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inchie closeup (for a swap)
latest batch of inchies....for a circus theme swap. love circus colors for sure. :)
In memory of 34
we miss you.
xoxo forever.
outsider's inchie
I'm workin' on some new inchies....come back and visit soon!! xo lia
1000 squares project is complete!
Thank you for following my project this year!! It was a fun year of making fun squares and having square fun! Coming soon...
~a summary of the project
~my fave supplies
~my "cheap" tricks (recycling paper,etc. to make inchies).
~my fave squares
~and more!
Have a wonderful Holiday and Happy New Year!!
Your square friend,
Lia
christmas inchies~975
I have 25 more to go! Wow, this has been a fun project! I hope to share some thoughts on it all after the new year! Thanks so much for following the project and for all your comments and encouragement!! I love making these little squares and I'm happy that you enjoy viewing them too. That's an extra bonus. :) Lia
1000 square project: inchies album
I've organized the squares into panels of 20. They are easier to keep track of that way. I can still make a large mosaic with them. I now have them all in a photo album. It's fun to go through and look!
organizing squares for the final count!!
....about 40 left to go, so I'm getting all my "squares in a row". I'm trying to decide how/ what to display them in. I can't believe a year has already gone by! As I look through the squares, I remember where I was and what was going on at the time I made certain squares. Many of these were made after dinner, while relaxing and watching tv or movies. It became routine. My kids would even ask me to "make some squares" if they didn't see me making them! My youngest noticed that I hummed while I made them and that she liked that. We also had a lot of "square" jokes circulating around here...especially from my husband...but everyone got involved in poking fun at me, and that's ok! When I first started making them, after hearing/seeing them from a member of AAO (of which I am now a member)...people outside that group thought I was, well, I think the word used was "crazy"...but soon, the inchies caught on like wildfire, and now everyone is making them (even fiber artists have adopted the concept and are making fabulous little works of art!)...... Thanks to Julie, the founder of AAO, for having this wonderful idea and to members sharing their art on flickr..or else I would have never seen them. Ok, well, thanks for following my little project, I will write more later. xo Lia
Getting closer~
click on photo to see quote....
night inchie: doodled background~ #934
I worked on a few more inchies this weekend and did a thorough inventory. I have made 934 inchies that I have in my possession (copied) and accounted for, although I have given some inchies away as raks, etc., but for simplicity purposes, I'm going with what I can account for! Didn't know counting squares could be so complicated. lol. Anyhow, I am likening the end of this project as reading the last chapter of a good novel you don't want to finish! I've really had fun making these throughout the year. In a way, they are all a little diary of thoughts and fragments in my mind. I've enjoyed sharing these little collages with you. :) Lia
Thank you for your square mail!
Thank you so much for your generosity. Click on the photo to go see some of the mail I received this year to support my square making project. I really appreciate these wonderful gifts and random-acts-of-(square)-kindness!!
Everything was Fabulous and I used all of it throughout the project!!
:) LK
square collage in progress...
One of several mini squares I'm working on this weekend. It's sitting on top of one of my square-ganizers....a necessity for anyone dealing with little scraps like this! It's kept me organized all year and I can take it with me anywhere. :)
1000 squares progress~
This photo displays my copied inventory of my collaged 1" squares. On the right are 75 new squares (waiting for finishing touches). I am now at a total of 914 uniquely made inchies. 86 to my goal of 1000 in 2007!
new squares ~ artjunkgrl
getting closer!! lk
sneak peak
here's a little sneak peak from a new batch of 36 squares I worked on this week. I'm still putting on finishing touches....more coming soon...stay tuned!! l.
1000 squares Project still going!
I will have an update on my totals so far on November 1, 2007.
For those of you that have inquired about the 1000 squares goal, yes, I am personally making 1000 1" squares of my own for this personal project.
I have, however, been the very humbled to receive random acts of kindness from many artists whom have sent me both their own inchie creations as well as supplies to reach my goal. I am so thankful for your thoughtfulness. It's really touched my heart. I plan to post all the inchies I've received at the end of the year on this blog when I wrap up the project. I have them all together in my special square vault. hee hee.
Thanks again for visiting my my little world of squares. xo Lia
A Square Deal!
Thank you to Suz, publisher of the renowned ARTitude zine for publishing this article on what the "square deal" is with me and my inchies! It's in the Summer 2007 issue which can be ordered online at the ARTitude zine site. The zine has many fantastic, diverse and informative art articles in it, as well as a gallery of vivid color art photos and a page of free clip art images.
p.s. I promise to update with more inchies soon!
~LK
new inchie!
Business has been slow. Square production will increase shortly. Thanks for visiting!!
set of new squares (722)
722 and counting~
I'm getting some Postcards printed up soon! Stay tuned. Thanks for following my project. I'm going to post all the squares I've received in the mail soon. Thank you SO much to all of you that have done so! I will be sending you a fresh new postcard when I get them printed up!
:) Lia
Square Count~713
I've officially inventoried/photocopied my one inch squares and I have, to date 713 squares (accounted for). I've swapped out a few here and there, and made a few for swap gifts, but I'm going with what I have photos of (you'd be suprised how it can be hard to keep track of these, even though I have them organized!) Anyhoo, I will continue to photo copy them hence forth so that I will keep count for the next 287.
I project that I will be done sooner than the Dec. 31st goal I made for myself. I will post more info in the future on what I will do with them all as well as an inchie "faq".
Square on!
LK
An "Official" Count! 685
I've officially counted/copied and accounted for all the 1" square collages I've made thus far. I know it is a higher number that what I am stating, as I have chosen to go with what I have in my possession as well as I've counted the 25 from a swap earlier this year as I have a good picture of it and they are all unique.
I currently have 660 squares in my possession, counted, copied and collated (so that I don't have to keep taking them out of the squareganizer)!
In addition, I've given away a few squares here and there but did not keep track exactly. It's in the neighborhood of 20 squares traded out.
So, I would like to start with an official count today of 685. That will count the 660
I have in my possession and the 25 that can be seen in the Angela Haviland swap on art-e-zine. So, drumroll, please.....I am officially at 685 unique 1" squares made by yours truly.
I am, however, collecting the squares that dear readers and friends have sent me and I will complile those into one mosaic as well and present it at the time of my big "1000 square reveal". I'm not quite sure what I will do yet, but it will be a mosaic of some sort I think.
Stay tuned!
Thanks for your enthusiasm, comments, and encouragement. I'm so excited that you all enjoy following this project and see fun and beauty in this little bits of art.
p.s. I will post again when I reach 700 (which should be soon). 300 to go by Dec. 31, 2007.
xoxo Lia
my favorite square photo~my sweet Dad
my favorite square photo~my sweet Dad. Happy birthday Dad.
inchie fun
I love the way these turned out! I made them while punching some inchies with a "scalloped" 1" puncher from the new Martha Stewart craft line. I started out with a base 1 inch square and simply layed the smaller scalloped square on top. Fun. Fun. Fun!
squared away!
I made over 25 new one's a few days ago and still pluggin' away. I've added words on a few of these and left the others as is. I still love making inchies! There are just so many possibilities! As far as what to do with them, well, I'm still working on that. Right now I'm just concentrating on completing my goal. Luckily they don't take up a lot of space! I have them organized into postcards and in a little photo album. I also have a little "squareganizer" bin that you can get in stamp collecting isle or jewelry section of your craft store. Oh, forgot to say that I will be selling some inchie kits soon in my etsy shop. Stay tuned! ~Lia
new inchies I made while at camp..
I know I'm due for a serious square-ganizing square count soon. I have officially lost track! I made these at camp. I realized that part of making squares (for me at least) involves a relaxing environment, a sweet beverage close by and tivo. I love my hobby and missed it while I was gone! I tried to think of ways to use my inchies in larger projects and in a "useful" way. If you have any ideas or links, feel free to share in the comments. Lk
new squares
...mades these on cardstock that I painted day the day before for another project...
inchie mania
I added some detail to the top left one done in last post. Then I made 3 others...I used a gel pen with these. I found some mini one's somewhere that are quite fabulous! They were either in the Target (pronounced Tar-jay) dollar bin or at the register of a fave mall store of my girls (the one with all the junk jewelry and hair stuff..).
LK
new inchies series using inchie backgrounds from Pamela
Thank you Pamela H. for sending me the square backgrounds! I've been "showered with squares" as of late! Thank you to all you generous souls!!! I'm having loads of fun creating with these....I can't get over how generous this creative community is!!! xo Lia
more square-zies...
I finished up the one's below adding words and here are a few more that I did over the last few nights. I'm not working with a theme really, I'm just doing whatever floats my boat at the moment. lol. Half of these images are from TuscanRose image sheets (mini's) ..a source for many of my collage images, both big and small. :) Lk
