and why I am not a fan… The prompt for October 21st from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to write about this year’s election. I am supposed to talk about candidates and what I think about their campaigning. Normally, I would say something about why attack ads and negative campaigning are a bad idea because
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Today’s prompt was to describe a challenge. So I am going to offer an illustrated challenge for you, which is to draw a flower in pencil. Materials needed: number 2 pencil (also known as HB), eraser, pencil sharpener, paper You are going to start with a blank sheet of paper. Unlined paper is best, but
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I really enjoyed the responses to yesterday’s blog post so much that I decided to continue this conversation. I love talking about creativity, and I am beyond happy that you are so willing to participate in this conversation. This comment came from Jennifer: We share a lot of creative outlets! I love drawing, painting, and
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A few days ago, I asked for comments and questions. I got two from that day, which I am posting with responses. From Lynn Dorman: On any given day, any of the above work for me, but the specific one depends on what I’ve been doing and where I’m living. When I lived on the
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Today’s prompt is to share a product or service that I can offer for sale. Um… I don’t know if I have one of those, so, instead, how about some more images from my collage journal, as well as some goofy captions? Who knows? Maybe collage and captions could be considered a service? Well, I
Today’s prompt was to talk about something or someone who inspires me… I have participated in the Ultimate Blogging Challenge for at least ten years now, and I have learned so much about blogging, creativity, and myself along the way. This challenge has been such a gift to me. I have never really talked about
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was to share some song lyrics that I live by. The song lyrics that I’m sharing come from “Les Miserables,” with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Alain Boublil, and book by both Schönberg and Boublil. I always had many insecurities about my abilities and about my appearance.
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About a year and a half ago, I started making an afghan. I chose to make small squares, and I thought that this would be a quick process. (insert the sound of a buzzer). As it turns out, I couldn’t have been more wrong. This afghan requires more than 200 small squares, and I am
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In the past four months or so, I have discovered the joy of collage. It’s a great way to preserve images without having stacks of magazines, brochures, etc., taking up space in your home. The fun of collage is combining similar images to create a theme or somewhat different images to tell a story. It
When I was fifteen years old, I decided that I had no talent for art. Which was actually very late for a kid to make that decision. Generally, kids see the gap between what they are doing and what they feel they should be doing between the ages of nine and eleven. According to an
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