Follow the Fabric Box Tutorial! Piece a Summer Blooms Quilt! Make a Weaving Loom and Woven Mat! Hand Stitch a Pretty Posey Pincushion! Crochet Wedding Ring Placemats! Sew a Vintage-Inspired Dinner Roll Holder! Make a Reversible Bag! PLUS. . . Recipes, Jokes, Art, Design & Memories!

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DON’T MISS A THING, MISS THANG!

NEW JERSEY

I will be presenting the Slow Stitching Movement lecture, LIVE, on Friday, October 17, 2014, for the Hunterdon County Quilting Guild in Readington, New Jersey at 9:30 AM (refreshments will be served). Here’s the address: Readington Reformed Church; 124 Readington Road; Readington, NJ. (between White House Station and Flemington)

YOKE DU YOUR 

A guy goes to pick up his date for the evening. She’s not ready yet, so he has to sit in the living room with her parents. He has a bad case of gas and really needs to relieve some pressure.
Then, the family dog jumps up on the couch next to him. He decides that he can let a little gas out and if anyone notices they will think that the dog did it.
He toots, and the woman yells, “Spot, get down from there.”
The guy thinks, “Great, they think the dog did it.” He releases another little toot, and the woman again yells for the dog to get down.
This goes on for a couple more toots.
Finally the woman yells, “Dammit Spot, get down before he poops on you!”

 

ARTspiration

Artists or art that turns me on and feeds my muse! Like it or dislike it, what about this art inspires your own art or creativity?  This oil on canvas piece is called, Drawings in Mirror, by artist, Stewart MacFarlane. 

DESIGNspiration

Look around you. Design is everywhere! How can you incorporate the beauty that surrounds you into your art or craft?  I am so inspired by the imperfection of this perfectly handblown glass bowl. 

IDEA I LOVE

Use a craft store or old picture frame to craft your own weaving loom!  Christmas & Hanukkah  gifts, here we come!  Start here:

 http://emusing-emma.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/weaving-loom-and-woven-mat.html

 

 

GARDENspiration

How can you incorporate the beauty and design of this garden into your own art and craft? One of the best things to see in Thailand is the Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden.

 

IDEA I LOVE

 This felt flower pincushion is both pretty and functional and allows you to use your creative muscle for color selection and embellishment acquisition.  Have some fun with this and make bouquets for you and your sewing or quilting buddies.  Here’s how you make them:

 http://www.sewmccool.com/felt-flower-pincushion/

YUMMY DISH!

EASY SLOW COOKER BEEF AND NOODLES

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• stew meat, cubed
• French Onion Soup
• Cream of Celery Soup
• Noodles,Rice or Mashed Potatoes to serve on the side

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE: http://pocketchangegourmet.com/slow-cooker-beef-and-noodles/

IDEA I LOVE

Crochet these vintage wedding rings luncheon placemats!  Too cool:

 http://www.freevintagecrochet.com/placemat-patterns/dmc405/wedding-rings-luncheon-mat-pattern

BREAD!

CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

for the muffins:

1. ll-purpose flour
2. light brown sugar
3. baking powder
4. ground cinnamon
5. baking soda
6. salt
7. milk
8. vanilla extract
9. Vgetable or canola oil
10. eggs

for the crumb topping:

1. granulated sugar
2. light brown sugar
3. cinnamon
4. salt
5. unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly
6. all-purpose flour

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE:  http://www.crunchycreamysweet.com/2014/05/17/cinnamon-coffee-cake-muffins-recipe/

SO DRINK, CHUG-A-LUG CHUG-A-LUG 

GINGER TEA LATTE

INGREDIENTS

For the Ginger Syrup:

• water
• cane sugar
• fresh ginger

For the Latte:

• ginger syrup
• plain almond milk
• Optional: ginger tea | ginger powder or cinnamon (or other spices) for topping

FOR THE FULL RECIPE VISIT:   http://minimalistbaker.com/3-ingredient-ginger-latte/

 

WORDS TO LIVE BY

 

IDEA I LOVE

 

With the “foodie” holidays on the way, you might want to take some of your stash favorite fabrics to make this vintage-inspired dinner roll holder.  In my family, I’d need one for each guest.  Why not match your table runner and placemats with your dinner roll holder?   Start here:

http://gingercake.typepad.com/files/vintage-inspired-dinner-roll-holder.pdf 

MEMBA?

When living rooms looked like this. Oh dear . . . that lamp gives me bad dreams, but I would LOVE to make a rug like this!

 

THIS INSPIRES ME . . . 

 

A stunning gown made of recycled shirt collars by Junky Styling. Picture taken at Ethical Fashion Forum booth, London Clothes Show.

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IDEA I LOVE!

 

 

This bag is amazingly easy to make and a project on my bucket list.  I have some ideas.  How about embroidering your life story on the bag?  Check out the pattern:

http://verypurpleperson.com/2010/04/making-reversible-bag/

 

DESSERT!

SPARKLING CANDY CORN COOKIES 

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Butter, 

sugar

Egg

orange juice

freshly grated orange zest

salt

flour

baking soda

 Orange paste or gel food color 

 Yellow paste or gel food color
sugar

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE: http://www.landolakes.com/recipe/1542/sparkling-candy-corn-cookies?utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=halloween14&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sparklingcandycorn&pp=0

PATCHWORK, BABY!

 

Who cares if this pattern is called, Summer Bloom.  I still like it.  Of course, the magic of this patchwork is FLORALS. Take that solid, graphic, computer generated fabric lines!  Humph!  Here’s the pattern:

http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/summer_bloom/ 

 

SHOEspiration

Christian Louboutin’s Mumbai and Bollywood range has launched to a flurry of excitement.  $1,279.00

MUST HAVE

Cleanse and purify with the Amazing Humidifier from Satechi.

This portable device is USB-powered and works to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria from the air.

Simply attach this little device to the top of your bottled water and watch as your oxygen becomes richer and cleaner.  $27.99

http://www.opensky.com/satechi/product/satechi-usb-portable-humidifier-v-3-mini?osky_origin=google&osky_source=pla&gclid=CJPBuuKzmcECFRJp7Aod2CcAyw

 

IDEA I LOVE!

 

 

Sew a bunch of fabric boxes.  Easy and perfect for your quilting or sewing retreats.  Check it out:

 http://seaside-stitches.blogspot.ca/2013/03/fabric-box-tutorial.html

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