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2023 – End of Year Review

2023 - END OF YEAR REVIEW As usual, it has been a pretty eventful year, both personally and generally. See the end of this post for the most important aspects of changing world events and what they mean for us all. During the year, I have had various health issues to deal with…

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31st December 2023

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Prayer Bible – Completing the Tabs and Experimenting with Different Media for Embellishment

PRAYER BIBLE - COMPLETING THE TABS AND EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT MEDIA FOR EMBELLISHMENT The tabs All the theme tabs on my Prayer Bible are now complete, and glued in place, with the verses highlighted and the respective theme written in the top margin. The Bible is now ready for use as a Prayer…

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5th November 2023

Bags and Pouches / Bible Study / Books and Albums / M.E. / Mobility aids / Paper Art

Prayer Bible

PRAYER BIBLE I had never heard of a Prayer Bible until a video came up in my YouTube feed from The Sisterita Club. This delightful lady has made a series of videos on how to create this useful tool. Making my Prayer Bible A little background My prayer life has been somewhat in…

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7th October 2023

Books and Albums / Mixed Media Art

Deep Sadness, and Organic Journal – Final Page: Pressed Flowers

DEEP SADNESS, AND ORGANIC JOURNAL - FINAL PAGE: PRESSED FLOWERS Today we mourn the death of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II who reigned for 70 years, longer than any British Monarch before her. I feel infinitely sad, as my life has almost exactly coincided with her reign. I was 3 days old when…

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9th September 2022

Cats / Drawing and Painting / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment

Experiments with Stabilo Woodies

Experiments with Stabilo Woodies Stabilo Woodies are an excellent way of laying down large blocks of colour quickly, and they work best as a final layer because not everything will stick on a waxy surface. Unfortunately, one doesn't usually want the blocking in of colour to be the final layer, but rather the…

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22nd April 2022

Bible Study / Drawing and Painting / Mixed Media Art / Paper Art

Neurographic Art – Chi-Rho Tree of Life

A dear friend of mine in Brazil has started adding drawings to a beautiful book she acquired recently. The theme is mostly Mediaeval and she is illuminating the paintings and text with gold leaf. Most of the entries are based on prayer, or celebrating heroes of the faith from the past, whose words…

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22nd January 2022