Collaboration pillow w/ Daisy Janie in current Living Crafts magazine

I've said it before, you never know what awaits you on the road ahead. 

Back in late January early February, I made a pillow woven with some fabulous Daisy Janie Shades of Grey fabric.  While I was excited to work with Jan, I was a bit nervous about how I was going to make this pillow.  Weaving seat belts pillows is one thing but cutting/sewing/weaving fabric (especially as beautiful as Daisy Janie's) is something completely different. 

That bit of unease was enough of a challenge for me so I put on my big girl pants and went to work.  Well, that pillow (and the photo I took) can be seen in the current Living Crafts magazine.  Proof that you just never know where a project, collaboration, challenge will take you.

Thanks, again, Jan for the opportunity to work with your beautiful fabric (still have some house shoes in the works).

A collaboration with a special artist - OM [one moment] meet up #22

I was sorting through some piles of paper on my desk when I came across a beautiful poem by E.  He had written it a year ago on a rainy day.  I loved the poem although he needed just one more line to finish it.  He refused.

Many months ago, I took a picture through a window that overlooks our backyard.  The image on the curtain blends naturally into the view of the yard.  I manipulated the photo, during one of my fits of Photoshop play, to the point of satisfaction but didn't know what I'd ever do with it.  When I picked up E's poem, this photo came to mind.  It was perfect as this is the window he was looking out the day he wrote the poem.  We finished the poem and, voila, a collaboration was created.  He then told me to put it on my blog.

"The nice wet grass, the light green trees,
the little spots of gray on the old burnt leaves,
The wet wet soil, the flowers that bloom
are all that I see from the view of this room."   - E. Demers, age 8

What was your 'one  moment' this week? What took you out of your present moment and gave you something to appreciate?

Share in the blog comments here, on your own blog (and link back below)  or on my Facebook fan  page. If you are on Twitter,  I've started a hash tag - #omMeetup so  that we can converse if we'd like. We'd love to hear your moment this  week!

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