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Friday, July 23, 2010
We have a winner!
My lovely assistant, Dwayne, pulled NatashaMay's name from the pile. Check out her lovely artwork on her blog. NatashaMay, I'll mail it as soon as I have your address.
Honorable mentions go to the other lovely ladies who replied:
By day I help law firms implement case management software and by weekend I'm exploring my creative side. You know, mixed in with all the other stuff you have to do on the weekend like the laundry. I love reading blogs and seeing all the beautiful artwork. I love how encouraging and friendly the community is. Please feel free to leave a comment even if it is just to say hi.
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I took part in my 3rd year of Index-Card-A-Day
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HandCrafted Part 2 - new article
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As a follow up to my last article, this one illustrates my dimensional
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Got the keys today to my new art studio in Tucson, Arizona! Yea! Next two
days will be cleaning and painting/patching walls then move in is on
Saturday! ...
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1.31.23 4x4 inch mixed media collage on Fabriano 100% cotton paper still
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Northeast...
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my m...
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during the pandemic, but I’ve finally started again. I’m posting on a
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Here is an updated version of my post from exactly one year ago. Not much
has changed. At the end of this post I’ll add a couple of new pieces, just
to sho...
Relic Ring Registration
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Registration is open! Click HERE for details. This has to be one of my all
time favorite classes to teach. So many students have loved taking it in
person....
This Saturday’s Recipes by The Pioneer Woman
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This Saturday is a brand new episode of “Home Sweet Home” on Food Network.
My kids are helping me shoot it, my production company in the UK is editing
it t...
Home Sweet Home! by The Pioneer Woman
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I hope you’ve all been doing well, staying safe, and (hopefully) getting
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swear, I s...
Penny and Will talk books...
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Bill and I decided to make a little video to help promote our book, "On
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many laugh...
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Meg, Alex’s lifelong friend, got married Saturday! She’s Hyacinth’s
daughter, and while it’s a little surreal that she is now a married woman,
she found pr...
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It's been some time since I've posted here.
Life can get complicated and damn busy.
and
EXHAUSTING
So I'm working towards
simplification,
minimization...
Greet the brand new day!
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The sun never rises and sets from the exact place in the sky each day-it
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a...
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Welcome back!
Now I set about working out a stand on which to mount the mirror piece so
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A fragment of a c.1960s/70s electric...
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652 With His Song 8x8 inches : original oil painting on gessobord Click
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Autumn is Here!
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It's been a long time since I last blogged but I am back crafting 100% and
this challenge seemed the perfect one to come back to. The Challenge is
Autumn ...
Croppin' Out Cancer on NSD 2018!
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Derby Day, National Scrapbooking Day on Cinco De Mayo!
Cannot go wrong with that...
I enjoyed the fellowship and the fun in creating!
I cannot wai...
new class launches tomorrow on Creativebug!
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I have a brand new class launching tomorrow on Creativebug! This one is 30
days of flowers. New content, new techniques. (Not in depth like Painting
Petals...
Hello
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Well, I sure have been absent. And to be honest I'm not sure if I should
continue this blog. I've been here before, I've asked this same question.
I'm n...
Randomness
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They love riding in the back of Lance's truck in the neighborhood.
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He loves babies!!
One night Sam and Hayes were l...
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Life is moving forward at warp speed. We are pushing full throttle...FULL
SPEED AHEAD
We have decided to move to the High Desert in Terlingua, Texas. ...
Antigua Guatemala in January 2018
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I'm quiet here, I know - it's been awhile. Taking this year off from
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restorative and I ca...
Holland in Haymarket
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on Easter Day… we enjoyed some glorious spring blooms at a farm not too far
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pret...
Balance
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This is what my spirit gathered for this morning's meditation altar.
Feathers.
Black unknown,
precious owl from my friend Kim,
and woodpecker from t...
Focaccia & Pesto Buns
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[image: Focaccia & Pesto Buns]Remember the La Place tuna salad I did ‘a
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made the ...
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There is something about Sunday mornings that summons forth strong
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Vivien Blackburn's work in the Urban/Rural show
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One morning, when I was twelve years old, I walked into the kitchen that we
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It ...
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Art Studio Sale March 5, 2016 9 am-12 pm
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Art and Art Studio Sale
Saturday March 5th 2016
9 am-12 pm
3703 St. Andrews Dr. SE
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I'm moving across the Pacific pond back to my childh...
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To whom it may concern, Please allow this declaration to serve as formal
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Mom, even though you have been gone for over 20 years, I can still feel
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RISE a watercolor technique
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*WATERCOLOR IN A WATERCOLOR JOURNAL *
*RISE*
Supplies: Watercolor paper or a watercolor journal. A lot of water is used
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Atlanta Gift Show
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I visited the Americas Mart in Atlanta last week for the International Gift
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showro...
by now
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by now
i hope you've found me
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that you know i haven't disappeared
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that i'm still writing about this crazy thing we all call life and filling
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r...
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Hey gang
After all these years I'll be leaving Blogger and moving my blog posts to
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For future blog posts (and the old ones too) go here:
htt...
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*My next big project is here!*
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Donation...
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This is another step stool completed...this time it is a donation for a
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This is an example of a WordPress post, you could edit this to put
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Ce qui est magique avec la gelli plate , c'est qu'on ne sait jamais ce que
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C'est ce qui s'est passé ici
... Ça ressemble à une ville pour...
Wayzgoose Keepsake Envelopes
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Easy & Pretty Jewelry Box Decoration
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I love decorating my jewelry box with masking tape. they are easy and
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New blog!
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{just jumping in like I'm not the worst blogger. ever.}
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A short time after I started my blog in 2006, I got a “big girl camera” and
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to do t...
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happy new year!!
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celebrate e...
support...
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security...
love...
strength...
confidence...
a foundation
of support.
Today, I am aware of support....from family...from friends...from virtual
strangers...
Live
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The new site is up, and that's where you can find me from now on! If you
try the link and my site does not come up, hit refresh on your browser.
Victus Obscurum
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mmmm salty goodness found here
I realized yesterday I might have an eating disorder when I found myself in
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Shop to Remember Tracie Miser
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(Paris is a feeling )
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New year, new blog!
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Hiya guys,
I haven't actually disappeared, believe it or not. I am back, but in
wordpress form, lol. If you are so inclined (and I sincerely hope you are),...
For each ecstatic instant. . .
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I haven't scrapped in over a week and I have some very needy craft supplies
calling my name. There will definitely be some time set aside this weekend
...
A feel of AcCoMpLiShMeNt!
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I know it has been a while since I have posted...I need to get better at
this!
First, I wanted you to know I will be teaching at Scrapista this year in
Se...
Mermaid Story Book - Using Cricut
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Here are some pages of the Story book that I made for my Niece this year
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8 scra...
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Well, as Laurel pointed out, I am WAY overdue for a post on here. To make a
long story short, I will just say that my attention span has been too short
to ...
Minus one organ
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Last Monday, I had the happy joy of visiting the Northside-Forsyth ER as
patient. I found out that I was blessed with gallstones and my gallbladder
would ...
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It has been a mammoth effort to organise everything before I go off to Art
and Soul.
I won’t bother listing everything cos I would be here well after the...
"Layers" An Adventure in Colors for Altered Books
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Absolutely Everything in Topsfield, ...
2 comments:
hello dwayne. don't let laurel boss you around too much!
This is so awesome! Thank you so much. REally great news for Monday morning. :)
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