And the Winner is...

Thanks to all who stopped by and left a comment in the Quietfire Design 2014 Queen of Hearts Blog Hop and Challenge

My winner is Nadine Wong

Please contact me with your mailing address by email( in my google Profile in Left sidebar) by 12 pm Sunday Feb 16 with your mailing address, or I will pick another winner.

Now you want to hop over to Quietfire Creations and vote on your favorite Challenge entry!

Stop back here later today( if my power holds!) for more inspiration with the Cyberscribes Sweet Heart Exchange.

Quietfire Design Queen of Hearts 2014

Welcome to the Queen of HeartsBlog Hop and Challenge!

 Here is my contribution!

 Here is our Blog Hop Schedule and the dates each designer will be posting.

You will want to go back and see what you've missed!

 Click on each person's name to go to their blog:

Feb 10 - Holly and Teresa - setting the bar!
Feb 11- Sherry and Jutta
Feb 12 - Wendy and Terre
Feb 13 - Yogi and Robyn (you are here!)
Feb 14 - Suzanne and Wanda

Prizes!

For a chance to win a prize here, leave a comment below, before midnight PST February 14, 2014.

 A winner will be randomly chosen from my list of comments and your name will be posted on February 15, 2014. 

For more details AND to enter in the Queen of Hearts Challenge, please visit
Quietfire Creations

Now for some details.

The joy of my life the past two years has been living close to my DD. The little princess has truly become the Queen of my heart!. 

DD plays in clay at the Squeaky Wheel  Potters Studio, a ceramic cooperative in the Rive Arts District of Asheville , NC.

I wanted to show you the versatility of our deeply etched rubber stamps, so  I gave DD the naked rubber{Calligraphic Love Bits }, we collab-ed on size and shape, and she created this earring and neckpiece collection from porcelain clay, bisque and unglazed, fired to cone 6.

You can use your stamps with any clay medium:

air dry,paper clay, polymer clay, even salt dough!

Protect your stamp with VersaMark before you  roll or push it into the clay, and wash it well immediately after use.

While I was waiting for the firing, I created a jewelry roll to hold the set.

Prepare your fabric by washing in the hottest water and strongest detergent your fabric can tolerate to remove all dirt and oils.

Hard press with the hottest temp the fabric can stand and pin the fabric to a padded surface,like and ironing board, or towels on a table or floor.

Arrange the stamps{Flourished Heart,Calligraphic Love Bits} on a stamp press, or large block and make some samples till you find the pattern you like.

I experimented with lots of different ink, and used VersaFine Crimson for the final fabric. I heat set the ink by ironing on the back side of the fabric, and ran it through 3 hot wash cycles as a test.

This is a vintage linen from my stash, and the ribbon is May Arts, with the hearts colored in with inks and a fine brush.

I found these quilted hearts on the 'free' table at a Fiber Arts Alliance meeting!

This set will make a wonderful gift for any occasion . I have a birthday coming up in mind! Watch your mailbox!

REMEMBER

Leave a comment here, enjoy the rest of the hop and leave a comment on each blog and be sure to join in the QUEEN of HEARTS CHALLENGE on the 14th!

I'm looking forward to your creations!

Comments and questions always welcomed.

WOYWW-Have a Heart!

WOYWW?

Forgiveness in advance if I don't do much visiting this week. The big storm is coming- heavy wet snow and ice and power could go out! I'm scheduling and crossing my fingers.

 Working on Cyberscribes Sweetheart exchange.

Is there a date you have to toss your poinsettia?

And in this corner-can you see the s**w?

Scroll down to read about the heart spray card.

The Queen of Hearts Blog Hop and Challenge

is in full swing.

Comments=prizes!

Please hop over to see what you missed and come back and visit me on thursday to see what has emerged from this desk mess!

Thanks for visiting.

Comments and questions always welcomed

Mom! You're not my valentine!

One of my kids said this to me, when they were a young teen, and when I saw this cartoon in 

The New Yorker, by one of my fav artists, Roz Chast, I couldn't resist.

They are all wonderful young adults now,you can guess their gender, and bless my heart- no glitter!

The inside has sentiments from the new Quiefire Design  collection,and is a bit of a sneak of our 

I'm looking forward to their reaction, or lack of and your creations in the Queen of Hearts Challenge.

Comments and Questions always welcomed.

WOYWW February 5-6 1/2 more hours of Wednesday!

WOYWW?

If you enjoy a mess, you came to the right desk!

I have 3 projects due and and still recuperating from the Heritage Stamp show last weekend, where I got to hug a WOYWW-er!!!!

Sneaky peak on the upcoming Queen of Hearts Blog Hop

Big  prizes and yes we ship everywhere!

To the left is my list for the Cyberscribes Sweetheart exchange-I have an idea!

and can you see the rolodex cards with the winter tabs? 

I'm in love!!!

They are in the Silhouette Store.

Thanks for visiting. Comments and Questions always welcomed!