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A Recycled Post about Recycling for Earth Day
Today is Earth Day or for many Earth Week. I like to think that every day is really Earth Day. In honor of the day, I’ve decided to do a bit of recycling. The following is a post I wrote way back in...
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Woo hoo, a new theme look and a new Gallery
I’ve been busy lately. Well, to be quite honest, Will and I have been busy with the blog lately. I really need him to keep me from losing patience with software and help with learning how to do...
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Always Fun When Students Get Hooked on Mosaics
I’ve given classes to a lot of students over the years and I’ve always enjoyed having a chance to help people create their first Pique Assiette mosaics. Some people come to the first class with a...
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A Little Mosaic Bunny Box
Or how this box became This! Sometimes, when you teach mosaics, you get an idea from a student. And one of my students this spring, decided to do a mosaic box. A Tea Box complete with little teapot...
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Another Student Taking Mosaic in Her Own Direction
I never really know where my mosaic classes might take a student. Some only try the medium out on a one time basis, mosaics being one more thing in a series of hobby classes they “taste test”. Some...
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Revisiting the Mosaic in Our Old Kitchen
We recently went on a short trip back to Calgary for a big family get together and while we were there, we did what no one should do. We drove by the old house. Well, you know you shouldn’t do it, you...
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The Story of the Little Green Night Table
Almost everything creative that we do has some connection to recycling. My mosaics are made from recycled or as Will likes to say “upcycled” dishes and ornaments. Will uses a lot of collage in his work...
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The Rescue of the Little Magazine Stand
I wish I had a “before” photo of this little magazine stand. Somehow, when I decided to start on it, taking photos was not on my mind. The table started out as a piece of furniture found at a garage...
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How I arted up a Garden Gnome
Ok, I admit it. I bought a garden gnome at a garage sale last summer. Will shook his head, he could not believe I actually paid for it and brought it home. It was, I must also admit, really awful....
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A Bedside Table, appropriately titled, “Night Flyer”
This little night table is next in our series of upcycled furniture pieces. As we’ve gone on our Saturday garage sailing travels this summer we’ve found some lovely bits of furniture. Bits that we are...
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A Deco Style Magazine Table Gets a Facelift
This little magazine table with its waterfall top and deco style handle grabbed our attention at a garage sale. It was a bit worse for wear and looked like someone had tried to refurbish it and given...
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We have a new online shop!
We’ve just opened up a shop of our designs on Zazzle, which is a great service out of California. They offer really good quality products and we’re kind of excited to get our work out there. Posted now...
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Showing off some Student Mosaics
Every now and then, it’s nice to show off the work done by the students who take my mosaic classes. Shelley, who had always wanted to do something in mosaic, brought along her friend Vicki. Both were a...
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Creating Strip Quilted Cozies with Men’s Striped Shirts
Ok, I admit it, I do like stripes. I like it in fabric, in drawings, whatever. I recalled seeing some quilts done in men’s shirt fabric and really liked the look created when doing strip quilting....
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Christmas Pared Down Just a Little Bit
Every year I try to have some fun with the Christmas décor. Make a few little changes, tweaks, and sometimes something entirely different. This year we’re going for the latter. Usually, about a week...
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