Tag Archives: jewelry design

Gift #1153: Art Elements February Challenge

Posted on February 28, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

After the excitement of having the moon for January’s theme, the Art Elements blog is back for another inspiring challenge – this time it’s birds of prey. I was excited by this topic from the outset and spent some time … Continue reading →

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Gift #1136: September Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on September 29, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

It’s coming along fall in my neck of the woods now – my favorite season. The weather has cooled down to the 60s-70s and it’s glorious. Trees are showing glowing patches of color at random intervals in the landscape. I … Continue reading →

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Gift #1130: May Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on May 30, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

And here we are at the ending of another month. Though it was late, Spring was rather fleeting ( a week or two) and we suddenly found ourselves in summer this month. May was filled with a flurry of flower … Continue reading →

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Gift #1117: January Art Bead Scene

Posted on January 28, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

As much as I feel January has stretched on forever, I’m now suddenly surprised to be staring down the end of it and that reminds me it’s time for the Art Bead Scene blog. I eagerly waited for the reveal … Continue reading →

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Gift #1062: Art Deco Musings

Posted on January 26, 2017 by ordinarymiracletoday

Last week I had my first class in exploring a new art medium – that of precious metal clay. It’s a brief 4-week introduction and after covering some basics we played with various textures on the clay. We dried our pieces … Continue reading →

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Gift #1019: July Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on August 4, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Before July passed to far in the rearview mirror, I thought perhaps we should cap off the month with a review of the July Art Bead Scene challenge. Our inspiration for the month was “Fireworks at Ryogoku” No. 98 from … Continue reading →

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Gift #699: Summer Farewell

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ordinarymiracletoday

We’re enjoying what will probably be the last warm caress of summer this week. September is a lovely month when two seasons meet – we enjoy the warmth of summer and the emerging bounty and color of autumn. I found … Continue reading →

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