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Today was a filming day for me– my friend Max Rousseau, who has directed all the videos that I’ve filmed for Sakura, spent the day helping me create a video to launch my first Kickstarter campaign. (If you aren’t familiar with Kickstarter, it’s a crowd funding platform exclusively.
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Several people responded to the last blog post by saying that they would love to create their own circular sentiments… so, being in a Zenspired ‘Frame of Mind’–I thought I’d share some circular Zenspirations border designs with you.
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As most of you know, Zenspirations is more than art accompanied by inspiring, hand-lettered text; it’s about discovering our God-given talents and using them to make a positive difference in the world.
If we are able to stay grounded in gratitude, make a commitment to be kind, and continually.
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What a delight to be able to get feedback on a design-in-progress! I feel blessed that so many of you took the time to look for LOVE, and to let me know which version of the design you like best. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts,.
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For the past few months I’ve been wanting to do a Zenspirations about what makes our life’s journey worthwhile. For me, the answer is LOVE… I am blessed because I truly love what I do and get to share what I love with all of you.
So here is.
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Last week I had the privilege of teaching at Legacies, the 33rd Annual International Calligraphy Conference. What a wonderful week! One of the things which made it so special was being able to spend time with people who share my passion for lettering.
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I’m at LEGACIES: The 33rd Annual Calligraphy Conference, where I’m having a blast. I flew to Dallas this morning, and since I don’t start teaching until tomorrow, I got to spend the day visiting with old friends, looking at the exhibits, seeing all the cool hand-made things in.
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This weekend I visited Jacksonville, FL, and immediately felt at home at A Small Cleverness, Donna Kazee’s delightful Rubber Stamp store. I was touched by the warm welcome I received, and by the supportive, sharing group of women I met.
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I’m in Atlanta at the Gift Show, having a wonderful time looking at new products, trying to spot emerging trends, and visiting with clients and friends. I especially enjoy visiting my licensees to see what new products are being launched. This afternoon I stopped by the showroom of.
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I love alliteration, and enjoy lettering uplifting and empowering words that all start with the same letter, like the ‘Dazzling Dreams’ design above. Using Sakura’s awesome Gelly Roll Moonlight pens, I started by hand-lettering as many inspiring ‘D’ words as I could.
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I love fireworks! Tonight, while I was watching our neighborhood fireworks display, I realized that some of my Dangle Designs look like fireworks. So in honor of the 4th of July, I created a Zenspirations ‘Fireworks Dangle’.
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When tragedy strikes, it is incumbent upon each of us to ask what we can do to help. Like many people around the world, I found the murders of the three Israeli teenagers, Eyal Yifrach, 19; Gilad Shaar, 16; and Naftali Frankel, a 16-year-old dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, shocking. But.
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