Poohza's Ponderings

Moving day

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check me out
http://poohza.typepad.com/poohzas_ponderings/

Ever more...

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Here are some more of my favorite textile artists. I am staying in the quilt catagory for now.

Kristin miller. Her site has some great "quilting for Causes" pictures. some of her work is a little disturbing...

The Bryerpatch studio. This site has a ton of quilts in the gallery.

Amanda's art quilts. this site has some great embroidery as well.

Michele Hardy. I like her quilts because they look antique and modern at the same time.

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Kristin miller quilts

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bryerpatch studio

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Michele Hardy

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Michele Hardy

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Amanda's art quilts

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Amanda's art quilts

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Amanda's art quilts

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Bryerpatch studio

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Bryerpatch studio

Toyotas

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Another Japanese craft book, another frenzy of crafts. Here are the first little creations from my latest book.

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My last gifts for the swap. Time to get it boxed up! I hope she likes everything...

Spring at last!!

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And the seedlings are started. Tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs. Of course, as usual I have started the cucumbers to early. I have already transplanted them one. who knows how big they will become!!

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Parsley and cilantro

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some tomato plants, yearning for the sun.

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more of the new babies...

won't believe your eyes

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These amazing quilts are from fractal art quilts. I found this site the other day and I spent about an hour on it. She has a lot of interesting info. on there...and if you read her bio and the info about her art you will find the roots of an interesting woman. I love to know the person behind the art so I just loved it.

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Here is one of the amazing quilts.

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This one is called Grease.

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this is one of my favorites.

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a new bag!

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here are two bibs I made to include in my swap...they are a cross between a bib and an apron..

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here are the backs...

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I think a cloud was passing over...these came out a little dark...these were inspired by my new Mary Englelbreit book!

A little irritated

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Let me start off by saying that I love (and am addicted to) craftster. But I am a little irritated right now. I posted on one of the threads that I was giving these patterns away (operative phrase:giving away). After what must have only been minutes someone reported me to a moderator as someone who was "advertising" on craftster. Ok, well I agree that people should not use craftster as a billboard...however (being a contract negotiator) if you read the link they have about advertising...it is for things you are selling. I don't believe that giving things away is selling. Craftster was nice about it...but they did have to delete the thread. I guess I am kind of angry that someone would report me. sheesh. try to do something nice! anyway, I certainly didn't mean to offend. but I won't be posting any more info about things I am looking to trade or give away on there. So if you want any info please contact me by email at poohza@comcast.net.
phew. I am done venting now. Thanks for letting me!!

Homeless Patterns

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I have removed the patterns that have been taken so far. As of this moment the ones left below on the site are still homeless. Please take a look and see if there are any you can use. Send me an address and I would be happy to send them to you.
I plan to post some more items that will need to be adopted so keep checking!!
(If the clothing patterns don't show up when you scroll down just hit the April post button and it should bring them up...)

Hmmmm....

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Just a quick note...
I love, love, love the yarn at my paper crane. Have you seen this wonderful stuff? I do not knit or do anything with yarn (except make gods-eyes with my daughter)so I don't know what one would make with it. It has pom-poms (pons?) in it. If I were to buy it I would display it as it is. But I must know what people do with it!!! If anyone has a project that they have used it for please let me see...I am so curious. I must learn to knit...
(If you have not seen this yarn checking out the online shop is worth the trip. she has very interesting artwork as well. and stuffed items. Divine!)

Mother and child reunion

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tonight I had a date with my son. my oldest one, who will be 11 on the 30th. Time is so fleeting. He wanted to go and check out all the new star wars legos at wal-mart (hey, go out with me and I pull out all the stops!) He knows so much about ster wars it is scary. if only he could learn his spelling words so well.
On our way out of Toys R Us (another favorite) I met a friend that I went to hairdressing school with. now, as I half explained earlier, I went to hairdressing school while I was in college so that I could get a job to work my way through the rest of college. at the time, somehow, this made sense to me. now that I have three children I have left my "regular" job and work four days a month in a salon. anyway, I digress, Christine was one of my best friends in hairdressing school and I have not seen her in years. Of course my hair was a mess tonight, no make up, frightening clothes that I had been cleaning the basement in earlier that day (the usual). Isn't that always the way? the only thing worse when you look like that is running into some old boyfriend who dumped you...no, worse would be running into the girl he dumped you for. I had better start flat ironing before I leave the house!!!

Falling off the wagon

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the Atkin's wagon, that is. Yep. tried it for a whole three days. I felt awful and I think I gained weight. I know a lot of people have great luck with this diet but I just don't think it is the one for me. Back to weight watchers. I tried the core program with them and didn't like that either. Points are for me. you would think that with chasing around after all these kids I would be thin as a rail. but nope. just exhausted.
I have been reading a pretty good book called The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray. I it is by Chris Wooding. I was really enjoying it until he came to a part where he plunked in a character that was completely ripped off from Abarat by Clive Barker. Both of these books are considered YM which is what I write (the difference between them and me: they finish their work, and get it published. a small detail.) and both of them kind of skirt a line. Haunting isn't as creepy as Abarat (the artwork in Barker's work is the real bone chiller) but they are both pretty adult-like. I see that as a trend lately. YM books are just slightly watered down adult versions. And a lot of scariness. Even Harry Potter is getting pretty heavy. Although even when I was a kid (which was a long, long time ago according to my children) Jane Eyre was my favorite and that was pretty creepy. I guess we are just morbid when we are kids. But as a writer I wish there was something lighter. Not quite as light as Captain Underpants, etc. but something more "kid-like".
I love the fact that Dick and Jane are back. My kids even like them! go figure. and curious george. So, I guess kids still like the fun stuff too!

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Ennui

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what can I get in to next?

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me? play with my food? NEVER!

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ahh, time to get some crafts done.

Curiouser and curiouser

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My husband, out of the blue, decided this weekend that he really wanted to go to the antique, thrift and used book stores on rte. 4 (known as "antique alley"). This, of course, is one of my favorite things to do, but as for my husband...I think he would rather be poked to death by pygmies with burning toothpicks. But we went. and we had fun. who knew? we also topped the day with some great fried clams and homemade ice cream from johnsons. what a day!! Then, back to the grind of the week. all three of my kids are sick...but they are feeling better today. so hopefully things will settle back to normal. or as normal as they can be around here!!

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My first antique shop finds...the two children's books are from a great resale book shop.

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a cute vintage card

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more cuteness inside!

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I scored big on little golden books. I am trying to collect all the ones I remember from my childhood. the egg book was one of my favorites!

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more little golden books...

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I have had this kind of day...

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this is a detail on the front of the bag that I made for my cousin. Her first baby was a girl and this one was a boy so I wanted to get as far away from flowery as I could but still be fun. this bag and the one for the swap (next) were from the messenger bag with gusset instructions found on craftster. I love this bag. you can make anything with it!!

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Here is a bag I made for a swap I am in. I wanted to make one like the petunia picklebottom ones. I hope my spappee likes it. all I have left to finish is what I call the break-away bag that fits in a pocket in the back. it is a zippered pouch that you can throw your keys, wallet etc. in and just grab that if you don't need the whole bag...

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some springy ribbon...

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a close up of a few of my favorites...

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here is the great bunch of ribbons I got from a friend at craftster. Her website bigdogboutique.com sells the greatest stuff for our four-legged buddies!

patterns with new homes!!

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Hoorah! some of my patterns have found new homes. and good ones in my opinion. I think they will be well loved!! there are still a lot left so scroll down and take a look! I am still cleaning through craft stuff so keep checking!!

the patterns that are no longer available are marked in the comments section...

Pictures as promised.

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I think with these I have fullfilled all promises...there are new trade patterns if you scroll down past the flower show pictures and the random picture of my youngest kid. must dash for now...my son is beating up a penguin.

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extreme close up.

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my back yard. no just kidding. Boston flower show.

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look at all those tulips!!

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a very cool wood sculpture. I wish I could have taken a better picture of this but about nine thousand people were jostling me...

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cool garden sculpture. looks a little like my hair in the morning...

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you just can't get away from it....

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another cool window set up...

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cool window with orchids.

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strangely phallic cacti.

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flower show. why don't mine look like this?

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flower show. plant cascading from rock wall.

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tote and backpack pattern. sorry, bad picture. it is simplicity 9779. I will try to get a better pic.

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infant pattern. has a cute diaper bag...

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nursery set. you can't tell in the picture but it has a really cool diaper holder on the end of the crib. that is what I bought it for, but of course I bought the pattern twice. and I never made it anyway...and my son is almost two...but it is cool..

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this is for the clothes only. the doll is a seperate pattern. I have two of these.

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this is for mccalls sophie doll's everyday clothes. the pattern for the doll is seperate. this is just for the clothes.

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"my old rag doll" that again looks suspiciously like her raggedyness...

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this is for "apple annie and andy" a not-so-disguised rip off of the raggady couple.

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oohh, really bad picture...I will try to retake some of these.. this is a little country doll.

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these are little button leg dolls..they are really cute. not a good picture..sorry.

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these are the clothes that go with the dolls that go with the pets....

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these are the dolls that go with the pets...

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another chair for a kids room. I must have been obsessed with these...uncut.

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capes for halloween (or any time, I am not one to judge) for all adult sizes. uncut.

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chairs for a kids room. uncut

Calling all dog lovers!!!!

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here is a great site for prizes for your pooch. got to keep them fashion forward!!

http://www.collargirl.com/

ok. first batch

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so that is the first batch. I have some more but no more vintage ones that I know of. the others will be crafts, I think...keep an eye out you never know what I will find!!

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16 and 1/2

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16-18

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16 1/2

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14 1/2 to 18 1/2

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16 1/2

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16 1/2

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size 16

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16 and 1/2

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16 and 1/2

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sizes 16-18-20

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16 and 1/2

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size 16 and 1/2

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another cute, basic dress. size 16 and 1/2

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16 and 1/2. cute dress. my mom had tons of these!!

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16 and 1/2

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16 and 1/2

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16 and 1/2

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for coat or jacket. size 18