Deanne Fitzpatrick » Entries tagged with "ideas"
celebrate the indy’s ….they’re just so pretty
Dear Diary, the other day I was in Sackville , New Brunswick and walked by this hat display in the window of Blooms, a flower shop on the main street run by Haidee Roberts and her business partner. It was just so pretty, so inspiring I had to show you. I think it is a great example of “create beauty everyday”. Haidee’s windows often make me stop and take a few breaths because they are … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Small Town Life
Diane Krys: Myth Busting
I love  new sketchbooks. Their sweet promises get me every time; they whisper; art will  happen; a visual feast coming soon.   I pine to have an artfully messy  catalogue of my creative impulses and musings, yet my sketchbooks remain mostly empty. Maybe because when an idea bursts forth gasping for paper, I reach right past them and grab the loose sheets stacked in my printer.  With this in mind, I  attended  a sketchbook … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guest Writers
don’t let me bore you, let alone myself
Dear Diary, sometimes you would like to say to someone…”its not all about you.”. There you go…and you thought I was sweet. Sometimes you just feel like telling someone that very thing… you wanna wave-your  hands in the air and say it clearly but you don’t. Thing is sometimes I need to tell myself that …”it’s not all about you Deanne.” and I do tell myself it. I have a lot of focus. I love it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Diary
duct tape when neccessary
Dear Diary, My bag, my fancy black bag that holds my office, that  being, phone,camera, sketch book, pen, lipstick, hand cream and thumb drives was getting threadbare at the exact spot where I hang it on the hook. It was fraying around the edges, feeling like me  sometimes. I kept thinking I might fix it with wool, then one day I saw my roll of black duct tape.  I had an “aha” moment. I love those … Read entire article »
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a space for ideas
Dear Diary, You see I have this big idea about my back room. I have this vision this dream that it will be filled with something more than I can offer. I imagine it being a creative playground for all kinds of people, not just rug hookers. I imagine it to be a creative arts centre of one sort or another. I personally do not have time to fill it with rug hooking workshops so … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Diary
what to hook next
Dear Diary, What to hook next It is a question that comes up for people once they have been hooking awhile. When I teach people I encourage them to start with a kit because you have everything you need to get started, then you can focus on the learning instead of gathering and finding what you need. From there some people like to try a few more kits. Then they move on to patterns. Once you start … Read entire article »
Filed under: Diary, Rug Hooking
ponder and wonder everyday
Dear Diary, I took a long walk with my sister this morning. We managed not to talk about resolutions or the years end. I am like that: a bit of a curmudgeon who likes to avoid holiday talk, or predictable conversations. It is why I try not  to post a heart here on Valentines. I’ll avoid the news now for a few days, or the media shows that give the top ten of of 2012. … Read entire article »
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go play with your toys
Dear Diary, Too often we forget what we have. I forget about my old toys, what they can do, the little things I can add to them to make them more fun. Like a barbie outfit, all of a sudden she in new again. A few weeks ago I downloaded a hipstamatic ap for 99 cents for my phone camera. It got me playing with it again. It is really just a filter but a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Diary
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