tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46758487097648809992024-03-11T21:52:18.713-07:00Make It... a Wonderful LifeCreating a Wonderful Life means teaching art, quilting, cooking, treasuring time with family and friends, and finding ways to make a difference. Thank you to the creative online community for sharing your ideas with all of us. And thanks for stopping by!sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.comBlogger559125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-66000081946934672512016-03-26T23:59:00.002-07:002016-03-26T23:59:30.789-07:00A Few Friends...
Happy Easter!
sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-37703006378349618652016-03-22T09:21:00.000-07:002016-03-22T09:21:34.841-07:00Nature is a Painter
I found this leaf, just as it is. I treasure the details all around us.
sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-57989864016021909012016-01-03T09:36:00.002-08:002016-01-04T09:05:29.364-08:00Christmas Cactus in the New Year
I've had this plant for at least 25 years... it usually blooms in October. This year, it waited till December.
Have a wonderful day!sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-7549402844109337452015-12-27T00:00:00.000-08:002015-12-27T00:00:21.336-08:00Morning Light
Have a wonderful day.sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-437615243409148492015-12-23T08:38:00.001-08:002015-12-23T08:55:24.631-08:00Merry/Happy
Wool collage, 2015. Thrifted (Value Village) wool, bracelet beads, and charms.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!
sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-45017702611022389122015-12-22T01:21:00.000-08:002016-01-04T12:58:11.056-08:00Savory Cornbread Stuffing Cakes withCranberry Sauce Syrup
My sister and I got together early for Christmas this year so that meant a pre-Christmas meal including one of one of our favorites, cornbread dressing. Our Nana made the best. (I keep trying...)
With some leftovers, a remake was in order. And Chobani invited me to include yogurt in my recipe.
This is a bit like a potato pancake, but cornbread dressing takes center stage. And no potatoes.sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-2530749132416496742015-10-04T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-04T00:00:08.071-07:00A Spider's Work is Never Done
Have a wonderful day.sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-19026590536760497222015-10-02T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-02T07:13:15.722-07:00Wild Horses and a Quilt
Not a new quilt, but one I love. Made a couple of years ago.
And horses. These are some of the 13 wild horses that were rescued and that are looking for a new home. Some friends have loaned their land as a temporary haven.
(Moses, the standard poodle, checking out the quilt)
The quilt was made from leftover green bits, sewn log cabin style and then squared and framed withsallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-74716538661818483032015-09-30T00:00:00.000-07:002015-09-30T11:38:51.946-07:00Scrappy Works for Me
We finished a few quilts one morning for Project Linus. This was my favorite. I love scrappy randomness that has a bit of order to it. Just like life.
Make it a Wonderful Life!sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-30950008033973561862015-07-04T13:11:00.002-07:002015-07-04T13:14:05.412-07:00Independence Day Dresden Plates
Happy Independence Day!
Here are a few dresden plates I've made for American Hero Quilts. (Surprisingly easy to make!)
We're making red, white, and blue blocks every month and we'll have a sew day to put the quilts together sometime in the fall or winter.
Our quilt group continues to support the efforts of American Hero Quilts to give quilts to injured service men and women. I sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-73072710839905841812015-07-02T16:22:00.000-07:002015-07-02T16:44:59.178-07:00Oh My Cherry Pie
(We couldn't wait for the pie to cool!)
Fresh cherry pie is right up there at the top of my favorites list. Along with most fresh fruit pies. Especially blueberry. Or deep dish, single crust peach. Ah, summer fruit.
We picked cherries from a very old, very tall tree... which meant we wished we had taller ladders. We cleaned out the lowest branches but I'm sure the birds are happy that sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-51306576172488438822015-05-08T11:06:00.000-07:002015-05-08T23:20:56.016-07:00Art Teacher Still Life (Clean Up Beauty)
I guess I see beauty in most things. Even clean up. We spend time at the end of Art Club with everyone helping clean up, but I do a second round at home with brushes and supplies that might be wrecked if not cleaned completely. (Let's just say a first-grader's idea of clean might not be the same as mine…)
These are some thrifted cookie cutters (Value Village) we used to addsallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-78664099849248517042015-04-14T12:18:00.002-07:002015-04-14T12:18:38.724-07:00Oil Pastel Vases, Bowls, and Bottles
We're nearing the end of Art Club for the year, and I'm way behind on posting their beautiful work.
We did a guided practice drawing together, starting with drawing a cylinder and then shaping it into an imagined vase, bottle, or bowl. Vibrant oil pastels were blended with a brush and turpenoid to create a painterly result on our final paper.
sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-21483277862588517072015-04-06T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-06T10:53:02.839-07:00Bedouin Textiles
We enjoyed another exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. I'm always impressed with beautiful objects that also serve practical purposes. In this case, Bedouin nomadic tents, rugs, cushions, clothing, along with camel ornamentation and saddlebags.
The show is just a small portion of the collection amassed by Joy and Robert Hilden.
The pieces on sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-80619120335455510852015-04-04T17:50:00.000-07:002015-04-04T17:50:36.164-07:00Easter Table is Set...
The table is set for tomorrow's family Easter Brunch. Now it's time to get cooking...
Happy Easter!
sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-23028031994779462912015-04-03T09:35:00.000-07:002016-10-19T08:05:33.816-07:00Kawandi Adventure: Quilts by Margaret Fabrizio
We visited this show of beautiful quilts at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
All so beautiful! And then something really fun happened- as we drove away from the museum, I saw a woman dressed in an artful way, and I recognized her from a short video of Margaret that was included in her show.
I had Dave stop the car so I sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-22036570904813088222015-03-27T16:55:00.001-07:002015-03-27T17:58:40.823-07:00March Quilt Group Friday
A couple of old gals came to our quilt group today. (I can't believe I used the word "gals"….)
These were made for Helen by her mom a long time ago. Helen's been going through things and came across them, packed away and missing their outfits. I loved their sweet faces. Helen's going to make them some new cloths, probably Kaffe brights.
Helen also brought a sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-39647549192144577962015-03-26T19:38:00.000-07:002015-03-27T22:11:57.477-07:00DIY "Chocolate" Bunny and an Easter Quilt
This is a zero-calorie "chocolate" bunny. It looks good enough to eat, but it's a thrifted figurine painted to look delicious.
This is how he started out- gray with a white tail. I saw his chocolate potential though.
I gave him a quick coat of gesso, and then a couple of layers of chocolate brown acrylic craft paint that I had on hand.
He's finished with a coat of matte-finish Mod sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-53230831492467419542015-03-22T00:00:00.000-07:002015-03-22T00:00:03.784-07:00Textures by the Bay
Have a Wonderful Day.sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-32815803514268799882015-03-16T00:00:00.000-07:002015-03-16T00:00:00.641-07:00Quilt Group Friday/February
So I'm waaaaay behind on posting pictures from my monthly quilt group. I did miss a few meetings due to travel. But I 'm going to start catching up by posting a few from last month's get together.
Here is Helen's brights with gray- perfect for our gray Pacific Northwest .
She brought the perfect fabric she found for the backing.
Our project this year was to bring blocks sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-42704254764701551382015-03-15T00:00:00.000-07:002015-03-15T00:00:02.720-07:00Bay Area Blues
Have a Wonderful Day!
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We prepared our cotton fabric by securing it with rubber bands or tying sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-48581646949724417662015-02-24T11:06:00.000-08:002015-02-24T12:18:39.075-08:00Romanesco Holiday
New to me, Romanesco's been around for while. Some botanists think it's been selectively bred since the 16th Century. I guess I don't get out much.
It was pretty enough for me to wrap up a head of it and give it to a friend for her birthday. (What? You don't give your friends vegetables for their birthdays?? She did say it was the most unusual gift she received…I hope that was a good sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-67970473717530723922015-01-20T11:51:00.000-08:002015-01-20T13:19:24.981-08:00Peacock Feathers and Paisleys
Hi again! Yes, I've been busy. A son's wedding in New York. An open house here to celebrate with West Coast friends. Christmas travel to spend time with ALL our kids and grands. So not much time at the computer. I'm going to try and catch up with a few Art Club projects.
I try to dove tail projects that use up leftovers from the previous project so we have less waste. This sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675848709764880999.post-28685328289294900802014-12-09T13:42:00.000-08:002014-12-09T13:46:18.481-08:00Quick Yarn Scrap Art
Here's a quick version of yarn scrap art. We built our own hearts or other simple shapes to mold yarn scraps dipped in thinned glue. (Maybe you've seen something like this done with cookie cutters. But this has the added fun of making our own foil mold.)
Here's how: Tear off a 12-inch strip of foil. We used the heavy duty foil that is 18 inches wide.
Fold in half, then in half sallgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257935141857664852noreply@blogger.com0