The first painted Santa gourd emerges from the sink of uncleaned gourds . . . quite different than what I expected. Watch how he does on eBay .
Topics: Decorative Painting, Gourd Art, Painted Gourds, Santa Collectibles, Santa Ornaments, Tole Painting

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  Four dried gourds soak in the sink, waiting to see what they might become. Writers face a blank page. Painters face a blank canvas. These things, moldy and hard as wood offer the same possibilities. It occurs to me how organic they are. I can...
Topics: Decorative Painting, Gourd Art, Painted Gourds, Primitive Folk Art, Santa Collectibles, Santa Ornaments, Tole Painting

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John Lennon once wrote:“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”Right when I thought I’d really get serious. When I’d get that novel written. When I’d build up my blog. When I’d learn to.
Topics: consistency, Life, Patterns, personal responsibility, Priorities, Productivity

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As my blog traffic approaches the Alexa top 200,000 mark I reflect on the days when this site was rated in the top 70k and my SEO blog sat in the 30k range.And I remind myself how statistics mean little about blog traffic.I’m not sure how Alexa...
Topics: blog statistics, Blogging, Blogging Tips

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If you’re not actively writing, you don’t need inspiration.One of the earliest scenes I pictured for my novel project involved a character riding a bus. I liked several things that came from it, but the scene brought up some questions.Why is..
Topics: creative writing, Creative Writing Tips, creativity, Productivity

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