Well, it's beginning to look and feel a lot like Christmas, or at least winter. Here is a picture of my courtyard last night. (It looks about the same today, but not as pristine.)

I was feeling in the Christmas spirit this weekend, so I spent time working on holiday cards.

I'll admit that bingo cards don't exactly scream "Merry Christmas" (unless your winnings pay for your Christmas gifts and then by all means scream whatever you want). But, I have a ton of these heavy weight cards from an old bingo game and a strange affection for bingo and bingo related items, so to me they are the perfect choice for my Christmas card backdrop.

I'm also a huge card/postcard person and tend to save my Christmas cards, so many of the bits are from actual cards I've received.
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This weekend I finally finished my wine cork wreath! Here is the finished product.

The wreath started two posts ago with the endless cutting of wine corks and then the painting/dyeing of them all. (In the end the dyed corks were just too light, so I ended up painting them another shade of green as well.)

I did have some trouble coming up with a wreath form.
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Recently a colleague sent me the link for the Assemble Shop in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle. After just a few minutes perusing their website I knew this was a place I had to visit.

When I saw they were having a linoleum block printing workshop on Sunday, I decided this was the perfect opportunity to check out their shop and learn a new crafting skill.

The 2 hour workshop was a great introduction to carving linoleum blocks for printing and various stamping techniques.

This weekend I took another step towards completing my wine cork wreath - turning the natural cork into green cork.

This summer I had success using black Rit dye for fabric on cut pieces of wine cork, so my first choice was to use green Rit dye. The black dye created dark gray cork, so I knew the green dye wouldn't be too dark. This seemed like the perfect way to maintain the look of the cork's texture, while creating a green hue.

Unfortunately, it didn't turn out quite like I had hoped.

What did I do this weekend? Besides a little Halloween fun on Sunday evening, I spent my Sunday morning cutting up wine corks into 1/2" and 1/4" discs.

I've been meaning to get started on this project for a while and with Thanksgiving now weeks away I better get moving on my cork Christmas wreath.
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About Me
About Me
I'm Maren and I inherited the "project" gene. While this probably isn't a scientific term, I believe it is why I am constantly starting (and usually finishing) new projects. I focus most of my efforts on various crafts, sewing, art, home decor, recycled materials and anything else that peaks my curiosity.
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