playtime

I love watching the spontaneous story telling in play. Using the little bits to make up stories, with characters who retain a distinct personality. Pinky Pie is the baker here, with a Lego stove and some treats for her restaurant…. I LOVE the little pizzas made from melty beads. Each pizza is different, and while [...]

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canned ham

First off, all meat must be canned using a pressure cooker, let’s just get that out of the way. You don’t want to risk botulism, so if you don’t have a pressure cooker and instruction book, DON’T do it. My friend has a pressure cooker. And an instruction booklet. I used a Costco ham, one [...]

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paintings: boscs, and a croissant

I find painting pears is like cheating painting. They’re so easy. Create roundness, shadow, a little reflection, and voile — done! This croissant was a whole lot more like pulling teeth. The roundness, the shadow, the reflection — what the heck? There’s a reason you don’t see a whole lot of croissant paintings! So with [...]

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quilting: gray quilt coming along

I can say with certainty I have never employed a seam ripper so much in my life. I’m glad someone told me a seam ripper should work as easily as a zipper, instead of my old way of picking out stitches. Thank you, whoever that was! First I pieced about 16 hexagons, mentioned them to [...]

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the journey to spring 02-24-12

There’s a little bit of life starting in the garden this week. The dogwood is starting to bud, and the tulips are showing. the apricot tree. the lilac bush. the dogwood tree. the tulips.

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favorite paintings for this week February 21, 2012

The above two dogs will be in my etsy shop this week. And this angora goat will be in my ebay listings. filed under: labrador dog, black poodle, painting, art

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bunny quilt up for auction

This is the quilt I made last summer, being auctioned now to support the bunnies at The Rabbit Habit rescue. The auction does not have it’s own webpage, just this notice being emailed out to interested parties. Please forward the above notice image (it’s all one .jpg you can grab) and help the bunnies by [...]

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painting: custom order a gift for Mother’s day

I just put up a listing on my etsy page, trying something new. I had painted my daughter’s feet, and realized it was a great idea for a Mother’s Day gift for everybody else, too. So I am offering the same idea as a custom painting, using people’s own photos. Sweet, huh? Also, if you [...]

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paintings: a few favorites this week

These will all be listed in my etsy shop this week. Isn’t that horse gorgeous? paintings: paint horse, lemons, nubian goat, schnauzer dog

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the journey to spring 02-12-12

A continuation of my photo journal chronicalling the week to week changes in my garden. Click the journey-to-spring tag at the bottom to see all entries. the apricot tree the dogwood tree the lilac bush

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