His Love Story in the Stars

His Love Story in the Stars
2020 Challenge: His Love Story in the Stars!!!

Monday, September 25, 2023

 2023 FAIR DAY!!!

IT WAS A WONDERFUL FUN YEAR AT THE FAIR THIS YEAR AGAIN...BELOW IS MY "UNDER THE SEA" WITH A FIRST PLACE RIBBON AND A CREATIVITY ROSETTE!!!


SANDY HAND MADE THIS CREATIVE FROG BY HAND, AND RECEIVED A FIRST PLACE RIBBON AND A CREATIVITY ROSETTE!!!


"LOOK FOR THE SIGNS" RECEIVED A SECOND PLACE RIBBON!!!


"MERMAID UNDER THE SEA" RECEIVED A FIRST PLACE RIBBON!!!


"SUMMER IN THE PALOUSE" RECEIVED A FIRST PLACE RIBBON!!!


"UNDER THE SEA QUADRUPLED" RECEIVED A SECOND PLACE RIBBON,  ALONG WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE AT PATRICK'S YARN AND FABRIC STORE! 




"AUTUMN IN THE PALOUSE" RECEIVED A FIRST PLACE RIBBON!!!!

 

TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SEE EACH PICTURE, BELOW I WILL POST SOME CLOSE-UP PICTURES AND SOME DESCRIPTIONS...


LEFT BOTTOM CORNER, CRUNCHING UP VELVET MAKES IT LOOK LIKE CORRAL REEFS!




LOTS OF TYPES OF YARN AND STITCHING LOOKS LIKE UNDER SEA WEEDS!!!



NEXT IS "LOOK FOR THE SIGNS"...

I LOVE WORKING WITH BLUE AND PURPLE...



I BOUGHT THE CENTERPIECE FROM ZEN TO ZANY, WITH PERMISSION TO USE IT IN MY QUILT PIECE. 


THE PEACOCK LACE IS FROM BARBARA NICKI SEAVEY WHO DYES WONDERFUL LACE PIECES USED IN ALL MY ARTWORK!



NEXT I LIKE TO CALL "THE MERMAID UNDER THE SEA"



THE MERMAID WAS PAINTED BY ANNETTE GRAVES FOR ME!!




"SUMMER IN THE PALOUSE" IS NEXT...



THIS WAS A FUN PIECE, FOUND THE WHEELS ON ETSY. USED SOME DRIFTWOOD, GLUED TO FELT, ADDED TONS OF FRENCH KNOTS AND THEN WAS ABLE TO SEW TO THE WHOLE PIECE!




THE BROWN FABRIC MIMICS THE WHEELS!






LOTS OF ROCK BEADS ARE ADDED UNDER THE TREES ABOVE AND BELOW!


THE BUNCHES OF BEADS MIMIC CLOUDS!!!


NEXT IS THE "AUTUMN OF THE PALOUSE"...





PIECE OF DRIFTWOOD AGAIN WITH FRENCH KNOTS!!!


LAST BUT NOT LEAST, "UNDER THE SEA, QUADRUPLED!"


THIS WAS A FUN PIECE, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW UNDER THE SEA IN VARIOUS COLORS!!!





THE FUZZY YARN WAS FUN TO WORK WITH...JUST TACK DOWN AND ADD A FEW BEADS!!!











WELL I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE JOURNEY WITH ME!!! I AM ALREADY WORKING ON SOME GOOD SURPRISES FOR NEXT YEAR!!!!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY JOURNEY OVER THE YEARS, CHECK OUT THIS LINK TO MY FLICKR SITE FOR PAST AWARDS! NOW UP TO 23!!!!

HAPPY STITCHING!!! AND THANKS FOR THE VISIT!!!!
BJ SANDUSKY










Thursday, March 23, 2023

 March 23, 2023                     FREE EBOOK GIVE-AWAY

                                                       CREATIVE EMBROIDERY, 

                                        MIXING THE OLD WITH THE NEW

                                                          PROMOTIONAL TOUR


I have volunteered to do a book review of Christen Brown's new book: Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New, now available on Amazon.com!


Let me tell you, this is a must-have book for Newbies and us Oldies alike!!! So much eye candy, instructions, on fun projects.


This is just one example, of making hankies in a hoop and decorating it with flowers...I need to do one for my sewing room wall!! Hankies, anyone? Of course, we all have that collection growing that we don't know what to do with.

Christen's book is going to be a great resource for all of us. We see Newbies ask questions on Crazy Quillt Divas of what to collect and how to use it! Well, this is a great book just for that reason.

Examples....Buttons...lots of button ideas and example, along with history. Hankies, laces, Ribbons, trims, threads, rolled roses and Yoyos! Great stitches dictionary and instructions.

I really enjoy all the Tidbits of History and information Christen adds.


I can confidently recommend Christen's book to all of us who are crazy about creative artwork.  You will learn so much from her book!

Also, a nice surprise for you, scroll below and place a comment, along with your email address. After 2 days, March 26, 2023, I will be choosing one from the comments  as a winner to win her ebook version. Once I have chosen a winner, I will send the contacts name and email to C&T Publishing who will then send them a link to access their free ebook.

Here is where you can find Christen Brown and her sources: