Apr25
Wordless Wednesday: V is for Vines
Apr24
U is for Unicorn Quilt Patterns
What could be better than a unicorn quilt? Two of my favorite things combined. A search on Etsy yielded these patterns. Most of these are for paper piecing. Make a single block for a wall hanging or pillow cover, or make several and add borders for a larger quilt. Click the link under each illustration for more information.
Unicorn with geometric background
Small unicorn head–this is a more ambitious project; you should be an accomplished paper piecer before you attempt this one.
Which is your favorite? Mine is the small unicorn head, but I’m not skilled enough to make that one. I’m tempted to try the pillowcase, though I’d make the mane in gray and cream rather than purples for a more realistic effect. I prefer real unicorns, with split hooves and goatees, rather than the fake ones that look like horses with a horn stuck on their foreheads.
Apr23
Monday Morning Wisdom #151: T is for Tchaikovsky
“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.”
― Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Apr22
NaPoWriMo Day 22
Today’s prompt is to choose an impossible statement to compose a poem about.
a circle can’t have corners
by ARHuelsenbeck
in a forgotten corner she sits invisible
observing the popular girls
talking laughing
their circle an impenetrable wall
keeping her out uninvited
in first grade they were all friends
in seventh they are not
she is excluded
whispered about
mocked
different
other
Apr22
From the Creator’s Heart #147
This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it (Psalms 118:24 NLT).
Apr21
NaPoWriMo Day 21
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a poem that plays with the myth of Narcissus.
Echo
by ARHuelsenbeck
I hear those blasted pipes, pipes
I turn and see Pan, Pan
With his horny head, head
And his hairy legs, legs
With their cloven hooves, hooves
Grotesque, tesque
I turn away and gaze at my love, love
His handsome face mirrored in the water, ter
Why don’t you return my feelings, lings
Your eyes seek only your own face, face
Could it be there’s nothing there, there
Just a shallow reflection, tion
Apr21
S is for Saturday Senior Singalong
A gift for all of you of a certain age.
You’re welcome. You might want to bookmark this post so you can listen to this great music any time you’re working on your computer.
Apr20
Creative Juice #90
Imaginative creations by artistic people:
- You may never have seen some of these animals before, and there is a reason why—they’re on the brink of extinction.
- Altered cats.
- Pretty tangles.
- Venice or Shanghai?
- Traditional quilts you can make—six free patterns!
- Common phrases that have nautical origins.
- I love the work of illustrator Helen Cann. What an interesting life she’s led!
- If I’m understanding this correctly, these mylar balloons are not balloons but flat paintings.
- How graphic design shapes/reflects Canadian identity.
- Prize-winning short story. It’s not what you think.
- New directions in stained glass.
- These photographs would be beautiful if they weren’t garbage.
Apr20
In the Meme Time: R is for Readiness
Apr19
#DC360: Shattuck vs. Tripoli
My offering for this week’s Diva Challenge using the two patterns Shattuck and Tripoli. I have an in-progress photo, because I’m participating in The 100 Day Project by tangling for 15 minutes every day (okay, some days) with the Zentangle All Around Facebook group.
