Heart Beats for String

• 2012-01-27

  

• 2012-01-19

  2011 was a great year. Honestly, it was an awesome year!  I’ve got my fingers crossed so that 2012 will be just as awesome. Because you see, I welcome awesomeness with open arms. Hold it close, breathe it in and then let it go so someone else can feel it. I wish everyone more awesomeness in their daily lives in 2012.

• 2011-12-07

  In honor of my dear friend, Crystal, I hosted a Make Your Own Ugly Christmas Sweater Party in Heartstring Studio. Now, the studio is infused with so much more creative and positive energy. Thanks everyone for coming!

• 2011-11-07

  

  artchipel:

  Bill Zindel (USA) -  Untitled. Collaboration with Lea Rude, embroidery and collage on paper

  [more Bill Zindel | Tumblr Monday with oxane]

  The stitching reminds me of the crocodile stitch tutorial I was watching earlier. I really like how this art piece combines a quilting like pattern with a straight up embroidery design.

  Source: artchipel

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  Common Threads Oct 2011

  This year I was in the Dennis Street court. I got a lot of traffic. Many people picked up my business card, watched my slideshow and more importantly talked with me. I got much feedback. I did make only one sale but some of the ladies near me didn’t make any sales at all. What I sold were  a hat and scarf. Each of which was an original design so I was quite pleased.

  Here’s a peak at what my display looked like.

• 2011-10-16

  You can register by emailing me @ michelle.loubert@gmail.com or if you like calling me at 705-541-8000.

• 2011-10-14

  Heartstring Fall/Winter Workshop Schedule

  Great Granny Goodness

  A great class for beginners. Learn how to chain, double crochet and join yarn. The granny square is the starting point for a variety of objects-hats, pillows, afghans. In this class, you will make a granny square hat.

  Two Mondays, November 7th and 14th, 6:30-8:30

  Heartstring Studio

  $25  

  Crochet Refresher

  This class is for those who haven’t picked up the hook in awhile. We will go over basic stitches and pattern reading. Bring your hook, yarn and project.

  Wednesday, November 16th 6:30-8:30  (Group)

  Heartstring Studio

  $20

  Private sessions also available. Just email or call to discuss a time and place that would work for you. Private lessons are $15 per hour.

  These are some of my crochet workshops for the fall/winter.

  I will do private lessons in December but otherwise I’ll be working on filling Christmas orders.

   I am planning on offering workshops again in January. So please check back for updates. I would love to help you discover a new hobby!

  
  

• 2011-10-12

  Only three days until Common Threads this year and I’m coming to it with a totally different frame of mind. I am more prepared. I’ve got great looking business cards and tags. Some foam heads for hats and a tree earring holder. There isn’t too much left to prepare…I think. However I wish I had more sewn stuff to display and offer for sale. So much for making up a bunch of baby booties. I am going to hammer out a pair tonight. 

  There’s a demonstration portion of the event and I’m still trying to work out what I’ll do for the seven hours. I think I’ll repeat some of the Awaken Arts pieces, make flowers and work on a basketweave cowl.

  I really hope people stop to talk and buy or even better order things from me.

• 2011-08-11

  Theses are all works from the Awaken Arts Festival.

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  Awaken Arts Festival

  This June I participated in a new arts festival in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada.

  I sold crocheted items, did hair wrapping and produced five interactive art pieces.

  It was a great day. It was the first time I got paid as an artist.