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Category Archives: Crafts
Book Review: AT PENCIL’S POINT by Harry Roth
Publisher: Stephen Day Press / The Murray Printing Company Year: 1946 Pages: 210 Type: Hardcover ISBN: N/A “To overcome your fear of a piece of plain white paper.” Every image of this book, including every reprinting (the last being June of 2005), seems to indicate … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Books, Crafts, Education
Tagged Artwork, At Pencil's Point, Book Reviews, Books, Crafts, Education, Harry Roth, Instruction, Stephen Day Press, The Murray Printing Company
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Places: Royal Beach Driftwood Sculptures
Royal Beach is on Vancouver Island just 20 minutes outside of Victoria., BC. It is being developed as a destination for seaside living. To entice buyers there is a very nice beach area with wonderful driftwood sculptures. We visited recently … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Attractions, Crafts, Nature, Photography, Places, Travel
Tagged Artwork, Attractions, Beaches, British Columbia, Crafts, Driftwood Sculptures, Nature, Photography, Places, Royal Beach, Sculpture, Travel, Vancouver Island, Woodpecker
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DIY – Minnie Mouse Cup or Pencil Holder
Into every life a little weirdness must come. Wow, what a life I must lead! Today’s post contains a very unique Do-It-Yourself project that made it’s way into a Yard Sale and then onto my office desk. At first I … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Characters, Crafts, DIY, Office
Tagged Artwork, Characters, Crafts, Cup Holders, DIY, Minnie Mouse, Office, Pencil Holders
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Finding Nemo Fun Shapes Stamps
By now, we’ve all found Nemo. But back in 2003 the whole world was still looking! Today Marlin and Nemo, Dory and the rest of the fishy school are all a part of the Disney/Pixar family, and near and dear … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Characters, Crafts, DIY, Merchandise, Movies, Pixar
Tagged Animation, Characters, Crafts, DIY, Finding Nemo, Imprinting, Merchandise, Movies, Pixar, Stamping
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Places: PRIMITIVE DESIGNS in Port Hope, ON
The United States has Roadside Attractions pretty much on every street corner. At least, that’s the way it seems. And we all love those kitschy tourist traps! But it’s especially engaging when the proprietors mix in DIY and art installments … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Big Figs, Characters, Crafts, Decorations, Home Decor, Places, Reviews
Tagged Area 51 Aliens, Attractions, Big Figs, Characters, Crafts, Decorations, Ghidorah, Home Decor, Photo Op, Places, Primitive Designs, Reviews, Roadside Attractions, Sculpture, Spiderman, T-Rex, Transformers
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Disney-themed Wool Knit Sweaters by Jean
My mother is a very artistic woman. In the past, she wrote poetry (even publishing a compellation book called The Lady in Red, reviewed on this blog), painted, and even knitted up a storm! She knew my wife and I … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Clothing, Crafts, Fashion
Tagged Characters, Clothing, Crafts, Fashion, Jean Beatens, Knitting, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Sweaters, Wool
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Book Review: Disney in Clay – The Art of Brenda White
Publisher: Brenda White / The J. S. McCarthy Company Year: 1994 Pages: 250 Type: Hardcover ISBN: 0-9642931-1-0 “Quality and not quantity will prevail.” – Brenda White Are you the kind of person who reads a book for the pictures? Well then, this book is for … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Crafts, Decor, Disney Store, Limited Edition, Reviews, Toys
Tagged Artwork, Book Review, Books, Brenda White, Ceramics, Characters, Chargers, Collectibles, Crafts, Disney in Clay, Disney Store, Home Decor, Jesse Rhodes, Limited Edition, Plates, Pull Toys, Signatures and Marks, The J. S. McCarthy Company, Tiles, Toys, Vases
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CANADIAN COMIC STRIP Character Development and Execution
It all started many years ago when I decided to try my hand at cartooning. But what subject matter could I choose that would stand out from the cluttered fields of serialized comic strips of the day? I wanted it … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Characters, Comic Books, Crafts, DIY, Humor, Puppets
Tagged Anger, Artwork, Boagaloons, Cartoons, Characters, Comic Strips, Crafts, DIY, Humor, Loonie, Mickey Moose, Oven Mitts, Paper Bag, Puppets, Ronald Beaver, Sock Puppets, Toonie, Wally Boag
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Book Review: THE LADY IN RED by Jean Beatens
Publisher: One Thousand Trees / M & T Printing Group Year: 2021 Pages: 78 Type: Softcover ISBN: 978-1-988215-99-0 “The Lady in Red… to my husband is wed.” – from The Lady in Red And who is this Lady in Red, you well ask? A look … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crafts, Humor, Reviews
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimers, Blanket, Book Review, Books, Crafts, Crochet, Dementia, Garden of the Mind, Humor, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Poems, The Lady in Red
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Book Review: Disney’s Face-Painting and Costume Kit
Publisher: Disney Press Year: 1997 Pages: 66 Type: Spiral-bound Paperback w/kit ISBN: 0-7867-4180-X “To the making of many books, there is no end.” – Ecclesiastes 12:12 That Biblical truism certainly applies to the amount of books that have been published … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Clothing, Crafts, DIY, Reviews
Tagged Book Review, Books, Characters, Children's Theatre School, Clothing, Cosplay, Costume Kit, Crafts, Disney Press, DIY, Douglas Love, Face-Painting
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