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Kitchen Cabinet Hardware Upgrades

October 26, 2020 by Karen Filed Under: Personal Leave a Comment

Kitchen Cabinet Hardware Upgrades

For 11 years I have hated my kitchen. The 90s era cabinets that I can't even fit my plates in. The white tile floor that shows all the dirt and doesn't match the rest of the kitchen. The wall paint that doesn't match the cabinets or the floor. The layout. The lack of light. You name it and I … [Read more...]

Book Review – Homegrown Paleo Cookbook

August 30, 2020 by Karen Filed Under: Book / Book Reviews Leave a Comment

Book Review – Homegrown Paleo Cookbook

The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook by Diana Rodgers, NTP4 out of 5 stars I started reading this book and finished it back in May but I just haven’t had the headspace to do in-depth reviews on books. It’s all I can do to even read a book right now during COVID. The next few book reviews aren’t … [Read more...]

Book Review: We Should All Be Feminists

August 13, 2020 by Karen Filed Under: Book / Book Reviews Leave a Comment

Book Review: We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie5 of 5 stars Whoa! I loved this essay. It is actually the speech she gave at TEDx in 2012 (see full video below of that presentation). I wore my blue highlighter out almost highlighting important passages. We Should All Be Feminists … [Read more...]

Book Review: Conflict Management for Libraries

August 11, 2020 by Karen Filed Under: Book / Book Reviews Leave a Comment

Book Review: Conflict Management for Libraries

Conflict Management for Libraries: Strategies for a Positive, Productive Workplace by Jack G. Montgomery and Eleanor I. Cook3 1/2 out of 5 stars This was quite an interesting read for me. The book is 15 years old but the methods and strategies can truly be used by anyone. I didn't feel the info … [Read more...]

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Finished the final art project. Picked a few new c Finished the final art project. Picked a few new colors different from my practice post. 

The brush lettering is done by an @ecolineworld brush marker in Deep Orange and Mahogany. The @sakuraofamerica black Aqualip pen for the floral borders. 3 Sakura Glaze pens and 1 @pentelofamerica Fude Touch Brush Sign pen in Yellow Ochre for the smaller lettering.

I used watercolor paint to fill in the doodles and it worked perfectly. 

This paper is smooth and great too but I have no idea what it is. I only have a few loose sheets of it.

PS - If I could write everything in a Glaze or Aqualip pen I would. I love them so much.

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Well, here's how everything I made in my 7-week be Well, here's how everything I made in my 7-week beginner wheel pottery class at @centerfortheartspc turned out when it came out of the kiln. Glazes are funny.......you never know how they are going to react. You could have put it on too thin, too thick, not mixed it up enough before you dipped your pottery in, or a million of things when chemical reactions and heat get involved. All of those things happened to me here.

The yellow/white piece cracked in the kiln. Oh well. They didn't turn out exactly as I thought, but not bad for my first try. I was going for a pride rainbow cup and that didn't really work out and the fish I carved on the bottom of a saucer for @stringerbellthecat got covered up with the thick glaze.

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I am practicing some lettering tonight with thanks I am practicing some lettering tonight with thanks to @colleenpastoor for the idea templates. 

I've really got to get less shaky. Not sure if I'm going too fast or too slow. 

What I liked about the hey pumpkin lettering on the left was the @pilotpenusa Futayaku Double-Sided Brush Pen Fine / Medium in Black Ink. It gave a bold line but I need to practice more on the thin lines. 

On the to do list I used the same Pilot pen for the title and the other end of the pen for the subtitle. But what was really great here was the @sakuraofamerica black Aqualip pen for the floral borders. It just consistently lays down a glossy and raised black line that never smears when dry even when I filled in some of it with @crayola marker. I used a Sakura Glaze pen in green #830 for the alternating list items. It's hard to see in this first photo but it's perfect. I used a bronze fountain pen ink loaded into a @kuretakezig_usa Karappo Felt Tip Pen with Fine Wick for the other alternating list items. 

I think tomorrow I'm going to try it all over again with a different ink for the bronze lettering on the list and maybe no markers but use watercolor paint instead to fill in the drawings.

This paper is smooth and great too but I have no idea what it is. I only have a few loose sheets of it.

PS - If I could write everything in a Glaze or Aqualip pen I would. I love them so much.

#LetteringPractice #Lettering #Calligraphy #SakuraGlaze #SakuraAqualip #KuretakeKarappo #PilotFutayaku #AutumnToDoList #HeyPumpkin #CrayolaMarkers
If you aren’t starting your morning off from a r If you aren’t starting your morning off from a rainbow 🌈 Dolly mug then what are you even doing with your life? 

Yes, I drink my coffee through a straw to keep the pearly whites white 🦷. 

2nd favorite mug I own. 1st goes to my Ruth Bader Ginsburg mug. #RainbowDolly #Dolly #DollyParton #RBG #CoffeeMug #CoffeeMugsOfInstagram
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Hey y'all! I'm Karen, a Gulf Coast of Florida based purveyor of Southern sass. I'm an Indiana Jones & Anthony Bourdain wannabe. I'm introverted and usually found with my nose in a book and pen/pencil in hand. I'm addicted to yoga, lip gloss, dumplings, noodles, and have an intense love for Scotland and Paris. I work in a library but my side hustle is teaching about safer skincare and cleaner cosmetics. It's been said I'm a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n roll. Read More…

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