Karen Tessandore
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Marshmallows
For years I've wanted to try making my own marshmallows. I don't know why I waited for so long, but I was finally inspired to do it by Emily's fancy treats. I used the same Martha recipe she recommended. Don't they look so pretty when they're whipping around? They set up much faster than I expected!
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Bits & pieces, thoughts & things…
Look ~ Art Supplies! :) This is the box 'o stuff I ordered from Dick Blick in preparation for Art Nest. Can't wait to dig in!But instead of jumping into a painting tonight, I had an idea last night to make a Valentine ornament. My table was all set up so I could start right
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Cupid Bear
She's walking down the lane, headed your way! She's all needle felted with jointed arms and legs so she can move around. Her dress & wings are made from felted wool sweaters. Here she's takin' a stroll over my work table:I was inspired to create this little bear girl by Jennifer Stanfield's blog, Cupcake Bears.
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Lady Bug Picnic
Since there were no finished projects to show today (and rather than subject you to more "works in progress") how about this: Isn't that sweet?! It zooms me right back to childhood. Thanks Sesame Street! ♥
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Laurie
Unintentionally, this girl came out reminding me of my friend Laurie – the awesome woman that has cut & colored my hair for years. It's probably the short red hair + just like the real woman she has a certain lively spark in her eye. These 5×5" canvases are really fun!What do you think of
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Weather Day
After weeks of sub-zero temperatures, it warmed waaay up and is raining now. Crazy. The roads are so slick that all the schools and many businesses are closed – including my workplace. So it's an unexpected free day! I plan to make it Art Day. :o) Before I make my mocha and get back to
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Fancy Flours
It's like Christmas all over again! After a couple months of ooo-ing and aw-ing and circling things in the Fancy Flours catalog – I finally narrowed it down enough to place an order. Look how nicely they package things:Now that's how it should be done! Fancy indeed. Here's a little peek at what came in
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Inching Along
No "ta-da" finished projects to show today. But quite a few works in progress. Eventually they all get done. And all get hair. 🙂 I was really happy with how this yellow dress was going: But I thought it looked too simple. In my re-working it, I kinda messed it up and had to start
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5×5″ canvas – 1 down, 9 to go…
Yay ~ cute! I knew this size would be fun to work on and I'm so happy with how this first one came out. I woke up at 3 a.m. the other night with a whole camping theme in my head. Luckily, there's usually a notebook handy. I was able to scribble down some ideas
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-20 and holding + some new art supplies
I spoke too soon a couple days ago when I was whining about the -10 temps. It keeps getting colder! But with this weather comes some beautiful sights. Every branch of every tree, all the phone & electric lines, the light posts, mailboxes – pretty much every thing standing still – is covered with tiny