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Why we are vegetarians

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on October 1, 2012

When I found out that today is World Vegetarian Day, I decided that the best way to recognize it would be to do a layout about why Matt and I have become vegetarians. We actually tried a vegetarian lifestyle several years ago, but we didn’t do enough learning about how to do it well. We [...]

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Oasis

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on July 16, 2012

To be fair, it was my idea for us to go for a hike on July 4th. There’s a trail running along Brushy Creek Road that I see lots of walkers, runners and cyclists using, but we had not tried it yet. So we agreed to go first thing in the morning to check it [...]

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The Lord God made them all

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on June 2, 2012

It’s already time for the June Sketches With a Twist challenge—the last design of my term with them. I am very proud to have created this sketch, although I’ll admit that it’s a little harder than usual, which is why I’ve included a tutorial below for making the Cathedral Window quilt pieces! Here’s a little [...]

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Origami leaf wreath

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on November 19, 2011

This has been add-on week on Sketch Support, and today my project is live! Please head over to grab the sketch so you can use it in your own crafting, and while you’re there I would love it if you would leave a quick comment for me. Here is a look at the add-on project [...]

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Rosette pumpkin tutorial

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on October 18, 2011

Blogtoberfest Day 18 I was in Archiver’s about a month ago looking at new scrapbook products and saw a pretty 3D pumpkin they had made. The store was out of the printed instructions for it, so I took a good look at the sample and came home to try my hand at recreating it. Here [...]

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