When Shantiva contacted me again a few weeks ago, I was trilled. This time the request was to try out the Tibetan singing bowl. Because I have no experience with these bowls I did some research. This is what I learned about the tibetan singing bowl Tibetan singing bowls have been around ... Read More about Tibetan singing bowl
Christmas Gnomes
It is starting to look a lot like Christmas here. Snow is on the ground and temperatures have dropped dramatically. Harvest is finally done. The soya beans were the last to get off the field. Little gnomes are popping up everywhere, and here follows one of my versions: After looking on ... Read More about Christmas Gnomes
Monthly Faces November
Novembers face is from a picture of a friend of mine. Getting started The process You can see the picture that was printed of after enlargement. I then transferred the outline onto the canvas. The background was painted first, then the shadow parts and hair were painted in. The ... Read More about Monthly Faces November
Visme versus Canva
How it started In June I was approached to try out Visme. In the past I have used Canva and found this easy and sufficient for my use. So how does Visme compare to Canva? I will tell you what I found. Below follows a infographic about all the main differences between Canva versus ... Read More about Visme versus Canva
Does Your Home Get Enough Natural Light?
Natural light is amazing and we should do everything we can to bring as much as possible into our daily lives. This infographic from HappyCleans looks at the many benefits of natural light and looks at ways to bring more of it into our homes. Before we even get into all of that, let’s look at the ... Read More about Does Your Home Get Enough Natural Light?
A Personal Refresh Can Help You Feel Renewed
Jump for joy Pexels - CC0 License A personal refresh When we feel a little down in the dumps, a little tired, a little lethargic, we know that taking care of ourselves, eating a nice meal and sleeping can often help us outgrow that lethargy. At the same time, it can be that a ... Read More about A Personal Refresh Can Help You Feel Renewed
Copper Pitcher
When Shantiva reached out a few of months ago requesting to try out their copper pitcher, I was intrigued. In these past articles I examined the benefits and deficiencies of copper. Drinking water When I received the copper water pitcher, I was impressed with the look of it, in fact I love ... Read More about Copper Pitcher
10 Reasons to Add Another Shed to Your Backyard
A shed is a great companion to any farm or large backyard that can support it. It offers countless benefits and there are always reasons to add another shed to your backyard. So in this post, we’ll be taking a look at ten of those reasons. Green bike Image Source: ... Read More about 10 Reasons to Add Another Shed to Your Backyard
Monthly Faces October
October is Halloween month. Therefor this months face for October is Halloween themed. What better than having the wicked witch of the East stand in for this months face! How to draw Grimm's Dark Tales I had bought this book a while ago at Micheal's, here is the Amazon link if you want to buy ... Read More about Monthly Faces October
Book of Spells
This is another fun project to do. Again, Pinterest came through with some fun Halloween ideas to make. This time we are going to make a "Book of Spells" This old book seemed to be perfect for a "Book of Spells". I glued some Halloween foam shapes to the book. Then painted the ... Read More about Book of Spells