Judy, from CQI (an online group) and I decided to have a personal swap of friendship dolls....soooo.... I created this one. I made one of my marbled fimo faces along with some other "treasures" beaded up what became the Spirit of Christmas! She encompasses the joy of the season and the child like golden spirit in everyones heart at Christmas. I did nothing but beaded embroidery and beaded edgings for this. On the front I captured a teddy for the little girl in her heart.... and on the back....
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Diane Foote's 4th block
Look at this!!! A mermaid and treasure and great little fishy charms!!! What more could a girl want??? This quiltlet is AWESOME!!! Thank you SOOO much Diane!!! The kids will DEFINATELY enjoy all this eye candy!
Diane Foote's 3'rd block
I have been sooo blessed! Diane noticed there were several blocks swimming in another direction and she up and surprised me by making two more blocks!!! These blocks are just fantastic! She has added some really neat charms and the fish are so durned cute! Thank you again, Diane!
Thursday, December 06, 2007
face3
Last face for now is from my forest type faces family! I have been playing with trying to re-create the look of wood with fimo. Some are dark and some light as this is. She has a sweet smile and is dreaming of faraway trees and spaces filled with song! She too is for sale; finished with ultra suede and a brooch/pendant pin back! Enjoy!!
face2
This is a second pin with a different approach....rather like the sun! This is one of my favorites with his bright smile and rays or warmth! Also for sale, finished with an ultrasuede stitch on with peyote stitch and the brooch/pendant pin back!
Face1
This has a been a realllllly beady couple of months! Lots of learning, playing and....some bead skating also! LOL!! (rolling around on spilled beads in my world) VBG!! Soooo, this is the first of three pins that is for sale. I have started an Etsy shopped. We'll see how that goes! It is finished the same as my other pins, with a peyote stitch over the ultrasued and the brooch/pendant pin. Makes this more versatile I believe! On to the next one!
OH! The shop name is Golden Willow Creations!
Face pins
Tada!!!! They are DONE!!! This was a special order from a couple of wonderful ladies at my crazy quilting group!!! The requested specific colors...so here they are! All of are finished with a brooch/pendant back so they can be worn either way! I'm so happy i'm gonna go work on something for ME now!!! Cqey that is! VBG!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Fimo face pins
I'm in a flurry of beads and have been beading my heart out! LOL!!! My mother became enamoured with a pin that I have and requested some for christmas pressies for her friends! Soooo.... after making a bunch of faces... she selected these and gave me the color specifications for each person! It was important that they all be "furry" so thats what she got! LOL!! The bottom white one truly has a face, but after a loooooooooooonnnnnggg day of trying to get her features to pop... I had to take the beading off, re-apply it to a newly made face and i'm NOT touching it ! LOL!! Good grief! If I only had painting skills! VBG!! Enjoy!
Diane Foote Charity block 2
This is Diane's second block! The dolphin is stumpwork that graciously donated along with her wonderful brazilian fishies and charms and beads and..... Thank you SO much Diane!
Diane Foote Charity block 1
This is the first of two blocks that have just come in! They are SOOO wonderful!! Diane Foote graciously asked if she could participate AND if she could make 2!!! OMG!!! I am just THRILLED with these blocks and am SO very happy to have them join the other blocks!!! Thank you, thank you Diane!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Lynn sampler1
Lynn's other block in the sampler rr! Another button cluster and the cretan stitch in a variation and plain both with beads! Enjoy!
Lynn sampler2
Finally....this is the second block in a sampler rr I participated in! I added a button trail, a separate button with a spider web look to it and the beaded spidey. I also stitched the cretan on the seam and added some beads for little flowers!
Gerry Encrusted block
This is another rr block for an Encrusted rr I joined! I went rather nutz I think with the bead trail...but... well....she wanted buttons! LOL!!! I then did a ton of beading.....from seam treatments to accents to the frame around the pic! Hopefully she will enjoy it!
Jo's beaded block
Now for the beginning of the rr block roundup! LOL!! This is the work I did for Jo Newsham in the beaded block rr! I gave her a beaded vine and spidey web with a little beaded spider. I have recently found some great filigree things so I added a butterfly to round things out!
Marys block
HI everyone! Been just a bit since I posted... been stitching away!!! This is a block I did for a group "sister" who is going thru a very hard time right now, so a bunch of us banded together to make her a wall hanging. I am a beading nut these days it seems!! But they add a great dimensional quality to the embroidery I think!
Friday, November 02, 2007
Madame DragonHeart
This is my final Spirit of Friendship doll! I'm hard pressed to let her go....but her wings have been fluttering in anticipation so I had best let her fly!
mistress butterfly front
This is to introduce mistress butterfly for the spirit of friendship doll swap! I've been a beadin' fool this week! LOL!! Beads are everywhere and on practically every seam! I made all the faces for these gems along with the flower you see on the front here.
Flower Spirit
This is Flower Spirit! She will be flying off with her two sisters to partake of the Spirit of Friendship swap! I hope this is ok....i've not beaded a face like this before....hopefully her new mom will enjoy her. For any of these dolls, you can click on the pic and it ought to take you to my flickr account where you can see their backs as well!
Comfort doll 2 back
Heres her back. This is the only doll I didn't cq for the back also. So I beaded my "moniker" on her bottom...which also means peaceful heart...and hopefully soothes a soul!
Comfort Doll back
And here is her back. Lots of beading, embroidery and cute flower sequins on her! I'm hoping she will make someone smile!
Comfort doll
This is the second doll or sister for the Comfort doll project that I have completed! This is the from of her....the back will follow! Enjoy!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
What Tarot Card Are You?
Another fun little test to take and explore about yourself! VBG!
You are The Lovers
Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse.
The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.
Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Gails friends
Anddddd, these are some friendly critters that Gail created for the quilt as well! What a neat technique!! I need to remember to ask her HOW she did it!!! Keep forgetting, dang it!! I know they were done on fabric softner sheets and painted....but thats it.... Maybe some solvy?? Not sure!!! OHHHHH GAIIIILLLL!!!!! LOL!!!
A brief note on my friend that was the instigator behind this charity project... she is up and about, doing well.... and appears to have no long lasting repercussions from her injury. Accepting the HUGE cute on her head. PHEW!!! Thank you to EVERYONE who kept her in their thoughts and prayers! She is well! :_)) I am ONE relieved friend!
A brief note on my friend that was the instigator behind this charity project... she is up and about, doing well.... and appears to have no long lasting repercussions from her injury. Accepting the HUGE cute on her head. PHEW!!! Thank you to EVERYONE who kept her in their thoughts and prayers! She is well! :_)) I am ONE relieved friend!
Janee
This block was a TOTAL surprise!!! It came in from Janee in my local cq group! Isn't that octopus great??? Thank you again, Janee!!!
Marya's 2nd block
This gem is from Marya!! Isn't it neat?? She did a super job creating this lovely piece!!
Gails 2nd block
I'm a little behind in getting more UTS quiltlets posted....so here we go! This is Gails 2nd block! Just have to LOVE that dolphin!!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
A MEME thingy!
Well....looks like I was tagged by Gerry ! Now i've got to share 7 oddities about my self and pass it on! :__) Soooooo,
Here are the rules which you must abide by if you are tagged.1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.
1. I LOVE my canine furkids!!! My big Rottie girl being my fav.... just a big teddy bear.
2. I adore riding horses and yearn for the "high trails"!
3. I'm a wanna be green thumb!
4. This isn't an unknown but, .... I love cq, beading and collecting artifacts for the process!
5. I used to work in HR...... blerghhhh
6. I'm trying to evolve my dreams into a creative home biz
7. I'm deathly allergic to beets.
Ok.... sooo to tag some folks...
1. Susan
2. Jo
3. Hideko
4. Gail
5. Jackie
6. Judy
7. LouAnne
Have fun everyone!
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Sharon's block 1
This is the second block in the Sampler rr bunch. I did a feather stitch with beads coming off at an angle, then added a little bunch of fargo roses in the top corner!
Sharons block 2
This is work I did for a Sampler rr I am participating in with CQI. I did the double feather stitch with detached chain stitches, added beads, then did a fargo rose vine with a single feather stitch. I prolly shouldn't have crowded this vine in there, but room was limited on this block. Hopefully it will all come out ok.
RMCQ rr 3
This is work I did on a block for my local stitch group. I did a double feather stitch, then added detached chain stitch "leaves" and cast on flower buds. I also did the initial and added some bullion roses. Of course, I had to add my siggie!
Susan Morehouses Quiltlet
Yet another contribution by Susan Morehouse! She employed som neat techniques in this with tracing and coloring "Ariel" and has some nead starfish and other fishy charms!
Susan Nixon's Quiltlet
The blocks are continuing to float in and are looking great! This is one made by Susan Nixon! I'm LOVING the stitching for the water current and the octopus and.... VBG!
Friday, September 21, 2007
SBDYB RR block
This is a block I completed for Melissa in the Summer Breeze DYB rr! I practiced a bit with some SRE, beading and a variety of stiches and beads! I'm trying to get in the habit of adding my "signature" which is the little tree in the bottom right corner. I also added some cast on roses on the beige patch! It has been really fun to see what every one is creating on these little block! Soooo many styles! VBG!!
RMCQ rr block 2
This is my addition to a block in a rr with my local cq group. I decided on a rolling chain stitch the a fly stitch and detached chain stitch accent and then, of course, some beads!
Pediatric Brain Cancer Wall Hanging
I have been writing about a special project that I am helping to coordinate for the Childrens Hospital. It is a VERY special wall hanging for kids in the pediatric brain cancer ward. Many folks from across the world are particapating in this endeavor and I am hoping that more will find it in their schedules and their hearts to join in! The quiltlets are 6 x 8 inches and embellished in an Under The Sea theme. They are then sandwiched with quilt batting, backed and seamed as a normal quilt, packaged up and sent to me. These quiltlets are going to be joined with free standing "fishie" creations at their tips! If you are interested in particapating, please leave a comment here or contact me via email at pinyoncreek@peoplepc.com.
This project is all the more special to me now, as my friend, who is the inspiration for this endeavor, Pamela McCombs, is currently in the hospital with severe head injuries from 
an auto accident. Pam raises funds for research thru the "Ride for Kids" charity function every year and this last year reached an all time individual contribution high of over $11,000.00 for research for these special kids!
an auto accident. Pam raises funds for research thru the "Ride for Kids" charity function every year and this last year reached an all time individual contribution high of over $11,000.00 for research for these special kids! 
These are some picture of her with some of the kids she has helped, etc. I wanted to put a "face" to the purpose so that folks know that this is a very real project! While it may not help to find a cure, it will bring a smile and I would LOVE to have so many quiltlets that more than a single wall hanging is made and can be shared with other facilities in the world!! Thank you again to all who have joined in! Your blocks are awesome and I know that the children are going to spend many an hour exploring the undersea world we have created!Thursday, September 13, 2007
More Charity blocks
Another block is completed for the Pediatric brain cancer center project!
This first block is Courtney Short Prudholme's wonderful block!
and the second one is Jill Phillips great contribution! These blocks are just so great! I can't wait to see em all together!
RMCQ rr 1
This is the first block I worked on for my local rr. I played around with the crested chain stitch and added a beaded "chain" on the edge, along with my signature! I think there are lots of possibilities with this stitch, I will have to explore them some more!
sampler seam 3
I am involved in a sampler rr, where the stitches for the month change with each month. Great practice and its a neat way to see different variations on the same stitch! I worked on three different seam and did a different twist (overall) on all of them. I really need to work on a bona fide sampler with the chevron so I can get more variations for reference..... tis one of my more favorite stitches!
Monday, September 10, 2007
Susans block
This is my work on a block for Susan. She just recently joined CQI and a local cq i'm a part of..and that group is doing a rr. Her fabric had what I call "cone" flowers on it, so I embroidered them, crossing the seams and adding in some beading for the cones. I also outlined the ily with beads and did some beaded feather stitching. Hopefully she will enjoy it!
Beaded RR block
This is a pic of my work on Cheryl's block over at CQI. This is a beaded rr soooo, I beaded a peacock, feather stitch treatment and cabbage rose for her. I tried to make a solid peacock, but it just wasn't pulling in the colors the way I envisioned so I switched to irridescent hex delicas and it came out better. Still perfecting my technique, but do love this beading!
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Signature stitches
I have been working with Janet Popish, who is on the CQ for newbies group. We thought it might be kind of neat if we had an embroidered "signature" that we could put on pieces to always be known for stitching. She is VERY efficient and already has developed her's... and here at long last is mine! 
I for some reason like to stitch trees.... and willows have been a fascination to me of late, so I thought i'd give this a whirl. It's all of about one half of an inch big, takes just a few minutes to stitch and might just work! I'm going to keep on playing, but so far, i'm liking this one!
Charity Quiltlets
I thought I would snag pics of all of the quiltlets that have been completed to date and share them with you! Each contributor will have their quiltlet which measures 6 x 8 inches, digitally signed with their name, state and country. I will then consolidate it and print that off to go with the wall hanging when it is donated.
As blocks are completed, I am not only posting them at CQI, but sending off pics to CQMagonline where we will be featured in the upcoming issue all thanks to Jo Newsham! She is such a marvel and I really appreciate her asking about this! I will be pushing the date for completion out to accomodate any interest that may be generated by the article! We have until the end of the month, so please be sure and send me a pic if you are working on something for this project!
All of them are so unique and so very special! I can't begin to express how very grateful I am to everyone that is and has taken part in this project! I am positive the kids will LOVE spending time looking at this quilt and that it will bring many a smile!
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