Posts Tagged ‘Signature Styles’

Book Review & Project on Craft Test Dummies!

Check out the sweet review of Signature Styles by Jenny Doh (published earlier this year) by Vicki O’Dell (The Creative Goddess) over at the Craft Test Dummies site. I was one of twenty artists interviewed and invited to create a stitched project for the book–and I’m so flattered that Vicki was inspired to make my Rosette Necklace (from recycled T-shirt scraps, but of course!) in her review.

It’s a very simple yo-yo necklace that you can stitch by hand — but check out how Vicki put her own signature on it by painting the fabric first (high fives for personalization — I love that she took a yellow T-shirt she hated and made the colors so rich!) and adding some beading (seed beads, bugle beads, and some nice pearly centers) to the flowers! The finished photo is below (via The Creative Goddess herself), but click all the way so you can see her process!

As you all I know, I get positively giddy to see how other people interpret my projects — and I just love how Vicki’s version turned out! Have any of you tried making the necklace? Be sure to post the results over at the Generation T Facebook page!

[ 4 Comments | Posted on September 2nd, 2011 ]

Signature Styles: Sneak Preview!

Last spring I was super excited when Jenny Doh of Crescendoh invited me to take part in her forthcoming book project, Signature Styles: 20 Stitchers Craft Their Look (due out from Lark Books this May — and hey, that’s my friend Sonya on the cover!). It was a welcome opportunity for me to reflect on my art and craft and how integrated it is in my day-to-day life. It was also a fun opportunity to invite my mom, a professional photographer, to visit for a weekend to do the photo shoot!

Photography is a challenge in poorly lit Brooklyn apartment studios (as you’ve likely surmised from previous blog posts!), because you have a few crucial hours of sunlight breaking through the buildings. For this particular shoot, we also had no tripod (oops, left that at the office!) — but it was a welcome challenge and a true get-crafty, make-it-work moment. (And luckily, Mr. T and I have quite the library of thick books to create a makeshift solution!)

Book description: Twenty top stitchers take readers on an exclusive tour of their homes and studios–graciously offering their signature techniques and a step-by-step project along the way. This unique book presents informational, inspirational profiles of creative and crafty women, complete with stunning images of them surrounded by the style components that define their work and art. The profilees include best-selling authors such as Betz White, Kayte Terry, Megan Nicolay, and Kathy Cano Murillo as well as popular bloggers such as Heather Bailey.

Here’s a sneak peek inside the pages of the book…


[ Comments Off on Signature Styles: Sneak Preview! | Posted on April 4th, 2011 ]