tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:37:18 +0000Living a good creative life in the hot place, AKA Arizona... knitting, spinning, making art and books. Being up to my elbows in paint with canine supervision by my Golden boys. </br><b>Please spay and neuter your pets.</b> </br>Do you have room in your heart and your home for a pet from the pound or a local rescue? They'd be so grateful and would give you all their love forever! </br> <b>Scroll down and look to the right to turn the music on.</b>http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)Blogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-5377143879377118419Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:18:00 +00002010-03-04T17:25:35.668-07:00Art n SoulLas VegaspaintingYou know, I think a lot of the reason I don't blog more is because Blogger has made it so difficult to lay out the pages in a pleasing way. All of these photos are not in the order I'd have liked and the problem is that when I choose the photos and start blogging, I don't necessarily know what photos I want to use or everything I'm going to say in the order I'm going to say it. Blogger, you're http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2010/03/art-soul-what-happened-in-vegas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3455175345745717908Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:35:00 +00002010-02-17T12:52:37.820-07:00Art n SoulTreasure Art TrendstradesThese heart pins were what I started out to blog about before Blogger became such a pig. It's bad enough that they've changed the way photos work so that you can't even move them around anymore. Now if you backspace in the wrong place, you can lose all of your photos which means you may as well start over or JUST NOT BLOG AT ALL! At a time when Facebook is just taking over people's lives, http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2010/02/art-soul-trades-part-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3643242250896187083Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:13:00 +00002010-02-17T12:32:47.625-07:00Art n SoulcharmsLas VegastradesI made these a couple of weeks ago. Well, I started them. I just 'finished' them the other day while I was caught up in the fever of making trades for Art & Soul in Las Vegas.The Nest and bird stamps are from Red Lead Paperworks' domino stamps. Lately, I am just addicted to their stamps and email newsletters! I did these as a break from making these bottle cap charms. Flattening the caps http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2010/02/making-trades-for-art-soul.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-6069717937697226530Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:45:00 +00002010-02-09T15:31:45.085-07:00Red Leadround robinblank booksB-52sChunky BooksI'm nuts about books. I love to read books, look at books, shop for books, and to make books. And lately, I've been doing just that, making books. This house book was for a Round Robin and swap on our TreasureArtTrends group, inspired by an entry in a January Interweave Press Embellishments newsletter (the one for Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine) written by Leilani Pierson and taken from her http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2010/02/books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-226437446518556364Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:34:00 +00002010-02-04T14:40:28.650-07:00handbagsDooneysDooney and BourkeI hardly know what to say or who to tell.If you know me, you know that I am a Dooney girl and always have been. When I got my first really good job, I started noticing the handbags that all these corporate women were carrying and how attractive they were. They just looked like fabulous handbags. I had to have one. I'd know that I was successful if I carried a bag like that.So when I got my first http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2010/02/oh-my-dooney-tale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-932941110201936095Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:53:00 +00002009-12-17T09:53:15.648-07:00Holidayvideo slide showChunky Books Here's the smaller file, if you don't have the bandwidth or time to wait for the bigger file to load or if you're viewing on your iPhone or Droid!I'm working on a way to share the large file. It's 62 MB, but you can see the pages really well.For the last month or so, I've spent a bit of my creative time working on getting this recipe book together for members of my favorite Yahoo art group, http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/12/heres-my-big-2009-holiday-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-7007450534785581121Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:26:00 +00002009-12-15T16:01:21.191-07:00spinning booksspinningspindlesAmy King fibers spun and unspun by me!You know, I've been looking at the list of spinning books published by Interweave Press in just this last year and there are a lot! I don't remember any one year when so many books about spinning were published. I've bought and read most of these new books.I had to buy Judith McCuin MacKenzie's Intentional Spinner because I can't decide whether I like her or http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/12/spinning-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-2901021310969402402Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:47:00 +00002009-12-08T05:53:39.991-07:00OK, I do have to acknowledge that maybe my blog is dying. I seem to post once a month. I really just have been doing mundane things or things that I haven't taken photos of, just getting on with life. I miss my drawing class now that it's over. Only three of us showed up at the last session. We started out with about a dozen people, had about eight there consistently through the sessions, http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/12/breaking-news-blog-in-death-throes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-6630157822573435397Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:40:00 +00002009-11-03T17:33:31.573-07:00graphite sticksartScottsdale Artists SchoolCraig BirchdrawingI've been taking a class on basic drawing from Craig Birch at The Scottsdale Artist's School for the past month. The teacher is really good and he happens to be focusing on what I really need to practise. Yes, I went to art school before reality cracked me upside of the head and I got a business degree. Yes, I knew this stuff was important. But somehow, I never managed to pull myself together http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/11/drawing-class-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-1582700389149455270Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:03:00 +00002009-10-10T15:08:35.585-07:00The reports that my blog is dead have been exaggerated just a little. That old life thing has been leaving its mark on me again. I've been traveling, had a really bad cold that I'm just now getting over and that had me spend nearly a week in bed, and I've actually been making some art. I'd really rather make art than blog, sorry. The good news is that I have a bunch of photos to process (crophttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/10/dead-blog-tales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-8324491370182598070Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:57:00 +00002009-08-25T17:35:11.215-07:00Finally, two projects in a row done on time and sent out in time. I feel quite virtuous and empowered by having actually accomplished something in the timeframe intended for it without having to rush! I did have to rush on the last one because I'd confused the due dates for the Poetry Birds (see last post) with that for the Trimmed Tags (no photo because they never paused near a camera long http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/08/pocket-divas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3793566987015670864Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:44:00 +00002009-08-19T05:00:45.319-07:00I did it! I was finally creative again. OK, so I didn't do something original out of my own imagination, but I didn't follow the directions in the magazine. So it counts as being creative. The TreasureArtTrends Yahoo group decided to do the Poetry Birds that were featured in the current issue of Sew Somerset. It's a 2 for 2 swap, so I made 3 in order to have one of my own birds. Mine was the http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/08/actual-creativity-enjoyment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3280910995890095271Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:04:00 +00002009-08-09T09:50:27.924-07:00I do.I love this place! MINIs in the Mountains has been fun, despite me not feeling well (which is a totally different topic I'm not going into on the net!). Today, we're planning our run home, going to go on a little fun run for ourselves, and I get to see one of my dearest friends on earth.How could you top that?OK, not having to go home would top it because this sure feels like home! (Let'shttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/08/i-love-this-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-4714371287524312585Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:05:00 +00002009-07-23T17:20:24.862-07:00I've been up to very little due to the heat here. While the sight of - or even the hope of - one snowflake energizes me, once the heat goes over 110 degrees Fahrenheit, I am totally sapped. No energy. I've got zero desire to so much as lift my head from the pillows. I'd much prefer to sleep through the summer's heat. So considering that I live in The Hot Place where it is over 100 much of http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/07/determined.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-653623471285928257Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:53:00 +00002009-07-14T04:14:28.632-07:00new MINIBaby BluesIl FornaioCougie'sIt seems like all I ever do here anymore is apologize for not posting. :( Since the accident, life has gone into full speed somehow and my time is not my own. I have no idea how or when I lost control. If you've got a clue about it, please leave a comment and fill me in! Two weeks ago, The Sports Fan got his two remaining casts off in the morning and that evening, we took delivery of a 2009 http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/07/ive-done-it-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-7645395290201857036Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:14:00 +00002009-06-13T16:24:29.745-07:00I really am NOT ignoring my blog. I'm sure all my lovelies are off reading much more interesting and more frequently updated blogs. I'm still here and still trying to cope with a much different schedule that really isn't mine.Because I now have to make two trips across town every day, I have given myself the treat of driving through a very pretty section (pretty as you find it in the http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/06/trying-not-to-slack-off-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-6056963291791783839Sat, 30 May 2009 19:12:00 +00002009-05-30T13:02:37.539-07:00pet projectswinningDesign ChallengeIt's all in the way you look at things. But there's also the day when you get an email or a letter telling you that you're a winner. So what if somebody in SD won that $222 million dollar PowerBall lottery prize, right? I'm a winner!A couple of weeks ago we were all feeling pretty low here in the House of All Sports, All the Time because The Sports Fan is laden with casts to help his body heal http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/05/im-winner-yay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-7275062658648913422Wed, 27 May 2009 19:40:00 +00002009-05-27T17:44:55.574-07:00spinningOrenburg ShawlslaceknittingI was reading Knitting Daily this morning and it brought back a really special memory. The editor of PieceWork was talking about Galina Khlemeva and Orenburg Lace Shawls and it brought back a really special memory of when I met Galina for the first time and took a spinning and knitting workshop from Galina and her mentor, Olga Alexandrovna Fedorova.I thought I'd share with you all the comment I http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/05/on-being-perfect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3402321700632001434Wed, 20 May 2009 16:52:00 +00002009-05-20T17:39:25.670-07:00MINI CoopersmotoringCoopahSWhew! Everyone here is still in one piece. I'm a bit frazzled though. This has been a crazy two weeks and not in the best way. It's really starting to sink in how lucky I am to still have my Sports Fan alive and relatively normal.The Sports Fan's recovery is going well, though it is slow. It is a process. One that takes months and months and months. It's unbelievable that someone else can impact http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/05/one-step-at-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3650875612252991446Wed, 13 May 2009 01:17:00 +00002009-05-12T18:44:02.949-07:00MINI CoopersThis is very near the top of the list. What doesn't suck is that the driver - while he is not exactly OK - was not hurt worse than he was. Of course, he was hurt as badly as you can be and still be walking. It also means that we are buying a new car for just about the crappiest reason possible. (I don't know if it would be worse, if we would feel more violated, if CoopahS had been stolen.) http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/05/things-that-suck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-1504437498926823825Mon, 11 May 2009 06:35:00 +00002009-05-10T23:36:22.638-07:00As if it didn't go fast enough! But if you need a mental vacation, here ya go!One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/05/time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-956449726293280002Mon, 11 May 2009 01:42:00 +00002009-05-10T18:52:31.840-07:00MINI Coopersbroken limbsJeepyThe Sports FanThank goodness that it was just our MINI that was broken. It could have been much worse! It could have been devastating. Thank goodness that the MINI Cooper S is a very well-built car!The Sports Fan was in the hospital for four days and has casts on three limbs. We couldn't count all the cuts, bruises, abrasions, and contusions. They can't put a cast on his sternum. Well, I guess that they http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/05/broken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-7185231194685303480Sat, 02 May 2009 00:07:00 +00002009-05-02T01:08:36.182-07:00AZGRCDogsIf you see it, please email me regarding its whereabouts. Or send it back, postage guaranteed.I don't know why I haven't posted. I think I spend the month of April more or less in limbo. Every year. I can't get anything done. Well, I spin and knit but aside from that, I'm not motivated. I need a catalyst. I'm bummed out. Blue, green, and white BFL and some Halloween superwash merino,both from Amyhttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/05/looking-for-my-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-8345812627460503023Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:43:00 +00002009-04-20T04:36:58.407-07:00MINI CooperscarsThe BEATCoopahSWho put that Lotus Elise in with our MINI Coopers???And this one isn't even the "Shaguar" which is the personalized license plate of the Jag belonging to the BEAT's organizer's, Mike and Janice.A perfectly gorgeous Bentley.OK, I did drool near this one. it's owner said he lost the badge on the way up from Tucson on Friday. I can't imagine cleaning those wire wheels though I'd like to give it a http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/04/on-beat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-2765822773778804676Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:50:00 +00002009-04-11T02:58:29.233-07:00Top Ten Reasons I Haven't Posted in Two Weeks10. My little sister swallowed my mouse. 9. Our electricity was off. 8. I left my HTML book in my locker and I can't remember the combination. 7. Strange gnomes appear on my screen and erase the posts faster than I can write them. 6. I've been busy working on art projects. 5. I fell down and broke all of my fingers and could not http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2009/04/another-excuse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)3