Welcome to the 3rd Bead Soup Blog Party! Created and organized by Lori Anderson of Pretty Things. Thank you Lori for giving me the opportunity to participate! I was paired with the very talented artist, Jennifer VanBenschoten of Van Beads, and this is what she sent me: Jennifer was so generous […]
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For this week’s challenge, I chose a cute fabric with a bird on it, and made a dress for my Blythe doll, Lily (Ljiljana): For the blog hop list of artists, or if you want to join the challenge: Powered by Linky Tools Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…
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I found this weeks assignment quite amusing – I should have known how to do this properly back in High School :-). We were to choose a signature, turn it upside down (so our brains would think and see things differently) and then draw what we saw. I chose John Hancock’s signature – how original! […]
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DH just came back from a business trip to Saudi Arabia. He stopped over in Croatia to visit his mother, and brought back some wonderful artisan made replicas of Croatian traditional jewelry. To the left is a pendant of a coin of the Empress Maria Theresa of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (18th century), and the other […]
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I had lunch with my friend Donna yesterday. She has a bunch of hens that lay the most wonderful eggs! they come in different colors, and when I get a hold of fresh laid eggs, I love to make Pavlovas. Pavlovas are meringue desserts that we discovered while living in Australia. It is named after a […]
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I was rummaging through some old crafts supplies that the kids used when they were young. I came across some shrinky dink sheets, and thought it would be neat to make something out of them. I got out my new pack of colored sharpies, and started drawing. I like the look of bird cages, but […]
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The assignment for this week was to use our non-dominant hand, and draw a person, place or thing and give it a name based on how you feel. I am right handed, so I used my left hand, and drew what came to my mind immediately: My Family/Love/Contentment. Non-dominant hand drawing and writing is supposed to […]
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The OWOH event has officially come to a close. You can still visit the many wonderful blogs of the 871 participants. Click on the OWOH logo below to go to the list. This has been an incredible journey. I have met and seen many wonderful artists and their blogs from throughout the world… and I have […]
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Here is a set of periwinkle blue bracelet and earrings that I just listed in my Etsy Shop. This is another of my favorite colors:
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Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Here is a photo of the Valentine I gave to my DH. A card and a box of See’s chocolate ( what do you give a guy who has everything?). I have had the opportunity to live in many countries as well as another state, and I must say that my favorite chocolate […]
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When you make jewelry, you invariably end up with some scrap materials. In my case, I use a lot of sterling silver when making my jewelry. I had no idea what to do with it at first, but two options presented themselves to me. I could either sell it back to the large jewelry supply […]
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I have already spoken about my garden this month, but since I missed last month, I thought I would double up. This time, I am going to introduce my neighbor, Mindy’s garden. Mindy and her friend Jane (also my friend) have started a nursery called SunnysideLOCAL. They are a licensed nursery and certified farmers market grower located […]
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