Sewist’s Name: Carrie Brooks from Olathe, Kansas Type of Project: Garment Pattern: Quilted Hugs Project Pattern (click here) Featured Date: 11-15-23 Hello! My name is Carrie Brooks, I live in Olathe, KS. I’ve been sewing since Home Ec class, and was also mentored by my Mom, who was an expert seamstress. She taught me to...
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Lyndi Sales, I dreamt we were on separate carriages of the same train, 2019, Acrylic and Ink on Archival Paper, 33.5 x 45 Inches EXHIBITION DATES October 16 to December 14, 2019 RECEPTION
Christmas in Prague We have visited Prague several times but never at Christmas, always in the summer. I love this picture of the city known as The Jewel of Europe dressed in snowy white. How lovely the Charles Bridge must look covered in snow with the river gliding underneath. Prague Castle must take on an even lovelier demeanor than usual in the winter scenes. Think about favorite places you have visited. Most of us do our traveling in almost any season but winter. What do you think Sweden is like in December? Or Paris? New York? San Francisco? Or your summer lakeside cabin? A national park where you camped? All of these places seem different in the chilled winter days. What a perfect topic for an essay. Choose a spot and compare a summer visit to a winter one. What would change? What would stay the same? Would the people behave differently in summer and winter? What might you see in the shops in each season? How does each season affect you? It's also a good start for a fiction story. Your hero meets a girl on a sunlit summer day and falls for her. What has changed by the time winter arrives and the city is lit up with holiday charm? Can he find her again in the darkness of the late winter afternoons or in a concert hall warmed by the music being played? Think about a favorite place and create a story, essay or poem describing it in winter. When I say 'think.' I don't mean to let it flit through your mind. Ponder on the whole idea for a day, or two, or more. The more you muse over it, the better you'll be able to write. Write about the feel of the air, the crunch of snow beneath your feet, the taste of the warm liquids people love in winter. What smells might there be from an outdoor Christmas market? What about the sound of sleigh bells? Or children playing? There are riches galore if you take the time to bring them to life in your mind. What is one of your favorite places to visit? Have you ever been there in the winter? Did you like it better than in the warm summertime? Keep thinking, then start writing. Nothing like a new writing project to kindle inspiration.
Nancy Boren’s oil painting “Cimarron Solstice” won second place in the 6th annual PleinAir Salon art competition. Read about her inspiration for the work, and learn how she created the scene, which exudes both grace and whimsy.
Everyday objects take an unusual turn in Nancy Fouts‘ bizarre sculptures. Playing with unexpected combinations of violence and peace, the natural and manmade, interiors and exteriors, Fouts challenges viewers to rethink the categories we habitually place different objects in. The American-born, London-based artist studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art. Prints of some works are available on Artsy, and you can find out more about Fouts in the video below by Black Rat Projects. More
This most-wanted WW2 spy rescued Jews and POWs, blew up Nazi trains, and used an X-rated radio rhyme to identify herself to Britain.
This last week has been all about I-cords. In total I’ve knitted more than 660 inches (1650 cm) of I-cords. They are perfect for weaving...
In the Language Standard of the Common Core (specifically the vocabulary and acquisition use), our students should be expanding their vocabulary! My students this year just love Fancy Nancy and so I thought why not incorporate synonyms into it! They've been using their fancy words SO much lately. I'm almost sick of hearing the words humungous, spectacular, fantastic, and superb. :) Almost. Of course, we start off reading Fancy Nancy to introduce Fancy Words (and we continue reading different Fancy Nancy books all week). I even have some princes in there to get the boys engaged. Here are some fun things we did all week to work on our vocabulary acquisition (that's a fancy word for learning big words). We read Fancy Nancy and my students help me make an anchor chart with synonyms: After the book, we did a little craftivity. We took the words that we learned and made wands with them (of course I called them wizard wands for the boys and princess wands for the boys). They wrote their favorite fancy word on the star and drew a picture of the meaning of the word. This is our Fancy Word Wall (also included in the packet). My students came up with *most* of those fancy words up there! To make sure my students are applying what they've learned, I challenge them to use fancy words in their journals. And when they come up to conference with me after journal, if I see any fancy words used correctly, they get to circle them with MY "magic marker". SO precious!!! Check out my Fancy Word Activities pack {here}! Subscribe to our Newsletter! Don't want to miss out on updates, deals, and more great teaching tips? Join our mailing list! Welcome to the What the Teacher Wants email list! Please check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address Subscribe Powered by ConvertKit
Knitting Nancys (a.k.a. French knitters, knitting nobbies, spool knitters, etc.) have become something of an obsession for me this week. I’ve been thinking about what …
Morse Code Samples i love kc knit purl Samples created with the Morse Code Translator Knit in Morse Code Finley Breese by Nancy Whitman includes a variety of knitting terms embedded as morse code. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was co-inventor of the telegraph and Morse Code. Nancy's pattern is lovely, interesting, and geeky all at the same
I sometimes ask my children when they sit reading the Beano of a Saturday morning, faces as straight as if they were contemplating the FTSE 100, whether they find the venerable comic funny? ‘…
We are incredibly honored to be a part of the Nancy Zieman – A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Friends Blog Tour hosted by Nancy Zieman Productions — the Blog. The book is a memoir and lov…
Mixed Media Landscape, Trees with Collage 12086, Gessobord with 2" cradle Oil on Gessobord "I have had a hard time settling on one medium and feel like a dilettante at times, taking up one medium and then wanting to learn to work in another. At age 76, I really don't have the time to settle down to one medium when there are so many avenues to explore." ~Nancy Johnson Standlee Nancy Johnson Standlee grew up in a creative family that made do on little money and lots of ingenuity. Her parents passed down the gift of "make it yourself" when she was very young. "One of the earliest memories of my father was me complaining that my doll was bald. My daddy took the scissors to the family collie and got some snips of hair and glued them with regular old school glue which resulted in a good lesson to me in creativity," she explains. Nancy's interest in making things prompted many forays into collage, crafts, workshops and art classes. She has done batik, decoupage, gouache, acrylic, watercolor, oil and loads of mixed media. Retirement has allowed more time for the devotion to fine art including travel for workshops (several from Robert Burridge), memberships in several painting societies, and maintaining her online gallery in Daily Paintworks. Tulip Collage, 12081 10x8" on Gessobord 1" deep cradle with collaged sides Bold color, figures of red-haired women, and abstract movement are the staples of Nancy's work. She is inspired by the many workshops she's attended, other artist friends and colleagues, art books (as an ex. librarian) and the ongoing trial and error of new materials. Nancy's thoughts on using good art materials means that her brown linoleum kitchen floor might be patched with duct tape, but her artwork, made with the best products available, tends to be more thought out and planned. Quality art materials lends to better art making. Nancy came upon Ampersand panels during a workshop at the Bunkhouse in Texas. Dena Wenmohs, the owner of Bunkhouse, who also loves using Ampersand panels, took the group on a tour of the factory in Austin to share her enthusiasm. Nancy found that the prepared surfaces were easier to delve into, with no need to get into a woodshop or prime wood panels. Long ago, Nancy discovered the difficulty of trying to frame her own MDF boards without proper tools and know-how. The cradled Ampersand panels were the perfect fit for her limitations and desires. They were already stable, sealed and primed, and could be ready to hang in minutes without framing. Nancy leans towards the Gessobord™ as it work easily for her acrylic, oil paints, or mixed media collage. New Year, New Celebration, Acrylic on Gessobord To see more of Nancy's work, check out her blog, her website or her gallery on Daily Paintworks. All things Ampersand, Karyn Meyer-Berthel Artist & Social Media Specialist Ampersand Art Supply Click here to explore the full selection of Ampersand panels and tools.
Sewing With Nancy has been on PBS for over 30 years. Gosh, it really doesn't seem like that long. I love what I do and hope that through sewing education, you
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In this collection of sewing tutorials, tips, and techniques, you'll learn The Absolute Easiest Way to Sew. My tips are also featured in the best-selling book
Pinterest activity seemed to slow down there for a little while, but with the approaching holiday season, I predict that the pins will be flying fast and furious. I've started a new pinboard for the season myself, Visions of Sugarplums, so check that out if you want a sneak peek at special things I'm thinking about for Yule! And now, on to the newest pins! This was a hard one to track down the source on! The Mixed Bag Color Chart from Be Sweet Yarns is on page 22 of the new pdf catalog, and it's full of inspiration! I've
Known as the 'Mother of Hubble,' Nancy Grace Roman is shown here at the Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago in 1948, where she was studying for her doctorate in astronomy.
Photographer Nancy Borowick captured her parents' deep love and joy in life, even as they endured treatment in their 50s for the cancers they knew would soon kill them.
Cupcake Collage, 12082 "Oh, I Am a Lucky Boy!" title from some of the text in the torn paper collage 8x8x3/4" on gallery wrapped canv...
All photos by Justin Salem Meyer. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday to decorate for, and over the last few years it’s been my favorite excuse to get together with Justin and get creative. I loved the take on Miss Havisham we put together last year, and I’ve spent a lot of time since that shoot figure out what I wanted to do this year. I’ve always been into mysteries. Growing up on Agatha Christie, playing Nancy Drew computer games with my sister, devouring every Masterpiece Mystery: the thrill of a “who done it” has been a joy of mine. Justin appeased me this year, and we’ve done some sleuthing to tell our own investigative stories. I have to give Justin a lot of credit for this shoot. Nancy Drew was my idea, but the story-telling (and his ability to always shoot me in the best light – literally […]
Guide to all the things to do in Nancy, France that revolve around the arts & architecture. Great city break just 90 min by train from Paris
From Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy, July 19, 1959.
Woven Warmth is a pattern using the woven knitting technique. The pattern includes a shawl as well as a cowl. It requires small amounts of yarn that are carried up the work as well as yarn that is stranded across. You will need to use bobbins or yarn butterflies for this project. The pattern is laid out in sections as follows: Navigating This Pattern What is a Tabby Weave Selecting Your Colors Arranging Your Colors - Shawl Arranging Your Colors - Cowl Pattern Notes Woven Warmth Shawl General Instructions Woven Warmth Chart Photo Collage of Shawl Woven Warmth Cowl Photo Collage of Cowl There are photos to accompany the written instructions to help explain the technique. Color advice is given and to help you select colors, color examples and color-in pages are included. Small amounts of 20 colors were used to make the shawl shown. 4 colors were used to make the cowl. For the cowl, I used Isager Spinni held together with Isager Silk Mohair, approximately 35g of each color, 3.5mm (US4) needles. It measures 60cm (24”) circumference, 40cm (16”) front center depth, 20cm (8”) back neck depth. It is hoped that you, the knitter, will develop your own color/yarn arrangement, your own Woven Warmth.
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Try our free Nancy Doll Crochet Pattern! Detailed instructions of the pattern will guide you every step of the way to making your very own amigurumi doll.
In a recent interview with the NZP Team, Richard Zieman (Nancy Zieman’s husband) shares memories, conversations with Nancy, and why he wrote his new book,
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This tutorial shows you how to make your own French Knitting Nancy for next to nothing. It is a great craft activity for kids and adults alike.
