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01/31/12--06:52: tracks (chan 2849245)

This morning the pool was a little too crowded for a swim, being a beautiful sunrise I opted for some winter play.  Walking along the old rails to trail I remembered the allure of winter hikes.  The trail I walked on was loaded first with snowmobile tracks, than as I moved further along the river [...]


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02/01/12--13:30: sweet surprise (chan 2849245)

Wasn’t that sweet!  My husband took me to a cross-county skiing progressive dinner for my birthday.  Being handed a map of trails with numbered locations reminded me of his marriage proposal 10 years ago in a similar location.   Since it was a night event we were able to enjoy the clear night sky and [...]


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02/02/12--13:26: origami paper dolls (chan 2849245)

Somedays when you have a bad day at school because the gym teacher makes you play volleyball and you’re no good at it and it just about ruins your whole day, you need a little craft time with your mom afterschool, making something fun like origami paper dolls and somehow the frown from the corner [...]


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02/06/12--05:00: sparkle gems (chan 2849245)

It happened slowly over a few months and then full obsession hit – I am in love with gem shapes!  I found these sweet little patterns for geometric shapes on mini-eco, she has a pdf on her site or you can find it here.  I made these from a thick paper in a  mono-chromatic color [...]


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02/07/12--06:54: for the love of buttercream. (chan 2849245)

This year I made a lemon blueberry marble cake for my birthday.  All from scratch, three intense steps, and yes despite my spouse’s offer to make it, I made my own cake.  No ice cream.  And the buttercream frosting almost ruined the whole day.  Which my sweetie quickly googled “how to save buttercream frosting”  who knew [...]


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02/09/12--12:24: drawing on clay (chan 2849245)

I took a moment this week to check out the drawing clay exhibit at Central Michigan University.   Showcasing pieces on loan from artists all over the country such from Jenny Mendes, Beth Lambert & Woozel, Israel Davis and JustinRothshank, see more here. I took my nut along and she made a little art of [...]


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02/14/12--06:23: origami flowers (chan 2849245)

We made these blooms for the teachers and the classroom volunteers this year for Valentine’s Day.  The girls are really getting into origami,  I had scrap-booking paper on hand and we found directions on this video.  I love seeing them making gifts!  There are little cards made by them hidden all over the house today ,  we have [...]


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02/15/12--05:47: seeds (chan 2849245)

I am loving looking through design seeds palettes for a little inspiration.  Hopefully these seeds will sprout into some much needed motivation, I have quite a few projects in limbo… or maybe a few afternoons of sunshine would do the trick!


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02/16/12--10:16: from paper to clay (chan 2849245)

It’s a busy busy snow day around here.  snowmen. weaving. dress up. book making. carving.  I know MORE gems….  after I carved these they went straight into the ink onto paper then they migrated to the clay studio to have some fun in the dirt.  I’ll have to play with the composition a bit, I [...]


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02/21/12--16:31: beignets (chan 2849245)

I made a healthy dinner tonight does that justify making these New Orleans beignets for dessert?   Being mardi gras I figured that today was a good day to try these out,  I found the recipe here.  I made a simple chocolate sauce to go with them – celebration! Tomorrow lent begins, I haven’t chosen [...]


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