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International Day of Zentangle

We hereby declare July 15th the International Day of Zentangle. In honor of this very special day, we would like to invite all of you to join us for a LIVE online tangling event. July 15, 2024 10:00am EST Materials needed: 3.5" square Zentangle tile, black micron, graphite pencil, tortillion.

https://zentangle.com/

Indiana Art

We visited the Haan Museum + Sculpture Garden

on Saturday afternoon.   What a wonderful home to visit.   The mansion is from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair - exquisite furniture, art, ceramics.    If you get the chance, visit!

haanmuseum.org

 

Well, it is a start

 

Online Workshop:  Tree Buttons with Anna McDowell

www.henrysbuttons.co.uk

These are the start of tree dorset buttons.    The zoom class was wonderful, loads of information and now I know how to create a couple different types of tree Dorset-Buttons.

The kit had a couple 32mm rings.   coton perle (DMC) 801, 367, 67.

Should be more interesting once embellished ; )

68: Gau-Algesheimer

I used 1.5" wooden mould.   Anchor Pearl Cotton 8, Col. 150.

DMC Coton Perle 8, #745, #741, #471, #799

Gau-Algesheimer Button.

This is the February Challenge Button -- "We Learn From Each Other".

Pattern is by Jes Sie,

from the

Knöpfe Facebook Group.

For those interested in button course, 3-terms -- go to the Virtual Education section -- of the Lace Museum.   

Scroll down ....  look for:

Certificate Program for German Thread-Wrapped Buttons

Preparing for zoom class ....

On Tuesday, I have a zoom class thru the Lace Museum virtual education,

with Anna McDowell.   Henry's Buttons.

I've got two rings, from her kit, 

ready to embellish.

The first photo has a few of the buttons I've

created with her patterns (thru zoom sessions).

In addition to the trees, Anna McDowell with teach a Dorset Button

with crystal beads -- looking forward to that session, too.

Or, if you are interested in a button program -- 

go to the Virtual Education section -- of the Lace Museum.   

Scroll down ....  look for:

"Certificate Program for German Thread-Wrapped Buttons"

"Course Description: Monika Hoede and her associates at the TracfhtenKultur Beratung (Traditional Costume Culture Center) in Krumbach, Germany have created a button certificate program in which students make 100 different thread-technique buttons. Karen was given permission to adapt the program with additional buttons by Anna McDowell (England), Gina Barrett (England) and Sabine Krump (Austria). She and her first students are also just finishing their translation of the course book, Posamentenknopf, into English."

 

Celebrating 60 years

 

Spent the day with middle son and DH at Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor.   Backpack w/safety equipment, picnic lunch + tours.    We went on five tours.   Hot rolling, iron production, steel production, plate rolling, and finishing.  Incredible tours!   

It is the largest producer of flat rolled steel in North America.