tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76127081609615274262024-03-13T16:23:56.754-07:00Blue Dahlia StudioMixed Media, Paper Arts, Altered ObjectsJody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-2488873448094807812012-11-14T15:30:00.000-08:002012-11-14T15:32:42.867-08:00Etsy site is live!My custom handbags are now for sale on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueDahliaStudio">Etsy</a>.<br />
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Shop name is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueDahliaStudio">BlueDahliaStudio</a><br />
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Thanks for looking!Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-17790287393386240212012-07-29T19:34:00.002-07:002012-07-29T19:34:59.058-07:00Handbags!Been sewing an awful lot, kind of got carried away with the handbags and now its become very clear this muse is powerful (cue angelic chorus here). Will be selling them shortly on Etsy. Need proof I've been spending some quality time at the machine...here it is. <br />
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Finally had to buy a proper rack, as I was starting to trip over them laying all over the studio. Thus far I do not have as many handbags as pairs of shoes but it gives me something to shoot for. <br />
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First two very roomy, last one smaller but plenty of space for all of my <strike>crap</strike> important stuff. All of the bags I make have a concealed zip pocket and at least two other panel pockets on the inside, one of which is made specifically to hold a cell/smartphone. Fabric on the red and black is home dec (red) and vinyl, band is cotton. Blue/brown bag is ultrasuede. Yellow/Black is home dec velvet and vinyl. </div>
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In the garden news I have the Corn Report, planted some for the first time this year, so far so good, there are ears on the plants, Indian Corn on the far corners and a Joe's Gardens variety in the middle. </div>
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I tried to get the cat to pose in the corn with a sign that said "I See Aliens" but he would not cooperate.</div>
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I happen to like corduroy, my husband refuses to wear it, apparently there was some childhood fashion trauma that lingers to this day. I love the feel of the fabric, and its very durable. Philomena the Pfaff (yeah, I named by sewing machine) went through several layers of the corduroy, a layer of interfacing and a layer of thermolam like a dream. <br />
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Spent the morning disassembling 4 men's 100% wool suit jackets I found at a thrift store, wool is spendy in the fabric store and I only need enough for handbags so I spent about $15.00 and got decent size pieces of 4 different patterns, including a yummy ivory. <br />
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Collage is about 12" x 15", got to use some of the decorative stitches on my new Pfaff, it handles specialty thread like a dream. The original idea in my head was much simpler but as always once I get going and there are SHINY THINGS involved it gets busier. You can't just have a couple of sequins you know, they need to be in the company of many friends. <br />
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Next project in the queue, another handbag....hint: Purple wide rib corduroy, green satin brocade and SHINY THINGS. Stay tuned. </div>
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Signed up for the <a href="http://almastoller.blogspot.com/p/register-stitched-workshops-2012.html">STITCHED</a> workshops, several awesome online workshops all together on one site. First one I did was the Fylerion Bag with Sara Lawson, I found this awesome plaid Ultrasuede at Joann's that was perfect for this project. <br />
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The decoration for the flap was a pin I also found at Joann's, it completed the whole Scottish vibe. <br />
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Next up was a bag of my own design with a mixture of home decor fabric and red brocade, the flap is another Ultrasuede. <br />
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Latest project is a clutch inspired by a tutorial on the <a href="http://www.threadsmagazine.com/">THREADS</a> magazine site. My stash includes a lot of yarn/fiber so that along with a couching foot for my machine and some fabric applique produces this fun little number. <br />
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Here is the back showing more couching and applique....<br />
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That concludes the craft portion of this blog, now on to the (much anticipated) Crazy Cat Lady portion. <br />
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Apollo is the Studio Cat, Dana could care less, that 10 feet from the house to the studio is just a tad bit too far from the cat food and her cushy binkie. <br />
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</div>Needless to say my studio comes equipped with a lint roller to get the hair off the fabric, paper, bills and CD's. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-70894403477538721992012-01-07T14:22:00.000-08:002012-01-07T14:22:43.013-08:00Catching up!I did not actually quit blogging....really...life just kind of got in the way. I did do some projects during the interim so at least now I will have plenty of pictures to pick from. Re-organized the studio for the supplies for my latest addiction....sewing. Never had any formal sewing classes and you can't count Home Economics in junior high, the most complex thing I did there was embroider Garfield on a pillow case. Found a really good basic "teach yourself to sew" book and between that and lots of seam ripping I think I am getting into the groove. Love to sew paper and fabric, I took a online class from <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/">Mary Ann Moss</a> called Remains of the Day, using all those bits and pieces from your paper and fabric stash to make a journal. <br />
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Emboldened by my quality time with the sewing machine and an inordinate amount of fabric fondling at Joanne's fabrics I then made this super cute hobo bag from a pattern. Good learning experience since I was working with ultrasuede and it can be a bit of a bear. <br />
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Both side are covered in the fringe, very Roaring 20's, all I need now is sparkly headband and I'm set. <br />
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The holidays were good this year, my Mom came down from northern BC and Gerry's folks were here also, we had a nice rousing game of Mexican Train dominoes on Christmas day, although I may have to take the 5th on whether on not Mom tried to cheat. Got a Nook tablet from Santa and I love it! The problem of finding a place to keep new paperbacks is now solved....the're in the Cloud, not cluttering up my bookcases and headboard. Of course the fact that I can now play Angry Birds on a screen much bigger than my smartphone is a bonus too....and by the way if you want to drive your spouse to the edge of sanity just turn up the volume of Angry Birds, the chirping, bird cheers and pig snorting is guaranteed to get you the hairy eyeball. <br />
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Happy New Year to everyone!Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-62586377368579753582011-06-19T10:21:00.000-07:002011-06-19T10:32:10.616-07:00Remembering my Dad<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My first Father's Day since we lost Dad on November 9, 2010. Missing him while I look at the photo album I put together for his memorial in Dease Lake, B.C., where Mom and Dad homesteaded five acres of property in the 70's and where I grew up. It was a true pioneer story, Dease Lake is a very small town only 100 miles south of the BC/Yukon border, they built a log cabin with trees from that property and over the years they became an integral part of that community. As kids will do I moved away and got married and was only able to see them when we could make the long trek north. Dad loved cars, was a light and heavy duty mechanic and ran a shop on the outskirts of town. His heart was soft when it came to stray animals, there was always a house full of cats and dogs that he had brought home. Some of the best memories are the purple toy tow truck I received as a little girl, fishing trips via helicopter to the lakes out in the mountains, Dad teaching me how to shoot a rifle. He was not a overly emotional man but I do know that he loved me and I will miss him every day. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-12816498887944706312011-05-29T12:11:00.000-07:002011-05-29T12:11:30.797-07:00Angelina Fiber PlayPlayed for a few hours yesterday with Angelina fibers, polyester fibers that can heat bond to themselves producing a sheet of polyester film, also called fantasy film by some. After perusing the ye olde Internet for a while I had come across a product called BoNash bonding power (aka 007), basically fusing medium in a powder form. The nifty thing is you can sprinkle your Angelina pieces with it and then bond them to fabric, netting etc. Here are the basic ingredients of yesterdays work....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Angelina fibers in assorted colors, some are not heat fusible and therefore must be sandwiched between the heat fusible variety, iron, Teflon sheet, and the 007 and a variety of sequins, decorative fibers and fabric. You can embed flat things in the Angelina, hence the sequins and decorative fibers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sheets with inclusions and bonded to fabric or netting....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh735g5yKueReRGcy6ID5MKJtGUuc8gftjKlhr3b3ZidzwdqM6qWw9Sg8n81XccuojzcyoZXdnGd4KiDzanlOQI3nMRgOW6czl9HI1S-kjMwb_0ZaSptdSHqPvGtNfFkED_ms5uOvJHHK/s1600/Angelina+samples+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh735g5yKueReRGcy6ID5MKJtGUuc8gftjKlhr3b3ZidzwdqM6qWw9Sg8n81XccuojzcyoZXdnGd4KiDzanlOQI3nMRgOW6czl9HI1S-kjMwb_0ZaSptdSHqPvGtNfFkED_ms5uOvJHHK/s400/Angelina+samples+006.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sheets not bonded to fabric....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sCDusRDWbYacTB-wgEiHabkItn3A6BnS30k9l3ZvaFqnv11p4SZ8tNqYQyw00xDCcdandSVAvnfA6A6X6NiY194TyaXzaKKBCuP5WY0BveIUnvV4zUd8bEMCQnq0HIR3JF7aDy1ap6dE/s1600/Angelina+samples+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sCDusRDWbYacTB-wgEiHabkItn3A6BnS30k9l3ZvaFqnv11p4SZ8tNqYQyw00xDCcdandSVAvnfA6A6X6NiY194TyaXzaKKBCuP5WY0BveIUnvV4zUd8bEMCQnq0HIR3JF7aDy1ap6dE/s400/Angelina+samples+010.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bonded to some black spider web netting, with sequin inclusions.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GHauV6jtCEMORv10N4kL9a6pFKEhMBAo0CrI45p8hQP_SIpd8a5GP-qWGZOG1rdvgvfLAh_r2QRjq7Z6idx-DEjfz7Gl6UYc2LNWaCcFBAvYziPlDk7JeGQF4WcDeiaYiOjh8tQPeERd/s1600/Angelina+samples+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GHauV6jtCEMORv10N4kL9a6pFKEhMBAo0CrI45p8hQP_SIpd8a5GP-qWGZOG1rdvgvfLAh_r2QRjq7Z6idx-DEjfz7Gl6UYc2LNWaCcFBAvYziPlDk7JeGQF4WcDeiaYiOjh8tQPeERd/s400/Angelina+samples+003.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can stamp the fibers by placing the loose strands on a inked rubber stamp, Teflon sheet over that and then iron. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">These samples will be cut into decorative shapes, edging and embellishments for other projects. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Messed around in the garden this morning, finally got the beans planted and erected the netting over the bed to keep the birds from plucking them from the ground as soon as they come up. The rhubarb is a happy camper right now, probably all of the rain....</div><div align="left"><br />
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And of course Dana wants everyone to know that <em>It's Good To Be A Spoiled Princess</em>.<br />
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</div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-16585307595820680912011-05-21T08:39:00.000-07:002011-05-21T08:39:20.946-07:00Altered File FoldersThe humble manila office folder never looked so good. I took a class from <a href="http://www.maudemay.com/">Maude May</a> at Letters of Joy called Manila Folder Magic. Ever wonder where to put those little bits of important paper, tickets stubs, travel ephemera, recipes, etc.? We created custom folders using letter and legal manila folders, collage ephemera, stamps, fibers, eyelets and decorative paper. It was a blast, no over-analyzing the process, just collaged our way to happiness. Loved this project and have made two more since the class, two are in the pipeline and lots of grandiose ideas for even more elaborate ones with multiple pages and pockets. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the one I did in class, which was only 2 hours, so it was quick and dirty collage, which means no over-thinking the placement of ephemera, great way to get out of your box. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkmMZ2WtqNdUgsD44ocJdQ1GW62k_agwrVUN66giHt-m2UA53l4FgOhb6k5axhJioJuFwXvN_dyxAn3TYJwYSRfXK3IwnPzUvDaqkQrDA70mgVFXx2szuTVFjd5Xa1idkLRHSdO_tDmMx/s1600/Folders+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkmMZ2WtqNdUgsD44ocJdQ1GW62k_agwrVUN66giHt-m2UA53l4FgOhb6k5axhJioJuFwXvN_dyxAn3TYJwYSRfXK3IwnPzUvDaqkQrDA70mgVFXx2szuTVFjd5Xa1idkLRHSdO_tDmMx/s400/Folders+001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H_ie95YAdEwnU4ebwcRHSluXLOFQ62Jbd2DOeksBI_NStkRsUYcx0KP08Dnprhyphenhyphenj0SxHQ1j1p6BNSP38_Nhd2Quh-1ocG2SZNl3Lejgsvdclgk2qzN-2UOL-cKZ6fm2mGqvZFtYQTESB/s1600/Folders+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H_ie95YAdEwnU4ebwcRHSluXLOFQ62Jbd2DOeksBI_NStkRsUYcx0KP08Dnprhyphenhyphenj0SxHQ1j1p6BNSP38_Nhd2Quh-1ocG2SZNl3Lejgsvdclgk2qzN-2UOL-cKZ6fm2mGqvZFtYQTESB/s400/Folders+002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-20783382805396405582011-05-14T18:24:00.000-07:002011-05-14T18:24:44.636-07:00Book of RosesThe wonderful techniques I learned from Orly Avineri at ArtFest and my own favorite background and collage work has resulted in my Book of Roses. The pages are of different sizes and cascading with lots of bling and fiber embellishments. It was a undertaking that included liquid inks, black & white & clear gesso, stencils, stamps, acrylics, distress inks, gel and glaze pens, fibers, trim, decorative tape and of course rhinestones. Binding is a 4 hole Japanese with grosgrain ribbon. There are flowers other than roses but they were the main inspiration so they get the accolades. There was some binding angst involved, I now have a <a href="http://binditall.com/">Zutter Bind-It-All</a> so future projects with be free of banging the head against the art table. Thanks to Steve at <a href="http://www.stampadoodle.com/">Stampadoodle</a> for ordering in this latest nifty toy for me. <br />
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I have been on a bit of a purge fest in the studio, if we ever move it would take me a month to pack the studio so I need to start the paring process. First up, going through all of my books and magazines I have collected for images. How long does it take to go through a cabinet full of National Geographic and cut out only the images you think you will use in the future? It takes a L.O.N.G time, that's what. Those old encyclopedia's? It was a brutal quick and dirty selection and then into the paper recycling they went. <br />
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And too boot I think I have sustained a crafting injury. All of the eyelets in the Book of Roses were put in with the <a href="http://weronthenet.com/">Big Bite</a> punch and setter, its takes some muscle to set the eyelets, so after oh, say a <em>million</em> of them my arm and side muscles were a pretty sore the next day. Gerry was not sympathetic and would not fetch and carry for me, as I sat in my easy chair whining about my serious art injury. <br />
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In the garden news portion of this post we are having a freaky spring, too much rain, everything is late, rhodies just NOW blooming, finally could not wait any longer to plant the tomatoes so they are in but with their comfy little water jackets on them. In my world tomato growing is a competitive sport and things must progress ON SCHEDULE, lest I fall behind my rivals (you know who you are!).Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-40853181405860109622011-04-13T10:49:00.000-07:002011-04-13T10:49:29.615-07:00ArtFest 2011ArtFest 2011 was great, loved my classes and soaked in all the exuberant art vibe that comes with this amazing event. Coming back is always kind of let down as you re-enter back into real life, job, laundry and myriad of chores large and small that make up the days, but ArtFest manges to help re-charge the creative batteries no less. <br />
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Took <a href="http://michaeldemeng.blogspot.com/">Michael deMeng</a> for two classes, "Lonely Hearts" and "Pretty Vial Things". The heart box was just a little wooden box, distressed using Michael;s signature techniques, constructed the heart from Apoxy Clay, first time using that but liked since it air dries. Mine turned out very folk-arty and I love it. <br />
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My altered bottle for the next Michael class was a "Shoe Potion" (Jody doing something about shoes....shocking, I know!). More apoxie clay, DAP texture and Barbie doll shoes. The toughest part of this was finding the Barbie shoes, when I was a kid you could buy just the shoes separately, not so much now, had to schlep to 3 different stores in Bellingham, finally found a set of shoes and almost had to throw down in the Barbie Aisle with a 6 year old to get them. <br />
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This potion, ingested pre-shopping will guarantee you will find your favorite shoes, on sale and in your size. <br />
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The class with with <a href="http://oneartistjournal.wordpress.com/">Orly Avineri</a>, "Deck of Roses". Working with a big pieces of watercolor paper she showed us some great techniques with liquid ink, distress ink pads, gesso (black and white) and varnish. These cards still need some pen work but I love them as the photographic images are of my own roses that I slave over every summer. <br />
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Here are some pics of Fort Worden, the venue for ArtFest. <br />
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</div><div align="left"></div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-1825971746862612912011-03-30T12:00:00.000-07:002011-03-30T12:00:46.873-07:00Altered Stiletto & Mouse AdventureNew altered Stiletto for the ArtFest gallery, the theme is birds so lots of bright feathers. This shoe was made in memory of my sweet friend Sherri, many of the materials for this shoe were ones that were also used during the last retreat she hosted at her Sparrow's Nest Studio. Body of shoe was covered in altered paper towels and sprinkling of glitter. Heel was painted and then a random application of some Jones Tones foil. <br />
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In another shoe related story The Vermin (aka the Cats) have outdone themselves again in the mouse department. <br />
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We were sitting watching TV on Sunday and I had not seen the cats in the living room for a bit which usually means they are up to something so I went to find them. They were in the bedroom staring very intently into my closet at my shoes. The back door had been open and they had that "we have something cornered" look in their eyes. After shooing them out of the bedroom against bitter protest and shutting the door I looked around in the closet really good and could not see anything..... and then noticed that one of my brand new 3 inch heels had suddenly grown a long skinny tail. There was a BIG fat mouse tucked into the shoe, the shoe is a peep toe so his little face was peaking out the toe and his tail was hanging over the heel. I picked up the shoe VERY carefully because I did not want him to bolt and then be wandering the house for eternity. Managed to get mouse, shoe and myself out to the back yard and let him go. I am sure he was pretty traumatized, what with being trapped in that leather prison with two cats breathing down his neck. We think Apollo caught him, and so I guess we have to stop calling Apollo "The Big Marshmallow" and start calling him the "Mighty Hunter". <br />
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Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-56537048052406979802011-03-20T15:09:00.000-07:002011-03-20T15:09:18.762-07:00Charms and Journal BackgroundsLong time no post, I know. Life happened and not in a good way, time to try and get back on track and focus on some art. I have never really been a journaler, but do know the first step is usually just to get something, anything down on paper. Backgrounds are a good place to start, here are a few. <br />
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Lots of mixed media here....acrylic paint, spray inks, deli paper, stencils and foam stamps, spray webbing. <br />
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Going to make a effort to finish off some old projects that were gathering dust and I mean that literally..... had one that I actually had to get a big dry paintbrush out to get the dustbunnies and their progeny off of it. Off to ArtFest in a couple of weeks so the usual trade making frenzy is in full swing, charms are always a big hit so that is where I went this year. My wrapped loop skills are getting much better after making 75+ of these. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon the supply packing for ArtFest will start and Gerry can make his annual snide comments about whether I need a tractor trailor or not. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My posting hiatus was due largely in part to the passing of my dear friend Sherri Angie. She taught me so much and I am forever blessed to have had the time I did with her and wish so much we could have had more. Not a day will goes by that I do not think of her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-55532746367116094092010-12-23T17:30:00.000-08:002010-12-23T17:30:47.333-08:00Ice Queen Art ShoeThe latest shoe is finally done, as usual I started out with one idea (all white) and it morphed into something else, but I am pretty pleased with the result. The curved shapes were made by tracing portions of a french curve, lots of detail work involved with gluing on the silver trim. Plaid's new product, Extreme Glitter and then some Stickles gave the white accents and the blue body that extra sparkle I wanted. Rebuilding the heel's once they are cut off takes some time, you have to balance the shoe just right upside down and they glue on a few elements at a time, let them dry and then do some more. E-6000 is the best glue for non-porous items, once it's dry it's very sturdy. This one will be added to the items for sale on Etsy. <br />
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Christmas Eve is tomorrow, my best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season, whatever your faith happens to be. Our holly tree is in full glory right now, it's the only tree we have in the back yard and during the summer I mostly curse it. You really can't get anything to grow underneath it and trying to clean up or garden around it means risking getting lots of sharp holly leaves jammed into your person, but it completely redeems itself this time of year. <br />
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I made a quick trip to Jo-Ann's today to get some fabric and check out all the Christmas stuff that is always on sale and came across this great little addition to my holiday village for next year.....and it was 70% off! Now all I need is a Michael's one and I will have the beginnings of a Craft Store Village. <br />
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Call Sherri Angie at 360-733-9031 or email her at <a href="mailto:sherangie@comcast.net">sherangie@comcast.net </a>to sign up. Class fee is $50.00 plus a $5.00 supply fee. <br />
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There has been quite a hiatus since my last post, as most of my friends know my father passed away on November 9. When I am ready I will be doing a blog post all about Dad, there are some great pictures I would like to share. <br />
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I did attend the Christmas Party for my calligraphy guild on Saturday, thank you Pam for once again being an awesome hostess! For the gift exchange we make a handmade or calligraphic letter of the alphabet, mine was made from craft metal, I embossed the letter "R", colored the metal with Pinata inks, painted the letter with some Extreme Glitter, added a couple of buttons and matted it. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am working on a winter art shoe, all I can say is there will be much glitter. There will be no handmade Christmas cards this year, time did not allow but maybe a New Year Art Shoe postcard to my friends and family? </div><div align="left"></div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-6568924407971363372010-11-03T11:50:00.000-07:002010-11-03T11:50:30.510-07:00Surface Explorations ClassStill time to sign up for the Surface Explorations class on November 13 from 10:00am to 4:00p,. You will learn 15 techniques to enhance your jounalling, mixed media, scrapbook and paper crafts. You get a full day of hands on play with paint, molding paste, stencils, gesso, texture mediums & sprays just to name a few. Here are just a few samples....<br />
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Class fee is $50.00 with a $5.00 supply fee. Email <a href="mailto:sherangie@comcast.net">sherangie@comcast.net</a> or <a href="mailto:jody_mcnamara@comcast.net">jody_mcnamara@comcast.net</a> to sign up. Class will be held in Bellingham at the Sparrow's Nest Studio.Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-79927215126925506182010-10-24T18:04:00.000-07:002010-10-24T18:06:56.367-07:00Cariboo and BuffaloWe have returned from our trip to see my folks in Dease Lake, B.C., which is about a 100 miles south of the B.C. and Yukon border. We normally take Highway 37 north but this time Gerry wanted a change of scenery so we took the Alaska Highway from Fort St. John to Watson Lake and then cut off onto Highway 37. It was a long drive, took us 2 1/2 days to get there but we did get to see some wildlife along the way, through Summit Pass we were so high we were above the clouds and there were Caribou (or <em>Cariboo</em> as the Canucks spell it) on the road, had to honk at them a couple of times to get them to move. Saw some Stone Sheep and 4 small herds of Buffalo, I guess someone brought some up back in the day and now they wander on their own. Gerry took a dip in the Liard Hot Springs, I don't do enclosed public bathing areas of ANY sort so I just took in the scenery, dousing myself in "people soup" is not my thing...yes, as a matter of fact I <em>am</em> a Princess, but I'm OK with that. <br />
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The Alaska Highway itself was not in the greatest shape, there was a fair amount of construction going on & lots of natural gas and oil drilling camps along the way. We had the camper with us, the RV parks were all closed so the stayed in Walmart parking lots there and back, I guess we can consider that training for our senior years when we have a big diesel pusher and do our "Tour of America, Courtesy of Walmart". <br />
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The cats fared very well, thanks to the excellent care they received from their Uncle Mike McMullen, I do owe him hugely for the messes I know he had to take care of. They are happy to have the regular wait staff/servants back and have been very clingy. <br />
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Spent the day in the studio today, getting more of my CD collection into iTunes, we listened to the entire contents of my iPod on the trip, 2500 miles and 1000 songs, need some fresh tunes. I don't mind country music (Gerry likes it), but I need to listen to something now where the wife comes back and dog doesn't die. Also played around with some new stencils and spray inks I had purchased before we left. <br />
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<a href="http://www.freekibblekat.com/default.asp">Freekibble.com</a><br />
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I put their badge on my blog, if you have a site or blog please help these shelter animals by adding the badge to your page.Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-57436417225812893072010-10-05T16:50:00.000-07:002010-10-06T09:26:22.712-07:00Encaustic CollageThe Sparrow's Nest retreat was great fun, many wonderful pieces of art were created and some who thought they were not artist's realized that they actually were. Huge kudo's to Sherri and Tracy, who worked incredibly hard to make that event the success that it was. My teaching portion was making encaustic collage pieces, I had so much fun with them that I came home and made some more! The technique is simple, you collage onto a hard surface, in this case I used panel board. Fortunately Gerry had been covering the inside of his shop walls with panel board and there were lots of end pieces left, he and our good friend Mike were kind enough to cut them into my desired sizes and now I have a huge stack for future encaustic projects. <br />
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After collaging you brush encaustic medium (refined beeswax already mixed with damar resin) over the collage and fuse the medium to meld the brush marks together. I put a thin layer of gel medium over the collage to prevent the paper from darkening too much. While the wax is still warm but not mushy you can make a toner transfer of an image of your choice. Finishing touches are buttons, rhinestones, glitter and foil tracings. <br />
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The final major home improvement project of the year has been completed, concreting in front of the shop, garage and pad where the camper sits. It was a major project, but looks great, Gerry says he can't wait to wash his cars on his nice new driveway instead of in the gravel and dirt. Behold the awesomeness of Gerry's New Manly Driveway.....<br />
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</div>It is very nice not having all that dirt tracked into the garage and then into the house. <br />
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Felines are doing good, Dana had to go the V.E.T this morning to have her butt glands expressed, totally NOT fun. I told her the night before she was going in the Magic Box to the Special Kitty Spa for her Treatment, but she's not stupid and she knew darn well she was going in the Evil Kitty Carrier to the Bad Place, where the Not Nice Man with the Rubber Glove messes around with her Patootie. She was super ticked off when she got home, she kept hissing at me, her brother and imaginary things I could not see. There has been liberal application of cat treats to take the edge off.Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-26772759747387880882010-09-12T19:52:00.000-07:002010-09-12T19:52:10.164-07:00Where's the Ark?I think we will need to start building one, it may be really small and only have two poorly behaved cats and ourselves as passengers but at least we will be set to survive the downpour that has being going on for three days. Our new gutters are going up none to soon, I am trying not to look at the garden, the poor tomatos are in a very sad state. Gerry was supposed to take Precious to a car show today but she does not go out in the rain....cause she is made of sugar and might melt. This is just a quick post, the True Blood finale is on tonight, I can't wait to see if Eric is able to redeem himself. I am not a Twilight fan, a little too much teen angst for me, but I love Sookie and Company, Gerry thinks I might need an intervention. <br />
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Cats are still rotten, Apollo was chastised severely today for licking the butter out of the dish....while I was sitting there at the counter looking right at him. I did the right think and scraped that part off before Gerry buttered his toast in the morning, see what a good wife I am?<br />
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I finished off a new CD/DVD book tonite, lots of lovely gold on this one. <br />
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This is one of the classes I will be teaching so here is my not so subtle plea to sign up for it!Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-9733296126594037892010-09-08T15:32:00.000-07:002010-09-08T15:52:13.228-07:00Classes for FallI will be teaching at the <a href="http://sparrows-nest-studio.blogspot.com/">Sparrow's Nest Studio</a> this fall and winter, there is a new "<strong>classes</strong>" tab at the top of this blog to click on for details, <em>Layered Shrines</em>, <em>Surface Explorations</em> and <em>CD/DVD Memorabilia Books</em> are the classes on the calender. The Sparrow's Nest also has many other wonderful classes by very talented teachers and a retreat on 9/24, still a couple of spots left!<br />
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<em>Surface Exploration's</em> is a new class, student's will come away with a sampler like this of many different techniques.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The wet weather has come, the garden is doing OK but some things are pooping out. Got enough red tomato's to can a bunch of salsa, I was fairly liberal with the Habanero and Serrano peppers so it will have some kick to it. The kitchen still smells like a mexican restaurant when you walk in. Dilly beans will be next, my friends and family love them and those who are real nice to me will get some for Christmas (heh!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Prescious got 2nd place in her class at the Silver Reef Casino car show Gerry attended, we are so proud!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The garden is doing good, the sun needs to hold on long enough the for beans and tomatoes to mature so the fall canning extravaganza can commence. Catnip will most likely be cut and hung this weekend so the spoiled felines will have their fix this winter. Dahlia's were late but well worth it, I have several dinnerplate varieties and they never fail to impress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the catnip, about 3 feet tall, it will be dried, stripped and dispensed as needed or when they are bugging me and I want them to go sit in a corner and just get stoned. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Speaking of the resident felines for those who do not get my facebook feed I will pass along the story of Donald the Deer Mouse. The story must first be prefaced with the statement that neither Dana nor Apollo are hunters of anything larger than a Pounce treat or a small insect, unlike their dear late brother, Wolf, who successfully brought down humans and non-humans alike in his illustrious 16 years. <br />
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Anyhoo, I was awoken at 1:00 am a few days ago by frantic scrabbling and squeaking in the vicinity of the foot of the bed, after leaping out of bed, turning on the light (I am now blinded and do not have my glasses on) I vaguely see a rodent of some sort racing across the floor and disappear behind the dresser. Neither useless feline, I mean beloved companion animal, was quick enough to catch it before it went into deep hiding and they promptly went back to sleep, sensing the immediate fun and games were over. It appears one of them had actually caught something that was capable of moving under its own power, brought it in and left if for Mommy to deal with in the wee hours of the mornin'. Am I not the luckiest cat Mom EVER!? <br />
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Not really wanting to disassemble the bedroom at this un-godly hour I sort of go back to sleep, had strange dreams of herds of mice running, lemming fashion, across my prone body. Next day the great mouse hunt begins, furniture is moved, flashlight shone into every crevice and cranny, found enough dust bunnies to make Martha Stewart break down into a fit of hysteria, but no mouse. So now he's in the house, the cats have clearly lost interest and are of no help. So why not just put out a trap....because I have a soft spot for little critters and its was not his (or her) fault one of my defective cats dragged the poor little guy in. Hoping it would find a way out on its own or the smell of mummified mouse would eventually alert us to its location we went on with our lives. But...lo and behold 3 days later I am sitting in the recliner catching up on Mad Men when I see it scamper across the floor and disappear under the couch, both cats are still completely oblivious, their nap/butt-grooming/cat snack obviously of much higher importance. Great, I think, now I have to put Don Draper on hold to try and corner it, trap it, and get it out of my house. That little sucker was quick, I mean, blink of an eye quick, and he's big, like bigger than an ordinary mouse and he's got a really long tail and big hind legs, so I figure he's a deer mouse and now we appeared to be involved in a relationship of sorts, so he needs a name...like Donald (Draper). He scoots into the laundry room and hides under the washer, I open the back door, wave my arms in a grand gesture and point to the beautiful, great outdoors, he runs by the back door, ignoring the beautiful, great outdoors, sees me and runs back under the washing machine. I construct an elaborate deer mouse tunnel from the laundry room to the beautiful, great outdoors from small pieces of furniture and boxes. He comes out, munching on a piece of kitty kibble he found under the washer (Martha is sooo dissapointed with my housekeeping skills), leisurely makes his way through the Funnel of Freedom, wanders out the back door and into the beautiful, great outdoors....I do the happy dance, I am smarter than a deer mouse.Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-75237562473410904312010-07-08T21:13:00.000-07:002010-07-08T21:13:13.648-07:00Lizard ShrineFinally finished my Lizard Shrine today, inspired by the Michael DeMeng class "Cave of Pages" that I took at ArtFest this year, including Michaels custom paint color concoction of Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold and Quinacridone Crimson, aptly named "Serial Killer Red", although I keep wanting to call it "Dexter Red". Used the DAP Tub and Tile caulk to make the texture on a couple of the layers and painted the red with some black sponging on some gothic text for the top layer. Fibers, metal washer, charms, beads and metal corners finished it off. The lizard is just one of those plastic toy lizards you get in the kids section of any craft store. I like him and will find some spot in the studio to hang him on the wall. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mr. Lizard has a stylish collar made from a jump ring, feather charms and some beads, </div><br />
We finally get hot, hot, hot summer weather after the worst spring in memory, now its in the high 80's and 90's, everybody is melting, although we are definately not as bad off as the poor folks in the east coast, yowzers! The garden is happy though, there are now baby green tomatoes on the vine and beans are over their snit and growing fast. Here are some garden pics, including some macro. Just so you don't think I'm making it all up here is a shot of the thermometer taken about 6:00pm tonite. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't even have to plant these yellow beauties, they came from seeds dropped last year, free flowers, can't beat that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612708160961527426.post-60850739617284809942010-06-17T21:23:00.000-07:002010-06-17T21:23:03.748-07:00Art Metal Jewelry, Photo Book & Upcoming Classes<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After altering my template for the CD/Memorabilia Book I came up with a Photo/Memorabilia Book, same binding but the pockets hold 4 X 6 photos and another photo is attached to the front of each pocket/page. The photo corners allow this one to be changed at your whim. I made this one for moi to hold my pics from a trip to the Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, BC last year. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvIPsDLuA2WG_DzL9TDR4pk8x2T1v9l-1Yn8o8IdANumzzcueEWFVKpAF7hviuFTL7ynVgsKsQ3cRF6JU0zHr4AQDjHpRGyseES8wg66FOlnHsBECwRQ5VBjji5R_YIsuIS-OhLgp63kO/s1600/May+24,+2010+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvIPsDLuA2WG_DzL9TDR4pk8x2T1v9l-1Yn8o8IdANumzzcueEWFVKpAF7hviuFTL7ynVgsKsQ3cRF6JU0zHr4AQDjHpRGyseES8wg66FOlnHsBECwRQ5VBjji5R_YIsuIS-OhLgp63kO/s400/May+24,+2010+001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Have also been messing around with some art metal, basically sheets of brass, aluminum or colored aluminum that can be texturized, colored and made into all sorts of fun stuff. This pendant was made from two layers of medium thickness aluminum, textured and colored with Pinata Inks, eyelets were set in to hang the chain and embellishment at the bottom. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0al4bfYV4SiYphej5QPXr9F_z-QsU2eol923GM4O3Vi-nLZbpWz97lIMjhmSL7cgA54SQs8fxSuuq6lUftIBsi7OOcqZeoP4BvrFaUsFyty64erutrahmrG2Fain-HLx48MniYyJf09a/s1600/May+24,+2010+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0al4bfYV4SiYphej5QPXr9F_z-QsU2eol923GM4O3Vi-nLZbpWz97lIMjhmSL7cgA54SQs8fxSuuq6lUftIBsi7OOcqZeoP4BvrFaUsFyty64erutrahmrG2Fain-HLx48MniYyJf09a/s400/May+24,+2010+016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">In other good news the <a href="http://paperzone.com/classes/calendar.cfm?month=07-01-2010&store=23">Paper Zone</a> has put me on the schedule for more <em>Shrink Plastic</em> <em>Charms</em> and <em>Sticky Note & Memo Pad Booklet</em> classes, the dates are as follows: </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">12 Street Shoes is located at 1204 Harris Street in Bellingham, their motto is <em><strong>Shoes, You Can Never Have Enough</strong></em>...too true. Some persons of the male gender don't process this information correctly, boys, shoes are simply jewelry for our feet, 'nuff said. </div>Jody McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534766023397750843noreply@blogger.com2