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My favorite way to make mail art is to use a combination of collaged magazine images and my own sketches and paintings. These examples are from a few years ago. </div>
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New baby girl, born 12/14/14. She is well loved!</div>
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I love shiny Christmas decorations, especially on the tree. </div>
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I inherited a couple of boxes vintage Shiny Brites. One year Target had some that looked very much like the vintage ones. Of course I had to add those to my collection. </div>
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What kinds of Christmas decorations are you drawn to?</div>
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Yesterday my oldest granddaughter turned 15 (how time flies). I drove up to visit with them today. </div>
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Before I left I sat down and did a quick selfie this morning. </div>
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Hehe! I look a bit like the saggy baggy elephant. </div>
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Making art with the grandkids is something I love to do. I really enjoy seeing them explore and develop their creative muscles. </div>
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Yesterday we drew with pens and painted each other with watercolors. </div>
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Uncle TJ by the 7 year old. </div>
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See me on the bottom? This artist is 12. </div>
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I get top billing this time. The artist is 13. </div>
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She wasn't very happy with her chin....</div>
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We had lots of fun and laughs while trying to paint each other. </div>
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Well actually I'm still wearing them. With the exception of a couple of days of cool weather, it is still in the 80s here. How about where you are?</div>
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steviewrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-67081189883493333372014-09-01T10:56:00.002-05:002014-09-01T10:56:43.931-05:00Gluten Free Carrot Gingerbread Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I developed this recipe by combining a gluten free recipe with my trusty gingerbread recipe. The muffin texture is moist, light and fluffy. If you didn't know, you might never guess that flour is not one of the ingredients. The addition of molasses adds the perfect rich sweetness to offset the spicy bite of the ginger and cloves. If you eat gluten free and are a fan of gingerbread, you will like these muffins. Feel free to adjust the ingredients to suit your taste. I did.<br />
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1 c. grated carrots (about 2 fat carrots)<br />
1 c. almond butter<br />
1/4 c. molasses<br />
1/4 c. honey<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 1/2 t. baking powder<br />
1/2 t. baking soda<br />
2 t. ginger<br />
2 t. cinnamon<br />
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My parents with almost all of their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren..only 4 people were missing. We were celebrating daddy's 83rd birthday, my oldest son's 40th, my niece's 36th, a granddaughter's 13th and a grandson's 7th. <br />
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steviewrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-73048761042527061022014-08-03T11:29:00.000-05:002014-08-03T11:29:04.430-05:00It's a Selfie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You know I can't stay away from drawing faces for long. Here are a couple I sketched in the car on my lunch break today. </div>
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I found the last unfaded Oak Leaf Hydrangea on my backyard bushes today.<br />
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From Jan who lives somewhere in the USA</div>
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Thanks everyone!!</div>
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