
Etsy update
There’s been a big upload of new items to my Etsy shop. I’ve been sewing up a storm of fabric cuffs. Some are funky. Some are elegant. More are on the way. So if you are interested in some fiber art accessories for yourself or to gift, head on over and give it a peek. …

From Fabric to Paper Cardholder
https://arnoldgrummerpapermaking.blogspot.com/2018/08/from-fabric-to-paper-card-holder.html Paper Card Holder Today on the Arnold Grummer Papermaking blog are my directions for making a card holder to coordinate with a bag I created for Gwen Lafleur’s Artist Tribe. After adding leftover fabric and thread into the hand made paper, it was turned into a business card holder so I’d be ready …

Stenciled Boho Clutch
Stenciling on fabric! If you have been following my Instagram feed you will know about the piece of fabric that my sister and I have been passing back and forth between us for decades. This fabric was bought at a dollar a yard shop when I was in college. Back then, if it was cotton …

Traditional vs. Bohemian Reversible Pincushion
When Gwen came out with her new line of stencils I immediately fell in love with the Boho Circle Collection. I chose the Boho Star Circle Stencil. I immediately thought of making a pincushion. The pattern lent itself to the project and I discovered I needed a new pincushion. As they say, “necessity is the mother of …

Slow Stitched Boho Bracelet
It all started with this: A box of sari scraps from Gwen Lafleur. So beautiful. I have hoarded them for a while now, playing with them, mix and matching them. So beautiful that I was loath to cut them up and use them. I have long been wanting to make a cuff from them. …

Bohemian Cell Phone Case
Most of the clothes I own are devoid of pockets. This means that juggling a cell phone is an adventure. Finally, there seemed to be no other choice but than to make an over the shoulder bag to cart it about wherever life might lead. Well, if you are going to make a bag, why not …

Boho Meets Boro Bag
I love Bohemian style. Years ago a guy with a green mohawk taunted me by saying with a sneer “You’re so Boho!” I laughed because I didn’t think that was an insult. In fact, I wore it as a badge of honor. Boho is a style that I love. Shabby Chic collide) and so many …

Friendship Book
This friendship book is something that I have needed for a long time but didn’t know it. It will be a place that will keep the many treasured tags, ATCs, notes, index cards, words of encouragement collected from, you guessed it, friends. Like an autograph book for the internet age. This project has come together by …

The Wheel of Karma Drop Spindle
Many of my projects start as ideas for one project and end up an entirely different object in the end. This project has flown far from the concept. It all started because I was cleaning, well clearing, at the end of the year. I came upon a great stash of CDs that had really served …