Wow, Ustream was giving us fits tonight!!! I am sorry that so many of you had problems getting booted out or seeing but not hearing, or hearing but not seeing....I wish I was more technically oriented so I knew if there was a way to "fix" it!! The video seems to be working fine..I checked from my computer and from my husbands. I will be putting together a written tutorial with photo's...hopefully by Monday. Thank you all for your support and patience!!
We are creating a garden's worth of flowers tonight! Bring your scraps, flower punches and flower dies! I will show you at least a dozen simple to make flowers from easy to find materials. CLICK HERE to go directly to my Ustream Channel. We'll get started at 7pm Pacific time (see the side bar for an idea of the start time in your area)
For those of you having a hard time viewing the What's Up Wednesday Youtube video, here's the direct link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0i89AWd5Oo Since Sarah did the demo this week, I disabled the embedding option. My videos get embedded in about a squillion sites I know nothing about, so when one of my kids is featured, I disable that feature. Sorry for any inconvenience it causes!
The "Watch Me Grow" Wall Mini Album patterns and kits are up on my Etsy (see the sidebar for the link). We will be making that one next Friday night and Saturday morning on Ustream.
I just spent a delightful two hours on the phone with Cathy, one of my Ustream friends. We were discussing the possibility of a cruise or retreat sometime next year...this subject has come up the last couple of weeks on Ustream. She has gathered some preliminary info and we need some feedback in order to move forward. We are not sure of destinations for the cruise yet or even a location for the retreat. We just need some feedback to start putting some of that info, as well as costs, together. I have added a poll in the sidebar for you to vote. Feel free to give us some feedback here on the blog as well. I'm still of the mindset of "Really?!...a cruise?...with me?!!" LOL!! Let us know what you think....
Laura
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Here is a sample of the Mosaic Journal technique that I am doing on Ustream tomorrow night.
It fun fast and easy... great for kids, too! It's kind of like the broken ceramic tile and grout mosaics I used to make at camp as a kid... only it's with paper! So grab your scraps and these supplies and join us for a easy summer evening/night!
Here's what you need:
Scraps of patterned or solid paper...choose colors you like Spray adhesive (I know, it's messy but it works great for this) Mod Podge or Clear Gel Medium Chip board, paper and a way to bind your journal, any size (the chipboard shows so you may want to paint it neutral or black before class) OR A pre-bound journal available in the art supply section of craft stores
We will get started at 7pm Pacific time (see the listing on my side bar for your time at the time zone or city nearest you) CLICK HERE to go directly to my Ustream channel
...to another! It is now HOT here in the Seattle area. Three days ago we were hoping to break 60 degrees. Today we were over 90! Wasn't there a happy medium available??!! Yesterday, I went out and bought an air conditioner for my studio so that I could work. Very few homes in this area have AC so it is a real treat for me! After the week I have been having, I needed a treat...more on that in a few...
Here's my What's Up Wednesday project for July 7, 2010. I almost didn't have a project today but these popped into my brain at about 4:30 this afternoon and I had to try them!
PAPER FUCHSIA'S! I love Fuchsia's... can't keep them alive... but I LOVE them. Paper ones are just my speed! Here's the video I posted on Youtube:
...and a Layout I made with the flowers from the video.
The photo is my Mom at age 2, my Grandmother, and my only aunt. This was taken in 1933 in Chicago. I LOVE my Mom's bonnet!! My Aunt Jessie had the most beautiful green eyes. Even in this B & W photo you can see her lovely eyes!
I have a few things I want to clarify regarding giving, taking and copyrights...this subject has been heavy on my mind this week due to a situation that I have been dealing with since Sunday. A couple of weeks ago, at the end of one of my Ustream shows we had a discussion about copyrights. Instead of making things clearer....I think I just muddied the water for many of you watching. I feel this to be the case because of some of the questions that have come my way. I don't profess to be an expert or a lawyer on this subject, but I have done a bunch of research over the years in having to defend my copyright on some of my quilted purse patterns.
I LOVE to share my creative ideas... I LOVE to see others get inspiration for their own work from my ideas... I LOVE when someone tries something new by duplicating something I have taught either through a tutorial, class, or pattern. I GIVE these ideas freely...
It perfectly acceptable to borrow or copy an idea that you see on Youtube, on a blog, or in a book or magazine...as long as it is for personal use. "Personal Use" means you are making something that you will use or give within your family and your circle of friends and aquaintences. You can make a video and share what you did with the world. You don't HAVE to give design/inspiration credit but it is the right thing to do. It crosses the line into copyright infringement when you move it into a commercial realm.
Copyright infringement is when you TAKE the idea and use it for your own means. When you copy and distribute a design, tutorial, or pattern without permission (whether it is for profit or not), you are TAKING. For example, you can't copy something out of a book or magazine and give it out to everyone at a crop. When you teach a class from something you found on the internet or book/magazine/pattern without the permission of the author/designer (even if it's a free class), you are TAKING. When you use someone's design, tweek or change a few things, call it your own and sell either the finished product or the design without the permission of the author/designer, you are TAKING. A modification of a design is called a derivative and is covered under the original designer's copyright. For example, you can't take one of my patterns, change a couple of items for the inside, call it you own, write up a pattern, and sell the pattern on your blog. You are TAKING.
Sorry this post is so long...this subject had weighed heavily on me this week as I have been dealing with a couple of these situations. I also wanted to make a few clarifications. As I have noted, I am not an expert and these are just my opinions. For some great info, here are two great links about copyrights and copyright myths. They are written in east to understand terms not legalese! CLICK HERE for copyright info CLICK HERE for copyright myths
When I GIVE an idea...I am energized...it is an incredible feeling! When an idea is TAKEN, it infuses me with negativity. I feel awful when I have to pursue defending my rights to my OWN work. When someone TAKES from me, they TAKE a little piece of me.... I had many comments on how positively I handled my wallet being stolen. That situation, while difficult and stressful, wasn't personal. The women didn't know me or vice versa. When an idea or design is TAKEN from me... it is personal...it is a tiny piece of me and who I am that I can never restore to what it was. I am changed.
Though asked frequently, I don't KNOW where my ideas and designs come from...they just ARE...they just BECOME a PART OF ME...
The pattern for the Faux Paper Bag Mini Album is up at my Etsy shop! CLICK HERE to go directly to my shop.
I will be doing a BONUS Ustream class to day at 9:30 am Pacific time TODAY on how to make this easy album with the look of a Paper Bag album without the paper bags. CLICK HERE to go directly to my Ustream channel.
If you can't join us for the class, have a great holiday weekend for those here in the US!
Laura
Thursday, July 1, 2010
What's Up Wednesday!...okay so what if it's Thursday....
The kids and I had a blast at the Seattle Aquarium and the downtown Seattle waterfront yesterday.
I got working on a few necessities like LAUNDRY after we got home. In other words I took a "MOM" day! Sooooo..... WUW is a day late but hopefully not a dollar short! This is a fun page style for a mini that I designed a few weeks ago and hadn't decided what to do with it.
I am going to throw in a BONUS Ustream class on this Faux Paper Bag Mini on Saturday morning at 9:30 Pacific Time (an extra half hour for those Hawaiians and Alaskans to sleep!) to show you how to make these pages into an album. I will also put together written instructions for those who want them on my Etsy before Saturday....hopefully!
Friday's Ustream class on the Sunburst Album is at 7pm Pacific Time. The pattern is up on Etsy (CLICK HERE to go to my Etsy shop) and will ship out via email to those who order it later day.
Hi! I am a married mother of two living in the beautiful Northwest. I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. I moved to Seattle after graduate school. My husband is an engineer with Boeing. My son is 17 and in High School and a hockey goalie. My daughter is 14, starting High School this year. Prior to my children being born I worked for 15 years as an Interior Architect in downtown Seattle.
The designs, pictures and instructions listed on this blog are provided here for personal use only and may not be sold, reproduced or used for commercial or submission purposes in any form without my written permission.
Here are a couple of great overviews of copyright info if you are interested.
CLICK HERE for info about what copyrights are all about
CLICK HERE for info about copyright myths
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