Quilt of Barns (Lori Gravley)
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8x10' Art Quilt of Barns in the complimentary colors of blue and orange. This realistic representation uses a more imaginative color scheme, inverting the blue of the sky onto the barn and filling the sky with the warm colors of an Indian Summer Sunset.
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Though Lori Gravley has an MFA in writing, When the toddlerhood of her second son left her with little time to think, a weaving loom in chaos, and a broken spinning wheel, she picked up the quilt she started when she was pregnant and began to write her "letters to the world" in fabric and thread. She has exhibited nationally in quilt shows and art galleries. Find out more about her and her work on her blog.
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Hand-Knitted Shawl & Belt (Pam Styles)
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Shawl is approximately 30x120". Made with Debbie Bliss Irish Yarn.
Hand-knitted belt.
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Pam Styles is a life-long knitter. Since retiring from a career as a kindergarten teacher, Pam has begun to explore combining stitches into patterns she has created. She loves to seek out yarn stores when she travels, always looking for beautiful new yarn.
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Goin' Back (Webb/Stoller)
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The CD includes four Webb & Stoller originals, traditional folk songs, and covers of songs by some of their favorite artists...Roger McGuinn, Townes Van Zandt, Richard Thompson, and Don Williams just to name a few.
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Gene Webb and Margie Stoller became a musical duo in early 2007. Their music is an eclectic mix of folk, rock and country. They have given these traditional genres their own signature sound which features 12 and 6 string guitars and vocal harmonies that can be both soaring and angelic. Visit their website.
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As if it Didn't Happen (Maggie Claire)
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A memoir of abuse, multiple personalities and hope. 350 pages, soft cover, available through Lulu.com.
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I am a mother of 6 children, registered nurse, grandmother of 4, writer, and survivor of horrible sexual abuse which lasted for 15 years. I have grown through my writings, participation in SCN and through war, mothering and working in the state mental hospital. I survived because I was able to create other people in my mind and said, "It didn't happen to me, it happened to her."
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Baby Blankets (Judy Miller)
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I make baby blankets. They are large, with a custom look, and feature many popular colors and patterns. These blankets are always two layered with a tailored edge. I am donating one for a boy and one for a girl: a pink and a blue one.
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Judy Miller
I'm a member of SCN and interested in helping this good organization out.
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Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story;
Rosie's Bandana; Rosie's Mug (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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Meet Rosie's Daughters...The breakthrough collective memoir about the generation of women that broke through centuries of limitations to take their place in the world. They were born during World War II and came of age in the 60s...both shaped by and an influencer of their times. These precursors of the baby boomers achieved more "firsts" than any group of women before or since, earning them the name of "First Woman To" Generation.
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Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett teach and coach writers, develop memoir-writing workshops and training materials, publish the Women's Memoirs website and even find time to write.
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Authors Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett have rewritten the rules for book design. They push beyond conventional format to give the first person stories of the more than 100 women interviewed a multidimensional context within the historical narrative that spans six decades of change- social, cultural, economic and political. It's a feast for mind and eye. Autographed and personalized for you at Stories from the Heart Conference.
Rosie's Bandana: We've also included our Rosie's Bandana—a generous 27 inch square so you can tie it just like Rosie did, or wear it around your neck, or as a head scarf. Designed by Matilda and Kendra, we offer the only authentic Rosie the Riveter bandana and include the message, We Can Do It...Pass It On. Woven and printed in the USA.
Rosie didn't have her own mug, but we think she would like ours. We modeled it on her bandana with a message that honors her strength, courage and sense of empowerment.
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The [Essential] Women's Memoir Writing Workshop on DVD (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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Take our Women's Memoir Writing class in the comfort of your home and at your own pace. Go back and replay a section as often as you like. We've been conducting our memoir writing workshops for four years. We get such positive feedback that we know how helpful they are. The only drawback is that you have to be local to take them. No longer. We've video recorded one of the classes and combined that material with the extensive PowerPoint slides we use in the class. We've integrated the two, added new writing exercises and created 21 separate lessons. All the lessons are available in this 5 DVD set. In addition, we've added our extensive workbook to the DVD.
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Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett met in 1979 while working on the Women's Educational Equity Communication Network, a national information program. Thirty years later, still friends and still working together, they are the duo behind Women's Memoirs. Between them, they have written, co-authored or ghostwritten 10 books and hundreds of magazine and journal articles. They've brought their knowledge of writing and their interest in women's issues to their teaching of memoir writing. They recently posted a video entitled The #1 Secret to Writing an Effective Memoir on YouTube.
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Memoir Journal (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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Women's Memoirs has this beautiful journal made in Thailand to our specifications, featuring silk dyed and woven for us. Our friend, Erin, lived in California for many years before pursuing her lifelong dream of living abroad. She resides now in Chiang Mai, home of Thailand's handcraft community. Erin visited the women who dye and weave Thai silk. She chose colors and patterns designed to bring beauty and pleasure to us each time we reach for the journal to write about our life.
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Nurturing the silk worms, harvesting the cocoons, unrolling the cocoon's silk thread, dying the silk and weaving is a lengthy process that requires patience—much the way that writing a memoir is a lengthy process. We hope you'll honor the patience involved in your storytelling experience when you use this beautiful journal.
[Note: Our journal comes with a standard composition book that is easily replaced at any office supply store. This way you can enjoy using your Thai silk cover over and over.]
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Butterfly Silk Pillow (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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Butterflies represent change, growth, and beauty. Besides, what could be more fun than an animal that smells with its antenna and tastes with its feet? This unique Women's Memoirs hand-painted silk butterfly pillow is designed to help your imagination take flight. Tuck it behind your back while you work on your memoir or put it in a chair across the room to remind you that "if nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies." We've even put a bit of organic lavender and roses inside to bring you joy and success.
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Our pillows are designed and made exclusively for Women's Memoirs by Troye who began painting on silk 11 years ago. We think you'll like her philosophy as much as we know you'll love her pillows. She says, "I believe art is not only a form of self-expression, it's an invitation for the viewer to participate in a conversation. I'm thrilled to think of each viewer creating new meaning where I have left off." Similarly, memoirists write for themselves but anticipate the impact on a reader who may perceive new meaning in her own life experiences.
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Rosemary Tea Mug and Tea of Refreshing Memories (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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This mug says "Rosemary for Remembrance ... Remembering and Telling My Story."
The design, created for Women's Memoirs by our friend Suzanne Pingree, depicts a garland of flowering rosemary wrapped around the mug with its message of memory.
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Sip a cup of our exclusive Tea of Refreshing Memories, while you commune with your memoir. We buy all organic ingredients from one of the few female bulk-tea purveyors in the US and have developed our own formulas. Tea of Refreshing Memories is a blend of organic mint and premium green Unfolding Tea with a hint of rosemary. Our tasting panel gave their thumbs up to the piquant blend. ¼ pound, approximately 50 cups.
Note: Women's Memoirs teas are purchased from estates participating in the Ethical Tea Partnership that supports fair living and working conditions.
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Memoir Garden Tea Mug and Tea of Joy (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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This mug says "A Garden of Memories ... I am the Gardener." For this Women's Memoirs exclusive design, our friend Suzanne Pingree drew herbs that we've planted in our Memoir Garden. She chose ten with messages to inspire your creative work.
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You'll find angelica for inspiration, chamomile for patience, lavender for joy, lemon balm for comfort, lemon verbena for confidence, mint for eternal refreshment, nasturtium for optimism, oregano for substance, rose for success, and of course, a sprig of rosemary for remembrance.
Enjoy the message while you sip a cup of our specially formulated Tea of Joy for a taste that adds a touch of sweet perfume with citrusy notes. We wanted a tea that would bring joy when your writing, or your life in general, isn't going as well as you'd like.
With the help of a tasting panel of family and friends, we developed a mixture of our organic green Unfolding Tea with a hint of organic lavender blossoms. The result, Tea of Joy, has all the benefits of our lovely green tea combined with a lift in your mood. A joy to drink. ¼ pound, approximately 50 cups.
Note: Women's Memoirs teas are purchased from estates participating in the Ethical Tea Partnership that supports fair living and working conditions.
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Mindfulness Soap (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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Two creative women, Jessicca and Melanie, began making soaps 5 years ago. They taught themselves to make soap the way their grandmothers and great-grandmothers would have. However, Jessicca and Melanie use high quality ingredients that weren't available in rural America—non-gmo olive oil and other all-natural vegetable oils, essential oils, and organic herbs. They combine these ingredients in small batches and use the cold process method of soap making, pouring the mixture into small wooden molds they made themselves. After 24 hours the soap is cut. Jessicca then hand bevels each edge and puts the bars on drying racks to cure for 4 to 6 weeks, resulting in firm, mild, long-lasting, satisfying soaps.
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Soap making and memoir writing are similar creative efforts. Jessicca says, "soap making is a long process that requires patience and a sense of humor, but the resulting soap is worth the effort." We feel the same way about memoir writing—that's why in our soap there's rosemary for mental alertness and lavender buds for the joy that contribute to a mindful state as we write our memoirs.
Enjoy our Mindfulness Soap, a special blend of organic rosemary and lavender buds, made just for Women's Memoirs by Jessicca. An oversized bar at 7.5 ounces.
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Three Tea Combo (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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Kendra and I have put together three delightful teas for you. Each is designed to nourish you and your writing.
Unfolding Tea: High on the lofty mountains of Sri Lanka grows the green tea we've chosen. Small tea leaves are picked, rolled into tiny balls, and dried. When you pour hot water over them, you'll see them unfold just as your story unfolds in your memoir.
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Tea of Wisdom and Success: This delightfully fragrant herbal tea blend came about by accident. Some of the best things happen this way. A neighbor returned from China with a lovely container of dried rose buds for me. Hum. I combined a few rose buds with some of our organic dried mint. Wow. The fragrance delights the sense of smell while the mint tingles on the tongue. An instant success. Then I contacted our tea purveyor and she said she could get organic rose buds for me along with more of the organic mint. We call this our Tea of Wisdom and Success—two elements we need in telling and finishing our memoir. In the ancient language of herbs, each herb has several complimentary meanings. We've chosen "wisdom" as the definition of rose and "success" as the definition of mint.
Unfolding Success Tea: As you might guess, the third tea in this combo is a blend of our green Unfolding Tea and the Success (organic roses) portion of our Wisdom and Success Tea. It brings you the antioxidants of green tea and the lovely scent of our rosebuds. Sip this tea as your life story unfolds and you make progress toward successful memoir writing.
Each bag is ¼ pound, approximately 50 cups for a total of 150 cups each.
Note: Women's Memoirs teas are purchased from estates participating in the Ethical Tea Partnership that supports fair living and working conditions.
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Stories from the Heart Tea (Kendra Bonnett, Matilda Butler)
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Our wonderful tea purveyor located another perfect tea for Women's Memoirs. She recently introduced us to compressed tea. In Yunnan, the finest green tea leaves are streamed and pressed into heart-shaped forms before drying. Place a heart in your cup or mug, add hot water, enjoy the liquid amber color and sip the smooth tasting tea. This is the perfect drink while you write the stories from your heart. ¼ pound, approximately 35 hearts.
Note: Women's Memoirs teas are purchased from estates participating in the Ethical Tea Partnership that supports fair living and working conditions.
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Flying Free (Amber Polo)
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Can a meat eating Texas advertising woman find love with a vegetarian Buddhist and get her pilot's license despite interference from her wacky Arizona airpark neighbors? Read more on Amber's website and blog.
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Amber Polo lives on an airpark mesa in Arizona (like the one in Flying Free) where she writes about places that don't quite exist. Amber is passionate about writing, books, and libraries. Her first novel, Romancing Rebecca, a comic-paranormal romance set in Sedona, Arizona offers a lighthearted look at romance authors and the business of the New Age. In 2008, her story "Trick or Treat" won first place in the 2008 Story Circle Network Life Writing Contest. Amber is also an Integral Yoga teacher trained at the Satchadananda Ashram in Buckingham, Virginia. She has studied with teachers throughout the country. Visit her website.
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Relaxation: One Breath at a Time (Amber Polo)
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Learn to relax in 20 minutes. You know learning how to relax is important for your life and health. Let Amber's easy listening voice, the words of the Integral Yoga relaxation, and peaceful keyboards help you learn how to achieve it.
Lying down or sitting in a chair, relax as Amber guides you through progressive tensing and releasing of each part of your body, a scan of the body, and reminders to focus on your breath as you relax deeper and deeper.
Integral Yoga and its relaxation practice is a key element in the Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and a proven method to teach you to recognize tension and let it go.
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Can't sleep? Use this CD to quiet your mind as well as your body.
Perfect for people who would never step onto a yoga mat.
This CD works! Check out the testimonials. Without chanting, New Age sounds, or guided visualizations, this CD gives instructions just how to release tension in your body and mind. Reaching this level of relaxation helps free the mind to be more creative. Available on CD or MP3 download from ITunes, Amazon and CDBaby.
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Hand-Knitted Scarf, Children's Book (Jane Stieg Parsons)
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Jane Parsons is a memoir writer and published poet and photographer who also knits.
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Fine Art Print (Amber Starfire)
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Amber is donating two items for the silent auction: fine art prints suitable for framing: one 8"x12" and one 11"x17" photograph of winner's choice (from Amber's fine art collection) printed on fine art, museum quality paper, using 100-year archival ink.
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Amber Lea Starfire is publisher and editor of The Writer's Eye Magazine, freelance editor, writer, and photographer, "Life is all about finding joy in the journey and is too short to do anything other than live our dreams." Visit her website and photography website.
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Sometimes a Woman Needs a Horse (Betsy Kelleher)
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Betsy Kelleher is a horse lover who writes from a Christian perspective. Her monthly column in the Illinois Horse Network newspaper appears under the heading, "Sometimes God Uses Horses", sharing horse-related experiences with spiritual insight. She also has published a second book, MARES! (ya gotta love em).
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Non-fiction, self published book: Sometimes a Woman Needs a Horse (A personal story of discovery of a Spiritual Message in the Horse and Rider Experience). 263 pages, soft cover, with photos. One woman's search for partnership with a headstrong mare as an escape from an unhappy marriage, and the discovery of a message of God's love. Readers will share the excitement of competitive trail riding and learn the amazing influence of Sally Swift's Centered Riding principles.
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The Accidental Secretary (Marsha Brandsdorfer)
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I wrote this book about my experiences supporting myself as a legal secretary for over 20 years in New York, California and Louisiana. I am an English major from Queens College in NY. I write mostly just for fun and to share my experiences and thoughts.
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IWWG membership (Heather Summerhayes Cariou)
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Thanks to IWWG founder and Executive Director Hannelore Hahn for donating five memberships, each a value of $45.00.
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Heather Summerhayes Cariou is a Board Member of the International Women's Writing Guild.
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Colorado Byways (Susan J. Tweit)
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Susan J. Tweit's memoir, Walking Nature Home, has been called "lovely, brave, inspiring" and "a must read." She's the author of eleven other books that draw on her life experiences in one way or another, along with hundreds of articles and essays for magazines and newspapers ranging from Fine Gardening and Popular Mechanics to Audubon and the Los Angeles Times. She calls Colorado Scenic Byways her "love poem" to her adopted state.
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Inspired by a quintessentially American love, the lure of the open road, Colorado Scenic Byways explores the state through the words of award-winning writer Susan J. Tweit and the lens of an nationally published photographer Jim Steinberg. This two-book set takes readers on a journey through Colorado via the state's 25 designated scenic byways, from the sea of grass covering the Plains, to the state's iconic peaks and valleys, and its largely unknown West Slope, a landscape of vividly colored mesas and canyons.
The book is actually two oversized, lavishly illustrated books in a slip-case: a coffeetable book that delivers the essence of the byways in full-page photos and lyric essays paired with a road atlas to travel with you as you explore.
Colorado Scenic Byways won the Colorado Book Award and was named ForeWord Magazine Travel Book of the year.
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Barren, Wild, and Worthless (Susan J. Tweit)
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Appearing barren and most definitely wild, the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States may look worthless to some, but for Susan J. Tweit it is an inspiration. In this collection of seven elegant personal essays, she explores undiscovered facets of this seemingly hostile environment. With eloquence, passion, and insight, she describes and reflects on the relationship between the land, history, and people and makes this underappreciated region less barren for those who would share her journeys.
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"Dick & Jane" Lap Quilt (Jinni Turkelson)
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I began quilting in 1982 when I took a class to prove to myself that I couldn't do it and I was hooked! I no longer hand quilt due to joint issues but I love "playing" with fabrics and putting the quilts together. I am an RN Care Manger for services to Seniors and have two married sons, living in Korea and Sweden.
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A large lap quilt (73"x87") made from fabrics commemorating the Dick and Jane books that many of us had to read in the early grades. Machine quilted by Esther DeVormer. Based on a design in Quiltmaker magazine. |
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Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music (Janet Riehl)
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Award-winning author, blogger, conference presenter, and Authors Guild member Janet Grace Riehl lives in St. Louis. Janet's poems, stories and essays are published in national literary magazines and anthologies. Visit her website to learn more.
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Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music is a 4-disc audio book of Sightlines: A Poet's Diary. Each of the 90 poems is framed by songs from a music session in the family parlor, family jokes and stories, and easy teasing from the music session.
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Custom-Made Sling Bag (Jeanne Henry)
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Jeanne Henry is a quilter, writer and musician who has the best job in the world: Education Coordinator of the new Susanna Dickinson Museum in downtown Austin. She sews purses, pillows, blankets and pillow cases as a fun Zen activity while listening to Hildegard of Bingen chants. She is addicted to beautiful fabrics and Belgian chocolates.
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Custom made sling bag made with beautiful Japanese print 100% quilter's cotton fabric. Contrasting fabric on the handle in inside. Comes with a matching jewelry triangle bag.
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Beaded Jewelry (Judith Helburn)
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Judith Helburn, SCN member and writing circle facilitator, has created beaded jewelry for over 10 years. Although she rarely shows and sells these day, there are some items which she can not resist turning into adornments for herself and others.
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Necklace and earrings of lapis, brown heshi, blue & brown pressed glass, & miscellaneous blue glass.
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"Read in the Bath" Gift Basket (Bonnie Watkins)
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coming soon...
Basket contents: hardbound Garrison Keillor's book Pontoon, 2 mood music CDs, KiwiFraise candle, Winter Vanilla Body Scrub, Facial Gel Mask, Facial Scrub, Olay Daily Renewal Cleanwash, Dragonfly mosaic scented soap, Pedicure Kit, and Nantucket Briar fragrance room spray in an oval, red wicker basket.
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Bonnie Watkins teaches American Literature and Creative Writing at Hyde Park Baptist High School. She has been a member of SCN since its start and writes with PJ Pierce's Wordweavers circle.
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"Elementary School Readers" Gift Basket (Bonnie Watkins)
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coming soon...
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Basket Contents: 3 Boxcar Kids books (#12, 32, and 112), A is for Airplane hardcover book, Aviation Alphabet, 2 Brainquest card game kits: America and Presidents, DC: Disney Science of Imagineering, Growing Up with a Loukoumi hardcover book with CD in an oval, natural wicker basket
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Handmade Jewelry (Becca Taylor)
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Becca Taylor is a Social Media Manager for a large computer company and has degrees in technical communication and business. She's been making jewelry for several years after discovering the thrill of wearing, gifting, and selling handmade items. She's addicted to all things shiny, sparkly, and pretty. She's been a member of the Story Circle Network since 2006. Visit her blog and her online store.
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This hand-made necklace and earrings set features a butterfly pendant in creamy yellow—it screams a welcome to Spring, life, and rejuvenation. It's whimsical yet elegant. It's made of natural brass components and handmade ceramic beads, giving the pieces an earthy and vintage look. The ceramic pendant and beads are handmade by Gaea.
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Handpainted Origami Box (Christine Gilbert)
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Handpainted origami box
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Christine Gilbert, born in 1946, is an English and history major who started doing art in the 1990s, working in watercolor and acrylics. After a few years, she had many paintings that were done in the process of learning, which she called "failed paintings," but good rag watercolor paper is expensive, as are the paints, so she began to make origami boxes from the paintings and devised a process of coating them with paper stiffener and varnish to make them stronger. She still does this with paintings that turn out "not good enough." The boxes often turn out quite charming and can be hung on a wall or even turned into clocks. Christine has a studio with four other artists in South Austin on Thornton Road and a web page. She also writes poetry and is working on a family history.
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Books (donated by Debra Dolan)
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Simple Days, by Marlene Schiwy
Women Who Dare: 2010 Calendar,
by the Library of Congress
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HerStory 2010: The Canadian Women's Calendar,
by Saskatoon Women's Calendar Collective
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Women and Pedagogy: Education Through Autobiographical Narrative (donated by Pattie Burke)
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Women and Pedagogy: Education Through Autobiographical Narrative, by Pattie Burke
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Pattie C. S. Burke, a retired artist, interior designer, and educator began directing her creative energy toward writing after retirement. Her main concentration has been on autobiographical narratives and poetry. She taught at De La Salle High School in New Orleans and Arizona State University in Tempe. She now resides in Austin, Texas. Visit her website.
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Women and Pedagogy: Education Through Autobiographical Narrative, by Pattie C. S. Burke, published by Educator's International Press in 2009. One woman educator's challenging personal life stories told with wit, passion, empathy, and deeply honest emotion. The author's art is also presented with some of the stories and on the cover.
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Framed Sketch (Pattie Burke)
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Reproduction of original pencil sketch by Pattie Burke. Sketch is double-matted and custom framed under glass. Size including frame is 12x14.
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Quilts (donated by Peggy Simkins)
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Retired RN, mother of 5, wife of 1, grandmother of 17. I have been keeping a journal/diary for 33 years and hope to learn how to use it to tell my story.
Colorful wall quilt called "Island Paradise" size 24" x 24", colorful island flowers and greenery, bright colors of primarily gold, fuschia, green. Machine pieced and machine quilted.
Amish stripe miniature wall quilt, 14"x17". Solid colors in the Amish style. Pieced by machine; quilted by hand.
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Hand-Knit Shawl (Judy Whelley)
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coming soon...
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Hand knit shawl, soft blues, triangle with fringe.
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Judy is a writer from Dayton, Ohio. She loves walking, reading, knitting, cooking, and college basketball. She lives with her son, Brendan, and two Yorkies.
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Hand-Painted Aloe Vera Pots (Rhonda Esakov)
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2" and 4.5" hand-painted flower pots of aloe vera plants, to be used as luncheon table centerpieces and given as door prizes
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Rhonda Esakov is a Tax Specialist who has written a book, newsletters and articles for business periodicals. She also is an Outdoors Educator who teaches mainly for Youth Organizations and Parks & Wildlife Agencies; she also writes articles for outdoor magazines with a recent feature in Backwoodsman. Currently she is working on a collection of short stories (such as the one she has in SCN's Kitchen Table Stories) and her memoir about the Middle East. For a taste of her various writings (and recipes), you can visit her blog.
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Pysanky Egg; Hand-Turned Wooden Vase (Bill & Susan Albert)
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Pysanky egg made by Susan.
Hand-turned wooden vase made by Bill Albert.
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See Susan & Bill's website.
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"Sole of the Writer" Sock Box (Dani Greer)
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1 handcrafted Sole of the Writer sock box with 3 pairs handknit socks
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Dani Greer is co-owner of Greer Studios as well as Ghiberti Art Glass & Metal.
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"Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve" Pins (Dani Greer)
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4 custom sterling silver Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve pins
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A 2010 membership to the Journaling Moms Cafe (Tina Games)
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Tina M. Games is a freelance writer, a creativity and life purpose coach, and a journaling workshop facilitator. She works with mothers, both individually and in groups, who desire a more authentic life filled with purpose, passion, and creative expression. For more information about her signature coaching programs or her upcoming book, Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother's Path to Self-Discovery, please visit JournalingMoms and MoonlightMomsCircle.
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Would you like to explore journal writing while expanding your personal network? Join our Journaling Moms Cafe, where you'll find a supportive group of mothers who all value the short and long-term benefits of journal writing. Once you join our network, you'll be instantly connected to our virtual forum where you'll find a variety of interesting topics and resources, and many opportunities for conversation with other moms. Membership Benefits: By becoming a member of the Journaling Moms Cafe community, you'll be treated to:
- Access to our virtual Journaling Moms Cafe where you can engage in conversation and expand your personal network.
- A facilitated discussion in the Cafe's Gathering Area, centered around a particular topic related to journal writing and self-care. The topic will change each month and all archives will be accessible to Cafe members.
- A monthly e-lesson featuring a new journaling technique and several journaling prompts that tie into the topic of the month. The lessons will be posted to the Bulletin Board in the Journaling Moms Cafe so you'll have access to it anytime you need it.
- A monthly interview with a top expert in the field of personal writing who will speak about the topic of the month - with an opportunity to ask your most pressing questions. All Cafe members will be invited to participate in this live monthly telegathering. Each interview will be recorded and an audio link will be posted in the Cafe Listening Corner.
- A variety of special reports and resources that will support you in your exploration of journal writing. These resources will be posted in the Cafe Resources area.
Hope to see you in the Cafe!
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"Being Thankful for the Good Stuff", a 21-day e-course (Tina Games)
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"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." —Wayne Dyer
Designed for Journaling Moms, this 21-day e-course, "Being Thankful for the Good Stuff", begins with a special report on the many benefits of gratitude journaling, followed by 21 days of journaling prompts designed to highlight the many good things in your life. It also includes unlimited e-mail support throughout the course.
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Quilted Shawl (Sharon Wildwind)
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A multi-colored, quilted shawl, 26" x 66", with turn back collar and deep pockets at each end. Accompanied by a copy of the mystery, Missing, Presumed Wed, written by Sharon Wildwind.
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Sharon Wildwind is a mystery writer and a fiber and paper artist. She lives in Calgary, Alberta and has been a member of Story Circle Network for nine years.
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Have I Got a Story For You (Pat Hoglund)
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Pat Hoglund is a facilitator of women's story circles, a spiritual guide and a businesswoman. Her stories illuminate the ordinary and reveal the humor and heart at the core of humanity. Visit her website.
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Framed Wordsworth Quote (Lanie Tankard)
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Original design creation of one of my favorite Wordsworth quotes in a frame
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Lanie Tankard is a freelance editor and writer in Austin, Texas. She has taught English in Palau, editing at the University of Texas, and writing at Texas State University. Her memoir pieces have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul and 100 Memoirs
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One-Hour Writing Critique (Lanie Tankard)
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Coupon for a one-hour writing critique
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Lanie Tankard is Editorial Director of Tankard Productions, a freelance company she began 30 years ago when seeking a way to work from home while beginning a family. She built upon skills and contacts made during her career as an editorial page writer for a Florida daily newspaper, copywriter for an Alabama advertising agency, and production editor of an American Psychological Association book review journal.
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Ornament Doll; books (Theresa May)
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One of a kind ornament doll.
3 books: a Tejana's memoir as novel, a collective memoir of Latina playwrights and actors in the 60s/70s plus selected plays, and photographs of and brief interviews with a group of women from Chiapas, MX
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Theresa May is a figurative sculptor specializing in art dolls. She is a member of the Central Texas Art Doll Sculptors and the Texas Association of Original Doll Artists.
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Quilted Wall Hanging (Kate Burch)
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coming soon...
"Butterfly Dance:" silk dupioni, machine embroidered small quilted wall hanging.
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Kate is a retired clinical psychologist in her third career as a fiber artist. A lifelong seamstress, she delights in devoting her days to creating beauty in fiber and using this medium as a means of communicating values.
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Decorative Plaques (Sallie Jo Elliott)
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coming soon...
8"x8" white square metal plaque with copper lettering saying "FAMILY"
6"x14" beige wooden plaque with black decorative lettering saying "JUST BE YOURSELF"
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I am an Independant Demonstrator with Uppercase Living, which makes decorative expressions of words and embellishments for walls and crafts
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