back to my roots

this has been a summer of going back to my roots.

i studied pottery in college and thought that was how i would spend my days. however, i got a little sidetracked and making clothing and accessories took over. so now i'm back to let you know i can really shake 'em down..... er.. uh... i mean... to let you see some of my new ceramic goodness.

above is one of my new signature stamps (or signets as i like to call them). they will be stamped on all of my new ceramic work with or with out my written signature. i haven't decided yet. so stay tuned cuz i've got a whole lot of ceramic goodness coming your way.

there's lots more pictures on my flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/ragamufyn

and for a peek into my pottery past check out this spot for some of my old work.
www.ragamufyn-com/pottery


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tonight!

tonight!

the new i love yoga headquarters is looking as gorgeous as ever!

 i'll be performance sewing tonight so don't miss it!

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i want you!

i know you all want input into what i post on this here blog. so... now's your chance!

check the sidebar and vote!

what's it gonna be?

--more recipes?
--more adventures in the life of mufyn?
--more kanye?
--(less kanye?)

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--mufyn

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etsy muffins of the day...

once upon a time i was a part time vegan muffin baker. now i'm a part time vegan mufyn. here's some of my favorite muffin themed items on etsy right now. they are all $20 and under so go grab 'em while they're hot!

love muffins tags- $3

papercafegirl71.etsy.com

jealous muffin print- $15

WHIMSYlove.etsy.com

blueberry muffin charm- $12

pearberry.etsy.com

monkey muffins hand screen printed plushie- $7

DogboneArt.etsy.com

sad muffin mens boxers size small- $20

FortCloudy.etsy.com

now go grab your favorite muffin and take a bite!

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diary project 2009

i was one of 365 artists who participated in this year's diary project 2009.

each artist was given one page to design anyway they wish. these diary/journals will be for sale later this year. i'll be sure to post when they are available!

see more artist entries on the flickr group!

what's the delio kanye?

i really knew nothing about kanye west until i went to bonnaroo last month and heard everyone talking of the kanye west fiasco. rumors of what happened the night before filled the campground on sunday. everything from "he said he wouldn't go on stage unless phil (lesh) got off stage" to "he wasn't even here until 4am". i almost felt a little sorry for him.

fast forward to the day before yesterday when i picked up a miami new times and saw the above advertisement in the first couple of pages. wtf?! i totally don't get it. i even went as far as going to the website and i still don't get it. maybe that is the entire intention. there's even an infomercial on youtube. maybe it's because i don't have tv and don't get pelted with advertising and pop culture and thus don't have a clue.

can anyone enlighten me?

sunday crafternoon

i spent last weekend with some of miami's craftiest ladies as part of the miami artisans guild's sunday crafternoon. beanblossom was the host and chose the project of the day.

recycled shoe art.

i restyled these yummy leather boots. they will be sold in the mag etsy store in the near future and all of the proceeds will go to charity.

created with:
old leather boots
acrylic paint
martha stewart glitter

first off i painted the bottom section with red paint.while that was drying i found perhaps the most fabulous turquoise iridescent paint in the whole entire world and started in on the upper boot. i really didn't look too closely at what the pattern was up there i just started painting. back to the bottom section again... i used some sort of flexible mod podgeish type stuff but it wasn't mod podge... it was something else.... and sprinkled them with a lovely and ultra fine red glitter by martha stewart. lastly, i added some dots to the upper turquoise paint in just a shade lighter turquoise than the rest of the design. i don't think i'm done yet. they seem to need just a little bit more. i'm thinking swarovski crystals up the side and something flashy all the way around the bottom where the glitter meets the sole.

more photos on my flickr.


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kanye west hates hippies...

in case you were wondering.

his bonnaroo experience was not so good.

vegan banana split tea bread

from vegan planet by robin robertson

bananas, peanuts, vegan chocolate chips, crushed pineapple, dried cherries... heaven


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underwater basket weaving 101

although these pictures are completely unrelated somehow they belong together...

the first helps me realize that people won't necessarily read my signs...
the later helps me realize my need for straw, sticks and yarn.

please click through for the full photos.

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i made a new ad for the florida etsy street team catalog (fest). here it is.

loranscruggs.etsy.com wins cutest flippin' shop of the day.

ok. so there was no contest but wow(!)... i came across loranscruggs's etsy store in my evening perusal of the time machine numero dos and quickly fell in love. one of my favorite things is finding completely unexpected shops on etsy. sometimes it seems like everyone is making the same things... but not in this case. (although i haven't actually done a search on penny whistles... i doubt i would find a zillion sellers selling them.) in the enitire store there were only a few things in the store that i could see myself not buying. everything was just so flippin' cute!

i'm a big fan of this bubble gum pink vintage recycled soda bottle cap hula girl penny whistle!
(whew... say that three times fast.)

loranscruggs.etsy.com crafts these adorable tin whimsical yum yums in the seattle area and will, i'm sure, continue to melt my heart from now until eternity with recycled happiness.

fun with recycled crafts

even though i am technically in tennessee i still wanted to share with you one of projects my kids did this past spring. i teach 5-11 years olds recycled crafts and theatre. we have loads of fun playing and creating some really fabulous stuff.

these flower vases were made using the glass jars that i am forever collecting. we used acrylic paint. one thing i wished i would have done was spray them with an acrylic clear glaze to protect them a little.

notice one of my students mixed their paint with water to create a translucent look. way cool. A+


*i promise i'll post bonnaroo stuff as soon as i get back*

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well.... how-di doo....

i'm at bonnaroo baby.
i'll be here through the weekend.

see you next week!

nice. i made the front page last night.

making the front page is always a happy ending to any day!
thanks to my lovely rabbit friend i got a chance to snap this screenshot
(and carp, i know i messed it up and missed capturing the whole page).

special thanks to curiosity killed for creating this great treasury!

todays project

I've been busy working on lots of custom work for i love yoga.

today i did some shirts for the duncan wong collection.

i'm having fun experimenting with different ways of sewing patches on t-shirts and doing decorative top stitching.

i love yoga is having a workshop/celebration at the omega institute in rhinebeck, ny this weekend!

simple ways to green up your life

we like soup.

a lot.

i made another batch of coconut curry soup this week. this time using around 5 types of dried beans and rice in the soup. this time i also made some yummy delicious dumplings.

curry dumplings

1 1/2 c wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
garam masala
zahatar (middle eastern seasoning)
canola oil
1 c water

mix up and drop by the tiny teaspoon into bubbling soup. put on the cover and let cook 15 min. * measurements are approx.

i ended up making so much that at one point i had to split the soup into two stock pots. dried beans really have their way of expanding. even with our dinner guests there was still a whole lotta soup left over.

so what to do with all the extra soup?

i save all of my glass jars from everything we buy. they are perfect for recycled art projects, storing buttons, dried beans, rice, and bottling homemade jams. today, they made the perfect storage container for some extra soup without the worry of those nasty pvcs found in plastic storage containers.

guests can easily take one of these home for a meal the next day (it's always better the next day anyway!) and there is also plenty to take to share with a neighbor who is living alone.


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todays project

This is one of the new wrap tops i made this afternoon!

i'm really happy with the rose floral fabric i added to the front. i also ran many rows of stitches lengthwise on it to give it a quilted effect (see close up below).

i haven't yet decide if this one is finished yet. i feel the need to 'jazz it up' a bit with something but i'm not sure what that something is yet.

i was also able to upload some more new superpower wrist cuffs to my etsy store today.

yeah!

go me!

ragtrade is back!

clean out your closets.... cuz..... ragtrade is having their grand re-opening party tonight!

re-opening party:
Tonight! 7-10

ragtrade
4600 ne 2nd ave. ste #6
miami
305.573.1478

www.ragtradeco.com

don't you just wanna?