Maui in Less Than Twenty Photos
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Maui in Less Than Twenty Photos

My husband and I just celebrated forty years of marriage by going to Maui, my very first trip to Hawaii. It was amazing and I took over seven hundred photos and videos. And that is way too many images to share, just ask a couple of my family members.

I picked two or three of my favorite photos from each of the eight days of our trip to include in my art journal pages (which I'll be sharing later) but for now I'll share just those few here.

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How to choose a meaningful gift

How to choose a meaningful gift

This time of year seems to be filled with special occasions like graduations, weddings, anniversaries and in my family, we've got plenty of summer birthdays, too. There's nothing quite as wonderful as giving a gift that holds special meaning and one way for a gift to have meaning is for that gift to symbolize something.

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Did you ever have a butterfly net?
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Did you ever have a butterfly net?

I did! I'm pretty sure that I had an unofficial catch and release protocol because I don't really remember what happened after I caught a butterfly, or if I really ever caught any. (Maybe my mom will remember and tell me, lol.) But I remember being enchanted by butterflies and I am pretty much still under their spell.

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Seasons Change

Seasons Change

Probably one of the most interesting things about this piece is that it was originally part of another artwork. "Seasons Change" is 12" wide and 16" high but it came from a much larger piece that was 40" x 40".

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