With all best intentions to keep my wallet closed… I still managed to spend some money on treasures.
With a new interest in beads (okay, okay. not such a new interest. And has anyone noticed that buying beads is like buying groceries? You spend $100 and get one little bag. Or, in the case of beads, you get a little baggie!)
I bought some groovy beads:
And some Japanese seed beads:
And then I bought some books:
The books are: “Art Quilt Masters”, the SAQA exhibit book, and Robin Atkin’s “Beaded Treasures”. This last book reviews the techniques I learned in her Woven Treasures class; the book is available on her website.
Some Stewart Gill paints:
On the left is a trio of Halo interferance paints, and the 6 pack contains Metalmica. Shiny!!
On the way home, we stopped at Marukai, a Japanese superstore. We had some lunch, and indulged in some more shopping:
These are cotton banners and wind socks… that will be cut up and used in some collage work.
Can you believe how teeny these shirts are (note: I use the plural because I also bought the shirt in green). I put the power bar next to it so you get a feel for size– the shirt stretches, but really!! Yes, it IS an adult shirt… but I plan to cut it up for the fabric.
And last but certainly not least, a little something to help out with my own “personal summer”:
Food is next!
5 Comments
August 2, 2008 at 10:41 am
Forget the food – buy more goodies!
August 2, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Love your goodies Susan.
August 2, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Ohhh . . . I love the beads. Could you bring the books to FV?
August 3, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Hi Susan, Was great to meet you at the show. Did you make the tassel in Robins class….was it hard? I might have to get that book. Love all the goodies you got. Can’t wait to try the trapped fibers kit I bought from you.
August 12, 2008 at 9:32 am
It’s probably a good thing that we didn’t get time for show ‘n tell, or I’d have spent more money! I can’t wait to see what you do with the itty bitty shirts!