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Vendredi 7 mars 2008

AEF 2008

Yesterday I went to l'AEF (Aiguille en Fête) in Paris!!!! a show dedicated to needle arts (embroidery, sewing, patchwork, boutis, trapunto, lace, knitting, felting, etc....)

What to say???? Today I'm sort of hungover..... but without drinking strong beverages....!

Negative side : Unbelievable crowds, literally human walls, near fainting status....

There wasn't enough space to eat as is the case in many Parisian "salons" (trunk shows)

Positive side : Fascinating and unbelievable exhibits, especially the Japanese, who were the guests of honor of this show....

patchwork details

Shibori :

and :

But also from artists from other countries, or anonymous ones like the works done with Afghan embroidered squares:

I bought 2 squares, but I have no idea what to do with them....

One last photo :

Bye, see you soon with more to report.......

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Mercredi 5 mars 2008

Especially for Francis :

PLP Meets Potiron

I'm having fun this morning ......

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Mercredi 5 mars 2008

Sketchcast ....

I've just had a try .... Not very good at this, am I? Did you see?

If you want to play too, go HERE

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Dimanche 2 mars 2008

I've been tagged.... again!!!!

The other day I was tagged....

So now I have to tell you 6 things about me.... OUCH!!!!!!

I don't really know what to write, here goes :

1. I love tea

2. I love sushi, pasta, homemade foie-gras, confit de canard, a nice real hamburger (not the ones from fast food restaurants), Taco Bell.... et my gingerbread.

3. I hate housework.

4. I wish I knew how to draw and then to sew my own clothes....

5. I love music, especially The Stones, The Who, The Beatles, but also BB King, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, Higelin, Mozart, Mika and I'm forgetting many...

6. J'ai toujours rêvé d'être Jeannie ou la sorcière Samantha ou Mary Poppins pour d'un clignement d'oeil ou de nez ou des doigts me trouver où je veux..... I've always dreamed about being Jeannie (I dream of Jeannie) or Samantha (Bewitched) or Mary Poppins so that with a wink of an eye, or nose or fingers, I can find myself where I want to be (and the size I want as well, Oh jeannie in the pencil glass....)......

Il faut que je nomme 6 autres blogs pour que les personnes y répondent à leur tour, voici donc 6 personnes que je connais, dont certaines uniquement virtuellement mais dont j'apprécie leurs démarches, leurs travaux et du coup leurs blogs... et les autres ben je les aime bien...... alors, si elles le veulent bien......

I have to name 6 other blogs for people to anwer, so here are 6 people I know, some only virtually but whose works, concepts I appreciate, and the others well, I just like them.... so if they want to .....

Funny
Batraplume
MLG
Cecile
MIC even if these days she may not be inclined to answer and if she finds a connection..... (she just moved house)
Le Clown Navet

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Dimanche 24 février 2008

Ta Da !!!! My own bag / TIFC

That's it !!!! I finally finished that drasted bag !!!!!

OK there is still some hand "finishing" to do with the truncated losanges, I have to reinforce a bit for the handles and my wonderful sewing machine has just told me I need to add some oil, and lo and behold, of course I can't find it!!! (it came with the machine)..... Oh well, tomorrow is another day....

You wanna see it????

Here it is :

Another side, sorry for the dark picture ...

And on the beast :

OK, it looks a little big, it's a bit "spaced out", and no it's not inside-out....

I don't know yet if I like it or not...

It certainly gave me trouble though.....

Note : I've just noticed that I've been "tagged" (on my French blog), but tonight I'm too tired to answer...

I'm down in the dumps tonight, our winter break is over already, I don't have the impression of having taken good advantage of it, and especially I don't feel rested... not the impression of having charged up those batteries in order to start anew !!!!
Well that's Life !!!!

Addendum : After reading MIC's comment on my French blog, I've decided to name the bag Zarbi Flowers, which in essence means Weird Flowers...

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Mercredi 20 février 2008

My own bag... / TIFC ...(sort of) cont'd...

OK, so the other day it was too dark to take pictures of the bag sewn up, so, without further ado, here is where it I'm up to so far as I write this article. Yesterday in Paris, I bought some more felt to make the handles with..... so things will evolve soon.... please bear with me as to the quality of the photos, I'm not a great photographer....

OK, gotta go, I've got work to do........

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Mercredi 20 février 2008

For MLG

Yesterday, I went to Paris and had lunch with her .

And right next to the place where we ate delicious Thai food, we saw these and got a kick out ot them!!!

And these :

and these :

There were also some golden pigs, but alas, I didn't take any pictures of them.... a little too corny for my taste!!!

Thanks for the nice visit MLG, and sorry if I kept running on and on and changing subjects every few minutes!!!