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truck display Curiosity Shoppe Laramie, WY October 2018 This truck is one of the cutest display items I've seen. I can envision seasonal items in the truck bed and in the motor area throughout the year. Wouldn't it be fun with a tree in the back and lots of other Christmas decorations or the motor section filled with daffodils in the spring and geraniums in the summer? It's too bad the window ledge wasn't deep enough to hold the truck because it would draw a crowd.

art display Las Vegas, Nevada April 2015 I love buttons and even collect them, but I cannot imagine sewing this many buttons on one garment. Soundsuit by Nick Cave Las Vegas, Nevada April 2015 head detail Soundsuit by Nick Cave Las Vegas, Nevada April 2015 The beauty of art is that the unimaginable becomes tangible.

Awesome! by Joan Dillon A diverse selection of eclipse art is currently on display at the Lander Art Center. If you're in the area, I urge you to see the complete exhibit, as I am only sharing a fraction of the items on display. The show closes August 26, 2017. "Silent Shadow" by J. C. Dye "Collaboration of Inspiration" by Willie Cunningham and Stacy Wells "Time Cycles" Karyne Dunbar "Freeform Dream" by Samantha Gale "Oh Wow!" by Joan Dillon Is there an eclipse themed art exhibit in your area?

Brenda brought her box of paints and supplies to help me paint the final "house quilt" blocks. On Friday afternoon, we applied the primer coat and that evening, we selected block patterns from Google images and drafted the designs on the primed blocks. Saturday, after the Fiber Guild meeting, we settled in to paint the Spring, Autumn, and Winter quilt blocks. Brenda begins by painting the individual tulips July 2017 Brenda worked on the Spring block, and I worked on the Winter and Autumn blocks, painting the large design areas. Brenda later added stitching and fabric details to the blocks. Spring and Winter blocks ready for finer details Brenda asked me what kind(s) of details I wanted added to the individual blocks. I thought the Winter block needed to resemble plaid fabric. Brenda begins to add lines to resemble plaid to the Winter Bear Paw design  Before she left on Sunday morning, Brenda added a clear protective coating to the three finished blocks. ...

bare wood ready to paint May 2017 Last week, I hung a  shingle to proclaim that I love quilts and quilting. I love barn quilts - the huge, wooden quilt blocks that decorate many barns in the midwest. They are so popular in some communities that the Chambers of Commerce prepare maps for driving tours. It has been my dream for some time to prepare a mini barn quilt to hang on my house. Sabid, my niece's husband, prepared the bare wood forms, and I brought them home to paint. It is my goal to prepare a barn quilt for each season. Since summer will soon be here, I started by preparing a patriotic block - the Yankee Puzzle. The paint contains primer, so I decided to jump right in with the design. I used painter's tape to mark the design and began painting. The color bled into the other areas, so I will not use the tape on the next one. painting supplies and progress The block looks best from a distance. Up close, my unsteady hand and wavy lines are clearly visible....

vintage medical display Lander Medical Clinic Lander, WY 2017 I love viewing the display of old medical equipment and supplies while I wait for my appointments at the clinic. Some items are drastically different and others only slightly. vintage medical cabinet and exam table Lander Medical Clinic Lander, WY 2017 My current primary care doctor is a young physician who listens and makes me feel like I am a member of my own healthcare team. I hope she stays in the area a long time. Is your primary care doctor "vintage" or "modern"?

Rachel B. adjusts a garment Riverton Public Library April 2017 Many talented fiber artists live in my community, and their amazing projects are on display in the Riverton Public Library through May. Cheryl O., Rachel B., Nancy S., and Cinde P. prepared the display Members brought their items for the display to the March Guild meeting. The items represented an amazing variety of crafts: basketry, weaving, spinning (wheel, drop spindle, and supported spindle), knitting, crochet, quilting, sewing, tatting, dyeing, needle-felting, wet-felting. click to enlarge click to enlarge  click to enlarge The Guild members are extremely talented and a fun group. Do you belong to a guild?