Tag Archives: blogging

Monday June 13, 2011

Uppercase :: another reason I should be Canadian

With a tagline of ‘a magazine for the creative and curious’ it’s little wonder that I feel like Uppercase has been created just for me. This mag is a goldmine of stories and inspiration all focused around a loosely defined theme – bees for issue #9, which is reflected in the gorgeous use of honeycomb [...]

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Sunday January 30, 2011

Setting sail on a blogging break

Hey friends, I just wanted to let you know I’m going to take a short break from blogging. Our family is having some time away together next week. The following week the Little One starts school, which is a momentous occasion and I have an exam. I’ll see you in a couple of weeks. Image [...]

Posted in flickr | Also tagged family, links, vacation | 3 Comments

Saturday September 25, 2010

80th Birthday Invites and Ma Joie Press

I’m so excited to share with you the finished product of my Dad’s 80th Birthday invites. These were created by the ever talented Katrina at Ma Joie Press. I’m not sure how we became blogging friends but I have always loved her work so when making plans for my Dad’s birthday I knew I had [...]

Posted in friends | Also tagged birthday, family, letterpress | 11 Comments

Saturday April 17, 2010

I’ve Moved

Hey friends, we’ll I’m slowly unpacking the boot after my move to WordPress blogging independence. Update your bookmarks as you’ll now find me at http://www.current-observations.com but http://blog.current-observations.com will also still work. I hope you’ll drop in for a visit soon. {image via weheartit }

Posted in blogging | Also tagged links, wordpress | 2 Comments

Tuesday April 13, 2010

I’m Moving…

Well not literally, this is a cyber move. I have decided to take the plunge and enter the world of a self-hosted WordPress blog. Thanks to the lovely Tara at Scoutie Girl I’m setup and good to go. I would like to think that everything will go swimmingly but, well, that would be too Pollyanna [...]

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Thursday April 8, 2010

Can I Help You?

I have a confession… I’m a bit of a web nerd. This has been many years in the making but it’s something I love and 3 days a week I get paid to be one. So here’s what I’ve been noticing. Many talented blogging artisans struggle with the technology behind their blogs. This was a [...]

Posted in 52 weeks | Also tagged links, question | 1 Comment

Sunday March 28, 2010

Studio Tour :: Favourite Equipment

This week’s challenge it to take you on a studio tour or introduce you to my favourite equipment. I so wish I could take you on a studio tour but the truth is the magic happens in a study I share with my darling husband. You’ve already seen my lovely workspace and on the other [...]

Posted in 52 weeks | Also tagged geek toys, links | 1 Comment

Thursday March 11, 2010

Eames Design and the Story of Two Blogs

Without giving away too much… remember there’s a give away being drawn on Saturday. I have been researching stamp designs for an upcoming assignment. I do like being set the task to search for things that I don’t usually consider. There are some really amazing stamps out there. I stumbled across this series celebrating Eames [...]

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Sunday February 21, 2010

Dear Lynette, The Romance is Over

Our challenge this week is to write about falling out of love with a technique, fabric or pattern. For me the answer is easy… Thimbleberries. I used to adore the country stylings of Lynette Jensen’s fabric and now I’m really not a fan at all. My first real foray into quilting was in Atlanta [...]

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