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cheryl
  • Toronto, Ontario
  • Canada
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hi everyone.. i make cloth art dolls (not toys) and fabric art greeting cards. www.paintedthreads.com fabric art that speaks to the heart
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Making it as an entrepreneur

RE: rejection of products or services ... I knew a woman whose products were good, but there was room for improvement in her customer service. I bought from her and after the 2nd time doing so, stopped because I was fed up with not being sent exactly what I paid for. It may have seemed minor to her, but changing an accent colour or small pieces of the item wasn't acceptable to me. I wanted what I saw, not a variation. There's another Black woman seller I was going to buy some items from, but the… Continue

Posted on July 17, 2009 at 5:42pm —

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Babble

I wish I had 8 arms. It's a bit frustrating, having to work on one craft at a time. While I'm making something, I can't wait until I get to move onto the next project. At the same time I can't rush anything, or else the item will undoubtedly become ruined.

I'm eager to start making soap and shampoo, but I have to exhaust my current materials first, make as many books and jewellery and ornaments as I can before justifying further expense to do more crafts. This probably means another summer will… Continue

Posted on May 4, 2009 at 9:23pm —

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Posted on November 8, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

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Projects

"http://craftsguild.net/bkthong2.jpg"

I have found book jewellery (also referred to as "book thongs", but the term "thong" conjures disgusting images for me, and, the synonyms are negative) to be much better than a traditional bookmark. They're unobtrusive and easier to use. I love them and want to provide them with at least 1/2 of my books. My next purchase of bookmaking material will render me almost 400 books. It'll take me forever to paint the covers and so I won't order/make… Continue

Posted on September 2, 2008 at 12:31pm — 2 Comments

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Booths

Afrofest is coming up and I'd hoped enough members would sign up so that we could share the booth space for $62.50 each. Unfortunately that's not happening (8 members are needed and would get 1/2 a table each) and I suspect that this is due to cost. One of the things BCG will be doing after obtaining charitable status under a local arts umbrella organisation is raising funds in order to pay for members' selling space at events. It would be great if we could raise enough money to pay for our own… Continue

Posted on April 26, 2008 at 6:36pm — 12 Comments

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At 4:39pm on September 7, 2009, Doreen Wood said…
Thank you so much Cheryl im happy to receive your comment, God Bless You.
At 7:14pm on July 21, 2009, Carletta said…
Hi Cheryl,

I appreciate very much your invitation for friendship. It's a pleasure to be apart of such creative and unique crafters.

Carletta
At 5:35am on July 8, 2009, BohoSoul said…
Love your art work!
At 8:44am on June 6, 2009, Earths Finest said…
Beautiful works!
At 7:15am on February 9, 2009, seatreasure said…
sis
thank u 4 inviting me/my work to BCG ...
peace
seatreasure
At 3:39pm on December 24, 2008, tonya dyce said…
hey cheryl... now that the frenzy is over i wanted to add photos of my art dolls and cards to bcg.. for the life of me i cant figure out how to get the pictures from my f drive to the album... please help.... happy kwanzaa to you and all the bcg members.. tonya
At 4:01pm on September 19, 2008, Christine Burton said…
Cheryl,

Your work is phenomenal. I thought I loved your journals, but your beadwork is awesome.
Christine
At 2:56pm on July 2, 2008, Scharynne said…
Cheryl~Yes we do have hair designs with black and brown twists and afros. Pictures are forthcoming.
At 12:17pm on July 1, 2008, Scharynne said…
Cheryl~I have only been a member 4 a short time. But, I just had to thank you again 4 inviting me. It is so rewarding and I am having just a great time learning and sharing. You are so blessed and have done a fine job creating a artistic vehicle for so many artisans. Again Thanks!
At 7:55am on June 28, 2008, cheryl said…
A couple weeks ago, I chopped off all my hair. I'm nearly bald now. I'm more used to the feeling, but I wish I hadn't thrown it away. Well, I think I did. A bag-full of hair I could've used in my crafting.

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Crafting Status:
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Please pay close attention to the questions below. Too often membership requests are rejected because questions are not answered properly. Please provide only the info you are asked for, and please do not be vague, and do not use the term "etc.".
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City and Province/Parish/State
Toronto
Country
Canada
Specific crafting I do (NOT what people do in my company) -- a LIST of what I make, decorate, or artistically alter with my hands, and/or other part of my body.
Journals, Christmas ornaments, light switch plates, jewelry
About Me:
Rughooking I did only once but it is on my list of crafts to engage in regularly. I'm a beginner knitter. At most I can make rags and scarves. I have a portable quilting frame but haven't quilted anything yet. I am dying to do pottery again (1st and last time was 20 years ago) but I probably won't start that until I've retired. I badly want to paint bisque and do bead embroidery ... I'd love to make paper from scratch but I don't think I'd have the patience ... the list goes on. I almost never logout, so my profile will almost always "show" that I'm online. :p
My webstore (not "TBA")
http://www.ironrose.etsy.com/
Favourite supplies website
http://leevalley.ca
Favourite crafting books and videos
Bead Fantasies series

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