How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art & Written Work?
Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork wonders what you think of the proposed Orphan Works Bill in the US Congress and how it will affect artists, writers, and artisans.
Layers Upon Layers
The incredibly talented Judy Coates Perez has done an artist profile […]
My friend Bonnie, sent me a link to the site of an extraordinary artist Joana Vasconcelos.
Her work reminds me of the art nouveau decoration and sculpture of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona. Her website is animated and a sensory feast.
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A quick and easy market bag to crochet for ‘WOW MOM’s!
Noreen Crone-Findlay designed a quick and fun market bag in honor of all the Wow Moms out there. And it’s good for dear old mother earth, too!
Decoupage a Byzantine Cross Pendant
Eileen shares instructions for a decoupage Byzantine cross pendant made from cardboard - of all […]
OH!!!!! I am just delighted! After reading my posting about Hinka Osinga’s spectacular crocheted model based on the mathematics of the Butterfly Effect, Kristi found the actual pattern for it!
I’ll never have time to do it, but I love it that now I COULD!
Here’s the pattern URL: Crocheted Mathematics of Chaos Butterfly Model by Hinka […]
The Three Doors Down project on the Lifestyles Channel is under way! I am really enjoying this! (click on the link for an explanation)
My first ‘neighbour’, three doors down on the list of fellow Lifestyles bloggers at b5 is Cyndi at Jewelry & Beading.
Cyndi does a great job of finding really useful info […]
Lately, there has been a lot of attention paid to crocheted mathematical models.
I am passionate about butterflies. I am constantly designing homages to them in crochet, weaving, knitting, (see yesterday’s entry for a knitted Butterfly Bag), spool knitting, tatting, sewing, you name it. The picture above is a butterfly that is part of a […]
Ooooooooooh I love it when they find remains of weaving in ancient ruins!
Hopefully, this link will be a permanent one, so you can go read about the ancient woven fragments that have been unearthed:
ancient textiles
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Robyn Chachula has had a great idea…. she’s blogging about a day in the life of a crochet designer.
She’s a structural engineer, as well as a crochet designer, and has started the ball rolling with a really neat entry.
Check it out at: Robin’s Day
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Bonnie Pierce is a real delight. She’s also a fantastic designer and teacher.
Today’s inspiration is her website:
Bonnie Pierce
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A Call for Alzheimer’s Related Art
I am compiling art for an ezine titled “A Portrait of Alzheimer’s” and am putting out a call for artwork and poetry.
Cat Toy (and more) from Ketchup Bottle
Learn about all the cat-related uses for an empty ketchup bottle.
How to make silk paper
Tangled Thread has created a how-to for […]
For the love of knitting, crochet, spoolknitting, spinning and weaving!
Written by Noreen Crone-Findlay [email] for b5media.
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