| This blog is written by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl) | 1886 entries so far |
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1861: Be Fearless!
My new blog post shows some new designs from Keith as well as myself. “Be Fearless!” ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1860: Lots of Creative Fun!
New blog post on my Wordpress account – Lots of Creative FUN! https://sheilalandrydesign...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1859: Our Goals Regarding Creating
I have a new blog post regarding our goals and creating! Come and read! (and like and share if yo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1858: Mid-Week Update
I have a new blog post on my Wordpress account. :) I hope you come and visit there. https://wo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1857: My Latest Blog - Getting Caught Up
My latest blog post: https://sheilalandrydesigns.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/getting-caught-up/
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1856: Back to Blogging
Hello to my Lumberjocks followers. After taking several months break, I have decided to go back t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1855: Settling In
It has been a wild and crazy month here for us at Sheila Landry Designs. Both Keith and I h...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1854: New Patterns and Adventures
As I sit here and begin writing this morning, I realize just how much things have changed since I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1853: New Project for Toletown for September
In keeping with my promise to myself and you all to try to do better with blogging regularly, I d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1852: Lots of Changes
Try as I may, it just hasn't been possible for me to write and blog the way I used to. There ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1851: Tall Ships
Yesterday I did something I rarely do – I took the day 'off'. There were sever...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1850: A Milestone
A long time ago, I read that in order to achieve your goals, you need to first set them. As ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1849: Getting Back in the Habit
Once again it seems that I am catching up here on my blog posts. I am finding that it is harder t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1848: New Pattern and some Changes on the Horizon
Another week has passed and lots of new things are happening here at Sheila Landry Designs. Unfor...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1847: Five Little Sheep - Finished
In trying to keep my promise to myself and also to you all, I am doing my best to catch up on pos...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1846: Catching Up
The longer I am away from blogging, the more projects keep piling up and the more overwhelmed I f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1845: New Projects (again!)
While one would think that the reason that I haven't been blogging regularly is due to things...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1844: New "Summer" Scatter Block Design
After a great deal of rain over the past several days, yesterday (the first day of summer) was th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1843: Finishing Up Some Projects
Since most of you are also creators and crafters, I am sure you understand the dilemma that we al...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1842: Now There Are Three (Sheep)
Yesterday was a difficult day. Most of you who read or know me know how much I love kitties. Cats...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1841: Classic Amy Joanne Halloween Ornament Club
One of the best things about being a designer is that I get to 'hang around' other artist...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1840: The "Maiden Voyage" Completed!
After what seemed like a long, long time, I have finally completed the first (and largest and mos...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1839: #1839 More New Projects
What a beautiful and busy weekend we had! There is something about the nice weather that jus...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1838: Happy Mail and New Projects!
I'll begin today's post with some news that I just found out. My photos source for all my...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1837: Fun With New Projects
As I try to achieve my goal of getting back to blogging more often, I wonder if showing you all t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1836: Growth Spurts
Little by little, I am trying to get back into the habit of posting here on a regular basis. I fi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1835: Finding a Balance
It seems like just about every morning I intend on writing a blog, and then I get distracted. By ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1834: Lots of Fun and New Projects!
I am finding that the greater amount of time between blogs is directly related to the amount of i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1833: Some Big Changes
As our small business gets larger and becomes more diverse, we are continually making changes ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1832: Progress Report
I am trying to keep my promise to myself to get back to posting when I have made progress on some...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1831: The Process
It's funny how we fall into and out of habits. There are times when this happens with little ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1830: Brushing up on Organization
Those of you who know me realize that I am an 'Organizational Junkie'. Yes – ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1829: Changes
It seems so long since I have posted, that I almost forgot how to do it. (Not really – but ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1828: I'm Still Here!
It seems like it has been forever since I posted a blog. As a person who posted a new blog nearly...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1827: All That Glitters
It has been a wild and incredibly busy week. I have spent most of my days up in my shop, working ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1826: The Business of Running a Business
I think that most who hear that I design for my living and have my own business have visions of m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1825: Just "Wow"!
I am very pleased with the way things are going these days. It seems that many of the things that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1824: More Great Adventures
As usual, it has been a wild and crazy week. Monday was spent finishing up sending out orders and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1823: Hello, Painting My Old Friend
One would think that with me having a full-time business as a designer, that the majority of my d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1822: My Shop (A Tour!)
I had a crazy/busy weekend (again!) I had hoped to have some time to paint, but it just wa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1821: Back in the Swing of Things!
One thing about posting here less often – when I do post there is so much to share with you...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1820: Evolving
We all work for certain goals in our lives. Be it personal or professional, there always seems to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1819: Over the Hump
I think I finally made it to the 'other side.' By that, I mean that I feel as if I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1818: Unfinished Business
I had a pretty productive day yesterday. My goal was to get the 15+ orders that I had cut out all...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1817: Habits
As we begin a new month, I realize how quickly January has slipped by. Time has always seemed so ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1816: Some Updates for Our Site
Good day to you all. I am still in my 'organizational mode' here and I am sorry to say th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1815: It's All in the Details
It really feels good to get back to creating. The last month and a half went by so quickly. Betwe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1814: Back to Creating
I spent the long weekend working on a new painting pattern set. While I have had this idea in my ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1813: Finished Sloth Pastel Drawing
Last month, I was thrown a bit off track by life's events. It happens to the best of us. We s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1812: Elipse Low-Profile Dust Mask Review
(I want to note that I am was in no way compensated for this review. I researched and purchased t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1811: The Comfort of Routine
The older I get, the more I seem to enjoy the concept of 'familiarity'. I will follo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1810: Back to Blogging . . .
I realize it has been a long time since I posted a blog. To be honest with you all, it has been a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1809: Thank You
I am not going to kid you all. This has been a tough couple of weeks. I have struggled more than ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1808: Letting Go of a Friend
I am writing this post today because I realize that many of my friends who read regularly are not...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1807: Life's Little Curve Balls . . .
Every once in a while, life throws us a little curve ball. These little surprises often come when...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1806: Rescuing the Rabbit
As we arrive on this final day of November, we realize that Christmas and the holidays are right ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1805: The "Bunny Blunder"
I'll start this post off by mentioning that it was a wonderful and productive weekend. After ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1804: The Value of Online Classes - My Sloth Progress
I am slowly getting to the finish line with my sloth. I think that is quite appropriate, given th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1803: "Just Another Day" here in Canada . . .
There are two times during the year that seem to affect me the most regarding living here in Cana...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1802: Getting Settled
I seem to have really slowed down with my blogs here these days. For those of you who are used t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1801: New Patterns and UPDATE Time!
It is hard to believe we are at the end of another week already. I have been trying my best to st...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1800: Some New Woodworking Patterns
As I began to post this morning, I realized that this is my 1800th blog post. When I started blog...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1799: The Value of "Creative Playtime"
It is probably the most frequent question that I receive as a designer. . ."How do you keep ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1798: "Next Year" is HERE!
It was exciting. It was gut-wrenching. It was just short of amazing. At approximat...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1797: My Winter Pumpkin
As a designer, we try to think of original things to create. When I mentioned that I wanted to ma...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1796: Some New Projects
I am posting a little later than normal today. I am starting to wonder what 'normal' real...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1795: Product Test - Krylon Gallery Series Fine Art Fixativ
Today's post will be pretty much to the point. I have already been out and back and have a mu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1794: Multi-Tasking
It has been quite busy, as usual here for me these days. I was truly grateful and overwhelmed by ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1793: A Lesson from "Pancakes"
When last I left you on Friday, I had began a new artistic adventure. For my first time ever, I w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1792: Finished the Pumpkin and Started Something New
It is already past my 'normal blog time' this morning, so I will get right down to busine...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1791: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like (Kim) Christmas
I have always been one of those designers that loves to work on designs from others that I admire...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1790: #1790 On the Ninth Day of Christmas . . .
Yesterday was a good day in many respects. Not only did I feel as if I got a bit caught up with t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1789: Back From My Break
“How can you miss me if I don’t go away?” It’s one of those questions ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1788: Catching Up
It is hard to believe that we are already nearly halfway through with the month of October. I don...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1787: Catching Up
I feel as if I haven't done you all justice lately. Things have been quite busy here and I ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #186: First Snow of the Year
I woke up this morning to a light blanket of white snow. It isn’t the soft, fluffy snow th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1786: Mystery SOLVED!
I am happy to report today that the "Mystery of the Missing Little Pusheen" has been SO...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1785: A Crime of Passion
(Before anyone gets upset – This is just a fun story!) I awoke this morning just as I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1784: Settling In
It was a crazy/busy weekend. That means it went perfectly with my crazy/busy life of late. A...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1783: Seeing Things Differently
I really love designing. Whether it is scroll saw projects, painting projects or even needlework,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1782: Emotional Real Estate
Did you ever feel that you were running in lots of directions at once? Lately, that is exac...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1781: Some Distractions and an Update
As some of you may have noticed, I haven't been posting as regularly as you all may have been...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1780: Welcome Autumn!!
As summer slipped quietly away, it made room for my favorite season of all – AUTUMN! M...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1779: "Scary Faces"
As I continue my work as a designer, I also continue to learn and grow. I like to think that each...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1778: A Wild and Crazy Start to the Week
OK – so it hasn't been that 'wild and crazy'. But it is barely 10am here and I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1777: Meow, Meow, Boo! (Part 2)
Today's post will be a brief one. (Yes – I know! I always say that!) My day yeste...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1776: #1776 Meow, Meow, Boo (Part 1)
Some of you may have noticed that I have been a bit 'unsettled' lately. While I have been...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1775: "Finished"
It is always a thrill to finish up a project. Whether it is a project that I designed, or one tha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1774: Odds and Ends
We all that those 'little things' that we want to finish up in our lives. I think you may...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1773: Site Update and Newsletter
This morning something occurred for the first time since moving to our new home. I awoke and it w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1772: Finding that Balance . . .
It seems that I frequently mention in my blogs here the importance of finding balance. I th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1771: Welcome to the "Slow Train"
I have missed the past few days of blogging, but with good reason. It used to bother me to miss, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1770: From Fairy Land to Fantasy
As an independent, freelance designer, I am fortunate that I am able to vary my designs to my hea...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1769: Continuing the Fairy Tale . . .
As I awoke this morning and came down the stairs, my cat (Richard) was sitting in my studio room,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1768: Enjoying the Journey
It is raining today. That is good for us here in Nova Scotia. While it has been a beautiful ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1767: Plays Well With Others
Aristotle said "The whole is more than the sum of its parts." While most of us kno...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1766: Return to Fairyland
Who doesn't like to daydream sometimes? Who doesn't like to allow their thoughts to wande...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1765: Busy Hands . . .
The busier that I get, the more I want to do. Why does it work that way? I never unde...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1764: #1764 A Rose by a Different Name is Still a Rose
These past couple of days have really been busy. (That is a good thing, right?) I am very pleased...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1763: Things are What We Make Them
It is hard to believe that after such a BUSY day I would have trouble finding something to write ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1762: Working Weekend
I can't believe how quickly the weekend passed! It was one of those times that it seemed that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1761: Spread a Little Kindness
I awoke this morning to a thick cloak of fog. The cars were wet as well, so hopefully that meant ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1760: Almost There . . .
I love creating new patterns. I always have at least a dozen ideas in my head for new things to m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1759: #1759 Bee Patient
Once again today I will keep my post rather brief. These days it seems that there is much to do a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1758: Short Post to Catch Up
Good morning to you all. It has been quite a busy weekend and I have a busy week ahead as well, s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1757: Details
I really am a sucker for details. while I do like all kinds of designs, I really think that detai...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1756: The "Ugly Stage"
It has been a perfect morning so far. (I know – I have only been up for an hour or so! But ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1755: #1755 Some New Patterns
Over the past several months, it has been difficult to get what some call our 'real work'...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1754: Halfway Through a Huge Milestone
Those of you who know me know that I am a firm believer in goals. Perhaps I developed this trait ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1753: Returning to "Normal"
As we begin this month of August, I am finally feeling as if things are getting back to 'norm...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1752: Little Boxes
Yesterday I was away on an 'adventure'. For most people, it wouldn't be what th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1751: On the Sixth Day of Christmas . . .
As most of you are going through probably the hottest time of the year, I am here in Nova Scotia ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1750: Making Do
Having limited means can completely shut some people down. For others, it serves as a challenge &...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1749: Longing for 'Routine'
It has been over three weeks now since we made our 'final move' to our new home. In reali...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1748: Settling In
As I sit here this morning, trying to decide what to write, I realize how much we have accomplish...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1747: Slowly Returning to "Normal"
If this move has taught me anything, it is taught me that things don't happen overnight. Even...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1746: 50 Shades of Grey and Other Adventures
If anything, we are learning that expanding to a full sized home from a one bedroom apartment is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1745: The Scroll Saw Room - My "Little Shop"
Today's post won't be too long, but I wanted to show the progress that I made yesterday. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1744: Routines
Routines. We need them for order, guidance and pacing. They help us set and keep goals and t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1743: I'm BACK!!
It has been a crazy couple of weeks! Even though I didn't get much 'work' done, I don...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1742: The Move is ON!
It is funny how something that has been a habit so long can fall out of being a habit so quickly....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1741: Organization
As I mentioned before, the next several weeks will be quite busy for Keith and I. We are in the p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1740: A Little Break
In preparing to move in a few weeks, you can imagine that things are a bit different in my life t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1739: 12 Days of Christmas - Day 5 Complete!
I have been busier than usual the past couple of weeks, and I expect that this will continue for ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1738: Creating for Relaxation
One of the most difficult things that I find about owning your own business is finding the "...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1737: A New Series of Designs - Almost Ready!
It seems like I haven't blogged forever. Even though I have only missed for a week, it feels ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1736: Update and Discount Coupon
I am going to keep this post quick today, as I have some projects that I want to work on this wee...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1735: Choosing a Focus
As I sit here this morning, I can't help but feel content and happy about my life. Certainly ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1734: Monday Madness
I am going to try to keep this post on the short side. As usual, I am doing many different things...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1733: Recovery
Yesterday was a tough day. Even though everything turned out alright, it was very emotionally dra...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1732: Through Artist's Eyes
Is there such a thing as loving too many things about life?As I wake up each morning and try to p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1731: The Spice of Life
It has been another busy end of the week, as well as weekend. As we are moving into the second we...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1730: #1730 A Box Filled With "Possibilities"
What is better than a beautifully crafted, furniture quality box?Why a beautifully crafted, furni...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1729: Boxing Day
As an artist, I love getting new supplies. Besides loving to work in so many different types of m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1728: Patience
Sometimes I think I am my own worst enemy. There are times – especially when I am designing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1727: Change
There are a few things we can be certain of in this world. We have all heard the saying that &quo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1726: More Updates, Sales and a Newsletter
I have so many wonderful plans ahead of me! As I dream about our new, larger home as well a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1725: Creating Every Day
OK. It may appear that I have been 'slacking'. Between cutting mountains of or...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1724: Checking In
It seems that lately I haven't been here very much (blogging, I mean.) Even though I ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1723: . . . "I'll be back . . . "
I am writing quick today because there is much to do. I am finishing up some new orders that came...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1722: Thinking Outside the Box
I hope you had a good weekend. Here in Nova Scotia, we are finally seeing some lasting signs of s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1721: Working for the Weekend
A usual, my life has been quite busy. I suppose that is the result of having so many creative int...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1720: Site Update - Take 2
Yesterday was one of those days when I felt as if I was running in circles. It wasn't bad at ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1719: Planning a Change
I am running late today because I got distracted. I don't believe I mentioned it here in my b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1718: A Horse of a Different Color
When I last posted on Friday, I spoke of being filled with self-doubt. Even though I have had man...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1717: Overcoming Self-Doubt
As an artist, I am filled with self-doubt.I am not saying that to gain your pity or sympathy, or ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1716: Developing Your Own Sense of Style
I did a funny thing yesterday. I wrote a blog in the morning and while I posted it on Lumberjocks...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1715: Back to "Normal"
"Things happen for a reason." I have heard that saying for probably most of my lif...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1714: Back to the Routine
I'm Baaaaaack! While I felt the break was much-needed, I can't tell you how good it...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1713: Slowly Coming Back - Baby Steps
It seems like forever since I have blogged here. After posting nearly every day for over si...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1712: Scenes from the ER
These last couple of weeks have been kind of a blur. What started with Keith's being 'man...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1711: Checking In . . .
I try to keep my posts here positive and I think I am successful in doing that for these six year...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1710: Congratulations to my Friend
I read somewhere yesterday on Facebook that 'resting isn't wasting time – it ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1709: A Horse of a Different Color
The past couple of days have had me down with a cold. It hasn't been a terrible cold, but eno...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1708: Playing with Needles
Am I getting lazy? It seems that I haven't finished posting my blogs as early as I usua...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1707: Three New Scroll Saw Designs
Sometimes I feel as if I have triplets. In a way, I do. (Or even quadruplets or quintuplets ̵...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1706: Wearing my Woodworking Hat
Oh – I seem to be so late at getting to my blogs these days! I find that I wind up spending...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1705: Day 3 of my "12 Days of Christmas" Project Complete!
It is hard to believe that it is MARCH already! Here in Nova Scotia, it is definitely coming '...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1704: Leap Day Monday
I am always looking for more time, it seems. Once every four years my wish comes true – we ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1703: Some More Embroidery - Panel 2 Completed
I am going to keep my post short today. (I know – I always say that!) I had planned on doin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1702: Gold Leafing Egg Tutorial
I am still not able to upload photos. You can read my blog on my site here: http://www.sheilal...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1701: My Mid-Week "Weekend"
Lj’s isn’t letting me post pictures here, so you can read my blog at my website here ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1700: Along Came a (Little, Fat) Spider!
As usual, the weekend went by much too quickly. We had a 'visiting day' on Friday, and I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1699: New Things!
Today is going to be one of those posts where everything comes together at once. I guess that is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1698: BUNNIES!!!!
I took the day off from 'social media' yesterday for the most part because I was on...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1697: Some Assembly Required
I feel like I have been on the 'slow train' lately. I am not sure exactly why that is. It...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1696: Old Fashioned Foiled Eggs
I am a sucker for nostalgia. It seems the older I get, the more I enjoy seeing things that remind...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1695: Playing "Catch-Up"
These past few weeks have been quite busy. While I have always been pretty busy and had several t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1694: 12 Days of Christmas - Day 2 Completed!
Winter has finally arrived here in Nova Scotia. For the past two months, I think everyone around ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1693: Some Bunny's Been Busy Designing!
My goodness! What a fun and productive weekend I had. I think I must be a little crazy because it...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1692: Friday Came Quickly This Week!
With another week coming to a close, it is (once again!) amazing how quickly time seems to pass. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1691: Making Progress and Catching Up
After Monday night's power outage, things got back to normal rather quickly. I spent the next...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1690: Somewhere in Time
Yesterday was another full and busy day. We hadn't planned on doing our update until mid-week...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1689: Welcome February!
It is hard to believe that the first month of the year is under our belts already. It seems like ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1688: Deadlines
It seems that I am always working on some sort of 'deadline'. I know that peo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1687: Encouragement
It has been another couple of very busy days. I am very fortunate that things are going so well a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1686: Color My World
I am going to just do a short post today. It has already been quite a busy day and I need to stay...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1685: Christmas in January?!?
I had a truly wonderful and productive weekend. while most of the eastern part of the United Stat...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1684: You Don't Got a Thing if you Ain't Got That BLING!
You knew I was going to do it . . . It was just a matter of time. You knew that I wouldn'...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1683: Patience
I was really happy that so many of you liked the look of the Metallic Lustre Acrylic Wax from Dec...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1682: Fun With DecoArt Metallic Lustre Acrylic Wax
I had a truly busy weekend and I am finally feeling as if I am getting caught up with things. I s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1681: Update Time!
As the second week of the new year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting. Not so much on the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1680: Odds and Ends
Somehow when the calendar page turns to a new year, I always get the urge to reorganize. It ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1679: Details, Details
I love my job. There is always something new and exciting to work on, and it seems that I never r...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1678: New Patterns/New Drawings
Sometimes it seems so difficult to find time to get everything done. Things have been good here a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1677: Different Strokes
Part of the learning process is trial and error. I think that the best tool for teaching is just ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1676: Practice Makes Perfect
I must admit that I almost didn't post today. I think I am getting 'lazy'. The f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1675: Practice Makes Perfect
I must admit that I almost didn't post today. I think I am getting 'lazy'. The f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1674: Getting Back in a Routine
It isn't as if I really took time 'off', but more that I was focused on some differen...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1673: Starting the Year With a Bang!
The new year has just began and it has already started with a "BANG"! If these first fe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1672: Looking Back/Looking Ahead
I have always like New Year's Eve. Not necessarily for the parties (I am too old and boring f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1671: Slowly Getting Back to It
I do admit that the past several days have been nice. I made it a point to gear back and I actual...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1670: Warmest Holiday Wishes to All
It has been a little over a week since I have posted here on the blog. After over five straight y...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1669: Some Time Away - A Gift to Myself
Many of you may have noticed that I haven't been posting as regularly these past couple of we...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1668: 'Tis the Season
I truly don't know where the time goes. I know I said that many times recently, but it is har...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1667: Different Strokes for Different Folks - DecoArt Traditions Brush Review
I am finding it kind of hard to decide what to write about these days. As Christmas is quickly ap...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1666: Creating for Gifts
I know I am not alone when I wonder where the time goes. It seems like just yesterday we were loo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1665: Self-Challenges
As a designer and and artist, I think it is important to continually learn and work toward advanc...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1664: Frost on the Pumpkin
As time keeps marching on, we are getting closer and closer to the holiday season, as well as win...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1663: "Elf Mode"
Even though I am creating something just about every day of my life, this time of year, brings me...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1662: Exciting New Prospects!
Good day, my creative friends. It is a calm and peaceful morning here in Nova Scotia with an over...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1661: Preparing for "Hibernation"
It seems like it has been weeks since I have written, even though it has only been a couple of da...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1660: Sometimes Less is More
I began writing a blog post yesterday (really I did) and just as I got started, the power went ou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1659: A Visit to the City
I can’t believe the whirlwind of time passing these days! It seems that soon after the sun...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1658: New Free Scroll Saw Pattern
I had a wonderful and crazy/busy weekend. It is always busy this time of year, and this year is n...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1657: Some More New Things
Today is one of those days when I debated whether I should blog or not. Yesterday was one of thos...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1656: Site Update Time!
As I write today, I promise I will keep things short. (I know – I always say that!) I want ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1655: A "Creative" and Positive Lifestyle
I am often asked how I can keep coming up with so many different creative ideas. While one w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1654: Creating as Therapy
“It’s all in a days’ work.” Well . . . two days I guess. I spent th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1653: Investing in Your Business
I have had my own business for over 20 years now. It began when I wanted to stay home and be with...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1652: Busy as an Elf
Today's post will be a bit short. While I am working hard on new designs, there still isn'...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1651: Thinking - The Unseen "Work"
There are days when things fall into somewhat of a lull and other days when my head seems to expl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1650: Monday's Blog - Take 2
Yesterday I had a blog all written and ready to publish. It was a quarter of nine my time and I w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1649: Busy Work
Yesterday was another busy day. I had so many parcels to package up and ship out that it took me ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1648: NOW I Can Call it Finished!
These last few days have been both busy and fun. I am so thrilled at all the positive responses t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1647: New Pumpkin Surface Available from Me
I was thrilled at the great response that I had yesterday to my Havest Blessing paintings by Lynn...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1646: November, It Is!
Yes – we are already into month 11 of the year. How the heck did that happen? It seem...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1645: In Between
I often get creeped out when things all fall into place like they should. I am uncertain why this...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1644: New Scrolling Patterns
My goodness the mornings go fast! It is hard to believe that I have already been up a couple of h...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1643: Online Learning
When I think back to when I began painting and scroll sawing, I remember how different things wer...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1642: If the Garbage Looks This Good . . . Think How Nice the Project Will Be
I am happy to say that I had a tremendously productive day yesterday. It was one of those days wh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1641: New Ventures
One of the most exciting part of being a designer is the vast array of possibilities that are ava...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1640: To 'Bee' or Not To Be
It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of another week. Time seems to be going by so q...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1639: A Day Away
It is hard to believe that it is Wednesday already. As usual, time is going by faster than I woul...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1638: Meeting Deadlines
It isn't often that I am able to proclaim that I am 'caught up' with things. Usually ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1637: Becoming 'Real'
I am finding that it is remaining darker for a longer period of time each morning when I awake. I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1636: Evolving
As I sit down and write this morning, I find myself struggling a bit as to which direction I want...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1635: Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!
There are two times when I really feel that I am not living in the USA anymore. One of them is in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1634: Life Happens
I was debating on whether I should write today or not. Yesterday was one of those days when we we...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1633: Everyday Stuff
Sometimes when I am at my busiest, I have the least to show you. There are so many things that Ke...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1632: Reaching the Goals We Set
After a rainy and overcast weekend, on this beautiful Monday morning the sun is bright and shinin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1631: Self-Challenges
It felt so good to be caught up yesterday. That, by no means translates to being 'done' w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1630: Deadlines
Welcome October!Our last day of September went out with a bang. It was probably one of my most &#...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1629: More on Inktense Pencils and Blocks
Yesterday I posted about the new Inktense colored pencil set I had purchased. There were several ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1628: New Toys
Some girls like shoes. Others like fine jewelry. Still others, fancy clothes. . .While I enjoy th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1627: On to the Weekend!
It is hard to believe that we have another weekend under our belts! But with the mornings getting...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1626: Update Day
I got up early this morning and it is still dark two hours later. It is odd how quickly the days ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1625: Purpose and Meaning Through Art
At some time or another in our lives, most of us search for our purpose here on Earth. The reason...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1624: Little by Little
Good things take time. I have to keep reminding myself of that. In today's world of '...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1623: Autumn is Nearly Here
I had a dream last night that I awoke and all the leaves had already fallen from the trees. I was...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1622: Finding My Way
As some of you may have noticed, lately it seems like I am all over the place. (OK – ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1621: Just Monday . . .
Lately it seems that I have been a bit 'unsettled'. I have been thinking in many directio...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1620: New Products on our Site!
I am going to write a quick blog today, because I wanted you all to know that we did a site updat...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1619: A Tribute to a Queen (Layla the Tigress)
It is with a great deal of sadness that I write my post today. Yesterday morning, I was notified ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1618: Veining Lines
It felt good to get such nice feedback on my angel ornament project that I showed here yesterday....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1617: Change
With the Labor Day weekend behind us, we realize that summer is coming to a close. Things are alr...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1616: Happy Birthday to my Grand Daughter, Willow!
I spent the day yesterday mapping out a couple of new designs, as well as getting some things don...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1615: Quick Paint
Yesterday I didn't write because I was working on my "Quick Paint" project for the ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1614: Uploading
I am afraid today's post won't be too exciting. I am in the process of uploading nine vid...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1613: Videos
I truly believe that I am very fortunate to live in a time when we have so many opportunities ava...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1612: More New Pattern Designs
This morning when I sat down here at my spot at my computer, ready to do the mail, my little cat ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1611: New Designs for Autumn
I woke up this morning to a cool, gentle rain and the sun wasn't even really up yet. I have n...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1610: Keeping Busy
There are few things that make me feel better than seeing someone enjoying my patterns and making...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1609: Multi-Tasking
Yesterday I felt a lot more like myself. After a couple of weeks of feeling a bit 'lost' ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1608: Back to Creating
After a much needed break, I am back and finally feel ready to move forward in a productive manne...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1607: Another Day in Paradise
On Friday we took a bit of an unplanned trip for the weekend. I say "a bit" because we ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1606: Numbers
With the summer months here, it seems we are running just a bit slower. I know I am. I don't ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1605: There's Hope
Yesterday I had to skip posting. Our internet had become so spotty that it was difficult to stay ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1604: Baby Steps
There are times when I get impatient with myself. I always have lots of plans and things that I w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1603: The Black Cat Society
All of you who know me know how much I love cats. I have had cats all my life and they are always...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1602: Nearing the Finish on This One
Today's post will be short. (Really!) It seems that the past couple of days, I have awa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1601: Progress!
Ahhhh the sweet taste of "progress"!Like that first sip of coffee in the morning ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1600: Flight or Flight
It is good to be back. Not only here blogging, but actually having something to blog about. Last ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1599: Getting Back At It
Last week was not one of my usual weeks. Between getting the new computer and the issues I was ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1598: Down but not Out
I was really and truly writing my blog yesterday when some pretty impressive storms rolled in. Ev...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1597: A Beautiful Day in My Neighborhood
I can think of many people who live in lovely places, yet sometimes take them for granted. I don&...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1596: Lesson Learned - Pretty Scary
The day took a somewhat unexpected turn for me yesterday when Keith decided to make the hour long...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1595: The Tides are Turning
As I looked back at the last few blog entries, I hoped that I didn't appear to be negative or...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1594: Hunky Dory
I was sitting here this morning sipping my second cup of coffee and trying to think about somethi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1593: The Lull
Yesterday morning I honestly did have an entire post written. I was just applying the finishing t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1592: Self-Doubt
It isn't often that I am at a loss for words. However, as I begin to write today, I am findin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1591: Layla - You've Got Me on My Knees!
I missed posting yesterday because I had somewhat of a 'technical glitch'. It seemed that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1590: Being Flexible
Yesterday was a full day, but I wound up doing some unexpected things. One thing that I have lear...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1589: Finding a Balance
"There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1588: Layla Progress
I missed blogging yesterday because on Wednesday afternoon I received a call from the guys that a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1587: Introducing Layla
As an artist and a designer, I am always looking for good source material for my creations. I am ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1586: Ten New patterns
Time always seems to move much too quickly, and lately more so than ever. I think because I have ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1585: Being Patient
If I am anything, I am patient. I wasn't always that way, but as I get older and learn t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1584: Scrolling Binge
One good thing about doing lots of types of creative crafts is that every time I get to do someth...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1583: Now for Something Completely Different
Yesterday was a busy day. I like that. I felt as if I was getting back on track and really accomp...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1582: Aftermath
Yesterday wasn't what I would call the 'best' of days. While I always try to be posit...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1581: . . . and Then There Were FIVE!
I stayed quite busy yesterday, doing one of the things that I love to do. I really love so many o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1580: Lots of Fretwork!
One of the things that I like best about what I do is the great variety of ways I am able to crea...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1579: Day Trip
Yesterday was a beautiful day. The perfect day to just take off and put the top down on the car a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1578: Summer is Here
I didn't post yesterday because I got a good deal of drawing done. I am on a drawing binge an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1577: Variety - Keeping Things Interesting
I am currently in the process of creating three different projects, in three different media form...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1576: Welcome Summer!
What an amazing weekend!Not that anything paticularly unusual happened. For the most part, it was...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1575: A Busy Weekend Ahead!
Yesterday was a good day. Not only was the weather near-perfect with a blue sky and warm air, but...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1574: Faux Rust Video Posted
I always find it funny that it takes hours to create a video that is only minutes long. While the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1573: My Talented Friends
Since I am in the midst of writing up patterns and doing things of that nature, I decided to shar...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1572: Some Very Cool Effects!
Another beautiful week is beginning.The sun has just come up, revealing a crystal clear blue sky....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1571: Catching Up
I suppose that I will never be accused of 'rushing through' things.Even when I seem to ge...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1570: Playing "Hookie"
Ok – I admit it. Yesterday I didn't get a lot done in the work department. Although I d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1569: Warnings about Online Safety
Today's post isn't my usual happy and cheerful outlook on life and being creative. It is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1568: Fun NEW Projects!
This past weekend I was terribly busy and I had a wonderfully fun time. While I loved creating my...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1567: Gears are Turning
I took the day off of blogging yesterday because I slept in a bit. By the time I awoke it was aft...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1566: Lots of FUN Ways to be Creative!
It doesn't take much to regroup and rejuvenate! I got everything out to the post office (in t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1565: Winding Down
I had pretty much forgotten what it was like to see my kitchen table cleared. Or the counte...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1564: Ready to SHIP!
I had a very busy, yet very productive weekend. It rained most of the time here in Nova Scotia (a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1563: "The Zone"
I had an amazingly productive day yesterday! It was one of those days that went somewhat like thi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1562: Watermarks
I am going to be cutting kits the next couple of days, and I am sure that it isn't what I wou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1561: New Video Posted on my UTube Channel
I had mentioned yesterday that I was doing things in several different directions this week. Not ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1560: Multi-Tasking
I am going to post quickly today (really!) because I have much to do. I have been working on cutt...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1559: Remembering
It is quiet out this morning. Even though every morning is quiet to some degree, the air seems st...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1558: What NEXT???
I sit here and wonder as I begin to write today's post if you aren't all really tired of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1557: Just about DONE!
Today is the day. Before I lay my head on my pillow tonight, I will call my "Scary-Go-Round&...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1556: New Patterns by Keith!
I woke up this morning after dreaming of my car. Last week I had taken it to Halifax to drop it o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1555: Smaller Bites
Not everyone likes the same things. I know I am stating the obvious, but sometimes, as much as we...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1554: Bite Sized Pieces
I had an absolutely wonderful productive weekend. I can actually see the light at the end of the ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1553: Spinning Plates
It has been a crazy/busy couple of weeks here. (Crazier and busier than usual, that is!) With fin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1552: Technical Drawing
These past several days (as well as the next several days to follow) will be focused on com...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1551: Patience - Lessons from a Box of Thread
I haven’t always been the most patient person in the world. Like most people, when I was wa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1550: The Mustang Project - Phase 1 Complete
Those of you who are on my Facebook page (Sheila Landry Designs Scroll Saw Art) or personal frien...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1549: Carousel Kit is Posted on the Website
Are you all tired of reading about this project yet? I hope not. It is just been that it ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1548: It's All in the Details
For the past three weeks, I have been writing about a project that I was creating that I had been...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1547: "Almost" Finished
I did a lot of finishing touches on my haunted carousel yesterday. It was time to do finish up th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1546: Haunted Carousel Central Pillar
We had a beautiful weekend here in Nova Scotia. Finally we are seeing some warmer temperatures an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1545: Carousel Benches
I am going to keep this post short today, as I have lots that I need to accomplish. It seems (as ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1544: Website Updated
It is getting to be that time again (actually, it is a little late!) for our next website update ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1543: Main Carousel Construction DONE!
Yesterday was a really good day for me. A milestone even. After weeks of wracking my brain and tr...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1542: Electronics Makeover Complete Plus NEW Plaque Patterns
I was so thrilled to have such a productive weekend! Even though I am 'busy' most days, i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1541: "Scary-Go-Round" Progress
I was absolutely thrilled with the progress that I made yesterday on my "Scary-Go-Round"...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1540: Carousel Canopy and Stands for the Figures
I have never been really 'fast' when I am creating a new design. Whether it is the proces...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1539: Task Lamp Steampunk Makeover
Spring has finally arrived here in Nova Scotia! After the long, harsh winter, even me – one...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1538: The Cast of Characters
I skipped posting yesterday because I felt there was little new that I had to show you. I know th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1537: Learning from Mistakes
I always find it amazing how quickly things can go from uncertainty to progress.Only a few short ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1536: #1536 Making Progress
Today's post will be quick. (Really!) Yesterday, as with many Mondays, I had a lo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1535: Creating for the Sake of Creating
As a designer, I have many (many) ideas for new projects. I am fortunate in that I keep my eyes o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1534: Headed for the Drawing Board
Good day to you all! I am happy to say that I awoke today to NO snow! (There IS hope!) I state th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1533: "Nevermore" Painting Pattern (Finally!)
You know – there are days when I really do get mixed up! (Yes – I know! Some of you t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1532: Back to Work
I woke up this morning to NO new snow! There was only a light coating of frost on the deck,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1531: Really?
It snowed this morning.Again.I guess I should be used to it, but I truly couldn't believe how...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1530: Spring?
We've had a couple of busy days and there are busy days ahead as well. Part of me feels like ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1529: Cute as a Bug
I often write about a place in my mind where I see very vivid visions of projects that I want to ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1528: Progress
It is another beautiful and sunny morning here on the bank of the Meteghan river. The air is calm...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1527: So Much Inspiration
I often feel as if I over use the word "inspiration." It seems like every other d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1526: Getting Through the Day
I always try to write about interesting things that happen throughout my day. It seems that peopl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1525: Art Play Date 2015 Kicking Off
I had a really busy and productive weekend. On Saturday, we got another couple of inches of SNOW,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1524: NWA Woorworkers Showcase in Saratogo Springs, NY
As we close out the final weekend of March, I can't help but be amazed at how quickly the yea...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1523: New Updates and Free Pattern Available
I slept in a bit this morning. It is dull and grey and raining out today. But that isn't real...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1522: Working Ahead
It is a beautiful and sunny Wednesday morning here in Nova Scotia. One would expect to open the w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1521: Always Learning
No matter how long I have been doing woodworking, it seems that I am always learning something ne...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1520: Be Careful What You Wish For
It is snowing today. Again. (Or should I say still?)I always fancied myself to try not ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1519: "Uncle!"
We awoke this morning to yet another "blizzard". I have lost count as to how many...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1518: Organization Progress
Good day to everyone. Today is going to be another one of those 'odds and ends' days. I r...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1517: My Easter Tree
It was still dark when I first awoke today. As I was going through my morning emails, I heard the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1516: Learning from our Disappointments
I debated on writing today because I am not sure if I have anything very interesting to discuss t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1515: FLOWERS!!!!
Today I am revealing the fourth and final new trinket box pattern that I created over the weekend...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1514: SHEEP!!!!
It is NOT snowing today.It is hazy and dull outside, and I can see the tops of the bare trees wav...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1513: CHICKS!!!!!!
Yesterday I featured a sweet bunny basket and accessory pattern. I mentioned that it was just one...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1512: BUNNIES!!!!!
I had a good and busy weekend! It just goes to show that when I set my mind to doing things, I ca...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1511: New Designs/New Magazine for Scrollers in Germany
Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day. After the chain of minor disasters the day before, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1510: Making Some Bad Days Better
This week has not been one of my favorite weeks of all time. Like everyone else, once in a while ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1509: Product Review - Makita BO3710 Finishing Sander
It's sunny outside and looks to be a beautiful day. I can see the tops of the trees along the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1508: A Perfect World - Final Touches
It is snowing out. I woke up to another 2 inches of fresh snow over the 3 feet we already have on...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1507: Spring Triple Scoop Project Completed
It is NOT snowing today. The sun is shining and I can actually see hints of blue sky peeking...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1506: I'll Have a Scoop of Spring - (Make Mine a Triple!)
You all know that I never mind winter. In fact – I actually LIKE it most times and try to e...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1505: A Perfect World - Panel 17
It is snowing outside this morning. Rather hard, actually. I ventured out to bring the garba...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1504: More New Patterns!
It isn't often when I find myself ahead of schedule. Usually I am pushing hard to get everyth...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1503: This, That and the Other Thing
It snowed this weekend. We have another several inches of fresh snow over some icy rain that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1502: Working on Some New Designs
Today's post will be a bit short, I am afraid. Not because I have been idle, but much the opp...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1501: Appreciation
Yesterday seemed to fly by in a minute. It was one of those days when one minute you were pouring...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1500: A Personal Milestone for Me
As I came to write my post this morning, I noticed that I am on my 1,500th post. Who would ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1499: After the Storm
After the last few days of snow and wind, it finally seems to have calmed down here. As I look ou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1498: Snowed In
I never mind the snow very much. Being from Chicago, I am used to polar temperatures as well as b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1497: Website Update Completed
Today's post will be a quick one. I just wanted you to all know that the patterns for the new...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1496: Just About Finished!
I spent the day yesterday finishing up my three new patterns as well as taking the photos for the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1495: Micro-Cutting
Everybody likes a challenge now and then. I know that when I challenge myself, I not only usually...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1494: Immersed in Creating
It is snowing out.Again.I must say that this has been one of the snowiest winters we have had her...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1493: Working Weekend
I didn't post this weekend because I was in the middle of several different projects. We are ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1492: Organizational Project 2015 - Phase 1
Organization is an ongoing process. You don't just organize things once it seems. I have come...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1491: A Perfect World - Panel 16
I missed blogging yesterday because Keith needed to pick something up from Halifax and I decided ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1490: A Warm Heart on a Cold Day
Like many of you who live on the Eastern coast and Midwest, we were hit pretty hard yesterday wit...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1489: The Quiet Before the Storm
It is coming our way. . . After about a foot of snow on Saturday, and cleaning up yesterday,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1488: "Art Play Date" 2015 Launched!
Well, it seemed like January just flew by! What has started out to be a mild winter has turned in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1487: One More Version of Ice Skates
One of the biggest problems that I have is deciding on a 'version' of how to make a certa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1486: My Art Play Date Projects DONE!
It is with much relief that I am writing this morning. It isn't usual that I get stressed out...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1485: Watching Paint Dry
We had some catching up to do on our errands yesterday, so I got a late start at finishing up my ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1484: Art Play Date 2015
We were very fortunate that the first 'blizzard' of the season wasn't as fierce as pr...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1483: New Adventures in Publishing!
All this month I have been working in many directions. I know to some of you that is nothing new,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1482: Better Late than Never
I am checking in a little late today because yesterday the day got away from me and I was doing t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1481: Some More New Designs
Today's post will be quick. (Yes! I know I always say that!) But I really will try because I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1480: If First You Don't Succeed . . .
I always like sharing my triumphs here on the blog. It feels great to accomplish something positi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1479: New Printers!
Today's post will be brief. I didn't get to finish cutting my new projects yesterday as I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1478: Some Assembly Required
I can't believe another weekend has passed by already! It seems like the time is just flying ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1477: New Scrollsaw Patterns
It seems like forever since I designed a woodworking pattern. With all the new directions that I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1476: Lesson Learned (Again!)
Today I am going to tell you all about an important lesson that I learned (again) yesterday. Not ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1475: Busy with "Business"
Yesterday was one of those crazy/busy days that seemed to be over before it began. It seemed like...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1474: Comfort Zone
The world we live in is ever-changing. That is probably one thing that we can be absolutely sure ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1473: Winter Blues
It seems that this year more than ever I have noticed that people seem to have the 'winter bl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1472: Site Updated - New Catalog and Patterns
I am just going to write a short post today to let you all know that we completed another site up...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1471: Burning the Midnight Oil
Those of you who read often know that I am a "morning person". I love getting up ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1470: Why I do Many Things Twice
I had a good and busy weekend. It feels really good to be back to work and return to something th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1469: Back to Business
I had a good month taking it slower and enjoying the holidays. But now it is time to get back to ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1468: The Best Year Yet!
I woke up to a blanket of white snow yesterday. It was the first significant snow of the year for...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1467: Goodbye 2014 - Hello 2015!
It is hard to believe that the year is done. I must be getting old because it seems like not so l...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1466: Aftermath - Just for Fun
I was debating with myself whether to post a blog entry today. After the busy-ness of the last se...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1465: Peace on Earth. Good Will Toward ALL Mankind.
It is raining on this Christmas Eve morning in Nova Scotia. I understand in Hawaii, it is snowing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1464: Time to Enjoy Life
I really feel as if I have been neglecting my blog here lately. I have been taking it a bit '...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1463: An Unexpected Joy!
This is such a busy time of year for most people – myself included. I know I haven't ev...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1462: A Perfect World - Panel 15
I actually finished panel fifteen of my "A Perfect World" embroidery project a couple o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1461: Catching Up
I had taken a few days "off" from blogging because I wanted to spend some time doing th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1460: Bringing Joy Throughout the Year
There are so many wonderful reasons that I take the time to write here nearly every day. Of cours...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1459: Little Touches
I wasn't even going to blog today but I was up early working on some things and I was so amaz...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1458: The MAGIC Begins!
With the first week of December under our belts, many of us are starting to feel the "crunch...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1457: #1456 More New Patterns
Today's post will be fast and furious. (Umm – we'll see about that!)After po...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1456: Some New Patterns I Created
We are getting ready for another site update, and I have a couple of new patterns that I have bee...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1455: 'Tis the Season
It has been a truly crazy couple of days for me. Most of it has been good, but some of it ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1454: Welcome December!
It is hard to believe it is December already! The autumn months are always my favorite, but it al...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1453: Tribute to a Beautiful Friend
Today's post will be a rather difficult one to write. Yesterday I received the terrible news ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1452: May Your Day Be Merry
No. I did not go shopping. I my 53 years of life on this planet, I have not once participate...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1451: Meet "Aurora"
My goodness yesterday just flew by! It was one of those days when I was busy from the moment I aw...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1450: More New Scroll Saw Designs!
Today's post is going to be rather short (well – by my standards anyway!) Both Ke...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1449: Walking Before Running
You may or may not have noticed that I took a few days off of blogging here. It wasn’t beca...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1448: Different Strokes for Different Folks
I had a very busy day yesterday. But it was the kind of day that was also a great deal of fun. (I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1447: Slow and Steady
I am the first to admit that I am not a fast worker. Be it painting, scroll sawing, sewing o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1446: New Ornaments in the Works
Today's post is going to be short (I promise!) I am busy at the drawing table creating a new ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1445: "Winter is Coming"
I know those are not words that all of us like hearing. But long before Game of Thrones was ever ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1444: I "Hatched" a New Idea!
It has been a couple of very exciting days for me. While some of you who read every day may have ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1443: Working on Some New Snowmen to Paint
I am going to be quick here today because we have some errands to to in Yarmouth this morning. I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1442: Organizational Triumphs
Once again I got the urge to organize things. Seeing as I was kind of in between projects, i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1441: Originality - The Child of a Variety of Influences
As a designer, one thing that can sometimes be difficult is creating something that is totally &q...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1440: "A Perfect World"- Panel 14
I took some time this weekend to catch up on my house things and take a step back from most of my...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1439: New Patterns are Posted
I intended to write a post yesterday, but I had a Java update that played a little havoc on my co...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1438: Six More Sleigh Ornaments
To begin with, I want to thank you all for the encouraging comments on the new ornaments. It real...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1437: Half Way There
Yesterday was a busy, yet positive day. Mondays are always busy because we have the trip to the p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1436: Ready to Cut
I had a wonderful, relaxing and productive day yesterday. Whatever was bothering me last we...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1435: "Unstuck"
Well, it appears that I am on the 'other side'. Whatever was causing my creative blo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1434: I'm Feeling a Bit "Human" These Days
I am having trouble these past few days writing. I don't know if I am overwhelmed or overwork...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1433: Night Shift
Most of you all know that I am a morning person. Any time after 5am is a good time for me to get ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1432: Anticipation
I must admit that I awakened today feeling a bit overwhelmed. As I thought of all the things I ne...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1431: Inspiration
I am often asked how I can keep coming up with new and different ideas. When I think about it, I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1430: Site Update In Progress
Lately we have been trying to keep updating our site about every two weeks. It seems with the hol...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1429: Busy Times
With the holidays quickly approaching, I can see all of my creative friends kicking things into h...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1428: More Christmas Pull Toys
Sometimes no matter how much you get done in a day, it doesn't seem like enough. I know I am ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1427: Monday, Monday
Once again we are here on a Monday.I have always loved Monday's, as they represent a fresh st...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1426: Day Trip
It seemed like as good a time as any. We have been so busy lately that it is sometimes difficult ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1425: Cutting, Cutting and more Cutting
The past few weeks, I have really lived up to my name "Scrollgirl". It seems I have spe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1424: Making "Pretties"
I know that I haven't been blogging as regularly as usual. There have been some things going ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1423: More Pull Toys
Yesterday was a wonderful and relaxing day for me. Not only did we have the pleasure of Kei...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1422: Here, There and Everywhere
Have you ever tried to do several things at once? I feel that is how my day went yesterday....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1421: Time Travel
After celebrating Thanksgiving the past two days here in Canada, I feel refreshed and ready to ge...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1420: A Breather
For the last couple of days I have been fighting a cold, so I think it is time for me to take a l...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1419: New Patterns Up on Our Site
Today's blog will just be a short announcement that all the new patterns are available on our...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1418: Finishing Up
I kept myself pretty busy yesterday finishing up the new projects that I created for the site upd...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1417: Two New Candle Tray Patterns and a New Plaque
Yesterday I had a little change of plans. While I had intended to finish up the Gothic Bat Pillar...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1416: Gone Batty Candle Holders
After another beautiful autumn weekend here in Nova Scotia, I am ready to start a brand new week....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1415: Saturday Showcase #2 - MacLeod Dragons
As many of you know – I love to support fellow artists. As someone who designs and crafts, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1414: Autumn Has Arrived
Did I mention that October is my favorite month of the year?I love the cool, crisp weather and th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1413: Welcome October!
It is hard to believe that we are beginning a new month already! September seemed to pass by so q...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1412: My All Season Tree - Halloween, 2014
Many of you who read know about my little "all season" tree. It is a tall and slim tree...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1411: "UFO's"
This weekend was splendid! I finally was caught up enough to do some things around the hous...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1410: Showcase Saturday #1 - Olde Moon Lane Primitives
Many of you know how much I love and respect other designers and hand made items. Be it painted, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1409: Scrollgirl
These past several weeks have been increasingly busy. Part of me feels a bit bad because I have b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1408: The Early Bird Gets the Worm
After a very busy day yesterday, I got a very early start this morning. I can't say that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1407: Not Quite "Time Off"
I suppose I need to reevaluate my definition of the meaning of having 'time off'. While I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1406: More New Things - Time for a Little Break
Yesterday was another full and busy day. Not only did we finish updating our site, but I fi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1405: Site (almost!) Updated
Yesterday turned out to be a crazy/busy day, with a few unexpected twists. Those of you who...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1404: Still Writing Instructions
I had quite a busy day yesterday. It was one of those days when I had planned to have a quiet day...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1403: A Lesson
Today's blog post may be a little different than what I normally write. A couple of things oc...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1402: Busy Days are the BEST!
Those of you who know me know that my favorite season is quickly approaching. While I enjoy summe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1401: Autumn is Coming . . .
I need to start off today by thanking all of you for the wonderful comments and responses on my w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1400: These Boots are Made for Stylin' !
I had an incredibly busy but rewarding day yesterday. I missed writing here, not because I had no...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1399: Practice Makes Perfect
I can't tell you all how many times when people see something new that I have done, they imme...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1398: Something's Brewing
Here in Nova Scotia, we had what turned out to be a fabulous weekend. While Saturday was a bit fo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1397: Ah, Technology! How I Love Ye!
Technology can always be seen as a two sided sword. On one hand, it brings the world closer ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1396: It's a Beautiful Day for an Update!
While yesterday seemed like a LONG day in more ways than one (long stories – never mind!) a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1395: Good Things Are Worth the Wait
I will keep things short here today because I have writing to do. I know I promised that the rein...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1394: A Perfect World - Panel 13
I took the day to do some catching up on things around the house. After the previous few days of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1393: And Then There Were Five
I spent the day yesterday finishing up the remaining three poses of reindeer for my reindeer and ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1392: Don't You Love When That Happens?
Sometimes good planning really does pay off. I am not saying that everything went 'without a ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1391: Progress
I thought I did pretty well yesterday. Besides getting a lot of little things done, I made pretty...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1390: Ready to Cut my New SLEIGH!
I have to admit that the past couple of weeks have not been easy. Please understand that I am NOT...
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The Perfect Day
We all get them every once in a while. A day we consider to be 'perfect'.I am sure that d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1389: The "Two-Minute" Blog
Yesterday afternoon I received a phone call to remind me that I had an eye doctors' appointme...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1388: 'Lazy' Weekend
It is hard to believe that another Monday is upon us. What I find even more difficult to digest i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1387: This and That
I had kind of a 'catch up' day yesterday. With all that had been going on lately and with...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1386: Finding Success
I felt really good about things yesterday. After spending the day putting together the SLD47...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1385: Making Lemonade
Thoughout my life, I have practiced and somewhat mastered the art of finding good in most anythin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1384: Getting Back on the Horse (Or Reindeer, if you will!)
I am happy that last week is behind me. I can honestly say that it wasn't one of my 'favo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1383: New Project Ready to Cut (At Last!)
I can't tell you all how GOOD it feels to be back at work and productive again. With being go...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1382: Looking Ahead
As we find ourselves on Friday already, I am once again in awe of how another week has pass...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1381: Some Final Thoughts on All American Crafts
Good morning to you all. I didn't get as much done as I intended yesterday. I have some ideas...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1380: Circling the Wagons
I was glad to finally be able to go to bed last night. There are times when the best part of some...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1379: Thank You All American Crafts
Writing today's blog post is something that I have not been looking forward to doing. I like ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1378: A Perfect World - Panel 12
I honestly don't know what is with me these days. Last week we were away for five days, and i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1377: A Different Kind of Project
Yesterday I had mentioned that I was going to spend the day getting caught up on some paperwork. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1376: Meeting Some Friends
It is hard to believe that it is Thursday already. I honestly don't know what happened to thi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1375: Still Catching Up
The day was so busy yesterday, and I am still catching up on orders and things today. While it is...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1374: Back from Holiday - Back to Work
After nearly a week long getaway to beautiful Prince Edward Island, we have returned home feeling...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1373: On The Road for a Couple of Days and another Site Update
Today's post will be somewhat quick! I wanted to let you all know that I won't be p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1372: Fifty Shades of Black
OK. Only two. But you are here reading so I got your attention. Today will I will show you t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1371: More Progress and New Plaques
Another busy weekend has come and gone. The speed that time passes continues to amaze me. I must ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1370: Progress on the "Nevermore" Scroll Saw Project
I made good progress on my scrolled version of the "Nevermore" plaque although it did n...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1369: Thinking Wider - Versions
It is probably no secret to any of you that not only do I create scroll saw patterns and projects...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1368: More on DecoArt One Step Crackle Medium
I can't even begin to tell you all how excited I am about this product. Even though it has be...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1367: Travelling Down the Crackled Highway - A Learning Curve
I always have a great feeling as I see the Purolator man driving away after a pickup. Usually it ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1366: New Ornaments Completed
I had another busy day yesterday. I had to take my kitty Coco to the vet yesterday to get a littl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1365: New Ornaments Cut
Yesterday was busy from dawn to dusk – and beyond! I am thrilled to say that the ornam...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1364: To The Scroll Saw!
I was able to finish up my drawing yesterday. Whether or not I was able to squeak the project in ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1363: Some New Designs
It seems like it has been a long time since I made a scroll saw design. It also seems like ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1362: This and That
I will start off today by thanking everyone for all the kind thoughts and notes and sharing their...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1361: A Great Loss
It is with great sadness that I write my post today. Last night I received the news that one of m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1360: My Version of the Seahorse Pattern
I am happy to say that I had a wonderful day yesterday. I was able to get my emails under control...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1359: The "Day Off" - Trying Again!
I have to smile to myself when I think about yesterday.I do so because the way that the day turne...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1358: "The Raven" Completed
I have always loved reading Edgar Allen Poe stories. From as far back as I remember, he has been ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1357: Nevermore
What a wonderfully positive day I had yesterday. I really appreciated all the wonderful comments ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1356: Halloween Project Progress
Yesterday, I feel as if I really accomplished a great deal. After several days of thinking throug...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1355: Time
As I sit here this morning and wonder what I am going to write about, I can't help but think ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1354: New Project Progress and Update
Yesterday was a rather mish-mosh day where I was pulled in many directions. There was still a gre...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1353: Research for a project
Today's blog is going to be a bit shorter than what you are used to (I promise!) I am s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1352: A Weekend Without Power
I suppose I spoke too soon on Saturday. After all the cries of "wolf" continually from ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1351: Finally on to Designing
Even though I know it isn't the case, it seems like a long, long time since I have been drawi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1350: Happy Birthday, America!
I had a very busy day yesterday. I was surprised and thrilled at the response to the posting of m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1349: Swamped! :)
t isn't often that I say I am "swamped". Usually I am pretty darn organized and rea...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1348: Embracing Failure
No one likes to fail. I don't think anyone in their right mind would go into something ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1347: A Perfect World - Panel 11
Today's post will be rather short. I spent the day yesterday writing the pattern packets for ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1346: My 'All Season Tree
"Why a Christmas tree in summer?" you may ask. (My neighbor Lee just asked me thi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1345: A Short Escape
It was a truly lovely day here in Nova Scotia. As I sat on the deck eating my lunch with Pancakes...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1344: More Sea Ornaments!
I spent the day yesterday refining the ornaments that I showed you in yesterday's blog. Those...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1343: I LOVE the Sea!
Even though I was born and raised in the Midwest, I always loved the sea. From the time I was ver...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1342: Site Update Completed and New Catalog Available!
I am really running late this morning because my internet was down until just now. I didn't t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1341: Lots of Updates to the Site
Lately it seems like we are updating things quite a bit. In reality, we are still keeping to our ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1340: Back to Having FUN!
I am getting back to normal, whatever that is. The last couple of days were really kind of a pain...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1339: Down But Not Out
It appears that I will be down for a couple of days. On Wednesday, after the gym, it seems I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1338: Always Learning Something New!
As a designer I feel that I am always learning something new. With so many new products available...
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Taking Care of Business
As we begin another week, there is something that I want to mention to you all. For the past coup...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1337: Busy Weekend Ahead
I actually "behaved" yesterday and stayed focused on writing my pattern.I don't kno...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1336: A Perfect World - Panel 10
Did you ever have those days when you set out to do a number of things, and when the day is finis...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1335: Random Acts of Kindness
Yesterday was a rather dull and dreary day. I know it is part of spring, and that we need rain in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1334: Painting With Friends
It felt really good to be back in the swing of things. Yesterday I was feeling much better about ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1333: A Perfect World - Panel 9
After an unprecedented three days off of blogging, I am back. I say "unprecedented" bec...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1332: Creative Overload
Lately I have felt a bit unfocused. I am not worried about that really, as this seems to happen t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1331: Website Updated
There are times when I feel that I am not accomplishing all I set out to do. It seems that ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1330: It's All In the Details
Today's post is going to be really quick. I spent the bulk of the weekend working on finishin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1329: Second Project Finished
I was really pleased with the progress that I made yesterday. It is hard to believe though that t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1328: Slowly Progressing
As another week comes to a close, I once again marvel at just how quickly time passes. Can ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1327: On to the New Designs!
With all the cleaning and organizing, you can imagine that I have been a bit distracted. In...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1326: Reorganization 2014: Phase 2
I did get to work on my projects yesterday, but we also worked on the second of the three large c...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1325: Reorganization: Phase 1 Complete!
Can we EVER have too much storage space?I sincerely doubt it. As a woodworker/painter/craft...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1324: Moving Right Along
Things here are still in an upheaval and although we are making progress, there is not much...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1322: Reorganization: The Hell. The Glory.
Organization to me is like Pandora's box. Once you begin one thing, it causes a 'do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1321: Art Play Date
You would think that the last thing that I want or need to do is to take on more projects. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1320: A Perfect World - Panel 8
I can't tell you all how much good taking some time off last weekend did for me. Not on...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1319: Some "Me" Time
It seems kind of ironic that while taking some time "off" I accomplished more than I ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1318: Random Thoughts
This week has been rather strange. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it didn't ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1323: Finishing Up New Patterns
I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately, as it just seems that there is always so much to do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1317: Getting Prints Made From My Artwork
The past several days have been a whirlwind. I don't know if it is busier than usual or...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1316: Gratitude
Yesterday was a pretty good day. Being "Mother's Day" meant that it was full of emo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1315: A Perfect World - Panel 7
I spent most of the day yesterday working on some orders for wood pieces that I want to ship on M...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1314: Still Catching Up
It is amazing how far behind one can get by just getting away for a day or so! I have no re...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1313: A Much Needed Mini-Vacation
Sometimes the best 'vacations' are those that are done spur of the moment. When I w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1312: Finishing The Banner Project
Yesterday was a wonderful and beautiful day and it looks as though today will be the same. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1311: Some Beautiful Work and a Video From a Friend
Today I am doing some cutting for the topper for my banners and writing the patterns packet, so I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1310: Impact
In some ways it was a good weekend, in others it was not so good. I suppose though that is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1309: A Painting and Woodworking Project Combined
What a beautiful day by the river it was yesterday! It was the kind of day that we typical...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1308: A New Scroll Sawing Blog and a Free Pattern
I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday and not quite myself. It was nothing to worry abo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1307: A New Idea in the Works
I woke up to a dense fog this morning. I hope it means that it is finally getting warmer. O...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1306: Some Woodworking Designs for Newer Scrollers
It always feels so good when I finish accomplishing my deadlines. Whether self-imposed or w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1305: Getting Ready for Another Update
I was happy to get so much done yesterday. With a bit of concentration, I was able to complete b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1304: Really? You made THAT with a Scroll Saw!?!
My goodness I had FUN yesterday! I always have fun, but yesterday pushed the day to another le...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1303: Paper Roses
The weekend turned out to be incredibly productive. I love when that happens. What started out ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1302: Back on Track
I am feeling a bit better about things today than I was yesterday. It helped to write about it i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1301: Overcoming "Blocks"
I awoke this morning right before 6 am. I was surprised because it was already beginning to get ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1300: A Quick Blog
Today’s post will be pretty short. I spent yesterday and plan on spending today finishing ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1299: A Perfect World - Panel 6
What a whirl wind day yesterday was! I honestly didn’t stop moving until about 9:30pm, aft...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1298: A Contest
Many of you may have already heard about Steve Good’s blog. For several years now, Steve p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1297: A Milestone for Me
A couple of months back, I began working on something that kind of got side tracked. We all ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1296: Early Inspirations
I took the day off of writing yesterday because I wanted to really make a dent in the new project...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1295: Walking Before Running
It has now been over twenty years since I first began scroll sawing. (I know! I don’t real...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1294: Website Updated
Yesterday I spent the day writing our bi-monthly newsletter and sending it out to our customers. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1293: New Projects on our Site
It was a very tumultuous night here in Nova Scotia. I don’t think I heard wind like that i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1292: Ooh, La La! Look at "Paris" Now!
Yesterday I showed the new “Paris” plaque that I designed. I really enjoyed making i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1291: A New Project
I found that I needed a couple of days to catch up with things. As our little business grows, wi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1290: The Dragonfly Story
I almost didn’t write today. It was just one of those (fortunately rare) days when I wasn&#...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1289: Some Great Sources for the Products I Use
Among other things, I finished my little bunny ornaments up yesterday. They were pretty much don...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1288: Choices
Well, I am finally in the home stretch of making my decoupage bunny ornaments. It isn’t th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1287: A Creative Mix
It’s funny how I have gotten into the habit of writing here every day. As I am approaching ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1286: Busy Weekend
The weekend seemed to go by in a whirlwind. Finally it appears that we are getting above freezin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1285: A Breath of Spring
I had quite a full day yesterday. However, I have no new pictures of my project to show you. For...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1284: Bunnies and Flowers and Beads . . . Oh My!
I don’t know why, but I think the long, cold winter has me longing for spring. Today is th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1283: More on Using Paper in Your Projects
Today’s post will be a short one. I was really thrilled that so many people commented on y...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1282: New Ways to have FUN! (Well - new to me anyway!)
I’ll start off by saying that I am running late today. After getting up at 4am yesterday, I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1281: Getting Caught Up
It’s funny how even though we weren’t able to make the trip to Saratoga Springs, I st...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1280: Our New Book Is Available on Our Site!
Today is going to be a busy day. I spent my Sunday catching up on some things that I neglected. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1279: Back to Busy
I must admit that I was feeling a bit low over the events of the past week. After all the build ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1278: Back to Drawing
After the last couple of days of chaos, it seems as if things are settling down. Richard is looki...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1277: Sometimes Things Just Don't Work Out
Some things were just not meant to be. There are times in our lives when we have to make decis...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1276: "Bomb Clycogenesis"
I thought it would be funny to name my blog with a term that has been thrown around here a lot th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1275: Falling Together
Yesterday was not the best day. I will admit that. However – the day served an importan...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1274: A Perfect World
There is a reason that I don’t have TV. I simply don’t like it. I don’t like ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1273: Don't Worry . . . Be Happy . . .
I must admit, I am not the best of traveling. While I like seeing other places and meeting new p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1272: A Breath Before Leaving
I reached a wonderful milestone yesterday. What may not seem to be a large deal to many, is huge ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1271: Some More Wonderful Variations on a Single Pattern
Since I am going to be spending the day writing, I thought I would share some photos of some of t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1270: The "Spice" of Life!
I had a very full day yesterday, but I did manage to achieve my goal of finishing up the other tw...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1269: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme . . .
OK – Now you all have that song going through your head. It was hard not to think of it al...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1268: On to the Next Project . . .
I had thought that I would be able to take a day off today and do some things that aren’t w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1267: New Patterns, Sales and Freebies on our Site
We finally got our site updated yesterday. I say that with just a touch of exasperation because ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1266: Sharing a Great Technique
I am off to a late start this morning so I will keep this short. It wasn’t that I slept in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1265: On to Some Better Things
The majority of the day yesterday was spent organizing. I know that isn’t much fun to writ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1264: Good Intentions
After taking a couple of days off from writing, I find it is time to get back to it. I was feeli...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1263: Busy Weekend Ahead
Well – I spent the day yesterday finishing up the other version of the little cookie cutter...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1262: Many New Projects in the Works
I missed posting yesterday because I didn’t really feel that I had anything unusual or inte...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1261: Scroll Saw Class Entries Updated
Good day to you all. It had come to my attention that the links for many of the videos in my L...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1260: Time to Plan
I woke up this morning to bright sunshine. I think it is a good indication as to how the day wil...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1259: A Word of Caution
I had a good and busy weekend. Even though we had some (more) snow delivered to our area, I made ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1258: Choosing a Direction
I had a good day yesterday, working on a couple of different things at once. I have several new ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1257: Organizing and Drawing
Yesterday turned out to be what I would call an ‘organizational day’. Besides the no...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1256: So Many Forms of Art!
Just when I thought that my hundreds of little summertime bunnies would bring with them the warme...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1255: BUNNIES!!!
Yesterday we had a wonderfully productive day. It had been a while since we had to do a large wh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1254: Attitudes
As I awoke today, a faint light already began illuminating the early morning sky. At first I was ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1253: One Good Thing Leads to Another
I had a very busy weekend and I took a couple of days off of blogging. It wasn’t that I wa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1252: New Patterns Posted
Once again, I need to just do a quick blog today. I have been working on my computer all morning...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1251: Finishing Up the New Patterns for the Site Update
Today’s post will be quick like yesterday’s. I have been feverishly working on gettin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1250: Appreciating the Present
It appears that we have another layer of snow this morning. Winter surely seems to be having its ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1249: Patience
Today I find myself looking for some interesting things to post about. Once again I find myself i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1248: Adding Some Color to those Dull Winter Days
Most of you know that I am addicted to color. I love so many different color palettes and combina...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1247: Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference
I woke up this morning to yet another round of snow. This time, it is accompanied by wind and yo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1246: New Basket Project DONE!
I am running very late today because as I was going through my morning mail we lost power for a b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1245: Flexibility
For those of you who have great intentions of getting certain tasks done, only to have “lif...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1244: Special Orders
It has been a busy couple of days and I have spent them trying to catch up. I have wanted to sta...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1243: I've Got Your Back!
Yesterday was one of those days when ‘unexpected’ things came up and plans changed. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1242: A Busy Week Ahead
I can’t believe that after getting up on time, it seems I am already running late! (It is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1241: Wonderful Gifts from a Dear Friend
Today is going to be a very busy, but fun day! I worked yesterday on my new project and got much...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1240: This and That
I got started on a new projects yesterday. This one is going to be fun. The project is mainly...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1239: Back to the Drawing Board
I must admit, I didn’t get any drawing done yesterday. We had sent out a newsletter on Tues...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1238: Lots of New Pattern Designs for our Site
Today I am going to sound like an advertisement I fear, but Keith and I spent the majority of the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1237: Working on Another Site Update
It seems that we just did an update to the site a short time ago, but we have several new pattern...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1236: Too Much Inspiration??
Is there really such a thing? I think I know many people who feel the way that I feel. Like m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1235: "In-Between" Days
Yesterday was a rather odd day for me. I found myself finishing up one project and kind of picki...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1234: Submitting Projects for Publication
In the past couple days, I have been speaking of many different ways to help your small businesse...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1233: Wholesaling
In keeping in line with the last few posts, I thought I would continue my thoughts on ways you ca...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1232: Networking
Yesterday I wrote about diversifying your small business and how important I felt it was that you...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1231: Diversification
I am often asked how I found my success by people who are thinking of starting their own business...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1230: Ballerina Kit Production
I had a fun, full and relaxing day of cutting yesterday. On Thursday, we updated our website and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1229: Additional Options for Drilling Thin Stock
The other day I posted a blog which showed the way I drilled vertically into thin stock. (#1227 ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1228: New Patterns Available on our Website
Today’s post is going to be one that is a bit utilitarian, but I have had so many inquiries...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1227: Drilling a Vertical Hole into Thin Stock
Oh, my goodness! The last several days have been FULL! The past several days I have put in at le...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1226: Writing Instructions
After several days of making and showcasing new items, I find it somewhat anti-climatic to do the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1225: Looking at Things Differently
As I sit here and try to think of something interesting to write about today, I am eager to begin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1224: Pretty Maids All in a Row
What a wonderfully busy day I had yesterday! Even though I arose early (just after 4:30) I got...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1223: Color My World
Today’s blog will be quick and to the point. I awoke a bit early this morning and I am eag...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1222: Fine Tuning
Yesterday seemed to fly by faster than usual. I had so many wonderful things to work on that eve...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1221: Tiny Dancers
I am running late with my blog this morning. It isn’t because I was being lazy or slept la...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1220: Making Progress . . .
Yesterday turned out to be another day that just got away from me, although I did accomplish quit...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1219: Administration Duties
Today’s post is going to be a short one. (I know – I ALWAYS say that!) I awoke a b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1218: Ballerinas
I felt that I had a good and productive day yesterday. I tied up a lot of loose ends on the busi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1217: Just Because . . .
A while ago I had an idea for a pattern. I don’t remember exactly what triggered it, but...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1216: Diversifying Your Skills
Since I am in the drawing stages of my next design, I don’t have much to show you today. I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1215: Fin.
I made the best of yesterday and surprisingly got a bit accomplished. The five little bunnies ar...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1214: Everything Doesn't Always Work Like it is Supposed To . . .
With the five little bunny toys ready for their journey to the magazine for photography, my atten...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1213: And Then There Were Five . . .
I frequently hear from my partner Keith that I create projects and then “make work” f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1212: One Bunny Toy Finished
As the deep freeze continues to grip both Canada and much of the USA, we here in Nova Scotia have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1211: Box Transformation Using Chalky Finish Paint
What began as a storage solution turned into quite an interesting project. All weekend I was thi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1210: Sanding, Sanding, Sanding!
There are very few woodworkers that I know that enjoy sanding. I am sure that there are some out ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1209: Two New Projects on the Go
You know you have a pretty good life when you wake up in the morning and there are so many (good!...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1208: A "Good Day"
We have all had those type of days where nothing seems to go right. You know how it can be. Some...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1207: Getting Back in the Swing of Things . . .
Oh – I just had to laugh at myself . . . I got up early this morning (just before six &#...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1206: Welcome, 2014!
As I close the door on 2013 and move into 2014, I am filled with hope and excitement. In many ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1205: Closing Out the Year
As we close out another year, it is hard not to reflect back on what has passed and look ahead an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1204: Adventures of the Mind
I have returned from my short time away. Although I didn’t really go ‘anywhere’...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1203: All Is Calm . . .
In many ways this Christmas was different than Christmases past. Yet in some ways, it was familia...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1202: A Re-Post From Christmas Past
OK – I paid the price for my half a week of artistic adventure. Yesterday I needed to play...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1201: Rough Spots
I can hardly believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve. The last several days have gone by faster th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1200: Exploring New Horizons
It rained most of the day yesterday and also throughout the night, melting the six or so inches o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1199: Little Things Make a Difference
I didn’t get a great deal of time to work on my painting yesterday. After all, it is only ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1198: Moving Right Along
There are times such as this when I wish I never had to sleep. I find myself getting so wrappe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1197: Progress on Leopard Pair Painting
I feel as if I am slow in getting the blog up here this morning. I have been up a while, but have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1196: Out of My Comfort Zone
Yesterday I pretty much finished up the last of the things that I needed to do for the Christmas ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1195: Snow, Memories and Frienships
As the sun begins to illuminate the morning sky, I look out and notice that once again the snow i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1194: Preparing for the Holiday
We made it through the snow/ice storm unscathed. What began as several inches of snow in the m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1193: My Little All-Season Tree - Dressed for Christmas!
As I write this morning, we are in the midst of what looks like a blizzard. We are not alone howe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1192: Edgar Sparkles McKenzie
We are in the midst of a snowy weekend here in Nova Scotia. Yesterday morning I woke up to about ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1191: Our NEW Winter 2014 Catalog is Available for Free Download!
I awoke this morning to several inches of freshly fallen snow, and it is still coming down as I w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1190: The Tables Have Turned
I am going to have to write quickly today because I must admit that I am running a bit behind tod...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1189: New Free Painting Pattern on My Site
These past several weeks have been passing by like a whirlwind. There have been several deadline...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1188: Another Update to Our Site!
Even though Keith and I usually don’t feel like we are adding a lot of new patterns, it see...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1187: Doing Something for Myself - "Reaching for the Stars" Tree Topper
As a “professional designer” and a craft person, it seems as if I am always creating ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1186: A Free Scroll Saw Pattern and a Contest
I spent much of the day yesterday preparing and writing pattern packets. I am just about done to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1185: Re-painting Designs to Create the Pattern
I had a wonderful fun and relaxing day yesterday. Although – my idea of ‘relaxing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1184: The Time Machine of Designing
I had to switch gears yesterday and jump from snowmen and snow globes to chicks and spring colors...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1183: "Snowman Collector"
This past summer I had the privilege of joining an incredibly talented and inspiring painter name...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1182: (One of) My Happy Place(s)
I often hear from people how much they wish they could be like me every day and just scroll saw o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1181: FINALLY I am Back to Drawing!
After what seems like months (it really wasn’t!) I finally got back to drawing and I will b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1180: "Elf" Mode
It’s the month of December already and that only means one thing – Elf Mode. While...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1179: Happy Birthday to My Son Phil
I am feeling rather nostalgic today. As we move into the month of December – the final mont...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1178: Proceeding With Caution
The last several days have been a bit unnerving for me. In the end, it turns out it was quite a s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1177: A Break
I had some personal things arise yesterday that need my attention. I am going to take a couple of...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1176: Making a Difference
Thank goodness for my early mornings! I was so fortunate that I got so much done early yester...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1175: Working Weekend
I always have the best intentions of taking some time off and doing some things that are not work...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1174: More New Projects for our Site Update
I am just going to post a quick update today, as I still have quite a bit that I want to accompli...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1173: New Projects Completed! Time To Write Pattern Packets!
I will get right down to business this morning because I have a LOT that I want to accomplish tod...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1172: New Ornaments are Cut and Ready to Finish!
It’s really amazing how many every day things we take for granted. Sometimes we are just s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1171: Drawing for the Next Project - DONE!
I am really thrilled at the overwhelming response of the ornament sets that I featured here over ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1170: Finished Ornament Pictures! :)
As I am writing this morning, the sky is a very light blue and it is filled with puffy clouds. T...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1169: Making Your Own Rules
To me, one of the best things I find with designing is that the only rules that I have to follow ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1168: An "Unorganized" Blog
It’s getting to be that time of year. While I don’t mind sharing things here in my...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1167: Wonderful Progress (And a Bonus Mini-Lecture!) ;)
I had another busy day yesterday, although it was a good one. Not only did I spend the afternoon...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1166: Ready for the Saw
Once again, the day passed with just a blink of an eye. It seemed like I sat down to draw, and t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1165: A Day of Drawing
I suppose that yesterday was a pretty straight forward day. I mapped out my new project and got ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1164: I Believe I am Ready
The past month or so has passed in a blur, with a flurry of activity. It seemed that only yester...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1163: Spring is in the Air!!
In the crazy world of designing, as most of us are waiting for that first snow, my thoughts have ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1162: Honoring all Veterans
I am still working on the next project for the magazine. It is one of those that I have had to d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1161: Time Warp
As I look outside across the road to the river bank, I see the beautiful stillness of the trees. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1160: Mission Accomplished
While the weekend usually signifies the beginning of some time off of work for many people, for m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1159: Organizing my Library of Books and Magazines
Yesterday was another full day without a moment’s rest. By the evening, I was completely e...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1158: The 'Organization Landslide'
I started out the day yesterday in one direction and before noon everything changed and I was doi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1157: The Fog
I am finding myself having a little bit of a difficult time getting back into the ‘producin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1156: A Wonderfully Full Day of Inspiration
What an invigorating day yesterday turned out to be! There is nothing like getting back to work ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1155: An Early Start
This morning I awoke before 5 am. When I saw what time it was on the clock, I almost turned arou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1154: We're Back!
After such a long time of being away from the computer (for me, anyway!) it seems almost odd for ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1153: Getting Ready for the Road - New Box Finished!
Yesterday seemed to go by in a blink of an eye. Both Keith and myself are working at top speed n...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1152: The Storm Before the Calm
I wasn’t going to write today, as I am in the midst of the chaos of my little space here in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1151: Doing the "Right Thing"
I didn’t quite get my new project finished yesterday. It turned out to be one of those days...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1150: Solving Problems
Over the past week or so, things here have been moving fast and furious. Keith and I decided we ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1149: Romance in the Air
Despite so many things that are going on, I was able to sit down and concentrate and get the draw...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1148: Different Finishes on My Key Ornaments
Yesterday was filled by doing lots of odds and ends. Among other things, I was trying to get som...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1147: A Little Work - A Little Play
I often write about the importance of balance in our lives. I think the subject comes up so ofte...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1146: New Saw - New Projects
I had planned on finishing up my drawings for the next design that I am sending to the magazine y...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1145: Black Beauty
I know . . . I am a spoiled brat! At least I feel that way this morning. How can I not when I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1144: Finishing Up Drawing my New Designs
It’s funny how those appointments (no matter how early they are) can mess up the entire day...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1143: Maintenance
With autumn upon us and winter quickly approaching, like it or not there are things we need to do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1142: A 'Late' Start
I’ll start out by admitting that I slept TEN hours last night. What the heck was that all ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1141: Are "Variations" Considered "Cheating"?
Yesterday I spent the day lining up the next projects in my head for Creative Woodworks and Craft...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1140: My Day "Off"
It was a perfect autumn day yesterday. What started with a thick layer of morning fog turned int...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1139: Painting With Friends
As many of you know, I not only design woodworking patterns, but also I love to paint. While som...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1138: Site Update Complete!
What a busy day yesterday was again! Once again, the week just flew by and here we are looking a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1137: Time for Another Site Update!
Yesterday seemed to pass by like a blur. While it was only Wednesday, it seemed like a weekend d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1136: Attitude and Gratitude
As I finished up the last couple of things that needed to be done yesterday, I stopped and though...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1135: Some Significant Site Updates
I felt like a lot was accomplished yesterday. Sometimes Mondays are days filled with small tasks ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1134: Getting Back to Routine
Good morning on this beautiful Monday. Some time over the weekend, the season of autumn crept in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1133: Reinventing the Wheel
I was out most of yesterday and had to do several errands and had a couple of appointments. I did...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1132: To Market, To Market
One of the most important aspects of having a small business is marketing. If you don’t get...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1131: Reflections
The past week or so has felt rather strange. I find myself lost in thought (more than usual) and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1130: Some Time Away
I am going to take a couple of days away from posting. Yesterday, my partner Keith’s dad l...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1129: Site Update with New Patterns Available
I am happy to say that we got all the new items posted on the site and everything is updated. Thi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1128: Writing Our Own Story
I missed posting yesterday because I had an early dental appointment and had to get moving really...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1127: Finishing up Writing and a Great Woodworking Project
Good morning to you all! I am still finishing up the writing on my new patterns, but I am maki...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1126: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
I got quite a bit of work done on the new pattern packets for the Halloween ornaments and keys ye...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1125: On to Making Pattern Packets
I had a really productive day yesterday. Not only did I finish painting the last of the new Hallo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1124: Finishing Up the Halloween Keys and Ornaments
Today was the first morning of the season that I had to close the windows and wrap myself in a bl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1123: Late Blog, but Happy Blog
I didn’t write this morning because I was waiting to share some news with you all. I am hap...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1122: More Spooky Things
I did accomplish a great deal yesterday, although much of it was the type of stuff that I canR...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1121: Painting Progress on New Ornaments
There isn’t much to talk about today, except to show the painting progress that I made on m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1120: Variations on the New Halloween Ornaments
Those of you who read daily know that I like to make different versions of projects. I talk many...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1119: You Don't Have a Thing If You Ain't Got That BLING!
Sometimes everything just works out how it should. I suppose that some could argue that things a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1118: Meeting Up With Some Friends
Yesterday turned out to be a wonderful day. While I didn’t get any woodworking or painting...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1117: Amazing Grace
Working with the scroll saw never ceases to amaze me. While many ‘hard core’ woodwork...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1116: Another Site Update and Newsletter Will Be Sent Today
With all the new designs we have, it seems that I am able to send out a full newsletter just abou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1115: Halloween Key Ornament Variations
Yesterday was incredibly busy! It seemed like every second of the day was filled up, and while I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1114: New Design for the Magazine and Lots of Other Things
Today was the first day of the season that I woke up and it was still pitch dark outside. Even t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1113: New Halloween Key Ornaments
I had a very productive day yesterday. After being slowed down last week by not feeling my best,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1112: Making Progress
As I went to fall into bed last night, I walked into my room and immediately noticed how crisp an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1111: Finding that Balance
It is so quiet out this morning that I needed to check if we even had the windows open. They wer...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1110: Back From My Break!
It feels good to get back to routine again. While taking some time off to feel a bit better and ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1109: A Short Rest
I am going to take a day or so off of writing. Yesterday was a rather poopie day, as the meds th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1108: The Flying Kitty Bumblebee
I needed to take a couple of days ‘off’. I find that I get so caught up in what I do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1107: Catching Up With Project Posting
I am terrible at keeping up with posting my projects. I always try to wait until they are up on t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1106: Did Someone Say . . . "BLING?"
You KNOW I had to do it! I had those twelve nice plaques just staring at me from the table. I l...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1105: A Very Full Day
Yesterday my day started off as many days do, but by the time I went to sleep, it had snowballed ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1104: Damask Plaque Patterns are Posted on My Site
Today’s post will be fairly brief. I need to get to it and write and send out the newslett...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1103: The "Perfect" Weekend
What an incredible weekend I had! It was a combination of accomplishing, relaxing, beautiful wea...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1102: Cutting, Routing and Scrolling Frames
I finished all of my cutting yesterday. That was a big plus. Cutting out nine plaques of this ty...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1101: Progress
Yesterday I really remained focused and accomplished even more than I thought I would. After all ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1100: To The Shop!
Today’s post will be short and sweet. I have a full day ahead of me (probably 2!) of cuttin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1099: Finishing up Drawing
Even though my head was a bit in the clouds after the nice responses from the article, I was able...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1098: A Great Honor!
Today, I am sharing a blog with you. Several weeks ago I was honored enough to be asked by Steve...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1097: Monday is a Good Day to Organize
Happy Monday! I am going to be doing a quick blog today because I am in the process of drawing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1096: A Woodworking Video to Go With Your Coffee
I was going to skip writing today, as I am in the drawing stages of new designs and they isn̵...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1095: The Holiday Issue of Creative Woodworks and Crafts is Out!
Good day to you all! I spent the much of the day yesterday getting things lined up for my next s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1094: Damask Pattern Finished
I was pretty happy yesterday. I actually set some goals and stuck tot them and I got everything a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1093: Decisions, Decisions
I am going to try to make this post brief, as I have a lot of things I want to accomplish today. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1092: Doing What I LOVE to do!
After what seemed like an eternity that I have been away from the scroll saw, I was finally able ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1091: Better Late Than Never
Today’s post will be really, really quick! I was just beginning to write and a big storm ca...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1090: Getting Back on Track
I must admit that I didn’t get all that I wanted to get done yesterday. (There’s a sh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1089: Drawing and Adventures with Richard the Cat
First off – I want to thank you all for the nice warm welcome back. It feels good to know ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1088: Checking In
I thought it was about time that I check in with all of you. It has been a rough couple of weeks...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1087: Those In-Between Times
This week has seemed strange. I have been tying up a lot of loose ends, organizing and finishing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1086: Odds and Ends
Another short post today. I promise when I get rolling on the new designs I will take more time ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1085: Building a Foundation
So this is what it feels like to be ‘done.’ I don’t even remember the last t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1084: Catching Up
Today’s post will be a bit short. Yesterday I spent most of the day away, as I needed to at...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1083: More on the Metallic Lustre Water-based Wax
I am going to have to keep this short today. Some things came up and I have some things to do to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1082: A Day Off
I spent the day Saturday writing instructions. Even though the skeletons were finished and on th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1081: Writing
It’s Saturday and another week is under our belts. As always, the time is just going by mu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1080: Skeleton Finishing Technique Video is Posted
Yesterday was a really productive day. I am happy to say that I did manage to get the video edit...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1079: Now We're Ready to Dance!
OK. So I lied. I don’t have the video ready for you all today. I got involved in finishing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1078: Making a Video (Or at least trying to do so!)
Let’s just start off today by saying that I am not that great at making videos. I don̵...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1077: Organized Chaos before Order
It’s still early in the morning and I have already been at work getting things organized an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1076: Body Parts
While I worked on my project most of the day, I still have another day to go before it is (hopefu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1075: "Electric" Skeletons - Work in Progress
For the past several weeks I have been working on Christmas ornaments, now I need to finish some ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1074: The Power of "No"
Sometimes when I miss a day or so blogging, it is because I need a little break and some time off...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1073: Learning New Things
I am going to be drawing for most of the day today. I needed to spend yesterday as somewhat of an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1072: Will We Ever See the Sun Again?
This is getting kind of ridiculous. Here it is already July and it has been wet and rainy for wha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1071: Road Trip
I just wanted to put a quick post up to let you all know that we’ll be gone today. We decid...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1070: New Catalog Available at Sheila Landry Designs!
Wow! Some mornings it really is getting to be a pill to post a blog here. You all know I am not ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1069: On to Writing Instructions
It was a great relief to finish the set of ornaments that I have been working on for almost two w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1068: 12 Days and Counting . . .
As it turned out, I spent the bulk of yesterday finishing up and refining the 12 Days ornament se...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1067: You Can't Miss Me If I Don't Go Away From Time to Time
Last night at about 10pm, I finally finished painting the 12th piece in the ‘Twelve Days of...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1066: A Short but Necessary Break
Yesterday I took the day ‘off’. Well, as much as it is possible for me to do so. It...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1065: Knowing When to say "When"
I got up this morning and I still felt a bit tired. Those of you who know me and have read over ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1064: Patience and Flexibility - Two Ingredients for Success
Today’s post will once again be rather quick. On Wednesday night, we received a reorder fo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1063: The Half-Way Mark
What a beautiful morning it is! One would think that starting the day with a mundane chore like ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1062: A New Box of "Pretty"
Today will be a quick blog. I am still working on my painting project and making some progress, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1061: Slowly but Surely
Well folks – after a weekend of pretty much continual painting, I am still only about one t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1060: Still Painting and a Highlight of Another Artist's Work
I spent the day painting yesterday and working on my new pattern. I have come to the realization...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1059: A Very Rare Opportunity I Want to Share With You
I am still going to be working on painting today, and I prefer to wait a little until I give you ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1058: Supporting the Creative Industrys - Taking Responsibility
I accomplished a great deal yesterday, and I am pleased I came so far. It was an incredibly busy...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1057: The Next Project
After arising late yesterday morning (Nearly 7am – late for me anyway!) I actually had a pr...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1056: Another Site Update With Several New Patterns
I am happy to say that yesterday we completed another site update. Even though I have done many ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1055: New Free Pattern Available on My Site
I had a really fun weekend. It is nice to know that I can do what I want to do, and it is still ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1054: Just a Little Something
Yesterday didn’t quite go as I planned it. Sometimes that happens, and I have learned that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1053: Done With Instructions, On To the Next Projects
I feel very relieved this morning. Yesterday afternoon I finished the written instructions for e...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1052: Quick Blog Today
While writing the instructions is a very important part of the creating process, it isn’t v...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1051: A Fun New Product to Work With!
I spent the majority of the day yesterday taking photographs and packaging everything up so it co...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1050: Pretty Maids All in a Row
What a busy, busy weekend I had! I can honestly say that I did very little fooling around, but I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1049: Getting There . . .
What a beautiful morning I woke up to today! On this first day of June, it seems that we are fin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1048: Scroll Sawing a Dinosaur? I think not!
Yesterday evening, I was directed to a forum topic here on Lumberjocks. The title of the post is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1047: Ready for the Scrollsaw
I had a decent day yesterday. For the first time in a week, it was a beautiful and sunny day outs...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1046: On to the Next Project
Today’s post will be short, as I am in the drawing stage of things and I must admit that I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1045: Nativity Key Ornaments Finished
I really want to thank everyone for all the nice comments on the Christmas box project that I pos...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1044: The Christmas Box
After a somewhat bumpy road of construction and design, I have finished my Christmas box. I sa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1043: Busy Day!
What a fun and busy day we had yesterday! I sent out a quick newsletter to those who are on our ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1042: More New Designs Added on the Website
I had a good day cutting yesterday. My Christmas box is once again well on its way and I should ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1041: Preview of my New Design
I think having a good attitude really makes a difference. It is amazing how having a positive ou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1040: A "Divine" Lesson
I learned something yesterday. Something that I probably should have already known (and may have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1039: Progress
Once again, I have to smile at my own optimism. As I looked at the pile of pieces to cut after...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1038: My Happy Place
All in all I think I had a pretty good weekend. Lately it seems that I have been scrambled in so...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1037: "Tole Town" is having a Block Party!
I really wasn’t going to post today, but I did want to share some information that many of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1036: Working Weekend
Yesterday was a pretty productive day. I wound up pretty much finishing the design that I was wo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1035: The Start of Something "Fretwork"
It seems that there is always that bridge of uncertainty that I need to cross between one project...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1034: The Day Without Internet
Yesterday morning, just after posting my blog on Lumberjocks and my site, the unthinkable happene...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1033: One Task Done (Sort of!) On to the Next!
Well I finally finished what I had been working on for the past several days. At least “Ph...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1032: Quick Correction on the Contest
Good morning! I just want to write a quick correction to the contest sponsored by Rhinestone Can...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1031: A Contest For You to Enter!
Today should be the final day of painting for me on my project. I realize that it has taken a wh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1030: Staying On Top of Things
The past couple of days have been truly busy. All of a sudden I went from being practically caugh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1029: Little by Little, Things are Coming Together
I suppose you can say that I am cautious. There are days when I feel that I am clear as to what I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1028: Time to Paint!
Today’s post is going to be rather short. I did accomplish a great deal yesterday and fini...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1027: Of Mice and Tablets
I debated whether to even post or not today because there isn’t much that I can show you. I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1026: A Breath Between Designs
I am happy to report that I was able to pretty much button up the design that I have been working...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1025: Some Newsletter Issues
I spent much of the day yesterday working on my new design. It seems to be one of those projects...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1024: Patience
I made a great deal of progress on one of my designs yesterday, and so far I am happy with how it...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1023: Moving Forward
Yesterday turned out to be a very productive day. Not only was the sun warm and shining bright, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1022: Chasing Butterflies
As I am getting ready to work this Tuesday morning, I find myself trying to stay out of ‘m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1021: Cherries Jubilee
After several days of taking off, I am back. Not only did I miss a couple of days of writing her...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1020: A Short Break
I am writing today just to let you know that I am going to take a couple of days off from bloggin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1019: Finishing Up Some Instructions
I had a quiet day yesterday. By that, I probably mean that I didn’t get a great deal accom...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1018: Always Thinking Ahead
Well, it seems that my feeling of catching up with things was a bit short-lived. Here we are get...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1017: My 'Day Off'
I had intended to take the day yesterday ‘off’ and slow down a bit. After completing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1016: Finished Updating our Website
I am going to keep things short today. I just wanted to make the announcement that we did get th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1015: One Last Tray (for now!)
It was a restless night. The wind was howling and gusting so loud that it was difficult to get a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1014: Pocket Full of Posies
This will be the final set of pictures of the new trays. When I showed this tray before, it was ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1013: Float Like a Butterfly
I had a good day yesterday and I feel that I accomplished a great deal. My goal is to have all o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1012: Catching Up
I finally feel that I am getting caught up with things. My little crow and cart is all packed up...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1011: Playful Kitties Tray
After two weeks of going full-steam just about every minute of the day, I am finding that I am co...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1010: Something to Crow About!
No job should be this much fun. I know I have said it before, and that some of you may think t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1009: Yesterday's Progress
Today I am just going to post a couple of pictures. I made good strides yesterday, and I can see...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1008: Butterflies and Posies
Today I have more pictures than I will post. Little by little everything is coming together and ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1007: Project Progress
The next several days, I am going to be posting a variety of pictures from the various new design...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1006: This and That and The Other Thing
Even though the majority of fretwork projects are pretty complex and elegant, I have always liked...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1005: Time to Finish Some Things Up
My goals for today are to really make a lot of progress on the new designs. It is funny how I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1004: Onward we Go!
Is it Monday already? This past weekend just seemed to fly by even more quickly than usual. I d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1003: Production Cutting
Well, guys and girls – I can tell you already that this is going to be a short blog today. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1002: Multi-tasking
This is such a busy time for me, as I have project going in many directions. The days just fly b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1001: Back to Business
Well, now that the fanfare of yesterdays’ big milestone is over, it is back to business her...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #1000: Is It Really 1000??
So how does one begin their 1000th blog post in a series? Most of you who know me and read reg...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #999: Strawberry Fields Forever
As I said yesterday, it was our day to go to Digby to visit our dear friends Ellen and Bernie and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #998: Progress Report
What an extremely productive weekend I had! It isn’t always that I can claim that so I am ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #997: Eight is Enough
These last three days I have been in what seems like a drawing frenzy. It was just one of those t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #996: Still Rolling . . .
Yesterday was another great and productive day. I don’t know why things happen this way so...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #995: Strike While the (Inspirational) Iron is Hot
As the saying goes – I’m on a roll. It seems a long time since I drew fretwork, an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #994: Back to Drawing . . .
The one thing that feels good about doing so many different aspects of a job is that you never re...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #993: The Occasional Day Off
I had to kind of laugh to myself yesterday. While I didn’t post a regular blog entry here,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #992: It's All Part of the Deal
I had a somewhat unusual weekend. Nothing really outstanding happened, but I found myself feelin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #991: Site Updated and New Free Pattern Offered
Hi, Everyone - I just wanted you all to know that yesterday we completed the site update. We ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #990: Writing Step-by-Step Instructions
I spent the day yesterday sorting through bunnies and taking photographs for the MUD bunny patter...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #989: One Basic Idea - Four Versions
Our first day of spring came in like a lion. A cold lion at that. It snowed throughout the day ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #988: Final Version of Summer Bunnies
Are you tired of seeing my little bunnies yet? I hope not. I spent the day yesterday painting...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #987: Working on Version Four of the Bunnies
I spent the day yesterday working on the final version of bunnies. This version is once again a s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #986: "MUD" Bunnies
The weekend was wonderfully productive. While I certainly could add “Grossly underestimate...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #985: Progressing . . .
I am just stopping by quickly today to say good day to you all. I spent the day yesterday workin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #984: A Bunny of a Different Color
As promised, I gave my little bunnies a new look with a dash of some pretty pastel colors. I had...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #983: All Dressed Up (Just a Bit!)
I am rather in a hurry this morning because I have a great amount of things that I want to accomp...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #982: Naked Bunnies
Alright everyone – get your minds out of the gutter. It gets to be rather hard thinking up...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #981: An Occasional Day Away
I took the day off of writing here yesterday and spent pretty much of the time drawing. With all...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #980: New Week, New Ideas
I had told myself that I was going to spend the day yesterday doing pretty much what I felt like ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #979: Time
I decided not to write yesterday and instead took the time to work on my pattern instructions. T...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #978: Time to Write
Hopefully this will be my last day of writing for a while. It seems that I spent the entire week...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #977: Everything Updated - Newsletter Sent
Yesterday I actually reached all of my goals. I must have set them too low. (Just kidding!) It ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #976: Two Down and One to Go!
Yesterday I finished two of the three packets that I am writing instructions for. While I would ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #975: Changing Seasons
The sun just came up a short while ago and it looks like another day of warming and melting. Spri...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #974: A Wonderfully Productive Weekend
What a great weekend I had! I have been rather muddled because I have so many loose ends that I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #973: Busy Weekend Ahead
Again, I am going to make this a short post. With everything being as busy as it is, you would t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #972: Did Someone Say "Sparkle?"
Right now I am multi-tasking. I suppose that I am always muti-tasking, but this time I am workin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #971: The Truly Short Blog
I am going to keep things short today. I am just stopping in to say a quick ‘hi’ to ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #970: I've Got Your Number
I should have been a banker. Well – not really, but it truly amazes me how much money th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #969: New Video Posted on Painting and Finishing Techniques of the "America!" Word Art
While the weekend had its ups and downs, I suppose that overall it was productive. On Saturday...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #968: Measuring Up
Why is it that every day I get up early and I am busy all day, and still don’t get nearly w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #967: Christmas Came in February for me! (Off Topic!)
This post is totally off the topic of woodworking and painting, although I still think it applies...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #966: The Death of a Printer
Well, it finally happened. My trusty little Canon IP4600 printer died. This came to no surpri...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #965: More Word Art
Well, we went from over a foot of snow two days ago to pouring rain today. Everything is a melti...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #964: Some Patriotic Word Art
I had a lot of fun yesterday. While everyone was shoveling out and dealing with the snow, I was ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #963: Winter Isn't Quite Over Yet!
Well, it was a productive weekend to say the least. And it ended with a rather big bang from Mot...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #962: More Bling
I have been quite busy this past week, doing many things to organize and also tying up some loose...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #961: Too Busy to Blog??
Well, guys and girls – I am sorry to say that I have been typing away since the moment I go...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #960: Having some Fun!
I did a lot of odds and ends yesterday. You know – all those little things that we have be...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #959: Organizing
It is going to be a short post here today, as I don’t feel that I have anything particula...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #958: Website Updates
Yesterday I had a good day. I spent the majority of the day catching up with emails and communic...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #957: More Ebay Selling
Well, the winter storm has passed and we fared well. We did get a good deal of snow, but we were...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #956: Riding the Storm Out
So far, we are making it through the snowstorm without incident. I suppose that being prepared i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #955: A Story for Silke
Even though I stayed pretty focused and worked all day yesterday, I still didn’t complete t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #954: A Great Day with our Dear Friends
We had a wonderful day yesterday! After doing some work in the morning and going to the gym, w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #953: A (bit of a) Day Off
I spent yesterday finishing up repainting the mask ornaments for the pattern packet. I am really...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #952: Update on Selling and Advertising
Since I am doing mostly writing and pattern work, I thought that this morning I would update you ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #951: Getting it Right
I often sit here and wonder if I take too long to do things. As a designer, I find that one of t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #950: Hitting the Books
Seeing that we are moving into February, it is time to do one of the most “un-fun” pa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #949: Back on the Grid
I have to watch what I hope for. Yesterday, I spoke of the wild winds we were having and how I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #948: Carnival of Animals
What a crazy night! In the eight years that I lived here in Nova Scotia, I don’t remembe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #947: Show and Tell
From time to time I have customers send me photos of the things that they have made from my patte...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #946: Pushing to a Higher Level
Yesterday I got a little bit side tracked. Not really too far off the path I was heading, but ju...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #945: The "Dud"
I suppose I could blame it on the previous week. My back was still sore. I was feeling poopie a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #944: Time to Shine!
First of all I want to start by thanking everyone for the kind words of support we received yeste...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #943: Somewhat of a Rant
I’m going to start today with somewhat of a rant. Those of you who know me and read here fr...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #942: More Masks
I need to make this entry short and sweet because I am already behind for the day. I was having ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #941: Moving Right Along . . .
I am happy to say that yesterday turned out to be a very productive day. While Kieth and I both n...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #940: Ready to Cut
I had a good day yesterday. I took things slowly and the good news is that I am feeling a bit be...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #939: Slow and Steady
I want to begin by thanking everyone for their advice and good wishes. I really appreciate it a ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #938: Pushing the Pile
Yesterday I had some unexpected things thrown my way. For some reason, my body decided to show i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #937: New Supplier for "Bling"
I am afraid that I don’t have any additional pictures to show you on the new project just y...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #936: Slowly but Surely
We have all heard the saying “Good things take time.” As I work on these new ornamen...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #935: Never Lose Site of What You Dream
I had fun yesterday, although it was a day of trial and error. As I see the ideas that I had bee...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #934: Anticipation
Several days ago when I was working on cutting out one of my candle trays, I had an idea. I am n...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #933: Many Choices for the Same Project
I spent the bulk of yesterday organizing and getting started on the next project. As usual, as I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #932: New Directions
Another weekend has quickly passed us by. Most of the snow has melted here, and there are only r...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #931: Taking it Slow
I want to start out today by thanking everyone who sent input regarding sales and advertising on ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #930: Advertising
After my recent posts on our different types of marketing we are doing on Ebay, Etsy and Amazon, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #929: Juggling Act
The first week of 2013 has been really busy and exciting for us. It seems that all the hard work...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #928: Just Stuff
Today will be a rather run-of-the-mill day, if there is such a thing for a designer. We finished...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #927: Site Updated
I am a tad late in posting today, but the new patterns are ready to go and the site is updated. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #926: Snowflake Tray - Version 2
I had a good day yesterday finishing up my new snowflake candle tray and getting some instruction...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #925: Snowflake Candle Tray
I had a nice relaxing day of cutting yesterday. Among other things, I finished cutting out the p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #924: The Process
As usual, I am the queen of underestimation when it comes to time. Thank goodness my job and lif...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #923: Creative Drilling
I kind of had a change in plans yesterday. It was one of those ‘flexibility’ things ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #922: Perspective
I spent much of the day yesterday drawing the new design. It was one of those that I drew one wa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #921: A Good Start
Yesterday was an incredibly good way to start the year. We spent the day doing a variety of R...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #920: Turning a Page
And so we begin another year. With all this talk of resolutions and promises that people make ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #919: Completed Dragonfly Tray
I am going to keep this short today because I have lots to do and need to get moving. I had a go...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #918: Phase 1 of the New Tray Complete
I had a wonderfully productive day of finishing up phase 1 of my new tray yesterday. As the day b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #917: A New Dimension in Designing
I can’t even begin to tell you all what a good day yesterday was! It felt so good to get b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #916: Time to Scroll Saw!
It’s hard to believe that it is the end to another week. I suppose holidays do that to us a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #915: Back At It
While I did enjoy these last couple of weeks and taking some time for myself, the realization has...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #914: Boxing Day
Removed.
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #913: We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
As I sit here this morning and watch the sun peeking over the horizon, I can here the distant voi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #912: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Beautiful (slightly SNOWY!) Nova Scotia!
Well everyone, the holiday is finally here! I am going to make this brief today (YES, Really!) b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #911: Last Minute Things
As the big holiday approaches us, I am finding that there are a lot of last minute things I need ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #910: On Challenging Ourselves
It’s funny how we have ourselves conditioned to do certain things. As we do the same tasks ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #909: A New Scrollsaw Board on Lumberjocks Website Forum!
I think that Christmas came early for us scroll sawyers! Apparently there was enough interest in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #908: Rainy Days in December
It’s still raining here as it is around most of north America it seems. It rained all day y...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #907: Stealth Mode
I am finding out that having a blog that is somewhat popular makes it very difficult to write so...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #906: Making Memories
Another weekend is behind us and those of us who celebrate Christmas are more likely than not scu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #905: A Good Day Awaits Me
I was a pretty good “Elf” yesterday and I accomplished a great deal. I not only drew...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #904: Elf Things
This is quite a busy time of year for all of us. I find myself pulled in several directions at o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #903: I Am In Awe of You All
I just don’t know where to begin today. Yesterday was such a great day, and the best part o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #902: Review on Using Full Sheet Labels for Applying Scroll Saw Patterns
In my recent posts, I have been discussing different ways to apply patterns to wood for scroll sa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #901: Spray Glue and Labels and Tape, Oh MY!
I am running a bit late today, as I got lost in answering emails and doing some other things. I d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #900: Recharged and Ready
It felt rather odd not writing yesterday, but this was quite an unusual weekend for me. Those of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #899: Mission Accomplished
Once again, I can see the top of my kitchen table. The counters are clean and the floor is also c...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #898: Forgotten Treasures
It began with a shelf. On that shelf, I discovered a small box that contained some ornaments t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #897: Newsletter Issues
I spent the day yesterday trying to catch up on things here around the house. I did weave a bit o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #896: 'Tis the Season
After several weeks of what feels like being under the gun to meet deadlines, it is time for me t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #895: Picture This
Well, I didn’t get as far as I wanted to yesterday. It was one of those days where I blink...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #894: Simple Variations
After quite a busy day yesterday, I am happy to say that I almost accomplished everything that I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #893: I Had an Idea . . .
I made good progress yesterday working on the new ornament sets, and in the process, something ca...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #892: A "Charming" Day!
Part of what I love most about my job is that I get to ‘play’ and make cool things. W...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #891: Saw Wars
You know with the two of us living here in one place, there is bound to come a time when we both ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #890: Exchanging
I have written about this before, and I probably will again. I once again participated in an orna...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #889: I Really Love My Job
I am a bit late writing this morning, I suppose that is of no consequence to most of you. It see...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #888: Little Sleds Finished!
Today was one of those mornings that I couldn’t wait to get going. I got up a little earlie...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #887: What Was I Thinking?
Any of you who know me know that I tend to be an optimist at times. You also know that I sometime...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #886: Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
I woke up this morning and it was already light out. That alone told me that I had overslept. But...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #885: Cutting Today (finally!)
Finally, I think I will have some time at the saw today. I used to think that if I could make des...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #884: Aftermath
The day couldn’t have gone any better. It was a busy one, but everything turned out so nice...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #883: Gratitude
One of the best things about having two countries to call ‘home’ is that I get to cel...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #882: A Happy Ending
I love to tell a good story. Especially one with a happy ending. Today I get to do just that. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #881: I Received My New Keyboard!
Well, today is going to be a busy, busy, BUSY day! That is probably going to be the tone for the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #880: An Awesome Weekend and Full Day Ahead!
I am finally getting caught up with everything here. It is amazing how a couple of days away can ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #879: More on Tape for Applying Patterns
Good morning everyone. After a busy couple of days, it feels good to be home. On Friday mornin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #878: On the Road Again!
Keith and I decided to take our final trip of the year to Halifax yesterday. With the cold weathe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #877: The Beauty of Art Comes in Many Forms
Today’s post isn’t about woodworking. It is about creativity and appreciating talent ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #876: Ideas, Ideas, Ideas . . .
Yesterday was one of those days where I did a lot of busy little things and worked toward getting...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #875: What Next?
I actually accomplished all I had set out to accomplish yesterday. That in itself was good. I fin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #874: New Video Posted and Finishing the Site Update
Yesterday was a good day. I did accomplish many of the things that I set out to do. One of the m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #873: Happy Monday!
Another Monday is upon us. Why is it the Mondays come so quickly? It is hard to believe that we ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #872: A Milestone
It’s one of those ‘perfect’ Sunday mornings today. Fresh coffee laced with cinn...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #871: Trial and Error
Sometimes it seems that no matter how long I have been designing, there is still so much that I l...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #870: A Wonderful Day Ahead
I am extra anxious to get started working today. After the little hiccup that I had mid-week wit...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #869: Death of a Keyboard
Well, yesterday I was thrown quite a curve ball. For some unknown reason, it seemed that my comp...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #868: Technical Difficulties
In a world of high technology, things are bound to get messed up sometimes. Such is my little wo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #867: Pretty as a Picture
One thing that I love about doing design work is that there are so many aspects of the process to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #866: It's Not Just Me
There is something about working together with wonderfully talented people that really elevates m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #865: New Dimensional Ornaments!
Today is one of my favorite days of the year. Those of you who read know that I frequently wish ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #864: Tale of the Tape
As I said yesterday, I was away for most of the day and didn’t return until late evening. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #863: Time to Work
Yesterday was what even I would call a ‘productive’ day. Between Keith and myself,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #862: New Order and Question Regarding Double Sided Masking Tape
I’ll first start off with saying that I had a great drawing day yesterday. I finished draw...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #861: Some New Designs Drawn
I had a really good day drawing yesterday and was able to stay focused. That may not sound like a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #860: Weathering the Storm
We made it through the day and night with little incident. It appears that the storm took a turn ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #859: Readying for the Storm
Even though we don’t have TV, it is hard to get away from the talk of the impending storm t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #858: Choosing the Next Direction
It seemed to me like I spent the past week rather stuck in the mud. Between fighting this silly c...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #857: Experience
One of the hardest thing that I find to do is to look back at my older patterns. While part of m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #856: A Bit Under the Weather
It’s already a beautiful day today. The sun has fully risen and there isn’t a cloud i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #855: Time Warp
The warm summer days are definitely behind us. I sit her this morning writing with a cat at my s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #854: Exchanges
Yesterday, while I was drawing some new designs for the magazine, the postwoman came to our door ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #853: My Pumpkin "Die-O-Rama" (LOTS of Pictures!!!)
Well, yesterday I decided to take a day to do something that I really, really wanted to do and ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #852: Fun Project in the Works
I was going to take Sundays off from posting, but there were a couple of things that I wanted to ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #851: New Project and Site Update
I spent much of the day yesterday writing a pattern packet and doing computer work. It seems tha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #850: Exploring New Things
I am going to keep things short today, not because there is nothing happening, but because I have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #849: Size Matters
It is just a perfect morning so far today. There is a chill in the air and at least around my pl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #848: Drawing and Thinking . . .
It seems that these past few weeks I have lived a rather ordinary life. (That’s not a comp...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #847: Always Learning
I was awakened quite early today by my beautiful kitty Coco. For some reason, she was calling ou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #846: Getting Ready for a Busy Week
Even though I planned on taking the day off yesterday to do some painting for myself, I never tou...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #845: Appreciation
What a beautiful day it is today. The sun just came up and the sky is blue and the clouds are pi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #844: House Cleaning
House cleaning. It isn’t everyone’s favorite thing to do (in fact – there ar...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #843: Out of Focus
There are days we accomplish a great deal and days where . . . well . . . we don’t seem to ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #842: Rolling Up Our Sleeves
It seems like the last few days have been a blur. Like when any holiday weekend occurs, things s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #841: We're "Growing!"
The past couple of weeks, I had talked about some new directions that Keith and I were going to t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #840: Rumors of My Retirement Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
I received a couple of emails yesterday regarding my post of Saturday. They expressed concern th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #839: Testing the Water
I reached a milestone yesterday. I finished something that I had been working on for the past se...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #838: Mind Games
Yesterday was one of those days where I accomplished a great deal, yet by outer appearances you w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #837: The Greatest Rewards
What a good day yesterday turned out to be. Not only did I get a great deal accomplished, but I a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #836: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
I am feeling a bit more like myself these last couple of days. And that is good. I must be hones...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #835: Inspiration
For the first time in a while, we decided to take an evening walk. I am sorry to say that we have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #834: My Weekend 'Off'
I’ts funny how time off can mean different things to different people. While some people l...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #833: A Bit Overwhelmed
I think that I am feeling a bit overwhelmed. There is so much that I want to accomplish and the d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #832: 'Lacy Wood' (Not Lacewood)
Adding something to things doesn’t always result in improving them. Sometimes the best way ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #831: Designs That "Live Inside My Head"
There have been many times when I have mentioned the designs that ‘live in my head.’ ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #830: On Learning New Things
It seems that no matter how old I get, I never get tired of exploring new things and learning. Wh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #829: Building Pattern Packets
I finally got my wish. When I awoke this morning, it was crisp and cool outside. Just how I like...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #828: More Than One Way to be Productive
Recently, we have been looking into some new things for the business in order to help it expand i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #827: From Teacher to Student
As I watch the seasons once again change, I can’t help but think about how quickly time pas...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #825: Differences
Many times when we hear of two people having ‘differences’ we think it is a bad thing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #824: Patience
I started writing a blog once already today. I had half a page done, and I didn’t really li...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #823: New Day Dawning
When I woke up this morning, something occurred to me. Isn’t it nice how each day brings...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #822: Finishing Up Some New Projects
I don’t know where to begin today. I suppose I want to start off by saying that I was rath...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #821: When one door closes . . .
I know we have all heard that saying – “When one door closes, another opens.” ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #820: Looking Forward
Here we are at another Monday. Where did the last week go? I find that this time of the year ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #819: Some New Options
I forgot to mention that I had some good news the other day. I had talked about the new ghost an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #818: Just Thoughts
It’s a busy day ahead. The things that occurred this past week have really slowed me down p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #817: Next Project Finished
I had a decent day yesterday. I did accomplish a lot, both physically and also I got a lot of tho...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #816: Finding the Right Path
Normally, I am not one for drama. In fact, when I read about others’ arguments and fights ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #815: Betrayed
I don’t know where to begin today. I am truly feeling ill because of some things that are ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #814: If First You Don't Succeed
Lately, I have so much that I want to get done and it seems like I have little time to do things....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #813: Project #2 Done!
This one is going to have to be quick. I had some things I needed to get done this morning and I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #812: Finished Ghosts Word Art
I got much of what I intended to get done yesterday. It was good to feel so accomplished and it w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #811: One More Day
Well, I know I said that I was going to have more pictures of the finished ghosts, but I kind of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #810: Planning Ahead Pays Off
What a day yesterday turned out to be! I must have made the coffee just right (or maybe it was th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #809: Too Many Choices
I had a good and productive day yesterday. While I had hoped to finish drawing and begin cutting...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #808: Time to Draw
I woke up this morning to a quiet and gentle rain. Even now as I am sitting here writing, it is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #807: Doing the Math
I must admit it isn’t one of my strong points. For as long as I remember, I really don̵...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #806: My "Extra" Day
It’s like having an extra day. Even the gym is closed. And it has come at a time when I a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #805: Site Update Completed
So far it is the perfect morning. It is quiet and cool and I even had to throw a blanket over my...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #804: Just Thoughts
I awoke early this morning. It was just one of those days when I had enough sleep and wanted to ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #803: Back In Control
After over a week of feeling a bit overwhelmed and anxious, I am finally feeling like I am gettin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #802: Back on Track
Well, yesterday proved to be a good day. Having a focus and mapping everything out allowed me to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #801: The Catalyst
I want to get back on track today and have a productive day. It seems to me that yesterday was t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #800: Home Again
While it felt kind of odd to have a couple of days away from the computer, it wasn’t really...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #799: Cutting Again Today
It will be a flurry of activity here in a bit. There is much we need to accomplish today. Besid...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #798: We're Still Standing
The past 24 hours were not the most pleasant for Keith and I by any means. They were filled with...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #797: Business Decisions
I did not have the best of sleeps. There was a lot on my mind that is unsettling and kept me awa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #796: Working . . .
Yesterday was one of those days when I felt like I worked all day and still didn’t finish. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #795: Moving Forward - The Next Phase
It’s another early morning today. I suppose I am excited about all that is ahead of me toda...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #794: Enjoy the Process
As time goes on, it seems that the world is migrating more and more towards instant gratification...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #793: Headed to the Saw Today
It seems like a long time in coming, but I will finally be heading to the saw today to do some cu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #792: Ebb and Flow
Not every day can be the most productive. Even if we do get a lot of things done, everything we ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #791: Planning
Yesterday was a busy day, but from the outside looking in, it may have seemed that I accomplished...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #790: Things and Stuff
Yesterday was a full day of all kinds of things. But all was good. People often ask me how I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #789: Let's Have Some SNOW Already!
These past couple of weeks have been by far the warmest of the year. While I understand that mos...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #788: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
I never for a moment think that I have all the answers. In fact, I often think that the day I st...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #787: New Designs
I started off early today and now after a couple of hours of ‘doing things’ I donR...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #786: Direction
I am once again moving in a forward direction. It wasn’t that I was stagnant or out of i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #785: In Between
I am happy to say that the new patterns are up on the site and completely ‘completed.’...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #784: Using My Time Wisely
I woke up this morning an hour or so early. Not because I was worried or troubled or ill or anyt...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #783: Cover Girl
No matter how many years I work with the magazine, I never get over the feeling I get when I have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #782: "A" Is For "Almost Done"
I had hoped to have the two pattern packets done today and ready to put up on the site today (the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #781: The Crackle Finish Video is Posted
After showing the snowmen ornaments in which I had used the crackle finish, I had many people wri...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #780: Cracking Up
Well, I will start out this morning by saying that I think I am ‘cracking up.’ Maybe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #779: Is It Winter Yet???
My goodness it has been a hot summer! While it is slightly warmer than normal here in Nova Scoti...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #778: Timing Is Everything
Sometimes the best thing you can do for a project is nothing. But that can also be the most diff...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #13: "Reindeer Games" Layered Ornaments Part 3
The next step in cutting out the reindeer ornaments is cutting the reindeer itself, as well as th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #777: Uncharted Territory
I awoke early this morning (even early for me!) I suppose that I was anxious to begin the day. I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #776: Snowmen on the Beach
I am going to start out by talking about the new designs I have been working on. As they are evo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #775: Seize the Day
Like any other Monday, it was our day to go to the gym. After getting all of my usual stuff done...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #774: I'm Not Trying to be a Spammer! (Really!)
Considering that I thought I was pretty much ‘caught up’ with things yesterday, I cer...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #12: "Reindeer Games" Layered Ornaments Part 2
Ok! So I dropped the ball a little! I honestly forgot that I was posting these videos here in t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #773: Tying Up Loose Ends
Yesterday I spent pretty much of the day getting the pattern ready for the site update, as well a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #772: Finding My 'Zen'
I am in the final stages of ‘organizational mode’ today, and while that is very benef...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #771: Looking Ahead
I can tell that it is getting lighter just a bit later every morning. Its just that time of year...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #770: Settling Back In
It is odd that after three days back from our vacation, it is only now that I am beginning to fee...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #769: The Blogless Blog
Sorry for being so late everyone. I am still trying to catch up on things. My email box is stil...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #768: The Adventure Begins
As wonderful as getting away was, it is always a great thing to be home again. You would think t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #767: Video Part 5 - Final in the Series (and then I am Taking a Small Break)
Boy, am I excited today! There is so much that I have to cram into the day, I don’t know w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #766: Seeing Double - Part 4 of the Video Series
Yesterday I received my newsletter from Lumberjocks and in reading it, I noticed that Debbie had...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #11: Class is Resuming! - "Reindeer Games" Layered Ornaments Part 1
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve been here at the class. Those of you ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #765: Part 3 of the "Reindeer Games" Ornament Video
Yesterday was a different kind of day. I had some time alone here at home because Keith had some ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #764: Part 2 of the "Reindeer Games" Ornament Video
This morning I will be brief (really!) I did get the second part of the video done and uploaded....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #763: Scrollgirl/Videogirl
Just when I thought I had enough to do . . . I was cutting out my recent project the other day...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #762: Progress Report on New Design
I finished up the drawings for the new set of ornaments yesterday. Then I went to work getting t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #761: New Deadlines
I suppose that there will always be deadlines that I have to think about. But that is a good thi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #760: Power Drawing
We had quite a busy day yesterday. We hurried to get out to the gym and get home so we could be ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #759: The Ten Minute Blog
Yes – I am timing it. It was either that or nothing and I know if I opted for ‘nothi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #758: Thinking Ahead
Another package went out the door yesterday. In it was the our latest submissions for the magazin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #757: Submission Finished
It feels odd this morning writing and not being able to show the work that I did over the weekend...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #756: Wonderful Possibilities
As I mentioned the other day, on Friday I received an email from my editor inquiring about the ne...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #755: Moving on to the Next Project
It doesn’t take long after finishing one project to figure out that there is still a lot mo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #754: New Free Pattern Posted
After a crazy week of holidays, it’s hard to believe it is Friday already. Between Canada ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #753: For the Birds
Yesterday turned out to be a good and productive day. I not only finished up my ornament set, b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #752: The 'Not Really a Blog' Blog
I got distracted this morning and I am afraid I don’t have a good blog. I did finish cutti...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #751: Still Learning/Still Creating
I started my day today learning something. I suppose that is a good way to start things off, eve...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #750: Back to a Routine
Summer has definitely arrived here in Nova Scotia. Even at this early hour of the morning it is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #749: You CAN Mix Work and Play
I was really happy with the response that we had from the newsletter. We posted several new proj...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #748: A Word About Selling Your Finished Items
I had a good and busy day yesterday and it felt great to really be back working. Even though I w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #747: Cherries Jubilee
While a good rest was very much welcome and needed, it is always good to get back to being produc...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #746: Time to Rest
Just one more day. I think it is going to take just one more day of recovery before I feel lik...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #745: Recovery
It’s all done and ready to go out the door. At approximately 9:30 last night I packed the ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #744: Thoughts From the Pink Cloud
I woke up this morning knowing that by the time today is over, all the boxes will be packed full ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #743: One Step Forward . . .
Two steps back. Well, you all probably have heard the saying. While we were forging ahead yes...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #742: Pieces Cut - On to Packaging
We finished cutting the pieces for the 500 kits yesterday. Everything went quite smoothly. It t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #741: Getting There . . .
We had a really good day cutting yesterday. One thing that I learned early on when doing a proje...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #740: More Glue Issues
We had a small change of plans yesterday, and we wound up taking the day off from cutting the fin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #739: Watching the Pile Grow
There are some days when I just wake up happy. Now I am not delirious or (too) goofy or anything...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #738: Sticking To It (or Not!)
So far we are doing pretty good at knocking off this large order. We are now past the half way p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #737: Teamwork
Things are moving right along today and we are well on our way to getting our large order filled....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #736: A Very Productive Sunday
It was a pretty decent day yesterday. The sun was shining and it was warm and not too hot out an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #735: An "ouchie"
Many of those who read work with power tools on a regular basis, myself included. Those of you w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #734: Much to Do Today
I want to get an early start today. The printer is already up and running and is busy spitting o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #733: Another Organization Day
With all the new storage boxes that we acquired the other day shopping, it was inevitable that wh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #732: The Much-Needed Day Trip
I suppose you know that you need a day off when you mention it and everyone you know is cheering ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #731: Taking the Day Off
Today will be my day off. Really it will. Even though I am sitting here writing this morning, w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #730: Alleviating Fears by Communication
Yesterday turned out to be a really good day. While I began the day feeling tired and a bit over...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #729: I Didn't Quite Make It
While I would like to start of the week here doing a victory dance because I reached all the goal...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #728: Lollygagging
Today is going to be a self-test. I know what has to be done and I plan on doing it. It is time...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #727: One Step at a Time
As I reread my post of yesterday this morning when responding to comments, I decided that perhaps...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #726: The Importance of a Good Presentation
While many of us do our crafts for pleasure, there seems to be an equal amount of people that sel...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #725: Printers, Patterns and Photoshop
I got a late start writing this morning. Even though I have been up a couple of hours, I have be...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #724: This and That
I was rather busy yesterday. And I accomplished quite a bit. I know I say that nearly every day...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #723: The Juggling Act
I can’t remember the last time that I had so many good opportunities at one time and had su...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #722: Catching Up with Things
I am going to keep things short today, as there is much I need to accomplish. I spent the day ye...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #721: New Printers
All was quiet yesterday and all went well. I spent the majority of the day working on cleaning up...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #721: New Printers
All was quiet yesterday and all went well. I spent the majority of the day working on cleaning up...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #720: Keeping Things in Balance
I must admit that I was a bit unfocused yesterday. I didn’t have my usual drive and ambiti...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #719: Hard Work Can Bring Good Results
After the crazy pace that I had been working the past couple of weeks, I spent yesterday slowing ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #718: Deadline Met :)
I feel accomplished today. After what feels like I ran a marathon, I reached the finish line las...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #717: Growing Pains
Well, today is going to be a really short story. I have much to finish up and the clock is tickin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #716: On to the Next . . .
We had quite a day here yesterday, filled with excitement. Not the kind of crazy excitement that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #715: Now We're Rolling!
It appears that I have found the solution for the dilemma that I was having regarding dividing up...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #714: Moving in the Right Direction
After a slow start, it seems that I am finally gaining some momentum and moving forward again. H...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #713: The Best Laid Plans
I never said I had all the answers. Part of this journey through life is figuring out things and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #712: A New Project in the Works
It feels good to have some solid directions to move again. It isn’t that I haven’t b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #711: Double Duty
As you all have probably realized, things have been really busy here for us lately. It seems tha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #710: Another Full Day
Yesterday seemed to just fly by. I worked for the better part of the day on updating the site, a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #709: Keeping On Our Toes
I made some headway yesterday on things, but I still need to remain focused. I realize that this...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #708: Which Direction First?
Some days we just can’t get up early enough. Today seems like one of those days. There is...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #707: Regrouping
What a beautiful Sunday morning it is! The temperature is cool, the sun is shining and there is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #706: Carpe diem
Well, we are in the home stretch of completing this order. After only two short days of working,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #705: Scrolling Time Two!
If you would have been a fly on the wall here yesterday, you would have thought we were actually ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #704: Time to Call in the Cavalry!
. . . and as I sat there packing up the boxes with the 200 kits that I just finished cutting, an ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #703: The Office Helper
I woke up this morning to the sound of the birds singing outside. There seems to be a family tha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #702: Up and Running
I finished all my cutting yesterday. There was a little more to do than I had originally though...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #701: Making Choices
Choices. We all have them and make hundreds of them every day. Some are automatic and simple (d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #700: Everything's Working (that's scary!)
Sometimes we plan things and they actually work out like they are supposed to. When that happens...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #699: Picking Up Our Wood and Checking on One of our Shops
Today will be a day of cutting and printing patterns. Yesterday I was unable to get to the saw a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #698: Progress
I am afraid that I don’t have anything exciting to talk about this morning. While that doe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #697: A Nice Surprise
Well yesterday was just a dandy! Even though it poured rain and the wind was howling most of the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #696: So, I Guess I am Back in Production
A funny thing happened to me this week. I wouldn’t really call it funny in the comical sen...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #695: Lots to Keep Me Busy!
I had a pretty decent day of work yesterday. As usual though, I didn’t get as much done as...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #694: A Fish Out of Water
We often hear the saying that “something is better than nothing” and I for one, am on...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #693: Drawing
I am afraid that I don’t have much to talk about this morning. It was a quiet day yesterda...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #692: The Understudy
After the rocky start yesterday morning, the day didn’t turn out to be all that bad. I tru...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #691: A Wave of Mini-Disasters (It Will Only Get Better From Here!)
Well, I just don’t know what to think. It isn’t even 7:30 yet and already my day s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #690: Very Off-Topic Today
Today’s post will be a bit off the topic of woodworking and my business, but I hope that in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #689: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like . . .
Hey! Wait a minute! Isn’t it just starting to get warm out? It is here in Nova Scotia an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #688: Clear as a Bell
Now things are come fast and furious. It feels good to be out of the mud and actually seeing the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #687: Stage 1 Complete
I had a decent working day yesterday. I was happy that things went the way they did, and having ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #686: "Patience, Grasshopper"
I don’t feel so useless this morning about things. After spending most of the day playing ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #685: Still Drawing and Cutting
Well guys and girls, it is just one of those days where I have been working, but there is nothing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #684: Discouragement Turns to Discovery
Not every day is sunshine and rainbows. While we try to make them all good, sometimes things jus...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #683: Monitor Project Complete - All Systems Go!
Well, as the title states, the monitor stand project is just about complete. We are both very ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #682: Additional Storage
As many of you may know, I live with my partner Keith in a one bedroom apartment. While we realiz...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #681: More Transformations
Last week, I posted a blog called The Butterfly Effect in which I talked about how getting a new ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #680: Busy Monday
What a great weekend it was for me creatively! Yesterday I made huge headway on my holiday projec...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #679: DecoArt Chalkboard Varnish Review
I spent the the entire day yesterday doing research and also some experimenting with some product...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #678: Design Mode
One of the great things about being a designer is that I get to work with all kinds of new and di...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #677: The Butterfly Effect
It’s funny how changing one thing can cause such a need for changes elsewhere. I see this ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #676: A Duck Out of Water
I must admit that I am not always comfortable with change. Even if it is for the better, there i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #675: Closure
I figure you are all probably tired of reading about me doing this order, but it has really occup...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #674: Wrapping It Up
As I look around today and see the boxes filling up with patterns, I can’t help but think t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #673: Packaging
By the end of today, I should be pretty much ready to put in a call to Purolator to pick up the b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #672: Here's the Drill . . .
I am probably going to keep today’s post short. I know every time I say that, I wind up ra...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #671: I Suppose I Am Only Human
Well, I didn’t quite finish up yesterday, Sometime around 5pm I just felt tired and decide...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #670: Today Will Be My Lucky Day!
I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. As I watch the pieces pile up, even I can’...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #669: Hello Yellow Brick Road
What a good day yesterday turned out to be. After the sluggishness of the past several days, it ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #668: Progress Report
I really want to thank everyone for the nice thoughts yesterday. I felt kind of silly putting up...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #667: Under the Weather a Little
Yesterday I felt a bit under the weather. It was one of those days where I started out feeling k...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #666: Back to Work
After a fun (and lazy) weekend, it is time for me to get back to work. We had a wonderful visit ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #665: Good Days
Yesterday was a good mix of fun and work. It was a beautiful day out with warm sunshine and cool...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #664: Holiday Preparations and Finishing Up
This is my second attempt at the blog this morning. I had one partially written and something cam...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #663: And Yet Another Idea . .
After a full day of working yesterday, I am still finishing up the site update. Sometimes I think...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #662: A Nice Quick Little Project
Yesterday was spent getting things ready for the site update. Between finishing up the patterns ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #661: And Now . . . Writing
After all the production work over the weekend, it was good to take a break from the saw. Seeing...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #660: New Projects Coming Together
Yesterday was one of those days where everything was falling into place. I had a lot of odds and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #659: The Numbers Game
I had another good cutting session yesterday. Everything went smoothly and according to plan. I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #658: Wonderful Progress
Yesterday I had a really good day cutting. I spent the majority of the day at the scroll saw wor...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #657: Planning a Day of Cutting
Yesterday turned out pretty much as I expected – sort of. With all the running around we h...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #656: A Mini-Lesson in Production Work
The sun is just coming up this morning and I can see that there is no snow on the ground. Alread...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #655: In Anticipation of Spring
Mother nature can be a trickster. Especially when it comes to weather. Just when you are lulled ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #654: Two New Projects!
Well, I finally feel like I actually accomplished something! While part of me knows that I work ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #653: Cutting Time
Today I will be able to get to the saw for a bit. I say that like it is an ‘event’ b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #652: The Sands of Time
Most woodworkers that I talk to don’t like sanding. Of the many steps in the process of do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #651: Attitude is Everything
So many times when we have something to do, the attitude in which we approach it can really affec...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #650: We Got So Much Accomplished Yesterday
I can’t even say that I mind that the day was so full yesterday. When all was said and don...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #649: And . . . . We're Off!
I am preparing for another day on the treadmill today. It is Friday already and it seems that th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #648: A Tough One
Things didn’t quite go as I would have liked them to yesterday. There were several things ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #647: Old Habits are Difficult to Break
I didn’t think I would be writing today, but I suppose the title of this post says a lot. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #646: Busy Days
As I write this morning, I don’t know if I have many exciting things to talk about. I don&...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #645: Evaluating My Accomplishments
I am happy to say that I did accomplish just about all I wanted to over the weekend. It still se...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #644: A Great Idea From a Customer
One of the things that I like best about how my business and ‘job’ is set up is that ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #643: Still Painting
I am sorry that I don’t have more exciting things to write about these days. While I am bus...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #642: New Dressers
Well, I worked on painting my hats a bit yesterday, but mostly we were getting ready for the deli...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #641: New Bedroom Furniture Arriving Today
Today is going to be a little disorganized. Sometimes it seems that in the process of getting o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #640: Sharing Our Passion
There are many different avenues that one can take and still be on a creative path. While having...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #639: Time
As I sit here this morning and try to focus on a direction to move today, I feel a bit overwhelme...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #638: Back to Work
While taking some time off can is something that we all need and is really fun, the time comes wh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #637: It's Good To Be Back
Even though we were really only gone for three days, it seems like it was much longer. We did ta...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #636: Time to Hit the Road
With some purrr-suasion, my partner Keith convinced me that it was time to hit the road and take ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #635: What You See Isn't Always What You Get
I am afraid that I don’t have many interesting things to talk about today. I spent the maj...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #634: Many Directions
One thing about doing the variety of things that I do, I never really run out of new ideas. I en...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #633: Writing, Writing, Writing
I am afraid that today’s post won’t be very exciting. I worked most of the day yeste...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #632: New Project Just About Finished
When I got up this morning, it was already getting light out. At first I thought I overslept, bu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #631: Teaching Through Baby Steps
There are days when I feel like I do not accomplish all that I want to do. Usually, if I sit dow...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #630: Christmas in March!
I seemed to have a pretty decent day yesterday work-wise. I did the final drawing and tweaking o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #629: Divided We Fall
Not every blog is easy to write. While on most days I truly enjoy sharing my thoughts with every...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #628: The Extra Day
Every four years we get an extra day. I never really thought about it before, it really is somet...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #627: Coco's Big Adventure
Since yesterday revolved around little more than taking care of my dear cat Coco, that is what to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #626: Working on Pattern Packets
I had quite a productive day yesterday, but everything was done at a relaxed pace which even made...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #625: Message Board Options
I really appreciate the thoughts and comments from yesterday's project. There were a lot of grea...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #624: We Can Chalk Another One Up!
While simple, this latest project took a little figuring out. As I stated yesterday, I wasn̵...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #623: Not Out of the Woods Yet With This Design
I’ve come to a point in the new project where I have to put my thinking cap on. While ever...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #622: Little Distractions
I never know what is going to trigger an idea. More so than not, when I am looking for something...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #621: A Clean Slate
I spent yesterday finishing up on organizing files and getting everything in ‘perfect’...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #620: Looking At Things Realistically Can Be a Good Thing
I really am proud of myself. I know it is probably silly to be proud of yourself for doing somet...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #619: How Can I Make Doing Taxes Sound Exciting?
OK. I really can’t. There is nothing really exciting about putting a bunch of smaller n...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #618: The Final Layer
I had a decent day yesterday regarding work, although I would have liked to get a bit more done t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #617: What a Good Day!
Yesterday was filled with fun and surprises! It was one of those days where I set out to accompl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #616: Looking Ahead
As the days tick off of the calendar, I am still trying to figure out why they go by so quickly. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #615: Things are Quiet and Busy
I was kind of all over the place yesterday, with much to do and several different directions to g...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #614: Exploring New Horizons
The other day I received an email request and I thought some of you may be interested in it too. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #613: Getting Reorganized
While it didn’t seem as if I got as much done that I wanted to yesterday, I did accomplish ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #612: I Could Never Do This Alone
Wow, was yesterday a busy one! There were so many details to attend to that the day just seemed ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #611: Wrapping Things Up
It snowed last night. Not quite the storm that they were predicting, but then again it never see...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #610: Memories of My Dear Friend
I’ve come to the conclusion that if I didn’t write about yesterday, there wouldn̵...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #609: A Bit of a Roller Coaster Ride
What an odd day yesterday was. It was filled with ups and down so much I felt like I was on a ro...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #608: Please, Please Me
I made a great deal of progress yesterday cutting out the little shamrocks. I had some things to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #607: "And Now For Something Completely Different"
For some strange reason, yesterday I just decided to switch gears. I still have the final proof ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #606: The Anatomy of a Pattern Packet
I spent most of yesterday writing the pattern packet for the little boot ornaments. Writing one ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #605: Bringing Old things to Life
I am a bit late in posting today because there was a little switch-up on our schedule. We decide...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #604: A Busy Day Ahead
I am afraid you are all going to get the cheap version of the blog today. There is just so much ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #603: Heading for the (Big) Shop
Today will be a fun day. We are going to our friend Bernie’s shop to dress some wood and b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #602: Happy Feet
I had a pretty productive day yesterday. Among other things, I finished up painting my samples o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #601: The Courage to Think Ahead
Thinking ahead is something that we do on a daily basis. several times a day. From the time we w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #600: Kicking it Around
I sometimes wonder if it is legal to have so much fun! I have had some really incredible days an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #599: The Blink of an Eye
When I lived in the Chicago area, I grew up with the notion that the weather could change at any ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #598: Moving Right Along
Yesterday turned out to be a really good day. It was one of those days that was somewhat quiet an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #597: Who Said Work Has To Feel Like "Work?"
Yesterday was incredibly productive. I say that like I am surprised because, frankly I am. Not ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #596: Stuck on Glue
I spent the day drawing my next project yesterday. Since there was nothing really exciting (yet)...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #595: Decisions, Decisions . . .
Every day we are faced with hundreds of decisions to make. Most of them are simple and we don...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #594: A Milestone for Me Here on Lumberjocks
Most of you who know me know that I am not a ‘numbers girl’. While I know that stati...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #593: A Much Needed Break
Sometime around noon there was a knock on my door and the delivery man was here to take the packa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #592: Done. (complete. through. ended. ready. finished)
I had a rough night last night. For some reason I couldn’t really sleep. I think it was b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #591: One More Day
Well, it wasn’t because of lack of effort that I didn’t finish yesterday. With looki...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #590: Getting to the Finish Line
Did you ever have one of those projects that seems to go on and on (and on) and you find yourself...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #589: Wood Glue Review
I am really pleased with all the responses that I received yesterday on glues. There are so many...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #588: Today It's Your Turn - I Would Like Your Input
I pretty much finished up my drawings yesterday. I just have a little tweaking to do today and t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #587: One More Day of Drawing . . .
Even though I spent most of the day yesterday drawing, I am still not finished with the last sets...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #586: Still Drawing
I am still working on drawing up the new sets for the calendar project. I spent the majority of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #585: New Opportunities
Yesterday was one of those days that seemed to be over just after it began. It seemed like I was...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #584: Sharing Ideas through Photographs
It seems that most of yesterday was spent catching up with things and getting back to normal. Be...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #583: A Day Without Communication - Making Lemonade from Lemons
So you all thought I took the day off? I suppose that you could say that, although it wasn’...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #582: Winter Is Here!
Yesterday winter arrived here in Nova Scotia with a vengeance! It arrived with a few flakes star...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #581: Have a Heart!
I was gone much of yesterday, but I did manage to finish up my ornaments when I got home. I supp...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #580: The Spice of Life
Those of you who know me well know that I am not a ‘random’ type of person. I genera...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #579: Inspiration
Yesterday turned out to be a bit of a change of plans. I had intended to get to the saw and cut ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #578: Mindset Really Matters
I really had a good time drawing yesterday. I spent the majority of my day working on drawing an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #577: Back to Drawing
I sit here and wonder if I missed something. Could it be that winter has come and gone so quickl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #576: Lots of Stuff on Scroll Saw Blades
It has come to my attention that some of you are having difficulty finding the Olson scroll saw b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #575: Picture This
Today is one of those ‘in between’ days. You all know what I mean. I’m kind o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #574: Valentine Ornaments are Just About Finished!
I had another good day yesterday, and pretty much finished the work on the new Valentine ornament...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #573: Progress Report
Winter has arrived here in Nova Scotia. While we had a bit of snow just in time for the Christ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #572: Some Intricate Cutting Tips
I am on the final day of cutting my new little Valentine’s day ornaments. While it is a bi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #571: Better Late Than Never
The site was down earlier today and I was unable to post my blog. I did write it before I headed...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #570: Welcoming 2012
I spent the day yesterday in a flurry of activity. Perhaps it was because I was feeling more lik...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #569: A New Year's Wish to You All!
And so another year is tallied in the books and we come to the close of 2011. l have always like...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #568: Wandering Thoughts
This final week of the year seems to have really gone by quickly. It is hard to believe that it ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #567: On the Road to Recovery
I feel like a bear. I don’t think I have slept so much in years. I really must have been ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #566: Sleep in Heavenly Peace
I slept eleven hours last night. That was besides the two hour nap that I took yesterday afterno...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #565: It Finally Got Me
Well, folks – while I seemed to dodge the bullet all through the months of November and Dec...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #564: Aftermath
And so another Christmas has come and gone. We had a wonderfully full and busy day and spent it ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #563: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
All I want to say today is to wish you all a wonderful Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #562: Holiday Greetings to All!
It seemed like only yesterday when we realized the season was upon us: We donned our gay a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #561: I Heard the Bells
Well it is my own fault that I am running late today. I just got out of bed and it is already 7a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #560: 'Tis the Season to Be Jolly!
There are many ‘Santas’ these days, it seems. Even though it isn’t even Christ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #559: The Payoff
As we get closer to the holiday season, things have slowed down considerably on the site. While ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #558: Three Down and One To Go!
Yesterday I finished the third piece of the fence characters for Ellen’s fence project. Fo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #557: Making Progress
I spent the day yesterday for the most part working on the fence pieces for Ellen. I am happy wi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #556: Crunch Time (?)
Well folks, it seems we are getting down to the wire. Everyone I talk to seems like they are kic...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #555: Thank You to Ellen35!
I am involved in several different forums. My association with groups an online forums began bac...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #554: Researching Where To Sell Your Items
One of the best parts of belonging to creative forums such as Lumberjocks.com and Steve Good̵...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #553: Calm
I have to be honest with you all, lately it has been a little difficult to write here every morni...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #552: Holiday Spirit
I must say that I am a little slow out of the gate this morning. I have been up for a couple of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #551: Catching Up
Well, I am really glad yesterday is behind me. It wasn’t that it was a terrible day or any...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #550: Please, Mr. Postman
After the momentary calm of Saturday evening, yesterday I was back to the reality of the season. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #549: A Thoughtful Moment
It goes against every fiber in your being. After years of self training, struggling and pushing ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #548: Thanks for the Great Responses Yesterday!
I want to start off today’s post with thanking all of those who helped out and posted your ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #547: How Can I Recommend Something That I Don't Believe In?
I like to try to participate in several different forums as time permits. Since I work here at h...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #546: I Do Believe That Enjoying Life is the Secret to Keeping Creative
Yesterday was filled with doing more ‘Secret Santa’ things, so again it is not easy t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #545: Holiday Inspirations
I am finding that as the Christmas season is getting closer, it is getting a bit harder to write ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #544: That's How the Cookie Crumbles
Christmas is definitely in the air! Little by little I am getting ready for the holiday season. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #543: One Deadline Down . . .
Well, I got most of what I wanted to accomplish done yesterday. Of course I would have liked to h...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #542: A Full Day Ahead
I had such a good day yesterday! It was a nice mix of work and friendship and being creative. I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #541: The Waiting Game
We all have heard the saying “good things take time” and I am discovering how true th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #540: Busy Hands are Happy Hands!
Holy Moley, what a day I had yesterday! To say I was “busy” just doesn’t seem ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #539: Formula for Success
I really had a full and busy day yesterday. I had a lot of fun, too. There are days when my job...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #538: Still Cutting
As usual, I earned the title of “Queen of Underestimation.” At least I kind of did p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #537: My Ornament Exchange Gift
One of the best parts of networking being on woodworking and painting sites is seeing what everyo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #536: Cutting today
Yesterday was a good day and I was able to finish up all the drawing that I needed to do for the ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #535: Preparing for Germ Warfare
I’m getting ready to face battle here. My partner Keith has come down with what is turning...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #534: Two Videos About Creativity in Today's World
Yesterday I saw a couple of interesting videos. Although they are not directly about woodworking,...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #533: Back to WORK!!!
It isn’t like it is a bad thing! But it’s time to get focused back in the direction ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #532: Happy Thanksgiving - No Matter Which Country You Live In!
If these are ‘days off’ how come I felt so tired at the end of the day yesterday? It...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #531: Let's Talk Turkey!!:D
Well, I suppose this last week or so has been my ‘vacation.’ I feel like I havenR...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #530: More on Organization - Finally Finished!
It has been a busy several days and I feel like I have hardly been at the computer at all. I hav...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #529: Organizing Can Be Quite Therapeutic
Today you are all going to get the ‘cheap version’ of a blog I am sorry to say. It s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #528: The Domino Effect
Did you ever start one small project only to see it grow into a major event? I think we all have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #527: The Day In Review
We had a really good day yesterday and I put a pretty big dent in my holiday list. Although I do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #526: On the Road Again . . .
Today’s post will be brief (for me!) because we are heading out soon. We discovered that t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #525: Customer Service is Still Alive and Well
Today I awoke a little earlier than usual and I just didn’t want to go back to sleep. It wa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #524: The Challenge
I am trying not to feel overwhelmed at this point. Even though it is only Wednesday, it seems li...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #523: Another Opportunity
It certainly has been a busy week. Everything seems like it is coming together and falling into ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #522: Thank You All So Much
While I am always grateful for the life I have and the people in it, there are some days when it ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #521: Time for a Breath
I felt a great deal of relief last night when I printed out the final copy of my new pattern pack...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #520: Finishing Up
Well folks, it seems I am finally going to be able to finish this up today. Yesterday I spent mo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #519: Writing Pattern Packets and 'Just Thinking'
Today’s post isn’t going to be very exciting, I am afraid. I spent pretty much of ye...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #518: Trial and Error and Finally Success
First of all, I want to thank everyone for all the nice comments and personal messages you sent m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #517: Almost There
I made a great deal of progress yesterday in my ornaments. I am truly happy with them so far and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #516: Quality Takes Time
I finally got a bit caught up with my sleep. The last couple of days have been odd. I suppose g...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #515: Baby Steps Can Take Longer, But the Results Are Often Worth It
It seems that I am out of the gate quite early this morning. I wouldn’t think I would have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #514: Bring on the Scroll Saw!
I was kind of proud of myself yesterday. I stayed focused. I was disciplined. I pretty much di...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #513: I'm Really Getting Excited About This Next Project!
Although I made great strides yesterday, I am still not quite at the finish line. Sometimes thin...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #512: Being Productive and Helping a Friend
I finally got around to doing some drawing yesterday. It seems like it has been a long time sinc...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #511: Our Day Trip to Bear River
Yesterday was the perfect day to take a short day trip. Although it was cool out, the sky was cl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #510: Mini-Road Trip
Today’s post will be a rather short one, as we are going to be off and running soon. We ne...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #509: Pause. Enjoy. Carry On.
Well, now we are into November. I know I am always saying this, but where the heck does the time...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #508: We Dodged a Bullet - The Storm Missed Us
Good morning to all of you today! Here we are the last day of October already. October is just ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #507: Computer Gremlins - Just In Time for Halloween!
OK We are going to try this again. Yesterday was a bit of frustration and I am still do not qui...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #506: It is Just One of Those Days . . .
Long story short – I wrote a blog. I had to answer an email. I closed my browser in the p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #505: Backups and Maintenance Today
Well, I got an early start today in hopes of getting a lot done. I am in the process once again ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #504: Some Mistakes are Just Plain Stupid
We have all done things that we know we shouldn’t do. I’m not talking about kicking ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #503: New Ornaments!
Yesterday was an extremely productive day and I finished both my order for the large snowflake an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #502: I Never Want to Know How to Milk a Cow
No one said that just because we are self employed that we have to like every aspect of our jobs....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #501: New Projects In Progress
And so we begin another week . . How can the days seem to go by so quickly? I know that I whi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #500: A Milestone
I can’t help but notice the number of the entry to my blog here today. If someone had told...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #499: The Power of Labels
It is funny how sometimes we can take a simple task and turn it into something far more difficult...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #498: Unexpected Inspirations
As a designer, part of the daily job is depending on inspiration from outside sources to fuel our...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #497: Chasing My Tail
OK. So I come here to write this morning’s post and I noticed that there is a contest ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #496: Be Careful What Lurks Beneath the Surface
There are days when I seem to work the hardest and at the end of the day it appears that I go...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #495: Even Brighter Days Ahead
Well, I got back on track and actually accomplished a lot of small things yesterday (and some lar...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #494: "Oh, Dear! Oh Dear! I Shall Be Late!"
I woke up this morning at 4:48 am. I knew I had a lot to do this morning, but opted to close...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #493: My Little 'All Season Tree' Dressed Up For Halloween
I got almost caught up with things yesterday. although for most of the day I worked on my ‘...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #492: Learning from Mistakes and Practice
Now that feels much better! What a difference it is to wake up to a clean work environment. I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #491: Time Out for Organization
Today is what I am going to call a day to tie up loose ends. I get those every once in a while &...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #490: My Calendar Topper
I finished up on the calendar yesterday and I am pretty happy with it. I think it is a fun proje...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #489: Using Mistakes as Tools for Learning
I never said I was the brightest bulb in the box. I do however find it sometimes amazing how I c...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #488: A Very Full Day
There are so many things to be grateful for. When I look around and see the big picture of my li...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #487: Eating and Working (and Eating More!)
Well, I have one turkey dinner down and two to go! (One isn’t until the end of November th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #486: Trial and Error
Yesterday was a day filled with fun and also some frustrations. Just because I have been designi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #485: New Toys Are Really FUN!
As I sit here and type this morning, I am in an entirely new world. Many of you know that I have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #484: I'll Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
The past several days have truly been busy. I have so many things going on right now that it is ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #483: A Tribute
I had some thoughts on what I planned on writing about today. But somehow this morning I just do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #482: Out of the Zone
It’s raining again this morning and I am starting to think that I should scroll saw an ark....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #481: I'm Getting an Early Start Today
I got up early this morning. It was one of those days where you just wake up and feel good and ge...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #480: Monday Madness
I am typing fast, as I am running out early this morning. There is lots to do on this busy Monda...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #479: Researching 'Attractive' Possibilities
A couple of weeks ago while picking around, I found something that intrigued me. I forget what I...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #10: Lesson 10 - Cutting Negative Designs
In scroll sawing, there are several different types of ways to make a nice design. Some people m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #478: Finding My Comfort Zone
I really feel good about yesterday. It was one of those days where everything just marched along ...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #9: Lesson 9 - Cutting Bevels on the Scroll Saw
Well, you all should have had time to practice cutting all the inside curves and corners on the f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #477: Things That Go Bump in the Night
Yesterday – as most days – were filled with fun and adventure. I would say too, but ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #476: Surprises
I am not really big on surprises. Not that I am a party pooper or anything like that. I just li...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #475: Backup Plans are Good
I thought I did pretty well yesterday. The Lumberjocks site here was down for most of the day an...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #474: The Creative Wheels Are Once Again Turning
Now that is more like it! What a good day it turned out to be yesterday. It had its rough spots...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #473: Starting Off Another Week
Today is going to be a short post. I am just getting started on my next projects and I don’...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #472: Calm
Today is one of those rare mornings when I am sitting here and thinking about what I am going to ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #471: Seasons Change
Yesterday was the first day of fall for those of us living in the northern hemisphere. Those of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #470: Holy Distractions, Batman! (But oh, aren't they fun?) :)
You know that feeling you get when you see a project and you just HAVE to make it? Well, that ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #469: Winds of Change
I can’t remember the last time I heard such an uproar among so many people. Not when the e...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #468: White Rabbit
I am late today! Not because I was sleeping in or anything like that, but I had some things that...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #467: Inspiration or Silliness?
Sometimes the goofiest things make me happy. Yesterday I needed to go to the post office and p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #466: A Quiet and Very Productive Day
Yesterday went pretty much as I hoped it would. That is always a good thing, but it doesn’...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #465: Sunday is My Weekend
I am pretty satisfied with all that I accomplished yesterday. I spent most of the day playing ar...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #464: Wearing Many Hats
In looking back at the past week, it seemed that many situations arose that called for me to play...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #463: (Happily) Back to Drawing
I am pleased to report that although yesterday had a shaky beginning, in the end it really turned...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #462: Premature Celebration (or "Don't Bank on It")
Well, folks. I spoke too soon. I started doing the end zone dance before I crossed the line and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #461: Quality, Not Quantity
As I look to the calender today and see that we are almost half way through September, I am once ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #460: "Knowledge is Power"
It is just beginning to get light out and I can already tell it is going to be a good day. I don...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #459: Feeling the Change
It always amazes me how as the seasons change, things just begin to feel different. Perhaps it i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #458: The Calm Before the Storm
I am still enjoying my little bit of self-imposed down time today. As promised (to myself) I int...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #457: The Value of Doing 'Nothing'
Some days, I am not ambitious at all. Fortunately for me, it isn’t very often. Even thoug...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #456: Inspiration from Friends
Well, it has not been too exciting here this week, but at least it is productive. I spent the ma...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #455: Sometimes the Simple Things are the Best
I am the type of person that always tries to do the best work that I can do. I think for the most...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #454: A Good Day
I had to do some errands yesterday and that took up most of my day. I also was able to meet up w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #453: (Have you heard?) The Bird is the Word
As I awoke this morning I couldn’t help but think that I made a good tactical move yesterda...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #452: Online Scroll Saw Class Lesson #8 is Posted
I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. It is a long weekend for many people here in North Am...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #8: Lesson 8 - Cutting Inside Curves and Swirls
By now you have had some time to practice cutting inside and outside corners. While getting nice ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #451: Sometimes "All Work and No Play" Makes Me Very Happy
We have all heard the saying “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” but someti...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #450: The Mystery Blades are Surprisingly Good
I was very pleased that yesterday I was able to pretty much finish up the next set of skaters tha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #449: Just Doing a Lot of Cutting . . . That's All
There wasn’t a lot of excitement going on yesterday for me. I am not sure if it is a good ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #448: Everyday Business Stuff
Yesterday was pretty much an ordinary day. I spent a block of time laying out the patterns on th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #447: Lots of Stories - It Was a Busy Day!
Well, I can’t wait to get at things today. There is so much to do and it seems like so lit...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #446: Birds and People and Things and Stuff
Thank goodness it has cooled off a bit! It was so nice to actually get a good night sleep . The...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #445: I Really Like When That Happens
After a day of wondering and anticipation, we were fortunate to not be highly affected by the hur...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #444: On to Cutting!
I am going to make this a bit short today, because I am on a roll. Hopefully by tomorrow, I will...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #443: Making Good Progress
I must start by saying that yesterday was a very productive day. I actually made a great deal of...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #442: Challenge of the Day - Self-Discipline
After what seems like a very long time, it is good to be back to doing some drawing again. It ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #441: Go While the Going is Good!
Sometimes the unexpected things in life are the best. The other day we were taking our morning w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #440: And On to Designing . . .
Well what a great day yesterday turned out to be! I spent most of the day working on drawing up ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #439: Commission Work Ups and Downs
Doing commission work can have its issues. I don’t really mind doing it – in fact I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #438: Lesson 7 Is Posted
I woke up this morning to the darkness of the crisp and cool air. Could it be that the heat of s...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #7: Cutting Inside Corners and Angles
So far we have looked at how to prepare our wood, choose a blade, cast on and off a piece and cut...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #437: Next Lesson Almost Done
Yesterday was one of those days that just got away from me. I was busy all day and I did accompl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #436: Glimmers of Hope - Even in This Economy
It is very gratifying when you work hard for something and you begin to see some return on the in...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #435: Lots of Good News1
My goodness yesterday was a busy and productive day! (By the way – it feels really good to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #434: If the Bird Gets Up Early Enough, Does It Catch Two (or even Three) Worms?
I woke up early today and was debating whether or not to try to get back to sleep. It would have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #433: A Special Thank You to You All!
I want to begin today by thanking everyone for the kind and thoughtful wishes that were sent to m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #432: Moderation
I am happy to announce that I was actually able to leave things behind yesterday and take a break...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #431: Time for a Break
I had a good and productive day yesterday. I feel as if I accomplished a great deal. I have bee...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #430: Finding Answers
Well, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but I am fairly sure that it isn’t o...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #429: Say 'No' to Pink Clouds (??)
Several months ago I wrote that the bank I used in Chicago for the past 14 years had failed and w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #428: Unexpected Surprises
Sometimes days are heading in a direction, and out of nowhere something unexpected happens and th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #427: Lettering as an Art (?)
I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in computer land today. I only have an hour or so ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #426: Keeping Up
There are days when I wonder if I will ever get to use the scroll saw again. Seriously. There a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #425: Taking Time to be Perceptive
I feel as if things are stuck in fast forward lately. The past couple of weeks have passed in wh...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #424: You Know It Don't Come Easy
The projects that I am working on right now require quite a bit of picking around on the computer...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #423: Another Lesson Up - Back to Drawing
It is funny how quickly the seasons begin to change. While so many people are going through swel...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #6: Cutting Sharp (Acute) Outside Corners
By now most of you should have a bit of a feel for cutting some nice outside curves on the scroll...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #422: Working
Sometimes when I am working the hardest, it seems that I have the least to write about. I spent ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #421: The Power of Friendship
As usual, I woke up today to several emails. Like anyone who has a routine, going through them f...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #420: Life Without a Computer
OK – so I will admit it. I don’t deal well with life without a computer. I realize ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #419: A Really, Really, (really, really) Good Day!
First of all, I am tardy today for a reason. We had some lightning and thunder in the early hour...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #418: After all, what are Sunday's For Anyway?
I can honestly say that I didn’t do much regarding the business yesterday. It isn’t ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #417: All is Quiet
Sometimes when I am the busiest at the drawing board, it seems that I have little to write about....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #416: The Next Scroll Saw Lesson is Posted
Yesterday I spent much of my working day getting things ready for the next lesson on the scroll s...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #5: Cutting Outside Curves
Now that we have had a chance to practice casting on and off, we are going to practice a bit more...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #415: Difficult Decisions
Sometimes we have days that we would just prefer to forget, even though in the end when we look b...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #414: Some Benefits of Diversification
I am not sure why I am so excited about finishing up a pattern packet. Perhaps ‘excited...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #413: Dog Days
”Dog Days” (Latin: diēs caniculārēs) are the hottest, most sultry days of summer. In ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #412: Short and Sweet
Today’s entry will be short. (Really) I got up early today to a quiet but slightly overca...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #411: One Big Check Off the List
Wow, I am glad that is behind me! I must say that yesterday was one of the hardest times I have ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #410: Finishing the Unfinished Stuff
Today is going to be one of those ‘tying up loose ends’ days that I have every so oft...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #409: Diversification
I am happy to say that I finally got to do something that I have been trying to work on for at le...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #408: Mind over Matter
Yesterday, I added a short video to my scroll sawing class lesson. I was kind of amazed that eve...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #407: Blame It On the Heat
OK – I am late this morning. Everyone’s coffee is cold and you are either going to ...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #4: Let the Scrolling Begin - Casting on and Casting Off
Now that everyone has their patterns applied to the wood, we are finally ready to turn on our saw...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #406: Some Hope For Selling Our Woodwork Items
It seems that even though we are going through some tough times with the economy, not everyone is...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #405: Time After Time
I spent the bulk of the day yesterday printing out patterns and sanding 8.5” x 11” ro...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #404: Living is Better That Just Going Through Life
As I sit here on Monday morning and reflect on the weekend, I look back on it and think that even...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #403: A Sincere Thanks
I must say that I am somewhat surprised at the number of responses that I have had so far to the ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #402: The Benefits of Teaching
Teaching a large group of people with lots of different levels of expertise can be a challenge. ...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #3: Applying the Pattern for Scroll Sawing
I hope everyone was able to find the supplies that I suggested in the last part. If anyone had a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #401: Excuse Me For a Moment While I Do My 'Happy Dance!'
YAY for me! I reached a nice milestone yesterday in my little sawdust-filled world! I finished...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #400: Many Choices and Many Directions
As usual, the days just seem to be going by too quickly. Perhaps it is because all of the ideas ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #399: Will 'Google+' be a Plus or a Minus?
I woke up early this morning, determined to not let the day get away from me. Even though I have...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #398: Almost Routine
I would like to be able to post an exciting or remarkable post every day. But some days, life is...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #397: Unexpected Success
It is odd how some days can begin by being just ‘ordinary’ days, but by the time the ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #396: Productive Days are Good
For a rainy day, I didn’t do too badly. In fact, I got a lot accomplished yesterday. It wa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #395: What Happened to Friday? I Blinked and it Was Gone!
Yesterday kind of slipped by me and I never touched a paint brush. I am not complaining (well . ...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #2: Basic Supplies and (EGADS!) Homework!
Well, it looks like we are going to have a great group here! I am really happy with the enthusia...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #394: And Now For Something Completely Different
Part of the reason that I like my job so much is that there are so many different aspects involve...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #393: Preparing Patterns
I woke up this morning to a sunny and hazy day. Although the sun was just rising, I already coul...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #392: Setting Boundaries
Those who know me well know that I am fairly easy going. I have had my share of turmoil in my li...
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Online Scroll Saw Class - Incredibly Fun Adventures in Scroll Sawing #1: Introduction - Sign Up and Objective
Hi, Everybody! My name is Sheila Landry, although many of you may know me as ‘Scrollgirl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #391: Finishing Some Things and Starting Others
Well, everything that is going to be submitted for the catalogs this holiday is sent. Here it is...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #390: Lots of Little Things Accomplished
It’s going to storm here today, it seems. It actually looks quite gloomy. That’s OK...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #389: Growing Pains
Usually I don’t see myself as someone who complains and moans a lot. Some may disagree, of...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #388: Know When It's Time to Make Changes
When things aren’t going exactly how you want them to in your life, you have two choices. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #387: Why Am I So Unsettled?
I don’t know guys and girls – I am just unsettled today. Nothing is really wrong, bu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #386: Moving To Another Deadline
I am kind of working in several directions at once these days. That tends to happen when deadline...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #385: Along Came a Spider . . .
I worked on another candle tray yesterday. I did decide to go with the Halloween them for the ti...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #384: Rolling With the Changes
I suppose I kinda, sorta got “unstuck” yesterday. As usual, I find that being patien...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #383: Decisions, Decisions
It seems to be one of those days where I am a bit unsettled on which direction to go next. I hav...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #382: Meet Fiona - The Halloween Witch (Pretty Scary!)
I had such a good time yesterday finishing up my latest project. Each step and addition I made t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #381: Taking My Time and Enjoying the Creation Process
I love to build things and play. From the time I was small, some of my favorite things were bui...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #380: Progress
Yesterday seemed to fly by and before I knew it, it was ten o’clock. It was one of those d...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #379: Working and More Class Planning
I thought that I would have gotten a bit farther yesterday than I actually did, but I can’t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #378: Odds and Ends
Boy, I got a lot of little stuff out of the way yesterday. You know those days – where the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #377: Wood Shopping Hangover
We left the house approximately 6am and didn’t return until nearly 10pm. The sun was just s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #376: Goin' To The City
I got the site updated with all the new stuff yesterday, and the weather looks to be good for the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #375: I'm Starting to Plan the Scroll Saw Class
As some of you may know, I have been asked to do a class on scroll sawing to present it here on L...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #374: My Turn for a Tool Gloat
Yesterday I had some errands to run. On the way home, we saw that our lumber yard and hardware p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #373: "Roasted Birch" - a New Discovery for Me
I love when I am so excited about work that I can’t wait to get out of bed to start the day...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #372: Two New Designs
Finally it is a day when I woke up to a clear sky and sunshine. It has been quite overcast and r...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #371: New Designs and Challenges
Ahh, the smell of sawdust and the quiet sound of the Excalibur humming . . . It’s going ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #370: On to Something New (finally!)
I woke up this morning and knew exactly what I wanted to do. I like when that happens. It is a ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #369: Designing at a Variety of Levels
The day is just starting and already it looks to be a good one. Even though it is kind of gloomy...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #368: Switching Gears
After working on something that has consumed me so much for the past several days, it seems stran...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #367: Done!
Well, I am really happy that one is finally under my belt. the good thing is that I actually had...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #366: Still Finishing Up
Well, I am still finishing up some things on that skating pond pattern. I know, I know! You are...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #365: The Finish Line is In Sight
I can almost see the finish line. It is a good place to be. This job has been going so slowly i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #364: Unstuck
I have made some good progress on my skating figures, and will be finishing them up today. I rea...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #363: Progress
Yesterday turned out to be quite busy. I am pleased to say that I pushed the pile a bit, and als...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #362: The Weekend of a Thousand Excuses
There are so many things that can get us off track when we are doing something. It takes a certa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #361: Sometimes the Best Challenges are From Within Yourself
Some days it seems that when I am getting the most accomplished, I have little to talk about. Ca...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #360: Wacom Tablet Review for Drawing Patterns
I have a good story about a company with GOOD customer service that I would like to share today. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #359: Patience
Did I ever mention three very important factors in being a designer? They are patience, patience...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #358: Busy Times, Good Times
I am a little slow out of the gate today, but it wasn’t without purpose. Yesterday was a v...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #357: Inspiration
I must be excited about June being here because I got up so early this morning (just after 4!) I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #356: Today Is Another Day!
Well it was good to get that out of my system. Sometimes it is best to take the plunge and just ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #355: What To Do Next? (And Other Random Thoughts)
Some days you can be busy from dawn to dusk and when the day is done, you just don’t know w...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #354: My One Year Birthday Here on Lumberjocks!
I never was big on birthdays: From Birthday Cats They always made me crabby and uneasy. I di...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #353: Finishing Touches on the Polar Bear
Yesterday was one of those fun days of working. I spent most of the day putting the finishing to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #352: Rambling and Some Pictures for Dennis
There is something about polar animals that enchant me. I don’t know what it is. I have a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #351: Sometimes Things Take More Than A Day
I am beginning to see that finishing stuff in one day isn’t always possible. That may so...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #350: Mid-week "Weekend"
I suppose that you could call yesterday my ‘weekend’. As I said in my post, it was a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #349: New Goals and Challenges
There are times when I plan to accomplish things and everything just seems to fall into place. I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #348: Writing Pattern Packets
Here we are at Monday again already. It is hard to believe that another weekend has come and gone...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #347: Photographing Your Projects
One thing that I like so much about my job is that there is such a great variety of steps that ne...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #346: And Yet Another Tray
Will I ever get tired of seeing how walnut seems to come to life when it is finished with oil and...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #345: Another Tray Finished
I had a very productive day yesterday. I was able to get the next candle tray cut out entirely, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #344: Poopie Happens
I had a fairly good day yesterday. The past several days when I wasn’t feeling so well, I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #343: Getting Back to Normal
Little by little I am beginning to feel a bit better. I felt better yesterday than Monday and I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #342: Slowly Improving
I want to start out by thanking everyone again for the nice thoughts. I haven’t really rep...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #341: Maybe Tomorrow
I am sorry guys and girls. Things are still pretty much the same here. I am sure you don’t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #340: Down for the Count
As the day progressed yesterday, so did the symptoms. I made a trip to the pharmacy around noo...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #339: Black Flies 1 /Scrollgirl 0
Apparently, knowing your enemy does not necessarily guarantee victory. My mission was to go to...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #338: "De-Bugging" and Some Project Progress
Well, it looks like help is on its way. After Verna’s suggestion of trying Avon Skin So So...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #337: "Learning to Fly"
We all have “off days” once in a while. I suppose yesterday was my turn. The day ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #336: Another Pull Toy Replica
I can’t remember when I last felt so good about things. I have always loved what I do, but...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #335: "I See the Light!"
I was very excited when I got to the post office yesterday and found that the light for my new sa...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #334: Life is GOOD!
Did you ever have a day when you just can’t wait to get up and out of bed and get going? I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #333: The Plan
I don’t feel as if I have anything exciting to write about today. I am not sure if that is...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #332: Time For More Designing
Boy, the days are just flying by! I can’t believe that another week is done and we are alr...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #331: Still Deciding
I want to start off thanking you for sharing your experiences on Etsy yesterday. I received seve...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #330: Many Business Decisions to Make
Yesterday we spent most of the day updating the website. Although there were not loads of new it...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #329: Just Plain Busy (and a New Toy!)
I must say that I am feeling a bit relieved today. There seemed to be a lot of little things pil...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #328: A Pretty Good Day
Things got incredibly busy yesterday. I spent most of the morning getting things ready to ship t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #327: A New Opportunity
Yesterday seemed to go by very quickly. I spent the day writing the instructions for my two proj...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #326: I Finished My New Project!
Well, yesterday turned out to be a wonderful day on many levels. The weather was nearly perfect....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #325: I Am Kind of Exasperated Today
Did you ever feel like absolutely no one does their job right?? I realize that this is somewhat ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #324: Still Learning
I awoke at my usual six a.m. this morning, only to come out on the couch and promptly fall asleep...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #323: Concerned About My Friends
I spent the last hour or so trying to find out news about my dear friend Leldon from Cullman, Ala...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #322: More Cutting
I want to start off by thanking everyone for their help on the oak pieces. I was glad to hear th...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #321: I Need Some Advice from You
OK, now it is my turn to have the questions. I know there are many seasoned woodworkers out ther...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #320: Pacing Yourself
I got up just after six this morning, which is just about right. It is good to feel like I am ge...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #319: Playing Hookie
Sometimes you just have to spend the day doing something silly. I woke up yesterday morning, ful...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #318: New Project Finished
Throughout the week of still catching up and making videos and probably thinking a bit too much, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #317: An Unexpected Post
I awoke this morning to my daily email delivery of the New York Times and the headline read ̶...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #316: Sharing Through Teaching
I am very pleased that you all liked the short videos that I posted yesterday. It shows me that ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #315: Two Short Videos for You
Well, I actually was able to shoot a couple of short videos for you yesterday. I find that I fee...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #314: More on the Excalibur Scroll Saw
I want to start out today by saying that I didn’t get the video done yesterday. There was ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #313: My New Excalibur EX21 Scroll Saw!
After several months of waiting and anticipation, the moment finally arrived when I got a chance ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #312: Ready for Cutting
Just when I thought I was in the clear from this cold, it seems to have reared its ugly head agai...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #311: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like CHRISTMAS (!?!)
Working in the publishing industry sometimes make you feel like you are Alice in Wonderland. Not...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #310: The Lectures
I can’t believe that I am still sleeping like I am. I am not sure if it is the cold or the...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #309: Returning to Normalcy (slowly)
I am finally feeling like I am getting a bit back to normal today. I was still so tired most of ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #308: Still Recovering
It seems to be taking a little longer to get back to normal than I would have liked it to, but I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #307: Border Song
I am trying to think of an easy and organized way to tell you all about everything on the trip. ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #306: Homeward Bound
Hello, my neglected friends! I just wanted to say hi to you all. Its 4am on Sunday and we are m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #305: Back in Saratoga Springs
Hi, everybody! We drove most of Monday and half a day today and are back in the Albany/Saratog...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #304: Back on the Road
Did you ever wish you had two lives to live? Sometimes I sure do. I have been fortunate to expe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #303: A Little Hiccup
Well, things were going a bit too smoothly. Today I went with Phil to the store and we took my c...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #302: Finally some pictures!
I had some time this morning (everyone is still asleep) and I prepared some pictures for you to s...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #301: I'm really trying!
I have a load of pictures to share and I am having trouble getting them loaded up here. I am at ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #300: Playing Tourist
There are so many things that I find different now that I am back. Even though I spent the major...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #299: We have arrived in Chicago!
(Well, Plainfield anyway!) After a week of excitement, we are ready to begin the next leg of our ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #298: Better Early than Late
Thank you all so much for the well wishes. It certainly has been an adventure! I am writing t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #297: End of a Great Show
Wow! The show was incredible! I promise to catch up better in a bit when I download all of my p...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #296: Better Late Than Never
Hi guys and girls! Is it too late to post today?? I hope not. It has been an incredibly eventf...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #295: Setting Up
Well, we will finally be able to get into the convention hall and set things up today. We will a...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #294: Settling In - Let the Fun Begin
This is so unusual being in a different place and having my routine changed. I suppose that I am...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #293: Day 2 - More Travel
We made it through the first day pretty well. There are funny stories, of course and incidents, ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #292: Room to Spare!
Sometimes I’m really good! For those of you who doubted we would be able to fit all the st...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #291: Ready to Launch
We’re down to the final day here – and not a moment too soon. I think if I had any m...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #290: Odds and Ends
Well folks, its kind of the same old story. We’ve all heard the saying that “no news...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #289: Land of the Lists
It’s getting to be that time. The final countdown. I wish I could say that I was sleeping...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #288: Details, Details . . .
I look around and there are “piles” everywhere. Piles of papers, patterns, wood piec...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #287: Five More Days of Prep
”Time goes by so slowly for those who waitNo time to hesitateThose who run seem to have all...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #286: Another Piece of the Puzzle In Place
Another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place – but not without effort. One of the last...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #285: Planning for the Future
Hiccups are a part of life, it seems. Yesterday things went pretty well, although it seems that t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #284: A Little Demonstration Piece for Class
Today’s post is going to be short. I know I have said that before, but then I get to rambl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #283: Where Did That Hour Go? I know It's Around Here Somewhere . . . .
“Daylight Savings Time” they call it. I am not really comfortable with it, as I much...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #282: Overcoming Demons
The days are winding down and I am getting closer to leaving my comfortable little surrounding he...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #281: Sad News
I woke up this morning to news of the earthquake in Japan. I don’t even have “regula...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #280: Good Days/Busy Days
It is just after seven AM and already we have both printers humming away happily. For the past c...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #279: Planning is Part of the Fun!
Well, I am happy to report that I am finished compiling the information that I need to get to my ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #278: Still Crunching
Today’s post will probably be a bit shorter than usual. It certainly isn’t very exci...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #277: Another Milestone
Yesterday was good. I finished the two sea shell painting patterns for the classes that I am goi...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #276: Finding a Way
Some say that necessity is the mother of invention. I tend to agree. Need is a great motivator....
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #275: Anticipation
I think that sometimes the most exciting thing about an upcoming event is the anticipation you fe...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #274: Small Change of Plans
I should be the poster child for why it is good to plan ahead. If anything, I hope that my docum...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #273: Just 'cause I Trip, Doesn't Mean I Have To Fall
Yesterday was just one of “those” days. It seemed that no matter what I did, it wasn...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #272: Busy Times
I got up this morning to an ominous email that threatened to shut down my website. Before the sl...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #271: Who Asked for "Snow"???
I never said I was the sharpest knife in the drawer. I don’t really think I am stupid eith...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #270: Still More Details
I hope that everyone isn’t getting sick of reading about my preparation for the Woodworker&...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #269: Plans, Plans and More Plans . . .
Remember the other day when I talked about those unexpected curve balls that pop into our lives?...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #268: Classes Are All Mapped Out
To start off, I will say that I am in a far better position than I was yesterday. I made some ph...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #267: Little Curve Balls
When is the last time you intended to do something and it really went “exactly as planned&#...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #266: Scrollgirl Sells Sea Shells in Saratoga Springs
Alright. I couldn’t resist the title. I suppose that I have sea shells on the brain. I ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #265: Things are Falling Into Place
As the days pass by quickly, I realize that I am down to four weeks until it is time to leave for...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #264: Back to Some Woodworking
I finally got back to doing some woodworking yesterday. I had finished drawing this pattern up l...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #263: Self-Indulgence
The term “self-indulgence” has different meaning to different people. Some may see i...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #262: Changing Gears
Well, I suppose winter isn’t over yet. What started to be a sunny and relatively warm day ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #261: More Preparation
Yesterday went by far too quickly. I don’t know how or why time seems to go by so fast, bu...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #260: What an Incredible Day!
After yesterday’s rocky start, you would think that the day was going to be heading in a do...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #259: Waaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!
Well, fellow Jocks and Jane’s – I suppose you get the short version today. . . . I...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #258: Keeping Things Organized
I got a large amount of work done yesterday, although it isn’t very exciting to write (or r...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #257: Thoughts on the Business
Last night was one of those nights where I was lying in bed and my legs were aching and I thought...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #256: Thinking - An Important Step In Designing
I want to start off by thanking you all for the responses to yesterday’s blog – both ...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #255: I Need Some Lathe Advice
I was very pleased at all the positive feedback that I received from the project yesterday. It r...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #254: Evolution of a Design
I really love the way we get to interact with each other through places like this. I know that t...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #253: Planning Ahead
I am pleased to report that I am done preparing the two projects to be sent out (Finally!) Yeste...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #252: Getting that Last Set of Instructions Done
I have one goal today. I need to get those instructions finished for the Bee Candle Tray written...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #251: Printers, and Scroll Saws and Blades - Oh My!
As I am laying out the plans for the show in Saratoga Springs, it seems that each day brings more...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #250: The Business of Scroll Sawing
Work has been incredibly busy of late. I mean that in a good way. I don’t always get what...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #249: One More Day of Instructions
Well, the site update is all completed and everything is up and running. All the new patterns ha...
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My Journey As A Creative Designer - Woodworking and Beyond #248: Assessing Information
I want to start out today by saying that I really do appreciate the comments about the scroll saw...
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