Amy Cavaness's Blog (5)

Ruby Magazine debuts in one week, To celebrate the occasion, I’ll be giving away a copy of the first issue! To enter to win, go to my blog and send me your name and email address by June 30. A name will be randomly selected and that lucky person will receive our beautiful first issue completely free! Check out this link to see what it’s all about. I think you’ll love it!

RUBY is a new women's online magazine created by Artfire artisan Karen Gass. Artfire artisans Susan Peterman and I are among 14 or so contributing editors. The premier issue comes out July 1. We are VERY excited about it!

It's a women's magazine with a difference. There won't be articles about the latest pineapple and clams diet, no articles about how tight abs are all that stand between you and… Continue

Thread painting is being featured in a lot of books and classes recently. I think many people see the word “painting” and think “Oh my gosh, I can't paint!”. The fact is, thread painting is basically the same thing as free-motion embroidery. Free-motion embroidery is just sewing without the feed dogs up on your sewing machine. It's not very hard, really, and like anything else, you can improve with… Continue

I Dreamed

by Amy Cavaness



I dreamed he'd be born beautiful and healthy.

He was.



I dreamed he'd tell me that he loves me.

He tells me every day.



I dreamed he'd be bright and funny.

He is - his humor is wonderful.



I dreamed he'd ride a bike, catch a ball and wrestle with his big brother.

He does and his brother loves it.



I dreamed he'd have big birthday parties with lots of friends and cake and… Continue

I was just going thru my pile of magazine & catalog clippings. I tear pages out of all kinds of media for future ideas and keep them in a folder or basket. Then on evenings like this I clip and trim and paste them in my various binders and journals.



I love all kinds of crafting, sewing and decorating. Of course, my mind's eye envisions WAY more than I'll ever accomplish! But I love looking through my books when I'm wanting to start something new.



I have a little… Continue