Coming Soon! Gasp!

So as I was scrolling through my inbox, and reading the latest ad from Stampington, I found this: http://www.stampington.com/html/haute_handbags_spring11.html
Scrolling to the bottom I found one of my projects! I actually gasped;I was so surprised. I knew my work was going to be in the magazine, but not in the ad. This is one of three pieces in a set of items I made from old quilts I got at the Art Unraveled shopping extravaganza in the Hannah Grey booth. The other two projects are a purse and a computer bag. The magazine should be on newsstands and in stores April 1. (No joke!)

Painted & Sew'n Tote Bag Class!

The Painted & Sew'n Tote Bag Class has been cancelled. So sorry! If you need more information, please contact the store at 480-946-0007 or me at janeeileen@hotmail.com.

Painted & Sew'n Tote Bag Class! Come Play!

If you weren't at the last class, we sure had a lot of fun and wish you were there. My "girls" and I were sewing up a storm on paper scraps, making cards, postcards, composition books, etc., eating bruschetta and laughing up a storm tqlking about sewing and girl stuff. We hope you will come join us at the next class when you can learn how to make a tote bag from a rectangle of fabric. More details below.

Feb. 19th Painted & Sew'n Tote Bag
10-3pm  $40.

at Frenzy Stamper in Scottsdale, AZ
Student Supply list:
2 or 3 cheapy 1 or 2"  bristle brushes
small container for water
small supply of paper towels
3-4 small bottles of acrylic paint in your favorite colors that work well together
thread to match your paint colors
sewing machine (Or, rent one for $5. for the afternoon.) Let Debbie know if you need a machine when you sign up.
fabric scissors
apron

I will supply:
canvas
purse handles in different styles and colors (or bring your own if you wish)
a variety of mark makers for painting and stenciling
markers
instructions
some paint

Spend the morning dripping, splattering, and stenciling paint on your canvas. Take a lunch break (Go out, or bring your own.) while the paint dries, and come back ready to turn your canvas into a tote. If you can sew a straight line, you are good to go. This is much easier than it might look, if you don't have lots of sewing practice.  If you have any questions, please email me at janeeileen@hotmail.com.

Scrappy Paper Quilting Class Next Week!

I talked with Debbie at Frenzy Stamper yesterday, and there are still spots available in my Scrappy Paper Quilting class coming up Saturday, January 29th. In aditition to the photos in postings below, Debbie put up a new picture on  her site. http://frenzystamper.com/Class_Samples.html  I will have a little present to give each participant who signs up, so be prepared for a surprise. More details about the class are at her site as well as on the side bar of this blog. I am so looking forward to a great time.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.        janeeileen@hotmail.com  

As Promised, Part 1

In earlier postings, I wrote that I would have pictures of my Scrappy Paper Quilting soon. Here are some of the photos of various things, sheets that I used to create other projects and some of the projects themselves. In the Frenzy Stamper class, we will be making a composition book with tabs, a postcard, a folder, a greeting card and a mailing envelope. Participants can also make additional sheets of paper if time allows to allow for more project creating later. More details are in the margin. Call the store to sign up, or email me at janeeileen@hotmail.com because I can save you a spot. I will send a confirmation when I receive an email.
Somehow, some of the  photos got left off the original posting titled: As Promised, so I have created a Part 1 and a Part 2. Hopefully this will work this time! I apologize for not figuring this out with the original posting.

As Promised, Part 2

Above: Mailing Envelope

Above: Postcards

Above: Greeting Card

Above: Composition Book with Tabs

Above: File Folder

                                                                     

Fabric Stashing

I don't usually plug people's stores, but if you're fabric stasher like me, here ya go. I get nothing for providing these links. They have no idea I am passing them along.
1. Anyone still looking for the perfect pattern fabric that I was selling back in the summer? Scroll down the page. Kelly provided a link which had another link, and when I entered one of my favorite fabric designers, well...I'm sorry, actually no, I'm not!
2. I came across this site for fabric.com the day after Christmas and was amazed at all they had to offer, fabric and other supplies mixed media artists need. A lot of their fabric is regularly 10-15% off regular retail prices, there's free shipping on $35 or more., and after the page comes up, there are coupon codes for discounts up to an additional 25%, good for about a week. I found fabrics that look like lined paper, graph paper, safety pins, typing, sewing machines, buses, coffee cups and crazy ridiculous other stuff too unbelievable to pass up. I'll be curious to know if you love this place as much as I do. Enjoy!