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Continue reading →: Changing Out Four Colors in My Watercolor Palette & My Swatch CardsThe good thing about using a small palette is I get to work with a limited number of colors at one time. From this limited palette, I can experiment and create colorful mixes of additional colors to use. For the last few months I’ve been using the same paint colors.…
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Continue reading →: A Small Floral Painting in My Luchetti Sketchbook: BluebellsI thought it would be fun to create a smaller floral painting. I’m in between projects and I wanted to keep my sketching skills going. So, I had to gather a few of my smaller travel brushes and get in some practice time. In early Spring, I took this picture…
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Continue reading →: How To Sew: A Quick Drawstring Gift BagWarning: You might want to grab some coffee, tea, or water for today’s blog post. Enjoy! I had an idea to sew another quick project on my vintage Singer sewing machine. I had sewn two mug rugs for my friend and I needed some sort of bag to complete the…
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Continue reading →: Clematis Watercolor Painting in My Luchetti Sketchbook-Part 2: My Finished PaintingLast week I posted about my watercolor painting of a clematis flower that I started and did not finish. I mentioned that I was going to pause and let my painting dry. This pause was for a very good reason. I wanted to share with my blog readers that I…
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Continue reading →: A Clematis Watercolor Adventure in My Luchetti Sketchbook-Part 1: Initial Sketch and Building Layers of ColorsWhen I think about creating a painting, I’ll already have a subject or topic in mind. Most of the time, I’ll have a vision after I’ve seen a picture I’ve taken. This Spring has been a busy time for me and I’ve taken lots of pictures of what’s blooming in…
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Continue reading →: A Peony Watercolor Painting in My Luchetti SketchbookMy sketching creativity has been flowing when I’m not participating in my other hobbies. I’m still using my new Luchetti sketchbook and I’m finding the need to create bigger paintings across two pages. That can only mean I’m feeling quite comfortable with my new book and I’m doing less erasing…
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Continue reading →: Sewing Mug Rugs & Some Sewing TipsI mentioned a while ago about reducing chaos with the number of tools I have to create my artwork. This also applies to my sewing world. I have found ways to make my sewing time more efficient and create less waste from my sewing projects. I’ve also been removing several…



















