Posted on March 30, 2009 by firstborn
over the years, i discovered that i have trained my eye to seek out not only particular objects, but colors too. this is largely unconscious. i don’t know why i am drawn to certain colors first before others. but something within me responds. & i must fill my world with these colors. again, i don’t know why [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2009 by firstborn
even though it is supposed to SNOW (omg!) later this afternoon, i am still going to THINK SPRING! i’m nearly ready to close out the itty bitty spring book swap in the ning group. i’m in the process of stuffing & labelling packages still. i hope to get the books out to the gals who participated in [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2009 by firstborn
as tedious as creating this badge was on my pse, i am amazed at how it turned out! it took me some 50 layers to create this badge for the new itty bitty book swap i’m hosting in my ning group. the other night, last tuesday, as a matter of fact, i forced myself to [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2009 by firstborn
ok, i took the rare opportunity this morning to get at the groups in this swap i’m hosting. so here’s how it all went down: GROUP I* 1.stephanie 2.kate vee & me 3.tamberstone 4.lbjonriver 5.jo creates 6.tinisarts 7.chocolate is the best medicine 8.aka creativity 9.anastasia c. 10.tangled threads 11.rocky point patterns 12.monicascrafts 13. lynn s. 14.raesha [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2009 by firstborn
(front) (back) my effort for paper whimsy‘s quote challenge no. 3. this time around, the theme is pink (which is in my fave color palette!) & the hilda poem entitled, wishes. i’ve had a devil of a time posting these as we’ve had torrential rain all day, interferring with the satellite connection. how annoying! but [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2009 by firstborn
it’s parTEA day! spring has sprung! you can’t go wrong with fresh cut flowers. & pink to boot! yummy herbal tea to whet my whistle. hmm, difficult to choose, so i will try them both, hehehe. fitting vignette, don’t you think? (btw, this sweet art block will soon be available in my shops soon. my [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2009 by firstborn
(graphic image from here; digi altered by moi)
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Posted on March 19, 2009 by firstborn
The Patience of Ordinary Things ::by pat schneider:: It is a kind of love, is it not? How the cup holds the tea, How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare, How the floor receives the bottoms of shoes Or toes. How soles of feet know Where they’re supposed to be. I’ve been thinking about the [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2009 by firstborn
Posted on March 16, 2009 by firstborn
my friend cj owns this fabulous shop and she asked me to be her featured artist for the st. pat’s art fair that the town hosted this past weekend. it is the first time the town is doing it this year. ordinarily, they have a st. patty’s day parade, but the town, for whatever reason, decided [...]
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