Author: denise

I have done beadwork for over 25 years and got so interested in jewelry design that I took two metalwork classes at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee from wonderful teachers Deborah Lynn Gold and Marjorie Simon. I can't choose a favorite medium. I love sculptural work and adore forming and fabricating metals, but three-dimensional beadwork is more colorful. I sew a lot! Lately I've been making lots of purses and wallets as well as upcycling used clothing into new items. Lately I've gone back to sewing and refashioning cast-off clothing–mostly men's shirts, into girls' clothing. I also enjoy making handbags and wallets. They are really fun to put together–like a puzzle.

Rockstar Bag…

I feel like I’ve wrestled a bear, or at least a big dog. The inside bias binding in this bag is killing me. I wish I hadn’t used vinyl as it makes the bag bulkier and stiff.

I love the design and my fabric, but I don’t know if I’ll make this bag ever again. It’s almost finished. Maybe I’ll get the binding done tomorrow at the shop. Come see me at Locally Grown Gallery if you get the chance.

Rockstar Bag progress

Sara Lawson’s Rockstar Bag is taking longer than I  had hoped. I’ve had several interruptions. Mostly the grands Trick-or-Treating last night. But totally worth it!

Here is what I have finished. It may not look like very much, but it is. I’m getting pretty good at sewing vinyl, if I do say so myself. I guess it’s like everything else–practice makes perfect. I’ve also set the rivets although it doesn’t show that in this picture.

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Meanwhile, when I’m tired I take up my genealogy again. I am in possession of one very old tin-type of an ancestor. The back has the name Mary Everhart Blair and tell the relationship to my gggrandfather, Jesse Green Blair. I know her name isn’t correct. The baby is supposed to be Emma, but if it’s Mary Seagraves (not Everhart) the baby can’t be Emma. It may be Cora, the eldest daughter of Elizabeth Jane Culp Blair. I wish I knew.

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Are you Mary or Elizabeth? Emma (Lettie) or Cora?

More Mystery Photos

I found two more Mystery Photos.

Which one is Ralph? and what is Ralph’s last name?
Who is this soldier? Is this World War I? Since I have another WWI photo of Sherman McMahan and one of Charlie McMahan, then maybe this is a McMahan too.

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