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Brown Girl Doll: Petia
In December 2015, I envisioned a Brown Girl Doll wearing a Kente cloth inspired dress. I knew the primary color was gold and the rest would come over time. Yet, I haven’t had much time to work on my ideas because I was creating on behalf of my clientele. The end of March yielded an…
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What Can’t I Do: Quit
On Tuesday, March 15th a question was posted to me by Michael Jackson of MJM Photography Group… What “Can’t” You Do? What can’t I do?…. Quit. I may take a breather yet I will never quit! When what you do is truly your passion you will fight to see that doll created, that stitch mastered, and/or…
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Fear Be Damned: I’m Doing It Anyway
To be totally transparent I have not blogged for fear that my writing is subpar and what do I really have to say. Sometimes I feel all over the place because I have several passions not just one lazer focused interest to share. I have spent most of my life perfecting many skill sets rather…
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Our Faith Walk
In late August 2015, I was commissioned to create a doll and I didn’t know where to start. I had never thought to make a doll because that was my grandmother’s thing. When I was a child I experienced my grandma’s faith walk. Without a pattern, YouTube, a Crochet Circle, or a concept she relied…
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Beauty Created, Beauty Released
The same beauty I find in creating is the same beauty I have to find in letting go… I have become anxious with every signature creation that I must release into the hands of its new owner. So much time is spent in selecting the perfect colors, graphing a customized design, crafting, implementing the proper…
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Beautifying You: Ending 2014 Stronger
As we approach the last six months of 2014, are you wearing yourself well? In the Beauty in Being You post we discussed evaluating the character you exemplify. Character is the moral qualities we illustrate. I know it is hard to swallow yet character is tested, reinforced and grown through adversity. It is easy to…
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Connection Circles
Never underestimate the size of your Connection Circle. You will be amazed at the wealth of creativity that surrounds you. – J.Monroe
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God’s Creation
While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation. Maya Angelou Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/maya_angelou.html#OSmR7gBFry010Skp.99 While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything…
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No Running Allowed
I am No Runner I have come to the conclusion that there are those that runaway and those that are steadfast in the game of life. For many years I would only pursue those things that I knew success was assured. By age 10 I wanted to crochet, bake and braid skillfully. I made no excuses…