Today is my niece's birthday! Happy Birthday Brooke!

So now back to #ThirdDegreeThursday . Today's question is something special and has to do with smell. What is your favourite cologne, perfume, aftershave and etc.? Is it spicy? Is it woodsy? Is it citrus? Does it have floral scents to it?

This is one of those things that is a mish mash...and it is suppose to be like that! This technique is used for creating colour on your paper surface. Why? Sometimes I don't like a white paper staring at me, and prefer some colour and shapes to inspire me.

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Today is #FridayFinds . Usually I find objects to share about, but today is different. Today, I met an old friend; in fact, she was one of the substitute teachers I would ask for as a teacher. Helen would cover my classes and do such an excellent job. So, today's find has to do with friends. I encou...

Today's #WednesdayWins is something everyone knows, and it even won Time Magazine's Person of the Year! It's YouTube. Why is it a WednesdayWin? I have finally got on the YouTube bandwagon and have started watching videos these past few months. What  do I watch? Everything from makeup to art to anima...

Sometimes you can add to your art, a technique that looks like it doesn't belong. I'm talking about artists using stamps in their work. Since my art work is ArtWork & Words, I use letters. And lo and behold, there are stamps that contain letters and numbers. So I seem to have a choice, I can create ...

Today's #FridayFinds isn't an object but something I found that you and I can do. It is a grounding exercise. This grounding exercise really helps you to calm your anxiety and help you focus on the present. Watch the video and find out how to do this simple exercise.

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It is a beautiful August day and I am wanting to barbeque some chicken breasts.The problem I find is that the chicken breasts are often tough and dry. Ugh!! So I am asking you for some suggestions. How do I barbeque some chicken breasts and have them end up nice and moist? Calling all chefs!

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Did you know that acrylics come in different forms? There is regular tube, heavy body and fluid acrylics. Fluid Acrylics is more liquidy in consistency. They can come in opaque and transparency just like the regular acrylic paint. Due to its consistency, it can be worked in a different way compared ...

Today I continued my work on the original pieces that will accompany my Artist Cards; these are for those who sign up for Art & Soul Insider newsletter. So far I have done a bit of collage, painting, and today, stencilling. I think stencils are so neat; I like how they add texture to the piece along...

Real Gold Leaf starts out as a 5mm gold nugget that is then flattened into a sheet by hammering it down. Imitation Gold Leaf is much cheaper and the metal leaf can come in a variety of colours (silver, copper with blue, green and etc.). It can go on almost anything (statues, clay or metal pots, pain...

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The upcoming course, ‘My World Rocks!,’ is using rocks, gold leaf and acrylic paints. Now you know what rocks and acrylic paints are, but what is gold leaf? First of all, the gold leaf can be real gold or it can be imitation gold to keep the costs down! (Extra note: the leaf can come in silver...

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Here we are to the last Principle of Design; it is Pattern /Repetition. A pattern is when you have a specific order that repeats itself. The object that repeats itself could be line, shape, colours, textures (any of the Elements of Design).

Patterns can be simple; as in the example with only ...