{"id":247,"date":"2010-06-28T08:43:10","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T12:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clairemeldrum.ca\/?p=247"},"modified":"2010-06-28T08:43:10","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T12:43:10","slug":"o-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairemeldrum.ca\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"O Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve been able to post any thing really new beyond an article update. Between school wrap up and home renovations and four – yes, four! – Christmas articles, I’ve been swamped.<\/p>\n

I’ve finished a raft of play shorts for the boys but busy as I am haven’t had a single chance to photograph them. I’ve also been working on a smocking experiment (or three!), a correspondence course and various other projects.<\/p>\n

In the interim, while I wrestle with concrete block (we’re rebuilding our back porch this month and it’s a mammoth job!), here is a quick and easy picture smocking plate for the Canucks among us, since Canada Day is only a few days away. Click Here<\/a> for a pdf download.<\/p>\n

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For those not lucky enough to live here :), this would look lovely in a fall-themed project. Imagine it worked in overdyed flosses, for instance: rich, burnt umber and pumpkin shades, with the veins worked in stem stitch on a bag or maybe it could be a motif on the yoke of a beautiful fall dress. Let your imagination run wild.<\/p>\n

Hope everyone has a great Canada Day and eats lots of buttertarts, poutine and pancakes with maple syrup in celebration! (just maybe not at the same time) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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