"I like to think of you as a high priced call girl that the unwashed masses can't afford--like Woody Allen's Whore of Mensa. It's not your fault that people offer $10 blowjobs on the street corner. It's not an insult if somebody doesn't buy your art." -Alexandra J Walters
1.The PUSH contest is closed! I will be announcing the winners on Sunday, and will be smearing their talent all over the internet via MrXStitch and Feelin' Stitchy early next week. Participants, expect emails from me this weekend.
2. Check out my new paper cut! I'm really digging these.
Swine Song
12"x18"
paper cut
3. I'm going to be doing a Q&A and book signing on Monday for Hoopla at In Other Words bookstore in Portland! Be there! Ask me stuff!
"Penny and Johnny are the Bonnie and Clyde of contemporary embroidery." -Mr. X Stitch-
Our response- "I'm a professional, God damn it. I live in a car."
I also write for Mr. X Stitch and Feeling Stitchy. FACE!
*There has been some confusion as to who actually writes this blog. It's me, Penny Nickels. Johnny Murder (Manbroidery Founder) is my husband, and occasionally he chimes in and we share a few posts.
Read about my work, HERE.
and HERE and also HERE and HERE too. whew. And HERE, as well.
Contact me
donkeywolf@gmail.com for hate mail, love letters, price lists, whatever.
classic beef rib cap rillette
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classic beef rib cap rillette, originally uploaded by aarn! +18th October, 2011+.seared 5-lbs beef cap/blade trim in a hot dutch oven containing 2T. olive o...
Teresa Margolles
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*Teresa Margolles Frontera *
"*Frontera*" reflects on the dramatic scale of drug trafficking in Mexican
society. The artist has used basic but very striki...
Sanya's Cat
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I bought this print from Sanya Glisic and it looks even better in real life
(as most things do). Via her etsy shop.
I featured Sanya's Struwwelpeter on...
UNS ALTRES MITJONS PER AQUEST HIVERN
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Bé, ara que ha arribat el fred és hora d'anar pensant en fer servir els
mitjons fets aquest hivern. El fil que he fet servir hi ha llana 80% i
poliamida...
I wish!
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This flyer is from Jo, she lives in Japan and sends me fabulous items in
the post regularly. Everyone needs a penpal like Jo.
So now she is teasing me wit...
Peace Maker
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Good Morning! It's a good day for me to take pictures at our little cabin
in the woods....it's sunny *and* I'm off work today....it's like a holiday!
This ...
The Portland Mercury makes me feel special!
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They picked tonight's show at the Egyptian Room as the "thing" to do tonight.
Well, thank you!
Thanks for checking Badinia.com! I love you.
Photos from Renegade
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Here are some photos from this weekend. Saturday it was rainy and cold and
nobody was prepared for that. The die hard fans came out though and keep us
in g...
penny for your dreams
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via www.flickr.com Patience, Penelope, Peony, Penitence,Prudence, Priscilla- the Dreadful Sisters! Making these for a show coming up next month- Odd Duck in ...
Some changes
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I have moved the blog, so this will be the last post at this particular
URL. From now on, you can find me just a simple shuffle step to the left,
at carina...
Pattern Spotting: Honeycomb
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We have seen geometric patterns inundate our homes, our decor and our
style. It is not to say that Moroccan prints or chevron is out, but it is
time to mak...
white....
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Finally, images for you of my finished white cloth. I hope you like it.....I tried and failed to get an image of the whole thing but it really wasn't working...
Review: Mend It Better
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[image: Review: Mend It Better]
So, before beginning this review, I should probably say two things: first,
the author, Kristin Roach, is a friend of CraftyP...
Mouse in a match box bed
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[image: Mouse in a match box bed by atelierpompadour]
Mouse in a match box bed, a photo by atelierpompadour on Flickr.
Shop update!!
Alice in shop
Oggi vi ...
January Reading List
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1. Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens 2. Michael Clark, Violette Editions 3.
Clouded Sky, Miklos Radnoti 4. Spain, Take This Chalice From Me & Other
Poems, C...
new blog
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hello! i'm back after a 6 month hiatus! although, i am kinda not back... well, i mean, on this blog. i've started another blog more focused on vintage style ...
birdsong
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[image: wedding party in prospect park by annwood]
wedding party in prospect park, a photo by annwood on Flickr.
I am sitting in our living room listening to...
Robot Quadcopters Play the James Bond Theme
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Stop whatever you are doing and watch this. Seriously. It's that awesome.
Sure if your house is on fire, put it out first. Barring that, press the
play bu...
Conduit Gallery :Project Room by Edward Ruiz
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Outdoor projection on gallery exterior .
Also Exhibiting inside John Randall Nelson and Steven J. Miller
"CityScape 01"
Digital Projection on wood panels b...
Entra en vigor la "ley Sinde-Wert"
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Hoy entra en vigor la "ley Sinde-Wert". Quería dar un toque de atención a
tod@s l@s bloguer@s que distribuyen contenido protegido por la "ley de
propiedad ...
New Year, New Projects
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I've not updated this blog for a while. I've been working on my business,
SquidWhaleDesigns, with my partner, Sarah Hunt. Currently we're work...
Reason 556
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Reason 556 that I love OMP.
The past couple of nights I have been having horrible nightmares. The other
night was the absolute worse! I made OMP get up w...
Slug Spectacular
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Current reading: Shell Life: An Introduction to the British Mollusca by Edward Step. If you want the full information about plumed slugs or hairy sea lemons,...
March Stitchalong: Happy Birthday, Feeling Stitchy!
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[image: Stitchalong1]
March is a very special month on Feeling Stitchy - our blog is turning 5
years old! In honor of our birthday, someone very special cr...
Clayer E-course with Diana Fayt
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Here's a absolutely golden opportunity to participate in the next
generation of learning. This is the notion of the "community classroom" put
into motion ...
Fringecup: A Magical Forest Plant
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It’s a common problem these days, being haunted by unwanted sex dreams of
dead ancestors. And fortunately, there is an ethnobotanical cure. The
Nitinaht pe...
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In early december, my dog* suddenly and unexpected got really very sick.
Sick to the point that I thought I might lose her. Long story short: she
ended u...
Unplugged
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Jaja, die Tücken der Technik. Vor gut zwei Wochen fand ich mich plötzlich in den 80er Jahren wieder. Erst stellten wir fest, dass unser neues (altes) Telefon...
Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}
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Not a whole lot going on here. There *should be* a lot happening with the
first day of spring (that's when the root children bring my little ones
gifts...
March Desktop Calendar
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[image: Marzo]
[image: March Desktop Calendar]
From me to you :-)
Click on the image above to make it larger and download from there. Enjoy!
joshua tree wedding shoot
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I feel like I should apologize for my long blogging absence, but truth be
told, it's been lovely. I've been trying to unplug more - spend less time
online;...
:: Words And Pictures : High School
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via
Here's a sample piece for Words & Pictures, so you can see just one teensy
example of the sort of thing you could write. This week's theme is High
...
Blogging in the iPhone age....
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The cat and I are just trying to figure out how to post from the phone...
Please forgive us while we work out what we are doing....
I Love Maps..
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I really do. Love maps. All of them. They totally fascinate me and were my
most favorite thing to frame (back when I was a picture framer).
National Geograp...
2012 Oddfellow's Portraits : Professor Stella
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Professor Stella 8"x10" (10"x12" framed) Acrylic on canvas in carved, golden wood frame And here we have the resident Astronomy teacher, the demure but lovel...
I have a say too
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I don't have the means to make a video at the moment, so I will share here.
$2000-*all* proceeds go to planned parenthood
I am putting two pieces in the *wo...
Crank up the FrankenSinger.
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As you've no doubt noticed by now, blog titles are not my strong suit. I
read somewhere that puns are lazy writing (which may be why The
Indianapolis Star...
Come To ART IS YOU West Coast Petaluma!!
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Last Fall when I was in St. Paul, MN teaching at The Creative Connection
2011, several people asked me if I was going to be at Art Is You the
following wee...
From Stitching To Painting
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I thought I would get back to some painting this week, again working from
studies I made around Kenilworth in my sketch book.
This is quite large, A1 siz...
I've Moved
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I'm not going to divide my life into Art and Craft anymore.
You can catch up with me at http://meetmeinthedayroom.wordpress.com
I'll leave this blog aroun...
FO: Valentine's Day Garland.
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I've been just DYING to show this to all of you!!!! I had an awful time
shipping this garland to my swap partner; she finally received it this
week, so ...
Sceneries 73, 74
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New Kup Kup Land Sceneries in the shop!
[image: Image Hosted by ImageShack.us]
[image: Image Hosted by ImageShack.us]
[image: Image Hosted by ImageShack.u...
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I have to tell you about my friend Mary Beth's new videos for Lion Brand
yarn, produced by her company Junk Drawer Media...they are called "Two
Minute Ins...
whiteapple
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alright, kiddies! i'm back with a little teaser for my etsy re-launch! i'm
hoping to have everything up and running really, really soon! AND i'll be
havi...
The List
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Top image unconnected to this post but I love it, annoyingly can’t remember
where I came across it. Second image a list of Sherlock’s limitations via
FreeC...
inspired to stitch
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goodness what a bad blogger I've been ...
I started the year off in such a prolific manner ... determined to keep up
with my blog and lots of projects and ...
DIY porcelain embroidery!
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I saw it in an old post on Design Milk: And there’s a choice of
cross-stitch kits with which to embellish your centrepiece -what more could
you ask for?! S...
Mary Cowbag-Thing and The Unmentionable Word
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I've been considering the core of the world's ills this week and I think I
have come to the conclusion that there is *one word* responsible for every
blund...
Enjoy sewing!
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[image: Miyu]
Happy New Year!
We are doing fine. Miyu is 1 year and 5 months now and likes playing
outside if it's very cold. She still cannot stand up by h...
in the studio
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It’s good to be back in the studio, getting ready for 2012. It’s going to
be a big year with lots of projects and changes in the works. Hope yours is
full ...
gratuitous button shots!
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phwoar!
look at these beauties
i'm guessing they are victorian
or maybe edwardian
these may be more modern
but they are very fancy
these are gorgeous
three...
Little things & little moments
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Hi there! Having a good end to your week? This weekend is my littlest gal's
birthday. I can't believe she is getting so big...where on earth did the
time g...
FREAKING LACE WEIGHT!!!
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I only just realised that I haven't posted about this spinning project like
AT ALL. Weird. Especially since it took me nearly a year to spin all 4 oz.
of...
Tutorial: Stumpwork pansy
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*Marjolein* of Threads and Patches shows us how to create an embroidery
perennial–the pansy–in stumpwork. You’ll want to bookmark this! Go to the
first t...
MIND WEAVERS
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I’ve got weaving on my mind. Wooden weaving combs made by Hopi (most
gorgeous tool ever), assorted commercial dyed cotton, jar of goat hair for
weaving, gr...
A sea change.
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Hello, friends.
So...
I haven't been around much in these parts since the new year because I have
been working on putting together a brand new blog, whic...
Stjerneponcho / Star poncho
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Sol, lys og fuglekvitter, våren har kommet til byen! (ihvertfall føles det
sånn når man titter ut vinduet:) Vi har hvertfall begynt å glede oss til å
tri...
I don't blog anymore...
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*...but you can find me and my skull spoons at www.pinkydiablo.com (skull
spoons as always, $45, shipped free in a lovely gift box!)*
...
New Site!
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This is the last post here. I will now be blogging and doing all other
business including Plush You! info on my NEW WEBSITE!!!!. The first plush
exclus...
ProtoBolster
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Each one-of-a-kind ProtoBolster is constructed by hand from remaindered
upholstery fabric. They measure 25 inches long and are filled with kapok, a
sust...
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A big congratulations to The Gentle Author of the Spitalfields Life blog
who has had his blog posts published into this beautiful book!!
I was very t...
Amigurumi Freddy Krueger
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I don’t have much info about this wonderful amigurumi rendition of Freddy
Krueger, but I feel he needs no introduction. Very well done… Source Filed
under:...
Red Mana
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[image: Red Mana]
Oh hey look! I made a thing!
It’s the Red Mana symbol from Magic: The Gathering. Just what you need to
cast a Lightning Bolt or to “Inf...
Liquid Thursday
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The man so kindly whipped up a strawberry kiwi cucumber breakfast drink while I spent a lot of time just looking at silk velvet which seems to move even when...
i'm traveling but..
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did i ever show you my donkeys by flashlight pics? i still like them.
[image: donkey flashlight series]
tomorrow, stitches south!
Sweet Shamrock
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Hello and Happy March! A new month means a new dessert, hooray!
Go to The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery's site, sign up for the Dessert of the
Month Club (i...
Sneekypeek.....
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Is that a real word? I'm not sure, anyway here is a little glimps of something coming soon to secretsuperheroes! read more over here. Cx
"Tenzing Dreaming"
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"Tenzing Dreaming" 2010
Cotton, wool
Överhogdal-style Tapestry
Only artist statement necessary on this piece. :)
(except... large blocks of area with sou...
Studio Dreaming
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[image: Ivy Shed]
I've been day dreaming about building my very own backyard studio. I've
been working from home since 2005 or 2006. It was just too cost ...
Spookywoooo!
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Or, how to make a leet mad cape of doom like this:
[image: Front]
[image: Hood]
I figure what with it being the right time of year for ghosties and
ghou...
Summertime in the Middle Of Winter
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I spent all of last week enjoying summer in the middle of winter, while
vacationing in Rincon, Puerto Rico. This trip was a big deal for us. First
off aft...
wedding stationary: table name cards
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[image: table club brugges kv]
As the majority of the wedding planning decisions were my own, one thing
that Paul did have a say on were the table names.
...
Gettin' My Masters Green On
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nicolelapin:
It couldn’t be kelly green. No lime green. Neon was definitely out of the
question. When I started searching for the perfect outfit to wea...
plague doctor ghost and lion o!
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So much to share today. I had a rare quiet afternoon as both my boys were
asleep so I had a play:
It is glow-in-the-dark floss on gauze. The fabric is ver...
birds of a feather
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The Portland Raw Artists monthly event was a nest of branches.
Many gracious thank yous..
JoAnn Schinderle
Bossanova Ballroom
R...
Craft Dictator
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It’s birthday crown time again folks. The preferred theme declared by
almost 4 year old: Team Umizoomi! Yay! Awesome cute little math pattern
cartoonies ...
Finally! Yay!
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Thank you for being such an awesome readers and following this blog.
Now I welcome all of you to check out my new blog and I hope you
enjoy your stay as much...
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