The beauty of everyday things

things that made me happy this week

Yasumi Toyoda’s blog Super Ordinary Life, aims to reawaken a sense of wonder in everyday life

As a child, Pascal Campion made drawings for his books and the beautiful landscapes of Provence. He studied art in… by mariaentela

We explore the past to understand the present. And pictures can help us tremendously. However, even though textbooks and other sources use images to illustrate the history they're talking about, we often focus on the written content instead.

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Sometimes the most beautiful books are the quietest books. Maybe not all that much happens, but they paint a picture of what living really feels like.

I am still working through some assignments in an online class I took at Quilt University Dyeing to Design Lesson 2.......Dye the Color Wheel Mixing your own colors.....very FUN Lesson 3........Arashi Shibori Dyeing This technique creates incredible fabrics Lesson 1.........Gradient Dyeing Dye from Black to White Design a quilt with the fabrics: I am only half way through the course materials. Lots more to do and learn! CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts CLICK HERE to view: Screen Printing CLICK…

From clothes lines to earthworms, and oranges to Elvis, Everyday Delight is an exhibition of images that look for the joy in the small things and discover the beauty in the unexpected

Callot Soeurs was a fashion design house opened in 1895 at 24, rue Taitbout in Paris, France. It was operated by the four Callot sisters: Marie Callot Gerber, Marthe Callot Bertrand, Regina Callot Tennyson-Chantrell and Joséphine Callot Crimont. The eldest sister, Marie, was trained in dressmaking and they were all taught by their mother, a lacemaker. The sisters began working with antique laces and ribbons to enhance blouses and lingerie. Their success led to an expansion into other…