Arts & Crafts

Hedda Gabler

Heads up to anyone who does canvas work — NB, not sure if you got Michaels craft stores in Ireland???  I thought  of your  wife’s work—

Michaels is running their once  a year canvas sale at 70% off!  I bought 9 canvases of varying sizes but the largest and just as an example of the sale, that usually sells for 59.99 i got for 18 dollars! 

Stock up canvas users!

Hedda Gabler

Just did the math.  Normally, all the canvases i bought would have cost me 179.91.

i got them all for $54.00

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

Just did the math.  Normally, all the canvases i bought would have cost me 179.91.

i got them all for $54.00

Notaro

Hedda Gabler said:

Heads up to anyone who does canvas work — NB, not sure if you got Michaels craft stores in Ireland???  I thought  of your  wife’s work—

Michaels is running their once  a year canvas sale at 70% off!  I bought 9 canvases of varying sizes but the largest and just as an example of the sale, that usually sells for 59.99 i got for 18 dollars! 

Stock up canvas users!

Sadly Hedda we don't have them over here. 

GNTLGNT

Marsha

This week's project was Throwback Thursday harking back to my crafting in the '70s doing a macrame wall hanging. I painted the wooden balls in an ombre of blues (easier to see the different shades in person) to tie into the quilt.

GNTLGNT

...wow, wow, wow is that pretty!!.....Tracy told me macramé is making a comeback....she used to do it when she was a kid....

Hedda Gabler

Beautiful stuff M.

FlakeNoir

Love it, M the whole bedroom looks great!

GNTLGNT

FlakeNoir said:

Love it, M the whole bedroom looks great!

....she just needs to be lounging on the coverlet with a rose in her teeth.....

Marsha

GNTLGNT said:

...wow, wow, wow is that pretty!!.....Tracy told me macramé is making a comeback....she used to do it when she was a kid....

Tracy is correct, it's trending again but with updated designs.

Marsha

Thanks to all for the compliments.

GNTLGNT

....Tracy photo craft, just across the valley from The Ranch.....

Kurben

Tracy has quite a gift for catching a photo......

Hedda Gabler

Yes she does.

FlakeNoir

It's beautiful, she's really great on the camera. 💜

Notaro

GNTLGNT said:

....Tracy photo craft, just across the valley from The Ranch.....

That's a stunning shot. 

Marsha

That is stunning! She's just as good, if not better, than some professional photographers' work I've seen.

GNTLGNT

.....this is the unedited pic, she cropped out the buildings in the finished pic......she is so talented, and I just wish she'd see it in herself.....

Marsha

GNTLGNT said:

.....this is the unedited pic, she cropped out the buildings in the finished pic......she is so talented, and I just wish she'd see it in herself.....

I don't know if this is what Tracy is thinking, but I have seen that a lot of talented artists and crafters who are self-taught, don't value their work because of that. In their minds, if they haven't received formal training they're not "professionals" even though their talent is already there with or without any other training.

Sundrop

Marsha said:

This might be DIY more than crafts but since I did make the macrame hangers, I guess it counts. I've always wanted to do something with the dead space above my sink but realized putting a shelf between the cabinets would block the light from the under cabinet fixture and I didn't want to put up anything that would mean drilling into the tile. It had looked even emptier before I had the gooseneck faucet installed last week but still too bare. Herbs had always been my thought for what would look good and be practical, too. It finally occurred to me I could hang pots by installing them from the underside of the top cabinet. Eureka! And voila.

Love it!  I'm stealing borrowing this idea, but I can't macramé, so I'll improvise.  Maybe some chain link or something.     

Marsha

Sundrop said:

Marsha said:

This might be DIY more than crafts but since I did make the macrame hangers, I guess it counts. I've always wanted to do something with the dead space above my sink but realized putting a shelf between the cabinets would block the light from the under cabinet fixture and I didn't want to put up anything that would mean drilling into the tile. It had looked even emptier before I had the gooseneck faucet installed last week but still too bare. Herbs had always been my thought for what would look good and be practical, too. It finally occurred to me I could hang pots by installing them from the underside of the top cabinet. Eureka! And voila.

Love it!  I'm stealing borrowing this idea, but I can't macramé, so I'll improvise.  Maybe some chain link or something.     

Pics when you've got it finished!

Did you ever do the quilt project?

Sundrop

Marsha said:

Sundrop said:

Marsha said:

This might be DIY more than crafts but since I did make the macrame hangers, I guess it counts. I've always wanted to do something with the dead space above my sink but realized putting a shelf between the cabinets would block the light from the under cabinet fixture and I didn't want to put up anything that would mean drilling into the tile. It had looked even emptier before I had the gooseneck faucet installed last week but still too bare. Herbs had always been my thought for what would look good and be practical, too. It finally occurred to me I could hang pots by installing them from the underside of the top cabinet. Eureka! And voila.

Love it!  I'm stealing borrowing this idea, but I can't macramé, so I'll improvise.  Maybe some chain link or something.     

Pics when you've got it finished!

Did you ever do the quilt project?

I've started the quilt, but I had the idea to order some of my family tartan swatches from Scotland, and I'm waiting on those to arrive before I can finish. 

Marsha

Sundrop said:

Marsha said:

This might be DIY more than crafts but since I did make the macrame hangers, I guess it counts. I've always wanted to do something with the dead space above my sink but realized putting a shelf between the cabinets would block the light from the under cabinet fixture and I didn't want to put up anything that would mean drilling into the tile. It had looked even emptier before I had the gooseneck faucet installed last week but still too bare. Herbs had always been my thought for what would look good and be practical, too. It finally occurred to me I could hang pots by installing them from the underside of the top cabinet. Eureka! And voila.

Love it!  I'm stealing borrowing this idea, but I can't macramé, so I'll improvise.  Maybe some chain link or something.     

PS:  I found these pots at Home Depot. They're plastic so a lot lighter weight but look like clay. I was a little worried about clay being too heavy and possibly not holding up with the cup hooks even though they screw in. Might not have been an issue but putting it out there just in case.

Marsha

Sundrop said:

Marsha said:

Sundrop said:

Marsha said:

This might be DIY more than crafts but since I did make the macrame hangers, I guess it counts. I've always wanted to do something with the dead space above my sink but realized putting a shelf between the cabinets would block the light from the under cabinet fixture and I didn't want to put up anything that would mean drilling into the tile. It had looked even emptier before I had the gooseneck faucet installed last week but still too bare. Herbs had always been my thought for what would look good and be practical, too. It finally occurred to me I could hang pots by installing them from the underside of the top cabinet. Eureka! And voila.

Love it!  I'm stealing borrowing this idea, but I can't macramé, so I'll improvise.  Maybe some chain link or something.     

Pics when you've got it finished!

Did you ever do the quilt project?

I've started the quilt, but I had the idea to order some of my family tartan swatches from Scotland, and I'm waiting on those to arrive before I can finish. 

Great idea! Look forward to seeing pics of the finished quilt or even quilt in progress.