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10 Apr Family Treasure: Books Part 3

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{A lovely printed hardcover book} Here are the last few book treasures that were given to me by my grandmother. Both of these books are BEAUTIFUL books and in fairly good condition. The A LITTLE BROTHER FOR BEAR book makes me smile,...

07 Apr Easter Eggs and More

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{Easter themed art and cards!} Easter is happening in a few weeks and I wanted to be sure to share with you that currently in my Shoppe there are several Easter themed products! We have several handmade Easter cards...

03 Apr Family Treasures: Books Part 2

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{a true treasure} I'm back with another round of family treasures! This weathered brown book had several surprises inside. The content alone was interesting. It is basically an early graphic design "how-to" book on lettering and letter construction. {title page} {alphabets for reference} I've...

31 Mar Thinking Spring with Collage

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{Fun with paper} A friend and I decided we needed some spring colors in our life. If mother nature wasn't going to do it, then we would take paper and glue into our own hands and create some spring-inspired scenes! We...

27 Mar Family Treasure: Books Part 1

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{my new family treasure} Last weekend, D and I traveled to a small town east of Saratoga Springs to visit with my uncle, aunt, cousins, and my grandmother. My brother and I call her, Nana. Nana is turning 98 in May!...

13 Mar On the art table: New Bunny Sketch

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{new sketch} I'm a little strange. Or maybe I'm not, just a creature of habit? In any light, I've noticed a cycle in my creativity. I think it prefers to hibernate during the winter months. It not all the way...

06 Mar New Margaret Wise Brown Book

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{Just published this week!} Goodnight Songs is a collection of newly discovered lyrical poems by the legendary children's author, Margaret Wise Brown—the author of Goodnight Moon. If that wasn't amazing enough, each of the 12 poems is paired with a different...

04 Mar Thinking and Believing in Spring

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{New Spring card set} Alright folks, it might be -8 degrees outside, but moving ahead like Spring is on its way! I'm seeing bright colors and hearing the the sounds of bees and birds in the air. How? Well,...

25 Feb You Are My Sunshine

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{Feel the warmth!} I think I'm doing everything I can to will warmer spring days and less snow. Even as I was creating this piece of art mother nature was mocking with me more snow falling! Oh well, I'll...

21 Feb In My World

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{In process artwork for my wedding stationery!} I've been quite busy with book design projects, but I've found time to begin to create the save the date and invitations for my wedding happening in the fall. Eeeeeee! I...