I had an adventure this week going from my eye doctor appointment to a place I have never been to. I am one those that needs to stop and think about which way is left or right. Directions have always challenged me! So in the car my passenger will say “my way” or “your way” […]
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The Joy of Messy Hands! One way to get new ideas flowing is to have an “art time” meeting with myself. Of course adding family and friends when possible is also lots of fun and results in discovering different perspectives as we learn from each other’s techniques. It is a time to just play around
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I enjoy distributing small red envelopes to friends and co-workers for the Lunar New Year. They are a fun way to add to the celebration. Usually I put chocolate and a scratcher ticket in the envelopes. This year I decided to give handmade tag bookmarks. These give me the opportunity to upcycle my old garment
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This is a great project that children also enjoy making. It is also a recycling project using old magazines and scrap packing cardboard or poster board. I cut 2 heart shapes from the cardboard and tore various strips from colorful magazine pages. The jagged edges work well in the final pattern.Glue the paper strips onto
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I found this journal at my local bookstore. I renamed it “project planner” and I adjusted some of the categories to fit my organizing style, making it a very helpful tool for planning and organizing my art/craft projects.The book has pages to write new ideas, set project goals including the steps to complete them. There
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I have been having fun making a variety of hearts. Hearts are a truly versatile shape. They can be used for any occasion, sending our love on cards for birthdays, anniversaries, notes of sympathy or congratulations and especially on Valentine’s Day. I like to experiment with colors beyond the traditional red heart and I
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I spent some time organizing my bookshelves in preparation for a new year of reading pleasure. Reading opens doors to new adventures right from the comfort of wherever I choose to make my reading spot. I also enjoy that they are available to revisit as often as I like. It has been a few years
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It’s a new year and time to prepare a new planner. Planning ahead and preparing for the new year can seem overwhelming as we extend our Covid safeguards. Some days it helps to have planners that include positive quotes dispersed throughout the pages to help us remember to slow down and enjoy each day.This is
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This year our Christmas celebration was a bit different from past celebrations. We accepted package deliveries outside, made more trips to the post office and made plans for on-line gatherings. We delayed our gift opening to the 26th due to schedule changes. With grown kids that have kids of their own at home and other
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As mentioned in my previous post, I have various old Christmas cards to reuse. This year I found another use for the various Christmas card fronts that I have been saving. I made a template as a guide for folding the cards. Though not all the cards are the same size I shifted the template
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