Artful Blogging ~ Visually Inspiring Online Journals Sunday evening we had the opportunity to browse in Barnes & Noble, and I found myself looking for the latest issue of Artful Blogging. I picked up the Autumn 2012 issue and leafed through it in the store, and was impressed with the …
Before almost every craft show we do, my friend Judy and I brainstorm about displays and improvements for our booth. Customers and friends recommend ideas to us, too. When I attend shows I love to look at how artists or handcrafters display their work and arrange their temporary shops. Cost …
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Thank you to the folks at Elk Springs Resort for this wonderful article about the Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival, held this Labor Day Weekend! The annual Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival will be a three day long event that runs on the Labor Day weekend from August 31st 2012 to September …
Thank You Many thanks to ImpressArt and the editors at Craft Gossip…this kit is wonderful! I had decided to try metal stamping and look for the supplies, then happened upon the Giveaway on CraftGossip a few days before the deadline. This is the first time I have won something …
Today we got together a picnic lunch, a ball, the toy rocket, the kids, and my camera, and set off to Constitution Hall Park here in Huntsville, Alabama. Constitution Hall Park is on Church Street across from Big Spring Park. It is also accessible from the courthouse square. Park …
Well, my miniature gardens have (mostly) survived a two-week-long period of no rain, temperatures of 100 degrees, at least two thunderstorms, and re-location to the middle of the yard while the deck is sanded and re-stained! Before dis-assembling the pot stacker and moving all of the pots, I took …
Very rich and delicious, truffles make an easy, elegant dessert. This low-carb recipe makes approximately 28 walnut-sized truffles. There are approximately 43 net carbohydrates in the entire batch, so each truffle has about 1.525 net carbs. Those who love dark chocolate may find the Truvia unnecessary. Ingredients 3/4 cup …
An Art & A Science Last month I began photography lessons here in Huntsville, Alabama with my friend Joe Fikes. After our first meeting to get an overview of the class and talk about my experience level, I came home and wrote an introductory article that was supposed to …