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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Pinkeeper Show & Tell !!  |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 01 2007 : 9:50:49 PM
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That sounds great Stephanie!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tying, one hand to hold Nora! |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
1014 Posts |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2007 : 3:05:45 PM
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i want to participate in this, i have been making pincushions for about 10 years, when i was recuperating from a major illness, but i started crafting them to sell since being on the mj site. i would love to see others pinkeepers and post ideas and pics here. hope my combputer will co-operate, we have had script problems lately and it doesnt let me post all the time.
some of my past pincushions are on my blog site and in a thread called"some of my scrap crafts"
where are yalls posted
love
fran
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2007 : 7:32:33 PM
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Hey Frannie, Elizabeth, MaryBeth and Alee, I'm so glad you want to participate...I love sewing up "small projects" and the pinkeeps are just so relaxing and so much fun!! I am excited to see the what everyone is doing...Today is my 49th year young birthday!! I've had a nice dinner, cake with a candle on it and now I'm going to bed...RITFLOL
I'm usually up all night but I'm going to Chattanooga tomorrow for shopping so I need extra battery power for the day..:o))
Talk to ya later,
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2007 : 8:23:41 PM
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Happy Birthday Stephanie!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tpying, one hand to hold Nora! |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 02:05:55 AM
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Thanks so much for the Birthday wishes...I really appreciate that 
Well, here I am awake at 2am...hope I can get another nap before leaving for Chattanooga today...My sleep patterns are so strange these days....Menopause is such an "adventure"....LMAO!!!
I had tryed to get my photo submitted for the contest and it kept bouncing back...I finally got it through and it's showing up in the Contest Gallery now woohoo! I'm listed as Stephanie D.
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/contest/gallery.html
So here is the pinkeep that I designed for the contest using a vintage strainer (2.5" diameter) as the base...
*I made a felted flower on my needlefelting machine
*then added some stands of roving for the wispies and another felted abstract piece and then
*and used french ombre ribbon for the center of the flower
*and then beaded around the center.
*Added silk and rayon handdyed ribbons...
*added another felted "do-dah" on the strainer handle....
*attached everything using silk ribbon pulled through to the back of the strainer, tied and then added MOP buttons.
Fun, Fun, Fun to make.....I think I'm addicted to pinkeeps now since I love doing detail work...
So I guess you can call this a piece of functional "altered art"
Peace, Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Edited by - queenofdreamsz4u on Jul 03 2007 05:45:24 AM |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 09:05:08 AM
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stephanie,
i love your pinkeeper and thanks for the close up pics. i wish we could have entered more than one pic cause some of the pincushions have more than one "angle" to them.
also when i entered i wanted to describe the pincushion and let the judges know details about it, but the instructions said: one picture with name and email address and i wasnt sure you could add details.
anyway your picture really shows off your pinkeeper and i love it!
i agree with you what i like about the pincushions is the handwork and the details. this contest was fun, maybe there will be other contest for our farmgalpals who are into aprons and knitting and etc, etc, etc,
anyway, have a great day out for your birthday and let us know how it went.
love
fran
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 10:50:56 AM
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Wow! What great colors! I love it! I am still trying to find time to sew the one that is floating in my head!! LOL
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tpying, one hand to hold Nora! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 10:56:22 AM
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| yes, i started building and embellishing mine for the contest, then decided to not enter it! I am a total weeny! Thanks for sharing yours!! |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 1:33:06 PM
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Nope.. i didn't get one in either!!!! 
Too many irons in the fire!!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
Edited by - Kathie on Jul 03 2007 1:33:38 PM |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 12:24:13 AM
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Thanks for the "thumbs up" on my pinkeeper  I have another one in progress that is totally different...My imagination bounces from one extreme to another..LOL
I submitted one picture but I laid it out as a single image background with both views of the pinkeep so they could see the back side..
Anyway, they cropped out the back detail side so it would show up in the contest gallery...I knew when they sized it down it would become too small to see what it was but I accomplished getting them to see the other side since that really is as important as the frontside.
Went to Chattanooga...went to Michael's, AC Moores, Books a million and then to Chili's for dinner and then got home around 10pm tonight. We had a very enjoyable day, the weather was nice and the traffic wasn't bad...
Hope you will go on and make some pinkeeps now ..just post them whenever you get one finished...no deadlines....let's keep it going and at some point we can do a pinkeep swap....
I just love all you gals...you all of so nice to be around
Peace, Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.blogspot.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2007 : 09:43:41 AM
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OK, Stepanie I will post my one and only GREAT pin keeper here. The butterflies are needle keepers I made last winter when our power was off for ever so long (days and days). The little shoe is my first pin keeper but so fun I shall make more and maybe even some elegant ones. Oh impossible!! I am all thumbs. MB
www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com
www.day4plus.blogspot.com www.holyhouses-day4plus.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2007 : 10:40:24 PM
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Hey Mary Beth,
They are so cute I've got a toddler sized tennis shoe ready to alter into a pinkeep. It's gonna be adorable!
These pinkeeps are addictive, aren't they?
Peace, Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.blogspot.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2007 : 10:42:29 AM
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TOOOO Cute, Marybeth!
We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden! |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2007 : 12:57:32 PM
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Hey Mary Beth, That one is too cute!! Did you use some sort of adhesive to keep the pinkeep in the little container?
Sherone yours are precious By the way, did you get my email? I had some trouble a while back in receiving email but I know you've been busy cleaning out your craft room too! Email me, OK?
Talk to ya later,
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
www.dreamkingdom.blogspot.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2007 : 03:21:12 AM
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Bumping this topic in case any NEW members are making pinkeeps or any older members missed the topic.
Add your pinkeeper pictures whenever you have one finished..this is an ongoing gallery
See ya later, Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.blogspot.com
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
4877 Posts |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2007 : 06:00:42 AM
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These are so cute!!! I so admire people who have the talent to make little things! They are all so unusual. Hope one of you wins the day with MaryJane! That would be awesome, wouldn't it?
Sheryl-lyn |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2007 : 04:39:32 AM
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Sheryl-lyn, I so admire those that can make the big things...LOL I just can't do it...gotta create the small things.
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2007 : 10:34:46 AM
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That's funny Stephanie! I always try so hard to do those little things, but I get frustrated by the tiny pieces. Love them to death though. We will have to swap something big for something small one of these days!
Sheryl-lyn |
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