Today, I went to the Orange Poppy Art Studio, located on Baseline Road, across the street from St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church, on Grand Island, for a pumpkin workshop. This workshop was all about decorating a paper mache pumpkin. There were two choices for decorating the pumpkin: paint or decoupage. I already had a pumpkin […]
What could be better than getting ready for my favorite holiday? It’s all about bright colors and fun. It’s about apples and winter squash and celebrating autumn, as well as getting to be any character you want to be. The only down side to Halloween is that it can be really cold and, as someone
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Last Friday, I went to St. Timothy Lutheran Church to paint wooden ornaments. These ornaments were made by Paul, a local wood carver, and they will be sold at the Erie County Fair. All proceeds from the sale of the ornaments will go to the Make a Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with
Yes, you can. Yes, I can. Do you really want to do something? Are you committed to practicing and putting the time and effort into making it happen? Well, then yes, you can do it. Notice, I didn’t say you will get rich at your new skill. Because, for sure, I haven’t figured out that
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Okay (that’s an O word)…. maybe not, but it’s still fun alliteration. And it’s good to be open to the opportunities, no matter what the opportunities may be, even just making up random alliterations. Speaking of which, tomorrow is a “P” day and “P” stands for “poem,” so you might see some fun alliteration tomorrow.
O is for olive ointment on the ocean… Read More »
Well, not exactly. Yes, I have painted a whole bunch of eggs, and I am excited about continuing the egg painting process, but I am not mass producing them. I have to paint more because I’ve given away most of the eggs that I’ve already painted and it’s not Easter yet. Today, I painted three
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After painting eight wooden eggs, I was starting to feel as if inspiration had fled. Nevertheless, I decided to paint three wooden eggs today, even though I had absolutely no plan in mind for them. Unfortunately, my creativity was taking a nap… I looked at the eggs and blanked out. I didn’t have a clue…
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It finally looks like and almost feels like spring. Well, winter is really trying not to go bye bye, but it’s obviously in its last hurrah stages. Fortunately, the plants are growing and the color is back with the early spring flowers. And not only are there the flowers that nature provides, there are also
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or present a lovely gift in a handmade oragami box! Yesterday, I went to the library for a craft workshop. It was all about making oragami boxes. The box making was a nice relaxing activity to do after having just been at a circuit training class in the gym. The instructor, Adele, had provided sets
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Today is Wordless Wednesday, so I am sharing a picture of two wooden eggs that I painted this afternoon. It is day 39 of the 100-day art project.
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