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An orange tree grows in my back yard. It’s old, and for the last three years, I have been the caretaker, choosing a pesticide free, organic approach. Each year in December, the oranges signal their readiness by becoming fragrant with … Continue reading
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Read the first post in the series. Day 17: Listening to your journal is a skill not a lot of people know how to do. We are used to writing, asking to be heard, seen–praying for answers. We often miss … Continue reading
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Of course there is nothing wrong with your handwriting. In fact, if you know cursive, you may have a valuable and rare skill in a few years. Many schools aren’t teaching cursive anymore. But just like you don’t want to … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Frauke, the QuiltHexle who won the e-book! The sketchbook project is a collaboration of 16 artists who are all keeping individual sketchbooks and sharing ideas, tutorials and their art. The project started in January 2011 with a monthly … Continue reading
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Note: Please join me at Barnes + Noble at Desert Ridge (Tatum and the 101, Phoenix, AZ) October 6, 2011 (Thursday) at 7 p.m. to try this technique–and to get your book signed.) * * * There are days when … Continue reading
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Before September is over, I want to try Michelle Ward’s Street Team Challenge #55–The Disappearing Act. Michelle did make the challenge seem interesting: Paint two colors on a piece of paper, ink up your stamp with the same colors, then … Continue reading
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For all artists, crafters, or just people who need to know how to glue two items together, there is a website for you: thistothat.com The homepage gives you two boxes to choose the two items you are trying to glue … Continue reading
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Yesterday, I made an acrylic gel skin with a palette knife and left it to dry. Early this morning, I made another one, using my finger to mix the colors. I liked the circular effect on this one, and the … Continue reading
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Acrylic skins are made with acrylic paint and gel medium. Why not just mix the paint and gel medium on your journal page? Because creating a skin is more versatile. The skin can be cut, stamped, printed, or stenciled. It … Continue reading
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Weaving paper strips makes a great trim on a page, an elegant edge or letterhead-type top, or even a page itself. You probably learned to weave paper in kindergarten, and you probably learned the hard way–holding down vertical strips with … Continue reading
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