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HappyDayArt! Oh yeah!

HappyDayArt!

I'm back on my blog . . . I took almost 2 years leave from it - 1 year, 9 months, 1 week and 2 days to be more exact. And now we find ourselves here on October 14, 2013. I'm re-designing, everything! From wikipedia Sabbatical (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew Shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from work, or a break, often lasting from two months to a year. I did a lot of things, too numerous to mention but I will explain a few of them further.

A little backstory to bridge you from there, January 2011, when I wrote my last blog post, to here and now: I and my family moved to a new house this year and it's wonderful! Our youngest kid graduated from high school (LOOK, isn't he a nice looking kid?) And it was always a part of our plan to move as soon as he did. Here is her painting in progress on the back wall of our patio. Time warp: the view from up there an area where his parents' family had homesteaded back five generations. And my bench: Craft Critique: Craft product reviews, crafty news and crafting. Articles « Artfans Design.

The evolution of internet has been a boon for the globe.

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No doubt, it has provided ultimate platforms for the world regarding development and growth. Additionally, it also has virtually made the world small. And why not? Now any thing can be accessed from anywhere through the use of internet within minutes. Practically the progress of the epoch boosted up since this factor came into the role. For many people that have dreamed of starting a small business, the Internet has truly become a godsend. Gifts are synonymous with social and religious occasions such as birthday, anniversary, Valentine’s Day and Christmas.

Most of us come into contact with product packaging every single day of our lives. Like the world of fashion where designs change every season, the web landscape also sheds its old skin and wears a new one periodically. Despite coming from the fierce and wild bear family, pandas are undoubtedly among the cutest and cuddliest animals on the planet. TENseconds Studio. Where does the time go, it seemed like I just posted and the last post was in April!

I've found it's easier and faster to just post updates on facebook but I forget not everyone is on facebook. We have been doing a lot of cool projects with our VerDay Paints (Reactive Paints), that's the new buzz word REACTIVE PAINTS. That essentially means "it reacts" after the patina has been sprayed on it. Here I have a canvas messenger bag that I bought. It's a beige color and would be cute with a multitude of techniques applied to it. I instantly thought our VerDay Paints and even decided I would use our "money water" in this project. I ended up applying a lot of the "money water" to the bag because water soaks into canvas...really fast! I tried to take my brush down to the bottom of the container where the sludge is and use a lot of that. This tends to drive "control freaks" NUTS.

But, I find it's so cool to come in the next day and be surprised at what your creation has turned into. How About Orange. Geninne's Art Blog. Polymer Clay Daily — Polymer art curated by Cynthia Tinapple.