Create Whimsy

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Ashley Potts +

Ashley Potts

Austin, Tx

A little more about Ashley . . .

 

What kind of creative projects are your favorite?

I love all sorts DIY…as long as it’s colorful and makes me smile. I lean towards home improvement at the moment as we remodel our 1975 generic home into a fun, colorful space!

When is your most productive time for creating?

It seems to hit me at the inappropriate times..I rearrange rooms before work and always start painting projects at night when the kid goes to bed!

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What is your favorite storage tip for your creative supplies?
I love old cracker, sugar and flour containers – the metal kind from my grandmothers. They are colorful AND have special memories associated, so it’s a double whammy!

Tell me more about your home dec projects. How often do you move your furniture, art and accessories around in your home?

I move furniture, artwork and accessories around every week! Why not, if it doesn’t work..I move it again. It’s a never ending process ’round here.

When you are in your creative mood, do you listen to music, watch tv or do you prefer a quiet spot? If it is music, what types do you listen to? If watching tv, what kinds of shows?

I always have TV on in the background..the usuals are HGTV and the cooking channel. I judge the people remodeling and wonder what I would do in their shoes and when listening to the cooking shows I wonder what it would be like to actually cook!!

Finished fabric trick or treat bowl

Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl

This bowl was fun to make from clothesline and fabric strips with a simple zigzag stitch on my sewing machine. 1/2 yard each of three different cotton prints.
Embellished bra for a fundraiser

Ode to a Mammogram

I made this bra for Sew News Magazine's Breast Cancer Awareness Project. It won Viewers' Choice and now resides in the Women's Health Clinic in Detroit, MI.
handmade scissor sheaf made from little hexies

EPP Scissor Sheaf

Hand embroidered scissor case with 1/4-inch English Paper Pieced hexagons. Cotton fabric, embroidery floss and decorative cording. Stitched by hand.
Easy Festive Fall Decor

Easy Festive Fall Decor

Quick decor! Arrange a straw bale, pumpkins, cornstalks and a pretty potted mum to transform a plain porch into an inviting autumn and Halloween outdoor room.
Thread Painting Alice

Thread Painting

I have always been interested in threadpainting. I took a workshop in Santa Fe from Jennifer Day. This was my first practice piece.
The Albert Einstein table ceramic pot

A Nerd Geek Filled Wedding

At our wedding, each table had a theme instead of a number. Each table had a ceramic flower pot that was made and planted for its theme. Name cards matched.
Quilt made with Japanese fabrics

Spotlight: Patricia Belyea and Okan Arts

I’m an artisan quilter who imports vintage Japanese textiles for making unique quilts. I sell these remarkable hand-dyed fabrics through Okan Arts in Seattle.
Umbrella parade

Second Line Wedding Umbrellas

Fabrics, lace, trim, ribbon, beads, and spray paint decorate each umbrella, with feathers and sequins as needed. Attached with hot glue, and hand stitching.