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Speechless

My world changed again about two weeks ago. I knew it was coming but didn't realize how difficult this was going to be. Or how broken I would feel inside in spite of  having told myself I would be ready for it. I hadn't heard from my dad for a few days, which normally isn't too unsual, but after about 4 days, I was starting to worry as he is 81 and lives alone and stubbornly doesn't have one of those doodads that you wear in...

Let’s Be Real Studio Tour

So my friend Terry Atkinson and Gudrun Erla called a whole bunch of creative people together to take "surprise" visits of their studios, your truly included.  And well, I am pretty sure I have mentioned that my studio is in serious upheaval as we prepare to sell our house and then eventually look for another. We have a LOT to do here to get this house ready for another family and so we have peeling back the layers and trying to divest of extraneous 'stuff'...

Enchanted Kingdom

Welcome to Kristen Balouch's Enchanted Kingdom! I have been sitting with this fat quarter bundle for awhile trying to think what bigger project that I wanted to do with it.  I started playing with it awhile ago here, but I got distracted for a bit. But this last week I unearthed it in the studio and came up with a plan of sorts. I had never heard of Kristen before this bundle, but loved this line when I saw it. Just different and quirky enough to...