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Upcoming classes! woohoo!

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Hey peeps! I've finally gotten my act together and scheduled my next round of classes. Yay!! There are two needle felting classes, but o...

Etsy love: supporting the slow craft movement

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I love this. This is why I keep my shop active on Etsy . It's why I shop for goods and (many) services on Etsy, and why I support other ...

Sunny day love

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Art journal piece created from The Art of Wild Abandonment class I think, years from now, when I look back on today... on where I am in thi...

Cutes on tour

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Oh, my heck! will you look at these cutes! They have flown the coop, well, at least temporarily... Where have they gone? Maybe they are sail...

Tattooed baby

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In IOP*, we have met amazing families, incredible parents, troubled teens and broken souls who have found their way back from the brink of a...

Re-balancing

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It's a time of rebalancing and redirecting for me. It's been exactly one month since our 15 year old son, Drew, left for In Balance ...

Cleaning the house of my heart

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Who really enjoys cleaning house? I, for one, allow my ADD to take over, and find any and every distraction possible in order to procrastina...

Mini Owl Class is This Saturday!

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Well, I cannot resist a pair of oh-so-cute owlies... I don't know about you! If you feel the same, then give the girls at Paper Tales a...

Owls on holiday

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Even the teeniest owls love a good time. Just wait til you see what's been going on with my newest creations. They've been pretty bu...

I heART you

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Image courtesy Tumbler Wishing you the Happiest and most Heartfelt day ever today... with lots of love from me to you... x, Val

New Classes at Paper Tales!

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Yep, classes! Hooray! The first class is Sat, Feb, 11 (um, kinda today ... sorry for the late notice), but it's already filled up, so do...

Fantastic Felt

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I am crazy about felt! I admit it. I started as a young girl with a love for sewing, migrated to painting and drawing love, then to knitting...

Welcome your change

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Isn't amazing how one influence here or there is enough to change our life's course? The sweetest thing in life is just being open...

A creative mess

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Photo courtesy of Austin! Every single aspect of my life is in full, unbridled swing, and I find myself in the biggest creative mess possibl...

House of 2 Hearts

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Sometimes, miracles come out in the making, unbeknownst to me. I simply listen, and make art. When I touch a heart, then I feel I've giv...

Birdita and Pastina

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Most afternoons in my house are filled with alarm bells going off. Literally, the bird in my life acts like he is dying of starvation, and b...

Sketchbook Saturday

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As the brave new year takes shape, I find I am in a state of sluggish discombobulation when it comes to getting back to work... As much as I...

Today, I'm all about...

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Patchwork! I'm so in love with it... Quilt by Angela Webster, Ruler by James Michael Starr, Beehive photo , Doll by CocoonDesigns If ...