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Have you played with PanPastels yet?  I love them because I never have to wait for them to dry, they are so rich and loaded with vibrant color, and I can just smear them around without any planning.

PanPastel PrizeCheck out this giveaway!  PanPastels, a storage tray, Mary Beth’s favorite sponges with stencils (which StencilGirl now carries) and of course a stencil!

Leave a comment to be entered and check out Maria McGuire’s PanPastel post for another chance!

Over at StencilGirl Talk  check out all the other posts from earlier this week (and yes, more chances to enter but it closes Sunday, Aug. 3rd at 11:59pm CST).  The giveaway is closed now. You can find the winner here.

 

Watch PanPastels + a Stencil = an Easy Background on YouTube.

This went from this to that!

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A stenciled apron

How many people does it take to make an apron?  Well, in my case…a roomful!   
We all wanted to play together while at Art Is You in Memphis so we took Linda Willis’s class knowing it would be relaxed, comfortable, and fun because of her teaching style.  She is incredibly generous, both with her knowledge and her supplies!

Linda Willis

 

Person #1- The saint.  The person who knows how to make an apron, how to teach,  and how to work with  someone who is patience impaired.  That would be Linda Willis.

 

 

 

 

 

A stenciled apron Person #2- The person  who laughs with me and occasionally at me…and I have to say, I do deserve an occasional laughing at…Okay, that is also person 3, 4, 5, 6…the whole room was laughing as we played in class.
A stenciled apron
Person #3- The person who babysat  me to be sure I didn’t spill any of the various textile paints, mediums, and other liquids.  But it sure was fun to try out all different kinds of textile paints.

 

A stenciled apron Person #4- Someone who listened carefully, taking in all of Linda’s directions, then carefully ironed and stitched.  Notice I don’t have any even seams or truly straight stitching anywhere but I did have fun!

 

A stenciled apron

 

Person #5- Me- the person who did the fun work on the apron…the hard work of sewing some straight hems…
Want to see more aprons?  Well hop over to their blogs and check ’em out!  If you haven’t stopped by Julia’s  blog yet, take a moment and leave her comment welcoming her to the world of blogging! She’s just starting her blog and I am looking forward to all the great things she’ll be creating and sharing!

  • Julia Kellogg
  • Kirsten Reed
  • Carolyn Dube- You’re here
  • Maria McGuire

Thank you Linda for a day of laughter and creative joy!  If you want to play with Linda, she will be teaching at Art is You in Stamford , Treasure Keepers and Reversible Apron.    I am teaching Meet The Crazies! in Stamford too.   Hope we can both see you there!

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Playing around on an index card by Carolyn DubeDid I have a plan when I started this?  Was this carefully thought out?  If you’re a regular reader of this blog you probably already know the answer. You can find the answer to that burning question over on my guest post for CreateMixedMedia! Be sure to notice what a piece of incredible artistic skill this started out as too…just in case my sarcasm doesn’t come through in the text…there is a huge dose of it.  Check it out, you’ll understand!

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