http://www.teegeestudio.com fabric and fiber, dyes and paints, philosophical musings and random goofiness Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:27:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just asked the little dude to make a quick snack for himself..... and this is what he made: When asked what it is.... "It's a pooping sheep."  he says. You just can't make this stuff up. http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/06/21/whats-for-lunch/ So I cut a bunch of flowers to put on the table last night- since the lilacs were awesome. And indie...dear sweet kitty indie... couldn't get enough Wouldn't leave them alone. As soon as I got him off the tale, back up he jumps. WORSE than the computer obsession. So - when he wasn't ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/06/01/adventurous-cat-regrets-adventure/ It would be this one This shy beauty was found among a bed of irises along my driveway. Some of which had been transplanted 2 seasons before from my backyard. I've never seen her before, but she is stunning, and the nicest surprise. It is also amazing what has grown ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/05/31/if-i-could-marry-an-iris/ Warning Warning! Gloating Ahead. This, my friends, was what I woke up to this morning. Boatloads of views and about 15 new hearts on my shop. Never does that happen, as I'm a small fish in the BIG ETSY ocean. But alas, apparently the treasury I was in ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/05/17/front-page/ Nope. In response to Shiborigirl's challenge to try to figure out or replicate this pattern, I decided to start simple. Rows spaced half an inch apart, half inch stitches, off set each row by half an inch. I knew looking at the original fabric this wouldn't get the same pattern- ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/05/08/survey-says/ Keep in mind that I HATE tedious handwork. I usually throw down cross stitch in disgust, toss knitting across the room and commit similar semi violent actions again innocent crafting projects. Which is why I'm surprise I actually stuck with this one, to the distress of my shoulder, neck and eyes (from ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/05/05/mokume-successish/ I am so excited! I was tempted to ignore the Google Alert I got on  "teegee" since usually, it's just referring to an indie gamer somewhere.  But today I looked,  and this scarf is featured in an article, (a brief one) about Batik.  Thanks to the folks at  Threadbanger for the plug! http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/04/17/as-seen-on-threadbangercom/ Tomorrow, the founders will be on the Martha Stewart show, preaching the gospel of Etsy. It will be interesting to see what kind of publicity it brings the site. It is slowly but surely inching out into the mainstream. There have been mentions and etsy artists on ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/02/28/etsy-on-martha-stewart/ A few years ago, I got the itch to do a little origami with the kids.  Washi papers are just gorgeous, and lovely to fold, or even just to look at. After a while I thought it would be neat to try to make some ornaments out of the cranes we ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/02/28/fabric-origami/ With a little finesse, 2 computers refreshing over and over, and more patience than normal....  I bring you my Homage to the Golden Girls in Hussy Land! http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/02/12/treasury-success/ It was a busy day Saturday and Sunday. Some much needed laundry folding happened. Errands were run, comic books were purchased....and:   a bunch of dyeing got done!   Silk Chameuse 12 and 19mm scarves, and a habatoi all were immersion dyed, the pink to be backgrounds for various designs. Probably ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/02/11/pink-pink-and-more-pink/ Yes you.  Vote.  Please.  I almost don't care who you vote for.  Well, actually yes I do, but I respect that we all have our differences.  You respect my choice, I'll respect yours. Anyways vote today please. Try this guy- you'll like him! http://www.barackobama.com/ http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/02/05/go-vote/ Right before Christmas, actually AS I was trying to finish up a present, my sewing machine started stinking. The kind of stink you get when your vacuum, or washer is slipping a belt. It was not a pleasant smell, but I didn't immediately identify it as "sewing machine ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/29/isnt-she-pretty/ It would be nice if it had been a little easier though. Real posts to come.   I have a small list of Etsians who will be added in the coming days.... till then.  adieu. http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/26/look-new-theme/ Look around. Isn't it just pretty and soothing and relaxing. I love the colors. The person who designed it did a great job. But it doesn't look like it ever got finished. I keep checking her website and people have been asking for the updates ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/24/im-falling-out-of-love-with-my-wordpress-theme/ I stumbled across this while blog crawling today. Thanks to anodyne design for bringing it up again. It's truly a fabulous way to spread the "hand made" love. I've seen it before a few times beforegetting into blogging myself. It just seems like fun, and ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/23/handmade-pay-it-forward/ After the "weekend of stupid mistakes" I thought I'd soothe my soul with a little "abstract" batik. Sometimes it's nice to just throw some wax. Splatter, dribble, brush, and yes throw the wax. My basement wall is a mess now :-) I was starting to ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/23/all-is-not-lost/ Let me preface this next post with: While I'm not a lifelong dyer, I have been doing this long enough and intensely enough over the last few years that the mistakes that are about to play out were pretty dumb. As much I'd like to blame it on the late ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/21/cherry-blossoms-part-2-uh-oh/ It must be the weather.  But I cannot get cherry blossoms out of my head.  I have been mulling over the idea of using batik this way since last summer.  I had tried a few samples just hand painting them on swatches of silk, but wasn't happy with the results.  ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/19/cherry-blossoms-everywhere-a-work-in-progress/ .....for bobbins of thread before you put them in the laundry. After you spend 45 minutes freeing your clothes from the tangled web of hot pink thread, make a mental (or written) note to not do something like that again. You know,  so you don't spend another 45 minutes cutting the next ... http://www.teegeestudio.com/2008/01/16/check-your-pockets/