This shows a sketch of a human heart with labels for the parts.

The Wonderful Words for This Wednesday are  “American Heart Month” Did you know that February is American Heart Month?  Well, if you didn’t, you do now!  This suddenly has new importance to me. I’m going to start out this post with a few questions: How well do you know your …

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This is a mixed media painting of a heart.

The Words for This Wednesday are  “Art as Therapy” I lost a friend yesterday.  Her death was sudden and unexpected, leaving me shocked and confused.   How could this happen? Today, I awoke to a world without my friend and it seemed so odd.  As is my tendency, I got …

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This image shows the Pantone color of the year for 2025 (Mocha Mousse) along with images of coffee and chocolate.

The Wonderful Words for Wednesday are “Color of the Year” Each year since 2000, Pantone has put out a “Color of the Year”. “The Pantone Color of the Year program engages the design community and color enthusiasts in a conversation around color, highlighting the relationship between color and culture. Pantone …

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The Wonderful Words for This Wednesday are “Christmas Craft” Let’s make a super cute Christmas craft shall we? I recently went shopping with a few friends and happened to find some very cool old music books in an antique shop.  I’m always looking for fun papers or music sheets to …

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You know the tradition, everyone sits down at the Thanksgiving dinner table and as you feast, each person shares one thing they are grateful for. Well, what if people didn’t have to say it? Instead, they write it and display it at their spot at the table? And just so …

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The Wonderful Word For This Wednesday is “Angst Journaling” If this Election has you stressed out and anxious about the future, you are not alone.  If not, that’s okay, because no matter what you are anxious, angry, or upset about, this is a good exercise to release the stress.  Ready? …

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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “Limitations” I recently fell whilst skateboarding with my 12 year old and broke my tibia and fibula at the ankle.  I had surgery a few days later where they screwed a plate onto the fibula and put a few screws into the tibia …

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this pic shows all of my purple supplies

The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “Prompts” It was my birthday a few days ago, and you can probably guess what I asked for!  You guess it – ART SUPPLIES. This is brilliant, you know why?  Because art supplies are the gift that keeps giving all year long and …

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this is a pic of the card I made after getting inspired by Asia's YouTube videos

The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “YouTube” YouTube art videos are where it’s at for me.  I can watch someone else do art for HOURS.  And guess what?  It’s rated G.  I haven’t come across any violence or sexual content, nor cheating, killing, or swearing.  Only beautiful colors, endless …

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this shows the cover of "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Wonderful Words for This Wednesday is  “Big Magic” Today I’m going to share with you a fantastic book recommendation!  But first, I’d like to ask you a few questions: How do you read books these days? Are you a die hard physical book person or do you also enjoy …

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