tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727151088837594407.post8002325616429418702..comments2023-05-04T06:44:22.091-07:00Comments on Pieces of Fab: My Travel Gear and Some Book LoveMarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06468814408010560561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727151088837594407.post-4068024412720356932012-06-13T06:06:59.313-07:002012-06-13T06:06:59.313-07:00Oh thanks. I work hard to eliminate them:) The rol...Oh thanks. I work hard to eliminate them:) The roll is very handy, I love it. I'm very glad I don't hate my freckles since my face is covered with them! When I got married the woman doing my make up asked if she should cover all my freckles and my answer was no. I don't think people would recognise me without them :)Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468814408010560561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727151088837594407.post-63627532324292736922012-06-13T01:37:07.369-07:002012-06-13T01:37:07.369-07:00Hi Mari,
your english is very good and I rarely s...Hi Mari, <br />your english is very good and I rarely spot spelling or grammar errors! I like the roll and the kindle cover, lovely colours and the make up roll seems better than a bag. I have a make up bag and things get lost and jumbled up in it. So I am thinking a make up roll would be a great future project. I loved Anne of Green Gables - I always think of how she dyed her hair green by mistake and how she hated her freckles - I have freckles and still don't like them! I hope to be able to read it with Little I in a few years.Minnadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838971800070422776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727151088837594407.post-71381132683482571162012-06-10T14:05:31.894-07:002012-06-10T14:05:31.894-07:00The yellow fabric on the inside is Heather Bailey ...The yellow fabric on the inside is Heather Bailey Wallpaper roses in canary. I love it! The yellow is so bright and shiny. What it comes to blogging twice a month is just a goal I put for myself to keep doing it despite all the fear of making mistakes with grammar and spelling. Which I do on regular bases and will keep on doing for the rest of my life :) English is not my native language and I am slightly dyslexic so it is what it is.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468814408010560561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727151088837594407.post-58528328741765607292012-06-07T05:31:07.525-07:002012-06-07T05:31:07.525-07:00Hi, Mari, I have so many things to say. First - yo...Hi, Mari, I have so many things to say. First - your make-up roll and Kindle cover turned out wonderful! I love the play of fabrics with roses on the outside and roses-with-a-bang on the inside. Those kinds of juxtapositions always make me take a moment and reflect on the choice of fabric. You picked two different fabrics, not only because the colors went together, but also because the symbols of the rose were a theme. After cutting the blue batik for my last lampshade, i regretted, truly regretted, that i had not cut the blue fabric in the shape of a rose to go with the roses in the background fabric. I made myself a mental note to be more attentive to those kind of details in future projects. What is that yellow fabric on the inside? I hope you don't tell me it is a vintage piece of fabric so that I can buy some of it here, in the States. The second thing I want to tell you is that I once took a workshop (Anna Maria Horner) and Rachel, from Stitched In Color, also took the class. She is a VERY nice person, you won't go wrong following any of her projects or advice on her blog. The third I want to say is that I am very happy to hear that you tried a few more of my recipes. Yesterday I took a break from the backbreaking work of the garden and taught (for fun) a cooking class in my home. Three of my friends came over and we spent the better part of the day together in my kitchen. I taught them how to make Asian pork and cabbage dumplings. It was a lot of fun. After it was all done, and I had cleaned out the mess in the kitchen, I went back out to work in the garden. I can barely move this morning so I was happy to see your comment and prolong going back to the garden for a bit while I have my coffee, slowly, and read you blog entry. Lastly, I want to talk about blogging. I know all about the frustrations of picture taking with unfamiliar equipment - that alone can make parts of blogging seem like a chore. I used my iPhone, instead of my husbands equipment, for the longest time. After blogging for about a year, I graduated to my little Leica, which I love and can fit in my purse. Don't fret about how often you blog. Do what you can, when you can,mand move beyond those nagging thoughts. You are a complete woman, with a full life, blogging is just a fraction of who you are. The only ones who have to blog continuously are those that are doing it for profit. If you get to that point, then is the time to make the decisions of how often to blog. Now, at this point, they are just unnecessary stress. We have enough stress in our lives trying to get all our projects squeezed into our full lives - never mind blogging added to that. Having said that - I hate to put this in after what I just said - I DO like seeing what you are up to. I, myself, am trying not to feel like I have to have a finished project before I post. Wow, this is a long comment. I hope your Blogger doesn't kick me out when I go to post it. Good luck. Have a beautiful day. CarolinaThe Muse of The Dayhttp://www.themuseoftheday.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com