I love snail mail! Receiving a card or letter in the mail lifts my day. I will read and reread the message and then I file it away and go back to it at a later date. It is fun to read again about what was happening in my friends’ lives through the years. The […]
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Felted Christmas decorations are lightweight, sturdy and easy to make. For these I used small cookie cutters for the basic shape. After filing the cookie cutter with wool roving I used the multi-needle tool to felt the shape and added more roving as needed to make the pieces thicker and dense. I do need to
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We had a wonderful small Thanksgiving celebration. It was a relaxed day of minimal cooking, lots of eating, some games and very good conversations over desserts. I love to celebrate being able to enjoy our family time. Earlier this week we took a break to enjoy a bit of nature time. The red and orange
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Last year I used this technique to decorate small gift pouches and cards. This year the coffee sleeve leaves are back to add a festive touch to the Thanksgiving table setting. Besides punching the leaf shapes from the painted coffee sleeves, I also punched leaves from old magazine pages and some leftover decorative paper that
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Do you have old business cards or blank tags to get rid of? I decided to upcycle some of my old business cards, they are the perfect size to use as greeting card toppers. I enjoy squishing paint between two cards and seeing the various unplanned patterns that emerge when the cards are pulled apart.
I like this quote because it reminds me of the double happiness of gardening. first there is the enjoyment of the planting, digging in the dirt, of preparing seed pots and being in the sunshine while looking forward to the “fruits” of our labor. Then there is the enjoyment of the harvest. Whether vegetables or
It is interesting to see the different patterns made by a pine tree’s trunk and branches. They twist, turn, bend, yet still stand strong, sturdy and vibrant becoming more interesting as they grow and age. This tree has multiple contrasts in color and texture. There is the contrast of the vivid green compared to the
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Not too long ago we had a bit of a record breaking heat wave, so taking long walks outdoors was not the thing to do. One of those days we took a nature break and came across this nice spot to cool off behind the waterfall. We could not jump in, but the cooling mist
When this spider stamp is embossed on textured paper the pattern breaks up rather than remaining smooth. I like the effect, it reminds me of a “hairy” spider perfect for Halloween. For the eyes I tried both glitter and wiggle eyes. I decided to go with the wiggle eyes for my final card. The glitter
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When I first painted this duck I was thinking of it as a welcome to holiday guests, now that it is completed the thought came to me that we have so much to welcome into our lives. In addition to family groups, Fall, upcoming holidays and celebrations, even our day-to-day routine that keeps us on
