Karen Tessandore

  • Blogiversary!

    This little guy is here to announce my one year "blogiversary".  Ta-da!

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  • More fall colors

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  • ooooOOOooo….halloween

    I can't help it!  Every year I think I'm not going to do this, but I just love putting together little Halloween gifties for friends and co-workers.  There's just something great about handing them out.  Plus, I'm a sucker for anything gift-wrap related so these boxes were too good to pass up.  The felt ghost

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  • A twofer

    It’s been awhile since I went searching around for some new inspiration.  Last night I found 2!  First, the amazing creative work by Victoria Usova: So beautiful, aren’t they?  I’ve never gotten the hang of working with watercolor.  Her images are so great though – they make me want to pull out my paints and

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  • Purkey!

    Polymer Clay+Turkey =  Purkey, right? He turned out just as I hoped!   Hard to tell from the photos, but he's about 2" high.   I just love him.  :)  Gobble Gobble!

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  • Fall

    Right about now, I'm glad I spent so much time last year collecting and drying a pretty assortment of leaves.  So, as it pours down rain this fall I can sit and work with my already prepared specimens!  I love it when things work out like that.  Here's a preview of my leafy project: Any

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  • mmm….chicky!

    Cooking isn't something that often occurs to me.  Baking, yes.  But cooking – it's a rare day that I enjoy it.  Today is that rare day!  Thanks to last year's Costco cook book and the recipe for Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Dried Fruit & Goat Cheese.  Yum!  Above is the stuffing mixture, which includes apricots,

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  • Angel / Butterfly Girl

    Can't believe it's been May since I drew a new girl!  Summer + travel really eats into that good indoor creating time.  Which also explains why my blog has turned into a bit of a photo/travelogue lately.  But – tonight rather than just thinking about doing something creative…I actually picked up my pencil and got

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  • Pocket Full of Posies

    I just love photographing flowers and particularly enjoyed this display at the Alaska State Fair last weekend.  The image above came out looking like it had been shot with studio lighting – pretty!  That one is going in a frame on my wall.  Here's what some of the full displays looked like:

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  • Veronica takes a walk.

    This morning I received a fun message from a fellow Esty store owner that my girl Veronica had wandered her way into a treasury.  Here's where she ended up: What a great collection!  I love all things camera too.  This cool treasury was put together by MegzyPhotographs.  She's the first photographer that I've noticed on

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