Category: crafting
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dabble time
I like to dabble with drawing objects and watercolour flowers. If my drawing is not good enough, I cut it out. It then looks better. Like my orange flower and stem with leaves. I am like a kindergarten artist. Draw or paint it and then cut it out and glue onto a big sheet of […]
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Ariat boots in the barn
These were once originally black. I got creative and let myself paint them a different colour using leather paint and acrylic paint. I don’t wear them anymore. They sit on a ledge in our barn. A conversation piece! They are great boots but I wore these when I was a nervous tense new horse rider […]
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the healing green with Irish fun
Green is a healing colour and plants are healers. Indoor plants promote the air quality in the house. Yucca tree leaves. Here is a chuckle for you. Several years ago I was learning to draw. I saw this picture of a leprechaun and I challenged myself. I got er’ done!
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appreciation station
I am a huge fan of receiving a gift or two at Christmas. Instead of expecting gifts I just appreciate what is boxed and bagged and wrapped and ribboned up under the tree. I am not a fantastic tree decorator nor am I good at gift wrapping. I decided to leave it up to hubby […]
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Spray paint art
Hubby and I had these bales dropped off in the front yard and before we put them away for winter we thought we would show the highway drive-by traffic a Halloween smile! Three cans of bright orange spray paint and 1 black spray can later……….it’s art!
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painting skills
Improving the basement rooms is always a last Reno project and after 7 years we finally tackled the basement bedrooms. We chose the Benjamin Moore Mineral Ice colour. This is after the first coat. We painted over a deep bright blue colour. Here is my son Tom who has an interesting story about how he […]
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I am meditating -always
I write this post about closing my brain. Keeping my mind in the dark while sitting still. I like to count when I meditate and then it calms me. I am sure of one thing these days and that is I can shut my mind off and stay alert, even if my mind wanders and […]