tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27694139210778632402023-11-15T11:08:29.042-08:00amarillo-choctawFabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-16016746674802711812010-08-09T18:54:00.000-07:002010-08-09T18:57:15.086-07:00SIBLING WEEKENDMy Son and his Wife (James and Kimberly Bulls) added a swimming pool in their backyard. They invited brothers, sisters and spouses for a "Sibling Weekend". Since I am the Mother of these five children, I was invited too. We had a wonderful weekend. I have circled "Char" (my nickname) <br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/J-K1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/J-K2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/J-K3.jpg" />Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-78974583772493454592010-06-18T11:14:00.000-07:002010-06-18T11:30:14.543-07:00Stone Footprints of the PastEvery year my Family meets at the cemetary of our Ancestors for a cleanup. Here is a newspaper article of our last visit:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/charlene/Turnbull.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Stone footprints of the past bond Turnbull descendants to the future Saturday<br /><br />Published: June 4, 2010<br /><br />A determined and excited group of the Turnbull Descendants Family Clan will gather at 9 a.m. Saturday as they have for 15 years, at the Horse Arena on the gravel road, which intersects Freeny Valley and Buffalo Hill Roads, deep inside the Stuart Ranch in Northern Bryan County, five miles east of Caddo.<br /><br /><br />It is the staging point of the group's annual trek through bois d'arc brush and across steep creek bottoms to the 140 year old Turnbull Cemetery. Their assignment:Resist and drive back nature's relentless assault on the cemetery one more year. When weather and logistics threaten a year's effort, the participants are reminded to rely upon their Choctaw character, a mixture of tenacity and patience.<br />Don't give up.<br /><br /><br />In addition to the maintenance work for the cemetery through a contact by Turnbull descendant Jim Power, Dr. Keith Strevett of the University of Oklahoma Engineering Department will join the group to do a GPS mapping survey of the cemetery in conjunction with his son's Eagle Scout project.<br />Also, when the workday concludes about 1:30 p.m.<br />the task force will reconvene at the Caddo Café for a well earned late lunch at the eatery known for its spareribs, owned and managed by Shelly Parker.<br />Parker says she is happy to put some extra slabs on the grill for the Cemetery Crew.<br />The Turnbull descendants are truly grateful to ranch general manager Terry Stuart Forst, Secretary Jana Lucas and local residents Donald Keel, also a Turnbull descendant, and former ranch employee Rick Bagby, for their cooperation and invaluable assistance above and beyond.<br />Hopefully Rick will be joined by his daughter Deavena and Rick's wonder dog Copper. Jana is especially vital for helping give our hopes wings.<br /><br /><br />Each year new participants are welcomed who undergo the rare experience that is like no other. This year the "cousins" will welcome new to the group, Sandy Van Der Linden.<br />Approximately five miles east of Caddo, the jumping off point leads the voyagers where it might appear no one has been before. As the annual event has grown into a wonderful tradition, the faithful come to honor their Turnbull ancestors and to reassure them they aren't forgotten and have not slipped unnoticed into the pages of history. At times many of these early Indian Territory ancestors were too busy living history to write about it. Some of it still remains to be written as more is learned; what is known must be preserved until it can be put into proper perspective by the present descendants.<br /><br /><br />Despite the group's annual visit to rebuff the rages of time and the challenge of changing seasons, some of the magnificent tombstones in the cemetery show the effects of more than 140 years of assault by the elements.<br />Moss filled inscriptions have blurred their readings.<br />The sandy soil invites some of the tombstones to turn, bow and sink as the years have accumulated since their setting. The earliest marked graves are dated 1874 and 1876.One hundred and twenty man hours of intense labor one day in June each year now sets the cemetery apart from the environment.<br /><br /><br />Same time next year, first Saturday in June, they will be there, God willing the creeks and springs cooperate.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-80033610477458306452010-06-13T17:11:00.000-07:002010-06-13T17:18:47.791-07:00WHERE IS BENIN?It is time I got back to my blog. I have been so busy and have had a lot of distractions since the last time I posted.<br /><br />My oldest Son, Bobby, had a heart attack and was in the hospital for a couple of weeks. I am happy to add that he is doing very well after his doctor implanted a couple of stints.<br /><br />Then my Daughter-In-Law, Marilee (Bobby’s wife) had major surgery and was in the hospital for a week. She is recovering very well and doing great.<br /><br />I have recently been elevated to “Power Seller” in eBay and have been extremely busy working in my store - revising my listings and making other changes to keep up with new rules. I enjoy selling on eBay and I have learned a lot of “computer stuff”.<br /><br />An exciting thing happened to me. I was contacted by the U.S. State Department and asked to furnish (loan) a buckskin dress for the Art In Embassies Program. I did this once before when Madeleine Albright was Secretary of State. I loaned a buckskin dress and accessories which went to the U.S. Embassy at Baku, Azerbaijan.<br /><br />At the time I was contacted, I didn’t have a new buckskin dress which disappointed the Curator and Ambassador. Then it occurred to me to offer my own dress for a couple of years. So, my dress has arrived at the U.S. Embassy at Cotonou, Benin.<br /><br />The Republic of Benin is a country in West Africa. The seat of government is in the city of Cotonou and the new Ambassador is James Knight, who was appointed by President Obama.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/charlene/AmbassadorJamesKnight.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is my dress now displayed in Benin:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/cddress.jpg" />Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-78852324250551138132009-10-19T06:48:00.000-07:002009-10-19T06:57:23.032-07:00My New FriendI forgot to tell you about my new friend. His name is Jet and is a year-old lab. I adopted him at the Animal Shelter in May and at first I had a few problems with him. He would not get in my car, I had to lift him and put him in. He seemed afraid and shy.<br /><br />But things have changed since then. I can't get ready to leave without him wanting to go with me. He jumps in and enjoys going to the post office with me. He is rather spoiled...he will only get out of my car at the door he is closest to. Sometimes I have to go around the car and open the other door and then he will get out.<br /><br />He follows me every where I go in my house...just like a shadow. Here's Jet:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/charlene/Jet1.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/charlene/Jet3.jpg">Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-107383362221483602009-10-19T05:22:00.000-07:002009-10-19T05:40:39.028-07:00BB's BirthdayI have been extremely busy lately revising/updating my eBay store and have neglected my blog. My little Great Granddaughter had a birthday in August and I just have to show you what I made her - a little buckskin dress and moccasins made like the big girls wear:<br><br><br /><center><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/charlene/BB-1.jpg"><br><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/Holabi/BB1.jpg"><br><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/Holabi/BB2.jpg"><br><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/Holabi/BB3.jpg"><br><br><br /></center>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-53131153331752162662009-04-30T19:04:00.000-07:002009-04-30T19:12:05.445-07:00More About the Holabi RosettesI have a kinda funny story to tell regarding my new idea - the Holabi rosettes. I had a Buyer purchase some of them and he sent me an email stating that he thought his wife would like them to sew on to her jeans. Of course it pleased me that he bought them....then it occurred to me:<br /><br />Normally jeans are washed and dried in the dryer. I suddenly was concerned so I stopped what I was doing; got a pair of my jeans and sewed a Holabi rosette on the leg. I just laid it over the front of the leg, sewing it to the front and back of the leg. It was too hard to do it on just the front.<br /><br />I put it in the washing machine, with soap, on "regular wash" and washed it. I was holding my breath when I took them out after the full cycle had run. I was pleasantly surprised that it looked o.k. after the wash.<br /><br />Then I put it in the dryer and dried it on the regular cycle...and again to my surprise, it looked o.k. I was afraid the leather would shrink and the glitter would come off. But neither happened. I am sending pictures of the washed and dried Holabi rosette.<br /><br />Now, I may suggest that they can be used to decorate jeans. The next thing I have to do is take it off of the leg that I sewed together so that I can wear my jeans.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/washed1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/washed2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/washed3.jpg" /><br />This was taken while it was still wet.<br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/washed4.jpg" />Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-39404632349205796082009-04-21T13:17:00.000-07:002009-04-22T15:21:02.946-07:00My Dear BlogDear Blog:<br /><br />Have you been missing me? I have been so very busy that I have neglected you. I decided that I must visit you today. I just recently received the status of "Power Seller" in eBay and it has taken all of my spare time this past two weeks to maintain that status.<br /><br />Here are some things I have been working on:<br /><br />Medicine bags; Deerskin clothing, purses and moccasins.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/eBaymb.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/PSTf.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/PPurse.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/Purp.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />To me the most exciting item is the Holabi Rosettes that I have created and am getting ready to list. Holabi, in the Choctaw language, means "false" or "lie". The reason I chose this name for my rosettes is that they are just printed designs that I originally created for beading, but I have not beaded them. I didn't want to use the word "faux", a French word, to label a Native American item. I printed them and painted a fine layer of glitter paint over them that makes them sparkle and look like they are beaded. Here's a sample and how I used them:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/17amoc5.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/eBay/17amoc7.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />To me, this is helpful for Mothers and Grandmothers, like myself, who want their children to have beautiful Native American regalia, but cannot afford the time or money to create them. Also, they are great for just about anyone to embellish their Native American clothing.<br /><br />Well, I have spent about as much time as I can spare for today. I will try to post more often.<br /><br />Please visit my eBay store for other Native American items.<br /><a href="http://stores.ebay.com/FABRIC-FOTOS?refid=store"><span style="color:#336699;">Click for Store </span></a>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-41087394618140916712009-03-24T18:26:00.000-07:002009-03-24T18:36:10.236-07:00MY PATENTIn an earlier post, I told you that I had a small manufacturing business that sold items through the various gift markets. In making the gift items, I found that as the women used the patterns I made, they gradually lost shape as the women traced and cut around them for applique pieces. I was very frustrated and finally decided that maybe I could print the designs directly on the fabric for the women to cut, rather than have to trace the design first.<br /><br />I tried many times running fabric through my copier - I might add here that I spent quite a bit on copier repairs and technical support; however, I finally found a way to successfully run fabric through my copier. This was wonderful, all I had to do is print the design onto the fabric and it was ready for my ladies to trim and applique the various pieces in place.<br /><br />To make a long story shorter, one of the ladies suggested that I should get a patent on this idea. I really didn’t think it was patentable, but I called my attorney (the same attorney who had advised me regarding my business name change) and asked. He said, "Yes, there are three different kinds of patents utility, plant, and design." He suggested that I could get a utility patent. He asked me to send him some samples, which I did and wrote a description of my "method of transferring designs onto fabric with a copier". He did a search to see that no one else had already patented the same process. It took two years from the time of application to the time of issuance. He filed the application in 1986 and it was issued in 1988.<br /><br />Here is more information on kinds of patents:<br /><br /><strong>Utility and plant patents are granted for a term which begins on the date of the grant and ends twenty years from the date the patent application was first filed, subject to the payment of maintenance fees.<br /></strong><br /><strong>Design patents are granted for a term of fourteen years from the date of the grant. Patents may be extended only by special act of Congress, except for some pharmaceutical patents whose terms may be extended to make up for time lost due to Government-required testing.<br /></strong><br /><strong>If you plan to file an application, you or your representative should make a search of patents previously granted to make sure that your idea has not already been patented.<br /></strong><br />Here is a site for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.uspto.gov/">http://www.uspto.gov/</a><br /><br />My patent has expired and now belongs to the domain, which means that it is free for anyone to use my method of transferring to fabric using a copier and/or printer. I would like to say that two major copier companies paid me for the use of my patent.<br /><br />Here is a copy of my patent, showing only the first two pages:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/pat.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/pat-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />There is a great difference is copyright and trademark, which I will talk about later on. Thanks for visiting my blog. I’ll make one more comment - that is that I married an attorney, who shares an office with a patent attorney.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-35011973469054270412009-03-10T18:23:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:27:18.044-07:00SHOPPING AT HOMEI'm posting something I got from my daughter today. The picture is of her and her husband and she refers to the gray tape holding it together (it is a paint by number picture to do that she sent off for her to paint). I remember when she got mad at him one day and cut it in half.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/GG.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is her email:<br /><br />The economic climate looms over us all. I think for the most part, our country has enjoyed a plentiful season over the past years and the thought of an uncertain future is scary.<br /><br />When I get a little blue and think I don’t have enough, there is a thing I do called “shopping at my house.” It goes something like this. Find your beginning point and work your way around the room you have selected and pretend you could have anything in the room you want as if you don’t.<br /><br />Example: My purple living room.<br /><br />I begin at the front door where Brian with his own two hands removed the partitions so that our friends could linger with their good-byes more comfortably. On to the antique china cabinet that I bought about 25 years ago for next to nothing in Guymon, Oklahoma--inside it are six lidded pumpkin bowls that I like to serve the first soup of the fall—my purple 100 year old rocker--next three large picture windows where I can see my great big pine tree sway in the wind--that now have quite a few little baby handprints where someone is waiting for someone to drive into the driveway-- one very large carved wooden angel Brian bought me for my birthday—my blue Herend rabbits with the droopy ears..one big one, two middle ones and one baby one--the chair that I bought from Coretta Ralston and had recovered in cheetah linen--an oil on canvas called “The Director’s Chair” that was given to me by my friend Debbie Hagerman because I told her I liked it—a large pedestal that we bought at an auction for a dollar that has a vase of flowers in front of a mirror--my large, cushy, ruby red lipstick couch!!!!--the small spot on my border that was left by what I thought was a very large miller that turned out to be a bat that Trent took to show and tell--the grandfather clock that will someday belong to Charles--the glass curio cabinet my mother bought Grace when she was born and currently filled with our collection of sextants, compasses, and kaleidoscopes--the large wooden giraffe Brian traded for soap while he was in Africa—a picture of leaves from our trip to New England to celebrate our five years of marriage--the water color painted by Koko the Gorilla that looks like a pink heart that was my gift to Brian one Valentine Day--my cello resting on his piano. And probably my favorite thing of all…the paint by number picture of Brian and me that I cut in half one sad day. If you look closely, you can barely see the gray tape on the backside holding it together. We all know how strong that gray tape is.<br /><br />So you get the idea…don’t spend your time sitting and wishing and hoping for things and stuff. Go on a journey around your own house and take a moment to remember how much you wanted all the stuff you already have before you got it. It’s a big fat lie that you can have it all, but it’s a big fat truth that you can have a lot!Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-78233241965446850632009-03-02T05:14:00.000-08:002009-03-02T05:20:28.646-08:00LEGEND OF THE BUTTERFLY (Native American)March 1 was the deadline for entering the ACEO Theme Week contest. The theme for March is <b>Caterpillars, Butterfles and Lady Bugs</b>. ACEOs must be 2.5"x3.5" to qualify as an ACEO. ACEO is an acronym for Art Cards Editions and Originals.<br /><br />I decided to make a medicine bag with a butterfly on it. Here is my entry, and description.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/MBb2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/MBb.jpg" /><br /><br />ACEO is an acronym for Art Cards Editions and Originals and must always be 2.5" x 3.5". The theme for March is “Caterpillars, Butterflies and Ladybugs”.<br /><br />This little ACEO is a medicine bag 2.5" wide and 3.5" high. It is made on brain-tanned deerskin and beaded around the top with orange and blue size 11 seed bead. I have made a leather neck thong so that it can be worn or the leather thong can be tucked inside the medicine bag for displaying in a sleeve (scanned both ways). Inside the bag, I have placed a small rock, the symbol of Mother Earth, a gift the Creator gives to His children, solid, everlasting and ingrained with colors of the earth.<br /><br />This ACEO card will be enclosed in an acid-free sleeve. Shipping is $1.50 by U.S. First Class Mail. International shipping is at cost. If you want to combine other of my auctions, please request an invoice so I can adjust charges.<br /><br />For your information, here is the Legend of the Butterfly. I will include it separately with the ACEO Medicine Bag.<br /><br /><b>Legend of the Butterfly</b><br /><br />One day the Creator was resting and watching some children play in a village. As He watched them, His heart grew sad - “these children will grow old, their skin will become wrinkled, their hair will turn gray, their teeth will fall out, the young hunter’s arm will fail, the lovely young girls will grow ugly and fat, the playful puppies will become blind, mangy dogs, and those wonderful flowers - yellow and blue, red and purple - will fade. The leaves from the trees will fall and dry up. Thus, the Creator grew sadder and sadder.<br /><br />The Creator took out his bag and started gatherings things: a spot of sunlight, a handful of blue from the sky, the shadow of paying children, the blackness of a beautiful girl’s hair, the yellow of the falling leaves, the green of the pine needles, the red, purple and orange of the flowers. All of these he put into his bag.<br /><br />Then he walked over to the grassy spot where the children were playing. “Children, little children, this is for you.” And he gave them his bag. “Open it; there something nice inside.” The children opened the bag, and at once hundreds and hundreds of colored butterflies flew out, dancing around the children’s heads, settling on their hair, fluttering up again to sip from this or that flower. And the children, enchanted, said they had never seen anything so beautiful.<br /><br />The butterflies began to sing and the children listened smiling. But then a songbird came flying, settling on the Creator’s shoulder, scolding him, saying, “It’s not right to give our songs to the new, pretty things. You told us when you made us that every bird would have his own song. And now, you’ve passed them all around. Isn’t it enough that you gave your new playthings the colors of the rainbow?” “You’re right,” said the Creator. “I made one song for each bird, and I shouldn’t have taken what belongs to you.”<br /><br />So, the Creator took the songs away from the butterflies, and that’s why they are silent. “They’re beautiful even so!” he said.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-85711273593256304992009-02-26T16:24:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:40:10.147-08:00BULLS' COUNTRYShortly after starting Saks 3rd Ave., I was on a buying trip at the Dallas Trade Mart. This was during the time that the "country look" was so popular. The market was unusually busy and every place I went to place orders for my store inventory, I had to wait in line. It occurred to me that I could easily make many of the items I was purchasing.<br /><br />When I went home, my housekeeper asked me if I could hire her daughter. I decided to start a manufacturing business and attempt selling at the Dallas Trade Mart. I bought a vacant building that had been an oil/gas distributorship. Olivia and I physically cleaned up old barrels and trash and she was my first employee at Two’s Company, the name I had chosen for my new venture.<br /><br />Olivia and I made 12 different items and I loaded them in my briefcase and went to Dallas to find a representative. The first company I called on was Casey Associates, a rep that I had purchased from for my gift shop. Suddenly, my heart was in my throat....I had bought a building and hired an employee without means of supporting my idea. I was very lucky, Casey Associates liked what we had created and agreed to represent me in their permanent showroom. I left my samples and to my great surprise, from the first market several months later, I received $9,000 in orders.<br /><br />My youngest daughter lived in New Jersey and worked in New York. I decided to go to visit her and look for a representative in New York. I took my samples there and found a representative at the 225 Fifth Avenue Showroom, Silverman & Silverman. They took my samples and I signed a contract with them to represent me. Part of my agreement was that I would personally attend their special outside shows. I had a terrible shock at the first market when an attorney came to our display and informed me that the name "Two’s Company" was trademarked and I was infringing. I called my attorney and he informed me to immediately change the name of my company - using my personal name (which cannot be an infringement). It was then that my company became <b>"Bulls’ Country"</b>.<br /><br />I was surprised when my NY rep called me one day and informed me that Spiegel Catalog company had placed an order for four of my items. I was so excited and called my husband and said, "Spiegel has ordered from me. The first order is $1,100.00". My husband looked at the order and said, "This order is for $11,000.00." I never was very good at math! As it turned out, our four little items appeared in 4 consecutive catalogs mailed out and the total orders amounted to $87,000.00. This order prompted me to hire more ladies and two men at my little manufacturing company. Here is a scan of the four hoop wallhangings that appeared in four of their catalogs. The second scan is the front of one of the catalogs this ad appeared in.<br><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SP1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SP2.jpg" /><br /><br />Here are some scans of items we manufactured at Bulls Country. We advertised "Bulls’ Country ABCs" - A-Add a Drawer; B-Build a Quilt; C-Change a Screen; S-Switch a Picture. Everything we made was of pine frames with changeable fabric inserts. We stated that our product carried through from Nursery to Newlyweds - simply by changing the fabric inserts. Everything could be shipped by UPS (United Parcel Service). I furnished my daughter’s apartment in New Jersey by sending her furniture through UPS.<br><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/FL1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/FL2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/Sam1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/Sam2.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/Sam3.jpg" /><br /><br />We had approximately 12 different theme designs. We also made little decorated crates that sold well.<br><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/Sam5.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is a picture of me in my office at Bulls’ Country:<br><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/Sam4.jpg" /><br />It was at Bulls’ Country that the idea of printing directly onto fabric with a copier/printer came to mind and I acquired a patent on the process. That, is another story for later.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-43804774531685587612009-02-24T05:48:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:52:23.149-08:00PLAINS INDIAN MOCCASINS (How to Make)I have worked years on my design for making Plains Indian Moccasins. I have developed a pattern of 3 main pieces and a method of printing different beading designs on pre-printed kits of buckskin. Here is one example of a moccasin kit ready for beading and assembly:<br><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/Moccasin%20kits/05PrintedKit.jpg" width=408><br><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-1.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-2.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-3.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-4.jpg"><br><br />If you plan to bead your moccasins, do it now.<br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-5.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-6.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-7.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-8.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-9.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-10.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-11.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-12.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-13.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-14.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-15.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-16.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-17.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-18.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-19.jpg"><br><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/05-20.jpg"><br><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href=http://stores.shop.ebay.com/FABRIC-FOTOS_Moccasin-Kits_W0QQ_fsubZ224543011QQ_sidZ18726011QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322>Click to see more moccasin kits</a>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-22584410151027760492009-02-22T03:48:00.000-08:002009-02-22T04:14:17.455-08:00WHAT TO WEAR?<b>THE WELL-DRESSED LADY DANCER</b><br /><br />When attending a pow wow or ceremonial, it is important to be properly dressed. First, I will show you a traditional Plains Indian Buckskin Dress.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD7.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is a close up of the tab which hangs down from the bodice top skin. One can almost tell what tribe the lady belongs to by the shape of the tab and the beading design. The dangles hanging down under the sleeves are added and simulate deer legs.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD9.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is a close up of the skirt tab which is at each side of the skirt.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD10.jpg" /><br /><br />Now, to the accessories. The traditional dress has a belt with three pouches and a dragger. The pouches are 1) awl case, 2) knife sheath, and 3) fire-starting pouch. Also, hanging down is a strip of leather called a "dragger". These items were her working tools. The dragger was used to spur her horse and was also used to carry wood for building fires.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD2.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD1.jpg" /><br /><br />For ceremonial and pow wow dancing, the breast plate necklace was worn. It was usually made from fire polish beads and bone hairpipe beads. It was not as uncomfortable to wear as it looks because the weight is evenly distributed at the front and back.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD3.jpg" /><br /><br />The well dressed lady would also carry a purse.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD5.jpg" /><br /><br />It is customary to carry a shawl when entering the dance arena.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD4.jpg" /><br /><br />I am showing some moccasins I make. I have designed my moccasins so that you may wear them with or without leggings.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD8.jpg" /><br /><br />When Native American Women made their dresses, they often decorated them with embellishments honoring their family. On the dresses I make, I add 5 jingles (made from snuff can lids) and 15 small tin cones. The jingles represent my five children and the 15 tin cones are my 15 grandchildren.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RDj.jpg" /><br /><br />All dressed and ready for the pow wow, including the fan that ladies carry while dancing. I am modeling a complete outfit that was sold at the Red Earth Festival.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/RD11.jpg" />Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-5869723668480094952009-02-21T06:06:00.000-08:002009-02-21T06:09:38.222-08:00BUCKSKIN DRESSESI love making Native American regalia. I have made dozens, maybe even hundreds, of buckskin dresses. I purchase the best skins that I can find for the dresses. First, I specify that each skin is no smaller than 8 sq. ft. I order at least 100-300 sq. ft. at a time. It takes approximately 45-50 sq. ft. for a medium sized dress. My best source for deerskin is from a company that has farm-fed deerskins chemically brain tanned in Germany.<br /><br />Brain tanning is a process to make the skins very soft. Long ago, the women made a soup of the brains of the animal the men killed. Soaking the skins in this soup made them very soft. Then they were smoked over a fire which gave the creamy buttery color. There are modern ways of chemically brain tanning. <br /><br />I have an old book that shows various pictures of different tribal dresses. I chose as my favorite the 3-skin traditional Plains Indian Dress. This dress is made of three skins, one for the skirt front, one for skirt back, and one folded over with neck hole. Following these old pictures, I designed my own pattern for making my dresses.<br /><br />Here is a sketch of my design:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/BDb.jpg" /><br /><br />Measurements I need for a custom dress:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/BDb1.jpg" /><br /><br />I do use a sewing machine as women of long ago used:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/BDb2.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is a hang tag of one of my dresses sold at Red Earth:<br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/BD3.jpg" /><br /><br />To be fashionably dressed at ceremonials and pow wows, there were necessary accessories, which is for a later post.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-56646804368542019622009-02-18T12:47:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:52:04.100-08:00BUILDING A TEPEEMy subject today is going to be about making a tepee. I felt that any Indian woman worth her salt should be able to make a tepee. So, I bought an old book that gave the instructions on "How To" and found the instructions. Native People first made their tepees from buffalo skins. When the white man came, they traded for canvas and started making their tepees of canvas. <br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/TPp.jpg" /><br /><br />I have already shown my prototype. But I will show it again. I made it out of light weight muslin and was challenged on how to make it so it would fit under the ceiling at the Cultural Center and yet have it the correct size around. I decided to make a 12 foot tepee. This is a popular size Indian hunters made so they could easily carry them on hunting expeditions. However, the living lodges were from 18 to 34 feet.<br /><br />Here is the muslin tepee that was erected in the entry of the AICC. We invited visitors to sign their names and where they were from on the tepee. We had about a 1000 signatures from all over the U.S. and many from other countries. This tepee now belongs to the Kwahadi Heritage Museum.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-2.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is my second tepee made. This was a program, <b>Gathering of the Cultures</b>, that we had at Wildcat Bluff, a beautiful spot just outside the city limits of Amarillo, Texas.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/TP1.jpg" /><br /><br />Several of us women decided to "toss our bras" and show how we could erect our tepee in 30 minutes, which is about the time Indian women of long ago could do. I had read that when erecting the tepee, to be able to lace the front covers together, was to temporarily tie a horizontal pole between the two front poles and stand on that to lace the two fronts together. Long ago, that was the children’s job. <br /><br />Here is a picture of some of the men watching us erect the tepee: <br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/TP3.jpg" /><br /><br />Here is another tepee I made which I donated to the Kwahadi Heritage Museum.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/TP2.jpg" /><br /><br />My challenge now is to create an ACEO card for the 3 of Spades for a deck of cards. I have something in mind....and that I will save for another post. <br /><br />You might be interested in seeing some of my quilt blocks for a quilt I entitled "It Takes a Village". Click on the picture to see these quilt blocks.<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-13-IT-TAKES-A-VILLAGE-QUILT-BLOCKS-NATIVE-AMERICAN_W0QQitemZ8264955851QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash="item8264955851&_trksid="p4634.c0.m14"><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/It%20Takes%20a%20Village/QuiltLayoutincolor.jpg" width="400" /></a>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-46235122036786872762009-02-17T07:45:00.000-08:002009-02-19T10:27:13.401-08:00AICC(American Indian Cultural Center) PROGRAMSWhat to talk about today? I think I’ll tell you about the programs we had at the AICC. We invited and had many school children visit the Center to hear about the Native American culture. One of the most fulfilling experiences I had was the children from the Hearing Center. All of the children were deaf and they “listened” to the drum beat by placing their hands on the drum. Here is a picture of a school tour. The children were gathered in the meeting area and were told stories about Native Americans. Above our door entry, we had the words “Mitakuye oyasin”, which means “We are All Related”.<br /><br /><br /><br />A group of school children:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/PRG1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had many dance performances by the Kwahadi Dancers. Here is the Eagle Dance.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/KWD4.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />You would not believe the Hoop Dance. The dancers dance with numerous hoops and never miss the drum beat. These young people are taught this dance and to qualify to perform it, they are required to learn to dance it while blindfolded. It is one of the most popular performances and received much applaud.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/KWD3.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/KWD2.jpg" /><br /><br />A lady fancy dancer:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/KWD6.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Here is a picture of Teresa Parker watching the dancers. Teresa is a granddaughter of the great Comanche Chief, Quanah Parker and lives in Amarillo, Texas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/TP.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Speaking of Quanah Parker, we were asked to have a luncheon for J.R. Ewing, of the Dallas t.v. series. This luncheon was promoting a book <u>Quanah Parker, the Last Comanche Chief</u>, and upcoming movie in which J.R. Ewing is to play the part of Col. McKenzie.<br /><br />The life of Quanah Parker is the story of a remarkable man who made the transition from Indian life to that of the white man but on his own terms. He was the son of Comanche Chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker. His mother was white and taken captive as a child of nine in 1836 when Comanches raided a settlement called Parker’s Fort in east central Texas. In time she accepted the Indians way of life and became the wife of Chief Nocona as a teenager. Soon she gave birth to a boy who was named Quanah after the fragrance of flowers. He was the first of three children she bore.<br /><br /><br />Here is a picture of J.R. Ewing with some of the members of the AICC.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/JR.jpg" />Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-19919815955573930732009-02-16T06:07:00.000-08:002009-02-16T06:31:19.956-08:00CHOCTAW REMOVAL TO INDIAN TERRITORYRecent questions I have received prompted me to talk about the removal of the Choctaws to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). My ancestors were among the Choctaws in the first removal. I have copies of records that show my family, including 9 slaves, which are shown on my wall hanging.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>CHOCTAW REMOVAL</b><br /><br /><br />Andrew Jackson was the first U.S. President to implement removal of the Native Americans with the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. In 1831 the Choctaw were the first to be removed, and they became the model for all other removals. After the Choctaw, the Seminole were removed in 1832, the Creek in 1834, then the Chickasaw in 1837, and finally the Cherokee in 1838.<br /><br /><br />Secretary of War Lewis Cass appointed George Gaines to manage the removals. Gaines decided to remove Choctaws in three phases starting in 1831 and ending in 1833. The first was to begin on November 1, 1831 with groups meeting at Memphis and Vicksburg. The Choctaw were instructed to leave everything, their belongings and crops and they would be furnished guns and ammunition for hunting and land allotments in the new Indian Territory, so the Choctaw people were unprepared for what ensued.<br /><br /><br />A harsh winter would batter the emigrants with flash floods, sleet, and snow. Initially the Choctaws were to be transported by wagon but floods halted them. With food running out, the residents of Vicksburg and Memphis were concerned. Five steamboats (the Walter Scott, the Brandywine, the Reindeer, the Talma, and the Cleopatra) would ferry Choctaws to their river-based destinations.<br /><br /><br />The Memphis group of Choctaws traveled up the Arkansas for about 60 miles (97 km) to Arkansas Post. There the temperature stayed below freezing for almost a week with the rivers clogged with ice, so there would be no travel for weeks. Food rationing consisted of a handful of boiled corn, one turnip, and two cups of heated water per day.<br /><br /><br />Forty government wagons were sent to Arkansas Post to transport them to Little Rock. When they reached Little Rock, Choctaw chief (thought to be Thomas Harkins or Nitikechi) quoted to the Arkansas Gazette that the removal was a "trail of tears and death." The Vicksburg group was led by an incompetent guide and was lost in the Lake Providence swamps.<br /><br /><br />Nearly 15,000 Choctaws made the move to what would be called Indian Territory and then later Oklahoma. About 2,500 died along the trail of tears. Approximately 5,000–6,000 Choctaws remained in Mississippi in 1831 after the initial removal efforts.<br /><br /><br />I made a wall hanging of my Choctaw heritage using brain-tanned elkskin. It is hanging in my home. My brother requested one like it..so I ended up making one for him and my children. I entitled it <b>“My Father’s Father”</b> after a poem my aunt wrote for her father (my grandfather):<br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/MOL.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/MOL1.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/MOL4.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /></center>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-62634949809231712312009-02-15T04:50:00.000-08:002009-02-15T04:58:48.520-08:00Bokchito, OklahomaIn past posts, I have told you that I was born at Bokchito, Oklahoma, and that is a Choctaw word meaning "Deep Creek". I belong to a group and someone asked me about the Choctaw People. That is my inspiration for this post today.<br /><br />I have an artist friend that I met at the Red Earth Festival held every year in June at Oklahoma City. She is a wonderful artist and did the illustrations in this book,<u>Crossing Bok Chitto</u>. Here is a site that briefly describes the book.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rorex-art.com/book.htm">http://www.rorex-art.com/book.htm</a><br /><br /><br />Needless to say, we had a great conversation regarding the irony of her book and my being Choctaw, born in the town, named by Choctaws, when they were removed to Indian Territory. I bought her book and she had me make her some special designed moccasins. I was so pleased to received this note from her.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/JR-re.jpg" width="408" />Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-30933635872862142642009-02-13T11:04:00.000-08:002009-02-13T11:17:52.641-08:00Many Feathers StoreWhat do I talk about today? I have been thinking and my mind wandered onto my space at Sunset Center Art Mall.<br /><a href="http://www.amarilloartists.com/5.html">http://www.amarilloartists.com/5.html</a><br />I was very flattered to be invited by the artists to have a space in their gallery. I signed a 6-month lease and went to work opening my little store I called "Many Feathers". Here are some pictures of my space:<br /><br />My Front Door<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC7.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Looking through my front window:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC8.jpg" width=400 /><br /><br /><br />Won’t you please have a seat...can I get you a cup of coffee?:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC5.jpg" width=400 /><br /><br /><br />My jewelry case - I haven’t finished filling:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC6.jpg" width=400 /><br /><br /><br />Entry to Sunset Art Center:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC1.jpg" width=400 /><br /><br /><br />Some of my neighbors:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC4.jpg" width=400 /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC2.jpg" width=400 /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/SSC3.jpg" width=400 /><br /><br /><br />Each artist was responsible for decorating their own little store and I would like to say that each was cleverly done. I kept my store open for the 6-month lease period. It was then I made the decision to again retire and work only from my eBay store. I loved all of the wonderful artists I met and have remained friends with them all.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-46834649416228559232009-02-11T05:09:00.000-08:002009-02-11T05:21:43.036-08:00American Indian Cultural CenterWhen I think about what I’m going to write about each day, I kinda let my mind wonder and choose the subject. Today, my mind went to the American Indian Cultural Center. Canon and Hewlett Packard paid me for the use of my patent for printing to fabric, and with part of that money, I started the AICC.<br /><br /><br /><br />I leased a 3000 sq. ft. space in Sunset Shopping Center that was being used for storage. I had lots of help with the Center as there were registered Native Americans from 38 different tribes. Here are some pictures of the Cultural Center which officially opened in 1998.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><br />Front entry<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-1.jpg" /><br /><br />My tepee prototype. The poles had to be cut short to fit under the ceiling. This tepee now belongs to the Heritage Museum. Later I made 3 more tepees. Several of us women practiced until we could erect a tepee in 30 minutes.<br><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-2.jpg" /><br /><br />Lounge Area. Health approved kitchen through door where tree is painted on wall.<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-3.jpg" /><br /><br />Meeting area:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-4.jpg" /><br /><br />Display case:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-5.jpg" /><br /><br />Talking Leaves Library:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-6.jpg" /><br /><br />Dance area:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-7.jpg" /><br /><br />Trading Post:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-8.jpg" /><br /><br />Skookum Doll display:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-9.jpg" /><br /><br />Quilting Circle:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/aicc-10.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />To tell you a little about the American Indian Cultural Center: we were open 6 days a week from 9 am until 6 pm. Every Tuesday and Thursday, the Quilt Circle met and worked on quilts that were listed for sale on eBay. This started my journey on eBay. We had a state health-approved kitchen and often prepared meals and food for pow wows and performances of the Kwahadi Dancers.<br /><br /><br />We had a library we called “Talking Leaves” because long ago, Indians called books talking leaves. In the library, Edwina helped people search their Indian heritage. In the secure display case, we had monthly themes and changed the displays. We were so pleased that Panhandle Plains Museum trusted us with some of their valuable items for display after testing for humidity and lighting.<br /><br /><br />In the Trading Post, various artists displayed and sold their creations, which not only helped the artists, but a small percentage helped pay the rent. We hosted several pow wows and Kwahadi Dancers performances. When the AICC closed, the Kwahadi Heritage carried on with the opening of their beautiful museum:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/AICC/HCM.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></center><center></center>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-26180131178810462182009-02-10T15:14:00.001-08:002009-02-10T15:22:50.500-08:00Texas Commission on Indian AffairsI told you that I would be going back and forth in time. I decided to tell you that I was greatly honored to be appointed as a Commissioner of Indian Affairs by Governor Bill Clements. My commission expired in 1995. Here is my certificate which I have hanging in my bedroom.<br><br><br /><br /><center><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/ICbc.jpg"></center>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-42551848525645734492009-02-10T08:47:00.000-08:002009-02-10T15:11:41.106-08:00February 10, 2008<div align="left"><br />Needless to say, I got sidetracked, so I am already behind with my resolution. I have decided that I will mix the past with some of my present endeavors. So, occasionally, I will post some things that happened in my past.<br /><br /><br />I have recently been adding new things in my store. I search for and purchase antique storybooks, old greeting cards, and anything to make into storybook quilts. There are books on tape, books on video, and now there are <u>Books on Quilts</u>.<br /><br /><br />I never reproduce copyrighted items that I don’t have permission to. Anything copyrighted prior to 1923 belongs to the domain and is free to use. Here are some old story books and greeting cards that I have reproduced into quilt blocks.<br /><br /><br /><center><br />Christmas: one book AROUND THE WORLD WITH SANTA was copyrighted in 1891; the other NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was copyrighted in 1922:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/Around%20the%20World%20With%20Santa%20Claus/4x4layout.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/Night%20Before%20Christmas%201896/8x10Quilt.jpg" /> </center><center>I just love Christmas time and when I read these old books, I wondered how many time they had been read through their long years.<br><br><br /><br /><br />Valentine:<br /><br /><img height="400" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/VA/v10.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/VA/v29.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><br />Easter:<br /><br /><img height="400" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/EA/E07.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/EA/E16.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><br />St. Patrick’s Day:<br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/St%20P/SP26.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /><br /><img height="400" src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/St%20P/SP17.jpg" /><br /><br /></center></div>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-34160977640864644182009-02-08T05:38:00.000-08:002009-02-08T06:44:28.717-08:00Back In TimeWhen I started my blog, my thoughts were on my latest obsession, which was ACEO cards. I am going to backtrack to the year 1980 and fill in some gaps. Because my husband’s business was drilling for oil, I lived in a small, sleepy town, Spearman, in the panhandle of Texas-the flashing star.<br><br><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/QP/q136.gif"><br><br></center><br /><br />Even though I had five children, I was a bored housewife and my busy husband, to pacify me, allowed me to do what I wanted to. My first project was to restore and receive historical markers on two old buildings, which were the only two buildings left of the original town. The town of Spearman had been moved to a new location when the railroad was built in 1898. These old building had basically become wino flophouses. I opened businesses in each of these old buildings - one was Saks 3rd Ave., and the other the Bulls’ Inn.<br><br><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/BB.jpg"><br><br><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/blog/BI-1.jpg"></center><br /><br />My plans are to add to my blog daily.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-76300841310604146492009-02-07T07:22:00.000-08:002009-02-07T07:34:40.679-08:00Late ResolutionI have been extremely busy updating and adding new things in my eBay store. Although January 1st is long passed, I decided I have neglected my blog long enough and my new resolution is to start adding to my blog. So, for now...I will just add this comment and tell you to stay tuned.Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769413921077863240.post-25957387195182517142008-07-06T21:02:00.000-07:002008-07-06T21:09:30.047-07:00MORE ABOUT ME<center><b>Hello and Welcome to my Blog to learn more about me.</b></center><br /><br /><br />"Many Feathers" is a name given to me many years ago by my Grandfather, an original enrollee of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. I, too, am a registered member of the Choctaw Nation. <br /><br /><br />Here is a photo of my Grandfather. <br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/e4_1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /> Because he was so special to me, I designed quilt blocks and made a quilt which I called "Grandfather’s Fan". In Native American ceremonial dances, the men carry a fan. <br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/47_12.jpg" /></center><br /><br /> I also designed a matching "Grandmother’s Fan" quilt.<br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/a0_12.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><br /><br />Native American items I sell in my store are genuine Indian made - by me or other Native Americans. <br /><br /><br />I served as Executive Director of the American Indian Cultural Center in Amarillo, Texas, for six years. I love making many of the things in my store for sale. Over a period of time, I have developed a method of beading and a copyrighted pattern for moccasins. One of the reasons for opening this store was to help other people with Native American crafts by printing designs onto buckskin/deerskin leather for easy beading and assembly. Here is a picture of me in my buckskin dress. <br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/cddress.jpg" /></center> <br /><br /><br />I use the best commercially brain-tanned deer skins I can acquire and unless otherwise noted, only genuine beads and embellishments. I hope you enjoy browsing through my store and please email me with any questions you may have. I try to fill orders promptly. <br /><br /><br />For years I have made Native American clothing and crafts. I have exhibited at two major juried Art Festivals - Red Earth and Santa Fe Indian Market. When Madeline Albright was Secretary of State, she started a program - Embassies in Art - and one of my buck skin dresses was chosen to be on display for 3 years at the U.S. Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here is a picture of that dress:<br /><br /><br /><center><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/BakuDress.jpg" /></center> <br /><br /><br /><br />To see Native American craft and other items, visit my eBay Store. <br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/amarillo-choctaw/LFg5.gif"><br /><a href=http://stores.ebay.com/FABRIC-FOTOS?refid=store><font color=#336699>Click for Store </font></a>Fabric Fotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07489460053673226995noreply@blogger.com2