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Back to my Art Tribe - It's been 8 years away from my Textile Art Group and there are some new members since I left. They are just as wonderful and inspiring as those before the...

NEW 2026: Juicy Living February 2026: a NEW Art Journaling PWYCW Workshop Series - Get your papers, pens, scissors & brushes ready... *Find a playful, colorful meditation space in paper, paint, and pen:* * Juicy Living: a NE...

Sunday Gratitude and Sparkly Things - [image: photo contains a gold and silver bracelet] Hello friends! Happy New Year! I don't know you about you, but I'm glad to have made it past 2025; i...

New 6 Week Online Collage Workshop - Join Artist and Author *Randel Plowman* for a *6 Week Online Collage Workshop* starting January 24. This informative workshop features new projects, ...

A Creative 2026 - It's happening! THIS YEAR! Yes, after 19 months since I made my application, instead of saying 'the year after next', and then 'next year', I can finally...

Book Review ~ Tea with Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn ~ 5 STAR!!! ~ 9/4/2025 - *Title: "Tea with Elephants" by Robin Jones Gunn* *Series: Suitcase Sisters Novel Book #1* *Format: Paperback* *Pages: 304* *Date Published: October 1...

ATC Matchbox - A Clockwork ... - Just a simple ATC box this week, with a little faux leather and steampunk. You will need tissue paper and some old watch or clock parts. Once you have ...

Single Sock Syndrom - My grandmother taught my how to knit, many years ago. She would knit socks for her sons (+ son in-laws) and cardigans that were sent to orphanages. She p...

Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! first appeared on Growing in Grace.

A Visual Parable from the Seashore for these Times Copy - A walk on the beach is where I feel free to pour out my heart, listen to God and sing into the wind with the crashing waves playing the music. Walking, I...

Natural Impressions Exhibition Opening - My Natural Impressions Exhibition started on the 7th September 2019 at Toora Village Studio Gallery in Toora, South Gippsland. The exhibition was official...

Come Join The Fun On An Imaginary Trip To SW France! - I've always heard about the gorgeous light in Paris, but I never imagined that all of France (well, the parts I visited anyway) would have that same ligh...

Link Love: December - *DECEMBER* So many links. So little time. Once a month I am going to share links to articles, artists, websites, social media feeds, artwork, events, book...

Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars - [image: Pin It] I have a serious love of Peanut Butter and Jelly everything. I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbpr...

ON-LINE WORKSHOP - At last I have an on-line workshop I was so happy to be invited to teach for 21 Secrets again. *Paper, Glue, Scissors* *There are 21 teachers and 21 diff...

2018 Bono Birthday Card - [image: house_door] This years card was so much fun and so rewarding to make! I usually don't make literal art, but I was inspired this year by U2's Experi...

A birthday Card - I am terrible at making cards, really,really terrible.. not the actually making so much as the remembering to make and then remembering to send. It is a r...

How I Log My Incoming/Outgoing Letters -

Vegan Raw Falafel without Chickpeas or Dehydrating - I recently catered an all women's retreat and served up Vegan, Gluten-Free, Organic meals which included these divine raw falafel balls. They were so del...

stand up eight - i've been on a path to better watercolor the past couple of years, and that means practice, practice, practice. but i've noticed that after all that pract...

Days 5 and 6 of the Top 2000 Countdown - CSNY and Hozier! - Hi friends! I've got a catchup post on the Top 2000 party today, since I didn't post about it yesterday. Yesterday was day five and we were counting down t...

Wanderlust Early Bird Savings - *Hey everyone! You have now only 10 days left to sign up to Wanderlust at the Early Bird Price. I am beyond excited to be one of the Teachers on this **on...

Art Postcards Created for Artists For Artists 2017 - My friend Michelle Ward invited me to participate in her fundraising effort to assist artists affected by natural disaster. She asked me if I could create ...

Dayof the Dead Jewelry - I have affection towards everything Day of the Dead. I grew up on the border and spent time with my family in MX. so I've never been one to shy away fr...

Things that make me swoon... - There is nothing like a good swoon some things are just so lovely that they get a few oos and ahhs but some go beyond that... they are truly and magnific...

July Monthly Challenge Winners - Congratulations to the July Monthly Challenge winners! 1 winner was chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the ...

List harga Mobil Toyota 2033 - Daftar harga Mobil Toyota 2017 – Arenapacu.com Mobil yaitu satu diantara alat transportasi waktu saat ini yang telah mulai merambah semua susunan orang-ora...

It's not a blizzard and I'm blogging anyway - I came home from work tonight, eager to paint, to learn that not only did we not have heat, but the boiler was spewing water all over the basement floor. ...

Mixed Media Winged Heart and Tiny House Magnets - I'm excited to finally be able to share this project, since I've been sitting on the photos for a while. It's a two-sided winged heart ornament for the Mix...

Hydrangea - On a cold, grey, winter day, some beautifully colored hydrangea seem like the perfect choice. Hope your new year is off to a colorful and creativ...

Word Up Weekend - Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog today. I've been working on more samples for my work AND Stampotique items. We at Stampotique have this wonder...

Less is more: Challenge #298 Theme - SPIDERS! Just had to get Spider Girl out for this challenge. Love the simplicity of this stamp. She looks just as I was as a little girl. A real minx. Of ...

Hello! - Is it me you are looking for? When I was invited by Isprava to view their lovely villas in Goa Sorry for being AWOL for the last few weeks. I have a very g...

Louisiana! - Hello from Louisiana! Moving proved to be a challenge. Nothing major happened. Everyone arrived safely, including the reptiles. We closed on the house ...

Who Needs Paint! - Learning to paint would be such fun. But I've tried a couple times without much success. I seem to do better snapping photos of things I like. But wha...

Feeling Great. - I started my hormone blocking therapy and so far have suffered few side effects. I also had my osteo shot which I will get every 6 months for the next 5 y...

Beer Marinated Chicken with Sweet Potato and Brussel Sprouts Salad - [image: IMG_3358] This flavor filled dinner was a hit at our place. Our little one gobbled up the Brussels sprout sweet potato salad, and the chicken wa...

Squash Those Dream Killers! - Squash Those Dream Killers! Do you have a dream? Something that you actually see yourself doing someday. Maybe it is something that absolutely seems impos...

Playing with India Ink... -

Moving Forward - It's been forever since I've blogged and like many, I've vowed to start up again. I think I'll share a little bit of what I've done in my blogosphere ...

2016 Weekly Planner - The 2016 Documented Life Project is about to begin. I made it through 2015 with a simple weekly planner, not too fussy. This year I wanted a little mor...

Paris -

Summer decor - Thought I'd swing by and share a bit of my summer decor!

Summer Frame DIY - Hi friends! Hope you are all having a fabulous day I know I am! I just wanted to share a little project with you that I whipped up the other day! It's...

And the winner is! - a Rafflecopter giveaway Congratulations Ruth! I have emailed you asking you to let me have your postal address so I can send off your prize! I hope you...

My new green "storage solution"... - beffore after So our kitchen is pretty small, and it has very limited cabinet space. In fact, we only have three drawers total. For three and a half years...

A Tiny Stitched Book - This is a tiny stitched book that I made. Seriously. It's tiny. Reall...

New Calligraphy classes at PaperMarket - I'll be running some calligraphy classes in March and April at PaperMarket. There'll be an introductory class and an intermediate class. As of yesterday,...

Soul Espresso - A cup of words offering compassion, creativity, & warmth. A gift that I’m openly accepting on this cold, wintry day. Join me?

Elle's Studio Dec Kit - Elle's Studio Dec. Kits are now available. Love this fun little kit! You can find the kit HERE! Here is my layout using the Dec kit and the Good Cheer ...

Hello Autumn - Happy Fall to you Phew, what a long few months this has been. I have not created much art since April, I have created four pieces in total. I was ove...

Creative Paperclay® LINK UP PARTY! - WELCOME!! It’s time for the Creative Paperclay® HALLOWEEN LINK UP PARTY! Two years ago, I created a BAT WING for a piece of art. Later, I made a mold with ...

In Which I Commence a New Era of This Blog. - Many things have happened in my life since I last blogged. Many things have been redefined in my heart, mind and life. Many things God is still redefining....

LadyBug Bags - I had originally thought about making LadyBug Bags and putting in them samples of the things I make. I tried it out and didn't get any bites. I have decide...

Butterfly Canvas Process Video - Here is my newest YouTube video showing the process of me creating a canvas as well as my own handmade embellishments. There are many techniques shown. I h...

But I’m not angry… - This whole area of admitting instead of blaming can be a difficult thing to do. Lionel my fictional friend who came to my front porch for emotional heali...

The story behind shopAraish- Part 1 - Hello peeps!!! How have you been? I'm back!!! .....and a lot has been going on, all this time while I was AWOL. Researching, curating, creating, photograph...

The Precinct: Mar 30th 2014 - *Modus Operandi: * *The Neighbors Never Noticed...* SHOOTERS: Shoot your mug with a description of something other people don’t know or notice about you. S...

Little Bunny - This morning I had a crazy idea to make Maddie a bunny. (Maddie is that sweet baby girl I was pregnant with in my last posts almost two years ago :P )So I...

Jual Souvenir Towel Cake Harga Murah - Jual Souvenir Towel Cake Harga Murah Tugas utama *souvenir pernikahan towel cake murah *adalah sebagai pemberi rasa bahagia kepada para tamu undangan yang ...

1 Year and 1 Week - 1 year and 1 week. That's how long I have been out of the loop. I'd say time has flown but it hasn't really. It's been a long, hard road, with many trials ...

Menu September 9 - Look at this! Two weeks in a row with a menu! Yeah, no recipe last week but this is a good start for getting back into this. In my mind, the highlight from ...

Art Journaling 3 - "Gratitude is the sign of "nobile" souls" Mixed media: water colors, gelatos, gel pens, scribble paint, gesso, brush marker, permanent marker ~~~~~~~~~~...

Video Series:painting on a magazine page -

We're Moving!! Time to upgrade our site to a new server! - Hey all! Well it's midnight here, I should be sleeping, but I have been working hard to update this site to a new, and better Blog host! I am super exci...

Grasshopper Cake - I know, I know. I've said many many times how I just don't like making cakes. A lot of it is because the stress of making it look pretty, something I've ne...

To blog or not to blog - I would be lying if I said I intended to log more often...when the truth of the matter is that more often than not I really can not be bothered. I tend to ...

Peerless Pains - I can't seem to be content with my water color pallet. So here I have redone it to match Jane's new printable pallet and I think I'm finally happy. Just ...

New Beginnings and Directions in my Art - Have you ever stopped and looked really closely at your art and realized with a sick feeling that the styles and colors you were using were basically i...

I Am In Love With Mason! - ....Mason jars that is ;-) I have always had a thing for drinking out of them and stuffing flowers in them when I was so poor I could not afford a vase. I ...

Time To Say Goodbye! - Oh yes people ... today will be my very last post for Simon Says Stamp and Show. I have loved every moment of my time with the Amazing Heidi ... the litt...

Hummingbird mama and babies! - I love hummingbirds, I see them hurriedly flying around here and there from beautiful bloom to beautiful bloom, drinking in the sweet nectar those bl...

Winner of $100 RRP of goodies is..... - Today as promised, I am to announce the winner who commented on my blog each day for 8 days ... Thankyou everyone for checking out my canvas.. they have b...

This is the week that buds - High temps and early rain awoke the sleeping giant. I've been watching this tree since New Years. This week out came the buds. Next week they will be le...

A year in the life of an art journal January 15th prompt - Finally got around to doing some art journaling! Yay! This is for A year in the Life of an art journal's first prompt of the year. THE PROMPT: Word ie: al...

21 Secrets - *Missed it last time? * *Take it last time want to take it again?* *Click here to enter for a chance to win a free seat in the online class!* The thir...

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