I’ve had a letterpress type case for years and recently hung it on the wall and put sewing bobbins and spools in it….THEN I found this tutorial for turning the case into a photo collage. Awesome! Link.
The Little Red Writing Book
This is a handy little book to help people write with precision and clarity. It has an olde world feel to it in its design and the book cover - but the examples given are not old fashioned - they are real life examples including resumes, college entrance essays, reports etc - which are helpful in getting through everyday writing needs and situations. The sections are: Structure, Style, Readability and Grammar including basic rules, examples and exercises. This is excellent for students, graduates, job applicants, emerging writers, managers and up the line.
Juicy Writing: Inspiration and techniques for young writers by Brigid Lowry published by Allen and Unwin March 2008.
The press release says that this book will ‘inspire you to doodle, daydream and discover your creativity’ and I wholeheartedly agree. Brigid Lowry is a successful children’s/teen author she says of being a writer.
Being a writer is a curse and a blessing. Sometimes it seems the most pleasurable job in the world, sometimes it seems the most difficult. At times the work comes easily, at times it is like reaching into the depths of nowhere and finding nothing. I often wish I worked in a cafe and produced easy things, like soup or cake. The lesson I am learning right now about writing is to take my time and to enjoy myself more. Writing from a tight place will not produce good work. You need discipline but you also need joy and ease and playfulness.
This book is not about the technical skills of being a writer, rather how to get ideas and write them down, how to develop interesting characters and quirky and funny story lines, how to use words, phrases, metaphor and poetry, there is some technical creative writing help - like writing plot and dialogue and from different points of view. Then there is a chapter on writing what you know - being true to yourself and how to get started. This is an excellent book for aspiring and young creative writers.
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My roommate and I just went shopping for a sofa, and we found a great, comfy, clean one for 70 dollars! The only problem is…it’s lavender. With swirls and everything. Turns out the lavender is just a slipcover, and the sofa itself is white. Great news! But then we find out that the sofa cushions, as lovely made as they are, aren’t white on the inside. Just lavender. So, I was wondering if there were any tutorials out there on to how to make a couch cushion cover. We don’t need a whole slipcover, just a way to make cushions. I am an advanced beginner sewer, meaning I can make a lot of things but can’t put in zippers, so velcro will end up being the way to go. Is it just a matter of measuring the sides and making a box? Or is there some secret that I don’t know about?
Any help would be great!
-Sarah
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