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tina
Seattle
Interests: art journaling, reading, photography, i'm interested in jewelry design and construction, metalsmithing, artists books and book design, encaustics and learning.
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Everybody needs a friendship such as the two of you have.
"...another knot in the string of time...", A poem, a room full of rain, and an orchestral flash mob. Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Through The Keyhole
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"Youexpected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintry light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2013 at Through The Keyhole
So so beautiful. I love these gorgeous colors and designs.
Toggle Commented Mar 23, 2013 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ Charlotte Lyons ~ at SouleMama
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What a delicious stack!
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Beauty on top of beauty!
Toggle Commented Mar 7, 2013 on flea market finds at pamgarrison
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I've a rare day off from the day job and I've already started on the making. Today will be filled with stitching, delicious food, more stitching, gluing, more delicious food, and if I'm lucky, a bit of thrifting. Hoping your... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Through The Keyhole
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We don't often get thick fog in Seattle. It makes an otherwise humdrum day so mysterious! Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2013 at Through The Keyhole
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Me and my shadow snuggled in on this delicious frosty morning. Planning, thinking, plotting, pondering, and just enough making. Have a glorious day! Continue reading
Posted Jan 12, 2013 at Through The Keyhole
Goodness these are gorgeous!
Toggle Commented Jan 7, 2013 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ Golly Bard ~ at SouleMama
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Bringing in the new year with breakfast for dinner and sipping chocolate with a homemade marshmallow. Setting the tone for the coming year. A bit of the comfortable but unexpected and a bit indulgence. Cheers! Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2013 at Through The Keyhole
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I'm working on a project for Tending The Fire (http://www.nurturearts.com), the art project my friends Gwen, Celeste and I are developing. If you haven't visited me over there stop on by. I have a feeling you'll love it. Continue reading
Posted Dec 30, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
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The Shortest Day And so the shortest day came, and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. ... They lighted candles in the winter trees; They... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
Mmmm...wishing I could be going there this morning instead of work. Ready for some Christmas cheer for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Toggle Commented Dec 20, 2012 on Merry and Bright at Adventures in Pretty
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My friend Celeste celebrated her birthday yesterday with an art party. Can you imagine a better way to celebrate your birthday? Me neither! Gwen & Dawn I am totally stealing this idea! I may not even wait for my birthday.... Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
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I've been dreaming of hand written letters lately. Of writing them and receiving them. When I was in high school, I had a vast collection of stationary. I'd moved several times, leaving behind friends with each new beginning. There wasn't... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
I shared this story with my partner who remembered when she was young, the squirrels stashed walnuts in her mom's store of canning jars. Those squirrels are hilarious! I wish I had a walnut tree just to find where the squirrels might stash the nuts. I only find walnuts buried in the ground after they start growing into trees.
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Oh my...that is the best story ever. Really! She starts her sewing life by making a zippered bag. A zippered bag!!! Then gives it to you with her money tucked inside??!!! I would love to know her! Maybe she can grow up and marry my son (who is 10).
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I went to a free block printing class with Tanner this afternoon at Artist and Craftsman. We had such fun and it was so easy. We used a water soluble block printing ink. Perfect for learning with. Any mess is... Continue reading
Posted Nov 25, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
What a wonderful resources! I cannot wait to explore further.
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Enjoying the beauty around me. Tucked away in a corner. At my doorstep. Over there. Looking up. Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
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Living and loving the transition of summer into fall this year. It's raining for the first time in 82 days. I see a walk in the rain on today's agenda. Continue reading
Posted Oct 12, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
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"If we have goals and dreams and we want to do our best, and if we love people and we don’t want to hurt them or lose them, we should feel pain when things go wrong. The point isn’t to... Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
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The Summer 2012 California Vacation is coming to a close. I'm realizing I have an unrealistic sense of time, or perhaps more accurately, what I can accomplish in a finite period of time. With each trip, I vow to spend... Continue reading
Posted Sep 4, 2012 at Through The Keyhole
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"And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth." ~Raymond Carver Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2012 at Through The Keyhole