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Needle Felted Mushroom Ornaments...
Today I spent my Sunday turning out red capped mushroom ornaments. I have them available on Etsy as a set of four. I have more sets coming...!!
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DIY Papel Picado Framed Gift
Since I was a young girl, I've had a fascination with the art of paper cutting. I've spent countless hours folding up different types of papers and snipping away with the sharpest scissors I could get...
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Handmade Dia De Los Muertos Banner
Here's an example of a simple handmade papel picado banner I made to decorate my kitchen in honor of Dia De Los Muertos. The first panel was folded in half and cut with scissors (like a paper...
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Halloween in West Hollywood...
Happy B-lated Halloween!! I made it my mission this Halloween to re create Lady Gaga's meat dress that she wore to the MTV Video Music Awards...vegetarian style, of course! It turned out to be more...
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Dia De Los Muertos Quilted Table Setting
My talented mother hand made these fabulous quilted place mats for Dia De Los Muertos. This is a wall hanging that she made to coordinate with the table setting, but I'm using it on my sofa instead :)
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Honoring the Dead in Atwater
These are images of a beautiful altar assembled by Pablo Alvarez and Michelle Castro. It was constructed to honor and remember past loved ones (including pets) during Dia De Los Muertos.
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chez sucre chez: looking back, looking forward
I'm such a fan of cross stitching and other needle work. Check out this blog...I wish I had the energy to turn out a whole phrase in cross stitch...Bravo!chez sucre chez: looking back, looking forward:...
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The Little Dress Shop
I went to a post Day of the Dead event in Claremont California this weekend, and met the owner of a little boutique situated in Claremont's Old Town area. The Little Dress Shop is owned by a dear...
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"The (number) 11 is the most intuitive of all numbers...
It represents illumination; a channel to the subconscious; insight without rational thought; and sensitivity, nervous energy, shyness, and impracticality. It is a dreamer.The no. 11 walks the edge...
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Traipsing through the Arboretum...
It had been almost 3 years since my last visit to the Los Angeles Arboretum. It was like catching up with an old friend...
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Paper & Stone
Yesterday I took off work in honor of my Birthday. After having lunch with my parents at Veggie Wokery, I was told that my parents wanted to surprise me by taking me "somewhere special" in Norwalk....
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Spring Fleeing
Spring ushers in a sense of rebirth, renewal...and a return to Self. Our senses come alive as the leaves and flowers come alive, and we are reminded that life is cyclical...beautiful...and fragile....
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Making do...
The first reversible necklace I ever made was for a job interview three years ago. I had applied for a fashion design position at a notable global corporation...after many moons living (quite...
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Stories from the Sea...
This weekend my cousin and I hiked to Smuggler's Cove in San Pedro...It was an arduous journey (by my city gal standards) in 80 something degree heat, with only our wits (and the google maps gps system...
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Follow me to the Renegade Craft Fair...
Hi Folks! I'm so so happy to announce that made by l'moore will be at the third annual Renegade Craft Fair in the City of Angels this summer!! I'll be sharing a booth with two amazingly talented and...
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Third Annual Los Angeles Renegade Craft Fair...
Finally, the Renegade Fair had arrived! My booth-mates (Bows and Anchors and Kattuna) and I had spent many weeks creating, planning and prepping for this fabulous event. With the help of family,...
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Art in the Streets (hi-lites)...
Growing up in Los Angeles and it's environs, I've had a love hate relationship with graffiti. Since I was a teenager, I've traced countless anonymous works with my eyes while sitting in traffic...and...
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The Camera Embroider-a...
So ages ago, my Dad gave me an old Brownie Starflex camera (with an equally old Kodalite Midget Flashholder attached). Besides the funky twin lenses, and the flashy chrome front plate, I la la loved...
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See You This Weekend...!!!
In less than a week, I will be setting up shop again at the 2nd annual Renegade Holiday Craft Fair in the lovely city of Los Angeles. Once again I will have the pleasure of sharing a booth with two...
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