Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Dec 6, 2009, 11:45 am
The postman brought me a lovely surprise first thing in the morning. A postcard from Carol T. I had completely forgotten she owed me one from a swap on Alphabet postcards and this arrives. The letter ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Dec 4, 2009, 2:38 pm
The North Wales Embroiderers' Guild are exhibiting at The Voirrey Embroidery Centre until January 8th 2010. To see some of the work on display please visit C. Here is a little taster. A beautiful...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Dec 3, 2009, 2:51 pm
The North Wales Embroiderers' Guild's exhibition at The Voirrey opened yesterday and I had my first opportunity to see the work that had been entered for the Wild and Wacky competition. It was...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Nov 29, 2009, 4:24 am
This is the invitation to my friend Mary's solo exhibition 'Travel 'n' Bags' at Denbigh Library in North Wales. I was unable to go to the opening, but yesterday I made up for it by...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Nov 27, 2009, 4:33 pm
It's taken me a little while to recover from my holiday flu and I haven't been in the mood to post anything on my blog. But suddenly today I have felt like posting some of my holiday photos. ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Nov 14, 2009, 4:06 pm
I have just returned from a short holiday in Tenerife. This was not the best of holidays for me and we faced problems from the beginning. It had to be cancelled and the alternative we were given mean...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 26, 2009, 1:07 pm
(click for a larger image) She's going on a course to Plas Tan y Bwlch and of course has to take everything except the kitchen sink. She did even consider that! The stupid woman is even taking he...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 23, 2009, 9:37 am
This last week has gone very quickly as I've been so busy with one thing and another, so busy I haven't replied to my comments. But I will as soon as I have time. This is my new friend, you m...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 14, 2009, 3:24 pm
Country Channel TV I have just watched Talking Threads on the Country Channel and it was very good. I look forward to the next one! I have decided to take it easy for a few days as I just realised my...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 13, 2009, 5:30 pm
If you would like to see what we did at serentex today have a look here
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 12, 2009, 4:10 pm
Today was my sister-in-law's birthday and we were out all day, but now that I'm home I've been having another look at all the things I bought at the Show and sorting out more photos. This...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 11, 2009, 11:18 am
I think that once I start to write about my visit to London I will be unable to stop, so I have decided to do it in stages. This is my first visit to Ally Pally (as it is often called) in about 6 yea...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 6, 2009, 4:45 pm
I have been looking forward to the arrival of Sue and Terri's book from the USA, it's called Creative Ways with Books and Journals. I haven't had time to read it yet, but it looks very int...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 5, 2009, 4:47 pm
I've been sorting out some of my photos while I was searchinng for some images that needed to be sent away. I thought you would like to see these. There is nothing special about this one, but I d...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Oct 2, 2009, 12:25 pm
Are you like me I wonder? Some days I am busy doing nothing, but other days going at the same pace I get loads done! The last two days have been like that and I have finished two fancy dress costumes...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 28, 2009, 4:33 pm
Tonight I had a most enjoyable evening at the Embroiderers Guild with Voirrey Braithwaite of Voirrey Embroidery Her talk was called 'Textile Inheritance'. She started by showing us some things...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 27, 2009, 12:14 pm
I do hope these mixed-media sculptures give you as much pleasure as I had from looking at them. The photos were taken at the La Malmaison Museum in Cannes. This is somewhere I always like to go and br...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 25, 2009, 8:28 am
As I'm off for the rest of the day I thought I'd show you a few more circles before I go. New York Stratford upon Avon, UK Menomite farm USA Meomite Country.
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 23, 2009, 4:41 pm
I thought you would like to see what my car boot is looking like now. A closeup. I haven't heard from anyone using the Embird software yet, but I must correct one thing, my friend says that actu...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 22, 2009, 3:02 pm
Today I printed out myself another winter tree. This tree has been played with in Paint Shop Pro, but I can't find the original ATM, it's a tree just round the corner from where I live. Today ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 22, 2009, 4:02 am
I seem to be having a very lazy morning. When I sat down to open my emails, I found myself quietly opening Paint Shop Pro. At 9 oclock in the morning! Anyway I was having a bit of circular fun and thi...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 20, 2009, 5:33 pm
I've just arrived home from a wonderful concert at Venue Cymru our local theatre in Llandudno. Cor Meibion Maelgwn is the choir my husband belongs to and they won the main male voice choral event...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 19, 2009, 10:37 am
Today I went to see this interesting exhibition Follow A Thread, Innovative Craft - Dedicated to positioning craft of international quality at the heart of 21st century culture at Canolfan Grefft Rhut...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 17, 2009, 3:56 pm
I spent a very pleasurable day at our Embroiderers' Guild Members' Day. One of our members, Joyce Honeysett gave us a workshop on the Japanese art of NOTAN. The one above was mine and I must a...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 16, 2009, 1:07 pm
I've been rather busy recently with one thing and another and the image above is a little peep of some Embellisher work I've been doing for an article I've been writing. That is only a sma...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 14, 2009, 9:53 am
Circle Design - Cd Histoires As some of you know I love circles! I have always loved this website as it's full of circles and such fantastic ways of using old CD's. These lovely logs were pho...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 13, 2009, 8:43 am
What a wonderful day we had yesterday with Sheila Smith! She wrote this book - Embellishing, Embellishing Fabrics. I use my embellisher quite a lot as some of you might know, but it was wonderful to e...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 11, 2009, 2:46 pm
I just have to share this wonderful red sunset with you tonight. I've seen a few red sunsets since I have been living here over the last 20 years, but tonight's was the best yet. It was very ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 7, 2009, 2:13 pm
One of my cameras is always at the ready on the table, but I haven't downloaded the images from it recently. I thought perhaps you would like to see some of them. This was taken today. As you can...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Sep 2, 2009, 4:53 pm
The seagulls are always up on the roof picking at the moss and lichen for insects and making a mess. But when I saw this piece I had to pick it up because of the wonderful colours and texture. This i...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 31, 2009, 12:11 pm
Quite a few people have asked about the background to the tree in the last post - detail shown here. I made the background separately using a piece of space dyed acrylic velvet I already had and as I ...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 28, 2009, 3:45 pm
I've just started a new blog on behalf of the North Wales Embroiderers' Guild and we have decided to call it CROESEW which is a play on the Welsh word Croeso, meaning Welcome. This is the po...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 26, 2009, 3:34 pm
I'm taking part in a 'Technique' ATC swap with 9 other members of the Surface Design group.These two 'cool' cards are from Annette and Michelle. A good number of the SerenTex memb...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 22, 2009, 12:40 pm
Did I write in my last post that at this year's FOQ I did more socialising than anything else? Well it's quite true and I spent far less than usual. Above are the only items I bought. Some lov...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 21, 2009, 9:31 am
This is where I was yesterday and it was a very enjoyable day shared with like-minded friends. Here they are discussing some of the exhibits. We are all members of the North Wales Branch of the Embro...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 19, 2009, 9:58 am
This video is the one I was unable to download on the SerenTex blog. Health warning! Please turn the sound down a little :>))
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 19, 2009, 8:04 am
This is literally a taster :) Try SerenTex later for an update of our 2009 AGM. That's my friend Mary shouting in the background, but honestly you can't believe everything she says. but I wil...
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Margaret R. posted an article on Digital Gran - Aug 14, 2009, 2:55 pm
During the course we were shown how to use Photoshop Elements which a few of us did not have, so we used PSP which made it a bit more difficult. Since coming home I have downloaded a trial copy of Ele...
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