Thistle Designs – Deborah Smart
Creating Unique Art for Your Life
In case you need to know, today is Tuesday, and it’s the last day of March! It feels like March 97th, but it’s only the 31st. Been a long month, hasn’t it? With the physical distancing, staying indoors unless necessary,…
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Happy Monday, my friend! I hope that you had a good weekend, as you spent ‘physical distancing’ yourself from others. One nice thing about having our boys still at home is that it’s less quiet! They can’t go ‘hang out’…
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Welcome to Friday, my friend! Do the days of the week really ‘mean’ anything, anymore? For me, they’re more marked by those family members who leave the house for work. Both my husband and oldest son are considered ‘essential services’,…
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Does anyone else remember this saying, from growing up? My parents always said ‘waste not, want not’, whenever we were about to throw out something. We had to think about whether it could be kept, or re purposed, or given…
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I had created a new bubble panel on the Ranger black cardstock, but wasn’t sure what to do with it. Then inspiration struck – to combine it with the funny Tim Holtz Snarky Cats. There’s a sentiment about thought bubbles…
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I think it’s fitting that as I’m writing this post, it’s National Puppy Day! Our puppy passed away in 2017, at 15 years old, and not a day goes by when I don’t miss him. Maybe we’ll adopt another dog…
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Hello, my crafty friend! I hope that today finds you & your loved ones doing well, and staying healthy. Life in these days is rather unusual, but it’s important to ALL of us that we all maintain our social distancing,…
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Happy Spring, my friend! I can’t believe it’s finally here – and our weather even matches the occasion! I hope that you’re keeping well during this pandemic; enough can’t be said about staying home, staying healthy and staying calm. We…
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It’s impossible not to have fun with bubbles! Do you remember being a kid, and the first time you saw that amazing, sparkling, floating globe? Of course, the fun then was to chase them down & pop them! Now, as…
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Happy Wednesday, my friend! Anyone else out there having trouble keeping track of what day it is? I spent all of Monday being certain that it was Tuesday. I checked the calendar twice before writing this post! While we’re all…
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