tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post6483910173503946965..comments2024-03-27T13:49:51.795-05:00Comments on Altered Book Lover: T Stands for VetsBleubeard and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-29976907250167028392013-11-16T19:33:04.797-06:002013-11-16T19:33:04.797-06:00Very pretty poppy!
I remember when I was a kid tha...Very pretty poppy!<br />I remember when I was a kid that people used to wear fake poppies on their coats, jackets, lapels, whatever for Veterans Day. Stores even gave them away to shoppers. I don't know when or why they quit. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-60259467764812221922013-11-13T01:31:16.373-06:002013-11-13T01:31:16.373-06:00My goodness! Your project is great! T is for Tuesd...My goodness! Your project is great! T is for Tuesday, huh? I'll have to think about that. Sounds like fun!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405054178611776974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-82557025638491079882013-11-12T15:49:40.168-06:002013-11-12T15:49:40.168-06:00Love that beaded poppy and how you've used tea...Love that beaded poppy and how you've used tea bags to dye, I guess that was done in the olden days when we didnt have the commercial types of dyesBridget Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-77215947528821575472013-11-12T14:15:49.553-06:002013-11-12T14:15:49.553-06:00Lovely post, ElizabethLovely post, ElizabethMaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649585831226396453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-60188637684793231152013-11-12T12:54:46.331-06:002013-11-12T12:54:46.331-06:00Hello Elizabeth, this post was a big surprise to m...Hello Elizabeth, this post was a big surprise to me. Without knowing the relevance of the poppy flower I too did one on my journal-:) Thank you for sharing all these facts here.Many that I read here were new to me.<br />SusanArielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138762723840260827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-59036868819799149562013-11-12T12:12:38.877-06:002013-11-12T12:12:38.877-06:00hi elizabeth
thanks for the mention. love the tea ...hi elizabeth<br />thanks for the mention. love the tea sained poppy, its funny tea and coffee seem tp be he only thing i have successfully dyed organsa with.<br />thanks for the mentiozn. in the uk we have rememberence day twice,firstly on the sunday before 11/11 and on 11/11 which we call rememberece day because of the significence of the date. most people buy a paper poppy which use to be made by widows of the fallen and injured soldiers. the money collected goesQ to helping veterans in need. now adays many people make their owwn poppies but stiill give to the charity anyway.... like i did i will r usee the same poppy next year<br />xfairy thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056320949396320536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-81532532812215120422013-11-12T10:34:00.715-06:002013-11-12T10:34:00.715-06:00Really love the transparent fabric over the poppy....Really love the transparent fabric over the poppy...and always the stitching! a lovely tribute dear...Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-28424075843477726182013-11-12T09:40:59.277-06:002013-11-12T09:40:59.277-06:00I haven't seen one of those poppies in a long ...I haven't seen one of those poppies in a long time. I now remember my Grandparents and Dad wearing them when I was little. Thanks for bringing that memory back. Love your stitched piece. xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-39248203859964039962013-11-12T08:52:36.293-06:002013-11-12T08:52:36.293-06:00I love the art piece you made!!! I also love how y...I love the art piece you made!!! I also love how you are so good about giving a bit of a history lesson to us. <br />Happy Tuesday!Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473540669635905535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-61026891442636888442013-11-12T07:57:14.621-06:002013-11-12T07:57:14.621-06:00this is so gorgeous Elizabeth, really!
~Dawnthis is so gorgeous Elizabeth, really!<br />~DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-19123440193589205942013-11-12T07:22:10.227-06:002013-11-12T07:22:10.227-06:00Wonderful post Elizabeth!!!! I had forgotten all a...Wonderful post Elizabeth!!!! I had forgotten all about the Veterans Day poppies... a tradition I think that we should bring back . So today I will paint poppies and try my best to remember them for next year :) <br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192378197271824011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-79347919791853922942013-11-12T07:11:57.825-06:002013-11-12T07:11:57.825-06:00Lovely post and poppies throughout dear E!
Pretty ...Lovely post and poppies throughout dear E!<br />Pretty piece you have started there...your rusty fabric is a great addition as well...<br />Happy T day to you...<br />oxo~*~Patty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758102509632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-18284613811447338142013-11-12T07:04:53.857-06:002013-11-12T07:04:53.857-06:00I linked up the wrong post so had to link up again...I linked up the wrong post so had to link up again. Sorry for the confusion and hope others see this, the last one is the T Day post. Thanks!dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763553809671436129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-1805420648979912632013-11-12T06:51:08.190-06:002013-11-12T06:51:08.190-06:00Wow, Elizabeth, the poppy piece is beautiful! The...Wow, Elizabeth, the poppy piece is beautiful! The flower looks like it was part of the main fabric rather than applied later. <br /><br />I woke up to gray sky and close to an inch of snow on the colder surfaces. Good thing it will warm up as the week goes on.Craftymoose Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791008130982382299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-28925565914835482292013-11-12T06:27:42.633-06:002013-11-12T06:27:42.633-06:00Your fiber piece is so interesting. I like poppie...Your fiber piece is so interesting. I like poppies in almost any form. I haven't been doing much with paper, paint and glue lately, need to get back to it.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-2791724404260758702013-11-12T04:54:08.703-06:002013-11-12T04:54:08.703-06:00Hello and happy T day to you! I loved reading this...Hello and happy T day to you! I loved reading this post, so much to learn and you are so good at posts with facts in them. Thank you for sharing them with us. <br /><br />I love your poppy art and BJ's calendar is pretty too. Will have to try this coffee or tea dye some day soon, love the look of it. <br />We woke up to snow today, Sam will be thrilled. So not ready for it this early though. <br />I'm glad you link up early, gets me a head start on making the blog hop to everyone. <br />Have a nice day and thanks again for sharing. Any tv shopping today? dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763553809671436129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-35376998435920896612013-11-12T04:25:16.667-06:002013-11-12T04:25:16.667-06:00Hi Elizabeth - love your poppies - they look velve...Hi Elizabeth - love your poppies - they look velvety... Dies are very expensive - however my sister and I share and we also only usually buy them when on sale - and online is cheaper than direct shopping too... but I love them - and embossing folders - they breed like rabbits LOL but are way cheap - sometimes as low as $4.50 if we keep our eyes open... Have a great week Mxxroffeycreationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737194963054601429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-5446684597953116592013-11-12T03:56:54.733-06:002013-11-12T03:56:54.733-06:00Thanks for the lovely comment on my post today.. W...Thanks for the lovely comment on my post today.. Well done on the poppy art it looks fabulous.. <br />Sandy :)Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779488078153008898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-56191793605831578662013-11-12T02:46:18.098-06:002013-11-12T02:46:18.098-06:00What a great piece of fibre art and one that is ve...What a great piece of fibre art and one that is very meaningful. Our remembrance day is the 11th of the 11 at 11am just as yours is, and I thought the UK was as well. I probably wont be able to joind you on t4T because tuesday is one of my out teaching art days, but we will see. Good luck with it!Vicki Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756936181545589388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-89673773059037126522013-11-11T22:18:17.720-06:002013-11-11T22:18:17.720-06:00Lovely Remembrance Day post Elizabeth and I love t...Lovely Remembrance Day post Elizabeth and I love the poppy piece you have made with the rusty fabric and lace, it is stunning! voodoo vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969587296959836879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-47302743492317264832013-11-11T15:56:15.088-06:002013-11-11T15:56:15.088-06:00Once art everyday month is over, I will come back ...Once art everyday month is over, I will come back for T for Tuesday. Such a fun celebration of whatever we want it to be!<br /><br />As long as we're talking Poppies - they are the state flower of California. <br /><br />The piece you made is great. I have never heard of using coffee as dye but hey, what a grand idea?<br /><br />I will remember that!Julie Jordan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558015761690505791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-48475191150494987132013-11-11T13:56:32.727-06:002013-11-11T13:56:32.727-06:00Forgot to say we in the UK also remember the falle...Forgot to say we in the UK also remember the fallen on 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month aswell as the Remembrance Sunday which is closest to 11th November, so 2 days in a row here. BJ BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648216296129483315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-43782427247030267692013-11-11T13:53:55.258-06:002013-11-11T13:53:55.258-06:00Oh what a lovely post Elizabeth - I'm still be...Oh what a lovely post Elizabeth - I'm still bemused as to what makes it "T" though. BJ (still Monday here too)BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648216296129483315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-35422394799135795532013-11-11T12:04:48.587-06:002013-11-11T12:04:48.587-06:00This is a wonderful post on Veterans Day, Elizabet...This is a wonderful post on Veterans Day, Elizabeth. I love all the facts and the poppy artwork that you gathered together.<br /><br />Your poppy piece is coming along nicely. Be sure to show us the final result when you are all finished.<br /><br />Take care! <br /><br />--Denise :)Denise Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627425586228447868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-8379833937457881242013-11-11T12:04:38.534-06:002013-11-11T12:04:38.534-06:00Hello, I actually did a quick post but now must ru...Hello, I actually did a quick post but now must run. Will come back and read yours later. <br /><br />Thanks for letting me know you would be early. dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763553809671436129noreply@blogger.com