by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor Our new Kaleidoscope Rubbing Plates will arrive in just a few short weeks, and we have a very special Pre-Order Offer for you and your friends in the Cedar Canyon Community. Our Kaleidoscope Pre-Order Bundle includes: The beautiful, new Kaleidoscope Rubbing Plates, A copy of Rubbing Plate Roundup, […]
Archives for May 2014
A Kraft-Tex Dying Play Day
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor I bailed out of the office last Thursday for a couple of days with Laura Murray in the Twin Cities. It is always wonderful to spend time with my creative friends, and this trip was great fun. Laura and I met author and contemporary quilter extraordinaire Susan Stein […]
From Doodle to Rubbing Plate
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor With the new Kaleidoscope Rubbing Plates ready to burst on the scene in June, I thought you might like a backstage look at the process for bringing these babies into the world. Like many other creative efforts, the designs begin as ideas that eventually find their way out […]
Do You Sneak Up On Your Art?
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor While we were chatting last week, my good friend Laura Murray asked me how I was approaching my current project. Did I choose the stitches and colors before I started? Was I working each panel top to bottom? My reaction was “Heavens no! I have no idea which […]
Solved: Feather Stitches For Painted Bands
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor Remember “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?” I must have heard this phrase a gazillion times growing up. I can still hear a chorus of young voices in my head — and not all of those voices are happy. While I try to keep my […]
Postal Shipping is Back
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor I am happy to announce that postal shipping is back! Now you have a choice of delivery methods when you place an order through our Online Store. Unfortunately, US Shipments will be sent by Standard Post, with expected delivery in 2-8 days, depending on your location. International Customers […]
Extreme Stenciling on Suede
To wrap up the series on Extreme Stenciling, I want to go back a couple of years to some experiments I did with suede. I met Jayme and Megan from Bella Nonna Design Studio at Quilt Market — and accepted their challenge to see if Paintstik colors could be used on leather and suede. To […]
