tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34216418107065613442024-03-14T02:24:42.038-04:00PolkaDot PossumFiber Art and Mixed Media CreationsCindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-45796068963935834852018-06-27T01:25:00.002-04:002018-06-27T01:53:38.143-04:00New Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been enjoying making new art in the studio this week. This 12" x 12" mixed media piece is Floral Study #2. The blossoms are made from hand-dyed cotton and lots of glass beads. Squares of metallic sheers add a touch of shimmer to the free-motion-quilted background. The finished piece is mounted on a stretched canvas panel. <br />
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What a great tribute to a summer day! How is your summer going??Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-7736856985941696762012-04-03T00:13:00.002-04:002012-04-03T00:13:36.198-04:00PolkadotPossum on the Etsy Front Page!One of my fabric boxes was on the Etsy Front Page on Monday! This beautiful collection was assembled by Mila Storow from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Storow" target="_blank">Storow</a>.<br><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-58136953660176644332011-11-09T08:20:00.001-05:002011-11-09T08:20:01.009-05:00New Work WednesdayThis week I have some new fabric boxes in holiday colors.<br />
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These fabric boxes are great for holding treasures, jewelry, office supplies and other items.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84980378/fabric-box-red-handmade-christmas"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6217/6304635271_98d5fb5cde.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="red_2_box_1"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84980378/fabric-box-red-handmade-christmas"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6305159696_ec519da9dd.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="red_2_box_4"></a><br />
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These unique, original design fabric boxes were created from a variety of hand-dyed cottons, silks and synthetics. The exterior of each box is embellished with couched yarns for added texture and the interior is lined with a commercial cotton fabric. The edges of the boxes are finished with stitched yarn and they are held closed by elastic and a brass or vintage button. Heavy interfacing keeps the box sturdy but flexible.<br />
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Size:<br />
L: 5 inches / 12.5 cm<br />
W: 4.5 inches / 11.25 cm<br />
H: 2.5 inches / 6.25 cm<br />
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These, and other, fabric boxes are available now in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/polkadotpossum">Etsy shop</a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-7437978026790160552011-11-02T01:20:00.004-04:002011-11-02T01:22:47.955-04:00New Work WednesdayIn anticipation of the holidays, I been working on some new journal covers. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Large Moleskine Journal Covers</b></span><br />
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These reusable journal covers will fit the Large size (5" x 8.25") Moleskine journals and notebooks.<br />
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These reusable Moleskine™ notebook covers are made from a collage of hand-dyed cottons or cottons and silks embellished with yarn to give texture. The covers are constructed on heavy, flexible stabilizer and the inside is lined with coordinating cotton fabric. Inside the front cover is a handy pocket for notes, photos, memorabilia, ephemera and pens. The cover wraps around to completely enclose the edges of the journal and is held securely with a magnetic snap closure.<br />
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Journal Cover Dimensions: 5.25" x 8.5" (13.34 cm x 21.6 cm)<br />
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These journals/notebook covers are available now in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/polkadotpossum">Etsy shop</a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-1146648257170857112011-10-11T23:23:00.001-04:002011-10-11T23:25:16.562-04:00New Work WednesdayHere's some new pieces I've been working on lately<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mixed Media Pumpkin Brooches/Pins</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fabric Boxes</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mixed Media Jewelry</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-64097903274157361602011-09-14T23:47:00.001-04:002011-09-19T02:13:15.287-04:00New Work WednesdayIn celebration of the autumn season and the beginnings of cool weather, I have created some new items in seasonal motifs and colors.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Girlfriend Brooches/Pins</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6149170788/" title="Girlfriend Pin - Orange, Brown & Black by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Girlfriend Pin - Orange, Brown & Black" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6149170788_c6550a44fa_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6145391068/" title="Girlfriend Pin - Orange & Black Tiger Print by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Girlfriend Pin - Orange & Black Tiger Print" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6190/6145391068_abdf7202fe_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6145390806/" title="Girlfriend Pin - Orange, Black & Turquoise, Autumn by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Girlfriend Pin - Orange, Black & Turquoise, Autumn" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6145390806_41dc58a656_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6145390668/" title="Girlfriend Pin - Orange & Black, Autumn by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Girlfriend Pin - Orange & Black, Autumn" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6145390668_736252a886_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6145390378/" title="Girlfriend Pin - Orange & Black, Halloween by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Girlfriend Pin - Orange & Black, Halloween" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6145390378_46c2a7070b_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Greeting Cards</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6144841961/" title="Greeting Card - Yellow, Purple & Green, Leaves by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Greeting Card - Yellow, Purple & Green, Leaves" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6144841961_85fc592d56_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6144841233/" title="Greeting Card - Purple & Green, Leaves by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Greeting Card - Purple & Green, Leaves" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6144841233_e37b79b2aa_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/6149171088/" title="Greeting Card - Yellow, Purple & Turquoise, Leaves by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="Greeting Card - Yellow, Purple & Turquoise, Leaves" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6149171088_4f9a7d2116_z.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fabric Box</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-17557934276123792992011-06-29T08:40:00.001-04:002011-08-05T01:14:20.026-04:00Art Quilt - Deco Study #2I want to start posting more of my original design contemporary art quilts, like I did <a href="http://polkadotpossum.blogspot.com/2011/06/ginko.html" target="_blank">last week</a>. I haven't really taken the time to do this in the past and I would really like to share some of my favorite pieces with you. Today I am focusing on my small <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76730585/contemporary-wall-hanging-art-quilt-deco" target="_blank">art quilt Deco Study #2</a>.<br />
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I love the art deco period and wanted to play around with some of the design elements in my art quilts. I decided to make a few small pieces before tackling a larger wall hanging to get some experience working with the motifs. One of the results was this 12 inch x 12 inch art quilt.<br />
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The materials used in this art quilt include hand-dyed cottons, commercial cottons and silks. I started by collaging the design motifs onto a background of richly-colored hand-dyed cotton. Once I was satisfied with the design, I satin stitched the edges of each piece with rayon thread. The way I built up the circle collages gives the quilt top a slightly three-dimensional effect. The collaged top was layered with Warm and Natural cotton batting and a commercial cotton backing fabric and then free-motion machine quilted with rayon threads. (I don't own or use a "quilting machine". All my quilting is done with my older Bernina® 1090 machine.) Since I allowed the design elements to "break out" of the confines of the square quilt, I wanted to retain that organic feel and did a simple zigzag stitch around the edges to finish the piece. <br />
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Have you used fiber art in your home decorating? If not, then you should definitely try it! Art quilts can be used on the wall, framed or unframed, just like any other artwork. But art quilt have a tactile, textural quality that most other types of wall art don't have. I use contemporary art quilts (some framed and some unframed) all over my house and they give that extra punch of color that your walls sometimes need. They also look super when grouped with other types of artwork.<br />
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One thing to note, however; fiber art should not be hung in direct sunlight unless protected by UV filtering glass.<br />
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I will devote a future blog post to different methods of displaying this unique and fun type of art. Thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions about art quilts or how to display them, please leave me a comment. I'll be sure to get back with an answer!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-16741780077100136322011-06-24T01:48:00.001-04:002011-08-05T01:14:45.438-04:00GinkoI haven't blogged about any of the wall art I have made recently so I thought it was time to remedy that. The fiber art group I belong to in Lafayette (FibR) decided to do a series of 12" x 12" challenges similar in vein to the <a href="http://www.twelveby12.org/" target="_blank">Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Challenge</a>. We ran three different challenges with the following themes:<br />
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<li>blue and purple (with Tyvek™)</li>
<li>neutral with one color plus texture</li>
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Other than these restrictions, and the fact that the finished piece should be 12" x 12", we could do anything we wanted in any medium.<br />
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This is my piece for the rust and gold challenge.<br />
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I started with a piece of canvas that I had gessoed then painted, splattered and stamped with acrylic paints. Then I cut up the painted canvas and pieced it with rust-colored hand-dyed cotton and golden-colored silk fabrics. I embellished the top with hand-dyed cheesecloth for added texture and used some Shiva sticks to add rubbings of ginko leaves. The rubbings didn't show up as much as I wanted so I cut and appliqued metallic silk organza ginko leaves over the rubbings. <br />
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I layered the quilt with batting and backing fabric and machine quilted it using various motifs.<br />
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Then I used Sulky Solvy™ to machine stitch a large yarn and thread ginko leaf and machine stitched it to the center of the quilt top.<br />
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I zigzagged chenille yarn to the edges of the quilt to finish it. <br />
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This piece was part of FibR's recent show at the <a href="http://www.tippecanoearts.org/" target="_blank">Tippecanoe Arts Federation</a> entitled "Botanica". The show ran from May 13 to June 17 at the Wells Center in Lafayette, IN. Ginko is now at <a href="http://www.gallery510.org/" target="_blank">Gallery 510</a> in Decatur, Illinois in their consignment shop where I have some of my art pieces. <br />
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Until next time, keep on creating in your little corner of the world!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-88632833026946613122011-06-21T08:35:00.004-04:002011-08-05T01:15:09.969-04:00ACEO Artist Trading Card - Dots #10In a <a href="http://polkadotpossum.blogspot.com/2011/05/artist-trading-cards-aceos-in-progress.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, I showed pictures of some <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76152790/aceo-artist-trading-card-green-orange" target="_blank">ACEO artist trading cards</a> that I was making. Here is one of the finished ACEOs.<br />
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This ACEO is made from over-dyed upholstery fabric and hand-dyed and commercial cotton fabrics. I embellished the front of the card with decorative stitching and hand-dyed cheesecloth for texture. The circle collages are made from commercial cotton, hand-dyed cotton, and silk fabrics machine appliqued to the front. Peltex is sandwiched between the front and the backing fabric to make the card sturdy. I couched yarn over the raw edges to finish the card and give more texture. The card is hand beaded with glass beads.<br />
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These cards are so much fun to make. They can be very useful for trying out new ideas before committing to a larger wall hanging.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-36855356768978941152011-05-18T08:16:00.017-04:002011-08-05T01:08:57.860-04:00Artist Trading Cards (ACEOs) in Progress<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I'm working on some new artist trading cards (also known as ACEOs) and I thought I would share some in-progress photos with you.<br />
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An <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_trading_cards" target="_blank">artist trading card</a> (or ATC) is a small work of art the size of a baseball trading card or playing card (2.5" x 3.5"). These works of art are either originals or limited edition numbered series. They were originally created by artists for trading only; however, artists later realized that they would also be a great, inexpensive way for others to begin their own art collection. So the idea of ACEOs was born. ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. ACEOs are now being made and sold by artists all over the world.<br />
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The in-progress cards shown below (as well as the finished ones above) began as a large (~12" x 12") background of various hand-dyed cotton and over-dyed upholstery fabrics fused to a piece of Peltex<sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></sup> to give the card thickness and support. I then used decorative machine stitches to stitch the fabrics down and start to give the background some texture. I often add couched yarns to the background as well. I then added more background texture through the addition of hand-dyed cheesecloth fused down with painted fusible webbing. Sometimes netting (or tulle) is used over part or all of the background surface.<br />
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Once the background is complete, I start working with my focal images. The cards in progress are from my "Deco Dots" series. I added various sizes and colors of fabric circles, partial circles and rings to achieve the look I wanted. I also sometimes add other decorative fabric pieces (such as the wavy cut strips shown) or various decorative trims. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5733762067/" title="ACEO_green_IP by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="ACEO_green_IP" height="278" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5733762067_6429a1089c_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5733762071/" title="ACEO_orange_green_IP by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="ACEO_orange_green_IP" height="280" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5733762071_a75e1dba0c_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5733762075/" title="ACEO_orange_pink_IP by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="ACEO_orange_pink_IP" height="283" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/5733762075_bb50759211_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5733762077/" title="ACEO_pink_green_IP by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="ACEO_pink_green_IP" height="283" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/5733762077_36ea1f8d96_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5733762089/" title="ACEO_pink_green_orange_IP by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img alt="ACEO_pink_green_orange_IP" height="281" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/5733762089_3520a9ab7a_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
The next step will be embellishing the cards. More on that to come . . .<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-74837488457754894322011-04-11T23:24:00.011-04:002011-07-04T01:24:11.321-04:00Flavor for Mixed Media. I won!Just got an email from <a href="http://mbshaw.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mary Beth Shaw</a>. Apparently I won a copy of her new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1440303177/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=polk03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1440303177">Flavor for Mixed Media: A Feast of Techniques for Texture, Color and Layers</a>, in a giveaway on <a href="http://judywise.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Judy Wise's</a> blog! I'm so excited! I can't wait to sink my teeth into it and see what I can create!!! Woot!<br />
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©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-12949694806144140302011-04-07T13:47:00.002-04:002011-05-21T03:00:39.363-04:00It's the Simple Things . . .A few weeks ago . . .<br />
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DD: "Mom, can we go to Atlanta (Georgia) for vacation this summer??"<br />
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Me: "We just got back from Atlanta last month - why do you want to go this summer?"<br />
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DD: "I want to go back to that place where we got our picture made. You know, that Japanese place?"<br />
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Me: "Benihana???"<br />
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DD: "Yeah! That place! I want to go back there and eat!!"<br />
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Me: "You know, most bigger towns have a Benihana. Maybe we can go to one in Indy sometime soon. We don't need to go all the way back to Atlanta for that."<br />
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DD: "Will the one in Indy have that same kind of ice cream?"<br />
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Me: "I don't know but I'll bet it's just as good."<br />
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She thinks for awhile.<br />
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DD: "Will they have those same kind of little umbrellas? I LOVE those little umbrellas!"<br />
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Me: "I'm sure they have those little umbrellas!"<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5597981961/" title="benihana by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5597981961_876f9bce81.jpg" width="500" height="287" alt="benihana"></a><br />
Note: DD holding one umbrella and wearing another in her hair!<br />
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Sometimes it doesn't take much to make 'em happy! (Of course, the sushi and hibachi shrimp didn't hurt either!)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-25714113689117507772011-04-05T14:59:00.002-04:002011-05-21T03:04:19.699-04:00New Art Goodies!!Fun, fun, fun!!! I recently received some artist's supplies that I ordered online. I got some Liquitex Acrylic Inks! and a bottle of Golden Glaze in Fresco Cream from <a href="http://dickblick.com" target="_blank">Dick Blick</a>. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5592850194/" title="dick_blick by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5592850194_4e32f741f9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="dick_blick"></a><br />
Liquitex ink! in quinacrodone magenta, phthalocyanine green, yellow orange azo, vivid lime green, cerulean blue hue, naphthol crimson, cadmium yellow light hue, and deep violet.<br />
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I also received an order from <a href="http://www.scrapbook.com" target="_blank">Scrapbook.com</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5592258869/" title="scrapbook.com by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5592258869_81aa92ba25.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="scrapbook.com"></a><br />
Adirondack Color Wash in Red Pepper, Butterscotch and Denim. Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Key Lime Pie, Sun Sisters and Vintage Pink!<br />
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I'll be using these in <a href="http://www.robenmarie.com" target="_blank">Roben-Marie's</a>, <a href="http://paperbagstudios.com/rms/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=189" target="_blank">Mixed Media Mayhem</a> online workshop and in the new <a href="http://www.dirtyfootprintsworkshops.com/2008/09/21-secrets-art-journal-playground.html" target="_blank">21 Secrets</a> online workshop hosted by <a href="http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/" target="_blank">Dirty Footprints Studio</a>. Woo hoo!!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-29835692901411177602011-03-28T20:55:00.016-04:002011-05-21T03:05:16.631-04:00Cool New Bags!Well, it's Spring Break for my kids this week. Whether I can survive the bickering and the complaints about not being able to find anyone to play with remains to be seen. My kids really love school and they just don't know what to do with themselves when there is no school. So, hopefully we'll be able to survive without seriously hurting each other!<br />
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I just finished designing and making some new bags in the studio. I really like these. The exteriors of the bags are mostly over-dyed 100% cotton upholstery fabric. They are lined with hand-dyed cotton fabric and lightly padded with Quilter's Dream polyester batting. The interior of each bag sports a small pocket. The bags are about 8 inches wide and 6.5 inches tall. They have a black zipper closure. Each bag is embellished with a hand-painted and free-motion stitched canvas panel that has been tea dyed. On each panel is an inspirational word stamped onto twill tape.<br />
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These are very different from anything I have done in the past but I am really liking the freshness of them! <br />
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<b>Spring</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569916228/" title="spring_1 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5569916228_7d0aec02b2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="spring_1" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569917102/" title="spring_2 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5569917102_da936a685b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="spring_2" /></a><br />
Close up of Spring.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569273535/" title="spring_3 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5569273535_dbba1ee440.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="spring_3" /></a><br />
Back of Spring.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569274343/" title="spring_4 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5569274343_c622073b39.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="spring_4" /></a><br />
Interior of Spring.<br />
Check out this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70999471/zippered-pouch-electronics-case-clutch" target="_blank">zippered pouch</a> in my <a href="http://www.polkadotpossum.etsy.com" target="_blank">Etsy shop </a>.<br />
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<b>Flower</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569864738/" title="flower_3 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5569864738_2deb7d870f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="flower_3" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569277949/" title="flower_2 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5569277949_867a6f70b0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="flower_2" /></a><br />
Close up of Flower.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569866548/" title="flower_4 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5569866548_bdf5a6b006.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="flower_4" /></a><br />
Back of Flower.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569862426/" title="flower_1 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5569862426_a0f956c3a2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="flower_1" /></a><br />
Interior of Flower.<br />
You can see the Flower <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71018491/zippered-pouch-electronics-case-clutch" target="_blank">zippered pouch</a> in my <a href="http://www.polkadotpossum.etsy.com" target="_blank">Etsy shop </a>.<br />
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<b>Grow</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569919868/" title="grow_2 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5569919868_2d36b38d8f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="grow_2" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569920210/" title="grow_3 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5569920210_a358df4121.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="grow_3" /></a><br />
Close up of Grow.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569937014/" title="grow_5 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5182/5569937014_80156e9f9d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="grow_5" /></a><br />
Back of Grow.<br />
Check out the Grow <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=3090444" target="_blank">zippered pouch</a> in my <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/PolkadotPossum" target="_blank">ArtFire shop </a>.<br />
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<b>Fresh</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569954898/" title="fresh_1 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5569954898_fbb7cf7ac0.jpg" width="500" height="351" alt="fresh_1" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569368521/" title="fresh_2 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5569368521_cfdb828690.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="fresh_2" /></a><br />
Close up of Fresh.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569955656/" title="fresh_3 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5569955656_c5480d8083.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="fresh_3" /></a><br />
Back of Fresh.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5569955912/" title="fresh_5 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5569955912_a97fc97fe6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="fresh_5" /></a><br />
Interior of Fresh.<br />
The Fresh <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=3090425" target="_blank">zippered pouch</a> is for sale in my <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/PolkadotPossum" target="_blank">ArtFire shop </a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-28628531153201912452011-03-22T16:01:00.002-04:002011-05-21T03:01:46.186-04:00Another Remains of the Day JournalWell, I seem to be on a bit of a roll here. Allow me to present my latest <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/dispatch_from_la/rotdoci.html" target="_blank">Remains of the Day</a> type journal. The pages are again composed of Strathmore drawing paper, Rives Lightweight paper and hand-dyed watercolor papers. The pages are decorated with inked watercolor and drawing papers as well as some fabrics that coordinate with the cover. This journal is 6" x 9".<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5551080106/" title="journal_tropical_2 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5063/5551080106_9767f17de3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="journal_tropical_2" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5551078286/" title="journal_tropical_1 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5551078286_5b419098ae.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_1" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5550499563/" title="journal_tropical_3 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5550499563_626fd89f9c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_3" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5550501715/" title="journal_tropical_4 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5550501715_6fda32ba64.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_4" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5551084652/" title="journal_tropical_5 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5551084652_1f0d910403.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_5" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5551085810/" title="journal_tropical_6 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5551085810_a2fd5a174b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_6" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5551086876/" title="journal_tropical_7 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5551086876_9c24e90477.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_7" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5551088056/" title="journal_tropical_8 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5551088056_f826075815.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_8" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5550507187/" title="journal_tropical_9 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5550507187_c687e17ce7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_9" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5550508317/" title="journal_tropical_10 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5550508317_b18fa5aacd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_10" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5550509531/" title="journal_tropical_11 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5550509531_b3f965b60e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="journal_tropical_11" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5551093700/" title="journal_tropical_12 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5551093700_be0ee2bdce.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="journal_tropical_12" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Polkadot Possum (Cindy Harwood)</span>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-7251427541767843222011-03-20T01:05:00.019-04:002011-06-20T15:47:03.397-04:00And the Work Continues . . .It's been a busy few days in the studio! I'm still trying to get <a href="http://polkadotpossum.etsy.com" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a> stocked so I've been working on more <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/dispatch_from_la/rotdoci.html" target="_blank">Remains of the Day</a> type of journals. <br />
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These aren't really true Remains of the Day journals the way <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com" target="_blank">Mary Ann Moss</a> teaches in her online class. I am using Mary Ann's techniques for the covers; however, I have decided to make the pages with a more neutral character. So instead of sewing lots of fabrics and printed papers and ephemera onto the pages, I only added fabrics from the cover and some hand inked watercolor papers to the pages. I have also included some hand-dyed watercolor pages in the signatures. This way the journals can be used by anyone for any topic with out a predetermined style being force on them. <br />
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Here's the first journal hot off the press!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5717434907/" title="Handmade Journal Book Album - Sunset by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3664/5717434907_095c1ff8f2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Handmade Journal Book Album - Sunset"></a><br />
The cover is made from some upholstery fabric I found on the bargain table at JoAnn's and over-dyed to make it more interesting. It was as modern type of print with a cream/tan background. I was really pleased with the way the result. I pieced this with some silk scraps, yarns and other trims.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5717999534/" title="Handmade Journal Book Album - Sunset by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2340/5717999534_59cfbfff9c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Handmade Journal Book Album - Sunset"></a><br />
The back of the cover.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5717999422/" title="Handmade Journal Book Album - Sunset by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/5717999422_76bfa6e098.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Handmade Journal Book Album - Sunset"></a><br />
Here is one of the hand-dyed water color pages and a plain drawing paper page decorated with hand-inked watercolor paper.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polkadotpossum/5717434825/" title="Handmade Journal Book Album -Sunset by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/5717434825_382a663d00.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Handmade Journal Book Album -Sunset"></a><br />
More inking goodness!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5542169026/" title="pink_orange_journal2 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5542169026_d9cd383332.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="pink_orange_journal2" /></a><br />
A close up of the free-motion stitching on the cover. The pictures don't do the colors justice. That green silk is a really great acid green and the silk right below it is a great orange sherbet color. It's really difficult to get complementary colors to photograph well together. Of course it probably doesn't help that the orange is one of those two-toned fabrics - you know, where the warp and the weft threads are different colors.<br />
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I added beading to the ends of the binding threads to give it that extra bit of fun. I'm LOVING this journal!!!!Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-74826257047543631582011-03-17T12:03:00.010-04:002011-03-17T16:38:15.338-04:00More Fun!NOTE: From now until March 31, 2011 I will donate 100% of all sales in <a href="http://www.polkadotpossum.etsy.com" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a> to the American Red Cross for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsanumi relief.<br /><br />Well, I've been busy working away in the studio now that my teaching is done for the semester. As a result, I've got a number of new items in <a href="http://polkadotpossum.etsy.com" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a>. Some of these are new designs and some are old favorites.<br /><br />You've already seen my latest Remains of the Day journal from my <a href="http://polkadotpossum.blogspot.com/2011/03/finally-new-work-is-here.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521036723/" title="denim_journal by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5521036723_b45948f7f0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal" /></a><br /><br />There are some new girlfriends in the house!! These were really popular when I was living in Illinois and had work in the <a href="http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il/store.html" target="_blank">Illinois Artisans Shops</a>. These are Girlfriend Pins:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5535132928/" title="pink_GF by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5535132928_31dd5e2e06.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="pink_GF" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5534551335/" title="orange_GF by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5534551335_17067922f7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="orange_GF" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5535131926/" title="pink_blue_GF by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5535131926_2b09b608b5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="pink_blue_GF" /></a><br /><br />I love making these and each one has her own unique personality. They are all handmade using hand-dyed cottons or commercial cottons. Arms, legs and heads are made from glass and/or wooden beads (all hand stitched). Hair is made of yarn. They are wild and crazy girlfriends!<br /><br />Finally, one of my new designs is a recycled denim heart which is hand beaded and hand embroidered and decorated with spray inks and acrylic paints. <br />These can be worn as a pin or brooch . . .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5534548657/" title="denim_heart by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5534548657_880b269ea8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_heart" /></a><br /><br />. . . or as a pendant.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5534549421/" title="denim_heart_6 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5534549421_dde8301cae.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_heart_6" /></a><br /><br />Gotta go now - more work to do!Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-65041567631657564922011-03-12T18:22:00.006-05:002011-03-12T22:18:03.026-05:00Finally - New Work is Here!!Well, life has been relatively crazy lately with work and all so I haven't had the time to post any of my new work. I'm really excited about a new scrappy, Remains-of-the-Day- type of journal that I just posted in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69917355/scrappy-journal-recycled-denim-and-lace">Etsy shop</a>. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521036723/" title="denim_journal by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5521036723_b45948f7f0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal" /></a><br /><br />It's sort of a shabby chic design. The cover is made from recycled denim from old jeans, cotton batik, cotton twill, laces and trims. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521045941/" title="denim_journal_6 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5521045941_df76a0424a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_6" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521046781/" title="denim_journal_7 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5521046781_eedfc759d3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_7" /></a><br /><br />The cover has a hook and eye closure and a handmade denim and lace flower decorates the flap on the cover. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521040029/" title="denim_journal_3 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5521040029_45005776f5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_3" /></a><br /><br />There is a denim pocket on the inside of the front cover which would be great for keeping pens, pictures, ephemera or notes. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521644296/" title="denim_journal_14 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5521644296_5bdb84476e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_14" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521643550/" title="denim_journal_13 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5521643550_f5489428aa.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_13" /></a><br /><br />The signatures are hand-sewn. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521632324/" title="denim_journal_4 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5521632324_8ca739d430.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_4" /></a><br /><br />The pages are made of a combination of Strathmore 80 lb. drawing paper and a few sheets of lightweight Rives paper. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521048637/" title="denim_journal_9 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5521048637_e52bc79563.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_9" /></a><br /><br />For added character the pages are of differing widths and heights. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521640658/" title="denim_journal_10 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5521640658_3fe5c5287d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_10" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5521050517/" title="denim_journal_11 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5521050517_65fc94b39e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="denim_journal_11" /></a><br /><br />I decorated the pages with stitched-on laces, trims and watercolor and drawing papers which have been splatter painted with acrylic paints.Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-57751874682843566272011-02-14T23:32:00.001-05:002011-02-14T23:34:33.055-05:00New Work ComingI've been working all weekend on something new. It's almost finished and I like how it's turning out. Can't wait to show you all!Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-90969875735271546172011-02-10T23:24:00.004-05:002011-02-11T00:30:38.552-05:00Living the Creative LifeMy FibR group met tonight for our monthly meeting. Late last year we decided to choose a book on creativity and begin working through it during our meetings. We chose <i>Living the Creative Life</i> by Rice Freeman-Zachery. So, in January we started going through it on our own (chapter by chapter) and then discussing it in our meetings. <br /><br />Tonight we talked about Chapter 2: <i>The Creative Childhood</i>. So, what types of creative activities did you do as a child? Were you free to create and engage in creative activities? Was it encouraged?? Interesting things to think about . . .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5434950701/" title="chalk_art by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5434950701_b817c81c4e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="chalk_art" /></a><br />Some of my daughter's chalk art created when she was three.<br><br /> <br />And thinking of spring!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5435586858/" title="mosaic14e9097ad015c05c47e1f251e956fe2be89edbd7 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/5435586858_11a43eb5c1.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="mosaic14e9097ad015c05c47e1f251e956fe2be89edbd7" /></a>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-58351011034748101342011-02-09T16:57:00.007-05:002011-02-09T22:24:42.069-05:00Sumptuous SurfacesIn an attempt to catch up on posts about art related stuff I realized that I never blogged about last year's FibR art show at the Tippecanoe Art Federation (TAF) gallery in Lafayette, IN. FibR is a a group of fiber artists from the Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN (and surrounding) area. We have quilters, mixed media artists, basket makers, gourd artists, wearable artists, dyers, jewelry artists and more in our group. We meet once a month at TAF to talk, learn from each other and showcase our work. For the past two or three years now we have had a juried gallery show at the TAF galleries. These are a few pictures from our 2010 show entitled "Sumptuous Surfaces; Layers of Meaning". <br><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5432131775/" title="sump_surf_title by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5432131775_4f628efb7e.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="sump_surf_title" /></a><br><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5432132911/" title="ss_3 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/5432132911_c9a0108c6f.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="ss_3" /></a><br />The two pieces on the left are by Anita Krug. Leaf wallhanging by Sabrina Cassidy. Beaded necklace by Cindy Anderson.<br><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5432742310/" title="ss_ch by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/5432742310_f77d188f3a.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="ss_ch" /></a><br><br />Both of these pieces are mine. "Blooming" on the left and "Temperance and the Hierophant" on the right.Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-86354387047154621432011-02-07T08:44:00.027-05:002011-02-09T22:24:06.101-05:00My New Etsy ShopI've been thinking about opening an Etsy shop for several years now and I finally decided to just do it. I put my first items up for sale yesterday. Some of them are new designs that I just started on right before Christmas. I'm really excited about them. I have some of my work at the gift shop at <a href="http://www.gallery510.org/">Gallery 510</a> in Decatur, Illinois and my New Year's resolution was to branch out to other galleries and venues this year. My new Etsy shop <a href="http://polkadotpossum.etsy.com/">Polkadot Possum</a> is a start! Now I need to keep the momentum going.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5425170864/" title="pins by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5425170864_1b7233c034.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="pins" /></a><br /><br />New collection of mixed media heart pins.<br><br><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5424570129/" title="SB-H17 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5424570129_01115168dc.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="SB-H17" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5425171074/" title="SB-H19 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5425171074_402ceb75aa.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="SB-H19" /></a><br /><br />Framed, mixed media heart pictures.<br><br><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5424569259/" title="cardset_1 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5424569259_92eab5b020.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="cardset_1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/5424569447/" title="cardset_2 by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5424569447_5e4bf0196d.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="cardset_2" /></a><br /><br />Mixed media, framable art cards.<br /><br /><br />And there's more to come!Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-90451310850972486612010-08-11T22:44:00.004-04:002010-08-11T22:50:33.151-04:00Need to blog more often . . .I have been absent from my blog for quite awhile. I am really going to try to blog on a more regular basis. I have recently finished knitting a pair of socks from Nancy Bush's "Knitting Vintage Socks". The pattern is Lichen Ribbed Socks. They are knitted in Australian Merino's Needful Yarns. The color is #1007. The toes were knit in the same yarn but a contrasting color. The color is actually correct in the first photo. <br><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/2073713483/" title="lichensock.jpg by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2073713483_e9d97a23aa.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="lichensock.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374460@N04/4884205482/" title="Lichen Ribbed Socks by polkadotpossum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4884205482_deb97188b6.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Lichen Ribbed Socks" /></a>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-84293464805709285392010-01-25T22:36:00.007-05:002010-01-26T23:58:45.789-05:00Remains of the Day Journal #1I have finished the construction on my first <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/dispatch_from_la/rotdoci.html">Remains of the Day journal</a> that I am making with about a gazillion wonderful and creative people in <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/">Mary Ann Moss'</a> latest online class. Hurray Mary Ann!!!! She is a hoot and I have enjoyed every class I've taken with her so far. Here is a video showing the constructed (but as yet unfilled) journal. Enjoy!<br><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9011088&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9011088&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9011088">Remains of the Day Journal #1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3042462">Cindy Harwood</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421641810706561344.post-59249210046313580452009-12-18T21:14:00.010-05:002009-12-18T21:51:18.587-05:00Remains of the Day ClassOkay, so it's been awhile. Life caught up with me and passed me by but I'm trying to get back into control again. I've managed to get the twins half-way through first grade so maybe it will be smoother sailing for awhile. <br /><br />I've just started taking a brand new on-line class from Mary Ann Moss of <a href="dispatchfromla.typepad.com">Dispatch from LA</a>. The class is called <a href="ttp://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/dispatch_from_la/2009/11/the-latest-pure-experimentation-online-class-has-arrived.html">"Remains of the Day"</a> and it is journal-making at its finest with paper, fabric, stitching, ephemera, etc. Mary Ann is a great teacher. I have taken two other classes with her and I really enjoy her style and quirky sense of humor. Hopefully I will get around to posting some of the works in progress from her previous classes that I took in the summer.<br /><br />Our first assignment involved making a scrappy cover for our new soon-to-be-made journals. I used a piece of home decorating fabric that I had overdyed as my cover base fabric and I machine appliqued tapestry, silks and other fabrics to it to make a scrappy chic looking cover. I even made a tie closure with tapestry fabric and several different types of yarns. Then I free motion stitched over parts with fuchsia rayon thread. YUMMY! Here are some pictures but the colors are a bit washed out. I took these in artificial light.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4196222476_a022bdd21e.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4196222476_a022bdd21e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4195466207_082094ac36.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4195466207_082094ac36.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4195466583_feb775c14b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4195466583_feb775c14b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Cindy Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092834612805374416noreply@blogger.com2