This is where I went for my morning walk today: The Sifton Bog is considered an Environmentally Significant Area within the city of London, Ontario. It is jointly owned by the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (30 hectares), the City of London (10 hectares), and private landowners (10 hectares) for a total of 50 hectares …
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Folded Paper Ornaments
A friend of mine was demonstrating how to make squash books and I thought – hey, I make those too but in much smaller form. I have made a few mini squash books but generally I make these as folded paper ornaments Pictured above: the scrapbook when closed It’s a simple paper folding technique. If …
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In the Zone, May 23, 2011: Ticket to Ride
Unfortunately, I had technical issues and couldn’t share my demo on last night’s show. Thanks to the wonderful Robi Cohen, who jumped in and took care of the show on her own! She made a wonderful passport holder (could see it being used for many other things as well) out of such simple materials. If …
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London Art Hike: Downtown Murals Pt. 2
The painting above is another “faux” mural. At first glance it appears to have been painted directly on the front of this building but it is on a large piece of wood and has actually been taken down and put back up a couple of times. The name on it is V. Harrison and it …
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Christmas in July…ummm yeah I know it’s August now!
Sooooooooooo, last week was supposed to be Christmas in July here on my blog. I figured since I had been sharing some ideas on Cool2Craft’s Christmas in July shows, I’d show some here as well. And then, technology decided to wreak havoc with my computer and I couldn’t load anything to my blog all week!!! …
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Trends in Crafting
I am by no means an expert in trends in the crafting industry so if you’d like to read about this topic from someone in the know, I recommend you visit Suzanne McNeill’s blog: http://blog.suzannemcneill.com/2010/03/04/trends-in-the-craft-industry.aspx?ref=rss Here where I live in Canada, I don’t see a lot of the trends in crafts in our stores. Well, …
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