tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72626050696150236372024-02-18T22:20:37.735-05:00Norma Anne Chattin, living well, creative, and safe as the artful touristNorma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.comBlogger285125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-6495638231366459522022-07-28T18:30:00.001-04:002022-07-28T18:30:23.560-04:00It's back! It's back! Reserve your seat for the 1ST Christian Church Scrap 'n Stamp<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeC5FocsJUfhDdd7coEQxx-dD6wIzsIoNxEc4gFPzuRbvG1u5LbIk6XONRrY_XnaHpFtzs5ssd8m2Nqw3QKSKs3yNl6aCGjlhSuHE-4LOlJEgIDAbASj8zvMdbY1nhYLwwVfAuwzPJ2nRPBDDbFSaQ_qYh23OTLc7eiVUFpNSSnHi9GPucSRDe_Ca/s3150/2022%20flyer%20test%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeC5FocsJUfhDdd7coEQxx-dD6wIzsIoNxEc4gFPzuRbvG1u5LbIk6XONRrY_XnaHpFtzs5ssd8m2Nqw3QKSKs3yNl6aCGjlhSuHE-4LOlJEgIDAbASj8zvMdbY1nhYLwwVfAuwzPJ2nRPBDDbFSaQ_qYh23OTLc7eiVUFpNSSnHi9GPucSRDe_Ca/w488-h640/2022%20flyer%20test%20copy.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-5330574499452445372020-08-31T11:44:00.000-04:002020-08-31T11:44:02.710-04:00Creative Prompts (more prompts for fun<div>I've created the new prompt list for September 2020. While I will be creating cards with my friends that relate to these prompts I may also use them in my art journal or just topics to consider on my walk. Join us and please share your work on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kNACkofit" target="_blank">Facebook page: </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kNACkofit">https://www.facebook.com/kNACkofit</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <b>September Prompts</b></div><div>[ ] 9.1 Turquoise and sand</div><div>[ ] 9.2 Coruscate: to reflect vibrantly, to sparkle</div><div>[ ] 9.3 food</div><div>[ ] 9.4 Oh my stars</div><div>[ ] 9.5 Too funny</div><div>[ ] 9.6 The 1-2 punch</div><div>[ ] 9.7 Friendship</div><div>[ ] 9.8 Bad habits</div><div>[ ] 9.9 Fun fold</div><div>[ ] 9.10 Manly</div><div>[ ] 9.11 Patrotic</div><div>[ ] 9.12 Sunshine</div><div>[ ] 9.13 Butterflies</div><div>[ ] 9.14 Have you got a wild hair?--today is your choice</div><div>[ ] 9.15 Zoo</div><div>[ ] 9.16 Just 2 layers</div><div>[ ] 9.17 Europe</div><div>[ ] 9.18 Rainbow</div><div>[ ] 9.19 Dance</div><div>[ ] 9.20 Circle</div><div>[ ] 9.21 Love, love, love</div><div>[ ] 9.22 Dogs or cats or both if it's raining haha</div><div>[ ] 9 23 Flower arrangement</div><div>[ ] 9.24 Weave</div><div>[ ] 9.25 Hello</div><div>[ ] 9.26 Glitter</div><div>[ ] 9.27 lumpy bumpy, you're going to need a cardboard protector and extra postage for this one</div><div>[ ] 9.28 Evening</div><div>[ ] 9.29 Halloween</div><div>[ ] 9.30 White on white</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dizKQ1kUvvDJ7BbYdq6qmGpFpytAOpL1-7Y3vLxSmKymcjlpIpfiGV1RAPhGZEjKtke1TR40lJBOk64Mtgx0rT9b6wnfAg90Ig3QqdabSpM7UTCO_wSPzIvdfla2mOaXm796TOpOWkU/s2048/2020-08-16+18.48.37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Portrait prom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dizKQ1kUvvDJ7BbYdq6qmGpFpytAOpL1-7Y3vLxSmKymcjlpIpfiGV1RAPhGZEjKtke1TR40lJBOk64Mtgx0rT9b6wnfAg90Ig3QqdabSpM7UTCO_wSPzIvdfla2mOaXm796TOpOWkU/w240-h320/2020-08-16+18.48.37.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The card at left is from the August prompt "portrait." I painted/drew a face from my cousins collectiom. "Cousin Elsa will always have Paris."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The card below is for the sympathy prompt in August.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBhPTwkR-g2IHZtId3OXUVpyFXeQLRwLop2P0E1p8TrLrGSvichCIBrIKyinBWZ0GALXboZuui9vXs0kh-VR0a1UbB8LnG4nSDAYdr_C0G4hQbjfgxt1UCPjUkYLDRK3mkDZEXe7URpw/s2048/2020-08-19+15.57.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBhPTwkR-g2IHZtId3OXUVpyFXeQLRwLop2P0E1p8TrLrGSvichCIBrIKyinBWZ0GALXboZuui9vXs0kh-VR0a1UbB8LnG4nSDAYdr_C0G4hQbjfgxt1UCPjUkYLDRK3mkDZEXe7URpw/s640/2020-08-19+15.57.58.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-53213434708175979502020-08-26T17:45:00.004-04:002020-08-26T17:45:00.320-04:00Floppy Diskette Ornaments--worth a second look<span style="font-family: arial;">Ornaments are not just for holidays or trees. Take a peek at this tutorial I did 10 years ago and get make some "old fashioned" fun with floppy diskettes (yes you can order them on Amazon if you threw yours away).</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dACrcR6Mhro" width="320" youtube-src-id="dACrcR6Mhro"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">These would be a fun gift to make any time of year, expecially in 2020 when we can make wise cracks like, "thinking back to olden times..." or "wish this virus would go the way of the floppy diskette." Keep thinking, you'll come up with more.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLZcuSxe1K_FMIXDIsQ060Ap37nb-TuWecF7HIIP6G1BHsBIG5YSQMI3ohVedeBQhNZtc9wvke7s_cW2TLxdihCPCwlNqsziTO_2yAeKsSKJUjmHeKoQBlmFatAS1MUZqrY0hlIX40Sg/s2048/2020-08-06+16.38.04.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLZcuSxe1K_FMIXDIsQ060Ap37nb-TuWecF7HIIP6G1BHsBIG5YSQMI3ohVedeBQhNZtc9wvke7s_cW2TLxdihCPCwlNqsziTO_2yAeKsSKJUjmHeKoQBlmFatAS1MUZqrY0hlIX40Sg/s640/2020-08-06+16.38.04.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cwI10XqTnxcxwVMCF0yeRGQ-S8mpBibwZMK8NS_w8UAkhE2tokkQXBkGcP0lyY2DZSjLsBHWjCPJI6JfIhxi35whoJvCcKdjw1Kc4CnPVNP3CJAzy6TXjQ1XrQqBUHbtzoGEq8GKrJU/s2048/2020-08-06+16.39.34.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cwI10XqTnxcxwVMCF0yeRGQ-S8mpBibwZMK8NS_w8UAkhE2tokkQXBkGcP0lyY2DZSjLsBHWjCPJI6JfIhxi35whoJvCcKdjw1Kc4CnPVNP3CJAzy6TXjQ1XrQqBUHbtzoGEq8GKrJU/s640/2020-08-06+16.39.34.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the ones from the video--they are still hanging happily in my studio today.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And for those (including myself) who like to have the printed instructions:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Floppy Diskette ornaments—“Old School” Tech hanging photo </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Create
a photo ornament from a floppy diskette and share the love while "giving
green."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Supplies for this
project:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Old
floppy diskettes—all colors work well<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Paper
binder clips—the old style with a hole on the top makes a great hanger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Paper
clips of various sizes—the colored ones jazz it up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Paper
cutter or scissors and ruler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Photos
that can be cut to 3” by 3”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Embellishments—get
creative and use what you have. Items used in sample:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Ribbon scraps, beads, charms, Scrabble™ letters, label maker,
colored safety pins, jump rings, permanent markers and stickers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Steps:</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">1.
Trim 2 photos to 3" square<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">2.
Use office clip to attach photos on either side of the diskette—the same clip
holds photo on both sides. You
can glue the photo down with strong dry adhesive like double stick tape or glue
dots if desired<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">3.
Embellish with ribbon, words, wire, gem stones, stickers, safety pins, charms,
etc. There really are no rules but these designer notes may inspire you:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Avoid adding symmetrical
embellishments, asymmetrical is always more pleasing to the eye.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Utilize the different holes on the
diskette for hanging charms or tying ribbon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Add one embellishment directly on
the photo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Use label maker or sticker to add
one appropriate word as accent element<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Trace a marker around the edge of
the photo for a more finished look<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Limit your color scheme to 3 colors
or monochromatic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">4.
Bend a paper clip into the binder clip to serve as a hanger for ornament<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy
your surplus items and employ your imagination for lots of other great
variations on this design.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Tips: </span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">-Use
a black diskette for color photos and a colored diskette for black and white
photos</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">-Create
at least one of these every time you finish a scrapbook layout while you still
have the extra photos, papers, and embellishments lying around<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">-Thread
a ribbon hanger through the hole and use flush style binder clip for attaching
the photo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">-Embellish
further with sparkling glitter or mica powders</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">Related projects: </span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">1.
Put a magnet on the back and store/display on metal file cabinet</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">2.
Create a series on red and green diskettes for a holiday tree--add to the
effect with cassette tape “ribbon” garlands, and snowflakes from internal
computer parts. Glue letters from old keyboards together for additional
ornaments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">3.
Use a lower profile clip and secure diskette to a scrapbook page or greeting
card</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">4.
String three together for a hanging photo mobile</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;">5.
Replace photos with stamped images or recycled greeting cards</span><o:p></o:p></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-1052842480840858282020-08-17T17:23:00.001-04:002020-08-17T17:23:00.130-04:00Pandemic Projects Anyone?<span style="font-family: arial;">July was Christmas in July for me as I created more Christmas cards then I will ever need to send this year (even with the expanded list I have prepared). </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I used some of the techniques I've learned in my new online art workshops presented by Amanda Evanston. For cards I painted watercolor paper with abstract florals. After they dried (tick, tock, tick tock) I cut the paper to make designs for the front of our cards. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrxB0dZrYJ6AwjDEhYqxJCdk0GNTjcNnjFvAbwSAS8TGwlSe6zG2CEwyPgHDBKoXEOoYyb39W7bmS7JzKavs3rjrCtk7PpvJxSdMYi4bYH4jc7xbixN86ZWRfuPLpVjGOq1B1x3IOeoI/s2048/2020-07-05+13.01.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrxB0dZrYJ6AwjDEhYqxJCdk0GNTjcNnjFvAbwSAS8TGwlSe6zG2CEwyPgHDBKoXEOoYyb39W7bmS7JzKavs3rjrCtk7PpvJxSdMYi4bYH4jc7xbixN86ZWRfuPLpVjGOq1B1x3IOeoI/w307-h410/2020-07-05+13.01.29.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPgU75KfTbKtZhBKOcy8PvQViGfwq4fBi_PD-uhehXeNIl7kjFkTju0-RNLl4IUtZaTn0HtO1dWxjn1FaQ8h2Z7x9EQ_6ulPlWueSVkdKtk1FWsBJFVSnDczMz2Z2Oz9YDwnrncUfBsg/s2048/2020-07-05+13.02.00-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1546" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPgU75KfTbKtZhBKOcy8PvQViGfwq4fBi_PD-uhehXeNIl7kjFkTju0-RNLl4IUtZaTn0HtO1dWxjn1FaQ8h2Z7x9EQ_6ulPlWueSVkdKtk1FWsBJFVSnDczMz2Z2Oz9YDwnrncUfBsg/w236-h313/2020-07-05+13.02.00-1.jpg" title="Merry Christmas!" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qQi48TOIxV9Emf3vU7s7rw2Tt7lPNP0gx63rOYQGKf6J0DnmEkv9WZurYt-7AEqqUqwuEnxmknxzdEoio_ghyTr0Atb6VSUB8SjC8YoyAJjRK4pmCLAaoqxt4u6cXH6zO_LwyGEV12E/s2048/2020-07-05+12.56.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qQi48TOIxV9Emf3vU7s7rw2Tt7lPNP0gx63rOYQGKf6J0DnmEkv9WZurYt-7AEqqUqwuEnxmknxzdEoio_ghyTr0Atb6VSUB8SjC8YoyAJjRK4pmCLAaoqxt4u6cXH6zO_LwyGEV12E/w384-h512/2020-07-05+12.56.59.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTandgducQPgCNkk3IP2MvjwldjpcdehLAq-AEmGqFNupwry64Xgiyru4YNSwmAfS-_fNWJv6I-d7qS2_gOasrMF8li5X_Fq5-kLRJ32zAwnTDiLob6w2Ug6YD2HhO7aPUme7fA9B0KY/s2048/2020-07-05+13.00.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><br /></a></div></div>Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-90514852160743273242020-08-14T14:00:00.002-04:002020-08-14T14:00:38.051-04:00Prompted for Fun<p> My friends Eddy and Lynn invited me to join their card prompt group. Every day there is a one or two word prompt and we create a card with that prompt and then text a photo of it to each other.</p><p>Here are a few of my recent entries:</p><p>1. 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The washi tape prompt put me on a roll and I made these two plus 3 more which was great since I hadn't used my washi stash in a long time... The circles on the pear card are made by taping multiple strips of washi to cardstock and then punching out the <div>circles. 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The hot air balloon card was for the wind prompt</div><div><br /></div><div>4A and 4B. These are for the yellow-orange prompt which is one of my favorite color combos so I made a total of 6 for this one...<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfHmiZHzP2uUp1_faxSjhGOQIg6-OTuDldtxfnYsMyUwdL7TeLu4S7QHggsAudbCejmwXye77I0CpfbQxtoJb7vef31Dl_o-U8gQCtgrE2IVauMqNI5CbxCTTlDLHLS0pn-cyKuYkeOE/s2048/2020-08-13+12.14.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfHmiZHzP2uUp1_faxSjhGOQIg6-OTuDldtxfnYsMyUwdL7TeLu4S7QHggsAudbCejmwXye77I0CpfbQxtoJb7vef31Dl_o-U8gQCtgrE2IVauMqNI5CbxCTTlDLHLS0pn-cyKuYkeOE/w307-h410/2020-08-13+12.14.41.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmnLy_ZBoXHfsEGewCAqPZ5_MZcIJCQSb_7Bni0hm2dS2oxwXP-TyEg68VB2MxSUIBAlw_-yW3lt0ZlrX0B3CA7J3UxjgjDXR0VI0fXfTF_h9HygSFx_WWboCPz01mXOqFCzYGbmaqJo/s2048/2020-08-13+12.15.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmnLy_ZBoXHfsEGewCAqPZ5_MZcIJCQSb_7Bni0hm2dS2oxwXP-TyEg68VB2MxSUIBAlw_-yW3lt0ZlrX0B3CA7J3UxjgjDXR0VI0fXfTF_h9HygSFx_WWboCPz01mXOqFCzYGbmaqJo/w246-h328/2020-08-13+12.15.49.jpg" title="Prompt was grid" width="246" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR6K0YWDuEGfQo615_n4M1SsM8eO1Lw0hQ2c01YIc6TEOjOLxgYuFjYmX9gI3psBZx8hFgvebj4_dhUhEUHmGqHJEYZ56_Nv8okrOB2U6fFvcJUmi_Yz_8Q0UptvIgnSJMGDDnbtHRxM/s2048/2020-08-13+17.34.10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1469" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR6K0YWDuEGfQo615_n4M1SsM8eO1Lw0hQ2c01YIc6TEOjOLxgYuFjYmX9gI3psBZx8hFgvebj4_dhUhEUHmGqHJEYZ56_Nv8okrOB2U6fFvcJUmi_Yz_8Q0UptvIgnSJMGDDnbtHRxM/w367-h512/2020-08-13+17.34.10.jpg" title="Promp was water mark" width="367" /></a>5. The Alice card is one of two that I made for the prompt grid. My other one is more grid-like but it's currently MIA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. The peacful pink bird is for the watermark prompt</div></div></div>Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-28333067159201095262020-08-06T17:22:00.001-04:002020-08-06T17:22:46.392-04:00Family is everywhere<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been participating with an online art subscription workshop called Insider's studio with the incredible </span><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Amanda Evanston. It's been such a soul soaring creative renewal for me. 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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now about that Insider Studio and family...I've been following Amanda on Instagram for a few years. Check her out </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda_evanston/">https://www.instagram.com/amanda_evanston/</a> <span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Following her is how I learned of the Insider Studio. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I am grateful for all gifts from my Creator and today, I'm grateful for Aunt Peaches.</span></div><div><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div>These birds are the results from her "Disco Chicken" workshop. I call them my absurd birds.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCmJAKsaz34qzl82JSL184SUho1ptWydFlcEmq7ErMok3MWIJ7QAxIbKGjOksF1BDfFa3t9Un-cRTbx3bSfbcDxKDTbxrneqkJAEIpo1Wodx2Z2N8yfOVZQVRnV3-QITD-mZnf5b-ecs/s2048/2020-06-07+09.02.36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCmJAKsaz34qzl82JSL184SUho1ptWydFlcEmq7ErMok3MWIJ7QAxIbKGjOksF1BDfFa3t9Un-cRTbx3bSfbcDxKDTbxrneqkJAEIpo1Wodx2Z2N8yfOVZQVRnV3-QITD-mZnf5b-ecs/s640/2020-06-07+09.02.36.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm back on mission. Sending cards to family and friends has been a mission of mine for years, however, I slacked off in 2018. I went down to holidays, some birthdays, sympathy and thank you notes (some handmade some on stationary--Mamma always said a thank you note cannot be neglected).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have continued to make some cards, But I've also made quite a bit of art for gallery sales and for workshops. Bottom line on the cards--I stopped mailing them. Current events have led to more time in the studio.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.stampinup.com/ecweb/default.aspx">https://www.stampinup.com/ecweb/default.aspx</a>Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-58234052380531286442020-05-21T13:04:00.000-04:002020-05-21T13:09:10.122-04:00"Froggie Went a Courtin' "<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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This card made me smile all day. It has even inspired me to--gasp--make another one almost like it.<br />
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I have a hard time making things just alike. But this one may appear again, it's just too fun.<br />
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Stamp: Tutu Toad by Stampendous<br />
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Techniques: Watercolor pencils, background stamping, Inked edges, and not visible but very cool: Image coated with mono liquid AQUA glue(tm) to stand out on card.<br />
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*Side note: Anyone remember the song "Froggie Went a Courtin'" by Burl Ives? Sir Henry had never heard of it, but it's a fond memory from my childhood. Here's his version: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ote_7U3NatM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ote_7U3NatM</a> He plays a great guitar with it.<br />
Kermit also dd a version...Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-49656064285640793322020-05-18T10:05:00.000-04:002020-05-18T10:05:06.364-04:00Finally, original art returns <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Finally Frannie" by<br />Norma Anne Chattin<br />copyright 2020</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I couldn't get myself motivated for South Florida exhibit, the gallery closed, my Mom needed extra attention, my Mom died...I stopped making original art.</span><br /><br />
It took "shelter at home " to reignite my art. I began by using collage techniques with rubber stamps, recycling previous pieces, and finally moved to the originals you see today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"May you shine" original art <br />by Norma Anne Chattin,<br /> copyright 2020</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubber stamped art<br />designed by <br />NACChattin 2020</td></tr>
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<br />Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-64150696722380214642020-05-14T09:33:00.000-04:002020-05-14T09:33:07.561-04:00More designed artHere's a post from my phone of recent cards using a variety of products. These are all using a Laurel Burch Stamp I purchased locally from Every Thing Scrapbooks & Stamps.<br />
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I used a variety of backgrounds including dye inks, print paper, tempera paint crayons, Marvy Markers, and even a bit of white-out.<br />
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<br />Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-14802838040211623292020-05-03T17:21:00.000-04:002020-05-03T17:21:03.184-04:00Stop me before I pin(terest) again<div>
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I rarely post my designed art, which is the art I make from the vast array of awesome products available in the world today. My reasoning is:</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. There are so many incredible photographs of beautifully made items similar to what I am designing that already exist online.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find and save my favorite designed and original art pieces on Pinterest(tm). Here's a link to my Pinterest hub: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/nachattin/">https://www.pinterest.com/nachattin</a>/ There are very very few of my own designs there because I'd rather go make them and teach them as opposed to taking photographs...remember that part</span>?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My You Tube channel also has some (OK, a ton) of videos categorized by topic into playlists. I think you can click here for my channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWZ5ZmQQC7wFHzZA-MnU0g?view_as=subscriber">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWZ5ZmQQC7wFHzZA-MnU0g?view_as=subscriber</a> or you may just have to search Chattin and find it. Keep in mind, the treasure is not within the few videos I uploaded but in the <b>playlists</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I contend that when we want to know more about a person or fall in love with someone or when someone has left our orbit, we can find insight into that person simply by following them on Pinterest or checking their saved videos on YouTube(tm). Yes, of course you could troll their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, but that's so obvious. Look beyond what someone is posting of their own work, service, or product and peer closer into what they actually <i>save</i>--it's fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More recently created cards I designed: </span></div>
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Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0West Palm Beach, FL, USA26.7153424 -80.053374626.4884574 -80.3760981 26.9422274 -79.7306511tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-23156955393157162722020-04-28T17:46:00.000-04:002020-04-28T17:46:11.904-04:00This would be a good time<div class="MsoNormal">
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<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clean out the storage shed</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spend more time in the studio</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make cards</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fill scrapbooks and photo
albums</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint with inks and
watercolors</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continue Bible journaling
with renewed commitment</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Change the sheets more often</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have video calls with friends
and family (even though they have always lived hours away) </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn to barber a man’s head,
just one man’s head but still…</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plan meals and corresponding shopping
trips</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stop using paper plates for
most meals</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Play tambourine and bongos
with Sir Henry on the guitar</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sit on the patio more often</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Introduce each other to our favorite
movies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make bread</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Share family recipes</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Practice deliberate kindness</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pray unceasingly</span></span></li>
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Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-18863111653378622402020-04-27T18:48:00.000-04:002020-04-27T18:48:06.204-04:00So many Thank you notes<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So much gratitude, so little time. I have more blessings than I can count. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went "back to basics" a month ago and made a thank you card using rubber stamps by Stampin' Up, beautiful metallic paper from Anna Griffin, Memories brand ink, my Fiskars 12" cutter, and a bone folder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The result was this cleverly folded beach themed card.The pattern, as with all patterns in recent years, was found on Pinterest.</span></div>
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Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-26843767060023622002020-04-12T18:24:00.000-04:002020-04-12T18:24:03.350-04:00I stopped Scrapping<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Somewhere between collage art, visual journals, altered art and card making, my scrapbooks fell by the wayside. Scrapbooks, my legacy art, one of my favorite hobbies, just didn't seem as interesting to me and I stopped. I didn't stop meeting my creative friends for day long (occasionally weekend) retreats, I just stopped making scrapbooks.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My devotion to legacy art, my term for scrap-booking, hasn't ended. My commitment to cherishing memories remains strong. I continue to love collecting actual scraps of paper from notebooks, tickets, lists, event programs and the bottom of desk drawers. Every person who knows me will confirm that I still adore taking photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter Project Life(tm). Project Life products are designed by Becky Higgins, a celebrity in the world of scrap-booking, to provide an easy and creative way to document your life. Her initial premise was to use "pocket pages" and create one page every week filled with photos and notes and souvenirs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I LOVED this idea. It felt like visual journaling and scrap-booking combined forces to be my new super hero. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I first tried Project Life I thought I'd do a page every week just like Becky suggested. Sadly, I didn't have the strength to meet the weekly goals. However, I quickly decided that this was the best way to preserve my memories and document my wonderful life. It moved my photos from the camera to the page with speed and creative freedom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naturally, I have found a way to make page creation last longer by writing loads of notes and by creating miniature works of art to go in at least one of the many available pockets. All in all, it's been a fun experience. I've been doing it since 2014 and I love it. </span></div>
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Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-60700279775134400222020-03-15T11:38:00.001-04:002020-03-15T11:43:38.484-04:00Witness to the Life of Bernice B. Chattin<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One day when I had been living completely out of my
parent’s home for about 3 years, I called my Mom at work in the middle of the
day. When she answered the phone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I said, “You are awful.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Without missing a beat, she said, “ok, why?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I replied, “because even though I live away from you and
there’s absolutely no way you would know about most of my actions and decisions
I still can’t do anything without thinking what would Mom say to that? Or how
would Mom do that? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">She then said, “ well that settles it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I’ve done my job right.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And she did, she got it right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mom carried the tool box, the checkbook, and Comet brand
cleaner in our family. And she managed them all very well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">She didn’t just get it right, she wanted my brother and I
to get it right as well. As a part of that mission, she had, as most mothers,
certain sayings, to lead us through the pathways of life—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">That’s right, I’m about to tell you what Mamma always said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mamma
said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Never
get a job where you have to get by on your looks, but always look the best for
the job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have to know the rules before you can break them.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Chin
up.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There’s
always something new to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Can’t
never could<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
two things no one will ever take away from you are your family and your education.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Get as much of both as you can<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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up straight—it’s good for you, and people will think you know what you’re doing<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Brush
the back of your hair—you want to be your best coming and going<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When someone
says thank you—the proper response is, “you’re welcome.”<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Family
is family and family is everything.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mom didn’t just say these things, Mom did them. She led by
example.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When she said there’s always something new to learn, she
led by example she took classes all her life. She learned bookkeeping, oil
painting, quilting, Disciple studies, writing memoirs and much more. She wanted
David and I to learn as well. In
addition to academics she encouraged us to take dance lessons, music lessons,
to visit museums and see plays. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In addition to the arts and academics, Mom insisted that
David and I learn “real life” skills too. A few of the things she wanted us to
learn were:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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iron our clothes<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Set a
formal table and eat at a formal table<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Change
a tire<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sew a
button and a hem<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Both
of us learned how to tie a man’s tie<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the
70’s made sure we both took typing classes at a time when there were no
computers—she said we could type our own papers in college and always have an
office job to fall back on…Little did she know that computer keyboarding would
take over the world and we never skipped a beat when it did...<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Follow
a recipe and cook a couple of basic meals<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swim
the length of the pool<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Write
a Thank You note<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The most important thing Mom taught us, by far, was that
family is family and family is everything. In our core family, Mom was fierce.
She could have taught mother tigers a thing or two about protecting her cubs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">However family, for Mom, was a very big word. And not just
with my Daddy, brother, and me—with Mom, Family was a big word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Family means first every
cousin and then cousins twice removed. It meant nieces and nephews, great-great
nieces and nephews. Most people cannot even name their relations this far
removed, much less visit with them and know all about their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And then there was the family she claimed as family.
Friends we’ve welcomed in to our homes since the over the decades up until she
died who have visited with her and with us often enough to tell you the layout
of our homes over the years and possibly even the softness of the mattresses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Like Daddy, she’s been “right there” for many of you, yet
not like Daddy at all. She didn’t officiate the weddings, funerals, and
christenings but she made sure the reception went well, she was the first to
hand you a tissue, a bobby pin, a safety pin, or an ink pen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Always with style, always with grace, and always with a
hug. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Mom wasn't just Mom, Mom was Bernice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My
step-son asked me once why I sometimes said Bernice and sometimes Mom. I
explained that she was more than a Mom, she was a force of nature, she was
fierce, she was a presence.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My brother David and I had a
saying for when we were going to have to tackle something challenging get
something done—whether it is was a petition, a fund raiser, a traffic ticket, a
waiting list or a cause that needed to be championed—we’d say, “We’re going to
have to go Bernice on it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Today is a celebration. We
celebrate my Mom, we celebrate Bernice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ll always know what she
would say or how she would do it. We can all be inspired by the way she lived
every day with her chin up. This settles it. She’s done her job right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Amen</span>Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-61629472517226354772019-11-08T13:00:00.000-05:002019-11-08T13:00:42.131-05:00Easy wreathHere are the instructions for an easy and inexpensive wreath. I taught this as a spring workshop for First Christian Church and it is easily adaptable for the holidays. Enjoy.<br />
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Cheerful Easy Wreath for all Seasons<o:p></o:p></div>
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on sale)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->1 Plastic table cloth from party section for
base color ($1)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->18 1” by 7” strips of accent color of similar
weight plastic from old table cloth, project buddy, or plastic grocery bags
(free)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->1 design focal image piece(embellishment)—glitter
butterfly Christmas ornament used in sample, look at the dollar store or party
store or floral/wood craft/kids department of craft stores ($1.00 or less)<o:p></o:p></div>
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or $.25-$1.00)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Tools: pliers, long blade scissors, florist
wire, ribbon shredder tool (optional) (on hand or borrowed)<o:p></o:p></div>
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for it not to be perfectly round, mine looked more octagonal. The color will
correct any bends that are crooked<o:p></o:p></div>
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your wreath on a door or wall.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cutting the table cloth from the folded position is a great way to do this
quickly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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you have tied about 1/8 portion of the wreath, push the knots very close
together <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->You may add your accent color strips at this
point or wait until the end, adding them now is easier to manipulate, but don’t
do it if you’re really picky about placement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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further away this is a great idea—you could even skip the embellishment part.
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If the wreath will be on a front door or other
eye height position then continue to embellish it by wiring your focal image
onto the wreath (sample places it just below the half-way point of the left
side).<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Cut and curl 16” – 25” pieces of package ribbon
and tie them on the wreath near your contrasting color ties. Use a ribbon
splitter to make some of the curled ribbons different widths.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Tie uncurled loops of the ribbon together to
make a bow about 8” in width. Wire or tie this bow to the top of the wreath. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->For a fuller wreath purchase a wire wreath from
craft or floral stores and use the same techniques<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The plastic makes this wreath ideal for outdoor
use, but you can use torn strips of fabric, cloth ribbon, or crepe paper to
design indoor wreaths with same instructions. The look will be totally
different.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Add glitter with spray glue or other methods to
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Add silk flowers where you have tied the
contrasting plastic color. If you use those plastic flowers available at thrift
or dollar stores you will get a kitschy vintage look.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Use a rainbow of colors for a birthday
event—project is so quick and easy you could even take it to work for an office
or cubicle decoration on birthdays.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Printed plastic table cloths are a fun
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<br />Norma Anne Chattin--Live well, Live creatively, Live safehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850441008810865484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7262605069615023637.post-69516642597593459832019-09-27T11:07:00.000-04:002019-09-27T11:07:28.769-04:00Missing Posts MysteryI put up several blog posts and scheduled them to run beginning in April.<br />
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Yikes, they have disappeared! Yes, I should have checked back in and yes, I should have posted more.<br />
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Nothing to do now but keep going... I have been posting more (nothing regular or anything--smile) on the NAChattin.com (get the kNACk of it) Facebook page. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kNACkofit/">https://www.facebook.com/kNACkofit/</a><br />
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