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The Paint Box–Ink Wash

Today on The Paint Box I will be demoing how to do an Ink Wash Painting. In hindsight I should have taught this technique first but with the difficultly of the ink I decided to teach it after I taught basic techniques. One of the keys to a good ink wash painting is finding a … Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday

Thomas the Tank Engine is so much cooler than mom My daughter Valentine’s Day Haul – Whatever happen to just giving cards?

We need to SAVE PBS and NPR!

I have tried very hard to keep politics out of my blog posts but this subject has drove me over the edge. I am going to keep this simple and stick to the facts. I will try to be non-partisan as possible because I feel that this should be a non-partisan issue. Where would I … Continue reading →

Pitchers and Catchers Report

So every year there is a lull in sports (at least for me) the two weeks after the Super Bowl until the day Pitchers and Catchers report for Spring Training. I hate basketball and college basketball, hockey doesn’t hold my interest like it use to so I watch ESPN and hold my nose – I … Continue reading →

Bookbinding 101–How To Do a Tortoise Stitch

I have noticed in the past couple weeks that book binding is the “IT” thing. Since I try to be really cool in everything I do I am hopping on this band wagon (and no I could not type this without laughing). I was taught how to bind books by my good friend Lidia. She … Continue reading →

Heart Garland–Kid Friendly Project

I did not come up with this project on my own it was in the 2011 February Family Fun Magazine. I learned long ago not to show my daughter the photos of the projects or I would be told repeatedly ours doesn’t look like the pictures. I did not have the same beads to make … Continue reading →

Festive Friday Blog Hop–Design 3

Welcome to your next stop on the Festive Friday Blog Hop. You should have just came from Cheryl Lindsay’s Blog – Cherlin – Ink. Card number three is based on my theme for my Christmas Cards this year, which is Snow. The card is 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” when folded and was constructed on … Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday

My sick, sleeping Booga We are all on the mend from the “Zombie Plague” (this is what I told a solicitor when he banged on the door yesterday) but it has been a rough couple of days.

Get Well Soon–Tasty Tuesday

Since everyone in my family (except Jeff) is sick I figured this Tuesday would be about homemade or herbal remedies I use. Some work some I think are just psychological but work wonders (in my mind). Netti Pot Solution: I read somewhere that the Netti Pot is a shower for you sinuses. If you don’t … Continue reading →

Did you hear?

THE PACKERS WON THE SUPER BOWL!!!! So I am one happy PACKERS fan On Sunday I went to a Super Bowl Party and made cookies (instead of a cake): My green and gold football and XLV cookies. Note about the footballs I bent an old cookie cutter into a football shape because I didn’t … Continue reading →