Annie Lang with her whimsical
characters.
Image used with permission from the artist.
Annie
Things Possible ®  Posted
Oct-30-2006
Whimsical Characters & Creative Designs
I didn't even have to pull up Annie's Web site (anniethingspossible.com)
in my Web browser to know that I already liked where the concept
was going. Any thing's possible. When there's a positive
play on words involved, I know I've met a kindred spirit. How
pleasantly surprised to know how correct I was! ... |
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Digital
Scrapbooking: A Designer's Dream! Posted
Oct-29-2006
Laboring the Layout: Pumpkiny Things
As you can see, this Pumpkinitis affliction
of mine just isn't going away. Thankfully, there are only three
more days left in October to where I will allow this incessant
condition to run its course, and then after that I'm meandering
onto a new motif. Hmmm.... I know of some wild turkeys in
the area... Thanksgiving is only a stone's throw away! ... |
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Martha
Stewart's Halloween Helpline Posted
Oct-27-2006
Pumpkin Carving Templates, Decorations & Costume
How-to
The front cover of the
2006 Halloween issue of Martha
Stewart's Living magazine features the latest creative
pumpkin carving designs and effects that by far has traditional
triangle-eyed carved pumpkins looking like something from the
stone age. ... |
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Picture
This: October Pumpkin Fest Posted
Oct-25-2006
The Onset of Pumpkinitis
Another pictorial journey pinpointing the onset of my Pumpkinitis condition.
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The
Girl Blue Project Posted
Oct-21-2006
"We Must Invest in Our
Children"
I just finished reading Nancy Mills' Spirited Woman Interview
with Marlow Wyatt, Founder of the Girl Blue Project — a self-awareness
program for girls ages 14 to 18 "committed to awakening the truest potential
in young women by empowering them to embrace who they are and giving them the
tools to create whom they choose to be." ... |
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Halloween
Puzzle & Writing Challenge Posted
Oct-20-2006
And a Creative Writing Prompt for YOU!
I dare you to go print my latest word
search puzzle off the Web and find all of the ghouly words. Or
are you a fraidy-cat? It's not a trick, it's a treat! And then, if
you're feeling extra ambitious, here's a challenging creative writing
prompt just for you — one that even your mummy can do... |
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What
if Pumpkins Grew on Trees? Posted
Oct-20-2006
Sleep-Induced Subconscious Wonderings...
The subconscious works wonders in your sleep. This morning
I woke up with an important question running through my mind: What
if pumpkins really did grow on trees? ... |
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Mirecle34
Pumpkin Patch Printable Posted
Oct-17-2006
Dedicated to Linus Van Pelt
How could this not be next? With a patchy history like mine,
I can't see how anyone would expect anything less! Just in
time for this pumpkin harvest season and Halloween, you can
download your own free printable Pumpkin Patch Novelty Kit
to treat your Pumpkinitis! ... |
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The
Leonardo Trait: Living the Multipassionate Life
Posted
Oct-15-2006
Writing My First Book Foreword
If I had a nickel for every book I've read so far in my lifetime,
I'd lug them down to a bookstore and promptly buy more books.
Yes, I'm one who proudly admits to preferring a library card
over a charge card even though my interest rate in books is
much higher! ... |
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Say
it Isn't Snow! A PictoREAL Adventure Posted
Oct-12-2006
"Snow way, snow how!" — Blizzard
of Oz
I woke up this morning and was shocked to see it snowing outside.
I was shocked because I can't remember any other instance in
my lifetime when it's snowed this early in October. ... |
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October
Pumpkins Posted
Oct-10-2006
An Ode to the Gourd, Morange Crayon Renderings
Dear Pumpkin gods,
Thank you for giving us the pumpkin.
For what would autumn be without it? ...
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What
Prompts Your Creativity? Posted
Oct-10-2006
What sets you free?
The onset of autumn is one of my favorite creativity prompts. What are some of
yours? ... |
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Monthly
Writers' Group: Initiation Posted
Oct-9-2006
A NEW Journey Begins...
One of my self-imposed 'writes of passage' <grin> into
a rich, rewarding writing life has been the enrollment of myself
into a monthly writers' group. I have never been part of a
formal writers' group before, and outside of K-12 school and
college have neither written to the commands nor the structured
prompts of a facilitator, author, teacher, or workshop leader.
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Nit
Wits Creative Outlets Coloring Page Posted
Oct-1-2006
Electrifying Creativity Experience!
(PDF 48KB)
How about we use this page as a prompting creativity exercise — a "What
if?" scenario — for you to imagine, dream, and play
with until your little heart's content! ... |
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