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Christmas Card 2009 – Snowflakes
I left the video camera running while we did this. The whole shoot took about 30 minutes. I think Paris had the idea for snowflakes. Originally, I wanted to recruit a ton of people, dozens at least,...
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Jan Gear – Embroidered Pillow Cases
You can run, but you can’t hide from me when I’m carrying the Flip. This latest ambush is with my aunt Jan. For Christmas she made some very fancy embroidered pillow cases for my parents. I can’t...
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Robin Sigler – Portrait Paintings
I recorded this interview with my uncle, Robin Sigler, on Christmas Eve 2009. It’s taken me a while to edit it together with some related photos. I like his philosophy that you don’t have to paint...
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Robert Sigler – Copper Sunflowers Sculpture
That’s my dad! Usually the dude is busy doing things for other people, but once in a while he cranks out a project for himself. He makes it seem easy to make this copper sunflowers sculpture, and for...
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Jenny Sigler – More Fashion Accessories from Thrift Store Jeans
Cleaning out some “filed” emails I came across this one from almost three years ago. Better than late than never I’m posting another project by my Mom. In her own words: Hi Tracy, When I was talking...
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Judith Beers – Bookmaking and Bookbinding
We stopped by an open studio/holiday sale to see our friends Judith and Terri in action. Judith’s specialty is bookmaking, and she also repairs old books. People want this type of high level craft in...
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Terri Sigler – Asheville Glass Blowing Superstar
Talk about DIY! OK, I will. This is my long lost cousin (probably) Terri Sigler. Not only has she learned the complex art of glass blowing she has managed to build her own studio completely from...
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Christmas Card 2010 – Christmas Tree, with Dog
That’s how we do it. Hey! I just made a Facebook page for this blog. Please click the “Like” button over there on the right. We just got the cards delivered yesterday. I normally wait until we have...
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TheDailySew.com – Mary’s New Sewing Blog
Detail of patch pocket. Two rows of topstitching for looks and avoiding slip stitching. Mary has just started her new blog for sewing and all things related to fabric and fiber. In addition to posting...
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Christmas Card 2011 – Gingerbread People
Christmas Card 2011 - Gingerbread People (Click it to see it bigger at Flickr.) This year instead of using our bodies to make something we decided to use something to make our bodies. Gingerbread is...
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Christmas Card 2013 – House Diorama
Christmas Card 2013 – House Diorama (Click it to see it bigger at Flickr.) In 2012 we couldn’t get a card done in time. Our dog had just died and Paris was away at college. The motivation and planning...
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