Modern Monogram

On Friday night I enjoyed a night with the girls at the monthly crop. I decided to work on a Wedding Album of my sister's wedding. Her wedding was in 2005 in the Cayman Islands. It was a beautiful wedding, and I really wanted to thank her for the wonderful time we had. It was a great night, because looking at all those island pictures really...

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Cold and Crusty Outside, Crusty Inside?

So I am in love with canning and freezing foods. Especially when they can become my favorite comfort foods. I have been craving chicken potpie, that will have to be another days work. So I made 3 piecrusts for the freezer. Here is the recipe:      3 C. All Purpose Flour      1/2 tsp. Salt     ...

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A Calendar

I probably have the most complex Google calendar known to man. Sometimes I just want to see a clean calendar, it is like, I am on vacation. Because I don't always need to be reminded about the 3 soccer practices, Scrapbooking crop, 2 training sessions, and 3 kung fu classes. Simple. So I utilized a few simple Photoshop brushes. These are 4 months...

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Christmas Aftermath

I know its technically early to take the Christmas stuff down. I had a willing pack mule, fresh from watching Sponge Bob and Chipmunks, looking for something to do. I had him, and once we began there was no returning. So I go to put stuff away in the closet, I notice that we forgot to put out the beloved-lighted moose village. Because every well decorated...

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A New Year means Life Redirection

I have always set resolutions at the beginning of the year with variable outcome. This year is no exception. 2009 was a wonderful year with lots of new ground covered. However as the year waned I kept finding myself looking with an expression of longing at the craft room that gathered dust. I have a great many loves but nothing brings me back to sitting on my Grandmother's table drawing like art or design. Some how returning to that place in my life seems like a great place to begin again. So...

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