Karen Tessandore
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Wee Birdhouses
Look what arrived in the mail today! 25 little houses with so many possibilities. Even though the measurements were clearly listed, I somehow didn't realize quite how teensy they would be. Here's a photo with a penny to show the scale: Better get out the small brushes. ♥
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Fair Times
Ok, honestly…there's not been a lot of crafting going on over here in the last couple days. I'm a bit under the weather, so although I have a million ideas swirling as always – I've mostly been early to bed & late to rise. So – how about I share some of images from last
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Mermaid Girl, kinda
She almost looks like she has a fish tale, doesn't she? Must be the color scheme making her look so aquatic. I like that iridescence. I think my favorite detail though is the last thing I added – her cute chubby arms! ♥
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Wood & Clay Doll
Have you seen all the cute little wood dolls going around? My favorites (like the ones above from this Etsy shop) are 3.5" tall. There are also 2" dolls, but I think they'd be too tiny to get much detail into. I ordered a few of this larger size thinking they would be a nice,
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Hello Dolly!
Look…she's barely off the work table and already out exploring the world. 🙂 I just love how she turned out ~ all barefoot and spring colors. I especially love her skin tone & hair…used my trusty espresso to dye the clay! Can't go wrong with that. Plus, now she smells like coffee. ♥
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A Treasure in the Mail
Look what came today! This wonderful little sculpture by Julie Thompson is my Round Robin surprise. I just love it. Actually, I love all of Julie's art and she's got the warmest spirit too. I feel so lucky to have met her at Art Nest and I keep eyeing her workshops. I want to take
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Big, Soft, Chewy Cookies
It was a marathon baking session tonight! These are Oatmeal, Coconut, White Chocolate Chip, Cranberry cookies. I had a co-worker years ago that loved to have one of these for breakfast with a glass of milk. 🙂 Next up were the Chocolate, Chocolate Chip cookies. This is the batter before the Chocolate Chips are mixed
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K is for Kettle
Toot, Toot! The kettle is singing that the water is ready. :o) I wasn't sure what to paint when I sat down this evening, but knew I wanted to do something with this little 6×6" canvas. I rolled on some color with my brayer, dried that layer with my heat gun, then put on a