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My dearest readers, Fear not that I have abandoned you. But I do feel I owe you an explanation for my continued absence on this blog. The short of it is that I have hit a rut, and in that rut found inspiration in a different direction, a direction in which I am now headed but am not yet ready to fully reveal to the blogosphere. The long of it is this: I began this blog to collect all the

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My surprise and delight upon discovering how to find shipping supplies in my recycle bin If you're like me and sell most of your art online, shipping and all the drama and costs that go with it are a big deal to you. When I first started my business one of the biggest kick in the pants was the cost of packaging supplies. Just protecting an item in a poly bag or bubble wrapper and sticking it into

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Truth shines the brighter clad in verse. ~Jonathan Swift Ever since I have known Kilby she has had a way with words. Though the days when we would write each other thirty-page letters are gone, the gift of her words are still with me through her poetry blog. Below is my favorite of her poems, but you can browse her blog for the full collection here. Silent Tears  (January 2006) Ah, I

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So I don't know if you remember my previous post on the letterfu products, but here are some of my initial designs and printings. I'm very excited to be working with Alex--who created the concept--and for being introduced to Open Office through this project. It has literally taken me weeks of tweaking with margins and printer settings and paper types but I think I have finalized a template

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I've been playing around with the idea of making some of my designs into invitations. So far I've put forth two designs that once I receive my replacement black ink (I swear my printer binges on ink when I am not looking!) via Amazon I'm going to print out and experiment with. Oh and please forgive my spelling of RSVP--I know it should be Répondez s'il vous plaît--I designed these well after

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So when I pulled out my sketchbook the other day to sketch birds to music, a few pages fell out onto my desk. They were the initial sketches and ideas for my Ugandan Sun series, most of which didn't make the final cut. Thought you might like to see them! This one I halfway completed, but it was too much--it looked more like an overgrown anemone than a sun, so I abandoned it. I'm thinking of

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I love birds. I love brids' pretty feathers, plump bodies and quick, jerky movements. At my parents' house I have a little budgie named Zoe. Her cage is by the computer and she chirps and sings and throws seed at you until you pay attention to her. And a few years ago I found a little pink newborn bird in our parking lot. I took it in and fed it cat food dissolved in water (ironic, eh?) and it

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Guess what? We've opened another shop! Our little studio is brimming over with excess supplies so we have opened another Etsy shop devoted only to our excess crafty items. We will be adding to it as we discover more "stuff." Go on--take a look! (Click on the image)

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A customer needed a Spanish-style wedding card for her friend's wedding. I looked up some Spanish tiling work and though, ooh, these would make perfect papercuttings! My client loved the idea and I set to work, picking out colors that evoked the drama and beauty of Spanish art--blue, black, yellow, red. I sewed the names of the bride and groom onto the cover as well as their wedding date. My

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The tiny dollhouse watercolors I gave you a sneak peek of in this post are now up for sale! Click on the snapshot above to see them. :)

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Our bright and sunny Ugandan Sun: Kampala notecards were recently featured on the Invitation Buzz blog! Check it out. If you like what you see, you can purchase the cards here. :)

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Wow. Are there even words for this? I can imagine the conversation now. "Oh, so you knit?" "Yeah, I knit." "So what do you knit?" "Uh, frogs. Frog guts." "Oh, very ni--wait, WHAT?!" Click on the picture to see it in the shop. You cna also buy the knitting pattern here. I'm so totally showing this to my former biology teacher right now.

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So I've been working on some new mini watercolors for a client who owns three doll houses set in 1895 England. Last night I pulled up my "reference photos" folder on my computer (a hideously large file, might I add) and browsed through it until I came to a picture that I liked, and spent the next half hour painting my own version of it. Repeat this several times and you have this little

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OK so they're not really toasted, per say, but they do look remarkably like toast. These cork toasters from designer Patricia Naves of Oiti are just brilliant, combing aesthetics with practicality in a rare sort of genius. I wouldn't mind a loaf of this myself! Discovered via Dornob.

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So here is my second papercutting--it took me about a week. Michael's love of music inspired me, so thanks, bro! Here's how I did it: I drew a guitar shape onto a piece of paper, cut it out and then scanned it. Then I scanned sheet music from the themes to Jurassic Park, Chariots of Fire and Jaws. I cut and pasted music and musical symbols onto the guitar image in OpenOffice Draw, then enlarged

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If you aren't following Dornob, you should be. Every day they post the latest in design that pushes the boundaries of the known. I love seeing all the pictures, and even though many of the designs are not "my cup of tea" they are fascinating and inspiring. Take for examples, the two latest posts on household items made from old books. Artist Jim Rosenaeu takes discarded books and turns them

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I finished it! I like the idea of images within images, but I prefer more even lines ... not sure how to explain it any better than I like the width of my cuts and the paper left behind to be even and not have chunks missing or uncut. OK, that probably made no sense. I'll have to rexplain it later!

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I'm so glad that spring is finally here! Thought I'd share this little number I wrote in elementary school to celebrate. :) (The lovely photos are from Deviant Art--click on them to see more.) The periwinkle’s pretty blue, It hides among the green. Along the road plays peek-a-boo, And always it is seen. The trumpet creeper plays a tune Upon her orange lips. This insect comes in month of June

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Skeleton Keys. I love the elegance and romance of these old-fashioned objects, whose purpose is now only for beauty and decoration. One day, though, I'd love to have a garden door that opens with a big fat one like in The Secret Garden.

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Another ethereal shot by Victoria.

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I nearly died when I saw this dress/coat thingy. ME WANT.

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A stunning new portrait from Eliara.

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You might have noticed recent posts have nothing to do with my art ... well, you're right. Had a busy week and nothing new to report, so I thought I'd just put up some eye-candy until I'm ready to post more photos of my current projects. So stay tuned! And meanwhile, enjoy. :)

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This papercutting needs no introduction. The awesomeness is self-evident. I have been able to find almost nothing on the artist. I know that she is based in Toronto, Canada and learned the art as a young child from her grandparents. Created using only rice paper, scissors and a knife, this definitely gives me something to aspire to. Click on any picture to purchase and see more photos. Or,

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I love the grace and energy of birds. I love "fire" colors: red, orange, yellow, blue, black. This lovely photo combines both and was taken by an eighteen-year-old Romanian photographer. I don't even know her name, but you can see more of her photos here.

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I'm too much of a wimp to get a real tattoo, but I wouldn't mind this necklace from New Orlean metalsmith Jose Alberto Sierra. Now residing in San Fransisco, Sierra also creates jewelry as wedding commissions. He also has a necklace series featuring the characters symbolizing the Chinese zodiac. This here is the rabbit--though I was born in '88 the year of the dragon, I managed to pop out a

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Self-Portrait: The Garden Brand new loveliness from Elizabeth May.

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Scarves are one of those accessories that BEG for creativity. I'm loving this electric knit from Knit Knit. Click on the photo to purchase and/or see more from this shop.

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Normally I am NOT a fan of painted wood mixed with finished wood, but this new furniture from German designer Valentin Loellmann blows me away. The deep rich tones of the wood contrasted with the bright, in-your-face glow of the white .... love it! And of course, the shapes of the furniture are, in a word, awesome. Made from old ship planks bound by a thick, polyester skin, each design is

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A piece of driftwood bumped into Heather Jansch one day on an English beach. Artistic inspiration combined with her life-long love of horses inspired her to create these amazing sculptures, which she now crafts for a living. I totally want one. I found out about her work via Crooked Brains--if you're not following the Crooked Brains blog yet, you should be. Seriously.

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Just thought I'd shre some adorableness with you. DC, or Darn Cat, is our beloved fluffy cat and she loves it when we play board games! She has a box fetish, and when we have an empty box open she will find it within 1.37 seconds, occupy it, and squirm around inside it before taking a nap. Every time. Without fail. CUTE!!  

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I met Jeni several years ago, back when she only (!!) had four kids. Her spirit is just as beautiful now, and I love reading about the antics of her family on her delightful blog, In Which.... Oh, did I mention that she homeschools all seven kids?! :)

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So I got the papercutting urge again and took apart a promotional calendar I got from who-knows-where and turned this to this I love the pattern but feel like the photo was about eh worst choice I could have made. C'mon, I mean a desert rock as a snowflake?! Oops. Oh well, I had fun making it. Maybe I'll spray paint it black or something. Now that would be cool.

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"Many kids don’t have the opportunity to make things. The solution: We give it to them." I totally agree with that sentiment from Dudecraft's (aka Paul Overton) recent article "Hands On" (published on Make & Meaning). It's a sad truth that as school budgets are being slashed, so are many hands-on classes. Everything now is textbook and tests. Many kids learn best when they can DO. ALL kids

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This is my first truly complicated ONE-PIECE papercutting attempt. I going for a fish shape with lots of ocean designs inside like bubbles, seaweed, shells, little fish, starfish, a sea urchin, etc. You can see that I am about halfway done. I'm pencil drawing on one side to map out my designs and also make sure I don't cut too close to the edge and compromise the strength of the piece. Then

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FRONT: You two are so cute together... INSIDE: ...that it's actually kinda gross. But seriously, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! A dear friend of mine asked me to design a series of little notes cards for various occasions (birthday, thank you, sympathy, etc.). She wanted silly/humorous little cartoons or sketches, something lovely and homemade. I was thinking this could be a "sympathy" or "missing you" card

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I cannot BEAR to throw away scrap paper. It seems such a waste to ever toss paper since my artwork often requires tiny shapes and there's no point ruining a perfectly good 9"x12" when a scrap paper will suffice. Often my favorite work will be inspired by an oddly or beautifully shaped scrap. The other night I noticed several perfect strips of red, blue and yellow sitting atop the paper pile,

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Photo by Maggie Harkov Teapots! Nothing conjures up more warm fuzzy feelings and images to me than fat, shiny teapot: beautiful England where I used to live with her lush green, stupid sheep and delightful people; So when I saw this tutorial posted at the Design*Sponge blog, something in my heart just sighed. I suddenly have the urge to go out to every thrift store in the area and buy up all

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I ran across a pile of hearts I'd created during my Christmas-time papercutting frenzy and just had to make them into something. So I cut up come card stock and construction paper and made them into notecards. I'm really pleased with the results. I've listed them for sale here in my shop. And then, seeing the new listings next to some of my old ones, I paused. "Hey, that photo has a cool

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Work In Progress: watercolor, 1.5"x1.5" The ridiculously nice weather (88F in April?!) has brought the whole county out of hibernation and into the pond store. The weeping cherry trees, daffodils, crocuses and water plants are all blossoming and growing, the fish are coming out of their underground tunnels and splashing at the surface of the ponds, and the fountains and waterfalls are flowing.

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The fifth collection in a series of black and white photography found on Deviant Art. Enjoy. View Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (As always, click on the pictures for a better look.) by =NuclearSeasons by ~bubble-gum-heart by =incredi by ~frixin by ~kartxila by *YOSHIMETAL by ~tyt2000 by ~bobalyka

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The fourth collection in a series of black and white photography found on Deviant Art. Enjoy. View Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (As always, click on the pictures for a better look.) by ~felixlu by ~zort by *unemo by ~bittertaste by ~mickryan by ~Katosu by `gilad by *digitalgrace by *SaschaHuettenhain by *kittynn

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The third collection in a series of black and white photography found on Deviant Art. Enjoy. View Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (As always, click on the pictures for a better look.) by *kalemkarI love abstract photography--the photographer takes an everyday "mundane" object (here feet and a paves street) ad turns into something beautiful (a shining star). by =incrediFrom one of my

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Tell me this is not one of the most ridiculously handsome cats you've ever seen? Mr. Kitty was a stray found out by the highway that lays in front of Garden State Koi & Aquatic Center where I work. After bribing him with food he now calls our store his home, and can be found sleeping on any of the displays or buttering up the customers. I took this picture of him sitting on my (messy! ack!)

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  Many years ago I worked at Borders as the Paperchase Manager. My inventory was shipped to me using an unnatural amount of rubber bands; by the end of each day my lower right arm was surrounded by over 100 of them! No one wanted them, so instead of tossing them I decided to make an entire outfit out of office supplies. First up was a rubber band skirt. Half a decade later, I've gotten as far

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So I've been working on a "memory quilt" ever since I saw one on the wall of my friend Lizzy's house over ten years ago. Any fabric-based product my family went to throw away since then has been redirected to my "quilt bin." Above is the hand-sewn quilt so far. But I haven't worked on it in years. Honestly, it just looks ugly. So the other night, I dumped out the quilt from it's bag as well as

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Ever heard of lutterfu? Me neither til I came across this website earlier today, filled with templates and instructions for a snail-mail letter, envelope and seal all in one--write your letter on one side, fold inside-out along the pre-marked lines, seal with a stamp placed in the upper right corner, address and you are good to go! I'm printing one out right now to test it. This is so cool!

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Time. It used to be my best ally, now I feel like it's my enemy. I never have enough of it, and it drags on and speeds up whenever most inconvenient. My life-long strategy of deciding what would be the ideal amount of time to spend on something each day and then plunging right into said schedule does not serve me now--I'm officially an adult, with a 9-5 job and a husband/house in the evenings

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~Click image to see the beaded cards currently for sale!~ Yeah, sorry about that. But being the genius I am I accidentally deleted the whole template, and too frustrated to start from scratch, I have been working with a graphic designer on Etsy to professionally remake this blog. I've also come to the conclusion that my previous level of blogging was demanding too much of my time. I loved

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As we are revamping our blog template and posting schedule for the new year (see our Sabbatical post for details), please bear with any oddities you might encounter while browsing. The new template will be up and bug-free by January 1st! Meanwhile, enjoy these blog highlights from 2009: [Interviews] Water-Droplet and Abstract Macro Photography with Malgorzata Krawczyk Pencil Realism by Linda

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Thought I'd start out with a goofy pair of pictures of me covered in silver ink. Somehow, no matter how "clean" the project I'm working on, I manage to make a mess. It's nice to know that some thing never change eh? :) CLICK HERE for the rest of the post   That being said, change isn't always bad. To make a long story short, I'm taking a break from blogging. Between the holidays, illness

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by Renee Lawter Red is a most marvelous color, don't you think? Flickr yielded these beauties to me this morning. Enjoy. CLICK HERE for the rest of the post by there's a b   by hcjonesphotography by Sun Sprite Raven by PerryPL And this one's not red, but I still liked it. :) by Jon Dissed

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"Waterose" by Marcelo Fedrizzi of Platinum Studios I'm not usually a fan of photo manipulations. Unless they're done really, really well, they look tacky. Guess it's just the traditional artist in me, but if you are going to go through all that trouble, why not just start from scratch and draw/paint/make everything exactly the way you want it? CLICK HERE for the rest of the post That being

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~UPDATE: Dec 1~ Unfortunately, this project failed to reach its goal. Bummer. :( Albino children are often abused or sacrificed for medicinal and witchcraft purposes in Africa because people do not understand their condition. Joanna Rudnick and Rick Guidotti are part of a team traveling to Africa to make a film about these children and to encourage others to help rescue them from death and

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(sweet Thanksgiving place settings from Soft Day Studio's Etsy shop) Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Wow, this year has been tough (I eloped, dropped out of college, moved to a different State, weaned myself off all bi-polar medication, began a new job, started up a business, and lost a best friend to a car accident) but amidst it all, God has been good and I have even more things to be thankful

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The second collection in a series of black and white photography found on Deviant Art. Enjoy. View Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (As always, click on the pictures for a better look.) by *digimatte I've been a Star Wars fan since I was about three, so of course this photo tickled me pink, shot on the streets of Hollywood, CA. by ~janjaan This brand new deviation has beautiful focus

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I avoided Twitter for a long, long time. Then my job required me to obtain a company account. Slightly perturbed, I entered the tweeting world determined not to get seduced. Whoops. Guess it was inevitable, huh? Though I now tweet happily for both my company (@GardenStateKoi) and for myself (@CandEDesigns), I would certainly not be able to do it without my new-found friend, HootSuite:

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I came across Megan's blog earlier this year and have been blessed by every post. I too, have bipolar disorder (though not early onset like her daughter). Her compassion for her daughter and ability to separate the disease from the person is a true breath of fresh air.. An informative read for anyone who has or knows someone with this life-altering condition On a related note, .a while back

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snowflakes adorning my desk at work If you're like me, a slim wallet is seriously cramping your holiday cheer this year. I LOVE giving gifts, more than receiving them, actually (though of course, receiving is still nice). I've already made a list of everyone to whom I plan to send something, and for the next few weeks I will brainstorm furiously for that meaningful gift. Problem is, my joy in

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So I was ordering the rest of my gift-wrapping supplies from the Oriental Trading Company when I came across their $500 gift card giveaway. To finalize my entry I had to pass a word verification test. Look what they gave me:

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The "green" photos in this post were gleaned from my favorites on DeviantArt.com I can't say I've really jumped on the "green" wagon. Don't get me wrong, I agree with the core ideal of the movement: treat the earth with respect. Nature is beautiful and we are to take care of it to the best of our ability. Yes, we should recycle, reuse and reduce, and I do. But isn't the issue deeper than that?

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by Michael Oberman by Java Cafe I wrote this poem after hiking the Billy Goat Trail along the C&O Canal in Virginia, many years ago. Thanks to the amazing artists on Flickr for all the lovely photographs. :) Nature I Have Seen Have you ever seen the silver trees of winter ablaze with the fury of the evening sun? I have. Have you ever walked beside a river so still, that bird and rock and

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by Michael Oberman Ok, random photo from Flickr. Enjoy. Our Kickstarter project money finally cleared, and I went and spent most of it today. Just got the email that my printer has now shipped. Whoopeee! So has the scanner and the extra ink. I'm excited. :)

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my current project New art: Remember the BIG Ugandan Sun I was working on (begun here)? Well after working on it for literal hours this weekend, I took one look at it and decided, It's deathly boring. In fact, I was even bored of painting it. I showed the painting to my husband for confirmation of this depressing fact--he agreed: while we love the mosaic pattern, the shape of this particular

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artwork by ~q-t-r-nevermore Rarely has one of my poems been abandoned and returned to so many times as this one, mostly because of the stupid meter. Let me know what you think. The Tree The tree stood straight and tall and fair, In youthful days that since have passed. For if you were to wander there, You'd see its strength has failed at last. Its lofty crown of living leaves That bathed in

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OK, so I botched the movie quote. Deal with it. :) I love owls. Symbols of wisdom and watchfulness, their ridiculously, adorably large eyes and beautiful feathery forms never fail to delight me. Etsy is chock full of owl plushies. Here are three of my favs: Tildy the Owl by aprilfoss Teardrop Patchwork Owl by cottonbunny Large Owl Stuffie by katedurkin What Etsy owl plushie is on your

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You may have noticed that I have been tweaking the blog layout a bit, trying to put the more relevant info at the top. I also introduced "jumps" into my longer blog posts to decrease page-loading times. What do you think? Meanwhile I've been working on designing business cards, and ending up making them into magnets instead. Oops, is that bad? Ah, I laugh at myself. But I do like them, they're

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A young Severus Snape by ~love-squad Snape and Lily by ~love-squad I love fan art for the different perspective it brings on beloved characters. Take these photograph of a young Snape, lost in thought and love. Not what typically comes to mind when you think of him, no? Or this delightful cartoon featuring the Nintendo character Princess Peach. Whenever PMS has got me down, I just remember

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I used to associate photographs with "real life," traditional art with fantasy and imagination. As I have grown in my understanding and appreciation of art, I now know that such confinements are far too arbitrary. As we saw with Linda Huber's pencil drawings, traditional art can look very real, and as I recently discovered with Malgorzata "Margaret" Krawczyk's photography (as ~Gosia on

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~UPDATE: Dec 1~ Unfortunately, this project failed to reach its goal. Bummer. :( Lemia Monet Bodden is traveling around the world and interviewing couples who have been together more than 30 years, asking them the simple question, "How did you do it?" What a beautiful project, I am so happy to be a part of it! Project site: LONGEVITY -A PHOTO EXPLORATION INTO LOVE (FRANCE) Pledge goal: $4000

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Each post is a random collection of photos united by a single, unusual theme. Take the post on creative bus advertisements, or cool candle designs, or art made entirely from old credit cards, or my absolute favorite: "Public Art" featuring a painter who repaints unsightly city feature to blend in with their surroundings. Posts appear about once every other day. I came across this blog

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I love dragons. They're just the essence of cool. Take your favorite color, mix it with fantasy, power and fire, and you get a dragon. Oh, did I mention they're usually filthy rich? Hmm, actually someone with that description--handsome, powerful, awesome, rich-- would do pretty well on eHarmony. Until he mentions the fact that he is actually a dragon. But I digress. Louise "Lou" Wilson's

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Every morning before I work on my blog, I check my Google reader and read up on all the latest blog posts. It's a great start to my day, and often inspires me or makes me laugh. Today I discovered two products that I just HAD to share. (Sorry the picture sucks ... blogger is NOT cooperating at present.) This BITE ME notepad from the eco-friendly LobotoME is supposed to help with OCD [aka

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(I've tried to write a little poetry now and then even though I find the muse quite fretful.) photo by ~edoaja Hey there, may I help you? I couldn't help but notice That you're walking with a limp today. Is everything alright? Can I help you? Here, sit by me. That's it, slowly now. Careful, There you go, watch for splinters. You know these old park benches. Yeah, it really has gotten warm.

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Just went through my account on DeviantArt.com and weeded out 50+ pages of my favorites. Phew! It's literally been years since my last purge. It's interesting to see how my taste has changed over the years. One constant, though, is my love of black and white photography. I've always admired the work of Andrea Brito (which I earlier featured here), and there are so many other skilled

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Take a look a that little widget, my friends: 100% funded SUCCESSFUL A big, big thank you to everyone who helped make it possible. I'd write more, but I've been in bed most of the day with an excruciating migraine (too much stress, argh!!), so just know that I love you all. Details will come in a few days. Peace, -Emily

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This widget automatically updates every time someone pledges. Cool! Wow, oh wow, folks, "Art and Advocacy" is nearly there! Only 14 hours to go. That means we need about $7.50/hr for a total of $105. I'm sure we can make it, but we need your help! I know there's a few of you still on the fence out there. How about it? Seriously, look in your wallet--got four quarters and a dime? Can you spare

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Drs. Scott and Jennifer Myhre have lived in Uganda many years now, running a clinic in one of the poorest regions of the world--the Bundibugyo district. Jennifer's patient and beautiful spirit are very evident in her daily outpourings of hardship, sacrifice, joy and perseverance. God is doing real work among His people; that is made very clear though this blog. I highly recommend Paradox Uganda

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"Birch Bark Purse" by LynnCyrArt Birch from the old Germanic birka which means "to shine" it's bark is beautiful      versatile           hardy it can be soaked in water and wrapped around a broken arm as a cast peeled off for paper tapped to make a tough glue soaked in seawater to season hemp and then it's just pretty I love to touch my aunt's trees that gaurd her front lawn from the road to

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Betsy, Norman and Wilbur are our little store fishes. You can find them swimming merrily at the bottom of our blog sidebar. Don't forget to leave them a few treats before you go! P.S. Betsy is yellow, Norman is black and Wilbur is red. :)

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UPDATE 5/27/10: Renee mentioned the interview on her site! :) Since coming to work for a pond design and installation company, I’ve become slightly obsessed with koi. Their bright colors, fluid movements and friendliness capture my heart. I was heartbroken when we sold “Goldie” from the back greenhouse, a 24” pale orange koi that came to the surface to greet me whenever I poked my head over his

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~UPDATE: 1:12pm~ Just came across this thoughtful article that shows the issue is more complex than at first glance (i.e. you can't copyright functional items as art if the "artsy" part of the item is essential for it to function). --- Well, I was going to publish this delightful Kickstarter project early next month, but something unfortunate has happened and I believe the word needs to be

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First off, we've now added a handy-dandy retweet button to each of our blog posts. Perdy, huh? Go ahead, give it whirl. :) Second, using traditional watercolors with the aforementioned landscape I'm working on was proving to be a nightmare... Me, being not very happy with the landscape painting In order to make the landscape a coherent whole it all had to be at least somewhat wet all the time

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new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5714901, 'shop','thumbnail',1,4).renderIframe(); Quilling. What an unusual art! Thin pieces of paper not woven, not folded, but twirled and rolled into marvelous shapes. My Nana first introduced me to the art when she sent me a handmade card for a holiday. "Nana, what's that curled paper stuff called?" I questioned. "Did you make it?" And of course my ever-gracious

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I'm a HUGE fan of hand-written letters. In fact I sent out four of them just last week. Frankly, there is nothing that says I love you better. Well, Michael and Lenka have decided to take such sentiments one step further; they plan to send a hand-written letter to every household on earth. Yeah, all billion or so of them. So far they've showered one town in Nothern Ireland with their love,

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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. ~Winston Churchill Dear me (yes, oh dear me), Two weekends ago you were wonderfully productive. High on your success, you sat down last weekend to complete another tiny pond painting and a larger landscape. But the beginnings of neither turned out how you envisioned. The values were all muted, the water didn't

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"Ropey Upside Down Snuggles" by ~beautifulwolf Kittens are the sweetest, most healing thing ever during a busy, headachey week. Enjoy these selections from Deviant Art. I certainly do. "Vedge" by ~Aoxa-Cats "91" by ~Ca-ts "Hello People" by ~3thehardway "Little One" by ~emmak8 "Kitty-Mart 01" by =hoschie Aw .... Want some more cuteness? Check out the I Can Has Cheeseburger? blog

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"We travelers, walking to the sun, can't see Ahead, but looking back the very light That blinded us shows us the way we came, Along which blessings appear, risen, As if from sightlessness to sight, and we, By blessing brightly lit, keep going toward That blessed light that yet to us is dark." ~Wendell Berry Thus Mr. Berry introduces us to Katie Tricarico's blog, Capturing Shadows. Kate and I

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"Steel Ribbons Budvase" by SteelRibbons Who says metal has to be ugly and industrial? Combined with an artistic eye, a little bit of skill and a bouquet of flowers, it can be downright chic. These creative Etsians definitely caught my eye. "Vase no. 6" by JoePapendick "Vase no. 11" by JoePapendick "Bamboo Vase" by ironywrx "Single Bud Copper Pipe Curly Vase" by LRSartanddesign "

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The above widget automatically updates with current stats. Cool! Our "Art and Advocacy" project is now almost halfway way there--whoa! Thank you so much to all my faithful backers and promoters. I love you all. Please continue to spread the word and keep the pledges coming! Only two weeks to go. I'm excited. :) In other news, I was going to post some pictures of my paintings from over the

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~UPDATE 10/20/09: Congratulations, guys, on a successful project! Keith Morgado and Jonathan DeLong recently graduated from Full Sail University and are developing a puzzle game that bases its levels on songs found on your iTunes. Neat stuff! Project site: Turba: Indie music/puzzle game Pledge goal: $200 My pledge: $2 Deadline: October 20 About Kickstarter.com Kickstarter.com is a website

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Sand painting (the artistic manipulation of sand on back-lit glass often set to music) is a world-wide phenomenon that I was recently introduced to by a co-worker. These featured artists hail from the United States, Netherlands, Hungary, Ukraine, Israel, Mexico, France and Palestine/Iraq. Take a look. ~USA~ The art began with Caroline Leaf, a student at Harvard University, in 1968. She hung a

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"No Idea" by Linda Huber If I were to tell you that the above picture is a graphite pencil drawing and not a photograph, your jaw will probably drop as low as mine did. It dropped, didn't? C'mon, I know--admit it. :) Linda Huber, the artist (aka ~imaginee) I have been following Linda Huber on DA for over a year now. This week I had the honor of interviewing her to find out a little more

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My beloved studio :) Last weekend was super productive. I spent almost all my waking moments with my favorite brush in hand, humming along with Sarah McLachlan and occassionally looking up to see Caleb joining Manning in a victory celebration (Giants beat the Raiders bad, 44-7, it was sweet). Here are the first two watercolor paintings in my tiny "pond" series featuring a water lettuce and

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OK, confession. I didn't even know what spats WERE until I came across them on Etsy. But now I'm in love. Indulge with me. :) "Felted victorian spats Appetizer" by Rudman "floral spats with white pearl snaps - size small" by Fait Avec "Victorian STEAMPUNK Spats" by Poppy's Wicked Garden "Bridal Spats - ANA" by Pond Hopper "Multi Color Reversible Spats" by Fabulize "Victorian

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Dear friends, Our art project is now over a quarter of the way there. I'm so excited! I can't wait to be able to use my artwork to help out those in need, and I have so many people standing behind me already. Thank you so much to all who have pledged so far. You are an essential part of making this happen. Just 23 more days to go! Grace and peace, -Emily PS: If you have missed out on past

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Everyday objects are often overlooked as inspiring or beautiful. But not always. These umbrellas, lights and crayons are anything but ordinary. Carved crayons by Pete Goldlust Tiles doubling as light fixtures "Twist" bulb "Cumulous Light Canopy" by Steven Haulenbeek "Rain" by nyah74 on flickr.com

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~UPDATE 10/15/09: Congratulations, Sam, on a successful project! Sam Winston has already published a limited-edition set of his visual story, but now he wants to make it available to everyone. I've pledged my five bucks. What about you? Project site: A Dictionary Story - Art book Pledge goal: $7000 My pledge: $5 Deadline: October 13 About Kickstarter.com Kickstarter.com is a website run by

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"no title 55" Black and white is a hard medium to work with and it doesn't give you pretty colors to fall back on when your composition or values suck. On the bright side, this emphasis on composition and value can be your greatest ally when you're really good at it. Take Andrea Brito, for example. As a photographer he is a master of form and light and I have been following his work on Deviant

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Today I was updating a snail-mailing address at work when I came across a gentleman who lived in "Nude Park, NY." I got really excited--NUDE park? Are you serious?! So of course I had to immediately share this tidbit with my co-worker, Luke. Luke took one look at the scrawling handwriting I was pointing at and said, "Um, I think that's HYDE Park." Darn it.

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