http://www.dawnshumate.com A rabbit in a tree. Whoopeee! Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:48:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2009/07/13/diy-light-stand-homemade-reflectors/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2009/07/13/diy-light-stand-homemade-reflectors/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:59:38 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=876 I was asked by some of my fellow 365 group members to share a little bit about the homemade light stand I have been using for some of my “ghetto lighting” assignment shots. I have also recently made some reflectors so I could participate in the recent  “ghetto lighting + reflectors” assignment. I hope you [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2009/07/13/diy-light-stand-homemade-reflectors/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/07/congratulations/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/07/congratulations/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:46:13 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=503 I couldn’t resist letting out a little creative energy by making this collage from several campaign flyers that had not yet made their way into the paper shredder. My emotions got the better of me several times while watching all the coverage of this historic event many thought impossible just a few short months ago and I believe [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/07/congratulations/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/04/15/doll-craft/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/04/15/doll-craft/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:14:49 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/?p=100 Here is a baby doll that was a project commissioned by my mother in 1978. A co-worker of hers at the time made these baby dolls (the exact name or kind of craft I am not sure of) and my mother had her make them to announce to relatives she would soon give birth to me. She [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/04/15/doll-craft/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:56:20 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/ Here for you today is another craft done by my very talented and dearly missed Grandma Lucy. This is a door stop dressed up to look like a mouse. My grandmother found this craft on a trip she and my mother took one summer. My grandmother copied the craft but improved upon the original design [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/27/my-star-mouse/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/11/macrame-plant-hanger/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/11/macrame-plant-hanger/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:31:11 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/11/macrame-plant-hanger/ I learned how to macrame not too long after my daughter was born. I used to make plain beaded jewelry in junior high and high school using string or fishing line but didn’t discover this method of decorative knotting till in the course of shopping at a local bead store, that a friend of mine owned, [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/11/macrame-plant-hanger/feed/ 36 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:23:19 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/ Now it is time to share some of the crafty goodness from my husband’s side of our family. Brian has many crafty people in his family one of which is his Grandmother Mae. She has been making quilts for a very long time and has supported her family at times by selling her crafts. She [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/10/quilt-love/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/06/are-you-a-thread-head/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/06/are-you-a-thread-head/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:52:52 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/06/are-you-a-thread-head/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/06/are-you-a-thread-head/feed/ 9 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:33:26 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/ Not only was my dad a photographer but he was a crafter as well. He enjoyed woodworking and stained glass. He made one large window piece in a bathroom and many transom pieces for two houses he owned in Florida. I remember being fascinated with the extraordinary colors and patterns which made up the glass [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/04/the-craft-of-colored-glass/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:16:41 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/ My father was a photography teacher at both high school and college level and a professional photographer specializing in travel and wedding photography. Since the role of teacher was his main career for 35 years he always received wonderful apple figurines from many of his students. He enjoyed collecting all sorts of different apple figurines [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/02/03/an-apple-a-day/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/01/24/congratulations-kept-woman/ http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/01/24/congratulations-kept-woman/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:00:16 +0000 dawn http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/01/24/congratulations-kept-woman/ Congratulations and thanks to the Kept Woman for being the very first commenter on my brand new blog. You have won three lovely hemp-twine teethers which were personally handmade by me. Please email me with your details so I can send them to you. These three teethers were made using the twisted macrame knot and [...]]]> http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/01/24/congratulations-kept-woman/feed/ 0