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Tie Dyes - Creations
At High Hopes Dyes & Gifts They sell artsy tie dyed clothing and gifts for people who want something truly unique. That definitely is the...

Sharon Prigan
Aug 11, 20211 min read


Shades of green
I finally finished that small art garden in greens. I create a base consisting of fabric, yoyos, pleated ribbons and then I begin to...

Sharon Prigan
Aug 5, 20211 min read


Remnants from Remnants
Remnants from remnants. Because I don't throw anything away I have an endless supply of strips and small pieces for creating art. Today...

Sharon Prigan
Aug 2, 20212 min read


Green Garden
Still working in greens this week. Haven't gotten to my other colors yet. I love the variety of green threads that I have. And my...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 31, 20211 min read


Creating in Greens
It has taken me a while to get back in my groove again. Not all my fabrics and buttons are available yet. The first box that I began...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 24, 20211 min read


How Many Different Shades of Green are there?
Unpacking, slowly, after our move. I explained in a previous post how I sort. According to season, then color and also group the notions...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 14, 20211 min read


In Pink
Don't make the mistake of underestimating me because I like pink. Pink is a many shaded color, it can be soft and fluffy, summery or very...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 5, 20211 min read


Rust fabrics today
When the mood takes me I group fabrics together with notions. Cottons, fabric lace, strips of lace, zippers, cuffs, buttons, fabric yoyos and coordinating threads.
It is time consuming to build color portfolios. Building the color mix is therapuetical but takes a lot of time so once I have done that I group them together in plastic bags in color sections in the seasonal boxes.
Rust fabrics today

Sharon Prigan
Jul 2, 20211 min read


Orange Mosaic Patchwork
Well. I worked in oranges yesterday. I found the perfect colored thread for the topstitching in my stash. I must admit that it was a...

Sharon Prigan
Jan 4, 20211 min read


Orange Color Values, Depths and Tones
Color is the visual perception of light. It is something we see but it is also something we feel. Colors are true colors in all their...

Sharon Prigan
Dec 30, 20202 min read


Colors and my comfort zone
A few days ago I created a new wave landscape patchwork piece. and went out of my color comfort zone and used lots of bright oranges. A...

Sharon Prigan
Dec 24, 20201 min read


A Green Layered Outfit
I am really enjoying this monochromatic challenge. I am seeing exactly what I have in my modular closet. I began my layered outfit with a...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 24, 20201 min read


Purple Layer Day
Today is purple tie dyed layer day. 2 different shirts from Carol Kinney at https://www.facebook.com/HighHopesDyes remade into a bolero,...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 21, 20201 min read


Plum and Pink
Today is a pink and plum day. A scarf upcycled from mens button down shirts worn with a plum t shirt and plum jeans. A scarf is a chic...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 20, 20201 min read


Its going to be green today
Its becoming a bit cooler here which calls for layered dressing so today I chose greens. A short sleeve green t shirt with a shirt/jacket...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 18, 20201 min read


Charcoal
Temperatures are dropping so today's monochromatic look is charcoal. Its a color that is difficult to wear in warm weather. Long sleeve...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 17, 20201 min read


Purples again
Today's look is a refashioned sweatshirt. I loved the colors but not the cut so the baggy sweatshirt became a versatile little jacket . 3...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 16, 20201 min read


Andalusian Sunset
This is today's color of the day. An upcycled overdyed jeans jacket from the hands of the master Carol Kinney. While scrolling through...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 15, 20201 min read


Green today
Greens today. Scrub pants which I purchased a few years ago at a charity store. I still have to add welt pockets to them, I need to find...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 15, 20201 min read


Orange - Autumn
its getting colder at nights - time for layering in warm autumn colors. Purchased one more tie dyed shirt - again that was too large -...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 13, 20201 min read
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