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Tag Archives: handmade
Loose Women and Pop Out Cakes
Keeping with our cake theme that Mrs. Crankipants started with yesterday’s rant about baked goods, here’s a pop-up birthday card I cooked up for a friend recently.
Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic! It’s Mini-Comic Madness!
Part I Bill Cucinotta told us about the Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention a while back, and Tina, Bill and I all planned on attending to see what the other kids are up to as Tina put it in her entry … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Monkey & Bird, Technique
Tagged Bill Cucinotta, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, color laser printer, comic, comics, digital illustration, Gerry Giovinco, handmade, how-to, humor, Illustration, imposition, InDesign, Joe Williams, mini-comic, Monkey & Bird, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention, printing, Ricoh C-900, Tina Garceau, Willceau
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Reap As You Sew!
After making a half dozen baby quilts, I found myself with a nice amount of scraps in various shapes and sizes. I love the fabric, and I can’t bring myself to discard the scraps. I hang on to them figuring … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Sewing
Tagged craft, Denyse Schmidt, designer, fabric, handmade, sew, Sewing, Tina Garceau
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Quilty as Charged!
Another week and another sewing project!
Posted in News, Sewing
Tagged baby, Drawer Cards, handmade, Photoshop, quilt, Sewing, Tina Garceau, Willceau
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Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Frustrated by an anemic selection in local haberdashers, Tina decided to fashion a tie for the light of her eye.
Posted in News, Sewing
Tagged bow tie, clothes, handmade, Sewing, Tina Garceau, wedding
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Valentine’s Day 2011
This is Tina’s Valentine to Joe for 2011. This is the front. Open it up for a pop-up element that Tina engineered. It’s a little hard to tell from the photo below, but the pie is in 3-D! Another terrific … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards
Tagged card, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, handmade, humor, Tina Garceau, Valentine
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The Seeburg Diner Table Jukebox Remote Halloween Costume
I’m not sure where the idea came from, but hopefully Tina will clear that up in a comment to this post. Maybe she had vending machines on the brain and eventually wended her way to jukeboxes. The idea emerged; some … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Holiday, News
Tagged costume, Halloween, handmade, Joe Williams, jukebox, Seeburg, Tina Garceau
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Halloween 2010
Our son was dressed as a Seeburg diner table jukebox remote this year. Credit for the idea and design of this Halloween costume goes to Tina.
Posted in News
Tagged costume, Halloween, handmade, jukebox, retro, Seeburg, Tina Garceau, vending machine Halloween costume
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Sew What?
In addition to illustration and design, Tina Garceau SEWS!!! See a sampling of her fabulous work HERE!


