I Like #82 ...flowers, dolls, videos, treasures and poodle mischief

Welcome to this week's list of likes. Starting with Iris.

 this little Bunny-girl has lived with me since my time in Tampa... she holds an old quilt.

 I could never have have chopped up an antique quilt but I sure love that some artisan did.

 I have thoroughly enjoyed youtube this week, watching Mary Berry's ( tours of castles), and "Who do you think you are" click here to start UK. It's been fascinating and I want to see them all now. I love the American version and had no idea it had been done in England long before.

I learned so much about history. Lineage and family are fascinating to me, as I have none.
 I learned that humans have fought over pretty much all religions, for all history.
When will we tire of arguing over ways of worship? What a waste of time and humanity.

some neutral fabrics

I went to the Sewing Expo in Denver last Friday, found some fun items to purchase, and met some like minded people in the doll making guild.

check out those red toenails!

They encouraged me to come to a meeting, and I said I might have found my peeps. The booth minder said, yes indeed, I had!

 Doll makers are keen observers of human nature and love details. Me too.

Not to mention, they have great sewing skills, as it's not easy to sew tiny gussets and fingers.
I admired the lace makers although this is not one of the things I want to explore myself..

Like any artisan, they surround themselves with supplies that are beautiful and useful. This is the working tray of a woman who said she had wanted to learn the skill from a young age.

Intricate! Beautiful! delicate threads in brilliant colors. Working your way through the pattern is time consuming but like any making, it's all about the making not the speedy production of items.

Although I have done weaving, and many other crafts, I was most struck by the lovely collection of bobbins used to hold and organize the threads to wind around the little pins in pattern.

I enjoyed looking through shops I don't usually see on the East coast shows, and I got to meet Laura Heine, a painter and quilter who's work I have long admired.

I kind of tried to lean closer to her as she didn't want to come out, but it was fun for me to put a face with the image I created of her over the years.

A shop from Washington State had cool headbands, including this spoon tiara... 

Now why didn't I buy that??

 These are a few more things I did purchase...

and the one that got away was the little pin cushion tuffet kit... dang! I was going to go back and buy that!

I found an art supply store in nearby Parker,(Guiry's)  that welcomed Milo into shop as well.

What a treasure trove of supplies that was. I went to find some caron d'arche pastel crayons to try on fabric, and they had maybe 8 brands from which to choose. And lots of inks, and paints, and markers. I couldn't leave these bags behind either...

the crayons, a stadler gold pen, and ink pad I've never tried. Plus the two bags!!!
I liked this cow in the shop...

gratuitous cow photo

I opened boxes in the studio storage in order to create again (post on that improv tomorrow)

improv sewing with scraps

Then two days later found out we are no longer allowed to stay in this rental indefinitely, but must leave in three months.We have continually looked for a home to buy, and tried to sell our home in MD with no success. I am frightened and sorry we ever made a move.

That said, here I am trying to remember there were good things from this week. Following the antics of Milo made me laugh through the tears...

Milo's Moment:
Hi Y'all! I have always, in all my one year of life, enjoyed paper. It makes a very satisfying sound when it rips.
And this was like the clown car of paper! Daddy ordered something from the guy who drops off boxes at the door, and this one had LOTS of long paper.

I grabbed a hold of an end and dragged it to my place in the family room..

so I pulled...

and pulled

and PULLED til I got it to a place where I could destroy it like the other newspapers I found...

UH, OH... I thought to myself, where's the Mama? What's she getting into? I tell ya I can't leave her alone for a moment... then I heard her shout...

"MILO!!! What the fizzy have you been doing!??"

 I mean, I am not ashamed to say she startled me!

I said, um, nuffin... munching on some paper. I mean helping you to recycle. I may have pulled out a few toys, and er, a shoe or two as well, why do you ask?

Did you want to play with the paper? Sorry but it's pretty chewed up right now, maybe the guy will bring another box of it tomorrow.

That's it, now
 Sit! Stay! Clickety-click on the links to other people with like posts this week!

new this week:   1.    https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/
2. .http://3poodlesandanana
3 craftscaviescontras
4.maryinpeoriahandmade.blogspot.com
5...http://littlepenguinquilts
6. http://sandysnowden.blogspot.co.uk/
7.. http://whataboutrheema.blogspot.com/
8.https://canadianneedlenana.blogspot.com/ 
9...http://homesewnbyus
10..http://imworkingonaproject
11.. https://barrels-of-monkeys.blogspot.com/ 
12. https://quiltingreadersgarden.blogspot.com/
13. daybyday12101.blogspot.com/
 


 
 linking to some of these

design wall Mondays at smallquiltsanddollquilts
lovelaughquilt.mondays
Main Crush Monday
the mop link party mondays
sew can do mondays
Make My Saturday Sweet @ Amanda’s Books and More
http://www.quiltfabrication.com/
Our World Tuesday
Travel_Tuesday  Our World Tuesday
Travel_Tuesday 
design wall Mondays at smallquiltsanddollquilts
lovelaughquilt.mondays http://sky watch Fridays
http://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com
http://asoutherndaydreamer
Thankful Thursdays pet parade
http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com
http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/
http://shabbyartboutique.com
willy nilly Friday (random images)
habbyartboutique fridays
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/