned....That just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day.
I've learned....That being kind is more important than being right.
I've learned....That you should never say no to a gift from a child.
I've learned....That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.
I've learned....That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I've learned....That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
I've learned....That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
I've learned....That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I've learned....That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
I've learned....That money doesn't buy class.
I've learned....That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I've learned...That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I've learned....That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?
I've learned....That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned....That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
I've learned....That love, not time, heals all wounds.
I've learned....That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with
people smarter than I am.
I've learned....That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I've learned....That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
I've learned....That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
I've learned....That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
I've learned....That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned....That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
I've learned....That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
I've learned....That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
I've learned....That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
I've learned ...That it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.
I've learned....That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
