Vintage, Scrap & Stitch, LLC

Trimming The Tree with Wool

Thrilled to have my wool tree featured in the November/December issue of Rug Hooking magazine.  Trimming the Tree is a Mixed Technique rug that will really be a wall hanging.  Patterns are available for purchase at Vintage, Scrap & Stitch and an Online Class will launch in January, 2019.  I am also available to teach this class in person.  Contact with questions!!!  

Happy Tuesday, Belated Monday, Almost Wednesday!

Whew!  Anyone else feel like time is flashing by at lightspeed proportions?!?!?!  The weekend was over and Monday arrived before I was finished with all I needed to get done!!  Alas, I'm behind yet again!!!  Time to catch up!

Thanks for visiting!

First...welcome Crafting with Kiwi Lane Facebook group members!  Please post a comment to let me know you've visited! 

Hope you're Monday and Tuesday were great!  I'm moving on to Wednesday and Halloween!  My wishes for you today....

and Happy Halloween!!!

Have you created your projects for our Monthly Challenge?  Today's the final day to post over on the Crafting With Kiwi Lane Group page!  Anyone wishing to participate but not on facebook please email me your project photos to be included in the prize drawings.  Monthly sketch and project below.... look forward to seeing your similar projects posted by midnight tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 31st, 2018!

Kiwi Lane Kiwi Club Scrapbook and Cardmaking Kits!

Have you subscribed yet?  Holy smokes it's a great papercrafting club!  Okay...I may not be the most objective when it comes to Kiwi Club but my goodness these kits are jammed full of greatness!!!  Each month a different theme, double sided papers, exclusive and limited edition design templates and mini idea books and great page layout and card sketches!  All for $25 (+$4.95 shipping) per month!!!  Limited quantities are available through the end of the month!!!  Don't delay!!!!  Register here....Kiwi Lane Kiwi Club Membership

 

Summer Fair Season

July, August and September.  Love these months for many reasons but love them especially because they are FULL of  County Fairs!!!  Do you participate in yours?  I'm not sure what I'd do without them.  Participating in them as a volunteer, and exhibitor and promoter are family tradition.  I remember attending as a youngster with the grandparents and tagging along with them as they worked booths, contributed entries and enjoyed the many offerings at our local fair.  We've expanded over the years to participating at the state level attending, vending and teaching at the state conference and exhibiting at the State Farm show.  We've all attended judges school and now get to visit a host of fairs throughout the state judging entries in a variety of areas.  It is so thrilling to see the works of so many talented individuals. 

August was my 50th year of participation.  It's taken that long for me to realize that these fairs motivate me.  Motivate me to finish projects.  To get things done.  To use my stash and empty the project bags and FINISH things I have started over the years.  It's also taken 50 years for me to realize that nearly every handmade item I received as a gift from my grandmother and mother had been entered in the fair!  How dare they keep this secret from me!!!  Although I've been doing it all along...I just didn't know!  Sooo...here's to the summer fairs and the completion of projects!!!!   What motivates you to finish projects?

If these hills could talk!

So much to see and do in such a short time!  Red Rocks Amphitheatre did not disappoint!!! So much music and exercising in one place.  Attending a concert here is now on the Bucket List!!!

Fun to trek up Dinosaur Ridge, across from Red Rocks to view prehistoric tracks along the ridgeline.  Definitely hard to imagine these hills were once flat beaches covered with sandy and water.  Fossils and formations are amazing!  The history in these hills...if only they could talk!!!

 

Scrappin' on the Road with Kiwi Lane!!!

One good adventure deserves another!!!!  The very first Kiwi Lane monthly Kit club arrived just day before we departed!  Perfect time to test my skills at Scrappin' on the Road with my Kiwi Lane!!!  Theme for this first kit was Adventure...how convenient for a trip west!!!! 

I limited myself to a small zip pouch for tools and a small thin 12 x 12 project case with preselected papers, photos and cardstock.  I stored templates in this case as well.   Certainly NOT the perfect conditions but...this was the set up for 3 nights and it worked pretty well!    Moral to the story....Crafting with Kiwi Lane on the Road is AWESOME!!!!   It was great to unwind at the end of the day with a little creating and super nice to have everything fit into a small space.  Bonus:  I've used the Adventure themed templates to create pages outside of the Adventure/Camping/Hiking/Fishing/Hunting theme too!!!  September Kiwi Club kits begin shipping August 15th!  Order yours today...create.kiwilane.com/stacishuck

Good Morning Colorado

 

We’ve arrived and this view is our reward! #shuckfamwildwestadventure2018 is on! Today’s agenda Colorado School of Mines, Genessee State Park, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Coors Brewery and downtown Golden, Colorado. Great photo ops for my Kiwi Lane Kit Club scrapbooking layouts!

Decisions, Decisions!

Packing for a little #wildwestadventure and need to limit my supplies to one container!!! The struggle is real!!! What would you pack?

I'm back to blogging!

After much time spent shuffling between etsy, websites, and other platforms I've returned to the blog!  I couldn't be more excited to simplify and downsize from juggling 6 forms of "media"  to just 3- the blog, facebook and instagram!!!  Stay tuned as I update and get everything in the right place here and get ready to join me on a #wildwestadventure!!!  Who knows where I'll turn up stitching or scrapping!!!!

Pennies From Heaven

Website is up and running and will continue to be a "work in progress" and a "labor of love" for the time being.  It's such a relief to have everything in one place finally with arms connecting to others. Prep for Spring/Summer shows is in FULL swing.  First I'll share this wool penny mat I just completed.  Exclusive kits will be available in my booth at the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival.  194 wool pennies in 3 different sizes.  Thank goodness for my scrapbook dies and diecut machine that helped speed up the cutting out process.  There's something very relaxing and therapeutic about hand stitching circles of wool.