Making cards for guys whether they are men or just small boys can be challenging. One way to get your ideas moving in the right direction...
The last page in my moleskine art journal. Whew! Time to start a new one.
ARt Journal page from 12/15/11...the first bit of art journaling I've done in weeks, maybe even months. Maybe it's a sign of things to come.
It. Begins.
"It's been a year and a half since I've trained for short-track. Now I'm trying to stay fit for a bunch of things: Muay Thai, MMA and the New York City Marathon. I'm a novice in MMA so I'm not sparring, just kicking the bag and pads. I'm shooting to finish the marathon in three and a half hours. It's so different from short-track, where I was training six to 12 hours a day, six days a week all year. I was in a bubble. I did a ton of biking, a lot of interval and circuit training and some crazy jump programs. When I weighed 141 pounds, I could leg-press 2,000 pounds on a Cybex machine. I was so leg-dominant for so long; I'm just trying to be more balanced. My nickname as a kid was Chunky because I ate terribly. I wasn't fat, but at age 14, I said I wanted to become a machine, and back then there was more emphasis on power and explosiveness in short-track. Now it's all about being quick and lean. I went from 165 pounds in 2002 to 155 in 2005 to 141 last year. The biggest challenge for me today is learning how to rest and take a breather."
Art Journal spread nearing the end of my Moleskine
Sunset Sound Recorders | October 1, 1970 The first three days of October, 1970 were busy ones for Janis Joplin. She spent October 1st revising her will with her legal team but found time to head into Sunset Sound Recorders to finish up work on her upcoming album Pearl, nearly finished but still needing a few final touches and on […]
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On cool days, which we get plenty of here, I like to get out my slow cooker and make up a batch of this comforting stew. Trying to appeal to 10 picky eaters in our large household is not too easy, but with this recipe, everyone asks for seconds. -Barb Smith, Regina, Saskatchewan
The "Southern Cross" Bracelet Tutorial by Barb Smith This listing is for an Instant Digital Download Tutorial in PDF Format.* This dazzling southwestern bracelet features a Southwestern Cross bead with a burst of Super Duo beads around it. This bracelet is ladder stitched in a beautiful combination of coordinating beads on 1.5mm leather cord. It is surrounded by coordinating rows of 8/0 seed beads and fastens with an antique silver flat magnetic clasp. The bracelet width is about 1" in the center. You will receive TWO step-by-step illustrated tutorials to make this beaded leather bracelet: 1. The "Southern Cross" bracelet tutorial includes 11 pages of detailed instructions with over 50 color photos and illustrations, including: - How to Size Your Bracelet, including instructions to make Barb's "Easy Sizing Tube" - Bead Chart for Sizes 5 1/2" through 8 1/2" (in 1/4" increments) - Ladder stitching with two-hole Super Duo Beads - Attaching the Magnetic Clasp 2. "Barb's Basics", which is 4 pages, including 13 color photos and illustrations. If you are new to ladder-stitching, learn the basic techniques used in the "Southern Cross" bracelet: - Ladder stitching with one needle - How to finish off the thread knots - Video Link showing the "Barb's Basics" Ladder Stitching Steps! Materials required are shown in Photo #6. Skill Level: Intermediate * HOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUR TUTORIAL: The Etsy App does not support digital downloads for mobile devices. Instead, go to etsy.com in any browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.), on your computer or mobile device. (See listing photo) Once you log in, locate your account (profile face and name) and select "Purchases and Reviews" from the drop-down menu. Locate your receipt. The "download" button should be on your receipt! If you are unable to find your downloads, please contact me. I will email the link(s) to you! If you are interested in selling your finished products, please see my Selling Policies under "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), at the bottom of the home page.
by Staci Louise Smith Thank you Barb for a great post yesterday . I have definitely been having a tough time getting back into the creat...
"That was another one worked out on the upright I inherited when I moved into to the house in Bowdon, the same piano I wrote 'Oscillate Wildly' on. It had a pleasingly eerie quality about it. You could only play certain things on it. Weird, doomy music, which suited us fine." - Johnny Marr I have uploaded two Guitar Pro files with sheet music, as well as the guitar tabs for the versions by both marrzipan and markpaterson, whose videos are below, here. Here is the piano sheet music from the "Louder Than Bombs:Off The Record" book: Here are the scans from the Louder Than Bombs PVG book(thanks to MorrisseyScans for these tabs): Despite this being a piano song, and one of the few Smiths songs with no guitar at all, there are a number of very cool guitar versions which have cropped up. One thing that I like is that they are all different, but they all sound really good. marrzipan does a beautiful version on his Epiphone Broadway. He really captures the rhythm of the original version, and the tone is suitably piano-like. And the camera angle lets us see both hands really well. markpaterson does an amazing instrumental interpretation in drop-D on an Epiphone Hummingbird. Sounds very haunting to me, some of the ringing open strings really contribute to the sad undercurrent. The tab for this version is contained in the above zip file. Thanks go to Mark for transcribing this! He did a cleaner version on his Les Paul, with a close-up of the fingering. markusbjoerk does another really nice version on a nylon stringed acoustic: paperclippe has posted an attempt at the piano part: scottmeta1 does a beautiful job on the complete piano part:
