Part of the reason Ariel and I wanted to start 64 Shades of Wax in October is because this month is “the big draw”– a program run by the international Campaign for Drawing.  I’ve had their link over in my sidebar for a while now because their mission statement is just wonderful:
The Campaign has created [...]

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What a weekend!  We were up in NYC at a friend’s wedding.  It was busy– I feel like we were going going going since about 7 AM on Friday.  This wedding was a lot of fun, though, and I was so busy catching up with friends that I forgot to take many photos.  Plus, what [...]

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I’ve been busy being creative but with something I can’t really talk about just yet.  I’ll give you a hint: it involves a one year and 3 month commitment and I have to show off my drawings publicly.  I know.
Still wondering?  Well, this post might help.
When it goes live I’ll fill you in.  At the [...]

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Oh my gosh, I just cannot stop read the Sew, Mama, Sew! blog.  They dedicated the whole month of August to hand sewing and have gotten some of my favorite crafters to offer up free patterns (yes, I missed it but it’s almost as fun to read the archives and get one huge shot of [...]

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This is what I did with my weekend– I basically sat in my bed, embroidered, and watched silly crime TV shows.  The future recipient of this darling cocktail napkin doesn’t read this blog (as far as I know) so I think I can show you this work in progress.  I’m just going to do a [...]

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“dubarry apron 1620B pieces” via Allison Marchant’s Flickr stream.
Licensed via the Creative Commons.

So, I’m thinking of joining in September’s Tie One On.  Although I can do some basic sewing I’m really not a very good seamstress– sadly this trait did not run in my family (my mother, as all my friends can attest, is [...]

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I’ve been known to get a little obsessive with my hobbies.  As a case in point, I present these napkins embroidered from a pattern I pulled from Sublime Stitching’s “Craft Pad,” and produced over about 8 hours infront of the television (playing “Law & Order” and “CSI”– really the best shows to craft with).  There [...]

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Spent the entire day yesterday working on the new central hub for my strategic online presence: www.AEBowen.com.  It isn’t 100% done yet, I want to change the color blocks behind title text, but I’m still learning CSS.  Still, it was a lot more fun than I thought it’d be and I really like the theme [...]

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I don’t have an ironing board (or even really room for one).  Usually I just fold a beach towel a few times, throw it over the dining room table (which I got for $30 from Craig’s List) and hope for the best.  So far, it seems to be working. Plus, I find ironing bizarrely relaxing [...]

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No poetry Friday today, I’ll get back to a semi-normal posting schedule next week.  I just learned about this Summit of Awesome happening in DC and want to go so bad!  It is just over a week away and, for some reason, I can’t decide if I should go.  Perhaps the ticket price ($180/3 days [...]

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