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40 Flags Finished

By: Lynda May 30, 2024

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Yipee! I finished the 40 flags for the Toward 2050 project I talked about in this post. The deadline for these flags is December, but I decided to get this deadline off my plate. Here are all 40.

Using stenciling to make appliques

By: Lynda March 4, 2024

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I really like making appliques or embellishments to add to my art, especially cards. In the past, I’ve made them from photos and clipart you can see here. I’ve also made them from rubber stamped images here. Of course, I’ve made them from leaf prints here. But not from stencils until now! I am making…

New Projects for 2024

By: Lynda January 1, 2024January 1, 2024

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Happy New Year! This year I decided to make a visual 2024 to-do list via my blog. A couple are due this month!

Leaf printing with the kids

By: Lynda June 27, 2023June 27, 2023

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Yesterday I taught my first class in a long time at the Seton Harvest Farm Camp. After their lunch we printed flags and their backpacks with kohlrabi leaves that they had picked earlier in the morning.

Finishing the garden flag

By: Lynda July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

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I finally finished the garden flag for Dave’s wildflower garden. For making the base flag, check out this post.

Flag Swap and more

By: Lynda April 30, 2017December 23, 2017

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Back in February I posted about this Positive Prayer Flags swap. Last week I received my six flags. Aren’t they beautiful? I’ve added the extra flag I made so I end up with seven flags from this swap. I’ve hung them under the ones I made last year. Much of my time has been…

Positive Prayer Flag Swap

By: Lynda February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

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Last month Lynn Krawczyk proposed a positive prayer flag swap on Facebook. With all of the negativity in the news, it was a great idea to spread some positive thoughts. It’s been awhile since I made prayer flags, so I thought it would be a fun and fast project to ease me into after everything…

Seeing the Light

By: Lynda February 15, 2017February 15, 2017

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Before I get started on this post, I want to thank all of you who have commented or emailed me privately sending your prayers and healing thoughts for my back injury. I really appreciate each and every one. I am seeing the light at the end of this tunnel I’ve been in for the last…

Making Bridges and Prayer Flags

By: Lynda May 27, 2016

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I bought my Scan and Cut last year and haven’t really used it like I was hoping I would. It seems to have a higher learning curve than my Silhouette. I wanted to make some prayer flags this last week and use stencils for the words. I could easily whip the stencils out on my…