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Art Journaling

A visit to: Jill’s Art Journal

19 March 202119 March 2021

You can find all kinds of strange, strange creatures when you scribble. Look at this menagerie that magically appeared last …

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C is for Creativity

10 February 20218 February 2021

Creativity isn’t just to do with matters ‘arty,’ of course; the definition can extend way beyond the paints and brushes …

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Keeping Creative in Lockdown

10 February 202131 January 2021

Our son just sent me a pic of his freshly airbrushed Warhammer dwarves; our daughter was messaging me earlier about …

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So Long, Farewell*

1 January 20211 January 2021

Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye! *Thanks to Rogers and Hammerstein Not goodbye to me! I’m very much still here. No, this is …

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My Three Favourite Art Journaling Books

6 August 202013 January 2020

Following on from Confidence, Creativity and the Procrastination Trap,  here are three books that I love: Quinn Mcdonald’s Raw Art Journaling is  like …

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Confidence and avoiding the Procrastination Trap!

6 August 202012 January 2020

Have you ever waited forever  for a bus, only for two or three to arrive at the same time?   …

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C is for Contemplation and Creativity

6 August 202010 January 2020

What’s the driving force behind your decision to begin blogging?  Holding Heaven sprung from my experiences of contemplation and creativity both …

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Advent ABC: C is for Candle

6 August 20203 December 2019

C is for Candle and Calendar Do you keep the tradition of lighting  an Advent Candle to mark the time …

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One Great Symphony of Joy

6 August 202019 November 2019

         I like when the music happens like this:   Something in His eye grabs hold of …

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Altered Books: Love Letters

19 August 202022 August 2019

Every picture tells a story. Here’s my Great Aunt again. Like many women of that generation she never married. Her …

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Altered Books: More treasures from the Crayon Box

19 August 202017 August 2019

Here’s the latest from my altered book project. The past week or so has seen me delving into our boxes …

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In the Crayon Box 3: Altered Books, Birthdays and Avocados

19 August 202021 July 2019

What’s the best thing about having family living a way away? You get to have two birthdays, that’s what! (No, …

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