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Artfully Distracted

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2020 In Review

January 18, 2021

2020 was quite a year. 9 week Stay at home order for the State of Illinois. My day job was non essential so I was out of work for the whole 9 weeks. Luckily I was able to get unemployment. So many shows canceled. Many postponed. My calendar was all labeled in post it notes… Read More 2020 In Review

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100 Day Goal

May 1, 2018

A few years ago I discovered the 100 day goal with the business bakery. It’s a great resource for taking a goal and breaking it down into simple micro actions. By doing one small fifteen minutes task per day, it makes it simpler and easier to attain your large goal.  I started a few of… Read More 100 Day Goal

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Happy 2018!

January 1, 2018

Here is to the new year! A year full of new opportunities, new goals and my favorite. checking things off a list! With this new year I am going to start the 100 Day Goal. Its a program to accomplish one big goal by breaking it down into 100 little actions, one done each day. … Read More Happy 2018!

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We Need Your Input!!!

March 1, 2017

  This is a questionnaire that my business partner and I came up with. Answers to these questions would be extremely helpful to us.  If you choose to answer, please copy and paste this to an email , answer the questions and I will send you a coupon for $5.oo off a future purchase! Raeven… Read More We Need Your Input!!!

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Here’s to a Colorful 2014!

January 1, 2014

Well its 2014, and we survived another crazy chaotic holiday season.  Here’s to a colorful, artful 2014.  This year for the holiday, my family was amazing enough to gift me lots of amazing new tools for my jewelry! I have never bee so happy to get a jewelers anvil, a beading hammer, wire file, and… Read More Here’s to a Colorful 2014!

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The Kountry Nook

September 25, 2013

Today I finished setting up my new booth at the Kountry Nook, Kountry Nook in Pekin, IL | 212 N Capitol St, Pekin, IL | Superpages.com. I left the Crafty Corner and went to a craft mall that had regular hours, and better hours.  Hopefully this will be a great new start, and the opportunity… Read More The Kountry Nook

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New Opportunities on the Horizon!

May 16, 2013

A coworker of mine has taken a huge step, she is going to open her own craft boutique in Pekin.  The boutique is going to offer booth space to crafters and artists.  And I am going to rent a space!!!!  I am hoping to show and sell my photography, jewelry and maybe some of my… Read More New Opportunities on the Horizon!

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How do you Measure a Year?

March 14, 2013

Its easy for forget what it takes to be married.  Especially when one is married for so long.  Easy to forget all the little things that keep a couple in love.  Its too easy to get complacent, to not go the extra mile.  To feel like you have just a companion or a room mate… Read More How do you Measure a Year?

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2013 Guidance from a Wise Soul

January 8, 2013

I have been following the blog of a woman named Nicole Cody.  She is a woman from Australia who happens to be a psychic, and a damn good one if you ask me.  Now I know that not everyone believes in psychics, but I really do.  Her Blog is called Cauldrons and Cupcakes.  At the… Read More 2013 Guidance from a Wise Soul

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Welcome 2013

January 1, 2013

  Welcome to a new year and a brand new project!  This blog is going to be my new creative outlet, a venue for all of my various creative interests.  This photo is the first sunrise of 2013, a new year, a new day, and a chance to start anew.  Time for new projects, finishing… Read More Welcome 2013

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