tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85829103679196010612024-03-05T00:51:50.214-05:00Once Upon A Time . . .My experiences as a small time crafter trying to make it in the big Etsy world. Jewelry, felt, and handmade cards are my trade, so far. I'm an elementary art teacher with an addiction to art supplies, stationary, and especially beads. My etsy site has my stuff for sale, which helps to excuse my habit.bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-26528594090283660552011-10-02T19:28:00.001-04:002011-10-02T19:39:32.921-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" >Here's another I'm working on for my class. Will try to get back to it sometime this week. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9ySAC1lJSPkRXrZqaeuj_uVVZ63utVHLo6GgSicv-gXOyo2Un3RtCJ5I8EbUSQ6t24K3nKHcN4F0KxQQPUetU-EYCaAT1FLN-YJAv9cDsyHSt3GlA6fBaBJq-seJqhPHd-91TBRc/s1600/DSC09538.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9ySAC1lJSPkRXrZqaeuj_uVVZ63utVHLo6GgSicv-gXOyo2Un3RtCJ5I8EbUSQ6t24K3nKHcN4F0KxQQPUetU-EYCaAT1FLN-YJAv9cDsyHSt3GlA6fBaBJq-seJqhPHd-91TBRc/s400/DSC09538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659043205870642674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfmZQjUpMYNl5mPOU2jQ8_gIJMsG7s-Vmu3Z-12V1NXvOtyuWDZ28Ptw5mMuIGyo4c3PHSChM_sIjlDbPRqjKt8XR_OhyphenhyphendxdH7etNkjBVZW-u3V3ozrUxu1G9Vo8M0llbXlNw7knB/s1600/DSC09539.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfmZQjUpMYNl5mPOU2jQ8_gIJMsG7s-Vmu3Z-12V1NXvOtyuWDZ28Ptw5mMuIGyo4c3PHSChM_sIjlDbPRqjKt8XR_OhyphenhyphendxdH7etNkjBVZW-u3V3ozrUxu1G9Vo8M0llbXlNw7knB/s400/DSC09539.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659043206421910210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITVq9WykN5S5KbvzuQWvtRkEUrjq_T-KKckHCGVgSzqMyK644I7vATxNKpu0UPRHvaoi90IG5NU_CMvnPz_OSaeMJMzzEwKEGeiKMWCaqp2Y0MKGS4F5KsFlLZks_iuORvlfdHyf9/s1600/DSC09540.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITVq9WykN5S5KbvzuQWvtRkEUrjq_T-KKckHCGVgSzqMyK644I7vATxNKpu0UPRHvaoi90IG5NU_CMvnPz_OSaeMJMzzEwKEGeiKMWCaqp2Y0MKGS4F5KsFlLZks_iuORvlfdHyf9/s400/DSC09540.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659043198915118578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrF3k4LEUnhJ9R03sk-6iJY5wl-T7HrxW1qAzbwUUvSnZHzNuXWwcAkUB_ZZ1xashTGgrwvWL6v3xiIOFdPyFxKFyaRHjzKT9kxxj-o3wqqVNOS5twGe5jBmoFfSgTYPTgKWkvgV1/s1600/DSC09541.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrF3k4LEUnhJ9R03sk-6iJY5wl-T7HrxW1qAzbwUUvSnZHzNuXWwcAkUB_ZZ1xashTGgrwvWL6v3xiIOFdPyFxKFyaRHjzKT9kxxj-o3wqqVNOS5twGe5jBmoFfSgTYPTgKWkvgV1/s400/DSC09541.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659043192949850306" /></a>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-28534879613255878892011-09-09T19:02:00.002-04:002011-09-09T23:59:56.360-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" >Lion tamarin from the National Zoo. Acrylic on stretched canvas, 12x24." This is among a series I'm painting for a grad class, the Artist Teacher Connection.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpxzGdValYPNyD4Uv6SMAFsCjcRBTccGhlbGM_vbP2WdKRtdcpu13FaAF25wQPEuGIXEFctIjil3PARV5PWRLllxG7k_wIh9HiPgemv9DZcrm8IYFH3oNIT8cVJ5hsmbIc3OFhDSD/s1600/tamarin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpxzGdValYPNyD4Uv6SMAFsCjcRBTccGhlbGM_vbP2WdKRtdcpu13FaAF25wQPEuGIXEFctIjil3PARV5PWRLllxG7k_wIh9HiPgemv9DZcrm8IYFH3oNIT8cVJ5hsmbIc3OFhDSD/s400/tamarin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650499202095874722" /></a>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-81346372017531052782011-08-27T19:12:00.003-04:002011-08-27T22:59:22.361-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span">A new painting I finished last week. This one is 16x20" on stretched canvas. Meanwhile, birdie is a girl, and is now named "Pippa." I'm currently hunkered down in the craft room, bracing for hurricane Irene. It's a good thing I made these cookies yesterday . . .</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmVd3p_-iGy26D8KOhfgPTH8ZTfpsOfosVM7mDoqmgZnd0hGBEGmvE0cdtZPAw5pkDvyn7_jPrEif_vFv03znAK5YgFanWfoB4ZU7n14HKHk0rTQaSABJQwUIvdAQCZWfv9kq_SKo/s1600/vulture.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmVd3p_-iGy26D8KOhfgPTH8ZTfpsOfosVM7mDoqmgZnd0hGBEGmvE0cdtZPAw5pkDvyn7_jPrEif_vFv03znAK5YgFanWfoB4ZU7n14HKHk0rTQaSABJQwUIvdAQCZWfv9kq_SKo/s400/vulture.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645678020751143826" /></a>
<br /></div>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-6323624326046976142011-08-21T11:04:00.003-04:002011-08-21T11:06:49.715-04:00Birdie is home!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuTzKOoX49W0RQPzXDBq1d0m9XTp0MrnF04Xc-Jl_lOnC9PY2g_TFjl-Ae5MTzUuMr9UvRPqHNEJHVNt_2nR3hClxrIuu3sTV9Dsv_cqRH05725tSJoYZkB7pex-SBagzHh_ps1rN/s1600/DSC09503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuTzKOoX49W0RQPzXDBq1d0m9XTp0MrnF04Xc-Jl_lOnC9PY2g_TFjl-Ae5MTzUuMr9UvRPqHNEJHVNt_2nR3hClxrIuu3sTV9Dsv_cqRH05725tSJoYZkB7pex-SBagzHh_ps1rN/s400/DSC09503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643325814819920210" /></a>
<br />bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-57548509898305152042011-08-20T01:30:00.003-04:002011-08-20T01:33:24.905-04:00Work in Progress<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >A king vulture. 16x20." Hope to find time to finish it, but for now I need to get to bed.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8HJzaeec2i2dBvnBkrLp5AOBTfLD_Y3OlWJYglWh1L1H4837zfaw6YOnkyS3wCAfwuyuf-E0uvoMk-vMuk_NEmZtt9A9PIcsoNvWER5G1_6yeSkB_7tpHCDq6VF3dGWAV9dqeCAl/s400/vulture1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642806451238695650" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAFUqE_0L1oYT5mSGmGMzii8gqwg1cmw_s1olOl9VnMDvXJcrdcOk_YVnC8RmejV50ugVlsN8Qrd7LjFhQQgSDc-Qbeae8aILWq_kbap0QrzgJhsg41rfS6T6krCsy8MiKJIZcvNQ/s400/vulture2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642806456454152754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-35283058854233192322011-08-18T10:15:00.003-04:002011-08-18T15:32:19.237-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>It's been pretty busy around here! There hasn't been time to make or paint very much, but I did teach a week at a camp. I have a great photo of a king vulture I am hoping to start painting soon. In other news: I've acquired a new friend! My first pet, ever. Name and sex to be determined. I can't wait until the cage comes! I so want it to be home with me now. More on my conure soon!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVPi1AE8mFUQNecoCGssLoyqmK9EOasZSgAGzDpf9MVKERHn9YumK_cr-HZtAqdDT3zp-5l8jC_0kAlzpqZEY9MzPsg6KVxnWkBQ0IigVBu3Zq0Cc3ZtgMbWUpwieJGce3vkCH9hQ/s400/birdie.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642200178637400466" />bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-57888443408938559872011-08-05T18:06:00.002-04:002011-08-05T18:11:21.155-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">A flamingo from the National Zoo, painted for a friend. This was done on 10x20" stretched canvas, in acrylic.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9sdES_BbItqDlTCyi8IMJRkTDmuDGk8apLEhFJ6tiyaiPucpV-zp3yliPgHWLPLFLJOo6pKo0PFSF9vp6JExoZ-bYVg_Ql2ChlvM9nQJQrdaZRSpjPMcI3b-sfYPA9hdCl8zU3Ap/s1600/flamingoclose.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9sdES_BbItqDlTCyi8IMJRkTDmuDGk8apLEhFJ6tiyaiPucpV-zp3yliPgHWLPLFLJOo6pKo0PFSF9vp6JExoZ-bYVg_Ql2ChlvM9nQJQrdaZRSpjPMcI3b-sfYPA9hdCl8zU3Ap/s400/flamingoclose.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637497756456003378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2csxwRozlVxL3iLzYdcUEZrpfmycglj7Ms0X25By7lQrSDYwqENVbO2YQYKixJgL9030zcUkrnkq06qNsyj_z2nqpB9ZMg9p0aT_9f_TnPGfFOETbAY3kaD3w2otLidI_t1JNZvYs/s1600/flamingo1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2csxwRozlVxL3iLzYdcUEZrpfmycglj7Ms0X25By7lQrSDYwqENVbO2YQYKixJgL9030zcUkrnkq06qNsyj_z2nqpB9ZMg9p0aT_9f_TnPGfFOETbAY3kaD3w2otLidI_t1JNZvYs/s400/flamingo1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637497247740995922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdOq5-OoMOzAW6_40vKkobQdawVcGK74nlQBhO7Qwek5bl0d_G6m4O0w5w27x3y2hPAvKYSRleB52If0D2H2rsCOaWRWtEgu4wrf7aqaPSUYwtmqR3Id3spkgz-S89V-DxBodGKgJ/s1600/flamingo2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdOq5-OoMOzAW6_40vKkobQdawVcGK74nlQBhO7Qwek5bl0d_G6m4O0w5w27x3y2hPAvKYSRleB52If0D2H2rsCOaWRWtEgu4wrf7aqaPSUYwtmqR3Id3spkgz-S89V-DxBodGKgJ/s400/flamingo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637497243190914658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIvM0dywPtebDbpxo_xvP7ta-uVYVRoxPiv6ysmZCqL10sRpA0XCKVOaBeQmMQKTDH_GKCS-B20FAKIxov-JNoVReQtLzLSNgOpw2YGKkaCIitcNO5yxarDJr5katTHY-cqmNOybp/s1600/flamingo3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIvM0dywPtebDbpxo_xvP7ta-uVYVRoxPiv6ysmZCqL10sRpA0XCKVOaBeQmMQKTDH_GKCS-B20FAKIxov-JNoVReQtLzLSNgOpw2YGKkaCIitcNO5yxarDJr5katTHY-cqmNOybp/s400/flamingo3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637497233515314002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYOD-T2Cf1_-uw7PNBUF4iNYHiCOxsjilb-S9bbC-I00ozcrs9_9S4v-dncS4xArP1aT7T660L6tMdBNNsCZ2zdYoDgXxVWjGnkinbxFCU2Jm13pxbjtn750z25mcjpOXUzhNHGbQ/s1600/flamingo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYOD-T2Cf1_-uw7PNBUF4iNYHiCOxsjilb-S9bbC-I00ozcrs9_9S4v-dncS4xArP1aT7T660L6tMdBNNsCZ2zdYoDgXxVWjGnkinbxFCU2Jm13pxbjtn750z25mcjpOXUzhNHGbQ/s400/flamingo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637497230190191826" /></a>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-47929305748387677152011-08-04T14:58:00.005-04:002011-08-04T15:06:50.481-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" >Started this fellow late at night, then picked up where I left off the next morning. I had to get creative while arranging lamps to work on it. To the left of the painting, you can see I placed my floor lamp on the table. These stepwise images make it so obvious how great daylight is for painting. I just wish that pendant lantern I ordered would come in already! This is a large one compared to the rest you've seen here- 24 x 30 inches on stretched canvas.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4d_p7PRK5F0jiyPWlzORR5_JtvPM31uqUtk0tvYnuB0rnQKoFRnHUDK7E-BK1Q2QMabS32rWsRx_ptTbgti978tgERzWjT-s6F6Ja4HECJY3pppzFTm-F8wY45eOXLDcXugRcdkc/s1600/zebraseated.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4d_p7PRK5F0jiyPWlzORR5_JtvPM31uqUtk0tvYnuB0rnQKoFRnHUDK7E-BK1Q2QMabS32rWsRx_ptTbgti978tgERzWjT-s6F6Ja4HECJY3pppzFTm-F8wY45eOXLDcXugRcdkc/s400/zebraseated.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637078229763258466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv6a6HRKvmRww-KsNg3JaNaAihcjpFUy7xP3fMxbHJHja2_OJloRrHktOP42khdJZHswcCOPFiujedXALthPpevviCzfmu28fctUprnOMNHXbyiVCxY1EVVHh7ahAKkfOxisunqSs/s1600/zebra1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMK5zQ4SxC1VqT9EqHown4Owzt_8XTR0kJr_-epIfFA0rLZKHql9rBBVEiP5KayRPXuuo9pjXArK6aIJN9_rA58PKnPii272p1fDyXQd60xRlH3aafaY-teoJyUaslHMU_8bZk-dhm/s400/zebra7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637077558958675490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoKpHQ9TkoD7dUSl1yq9xPgRVXYktHMeMXZfjyliqMQ0V4bv3bosHJcbCnkIVIwQGCuDfZSyK4jz0PaGVe52jNuspS6zeGW3HvsR01Bd4qw9Y9l0nyZC8ggWvmZt-3mu8_12K3uZr/s1600/zebra8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoKpHQ9TkoD7dUSl1yq9xPgRVXYktHMeMXZfjyliqMQ0V4bv3bosHJcbCnkIVIwQGCuDfZSyK4jz0PaGVe52jNuspS6zeGW3HvsR01Bd4qw9Y9l0nyZC8ggWvmZt-3mu8_12K3uZr/s400/zebra8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637077551586758930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck_TCstLR_fW9f7E165glMldIH08fGTrwhmHjB5v7mjVs1LWhqhYZrN09rEJzaCxxaR-7APMTHFLEUT2iTe5ujtz0AsRv0OUoS284xHcyhxOvdc6ikATXyuBbQcpXm2GPaRZdVJfS/s1600/zebra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck_TCstLR_fW9f7E165glMldIH08fGTrwhmHjB5v7mjVs1LWhqhYZrN09rEJzaCxxaR-7APMTHFLEUT2iTe5ujtz0AsRv0OUoS284xHcyhxOvdc6ikATXyuBbQcpXm2GPaRZdVJfS/s400/zebra.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637077548223916898" /></a>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-20790747477524335162011-08-03T14:29:00.004-04:002011-08-03T14:52:37.215-04:00Red Velvet Cupcakes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf_IkwHm8jOXpojiL44qeJ6WN5RDqdVSUmibHdaD2TCOW9TAQcq8b7S9KGbZe8jLUmBeutxLXIq4D34CJgbhccl-qIvtmXo5oLB4ocRFvNuZDvt0k4ChjOj4Eby8rhlWJuMDOTlkz/s1600/cupcakes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf_IkwHm8jOXpojiL44qeJ6WN5RDqdVSUmibHdaD2TCOW9TAQcq8b7S9KGbZe8jLUmBeutxLXIq4D34CJgbhccl-qIvtmXo5oLB4ocRFvNuZDvt0k4ChjOj4Eby8rhlWJuMDOTlkz/s400/cupcakes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636700877252449522" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 1/4 C all purpose flour<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 C cocoa</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 tsp. baking powder</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 tsp. salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 C butter, softened</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 1/4 C sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >4 eggs</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 C sour cream</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 C buttermilk</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 (1 oz.) bottle of red food coloring</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >3 tsp. vanilla extract</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, set aside.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Beat in eggs, one at a time.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Mix sour cream, milk, food coloring, and vanilla.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not overbeat.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Spoon batter into 30 paper lined muffin tins, filling each cup about 2/3 full.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until done. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Cool pans on wire racks 5 minutes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Remove from pans and cool completely. Frost them.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Cream Cheese Frosting</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 (8oz.) package cream cheese, softened</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/4 C butter, softened</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 T sour cream</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 (16 oz. ) box confectioners' sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream and vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.</span></div>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-30934444760527265692011-07-27T16:50:00.001-04:002011-07-27T16:56:49.593-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" >A simple 3D star made from this <a href="http://themagiconions.blogspot.com/2009/04/hanging-spring-star-tutorial.html">tutorial</a>. Imagine how pretty this would be in delicate paper, lit from within?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S_eeJV4WfIAPaSBARGYW3CPJflYgOeNf3a0SBwXXrAEMjOLY9KwPwA4xVgaTAQ9rxpTZM39YZLRGmWeG84Z5Of2cBdLKi6zsPpouokba1cU3Zi_YxIbZp3NcJ4oTgrvLATK_qV1X/s1600/3D+star.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S_eeJV4WfIAPaSBARGYW3CPJflYgOeNf3a0SBwXXrAEMjOLY9KwPwA4xVgaTAQ9rxpTZM39YZLRGmWeG84Z5Of2cBdLKi6zsPpouokba1cU3Zi_YxIbZp3NcJ4oTgrvLATK_qV1X/s400/3D+star.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634138706307185378" /></a>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-85655116859807159922011-07-23T11:46:00.001-04:002011-07-23T11:47:36.983-04:00Check out the work of this amazing artist,<a href="http://www.artistaday.com/?p=10687"> Lorenzo Duran</a>! He makes intricate, lace-like cuts in real leaves to form images.bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-10933553632169859852011-07-14T16:09:00.002-04:002011-07-14T16:14:01.277-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Completed tissue wreath. I estimate this took around 400 folded tissue triangles. I tried to show the versatility of tissue paper as a medium by demonstrating different forms and textures one can achieve with it. This was built on a 10" foam wreath form.</span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRAKf7Y7-Lsf_t1aa4zNgvfJMHYzkF1M1D6Dg5mXISUZGEXW3V6vKn0ZsAT7uxL-FfW3G9wYY3VD_DjXoM-PjQwiPTIZNUo4qQNczMn7P5KHvwh9D0G6pCp39yS2xIkTlMZWkTVD4/s400/tissue+wreath.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629302923907419618" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQilw0Cf3hjF83Ux395ZRfioQQeIcPGZT974iszg494b-7z2J3Mv_tc9k0DZ1QMVzNlaez27Xc99lH4CtROwTMSZa9NnsQ1baKxHYJ7-ngxn8VGK860sheSq9-d2R2kBDPG16oCe6/s400/tissue+wreath2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629302936030892578" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-80226390872942861592011-07-12T11:40:00.002-04:002011-07-14T16:09:26.339-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span">A new wreath in progress. This should take awhile.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8SInVor4LhCPE-Phf1dyZUF1fPNNxqGA_a0b_j95ISPq72itfNtpUGCi4xVUpsB5wVQz74tB0QvmHGgaTJWNMsLS5OwRebxvdHbkbiqHvkZ1JcztvUl1UrhZGhqEE1hrZMt_XJAU/s1600/wreath+in+progress.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8SInVor4LhCPE-Phf1dyZUF1fPNNxqGA_a0b_j95ISPq72itfNtpUGCi4xVUpsB5wVQz74tB0QvmHGgaTJWNMsLS5OwRebxvdHbkbiqHvkZ1JcztvUl1UrhZGhqEE1hrZMt_XJAU/s400/wreath+in+progress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628491391721786994" /></a>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-74950308505267692722011-07-07T14:48:00.005-04:002011-07-07T15:45:15.000-04:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Here is some of the paper sculpture I've been working on lately. This first image is a wreath of catalog pages I made for a friend.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfkQ7bRPwtRhfJEsJUqJtasCozUf9qC2JFr-Ko-WW4M4cRqxBZLLMl_qw-LjEc4ik4DVabqWGKs_gxE5RsIlkB_SR-mMi4KzjQvUs_pFGdbMz6AcgerFxsfzz0YlPOsRMeh-zeBBe/s400/matt%2527s+wreath.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626696233085611138" /><span class="Apple-style-span">The next four images are shots of a crazy headdress I built which was inspired by a trip to France a few years ago. The spiky crown refers to the Statue of Liberty, which came to us from France. Behind the crown is a pair of wings, since I was lucky enough to photograph an amazingly tame family of swans at Versailles. The bridge across the eyes is the Sully bridge, which crosses the Seine</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> very close to Notre Dame. I created the paper roses in response to the real ones I saw while eating lunch in the rose garden at the Rodin museum. I used only one neutral color hoping it would tie together all of these disparate elements and establish a sense of harmony. Obviously, I was bursting with enthusiasm for the 10 days I spent in France, and I hope this joy is captured in my artwork here. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQeXrDP3fbS7o6gpVfMkA8TwHa5uTK6uScDorNXWpWlOrLszXJ0Y1KTaBUcvjyU8itmrbpfFvGqLmlVTB70p35rIoY1Xwj5C9oF__jRLdvgXG-uSKXBpF7o2NlptcNPDmFzNRQzYO/s1600/france+headdress.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQeXrDP3fbS7o6gpVfMkA8TwHa5uTK6uScDorNXWpWlOrLszXJ0Y1KTaBUcvjyU8itmrbpfFvGqLmlVTB70p35rIoY1Xwj5C9oF__jRLdvgXG-uSKXBpF7o2NlptcNPDmFzNRQzYO/s400/france+headdress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626696051783655778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfuhX3XgbPF02hKhIlZxZTjlpNI9i2ib_shco8DS3Jjd4xscXFiBkMKHjvLrgrpzkqFzCQUNQEC7qIh9wJrfkmZtK_PunzLyJsfTvl0kzyvYumBUaHjfWNautp8WeppVOsGwNG6JW/s1600/france+headdress2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfuhX3XgbPF02hKhIlZxZTjlpNI9i2ib_shco8DS3Jjd4xscXFiBkMKHjvLrgrpzkqFzCQUNQEC7qIh9wJrfkmZtK_PunzLyJsfTvl0kzyvYumBUaHjfWNautp8WeppVOsGwNG6JW/s400/france+headdress2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626696040075010866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscVaAqP4_UNSb6AbMTciu-ONU83rBUu79IFbg134xt8I-mvrhItHgv1a1Hs9uep_pL0jqAtnzxJSudsuvr4f964YYLEzXOv3DayDBNs0BBHfvSs-lWmvfba1D9fKXRJ8dv_brhf1F/s1600/france+headdress3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscVaAqP4_UNSb6AbMTciu-ONU83rBUu79IFbg134xt8I-mvrhItHgv1a1Hs9uep_pL0jqAtnzxJSudsuvr4f964YYLEzXOv3DayDBNs0BBHfvSs-lWmvfba1D9fKXRJ8dv_brhf1F/s400/france+headdress3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626696010200986834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoAoa3gju6JVcu1RNJNEVh4PKkInQx1q1OVvySHn-fRqoEPF1mgS_Cp1YT1ZobG49nqZrhSh3WU44jOwjVFjpI0DKdC7mjWI0SdGRVY_jXaFzHvxGpBQXBv1i0IJ_wsY7EkH0NnYN/s1600/france+headdress4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoAoa3gju6JVcu1RNJNEVh4PKkInQx1q1OVvySHn-fRqoEPF1mgS_Cp1YT1ZobG49nqZrhSh3WU44jOwjVFjpI0DKdC7mjWI0SdGRVY_jXaFzHvxGpBQXBv1i0IJ_wsY7EkH0NnYN/s400/france+headdress4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626695995811927522" /></a><br /><br /></div>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-36209629348307318882011-07-05T17:30:00.003-04:002011-07-05T17:35:22.423-04:00<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje08Bkri3onOEzdiGRQNOHDsL3PlIvGKaPZSQRH0htGR4_0cCRIl8Imk8f6vkZNE1E5xFcJqz4lAZef148nQPNQ6NTLMcDBAWKzuJoeQt3DoOLaXXm4uzexqZSUoquLitspP8HKYrI/s400/papercraft+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625984457099872386" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Papercraft-Design-Paper-R-Klanten/dp/3899552512/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309901455&sr=1-1">This book</a> is amazing and inspiring! You could spend so many hours marveling at artwork made with simple, humble paper. Buy it if you're an artist or simply wish to be amazed at what human beings can make. There is also a DVD with interviews, paper sculptures you can print and assemble, and more. </span>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-7744321502724992232011-07-05T00:16:00.000-04:002011-07-05T00:20:53.974-04:00Happy Independence Day!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw_R-xKp62zBBhGiWGMXLaCM38GeXBvJWJXAZYYs_9XWmkKaAD6d3MeBVLUYb3aLQsPvRVbkv5oe8WOBN8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-17696619109718862492011-07-04T01:06:00.007-04:002011-07-04T13:17:27.965-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Burrowing owl from the National Zoo. Painted on my beloved Ampersand artist panel, 8x10." </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Happy Independence Day!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDctegP-f0ob4HiecyKsgXxS_ch1vIgr7jz0JMJlwLNd5cqgDU98q_zdkQyALKUuI8VONd0b2My8WNOn88Z0lLOgi3bew0oQ-oVhrZf0OC6lV36hunzEWirkQEhtJcYkWwWH9iWDrw/s400/burrowingowl.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625359965123698338" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d-FLMpHII0d7U-1uaFv2dH_L_prskF4tpXVDM8c8gc0C_aTdyaKuOBkUb-7TYpwFNY9omPW8DfySERS02cVRH8bPhz2b0QiPDsDsyK4z41hG7AyCGkYv8DKwIWK21F6crGr_InFa/s400/burrowing+owl1.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625359961767240290" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ0YnOrPyclk-rN1P3BNbhq3KB0sKzyq4gjiyaz4mqDGhRYHtwWkXpatHKj6nxlLMdca9lj1rYswer9nhwfaSk46v9N865HcHmVL027IoCDi0E7smsmPPGHDeajAwLxe_TpE19He2/s400/burrowing+owl3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625359421147400866" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVF9MAfGFWqDgDk-WhDVorRW8WzgWs45rXG-2qhhYfvGQVC5x6FIoq90YYtq9heBiobVzFrNqOFAGhmFKvl1u-BetbxgoFepw1MOA9JT5oTSmuuPRZ-JbvGM3LZ_xFpTyJ0jwDtnd/s400/burrowing+owl4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625547145818600594" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDctegP-f0ob4HiecyKsgXxS_ch1vIgr7jz0JMJlwLNd5cqgDU98q_zdkQyALKUuI8VONd0b2My8WNOn88Z0lLOgi3bew0oQ-oVhrZf0OC6lV36hunzEWirkQEhtJcYkWwWH9iWDrw/s1600/burrowingowl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qLtPoebV5yUiIzB7s4KIiILzw8DJ0Omp5z6Ug-zA7hegf7u-wUlGeALAX8wxNeJ9sscDitQCDGgpd6k1GEokwwwhjdLPpxFOCC_IXJaOzTAZ4c5N6kUMAdoOPIhTPqa3gLzuPVAq/s400/burrowing+owl.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625545929694540658" /></a></div>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-61582774789451755522011-07-03T00:41:00.001-04:002011-07-03T15:24:50.822-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The evolution of White Kitty.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD3FUlEKhLxfEaXwRCKZd4GZGzVOsWdA1Orp9SIGO4OnQsVaQOzoSS89jPCcvqXWMKVkNBTcIwm49vCqwKzTaUk5y253TfgpVGP1FH4XTt6P151Beywu7GRBH_fVRMriwrKW4xWs7/s400/white+kitty.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625208970512324962" /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs8x95c8R9Fohuj9UVHYz-G_xUE5Ui01EeScwchSTPjVyqzH_2z03U4PoZUkZRxjgbDQfgKA_Zcti9-Xy_KDXC5Yq9U3K86-F4_qcKCMfUxc75qeL5q_9nhium1f_W9igsG5Mdxzh/s1600/whitekitty1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs8x95c8R9Fohuj9UVHYz-G_xUE5Ui01EeScwchSTPjVyqzH_2z03U4PoZUkZRxjgbDQfgKA_Zcti9-Xy_KDXC5Yq9U3K86-F4_qcKCMfUxc75qeL5q_9nhium1f_W9igsG5Mdxzh/s400/whitekitty1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624981985226682530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCoDC153P-fSYJkn6JTtxvb9vEmBJzL39vnBEN-PKxdX8UTQf8sn37me39Ychow1ZtY3crOBWO49TVLlcKzsOu0K_LSLvKishlwglx9EKKMevolE1_skdug9picM0O67CfJPdawUE/s1600/whitekitty2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCoDC153P-fSYJkn6JTtxvb9vEmBJzL39vnBEN-PKxdX8UTQf8sn37me39Ychow1ZtY3crOBWO49TVLlcKzsOu0K_LSLvKishlwglx9EKKMevolE1_skdug9picM0O67CfJPdawUE/s400/whitekitty2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624981982820078002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXskPuDsAtI1IyzJecOx4d_Af0rSPgL6wPLxQ3MmNQfPLzyurt4EByU_zFekei6hSyVOgMrBcDoc79LUaGN0ChfRyCzapJiCdIEvAGMdqhx_iU5x9yd78iYmCHVlioScrknWoKXqcb/s1600/whitekitty3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXskPuDsAtI1IyzJecOx4d_Af0rSPgL6wPLxQ3MmNQfPLzyurt4EByU_zFekei6hSyVOgMrBcDoc79LUaGN0ChfRyCzapJiCdIEvAGMdqhx_iU5x9yd78iYmCHVlioScrknWoKXqcb/s400/whitekitty3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624981976683139634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRt0ra3UZd8DPeCjHCLUXLOSnnQNc8_dgUIKI7Gqi5rplLPYVCofA4Axd89-EDtRIBclR_NI4kCVtsWWtksl908SnD18TKmFURFgc5DMi-unEKI7fXEBISWSsUGMvDYJuaibeJD7a/s1600/white+kitty.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRt0ra3UZd8DPeCjHCLUXLOSnnQNc8_dgUIKI7Gqi5rplLPYVCofA4Axd89-EDtRIBclR_NI4kCVtsWWtksl908SnD18TKmFURFgc5DMi-unEKI7fXEBISWSsUGMvDYJuaibeJD7a/s400/white+kitty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624981973183139746" /></a><br /></div>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-59302153122439284182011-07-01T17:50:00.004-04:002011-07-01T18:05:28.385-04:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Not dead. Boy, I sure am a fickle blogger. I'll add some of my recent paintings, in steps, as I created them.</span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This one is 11x14" on cradled board. I am loving that as a painting surface, by the way! Ampersand makes the ones I'm using.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU4PqAGa71rNIBRS5xnz1YnitF3fjdq9t7-yEpbw4NAoA3EOW2N80mXGX_x4v_FnOc8-KcqlsfJN4BIBWIHYK-Q8kAGmm5A-vN8ZXJM0WTBwjYZhJZm-BzKsivqwp5hpgi-9ljGOj/s1600/peacock1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU4PqAGa71rNIBRS5xnz1YnitF3fjdq9t7-yEpbw4NAoA3EOW2N80mXGX_x4v_FnOc8-KcqlsfJN4BIBWIHYK-Q8kAGmm5A-vN8ZXJM0WTBwjYZhJZm-BzKsivqwp5hpgi-9ljGOj/s400/peacock1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624505124692448370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtxZ4p01snvtUjZjnspqD0Xp0DbemzcEVtL-qjrpc62N1m7qcjM45amjPg8Dvo2NGd5gzfN3W8w3aFLHrjJuLVW7kXuvnHS_TmhyrZ1cLNuo56ZbNmKJ5pxVnpYMW7OBI0obtzozg/s1600/peacock2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtxZ4p01snvtUjZjnspqD0Xp0DbemzcEVtL-qjrpc62N1m7qcjM45amjPg8Dvo2NGd5gzfN3W8w3aFLHrjJuLVW7kXuvnHS_TmhyrZ1cLNuo56ZbNmKJ5pxVnpYMW7OBI0obtzozg/s400/peacock2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624505129753336546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaRMLZZIU9u-wlWlNnCcPuKu2xUi5vGPhyphenhyphen_eu-GFP0sw2bwwptxMqMSXbbBwD0WoTxq2IXvquTIn_NPpvhlSGtbTUtw91kJv_-dXLUtH7iDfwBWtepfDFtm3H97ahLsMtyx6b5JCX/s1600/peacock3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaRMLZZIU9u-wlWlNnCcPuKu2xUi5vGPhyphenhyphen_eu-GFP0sw2bwwptxMqMSXbbBwD0WoTxq2IXvquTIn_NPpvhlSGtbTUtw91kJv_-dXLUtH7iDfwBWtepfDFtm3H97ahLsMtyx6b5JCX/s400/peacock3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624505133664076866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoLElpbTZj7QENEswVONwe1eTHCdlF-7uaOCXfB0rOzWhkYGNQVGHB7LjZcEr5JOVdGDuo2WeV_ArfbVQ34ldWH98rUx3qd2QWVQL5jU0z7qkuIXPaJnDXG871I3AdcNRuzmGjP37/s1600/peacock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoLElpbTZj7QENEswVONwe1eTHCdlF-7uaOCXfB0rOzWhkYGNQVGHB7LjZcEr5JOVdGDuo2WeV_ArfbVQ34ldWH98rUx3qd2QWVQL5jU0z7qkuIXPaJnDXG871I3AdcNRuzmGjP37/s400/peacock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624505139243180578" border="0" /></a>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-52925912930599010532010-12-28T13:43:00.001-05:002010-12-28T13:43:48.834-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfO-4BxFlntwPX9udpFgzxL5teTbReDEOdAGti-erHXKaIk-owesxNYQL0wehqzhT3N8iHQMVqaB4tmeGLIs0Ut-Pp-mOAsljEM8qARZTckbc4pCfE5SdPfF7h6bVXEUKM0lNqVVaD/s1600/swan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfO-4BxFlntwPX9udpFgzxL5teTbReDEOdAGti-erHXKaIk-owesxNYQL0wehqzhT3N8iHQMVqaB4tmeGLIs0Ut-Pp-mOAsljEM8qARZTckbc4pCfE5SdPfF7h6bVXEUKM0lNqVVaD/s400/swan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555805625310830034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A docile mute swan. Trying to paint more!</span>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-46985783920820348752010-12-26T23:33:00.003-05:002010-12-27T12:07:32.951-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2-aimvl5gCHCo7E8ygOfVKKdzHeAPDEnvqDCdY1U0izy2TvrQIBuhWjGWlGTlaGQcnaELBmED0HIuX4SdBpRlzLf7odQO_gkzvzcritK0nsBDMpAbux5xsGp85mP6IO4WxZNB50Q/s1600/jellypaint.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2-aimvl5gCHCo7E8ygOfVKKdzHeAPDEnvqDCdY1U0izy2TvrQIBuhWjGWlGTlaGQcnaELBmED0HIuX4SdBpRlzLf7odQO_gkzvzcritK0nsBDMpAbux5xsGp85mP6IO4WxZNB50Q/s400/jellypaint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555409561355041826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U1jNoz_An1cmoEmdmT7LCBVFoBGkR-hriBs7JRkwFNTT8swtP6QyS4_5VK54D3sl1jhxJxGiXl8et8truFf0mMU5Xe9r6_IuFOTwg_GfaLRVo8f1tEPKHqZW45HTJj5NGtgtnYgK/s1600/jellypaint.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">New paintings up on </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerswife/?saved=1">Flickr</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, as well as a recycled catalog wreath, a peek at my Christmas tree, and an array of wooden letters I've painted for a friend.</span>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-69361869109131925292010-10-16T20:09:00.003-04:002010-10-16T20:16:55.251-04:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've been having a great time playing with my new Japanese masking tape! This is amazing stuff- it comes in every color and pattern you can imagine. I ordered mine on Etsy, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/downtownfabrics">here</a>. I've found that it makes a marvelous spine for a handmade book, or decoration in scrapbooking, cardmaking, or any other paper crafts for that matter. Here it is on a recycled sketchbook I made:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0MYD_A-3w8asWecNQT4uQCj8IbXMkPb8Mh8LPgPMk__RoNyDOUbYBbt28LVAzrPuzORuyNTglyv7j8hw_FTFULB48RXSVeTsxwGcABxVrimEJXhTSKoAzlaW_mZaO6VTIN8AzXbV/s1600/saltine2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0MYD_A-3w8asWecNQT4uQCj8IbXMkPb8Mh8LPgPMk__RoNyDOUbYBbt28LVAzrPuzORuyNTglyv7j8hw_FTFULB48RXSVeTsxwGcABxVrimEJXhTSKoAzlaW_mZaO6VTIN8AzXbV/s400/saltine2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528801817138208738" border="0" /></a><br />Also, I updated the <a href="http://bakerswifemadeit.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html">craft compilation</a> with lots of new tutorials craft websites.<br /></span>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-47276483541361494202010-09-19T16:47:00.004-04:002010-09-19T22:45:40.812-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBbxM9mNTC62zUvzkkrdd4ly9Yt2karOEfnSesGuPEyd7AENOEUa5HtIf8YQlPf9YkBtVW3ZD44c5y0tlVaFtLxAXa1smsnUxTJ81elTxAZ3i3ri2rHsHTzw4zISyJwBevoCHCraL/s1600/sakura.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBbxM9mNTC62zUvzkkrdd4ly9Yt2karOEfnSesGuPEyd7AENOEUa5HtIf8YQlPf9YkBtVW3ZD44c5y0tlVaFtLxAXa1smsnUxTJ81elTxAZ3i3ri2rHsHTzw4zISyJwBevoCHCraL/s400/sakura.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518821364560261730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Updated the <a href="http://bakerswifemadeit.blogspot.com/2008/09/amazing-craft-tutorials.html">Craft Tutorial Compilation</a>, and added some new work up on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerswife/">Flickr</a> page!<br /></span></span>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-86253346050255059982010-09-12T13:24:00.001-04:002010-09-12T13:29:02.907-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOFpuquLmmxijc2ciQalGpx0k6DOCf6I26E011qoB_8MFXFMTLzMUMgZlMKD7tVZ-UKJCeqVj4pLuOHutTKBEsfLrGuVOAqqLW068VddA9JlwY3npggT-O6qucArCtASfOVAfJuTv/s1600/poppy.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOFpuquLmmxijc2ciQalGpx0k6DOCf6I26E011qoB_8MFXFMTLzMUMgZlMKD7tVZ-UKJCeqVj4pLuOHutTKBEsfLrGuVOAqqLW068VddA9JlwY3npggT-O6qucArCtASfOVAfJuTv/s400/poppy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516080219268406418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVIQvLX8MD9KOuQEOz0pMqev3_x_fGLP_CYOxFMZjC8yBGabpUl6ZTkwTq8bendLe_bDxRRcDGZIm8YuIPOU_BYUFAIVcpHD-NPHTaFiIEexy9RAQn0idfQN8GNvDurgx46GO6eX1/s1600/fabricrose3.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVIQvLX8MD9KOuQEOz0pMqev3_x_fGLP_CYOxFMZjC8yBGabpUl6ZTkwTq8bendLe_bDxRRcDGZIm8YuIPOU_BYUFAIVcpHD-NPHTaFiIEexy9RAQn0idfQN8GNvDurgx46GO6eX1/s400/fabricrose3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516080209682686546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Trying nifty new crafts!<br /></span></span>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582910367919601061.post-70178664132129977162010-09-12T00:27:00.002-04:002010-09-12T01:03:40.529-04:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Updated the <a href="http://bakerswifemadeit.blogspot.com/2008/09/amazing-craft-tutorials.html">Tutorial Compilation</a> with more links. Discovered a fun new blog by a textile artist, <a href="http://michelemademe.blogspot.com/">Michele Made Me</a>.<br /></span></span>bakerswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188784382989751620noreply@blogger.com0