http://wisearts.com Art & crafts and stuff I found at the thrift store! Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:13:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last weekend I completed my second MS150 bike tour! It is the most fun way to raise money for a great cause—finding a cure for multiple sclerosis. Last year, I completed the ride on an old Trek mountain bike and did only a bit of training, but this year I ... http://wisearts.com/2009/06/16/ms150-and-making-of-the-banana-pinata/ I went to visit my grandma this weekend and we went to some garage sales in her area, which is about an hour north of me, and fairly rural. Sales in that area are either really great or huge failures. I'm usually shopping for antiques or cool vintage stuff. I ... http://wisearts.com/2009/05/02/garage-sales-and-life/ First, I received these sweet old gummed Eureka Seals from my mom as a Valentine's gift. They are not dated, but I would place them in the late 50's or 60's. The Birthday Seals being the oldest... back when gay meant happy, festive, jolly. Inside the front cover it says "USE ... http://wisearts.com/2009/02/15/some-retro-goodness-from-the-thrift-store/ This evening I took part one of a class on textile surface design. One of the projects we worked on was marbling fabric using shaving cream and acrylic paint! It was fun. My friend Isolde took the class too. Hope she’ll post hers! :) To make these, we spread cheap shaving ... http://wisearts.com/2009/02/03/thing-a-day-3-marbled-fabrics/ Due to my Superbowl party yesterday, I slacked off on the first day of Thing-a-day, but I made two things today to make up for it! Thing 1: A crystal ball made from seed beads and Swarovski crystal beads (4mm size). I’ll probably make another one of these on another day, ... http://wisearts.com/2009/02/02/thing-a-day-1-2/