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is posted at MQResource. This week I am sharing some of my favorite design blogs.

Creative Cue #10: CLIP

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Use the Creative Cue as a starting point for a sketch, art work, journal page, photograph, painting, etc. You can use any type of medium you prefer….pencil, chalk, paint, fabric, etc. We hope you will share your results. There are a couple of ways to share:

1. Comment on this blog post. In your comment, please share the URL link to your blog post, Flickr photo, etc. To avoid confusion, please provide a link that takes viewers directly to your Creative Cue result, or
2. Post your Creative Cue image in the Three Creative Studios forum under the appropriate Creative Cue thread. Click here to get to the forum: http://threecreativestudios.com/forum/, or
3. Do both of the above.

Creative Cue #9: STEM

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Use the Creative Cue as a starting point for a sketch, art work, journal page, photograph, painting, etc. You can use any type of medium you prefer….pencil, chalk, paint, fabric, etc. We hope you will share your results. There are a couple of ways to share:

1. Comment on this blog post. In your comment, please share the URL link to your blog post, Flickr photo, etc. To avoid confusion, please provide a link that takes viewers directly to your Creative Cue result, or
2. Post your Creative Cue image in the Three Creative Studios forum under the appropriate Creative Cue thread. Click here to get to the forum: http://threecreativestudios.com/forum/, or
3. Do both of the above.

Creative Cue #8: COOKIE

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Use the Creative Cue as a starting point for a sketch, art work, journal page, photograph, painting, etc. You can use any type of medium you prefer….pencil, chalk, paint, fabric, etc. We hope you will share your results. There are a couple of ways to share:

1. Comment on this blog post. In your comment, please share the URL link to your blog post, Flickr photo, etc. To avoid confusion, please provide a link that takes viewers directly to your Creative Cue result, or
2. Post your Creative Cue image in the Three Creative Studios forum under the appropriate Creative Cue thread. Click here to get to the forum: http://threecreativestudios.com/forum/, or
3. Do both of the above.

I hope you will consider joining us in the Creative Cue. We look forward to seeing your interpretation of the cue words. Please remember you are not required to make any commitments. Play along when you have time or when you want to. Have fun!

For more information on Creative Cue, visit this blog post: http://threecreativestudios.com/blog/2009/12/26/creative-cue/

This week the WWT article is all about Sewing Machine Maintenance. I found several articles and 2 video series to help us keep our machine in great running order.  Check it out at the MQResource site.

If you’ve been watching Tote Tuesday then you’re already familiar with the awesome totes that have already been auctioned off.  Well tomorrow, Tuesday February 16th there’s a 3Creative Studios themed tote up for auction!

This tote is packed with good stuff from 3CS:

*Creative Ways with Books and Journals book donated by Sue Bleiweiss
*Gift Certificate for any one online class donated by Sue Bleiweiss
*Creative Paper Quilts book donated by Terri Stegmiller
*Artist Trading Card (ATC) donated by Terri Stegmiller
*Three packages of hand-dyed fabric donated by Vicki Welsh

And it also includes a silk velvet journal from Sue B:

But that’s not all that’s in the tote!  There’s also:

Black-and-white Schlep Bag made by the tote’s coordinator Peggy Schroder
*Free Motion Fun with Vines & Leaves DVD donated by Patsy Thompson
*Fiber bookmark donated by Susan Slesinger
*Six spools Aurifil thread donated by Donna Morales-Oemig
*Two three-packs of thread donated by Donna Morales-Oemig

All the information on Tote Tuesday, previews of all the totes that are up for auction and how to participate are on Virginia’s website here.

Creative Cue #7: MORNING

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Use the Creative Cue as a starting point for a sketch, art work, journal page, photograph, painting, etc. You can use any type of medium you prefer….pencil, chalk, paint, fabric, etc. We hope you will share your results. There are a couple of ways to share:

1. Comment on this blog post. In your comment, please share the URL link to your blog post, Flickr photo, etc. To avoid confusion, please provide a link that takes viewers directly to your Creative Cue result, or
2. Post your Creative Cue image in the Three Creative Studios forum under the appropriate Creative Cue thread. Click here to get to the forum: http://threecreativestudios.com/forum/, or
3. Do both of the above.

I hope you will consider joining us in the Creative Cue. We look forward to seeing your interpretation of the cue words. Please remember you are not required to make any commitments. Play along when you have time or when you want to. Have fun!

For more information on Creative Cue, visit this blog post: http://threecreativestudios.com/blog/2009/12/26/creative-cue/

One week from today is the deadline to share a photo of Block 5 of the Block of the Month we are doing here at Three Creative Studios. You can find the block construction instructions here. Remember, you don’t have to make all the blocks if you don’t want to. You can pick your favorites to make if you so choose.

Here is what the next BOM winner will receive.

Prize contents include:  Package of Mistyfuse, Art + Quilt book by Lyric Kinard, package of hand dyed fabrics by Vicki Welsh, art print and hand knit clutch by Terri Stegmiller, Fray Check, and a spool of Wonderfil thread.

How do you become a BOM winner? Share a photo of the current block in the Three Creative Studios BOM forum and you are entered into the drawing. Pretty simple!

Creative Cue #6: TIE

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Use the Creative Cue as a starting point for a sketch, art work, journal page, photograph, painting, etc. You can use any type of medium you prefer….pencil, chalk, paint, fabric, etc. We hope you will share your results. There are a couple of ways to share:

1. Comment on this blog post. In your comment, please share the URL link to your blog post, Flickr photo, etc. To avoid confusion, please provide a link that takes viewers directly to your Creative Cue result, or
2. Post your Creative Cue image in the Three Creative Studios forum under the appropriate Creative Cue thread. Click here to get to the forum: http://threecreativestudios.com/forum/, or
3. Do both of the above.

I hope you will consider joining us in the Creative Cue. We look forward to seeing your interpretation of the cue words. Please remember you are not required to make any commitments. Play along when you have time or when you want to. Have fun!

For more information on Creative Cue, visit this blog post: http://threecreativestudios.com/blog/2009/12/26/creative-cue/

is posted on the MQResource site. Today’s article is a list of sites that I found for color and design inspiration.