Art Every Day, January 5

Day 5 of the Art Every Day - January 2014 challenge results:

Lisa D. had a really productive weekend, it seems. She played with some hexagon quilt piecing.

She  started a baby blanket.

And she worked on this afghan.

Stephanie joined us and has three entries.  The first is a cowl, made for and modeled by her brother.

And then she created a 3D rose on her own fingernail.

Barbara K. worked on this Hanky Panky piece.  She stated:  "The hanky was bought in Paris by my mother. I feel that its energy is complimented by having the surrounding hankies with their points out."

I had some other commitments, but was able to complete this journal layout:

and, of course, my Journal52 page

You can see more of the Art Every Day work, and of course, a large amount of my own work, on my Flickr page:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertnparker/

Back to Square One

On a whim, I signed up for the Vicki Welsh/Judy Laquidara 2013 challenge, the  Back to Square One Mystery and chose to use these wonderful hand-dyed fabrics from Vicki's Etsy shop:

The mystery starts tomorrow, and it will be a nice kick-start to the new year.

While I was shopping for this fabric, I was inspired to do several other projects using Vicki's fabrics.  It isn't as though I don't already have an enormous stash....but her hand-dyes are downright irresistible.  Now, visions of placemats, wall hangings, and some sculptures are floating around in my head.

What sorts of projects to you plan for 2013?