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A real princess

April 29th, 2011|Everything Else|

The lace appliqué for the bodice and skirt was hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace.  The lace design was hand-engineered (appliquéd) using the Carrickmacross lace-making technique, which originated in Ireland in the 1820s.  Individual flowers have been hand-cut from lace and hand-engineered onto ivory silk tulle to create a unique and organic design, which incorporates the rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock.

I am totally fascinated with the details that the royal wedding people [read more…]

A reminder

April 27th, 2011|Everything Else|

It’s a Unanimous “Go” for Endeavour

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:32:22 AM CDT

The Space Shuttle Program Mission Management Team voted unanimously to proceed toward Endeavour’s scheduled liftoff at 3:47 p.m. EDT Friday. Mike Moses, chair of the Prelaunch Mission Management team, reported that it was a very short meeting and everything is in great shape and ready to go.

“We’re ready to go and we’re looking forward to Friday’s launch,” Moses said.

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A family of artists

April 27th, 2011|Everything Else|

“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius.  Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”
~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Stealth iPhone photo by Andrew Rahn

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Hi, I’m Becka.

Talking about fabric design, Spoonflower, teaching, and the life and business of being an artist.

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