a creative mint tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1850619 2012-04-07T21:23:51-07:00 TypePad acreativeminthttp://feedburner.google.com Happy Spring tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156ed03c2b970c016303d45c05970d 2012-04-07T21:23:51-07:00 2012-04-07T21:23:51-07:00 Hello! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. It has been a beautiful spring holiday weekend here in Victoria. Clear blue skies and cherry blossoms everywhere! Today I spent three hours on the beach with my family. We enjoyed a... acreativemint

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Hello!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

It has been a beautiful spring holiday weekend here in Victoria. Clear blue skies and cherry blossoms everywhere! Today I spent three hours on the beach with my family. We enjoyed a picnic lunch and hunted for sea glass. I imagine collecting enough to fill some jars in varying colors. One jar filled with blue glass pieces, another with green glass and one with clear white pieces. I think that the collection of jars could look really pretty on a shelf, don't you? I have seen some people collect a tiny bit of sand from various beaches they have visited on holidays. I like the idea of gathering pretty specimens that take you back to a place. 

I hope you enjoy these photographs from my "Color Me Pretty" column in case you missed it a week ago. 

See you back here soon,

xoleslie

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Hello,

I hope you have been enjoying March and the subtle season changes that have begun. Everything seems to be blossoming in my neighborhood! Even with spring break on for the kids I have managed to put together a new series for you. Please join me over at decor8 today for my March edition of Color Me Pretty.  Thank you for visiting me and I will see you back here soon. 

xoleslie

 http://acreativemint.typepad.com/a_creative_mint/2012/03/color-me-pretty-time.html A Book Review tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156ed03c2b970c016763b06c88970b 2012-03-12T00:03:00-07:00 2012-03-12T00:03:00-07:00 Hello, I wanted to share a book with you today that I was asked to review, Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing and Design by Laurie Wisburn. This book is going on a blog tour and I am honoured to... acreativemint

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Hello,

I wanted to share a book with you today that I was asked to review, Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing and Design by Laurie Wisburn. This book is going on a blog tour and I am honoured to be the first to start it off. I have never done a review before but I thought this book was special because I would actually love to do most of the projects Laurie has so beautifully explained! She covers all aspects of printing your own fabric designs. From hand printing processes like block and stencil printing to screen printing and vat dyeing. Laurie also explains step by step how to create digital patterns using both Photoshop and Illustrator and the various ways to have your fabrics digitally printed. My wheels definitely got turning when I realized how easily I could turn some of my old watercolors into repeat patterns for fabrics. I would love to sew a dress for my daughter out of some fabric I designed! Decorative pillows for her room would be nice too. I also loved reading the section on the business of fabrics. Laurie interviews many different designers who have either developed their own brand or licensed their patterns to large fabric manufacturers. It is interesting to learn first hand from designers like Heather Ross and Kerry Cassill. Even though I spend a lot of time online, I still love books. This book is really informative and inspiring with some beautiful photography by Ryann Ford and styling by Robin Finlay. I wish Laurie much success on this wonderful book.   

The blog book tour will be at Lena Corwin & Handmade Charlotte tomorrow, and then will continue on for two weeks. You can see the participants and the days they are posting right here.

See you back here soon,

xoleslie

 http://acreativemint.typepad.com/a_creative_mint/2012/03/a-book-review.html Teaching in New York tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156ed03c2b970c0168e6fdb62b970c 2012-02-08T10:44:40-08:00 2012-02-08T10:44:40-08:00 Hello again, I wanted to post more of the details on the New York workshop that I will be co-teaching. Just in case a couple of you may be in the New York area and want to spend the weekend... acreativemint

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Hello again,

I wanted to post more of the details on the New York workshop that I will be co-teaching. Just in case a couple of you may be in the New York area and want to spend the weekend with me learning more about photography and styling, as well as creative blogging with Holly Becker. Please visit Holly's post for all the details and this is the registration link. You can take either day or both days depending on your schedule. It will be an inspiring informative weekend.

See you back here soon,

xoleslie

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