tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post1706410186883905379..comments2024-03-28T00:22:52.767-05:00Comments on Wild Olive: the story of: being curiousMolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-837206504870358642011-05-13T12:02:05.994-05:002011-05-13T12:02:05.994-05:00@ annie luu ... thanks so much, you are so sweet!@ annie luu ... thanks so much, you are so sweet!thesplitstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186029636122145969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-20430179995574560712011-05-13T12:01:14.848-05:002011-05-13T12:01:14.848-05:00@ Maman A Droit -- as for stabilizers, the only ti...@ Maman A Droit -- as for stabilizers, the only time I find myself using them is when I embroider t-shirts. When I embroider t-shirts I use a permanent sew in variety. After I am done stitching, I trim around the sew in, and then iron on a soft flexible fusible interfacing to cover the whole mess up, and make it nice and soft. I wish I could remember the names right now, but I always find thesplitstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186029636122145969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-64926705079209717382011-05-13T11:58:12.261-05:002011-05-13T11:58:12.261-05:00@ Mitzi Makes: I would say my biggest inspiration ...@ Mitzi Makes: I would say my biggest inspiration comes from everyone who is responding right here ... my fellow bloggers and online crafters. :)thesplitstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186029636122145969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-64729516506860405542011-05-13T11:51:56.507-05:002011-05-13T11:51:56.507-05:00@ Freddie: I don't ever just freehand stitch l...@ Freddie: I don't ever just freehand stitch letters ... it is too scary for me, I must have a pattern to follow, so usually I use a water soluble pen to write letters onto the fabric first ... then stitch away!thesplitstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186029636122145969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-6818018582674459662011-05-13T11:50:41.058-05:002011-05-13T11:50:41.058-05:00@ rilojane .... The name of my blog is "the s...@ rilojane .... The name of my blog is "the split stitch". I named it this because I love to embroider, sew, and crochet ... and am "split" on which stitchy craft is my favorite. Kind of corny I know!!thesplitstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186029636122145969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-30184612359973142912011-05-11T13:24:10.807-05:002011-05-11T13:24:10.807-05:00I get inspiration from other bloggers, from photog...I get inspiration from other bloggers, from photography, from the grocery store, from television...you name it! Once you open your eyes to the beautiful things around you, you realize that inspiration is EVERYWHERE!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869367828651056627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-86374173821124026182011-05-11T08:59:01.250-05:002011-05-11T08:59:01.250-05:00To answer the stabilizer questions, I use it a few...To answer the stabilizer questions, I use it a few different ways. One is to create an iron on transfer~ I trace the design onto the stabilizer with an transfer pen, then iron it onto the fabric ~ the stabilizer has an advantage over regular tracing paper in that you can peel it back just a little to see if the design transfered completely and as dark as you wanted and goes back into place if youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309882076935158169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-71739272837308880132011-05-10T22:19:10.740-05:002011-05-10T22:19:10.740-05:00Oh My!! I'm so late to this party, but just in...Oh My!! I'm so late to this party, but just in case anyone is still wondering... My name is Melisa from Pie N' the Sky and in regards to where my blog name came from; my Mr. actually came up with it! He does graphic design so I asked him to come up with something that was me. He said he thought of sunshine, puppies and rainbows... all things pie n' the sky^_^ I loved it and stuck withpientheskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279019931453747024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-72136466337233942232011-05-10T21:32:05.501-05:002011-05-10T21:32:05.501-05:00ooooohkay. so I just finished clicking on everyone...ooooohkay. so I just finished clicking on everyone's blog and I've got to say... YOU LADIES are inspiration. everyone here is so talented and creative. love love love!annie [pretty♥please]https://www.blogger.com/profile/10532148651746054173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-46971891351788303122011-05-10T20:32:57.111-05:002011-05-10T20:32:57.111-05:00Hi there! Michelle Dillman from 'craftydill...Hi there! Michelle Dillman from 'craftydill' here and I'm sorry to be so late to the party. My blog name originates from the need to create a unique email handle MANY years ago. At the time, I was crafting as a hobby [crafty] and then added the first part of my last name [dill]. I've used craftydill for all email addresses and user id's I've had ever since and it just madecraftydillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447905052152829264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-89706212157601329662011-05-10T19:32:45.437-05:002011-05-10T19:32:45.437-05:00Hi Mitzi,
For me, inspiration comes from everywhe...Hi Mitzi,<br />For me, inspiration comes from everywhere! I drink in visual delights of all kinds, whether hiking in nature or on an adventure in downtown LA. When it comes to sewing inspiration, though, nothing gets me like the fabric district in downtown LA. If you've never been there, it's definitely worth the trip. All those colors! The textures! The patterns! Inspiration bubbles Andee Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327621334326110606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-49248934220021096542011-05-10T18:52:35.918-05:002011-05-10T18:52:35.918-05:00Question 1: Hi Rilojane, I'm one of Wild Olive...Question 1: Hi Rilojane, I'm one of Wild Olive's sponsors, and my blog name is Life's Visual Journal.<br /><br />It's called that because I'm an artist, and use my visual journal a lot to plan out new projects, experiment with new techniques and materials, and keep a record to different things I've learnt.<br /><br />My blog serves the same purpose, but incompasses not Taliahttp://lifesvisualjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-68423480312196945272011-05-10T17:50:15.896-05:002011-05-10T17:50:15.896-05:00I'm pretty new to embroidery but I've neve...I'm pretty new to embroidery but I've never used any kind of stabilizer and I've done just fine. Although I can say I think what Mollie was saying about using tracing paper to see your patterns would be very helpful.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Janee<br />yellowbirdyellowbeard.blogspot.comJanee Lookersehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485636460790446812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-46964014906065868062011-05-10T17:28:11.718-05:002011-05-10T17:28:11.718-05:00Good question, Maman A Droit! I'm curious to h...Good question, Maman A Droit! I'm curious to hear what others have to say on this too. <br /><br />Personally, I can only think of one or two times that I've used stabilizer in the traditional sense, and it was probably on a t-shirt. It's really helpful there. <br /><br />On some fabrics (dark colors, felt, etc.), I trace my pattern onto tracing paper, then stitch through it and the Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-28357608216706781922011-05-10T17:16:48.753-05:002011-05-10T17:16:48.753-05:00How often do you use stabilizers, and how much dif...How often do you use stabilizers, and how much difference does it actually make? I've been doing small cross-stitch for a while but am just starting to get into embroidery, and I've never used any kind of stabilizer paper etc. I wondered if I'm missing out!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307119158765850624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-84464251928999014842011-05-10T16:45:21.931-05:002011-05-10T16:45:21.931-05:00Oh great, took to long to get here and now there&#...Oh great, took to long to get here and now there's 2 questions! <br /><br />My blog name was just me playing on words and being silly. I started it as a way to journal what I was making (and to keep me making things). I kept steering towards sewing, it was about me . . . hence SewTara. I don't always sew my crafts but that's where the SoTara comes in :)<br /><br />Inspiration is SewTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826702341923329172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-55870792125281089812011-05-10T15:48:52.917-05:002011-05-10T15:48:52.917-05:00So many people inspire me! My parents inspire me i...So many people inspire me! My parents inspire me in the way that they raised us to care for others, especially those less fortunate. All of the artists in the world who are brave enough to be artists and who create beautiful things for me to admire. My best friend who challenges the way I think about things and reminds me that it’s okay and even preferable to just be myself. My husband, who is Maggiehttp://makingmecranky.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-16955957640126481192011-05-10T15:34:09.360-05:002011-05-10T15:34:09.360-05:00alrighty, I guess it's my turn! "Olive Ju...alrighty, I guess it's my turn! "Olive Juice" is something that I find very cute, curious and endearing- and it's a lot more fun than "elephant shoe". If your head is cocked to an angle- go ahead and mouth "olive juice" or "elephant shoe" to yourself in the mirror or to someone next to you... did you discover the little trick/secret?annie [pretty♥please]https://www.blogger.com/profile/10532148651746054173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-60754403852713669932011-05-10T14:48:34.486-05:002011-05-10T14:48:34.486-05:00I don't even think I could narrow down the lis...I don't even think I could narrow down the list of things/people who inspire me. There are just so many. Although I have to agree with what Amy said,"Anyone from John Adams (true story) to Peter Jackson to Ernest Hemingway to ... Mollie (actually)." And what Kat said about Anthropologie, that place is phenomenal. But I also feel inspired by music: The National, Mumford and Sons, Janee Lookersehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485636460790446812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-15735336006755303512011-05-10T14:35:35.324-05:002011-05-10T14:35:35.324-05:00I get a lot of inspiration from store displays. Pa...I get a lot of inspiration from store displays. Particularly the store Anthropologie. If you have never been there, it is sort of like someone took your grandmother's house and mad it a little more hip. Their displays are different in every store, and all 100% handmade. They use a lot of recycled materials from paper plates to old furniture, which is something that I like to do too. I always Cheshire Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06859082831274184330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-64728195367247050312011-05-10T14:28:07.116-05:002011-05-10T14:28:07.116-05:00Awww....Amy, you're too sweet!
I'm inspir...Awww....Amy, you're too sweet!<br /><br />I'm inspired by so many people and things that the list would go on and on. But on a more personal level, my parents inspire me. They have modeled for me determination, creativity, faithfulness, and that sometimes you just have to get something done. All important things when needing to be inspired!Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-83941915231443577612011-05-10T14:23:09.875-05:002011-05-10T14:23:09.875-05:00I get inspired by .... pretty much ANYONE who is d...I get inspired by .... pretty much ANYONE who is doing great work that they love and that they are proud of. <br />Anyone from John Adams (true story) to Peter Jackson to Ernest Hemingway to ... Mollie (actually).<br />I love that.... I want to be like them.Amy T Schuberthttp://www.lemonandraspberry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-69849384644280985222011-05-10T14:15:07.798-05:002011-05-10T14:15:07.798-05:00I find so much inspiration from fellow bloggers, i...I find so much inspiration from fellow bloggers, indie businesses, and other vintage lovers. Seeing so many people who have found their passion and are living their dreams inspires me to do the same. <br />I also find it in books, from the newly printed to the old and well loved. There is something about holding bound pages filled with words and pictures in my hands that just gets the wheels Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309882076935158169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-60481114443434083752011-05-10T14:09:26.380-05:002011-05-10T14:09:26.380-05:00Hi everyone!
I picked my blog name (The Craft-Art...Hi everyone!<br /><br />I picked my blog name (The Craft-Arty Kid)as i knew that my blog would feature both my crafts and my art, as Im a fine art student, so i was playing around with those words in my head until i got The Craft-Arty Kid which I've always thought sounded like The Karate Kid, which I thought would be fun. Also 'Kid' because I look super young for my age. I'm 21 Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026016000290822503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-51274096121458023172011-05-10T14:09:07.546-05:002011-05-10T14:09:07.546-05:00rilojane: My blog name, 'Scissor Quirk' ca...rilojane: My blog name, 'Scissor Quirk' came together when I realized that nearly every crafty thing I love involves scissors, and I'm a little quirky. :) lol. It used to be named after my favorite Dr. Seuss quote for many years, before that...<br /><br />MitziMakes: I'm most inspired by crafty bizz ladies, like Susie Gahremani (of BoyGirlParty), Elsie Flannigan (of Red Velvet ArtMichelle Clementhttp://www.michelleclement.typepad.com/blognoreply@blogger.com