My trip there yesterday yielded a bag of bits and bobs, a piece of red felt, a fat quarter of solid black fabric, a copy of Taproot magazine, and three one-yard pieces of quilting cotton that I plan to use for a quilt for Goen when he has his own bed (not that I expect that to happen any time soon). I have a lot of other projects on my board right now, but it is so hard to find "perfect" quilt fabrics that I decided I had better start sooner rather than later. I'm sure he will be close to ready for it by the time I cut, sew, and quilt it. Once I have all the fabrics for that project I will show you my full palette. The felt and black fabric are for a stuffed animal I will be making soon. All in all, it was a fun way to spend my birthday money, and I look forward to going again soon. In the meantime, enjoy a look at Once Around.
As much as I like to get a good deal at JoAnn's, they just cannot compete with the beautiful presentation and superior quality of Once Around, an arts and crafts store in Mill Valley. Everything is delightfully arranged in rainbows of color. The pictures below are just a small sampling of what they have to offer. They even have a "bits and bobs" section where you can fill a small bag for only fifty cents. I must confess that I can't help but help myself to a bagful of these goodies. They are perfect for art journals, kids' crafts, and mixed media projects. My trip there yesterday yielded a bag of bits and bobs, a piece of red felt, a fat quarter of solid black fabric, a copy of Taproot magazine, and three one-yard pieces of quilting cotton that I plan to use for a quilt for Goen when he has his own bed (not that I expect that to happen any time soon). I have a lot of other projects on my board right now, but it is so hard to find "perfect" quilt fabrics that I decided I had better start sooner rather than later. I'm sure he will be close to ready for it by the time I cut, sew, and quilt it. Once I have all the fabrics for that project I will show you my full palette. The felt and black fabric are for a stuffed animal I will be making soon. All in all, it was a fun way to spend my birthday money, and I look forward to going again soon. In the meantime, enjoy a look at Once Around. And my purchases...
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Annie
8/25/2014 02:44:04 pm
This place looks like HEAVEN!!!
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Carley Biblin
8/25/2014 03:35:07 pm
Oh, it is. But my post does not do it justice. Here is a link to another blogger that posted about it. She was able to take even more pictures than I did (but such is life with a toddler).
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Carley Biblin
Hi. My name is Carley. I love to sew, craft, and create. As a Jane-of all-crafts so to speak, I enjoy sewing, writing, cooking, drawing, photographing. But the constant thread (if you'll excuse the pun) throughout my weeks is needle arts. Archives
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