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Creativ Festival – Day 5

October 26, 2011

Whew! Sunday! After four long days, the fifth and final day had arrived. The end was in sight. I was sad, since I love all the creative inspiration and friendship at the Creativ Festival, but I have to admit that … Continue reading →

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Creativ Festival – Day 4

October 25, 2011

This Saturday just past was my fourth day in a row at the Creativ Festival, here in downtown Toronto. And, really, by then I was starting to feel pretty exhausted. Even still, I was having a great time. It is … Continue reading →

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CreativFestival – Day 3

October 22, 2011

Yesterday was a very, very full day at the CreativFestival. My first class, at 9am, was with Larry Shackleton of Approved Sewing Machine Services. He taught us some basic sewing machine maintenance, and was extremely knowledgeable. I really enjoyed that … Continue reading →

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CreativFestival – Day 2

October 21, 2011

Yesterday was a pretty eclectic day for me at the CreativFestival… (I appologzie for the poor quality of the photos. I took them early in the morning, without using good lighting.) First, I took Fractured Fair Isles, a knitting course … Continue reading →

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Princess and Dragon

October 14, 2011

I fished another old CreativFestival design out of the old workbasket. This one is First Dragon Encounter by Jennifer Aikman-Smith of Dragon Dreams. I haven’t made a whole huge amount of progress on it, but considering all I had stitched … Continue reading →

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Live Fully

October 12, 2011

2012 is supposed to be the year of WIPs for me since I will be taking part in Measi’s WIPocalypse. This means that I’ve been thinking about all the projects I’ve got hanging around that need to be finished. And, … Continue reading →

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One Step Forward, and Fifteen (?!) Back

October 28, 2010

I’m so proud of myself! I’ve finished another project from this year’s CreativFestival. This time it is Hidden Treasures by Enchanting Lair. It is stitched with Gloriana and Belle Soie silks, beads, Kreniek braid, and a pewter charm. It will … Continue reading →

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