Challenge 9:  Image is Everything. For this challenge, we were working with male models to create garments suitable for a member of the Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs.  The idea was to create something iconic and unique to that band member.  We had 24 hours to complete this challenge. Iconic and unique? Sigh.  What can [...]

Last night’s Cynchronicity Live Webtv Show was all about raiding the sewing room to make some cute jewelry from fabric scraps, beads, buttons, and zippers! Check out this blog post for all the details and the playback link for the show: http://creativeedventures.blogspot.com/2011/09/cynchronicity-live-september-26-2011.html

This past weekend several events were occurring around the London, Ontario area.  It was Car Free weekend downtown – a festival that occurred several times throughout the summer in which some streets were closed to vehicular traffic and people were encouraged to use alternate forms of transportation.  There have been all kinds of special events [...]

Last weekend was the Native Harvest Festival and Powwow at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. I had a lovely day there with some friends taking part in a variety of traditional Native Canadian activities.  The day started with a drum circle to gather everyone together and then sing as the participants entered. (Check out the [...]

Tonight’s projects on Cynchronicity Live Webtv crafting show involve the use of beads and fabric scraps! Hope you can join me!  9 pm Eastern (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific) Log in here at show time: http://linqto.com/rooms/creativeedventures

Found this retro record player stand at a flea market and bought it for my daughter.  She has a combination record/CD player (that ironically looks like an old fashioned radio) that will fit on it perfectly along with her vinyl collection.  For now, it’s serving as something to hold and organize her sheet music at [...]

Episode: What Women Want Well, the challenge for this week was to find a man who could describe to us what kind of outfit he would like us to make for his significant other.  He was to have input into colour, design, style but we still had to make our creative voice show through.  We [...]

I know some of you may be thinking….beach days?  Now? Summer’s over.  Beach time is done! Despite the fact that it’s September and school has started, summer isn’t over yet (although the official start of Autumn is close at hand!!!).  And, I’m not really a “beach in the dead of summer” kind of person anyway.  [...]