by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor I have just returned from a whirlwind trip to Quilt Market in Houston, TX. I have worked every market for the past 8 years, and it was time for a break. It was a delightful trip in more ways than my tired little brain can count right now. […]
Archives for October 2013
Learn To Stencil With PlayColor Paints
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor Last week, I told you about the cool, new PlayColor paints that have just become available in the United States. PlayColor paints are tempera paint in a stick form, making them a water-based paint. You can read my initial review by clicking over to New PlayColor Paints Are Here! […]
Finding Inspiration 4: Learn Your Craft
by Shelly Stokes, Creative Mentor, Cedar Canyon Textiles It has been a few weeks since we last talked about finding inspiration or “wooing our muse.” Today, I want to continue this series with some thoughts on one really important strategy that is easy to skip past when we want to jump into a new project. […]
New PlayColor Paints Are Here!
After 14 years of playing with Shiva® Paintstiks®, I’m thrilled to announce that there is another solid paint product on the market. It is different than my beloved Paintstiks, but it is very cool, none the less. I’ll be talking about the PlayColor paints a lot over the next few weeks. However, today I want […]
Finding Inspiration 3: Connect With Others
A few weeks ago, I posted several articles on finding inspiration, or “wooing our muse.” You can read the earlier posts here: Finding Inspiration 1: Examine the Best Examples Finding Inspiration 2: Explore Other Techniques As you know, ideas come at the craziest times (like the middle of the night) and often seem to disappear […]
Stitch Your Way Through Detours
Last week was more than a bit of a detour here in South Dakota. My sweetheart Jack had emergency surgery and was stuck in the hospital for four long days. I passed a few hours by working on some stitching. It hasn’t been much of a vacation, but we made it through and I expect […]
