tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20752051626794526122023-11-16T07:45:08.478-08:00Everybody IllustratedDoodles, Cartoons, RantsMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-57583751563237440112014-03-27T14:00:00.000-07:002014-03-27T14:00:00.122-07:00Moving On<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So long blogger, it's been lovely, but, you may have noticed, you're not as popular as you once were.<br />
I like to socialize, so I'm moving on to a bigger party. If any of my old friends want to find me, they should drop by <a href="http://everybodyillustrated.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>, where I'll be hanging out until something cooler comes along.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-7670215073205531842014-03-21T10:54:00.000-07:002014-03-21T10:54:03.792-07:00Eclair - Children's Book Illustration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't been doing much personal illustration because a lot has been going on in my life the past 6 months. Not the least of which is that I'm now illustrating a children's book series by M. Weidenbenner. The first book is called<i> Eclair Goes to Stella's</i> and it's about a little girl whose parents need to leave her and her sister with their grandmother, Stella, for a while. Clair is super-duper, not-at-all psyched about this and tries everything she can to get out of it. But, Grandma's farm has it's perks, so she may yet be swayed.<br />
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It's not finished yet, but when it's available on Amazon I will certainly be posting a link. Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-3579734646091144442013-09-07T19:27:00.001-07:002013-09-09T06:01:58.166-07:00The Thirteenth TaleI know I've <a href="http://everybodyillustrated.blogspot.com/2010/09/lydea.html" target="_blank">mentioned</a> my love of Patricia McKillip's many, many books, but one of my other favorite authors only has one <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Thirteenth-Tale-A-Novel/dp/B004H8GLXQ" target="_blank">book</a> so far.<br />
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Diane Setterfield published <i>The Thirteenth Tale</i> in 2006. I discovered it a few years later and I've been loving it ever since. It's a gothic mystery novel and a book-lover's book.<br />
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I don't even know how to tell you how much I love this book, except that I'm not afraid to over-hype it at all, because it can't be done. My sister says the story is so good you forget it had to be written, constructed by a human author who decided what would and would not happen. It just <i>is</i>. <br />
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-22436209209463337202013-09-04T19:07:00.001-07:002013-09-04T19:07:10.930-07:00Reaching for a Star<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My latest print from Fairy Land. I originally drew the outlines of this fairy for an entry in a t-shirt design contest, but I didn't like her for that, so I turned it into a colored illustration. Usually I go for a darker theme when stars are involved, but I thought I'd shake things up and do a light pink color scheme. I never planned on printing it, but I posted it to my personal facebook page and immediately got requests for it, so I printed some up and now I'm adding it to my <a href="http://www.everybodyelse.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a> shop.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-9156500814185167092013-08-29T16:57:00.000-07:002013-08-30T06:40:43.708-07:00Drawn to Tomorrow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's <a href="http://everybodyillustrated.blogspot.com/2013/08/tower-princess-sketch.html">that sketch</a> all colored in! I'll get some prints made soon, you can contact me via my <a href="http://www.everybodyelse.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a> site or my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/everybodyelse.art" target="_blank">facebook</a> page if you would like to pre-order.<br />
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I love cute party supplies, so when my good friend announced she was expecting I staked out my claim to throw her a baby shower. I know some people complain about pinterest making everyone go over the top, but really all it did was give me a project idea and inspire me to buy cute straws. The last bit may have happened anyway when I passed by them in Target.<br />
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The garland is something I've had around for a couple christmases - I made it into a pregnant-lady crown because my friend loves stars and anything with a little shimmer. <br />
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This flourless chocolate cake with almond whipped cream does not look like much, but it's <b>phenomenal</b>. If you don't believe me you'll just have to try the <a href="http://www.laurenslatest.com/flourless-chocolate-cake-with-almond-whipped-cream/">recipe</a> for yourself. I've made it three times and each time people raved. I'm not such a wondrous cook that I think any praise lies with me. It's the recipe. Try it. You'll die happy.<br />
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Instead of awkward games that have people sniffing the insides of diapers or eating baby food blindfolded, I decided to have us decorate onesies. Now, some people use puff paints and tht's what my horrified friends thought I was planning on doing. But for the sake of my carpet and to have a better chance at adorable, I have us cut out cute cloth shapes and iron them onto the onesies.<br />
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I bought one of those coordinating fat-quarter packs and a couple packages of steam-2-seam (more info and ideas <a href="http://modafabrics.blogspot.com/2012/02/charming-baby-shower.html">here</a>). It didn't matter if people just cute out the cute shapes on the fabric and arranged them or if they had their own design in mind - all the onesies came out 100% adorable and everyone had fun!<br />
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-82860144479310440502013-08-20T17:41:00.004-07:002013-08-21T10:12:05.361-07:00Happily Ever After Children's Literature Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So after a not so profitable (but super fun) day at South Bend's Art Beat last Saturday, I've signed on to be at the <a href="http://www.showclix.com/event/HEAChildrensLitFest">Happily Ever After Children's Lit Fest</a> this coming Sunday (August 25, 2-6 in Niles, MI). It's a fundraiser to help local families adopt children with special needs.<br />
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I really hope to adopt some day and I've seen how good it can be when families open their hearts to adoptive children, so I'm really excited to be a part of this. The tickets are $7 (kids 4 & under free) and there will be several children's authors there, children's books and children's games. I'll be donating a percentage of my sales to the cause and I'm providing a coloring page too. I'll post it on the blog afterward for people who couldn't be there. It should be a fantastic day, so if you're going to be in the area come on out!<br />
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I was chatting with a friend<span class="userContent"> yesterday and discussing the potential for dire boredom during church business meetings. I always bring my sketch book though, so I assured him I would be entertained even if a discussion of the budget failed to hold my full attention.</span><br />
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I'm not a cat person. Or really much of an animal person at all.<br />
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Sometimes people weigh in on what I should be drawing and I've had a number of people tell me that I really need to draw animals because they love animals.<br />
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Well, I tried, but I don't love animals, so it ended up a little snarky. Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-9576837848640632002013-06-24T06:49:00.001-07:002013-06-24T06:49:41.597-07:00Wedding Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last December I got an interesting illustration request. This neat couple was having their wedding at an old fashioned movie theater and wanted an illustration designed to be a movie poster for their wedding. It was such a unique and fun idea and I was thrilled to work on it. But I never saw the finished product because the the theater has their own custom printing done.<br />
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But yesterday the bride emailed me some photos from the day! <br />
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It's so neat to see it, not just printed out, but in the theater's poster window! And with Jessica and Justin too! How cool. Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-45036551360130490412013-06-21T17:36:00.000-07:002013-06-22T14:17:21.952-07:00Fly Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whenever I'm looking at people's bios I always see that they "love to travel". So at this point I just assume everyone loves to travel. Which is a little funny considering how much people also love to <i>complain</i> about traveling.<br /><br />My worst experience was getting stuck in a traffic jam in Minnesota. Apparently no one had considered creating a detour for the road construction and so traffic was just <i>stopped</i>. One by one each driver figured out that they could wait until the road work ended in a week or two or pull an illegal u-turn and hope for the best.<br />
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The best turned out to be stop and go traffic through a series of tiny towns celebrating a boat festival. In a stick shift. We were so sick by the time we finally hit another highway we had to stop at a coffee shop and buy waters just so we could sit for a while. The whole experience added 5 hours to our trip.<br />
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By the time we were an hour from home we had the windows down so we would be too cold to sleep and the music cranked, repeating the same 3 loud songs over and over, which we sang at the top of our lungs.<br />
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I have much better experiences with flying. The worst thing that's ever happened to me on a plane is the in-flight movies being <i>School of Rock</i> and <i>Duplex</i>.<br />
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-63584122915313232042013-06-03T17:40:00.003-07:002013-06-04T10:40:00.568-07:00Sweet Swing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I occasionally hear from animal lovers who wish I included more cute, fluffiness in my drawings.<br />
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I am not an animal lover. For the most part the word "animal" brings to mind the variety that might claw out my eyes or bite off a hand. Like a raccoon or stray dog.<br />
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But I do love bunnies.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-71094325299245969242013-05-20T17:43:00.003-07:002013-05-20T17:43:52.637-07:00Run Away with Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-61307065397689717792013-05-17T19:21:00.001-07:002013-05-17T19:21:02.023-07:00Rapunzel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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More from fairy-tale land. I've also done another Rapunzel sketch and I think I might do a few more sometime in the near future. Maybe a whole little story arc. We'll see.<br />
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-85441626455584072472013-04-05T16:10:00.001-07:002013-04-05T16:10:09.717-07:00Jack & The Beanstalk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love fairytales and I draw a lot of princesses and woodsy scenes, usually featuring girls or young ladies.<br />
I do illustrate a series of Amish humor stories that have a lot of boys in them, but my personal style is pretty feminine.<br />
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I don't have a problem with mostly drawing and designing girly things. That's just my style. But recently a pregnant friend mentioned she'd love to decorate her nursery with my drawings, but with only a 50% of a girl she was hoping I might illustrate some stories with <i>boys</i> in them. So here's Jack and The Beanstalk for my first ever boy-centric illustration. Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-46126025659495043862013-02-04T19:15:00.000-08:002013-02-04T19:15:08.046-08:00Be Mine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. I'm aware of all the arguments against it. They neither urge nor compel me.<br />
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I love the colors. I love the hearts. I love the myriad desserts that are valentine themed.<br />
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Embrace it. <br />
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-31212517571640858552013-01-27T16:46:00.002-08:002013-01-27T16:46:26.391-08:00I'll Give You My Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-71874650779771729882013-01-23T19:22:00.000-08:002013-01-24T03:50:18.905-08:00Mint Green - Trendy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You may have noticed the mint green trend that's going on. I know I have an it's definitely influenced my artwork as of late.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-55660853299086285202012-10-16T19:03:00.001-07:002012-10-19T06:50:19.564-07:00Sitting Pretty<br />
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I want to write something delightful and inspiring to go with this drawing, but I'm watching the presidential debate, so I'm not feeling delightful or inspired.<br />
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I don't want to get into which candidate I like best, so let me just harp on the fact that when I was watching NCIS: LA before the debates I saw at least 4 political commercials in a row. Two of them for the same local candidate.<br />
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Also, it was really fun to hear both men trying to pronounce that lady's name. I know I should feel sympathy for them because I have a Hispanic friend who insists that no white American is capable of pronouncing her name. But it was funny.<br />
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Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-14040853150504925032012-10-02T17:21:00.002-07:002012-10-02T17:21:56.208-07:00A Sign I Love You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a deaf relative, so I've grown up knowing a smattering of signs. She lives far away though, so I never got really good at it. When I was little it was basically finger spelling or "I Love You" .Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-35496016533000427582012-09-30T19:24:00.000-07:002012-09-30T19:44:28.702-07:00Art & Baking<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have been cooking and baking a bunch lately. I don't usually enjoy cooking, but I know it's a lot easier to eat healthy when I'm making my own food. Pinterest has been really helpful for that. I love the <a href="http://rabbitfoodformybunnyteeth.com/light-crispy-pizza/">crispy pizza</a> from <a href="http://rabbitfoodformybunnyteeth.com/">rabbitfoodformybunnyteeth.com</a>. And this week, I tried both the <a href="http://www.mamalaughlin.com/2012/03/skinny-banana-oatmeal-cookies.html">Skinny Banana Oatmeal Cookies</a> and <a href="http://www.mamalaughlin.com/2012/02/skinny-pepperoni-roll-ups.html">Skinny Pepperoni Roll-ups</a> from Mama Laughlin.<br />
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But then I went and prrrrobaby messed up the healthtasticness of my week by using my leftover bananas to make Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins.I got the recipe <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Banana-Chocolate-Chip-Muffins-101020">here</a>, but I'm re-typing it on my blog, so I can pin the sad photo I took of my muffins. I know it's not much too look at, but they're really tasty! <br />
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1 1/2 cups all purpose flour<br />
2/3 cup sugar<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large)<br />
1 large egg<br />
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted<br />
1/4 cup milk<br />
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips<br />
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line twelve 1/3-cup muffin cups
with foil muffin liners. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in
large bowl. Mix mashed bananas, egg, melted butter and milk in medium
bowl. Stir banana mixture into dry ingredients just until blended (do
not overmix). Stir in chocolate chips.
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Divide batter among prepared muffin cups, filling each
about 3/4 full. Bake muffins until tops are pale golden and tester
inserted into center comes out with some melted chocolate attached but
no crumbs, about 15 minutes. Transfer muffins to rack; cool.<br />
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<i><b>Ingredient Notes:</b></i><br />
1. I didn't have enough butter when I made these, so I chanced it with half and it worked out just fine.<br />
2. I used Whole Wheat Flour and sometimes that can give a slightly unpleasant taste or texture to baked goods, but I didn't notice any at all. I think it's because of the bananas. <br />
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<i><b>Cooking Time Note: </b></i>The original recipe said 32 minutes, but one commenter had noted that was way too long. I put them in for 15 and that was smack on the dot, but my oven tends to bake extra quickly, so it may be more like 17-20 minutes.</div>
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"<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/59899142/night-light-8x8-print">Night Light</a>", "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/76585777/starlit-nights-8x10-illustration">Starlit Nights</a>"; Bottom Row: "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/49456463/5x5-print-midwest-daydreams">Midwest Daydreams</a>", "Summer Beauty"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-53661289331656002832012-09-28T17:18:00.001-07:002012-09-28T17:18:09.826-07:00Happy Birthday Card!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A number of people have suggested drawing a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/110735745/happy-birthday-girl-blank-card">birthday card</a>. This should be easy, because I've drawn a number of birthday cards for friends and family, but somehow I've never made it happen. Till now. Hopefully I'll have more occasion cards in the future. Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-31565662435714830052012-09-27T19:14:00.000-07:002012-09-27T19:14:06.315-07:00New Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've got some fun new pieces in my etsy shop, <a href="http://everybodyelse.etsy.com/">everybodyelse.etsy.com</a>. Most of them have appeared on this blog fairly recently. The cards don't always put in an appearance though. My <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/110485193/delighted-thank-you-card">Delighted</a> blank card was drawn for a thank-you card. But I am always super frustrated by the cutest cards having "thank-you" scrawled across them. So I wanted my own to be more flexible. You could write about anything exciting and I'm pretty sure this card would convey that feeling.<br />
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I like similar flexibility on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EverybodyElse?section_id=7527097">Christmas cards</a>. Christmas trees, angels, and nativity scenes have such a <i>narrow</i> window when they can be sent. That's all well and good if you're an organized correspondent. Alas, I am not. I might get cards out early, I might mail them out closer to Valentine's Day. Very few will go out during the appropriate Christmas season. <br />
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Most years I don't get cards out at all. But since I was, unintentially, on the ball and got this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/110660752/blank-holiday-card-happy-christmas">Happy Christmas</a> card done this year. I will probably be sending them out to everyone I know.<br />
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<br />Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-31966630595891373552012-09-05T08:24:00.001-07:002012-09-05T08:24:16.850-07:00Happy Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know this looks like a winter scene. It's not. Or it wasn't.<br />
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One of my all time favorite books is <i>The Thirteenth Tale</i> by Diane Setterfield. It's a booklover's book. Brilliantly written and full of gripping imagery. I read it over and over.<br />
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This is an illustration of Margaret Lea towards the end of the book, during a birthday. I haven't drawn her as I really see her, except for the light brown hair and fringe. I know she must have light brown hair and a blunt fringe. But I've got her wearing a bright dress, mittens, & scarf, where I imagine her always in shades of gray and navy blue. But I love colors. So I colored her this way instead.<br /><br />What book do you read again and again?Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075205162679452612.post-76028640645499685782012-08-20T06:00:00.001-07:002012-08-20T06:00:09.598-07:00Close Call<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't worry. Compy pulled through in the end.Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com1