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It's fall people! My favorite time of year.</div>
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So I thought I would take you on a brief color tour of the yard.</div>
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Katsura Trees come in a few forms. These have wonderful lush leaves and create a cloud of yellow in the fall. </div>
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I also love the multi trunk structure. </div>
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The Weeping Katsura has bit more variation when it changes into it's fall color. Almost a tiger stripe. Over the last few years we have been weaving it's long branches through the arbor to create a green canopy to walk though. </div>
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We have several varieties of maple as well. All in different stages of oranges and reds right now.</div>
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This coral bark maple creates color when all the leaves are gone.<br />
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Dwarf Lace Leaf</div>
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The Hydrangeas are also still going strong as well. Above is yet another start of the Oak Leaf Hydrangea. The divide beautifully and even little sticks broken off of the base can bee replanted and thrive. These are from two little sticks I put in a large pot last spring.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Years ago, Mark received several starts from the </span><a href="https://shop.arborday.org/content.aspx?page=memberships" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Arbor Day Foundation</a><span style="text-align: start;"> and this Redbud is the only one that made it through our many moves. I just love how the leaves look dipped in maroon.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The spiders are making webbed canons around the berries on our Nandina (also called Heavenly Bamboo)</span></div>
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And finally, my absolute favorite would have to be our blueberry bushes. They are mingled in with the rest of the plants surrounding the house but we also have a dedicated area that looks like a crimson explosion.<br />
When I was a teen I would string them on thick twine, and drape the garlands around my canopy bed.<br />
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Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13906980518328133818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960673036895024347.post-21241773827866130552016-10-31T10:48:00.001-07:002016-10-31T10:48:20.742-07:00Daffodil Print<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As winter approaches of course I would be painting flowers for spring!</div>
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When driving up our little lane in the spring you will see an explosion of yellow. Over the years our neighbors would divide their own bulbs and plant them along the road, trying to beautify what once was at the time an abandoned christmas tree farm. </div>
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We continued the tradition by adding our own varieties and surrounding our entry with them. </div>
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They are now up in the shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/488758927/bramblefield-daffodils-hand-painted?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">HERE</a> and I have added the option to have them matted in an 8x10 for only $2 more. </div>
<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13906980518328133818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960673036895024347.post-77055864540463747062016-10-24T19:00:00.000-07:002016-10-24T19:00:28.413-07:00Summers End<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a hurried summer with lots of promises to do more, see more, relax more. But in reality it was just a continuation of life as usual for us. Hosting events, improving the house and, as the sun is setting, take a minute or two to enjoy the fruits of our labor.<br />
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The last week of sunshine we took down all of the roses that ring our yard and climb the trellis. This upset a few people but within a week you can see the healthy new starts shooting up from the ground.</div>
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My first desk calendar! </div>
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12 different linoleum block carvings</div>
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Hand painting each one</div>
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Finally scanning the best of each month and creating this little gem</div>
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Limited to only 12 calendars this year. (I'm ambitious but not crazy!)</div>
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Our baby graduated from high school this week and we are so proud! </div>
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Just wanted to share her beautiful face and to tell you that next week I will be back to share a big project we have been working on!</div>
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P.S. If you are a local Oregonian you should check out <a href="http://www.eddassophotography.com/" target="_blank">Ed Dasso Photography</a>. He is responsible for these amazing pics. I really wanted something relaxed and timeless, not so staged and "senior photos" like and he nailed it! And he does weddings....but we can wait on that. One step at a time. Ha!</div>
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It only took 6 months of random print sessions and late night painting but I finally finished my 6 piece branch series! Each print is hand pulled and individually painted in watercolor.<br />
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My friend recently introduced me to a nummy Peperoncini dip that I thought I may be able to reproduce without all of the weird ingredients on the lable. Out of over 18 ingredients I used half.<br />
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15 Peperoncini</div>
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3/4 cup Cottage Cheese</div>
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3/4 cup Sour Cream</div>
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1 tsp Salt</div>
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1 tsp Lemon Juice</div>
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1/2 tsp pepper </div>
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1 T parsley</div>
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3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese</div>
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1/2 tsp Garlic Powder</div>
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First de-stem all of the peppers. If seeds get into your dip, it's fine. Just adds more flavor. I mince them with these handy-dandy scissors I found found in a thrift store for only 99cents. They are for cutting up herbs but they evidently thought they were just for paper and so put them in the craft section.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Mincing and chopping takes a quarter of the time it used to. You can find them </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scissors-X-Chef-Multipurpose-Shears-Stainless/dp/B0129HZM7W?ie=UTF8&keywords=herb%20cutting%20scissors&qid=1464384874&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="text-align: start;"> on amazon for only $6 so treat yourselves!</span></div>
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Next I just dump in all the ingredients. None of them are set in stone. You can change how much pepper and garlic you include according to your personal taste.<br />
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Next; plate it up and serve with your favorite crackers. Mine are the gluten free sea salt crackers from Costco. We have two bags on hand at all times and I don't know what I'll do if they discontinue them.<br />
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or put in the food processor for a smooth, whipped consistency. The flavor only gets better with time so refrigerate for a few hours before serving if you can. After a day in the fridge it will be <i>super </i>spicy.<br />
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Because this doesn't have any of the fancy preservatives on the original label, it is best you consume it within a few days. Enjoy!Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13906980518328133818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960673036895024347.post-43984920525221426952016-05-23T07:00:00.000-07:002016-05-23T07:00:10.643-07:00Get OverOrganized! Free Printable Calendars <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you love to organize and over-organize like I do these printable may be for you.<br />
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When our girls were still young I had so many events, school functions and not to mention my own work schedule to keep track of. First I started with the monthly, then weekly then daily calendar/list. It is so nice to have a detailed list for the family to refer to.<br />
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I know what you're thinking; Isn't there a calendar on your phone?<br />
Well yes, there is. But I can't seem to get anyone in the family to look at it. Seeing this on the fridge every day seems to get the point across.<br />
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You will notice that I have the weekend at the end of the week; not beginning on the traditional Sunday. I do this because many of our scheduled trips and events last from Friday to Sunday night and I like to just lump them in together. In my mind the week days are a block of random events and the weekend is it's own block of time. Am I alone in this?<br />
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I also like to paperclip any invites, event flyers or specific coupons to the weekly page it applies to. This way all of what I need is in one place and ready when Monday morning arrives, rather then creating clutter on my fridge.<br />
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Through my my work outside of my little office here at home, I met a lovely couple who were building a home in Sunriver. This happens to be one of my very favorite places in Oregon and when they told me it would be built in the Arts & Crafts style I was thrilled to see the end result. </div>
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One day, the wife came to me with a request for a custom lino cut to surprise her husband with. </div>
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If you are interested in a custom piece of your home please feel free to contact me and I can send you the info/pricing for both linoleum block or just the watercolor options.I should soon have it listed in the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Bramblefield?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank"> shop </a>as well. </div>
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There are always new things happening around here but there are more then just household projects. Between our day jobs, our pseudo homestead, friend and family we are always discovering new things that make us happy.</div>
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I become sort of zealous about the things I love and want to share it with everyone I know.<br />
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The reason I am starting this little segment is due to my obsession with podcasts and one in particular called <a href="http://theartofsimple.net/thepodcast/" target="_blank">The Simple Show</a> by Tsh who created the Art of Simple. At the end she always talks about what's making her happy and I love hearing about something new to read, watch or explore.<br />
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Gardening season has a brief respite in December-January here but otherwise we are out there cleaning things up, dividing and planting in those other cold months so I grabbed these <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/181876324062?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true" target="_blank">Kinco Insulated gloves</a>. They are awesome! I usually get the Costco pack of gloves but the grips break down and become hard almost instantly. In keeping with my mantra of <a href="http://bramblefield.blogspot.com/2016/01/i-have-heard-of-many-people-choosing.html" target="_blank">Simplify</a> this year, I am no longer buying things that won't last, need extra care or hold me back. These are excellent and I even wear them on those rare 80 degree spring days.<br />
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Mark has been reading and consequently obsessed with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Places-Dive-Before-You/dp/158479710X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460487007&sr=8-1&keywords=fifty+best+places+to+dive+before+you+die" target="_blank">Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die</a><br />
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Next, When I am working on any project or driving to and from work, I'm listening to podcasts. The latest obsession is one that <a href="http://www.breakingnewground.us/" target="_blank">Shandell of Breaking New Ground</a> shared with me about the<a href="http://www.stewardship.com/show" target="_blank"> Chris Brown Show.</a> He is part of the Dave Ramsey team, helping people get out of debt, manage and invest. It's so addicting!</div>
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Months before Rocco became sick I had been wanting to commission a portrait of him from the amazing <a href="http://busymockingbird.com/" target="_blank">Mica Hendricks</a> of Busy Mockingbird. She captured him perfectly and in a way I will always remember him; Ears perked up, tongue out and ready for another adventure.<br />
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Also, she not only does animals but people too! You should really check out her work. I mean it.<br />
<a href="http://busymockingbird.com/2015/07/28/a-call-for-custom-portraits/" target="_blank">HERE</a> is a blog post of hers with details and examples.<br />
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Can you tell I feel very passionately about this? She is awesome.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13906980518328133818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960673036895024347.post-57635165049357830812016-04-15T11:07:00.001-07:002016-04-15T11:07:34.674-07:00Last Little Lamb<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our last lambs have arrived.... just a few months late.</div>
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To see what we have been doing around the house and in the studio make sure to follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizhp1/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FineConsign/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. </div>
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Slowly but surely I am plugging away at my latest project.<br />
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In January I began the drawings, February I carved and printed two, March I painted a bit and now it's April and my work out of the home has me completely consumed.<br />
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So they sit on the rack.<br />
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This is going to be a series of 6 lino block prints of varied leaves. Each represents a room in my home and will be hung outside with the rest for purchase in the shop This one is for El's room since it looks out over the copper beech tree.<br />
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I show here only a small test for the color but there will be a background added as I go.<br />
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So, 2 down, 4 to go. I'll keep you posted.<br />
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With all of those things to focus on there is little time to focus on the fixer-upper projects and artwork to-dos. My sister Angie at <a href="http://dearspringgreen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dear Spring Green </a>and I were lamenting about this at our last show in Vancouver and we decided to start a Facebook accountability group. We simply write out our realistic goals at the beginning of the month and then post progress as we go. When the next month roles around we write what we accomplished and either roll over our old goals to the next month or write a new list. No pressure and lots of support and inspiration from others.</div>
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I purchased her months ago from Saint Vincent's and it was love at first sight. Mark thought I was joking. I just loved her low elegant lines, her cozy seat and all of her glorious orangeness.<br />
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She was the kind of chair that people would wince at when they walked into my office. No one would sit in her because (although she was clean) she looked dirty. So the orange had to go.<br />
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So after making my list for March I turned from my computer, squared her up, and went to work. It was a combination of inspiration, and the fact that I had a rare 6 hours without anyone home to bother me.<br />
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Just the week before I was mentioning that I needed to buy a drop cloth for her when a friend of ours overheard and graciously gave me some remnants he had leftover from a photography project. I literally only had a few inches of scrap leftover when I finished. It was perfect!<br />
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Where I was short fabric I substituted this yellow and cream houndstooth fabric I had on hand. No one can see it under the seat cushion but it delights me to know it's there.<br />
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Slipcovers used to intimidate me but after this one, with it's confusing arms and slopes, I feel I could take on anything. No tips or tricks needed really. Just pin up the fabric, trace, cut and pin inside out and repeat. I decided not to taper the back and created a flap to simplify it. No one will see her backside where I have her anyway.<br />
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Easter is just around the corner so I thought I would share what I used for last years table decor. </div>
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You may need to help with the cut out if you want your bunnies to keep their ears. Otherwise they just look like really creepy cats. However, there are two different designs that are fully within the borders of the napkin ring for any child to cut out successfully. </div>
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13906980518328133818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960673036895024347.post-61656651750212974882016-02-15T09:39:00.001-08:002016-02-15T09:39:22.645-08:00Rocco RememberedA few weeks ago we had to say goodbye to our sweet pet and friend Rocco. Just typing his name makes me tear up.<br />
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A couple months ago he was diagnosed with a very invasive cancer, one that sent out little baby cancer cells to create tumors in and on him.<br />
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Many of you knew him. He changed so many peoples perspective of what a large dog is.<br />
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He was sweet and kind. Loved children, babies especially.<br />
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He was a terrible farm dog but a wonderful companion.<br />
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He was always in trouble and was prone to wander; eager to make new friends in the surrounding farms I'm sure, but terrifying to see lurking around your yard if you were a new neighbor.<br />
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He was an avid barker and garbage forager.<br />
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He was blissfully void of thought but the most thoughtful creature when you were feeling low.<br />
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We were hoping to have a guard dog and farm dog when we got him and we ended up getting the most loyal and loving friend anyone could possibly ask for.<br />
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I am a farm girl. Raised on a hobby farm and now running one. It makes you not cold, but aware of life and death and the order of things. This one threw me for a loop though. So many people have told me that they have had to take time off of work when their beloved pet died and I can now see why. I'm a mess. It's been weeks but I cry every day.<br />
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It is hard just walking around the house. He was just a puppy when we started building and he is as much a part of this house as the beams that hold it up. In every corner there is a memory of him.<br />
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So, hug your dog today for me, and remember that dobermans are just puppies in a really big and scary dog body.<br />
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I have heard of many people choosing a word to motivate, alter habits and encourage healthy change. This year I decided to try it out. You can go to sites like<a href="http://myoneword.org/pick-your-word/" target="_blank"> Pick Your Word</a> or <a href="http://oneword365.com/" target="_blank">One Word 365</a> and a dozen others but for myself I chose something I knew I needed to work on.<br />
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Words are such a powerful thing. A word can be spoken into our lives and we allow it to change us or hurt us. We tend to meditate on the negative words when we need to focus on the positive ones.<br />
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For me to simplify means more then just getting rid of clutter- though that is a weekly challenge of mine. It is also about what I bring into my home/life. Will it bring me peace? Will saying yes to this event or responsibility enrich mine and my families life or be a burden? Does this simplify things?<br />
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The other, larger part of this is exercising the power of this word in the<i> words I speak.</i> As a parent I feel the pressure. Daily. What words I speak into my child's life count. Now that our last is transitioning into adulthood the lines become blurry and responsibilities on her part are increasing. I have wisdom for her but that is just it;<i> It's <b>my</b> wisdom from <b>my</b> experiences.</i> She needs to gain her own in her own time. So lecturing is out. Keeping it simple is in. This is more then "Let my yes mean yes and my no mean no". It means making my responses simple and holding my tongue. Focusing on what I simply want my relationship to be and making it so with my words or absence of words.<br />
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So there it is. My first word.<br />
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I hope this encourages someone and if you don't have a word of your own yet you can always borrow mine!<br />
click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/136903766@N05/24400245585/in/album-72157659433142488/" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a downloadable version of my simplify artwork and <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/136903766@N05/23772042144/in/album-72157659433142488/" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a blank image to write in your own word.<br />
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Mine is currently on my desktop and phone home page as daily encouragement and a friendly reminder.<br />
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If you have a verse, word or phrase you currently use as encouragement I would love to hear it and perhaps another reader will be also encouraged by it!<br />
<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13906980518328133818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960673036895024347.post-27142809944524415622016-01-13T10:02:00.000-08:002016-01-13T10:02:43.505-08:00Giveaway Winner...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congrats Carly! You and a friend can organize your days and enjoy a bunch of Big Dandy Design lovelies. Thanks so much for following my work and for all of you who don't already you can find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizhp1/" target="_blank">Instagram at lizhp1</a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigDandyDesigns/" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13906980518328133818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960673036895024347.post-74476378425072811912016-01-07T14:27:00.000-08:002016-01-07T14:27:36.001-08:00Spring Mornings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Things have been bustling around the place for months and now we are in the middle of our lambing season, as you can see. We are up to 13 with hopefully a few more sets of twins to come.<br />
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I'm not one for New Year resolutions and try to make changes as I go. Every year I try to get a bit more organized just as I did with my monthly to do/goal list you can see<a href="http://bramblefield.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-well-planned-year.html" target="_blank"> HERE</a> and you can always download my files and instruction manuals <a href="http://bramblefield.blogspot.com/2014/02/organization-file-lables.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Now to get my work day doing I have created the Work Week Check List that helps keep me focused on my personal business goals.<br />
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One of these festivals is the annual lavender festival up Mount Hood. It was lovely and I got to drive for the first time through the fruit tree orchards around the mountain. At one point I had Mark pull over so I could snap a pic. The daisy field was immense and such an unexpected surprise. </div>
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A few weeks ago our little family was finally able to visit the islands. We have never been but every single one of our family members have, which gets a bit depressing after a while. In fact my brother in law is from Oahu and so my sister and her children have been going every other year for years. My nieces talk about ice shave like it's as common as a 7-11 slurpie.</div>
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First I design the look I want, trace it onto the block and carve the negative out. Then, using block printing ink in black I roll on the ink, lay the paper over it and press with a barren made of bamboo. When they have all dried on my very advanced system of twine on my wood clothes drying rack, I hand paint each one with watercolor.<br />
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I do love the results that painting each one by hand gives they flowers. They are in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/229480158/king-protea-lino-cut-limited-edition?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">SHOP </a>now but are limited to only 8 prints since I prefer to work in very small batches.<br />
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Next in line is this little print featuring Mount Hood. They are drying on the rack as I type and I hope to complete them by the end of the week but this glorious spring sunshine keeps me wandering outside to garden! We Oregonians have to grab the opportunities when we can. </div>
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