by Laurel Storey
on June 30, 2012
(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)
Let’s start at the very beginning
a very good place to start!
When you read, you begin with A, B, C…
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by Laurel Storey
on June 30, 2012
The first six months of 2012 have been, in a word… ok, two… truly remarkable.
This year, so far… [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 29, 2012
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by Laurel Storey
on June 28, 2012
I have a thing for notebooks, blank books, journals, and so on. There’s something so wonderful and tantalizing about all those pristine pages waiting to be filled! I think there’s a part of me that will always love them, but now that [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 28, 2012
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by Laurel Storey
on June 27, 2012
You know, it’s a good thing June is coming to an end, and with it, my 30 Days of Creativity project. I am running out of steam! Hopefully not running out of creativity entirely, but definitely fading out where it concerns bits of red wax. [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 26, 2012
How convenient! Today is my friend Heather’s birthday, which works out rather nicely for me considering today’s 30 Days of Creativity prompt. This one’s for you, Heather (even though I know how you feel about trash crafts)! [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 25, 2012
When you’re working with a medium that happens to be entirely red, it can be rather challenging to respond to an inspirational prompt that focuses on a specific colour – such as orange, for example… or maybe yellow. [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 24, 2012
You know, sometimes things just don’t work out the way you’d pictured or planned. For example, today’s 30 Days of Creativity project. Whether the wax was too sticky, or my fingers too fumbly, I don’t know… [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 23, 2012
Only one more week left in this year’s 30 Days of Creativity challenge.
The clock is indeed ticking. [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 23, 2012
(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)
Many thanks to Here Women Talk for featuring my Insalata di Alfabeto post Italian Pronunciation: You say potato, I say patata on [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 22, 2012
Our area is crazy with birds – some with gorgeous songs, others that make rather odd sounds, all of them loud! I’m not complaining (remind me of that next time I’m woken at 4:00 a.m. with their morning calls!), because [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 21, 2012
(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)
My husband and I love watching an Italian cooking show called Lidia’s Italy. Even if we’ve just finished eating our own dinner, the delectable food she’s preparing never fails to make our stomachs growl and mouths water! After watching the program [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 21, 2012
Today’s 30 Days of Creativity project is yet another item of clothing (I told you I’d have a whole wardrobe soon!). Just to keep things timely, I decided to make it a tribute to my upcoming trek to BlogHer ’12 (I’m counting the days!). [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 20, 2012
Today’s 30 Days of Creativity project matches fairly well, I think, with my “trousers” project from Day 4. If I keep going long enough, I’ll have a whole wardrobe… a tiny, all red, waxy wardrobe… [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 19, 2012
This morning, had you happened to find yourself with extra time on your hands and decided to google the phrase mini babybel wax sculpture (as one might do in a moment of sheer boredom), guess what you would have seen? [continue reading…]
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by Laurel Storey
on June 18, 2012
A few weeks ago we were enjoying a barbecue at the home of some friends, and at the end of the meal a huge bowl of the most delicious fresh fruit salad was served. Included in the salad were big, juicy chunks of fresh pineapple, [continue reading…]
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