tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110564632008-05-07T16:07:36.597-07:00Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02594091234024279521noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11056463.post-69076562289279081312007-11-11T18:46:00.000-08:002007-11-11T18:51:54.164-08:00

I've moved my blog and won't be posting here anymore! PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS NEW WEB ADDRESS FOR MY BLOG http://www.artwerx.us/blog Come on over!

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stay tuned.... there will be a change for the ol' blog tonight :)

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Last weekend Amanda and I went to Eugene to spend some long overdue time together. Here are the fall pics I took along the way, and at the pumpkin patch.

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Proud of myself for opting to not go to the new Mexican place for dinner, I drove to the grocery store and bought ingredients for last nights meal. I made tortellini with meatballs and garlic bread. So when the hubby comes come from work he's dishing up his dinner... He: "Dinner looks good - I'm surprised you cooked tonight" She: "Ya, I was going to go out, but changed my mind" He: "Did you eat

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My mom loves to tell the story about when I was in elementary school, in math class were supposed to find a body part that closely resembled a unit of measurement, and measure the hallway around the school with it. Most people chose their foot, an arm length, etc, but not me... I chose the length of my index finger between the first and second knuckle, because when I bent it, it measured a

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We are studying Lynne Perrella's Alphabetica in the ZNE book club this month. Week 1's assignment was to choose a word that has some meaning for us and adorn an art journal cover with that word. Here's my journal... I chose the word strength from my favorite quote, from a Kleenex commercial of all places: "My tears do not compromise my strength." I really like that one. This year my

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Oscar is Sandy's pride and joy, so I just had to showcase him for her birthday. The little dog in the doghouse is Oscar's own dog, Corky. The photos are a bit blurry, sorry. This is a mixed media painting on paper mache using acrylic paint, scrapbook paper for the pillow and crown & hat, and Swarovski crystals. Happy Birthday Sandy!

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from our Beachside camping trip

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They are back, my wretched hives, or something like it. I'm bumpy, itchy, and hopelessly scratchy. The worst place is having them on the inside of my eyelids... I feel like I've rubbed all my eyelashes off. They are on my scalp, forehead, face, neck, boob, butt, stomach, back, legs, arms, and top of my feet.... on an off throughout the day. The ones on my eyelids, head, face, neck and back

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The assemblage above by ZNE Member Northwest_Pretties * Susan Shepard-Knaupf. Isn't it lovely? I love the pink! The love how the contents isn't limited to the inside, it spills out the front. The cute Zeti style hats are a fave of mine too. Very inspiring... I want to make an assemblage soon too. Maybe a halloween one. There's a great one in the latest Somerset Studio that I'm dying to

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I have a poll going on the right side, under my profile. Take a moment to fill it out. You can choose multiple answers, but of course the less answers you choose, the more precise it will be. (I think anyone can vote, not just Blogger members) Update: the poll is closed

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.... that's what today was. I got up late, and sipped the most delicious coffee out of my favorite mug while wearing my snuggly hello kitty slippers and reading my favorite blogs. I need to make a list of them so I can share one day. I use firefox to browse the internet, and this am I downloaded a plug-in that tracks my blogs for me, and pops up when there is a new entry to read, supposedly -

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.... we were just talking about these balls today, weren't we Sandy? While admitting that I read nearly 200 blogs on the weekend mornings, we chatted about the ball. (to my defense, I quickly see if there is a new post, read it and move on) OR if I get side-tracked by links in those blogs, I can be lost for hours like I did with this dude's blog.... An old post, led me to this.... it's so

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Quite a powerful piece of jewelry.Crumley New York - jewelry & accessories designPowered by ScribeFire.

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the blog isn't nearly as fun as used to be because I can't bitch about anyone here anymore, since 'the locals' are reading it. My online 'dear diary' is no more, LOL.

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Black & Blue Beetle Bracelet * close up 2 Originally uploaded by traSEAlee Kelly.... you have changed my Saturdays forever.... I can't not make a bracelet on Saturdays now - or it just feels weird!This is my new one.... I had it planned out last week, shopped for the beads for it this afternoon, and finished it tonight. Initially we thought it was a highly polished chalk turquoise beetle

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I'm so bummed my green inchies that I made for a swap are lost in the mail. I have to file a claim for them now - I hate postal paper work.

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Vintage Garden Bracelet Originally uploaded by traSEAlee Here's another bracelet, using Kelly's Garden Bracelet technique. I used vintage buttons, pearls (real and swarovski), and more snazzy glass beads. It feels so good on because it's kind of 'weighty' and swishes around as I move. I love it.I'm collecting beads for my next one.... all black, with an amazing scarab beetle made from

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theme is patterns. I took this at the Portland Chinese Gardens. It was our first time there and it's so gorgeous. These sakura flowers were all over, 'paved' with smooth, black stones that had been turned on their sides. So pretty.

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I took a beading class yesterday, from the fun and amazing Kelly Angeley. She's been seen all over the pages of Stringing Magazine - including the cover of the Spring issue! So below is the bracelet I made.... click on any of the pics to see them larger, directly on my flickr page, where I've stuff written about each shot.

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At long last, I have made something new! This will be the first in a series that I'm making with this gal.... this one is called The Escape Artist. Credits and steps taken to create it can be seen here.

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Ok Seriously, could this bunny be any cuter? My uncle and his wife have 8 new bunnies hopping around. Oh how I miss my old place, with our bunnies all about. Don't worry animal lovers, no bunnies were harmed for this photo :) My X, his wife and 3 additional (since ours) kids are in town. Bless his little heart, he's here visiting his son, for the first time in 10 years. Despite my sarcasm

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I'm a wee bit bitter that not a single person in my family called to wish us a happy anniversary. Jeepers.... 10 years folks.... well at least Snoopy gives a shit.

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