tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222943119688512722024-03-05T04:54:39.978-06:00 My Creative LifestyleMixed media artist, DIY enthusiast, creative designer, blogger, reuse and re-purpose crafter.My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-45092720093818388342020-08-24T12:50:00.000-05:002020-08-24T12:52:28.489-05:00Mandala Making<p> Good Morning,</p><p>I'm back!!</p><p> I've been trying to maneuver the new normal. It's been a challenging, right??</p><p>My creativity and inspiration really took a hit when Covid19 came to visit, so I put all focus on helping my family. My grandson came to visit for spring break and stayed as all schools went to virtual learning. We finished virtual second grade. Now we are becoming pros in third grade virtual learning. I hope y'all are making it through these weird times and finding some time to be creative.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I started learning about making Mandalas. If you follow my Pinterest page you can look at lessons I found to help me. You can also just click on the Pinterest box on this page and it will take you right to Pinterest. The name of the Pinterest board is Mandala art lessons.</p><p>I purchased some tools on Amazon to help. I will put the links below. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6CH769/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Compass</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009Z0QIRA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Protractor</a></p><p> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mocoosy-Pack-Inch-Mandala-Stencils/dp/B089CKDK54/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mocoosy+24+Pack+5+Inch+Mandala+Stencils+-+Mandala+Dot+Painting+Stencil+Template+for+Painting+on+Wood+Reusable+Plastic+Drawing+Stencil+for+Rock+Stones+Wall+Fabric+Furniture&qid=1598289948&sr=8-1">Mandala stencils</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QFRD6SQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Dotting tools</a><br /></p><p><img height="200" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bb/5c/6b/bb5c6b9d2be46d992b0e5a101342f07b.jpg" width="200" /><img height="197" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c1/35/6c/c1356ca96279e623e2d3ff902ca01356.jpg" width="200" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Creating!</p><p>Shari</p>My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-48015967778492958032020-03-03T05:00:00.000-06:002020-03-03T05:00:07.632-06:00Dollar Tree St. Patricks Day Sign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: black;">Unfinished wood clover from Dollar tree</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: black;">Americana Multi-surface paint in Black Tie, Leprechaun, Foliage green</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: black;">Americana Décor Distressed Harlequin 12x12 stencil</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: black;">1/2" sheer ribbon</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">One that I keep seeing are these adorable bee hives. Inspiration hit and I had to try and create one for myself. </span><br />
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Half of a plastic Easter egg<br />
Twine rope<br />
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Americana Multi-surface paint -black tie<br />
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I bought my plastic Easter eggs at Walmart. They are nesting eggs and were the perfect size for my beehives. For best results use the rounded end and not the flat end.<br />
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Wrap the egg half in wax paper. Twist at the top and fold under the egg. This keeps your hot glue from sticking to the egg and holds the shape.<br />
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Start at the large end. Add a drop of glue to the wax paper and attach the twine. Continue wrapping the twine around the egg hot gluing it to hold it into place. As you wind up to the next layer, and all layers after, you add the hot glue to the twine not the wax paper.<br />
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Cut the plastic wrap off the bottom and top. If wanted you can remove all the plastic wrap. </div>
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Cut a piece of twine for your loop at the top and another for the bee opening on the side. Glue into place. Paint the back twine of the opening with Americana multi-surface paint. Be careful not to get paint on the circle of twine.<br />
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Glue on any embellishments you want to finish your hive. <b>NOTE:</b> I added a wood base recycled from old coasters.<br />
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I hope this inspired you to make your own cute and easy beehive for your spring decor!<br />
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<br />My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-76369502932822716292020-02-28T11:30:00.000-06:002020-02-28T11:36:58.684-06:00Tin Can Beverage Holders I love a great reuse project! These cute beverage holders are not just for summer. You can decorate them for camping trips, around the backyard fire pit, music festivals, that labor day BBQ. Check out my full tutorial on the DecoArt website.<br />
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<span style="color: #0000ee;">Shari</span>My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-62321020175016200762020-02-21T14:17:00.002-06:002020-02-21T14:17:36.162-06:00Introducing My New Blog Look<br />
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I'm so excited to introduce my new blog look! It reflects the way I am feeling these days. I am a little lighter and brighter.<br />
I took some time off blogging to teach crafting and painting classes at local establishments. But I missed blogging and designing. So here I am back to sharing all that creative stuff.<br />
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I hope you will enjoy being part of My Creative Lifestyle.<br />
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ShariMy Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-46143925606056965172018-09-13T16:00:00.000-05:002018-09-13T16:00:10.621-05:00Holiday Crafting with a DIY Halloween project Good Morning!<br />
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I LOVE Halloween and I am really inspired to see so many great DIY projects out there already. <br />
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Today I am so excited to share with you my first Halloween tutorial for DecoArt! This DIY project is super simple to create and uses some recycled wood. (yeah for recycling!) There are so many ways you can decorate this project after you get the basic structure made. <br />
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Go check it out and I would love to see your creations. Click on the link below the image.<br />
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Happy Creating,<br />
Shari<br />
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My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-50592096728659980232018-07-26T15:43:00.001-05:002018-07-26T15:50:13.782-05:00Creating a Southwest Style Leather BraceletHi Guys!<br />
I have recently had a chance to try the new DecoArt Stylin™ paint for fashion accessories. The colors are so vibrant and flow so smoothly. After they cure the paint is flexible and will not come off your leather, most synthetic leather, and patent leather items. You can use them on canvas and to refresh a fashion piece too!<br />
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Let me show you how I created a bit of southwest flair using these durable paints.<br />
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Leather bracelet<br />
DecoArt Stylin™<br />
(Black, yellow, brick, turquoise)<br />
DecoArt Americana® Aztec stencil<br />
Small foam pouncer<br />
Small paint brushes<br />
Rubbing Alcohol<br />
Painters tape<br />
Paper towels<br />
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1. I cleaned the leather using rubbing alcohol to remove any factory dust or oils.<br />
2. I taped my stencil down using painters tape and used a small pouncer to fill in the design onto the leather.<br />
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3. Remove the stencil and start adding the different colors to create a southwest feel.</div>
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Thank you for dropping by. I hope this inspires you to make or refresh a fashion piece you already have. I would love to see your project using DecoArt Stylin™ paints.<br />
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Happy Creating!<br />
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<br />My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-84745370114611415452017-03-09T00:30:00.000-06:002017-03-16T17:31:42.156-05:00Creative Get Togethers -Creating an Etched Wine Bottle Windchime Hi<br />
My friends and I recently came together for a creative crafternoon. We searched Pinterest for fun ideas. It was hard to choose, but finally decided on a wine bottle wind chime. I added a twist on the craft....etching!<br />
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Helpful hint: Pre-cut and sand the edges of your wine bottles several days before you are ready to etch them. <br />
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I wanted to share with you a quick pictorial on how I created mine. The results are just magical!<br />
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Helpful hint: Pre-cut and sand the edges of your wine bottles several days before your party. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">applying stencil to the bottle </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy Etch applied covering the stencil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15 min later scrap off , wash bottle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">assembled wind chime</td></tr>
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Here is a list of my supplies in case you want to try making one too!<br />
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<a href="http://decoart.com/easy-etch/" target="_blank">DecoArt Easy Etch</a><br />
<a href="http://decoart.com/decoupage/specialty" target="_blank">Americana Outdoor Decou-page</a><br />
<a href="http://decoart.com/multi-surface/" target="_blank">Americana Multi-surface paint </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.michaels.com/diamond-tech-green-bottle-cutter/10254030.html" target="_blank">Bottle cutter</a><br />
Rubbing alcohol<br />
Palette knife <br />
Sandpaper<br />
Painters tape <br />
Chain<br />
Key chain ring <br />
Wooden ball for ringer<br />
Wood for wind sail<br />
Small screw eyes<br />
Jump rings<br />
Needle nose pliers<br />
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It was really fun to get together with my crafty friends. What an amazing time we had creating an etched wine bottle windchime. We can hardly wait to get together for our next amazing crafternoon!!<br />
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Happy Creating!<br />
Shari<br />
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<br />My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-54087768495892143412017-02-13T15:49:00.000-06:002017-02-17T15:50:06.136-06:00Creativity Inspired by Paint Brush MusesHi!<br />
I created these little paint brush muses for my studio. Find out what each one represents for me and how you can create your own.<br />
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http://creativepaperclay.blogspot.com/2017/02/creativity-inspired-by-paint-brush-muses.htmlMy Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-53754598507121099792017-01-23T08:44:00.000-06:002017-01-23T08:44:38.802-06:00My Ed Hardy Inspired Paperclay Project HI !<br />
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I'm using wire mesh for the first time with Creative Paperclay® to create this angel tealight holder.<br />
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ShariMy Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-69034138035807973852016-10-03T15:16:00.005-05:002016-10-03T15:16:57.093-05:00Creating for the holidaysLet me show you how to make this mixed media <a href="http://creativepaperclay.blogspot.com/2016/10/lets-create-dia-de-los-muertos-day-of.html?m=1" target="_blank">Day of the dead </a>banner using Delight clay from Creative Paperclay.<br />
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If you have worked with Creative paperclay® before, or are a first timer, my tip of the month will be something you will want to check out.<br />
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Lover of everything Halloween here. This is my favorite time of the year . So many fun Halloween decorations, crafting, and candy eating going on!!<br />
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With a little imagination you can create more starting from the basic instructions on my tutorial. My grandson just loves them!<br />
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Today I came across a great way to recycle old CDs into sun catchers. It was super fun and EASY. I love the results. <br />
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If you are lucky enough to have a creative reuse store in your area like I do, you can find all the old CDs your little heart desires. You can always look at garage sales, and thrift centers as well.<br />
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I used <a href="http://eclecticproducts.com/e6000-allure-gloss-dimensional-design-adhesive-paint.html" target="_blank">E6000 Allure dimensional design</a> for the outlines and <a href="http://decoart.com/glasspaint/glass-stains" target="_blank">Glass stain by DecoArt </a>to color in the design.<br />
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ShariMy Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-44077518829146396512016-06-17T14:47:00.001-05:002016-06-17T14:47:08.940-05:00Featured Artist Linda Cain: Time on the Wings of a ButterflyI want to occasionally share with you some of the creations I am inspired by.<br />
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Today I came across a wonderful tutorial by Linda Cain. I am in love with this style right now.<br />
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I wanted to show you a faux stained glass piece I created using DecoArt® glass stain. This product is so easy to use, the colors are vibrant, and they are self leveling. The other brands that I have tried did not have self leveling. I believe this is mandatory in getting that flawless stained glass look.<br />
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I found an old window at my local "everything" shop the other day. I removed the glass and cleaned it with soap and water, then used rubbing alcohol on it and let it air dry. <b>Note... </b>Because this window is old you have no way of knowing what type of paint etc. is on it that could be toxic, I made sure to use gloves and an air mask.<br />
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I sanded the frame where there were visible rough spots, scraped out the old window sealant, and wiped it down with a damp cloth. I painted the frame with DecoArt® chalky finish paint ( Lace) and sealed it with Ultra-matte varnish.<br />
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I created the pattern for the stained glass using paper the same size as the glass. I wrote in the colors I would use in the different areas with a black sharpie. I laid the window on top of the pattern and traced it on the glass with a black Sharpie® pen. Remove your pattern and set aside. <b>Note..</b> Do not add the color names of each area on your glass. Refer back to your pattern for your colors.<br />
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Start tracing each line with DecoArt® stained glass leading. Let dry overnight. <b>Note:</b> You may need to do a small areas at a time so as not to smear it. You can clean up lines using a tooth pick and a baby wipe. <br />
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I added an extra special touch on my piece. I added stained glass color in the middle of each flower. When completely dry I glued glass stones that matched the color. It gives it a little 3D look. I used Dap® Adhesive Sealant to secure the window back into the frame. I used large eye hooks, chain, and S hooks to hang it on my front porch.<br />
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I am so happy with what I could achieve using this product! I was a little nervous when I started with this large piece but it turned out beautiful and I absolutely LOVE it!! My neighbors are showering me with compliments. <br />
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<i>Shari</i>My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-45841160757182827702016-05-31T13:25:00.004-05:002016-05-31T13:25:58.807-05:00It's The Journey Not The DestinationHI!<br />
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I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Memorial day weekend. I was ready for a weekend at home since I had traveled all of last month. <br />
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I had such a wonderful time visiting the Pacific Northwest. I grew up and lived in Washington and Oregon for many years. This place I called home wasn't new, but this time something was different. I wasn't rushed so I explored. I didn't think about time all that much. I looked at things with new eyes. I healed though I didn't even know I needed it. It was about the journey not the destination. When I arrived back in Texas my soul was nourished and my heart at peace.<br />
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Catching up on emails and social media lead me to a call for Faber-Castell's Design Memory Craft® core design team.<br />
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I use Gelatos® on a number of my mixed media pieces. For the design team creation I created a hanging wall piece using <a href="http://www.fabercastell.com/design-memory-craft-us/products/gelatos?itemsperpage=36&sort=asc" target="_blank">Design Memory Craft® Gelatos®,</a> Gesso, and Pitt® pens on canvas fabric.<br />
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Canvas fabric<br />
Stencils<br />
Painters tape <br />
Molding paste<br />
Palette knife<br />
Round dowel<br />
Wood dowel caps<br />
Fiber yarn<br />
Wood Glue<br />
Sewing machine<br />
White thread<br />
Paint brushes<br />
Water<br />
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<b><u> Gelatos® </u></b><br />
Green Tea<br />
Boysenberry<br />
Grape<br />
Cotton Candy<br />
Blueberry<br />
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Big Brush Black 5.0mm<br />
Small Brush Black 2.0mm<br />
Big Brush White 4.8 mm<br />
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Wash, dry, and iron your canvas fabric.<b> Note..</b> do not use fabric softener. Figure out the size you want your hanging to be and add 1" extra on the bottom and sides for the hem, and 2.5 " for the top pocket for your dowel to go into. Cut and stitch.<br />
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Color the fabric with all the colors. Blend the colors with water. To tone down the colors add watered down gesso. <b>Note..</b> Let your canvas completely dry before continuing. <br />
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Attach your stencil to the canvas using painters tape. Apply the molding paste using a palette knife.<br />
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Using a damp stiff brush, rub it against your Gelato® color and apply the color to your stencil image.<br />When done, outline the image with your Pitt pens.Use black Pitt® pens to color in the saying. Let dry completely. <br />
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The new Alice movie is finally out and I can't wait to see it!! I have always been in love with anything Alice. In honor of Through the Looking Glass, I wanted to share a few creations I did a while back. These pieces were
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I picked up this old display shelf at <a href="http://scrapdenton.org/" target="_blank">Scrap Denton</a>
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My Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170397487170959000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522294311968851272.post-54868542504454384902016-05-18T15:38:00.003-05:002016-05-19T14:13:33.945-05:00A Craving to Create Good Morning!<br />
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Were you wondering where I have been? Well, I was on an adventure in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. My sister shattered her hip so I flew up to see her during her recovery. I was also able to visit friends and family that I hadn't seen in years. My sister says it was a blessing in disguise. She was so right! <br />
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I went up there with NO ART SUPPLIES!!! I told myself that I was not going to have anytime to even consider art.<br />
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One day I felt something was missing. I needed my studio. I must create something, anything!!<br />
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<span style="color: black;"> I googled Art Supply Stores and found the most fantastic store right
in the heart of where I was staying! Runaway Art and Craft Studio's
owner and mixed media artist/ teacher Christy Wood and her staff were so
helpful and friendly. This store had everything I needed and some new
stuff I had not seen before in my area that I couldn't live without.(oh
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Here are the altered books I created with supplies from Runaway. The "Grow" book started out as an altered flower book but soon grew into a journal of my trip. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 4 yr old grandson is now helping me create in my "inspire" book.</td></tr>
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I am now home and so grateful to have been able to make the journey up to help my sister through her healing, and to see those I have missed so very much. This trip was so amazing in so many ways!! I too found healing and also growth that was so unexpected. :)<br />
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Shari <br />
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