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Archive for July, 2008

still learning

Posted in Journal, tagged , , , , , on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I started this doll before we left for Brasilia, and after the trip in my luggage I realized that there are still some things I need to work on with my dollmaking. I finally feel like I know what I’m doing with the faces, I loved creating this doll and she was inspired by [...]

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Art Swaps

Posted in Journal, tagged , , , , , , , on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’ve finally started to feel settled a bit, and I’ve returned to one of my life-lines from our days in Bogota, joining an Art Swap. I joined an ATC group after the first year away from the states as a way to feel connected to other artists, especially english-speaking artists. I wish my [...]

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Personalizing a Home

Posted in Journal, tagged , , on July 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This weekend we did something a little colorful to personalize my eldest daughter’s room. Here is a photo of my stain glass- painting. I used Jo-Sonia paints, they were great on the glass, and with a little water, I was able to make some very smooth lines.
It’s not permanent, but it made her [...]

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Recycling Envelopes

Posted in Ideas, tagged , , , , , on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Our mail has finally found us, and unfortunately there was a little confusion with one of my subscriptions, I ended up with one of my mom’s magazines. Well, to send it back to here I decided to recycle the envelope with some of her favorite people, my little girls of course.
We went home to [...]

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Borrowing Books

Posted in Journal, tagged , , on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I used our rental car for the last time today (6 weeks for $1000 – yeah that’s 3 zeros) and went by the Med Unit to get one of my babies a vaccine… It hurt but she shook it off after about 30 seconds. Anyway, while we were there I went into the commissary [...]

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