Have a Wonderful Weekend

I hope all of you have a wonderful, sun filled weekend! I know Santa Fe has tons of events planned for the Memorial Day weekend. Already this morning I caught this WWII Bomber plane doing fly-bys.

You can find all sorts of happens going on in Santa Fe here. Have a safe and relaxing weekend and don't forget to remember our fallen soldiers.

I'm Dreaming

I've always loved great design and functional art. After my post on chairs and the How To Recover a Chair Seat, I've been thinking a lot about refurbishing, reupholstering and recycling furniture. It's a dream, I know. But I would love a little shop where I recovered, recreated and found new lives for old, tired furniture.

Etsy recently had a great post and video about Process: Upholstering with Sprucehome. Check it out here. It just made the itch grow stronger! Maybe one day..... for now, I will keep doing pieces for myself and learning. And sometimes it just feels good to dream.

Cleansing the Body & Detoxifying

I have been thinking about doing a cleanse for some time now. It seems a good way to kick start a healthy diet plan and a good way to re-set your system. A few years back I looked into a few products in the stores and was thuroughly disapointed with the selection. And the mere fact you would be consuming pill after pill after pill. I have an issue with pills, so I put the whole cleanse idea aside, kinda bummed.

Flash forward to this past week. Hanging with my boyfriend and another friend, which the topic of conversation always seems to go towards health, body and metaphysical side and we got on the subject of cleansing and up came the Lemon, Maple Syrup and Cayenne Pepper liquid cleanse. My ears perked. A whole cleanse done entirely with liquid, no pills, and can be done in as little as three days.

I found a great site that lists the benefits, recipe, tips and so much more. You can see for yourself here.I've been trying to shift focus back onto my artwork, health, family and relationships. I think this cleanse will be a good next step for my mental self, and health. Now let's see if I can get my guy to do this with me..... lol I am thinking of starting this weekend. I will be curious to see how I react to the diet/fast/cleanse. After years of drinking, smoking, and eating anything and everything in my way, I am looking forward to being healthier or at least being more conscience of what I am doing to myself everyday.

I know, weird topic, but what do you think? Have you tried this, or something similar? How did you feel afterwards?

Wednesday's Wonders 5.26.10 Sewing

Although I love to sew, I have always been terrified to make my own clothes. My mom, an accomplished seamstress, would make me clothes when I was younger and they never seemed to fit right. If she was so good and the creations didn't fit right, how was I ever going to make something that did?!?!

For some strange reason I have been getting a huge urge to start sewing my own clothes, mainly dresses, skirts and shirts. Trust me, I will be keeping it simple. My first attempt is from Grosgrain's blog and feature - A Frock by Friday. It seems pretty simple and a good starting point for my first clothing attempt. I have collected all the necessary materials and have begun. So far so good. Of course I did get to one point and realized I had to rip out a majority of the seams :( I wasn't surprised.

Here's what I will admit to at the moment. Cute!! I have some tweaking and of course more seam ripping to do, but I think it will turn out fine. I will post again when it's all done.

I have TONS of t-shirts and several that I'm not crazy about anymore, but would hate to get rid of just yet. This white one below was just a pain! So I pulled out another white t-shirt that was a little worse off and fixed it up. I think it's my new favorite tee!!!

It's hard for me to get how some people can whip something together and it looks amazing and fits right. Maybe that's just one skill I don't quite have.... yet!

Treasury Time

Here's a wonderfully picked treasury on Etsy that my newest Rosette Bib Necklace is featured in. Thanks again LeahSutton!!

Belt It

I'm not a huge fan of belts other than for their practical use. Though I love the look of belts with dresses and shirts, I just can't pull it off. Here are some wrap around inspirations. Enjoy!

1. jazzboogie

2. eunonymous

3. VirginiaWho

4. Jujie

Marang Studios

In an effort to upgrade, expand, and offer a more consise way of finding me and the items I create I have revamped my shop name, Etsy banner and avatar.

Marang97 is now Marang Studios.

You can find me at all the usual places under Marang97 and Marang Studios. New items (which you've had a few sneak previews of earlier) and creations will be showing up soon to Marang Studios. So check back often. And of course you will all get to see them here too.

At Marang Studios you will now find these catagories:

• Marang Fine Art - You will see the artwork I create from mixed media paintings, fiber art and my Rollies.


• Marang Home - This will showcase my creations for your home - decor and furnishings.


• Marang Style - Here you will find fashion accessories, jewelry, and maybe even some clothes.


• Marang Style Repurposed - These are all my fashion accessories that have a twist - they've all been created from recycled, repurposed and reclaimed materials.


• Berte's Beauties - These wonderful creations are all made by my Grandmother. Look for crocheted hats and afghans and more items to come!


• Sale Sale Sale - Just what it says - items on sale. These creations may, or may not be returning to Marang Studios. So get them quick at a great price!!

Let me know what you think! I'd love any feedback or advise you may have. Cheers!