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[Marlyn in Bucks County, PA]

At home with a sick kid and piles of laundry! I am going to start cleaning up my scrap room so I can be creative tomorrow too! Its snowing (again!) and blah out so I think some creative fun is in order! Have fun at watercolor class!

[Jessica Wilson-Hess]

At work- no crafting fun for me SIGH just helping save little furry friends lives and making them feel better.

[Nadia]

hey donna! love your vlogs! today I am nursing my chin, arm, knee....I tripped over a sign leg yesterday and landed on my face. it was brilliant! I hate woosy falls! I really made it spectacular and I have the bruises to prove it. seriously it hurts like hell, but I have a nice yellow/purple hue on my chin and those might be the colors I will work with today in the studio. bruise art! woo! happy day to you! xoxo ciao!

[Candy]

Aren't you glad you are so busy? I'm putting together my son's Senior H.S. year album...and it is going to take a lonnnngggg time...maybe I'll have it finished this summer and he will then be a Sophomore in college. LOL!

[homegrownhospitality]

Here is my comment...I LOVE your random blathering because it is like sitting and hearing my own brain talk!!!!

[Lori]

nothing exciting here -- just working

[Diana]

At home sick today...gonna get some rest and maybe if I feel better later on, i will be creative as well. It was so good to meet you and Bill at CHA last week. Hugs!

[debbie McIntyre]

(Sorry to hear about your tumble yesterday Nadia! Bruise art...lol)

Hi Donna...I'm painting some altered magazine layouts today, and then pulling out some felt. Not sure what I'm making with the felt, but I'm in a felt mood and have a stack of it staring at me so I'll get creative and see what I come up with. I'm happy to hide up in the studio while new windows are being installed. Eleven days of window installation...ugh! I'll be singing when I have all new molding and crystal clear glass, though. Today is a play day and finishes with dinner out, then stamp club. So glad you're enjoying the watercolor class and can't wait to see your painting. Enjoy the day. xo

[April Cole]

Hey there... from "Sunny California"
Donna you are soooo spunky, I love it!! :]
I've posted on my blog, anyone wishes to be my Valentine?
So, I'm busy gathering up creative envelopes... headed to the post office.
Also, with the nice weather here, I wanted to paint up this drawer I have in my art studio.
It's just too plain! Painting bold & bright colors with a lot of patterns.
My husband gets a big kick out of me, tells me... "you just can't have a plain piece of wood furniture?!" Smiles... and walks away, yes he is a smart man! lol

[Shawna]

I am off to Micro-biology and Ethics this morning and calculus this afternoon....no creating for me, just lots of studying!

[Kim Boken]

I am doing laundry and working on Valentine projects for my daughter's class. I have a workshop later tonight that I am co-teaching online at 11pm EST with a friend who is in MST..Hopefully I can stay awake that long!! LOL
Here is a LO I did on Sunday with your 12x12 canvas and paint!! http://paperscissorscreate.blogspot.com/2011/02/super-bowl-sunday-challenge_06.html
Kim

[Raquel LeBlanc]

Sitting here at work on my computer going over your past inspiration Wednesday videos. I mean working....yes, I am working.... LOL. Also, I am so excited to know that I was one of those who ordered the ATC kit IMMEDIATELY!!!! Can't wait to get it!!!

[Julia Irene]

You are so fun! Congrats on your ATC kits selling so quickly!And i like your hair straight. Looks great! Have fun at your watercolor class. Sounds wonderful. I'm planning to sit down and do some art tomorrow. Today, I homeschooled my kids. My youngest and I are off to see a dogsled team and learn about them for our field trip today. Then later, I'm taking my daughter to a birthday party, and I'll shop for some unmentionables for myself while I wait for her party to get done. So, a full day, but good.
Hope yours is great! Looking forward to Inspiration Wednesday.

[ginger]

I am cleaning my bedroom, and craft room today. I have 9 ladies coming to my house to hangout Saturday and do a little project. They are all members of my art group (we do atc, lfb, and various other altered projects). I'm pretty excited to see them, but the cleaning for it is killing me.

[Angie]

Hi Donna! Love hearing about your life! I'm doing the same thing as Raquel LeBlanc above...sitting in my cube at work doing my "work"...aka watching old Inspiration Wednesday videos and daydreaming about art projects!!! Sorry I missed the ATC kit, it was sold out when I went to buy it...but I got the download and will definitely try to get March's kit...the cards look awesome so far. Thanks for all the inspiration! You're the best!!!

[Margaret]

Creating for other people today, but its for $, so thats a good thing. I may get out some ATC's out later and see what I can come up with. Looking forward to Inspiration Wednesday tomorrow!

[Ana]

OK, here is what I am doing today. I am washing my bed sheets, cleaning the furniture in the house 6 bedrooms plus living, dining and family room. Not to mention the scraproom which takes me atleast 1 hour to clean. I am also sweeping and just doing random stuff in the scraproom. Finally finished in between all of this chaos I am having the layout I started last week on friday night. LOL.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for the inspiration you bring us daily.

[jeanie]

Whatever girl you never do boring STuff...me i am TrYing to priotize and move forward and not cry over missed deadlines. i bet everyone you know would come and help you with kits--i would and good for you to learn and move forward. i am wishing i could come to your special event i have only gotten to take one class from you in person and loved it. i would love to teach a mini class for you oh my must quit day dreaming and get back to working. have a great time...happy thoughts and no being over whelmed just ask a friend to help one day it will be more fun to figure class schedules with a friend.

[Sarah]

Just got home from my Moms group where we made valentines. FUN! Also bracing myself for the next winter storms that's going to dump another 10 inches of snow here in Oklahoma! Got get things ready to entertain the kids while home bound!

[Sherry M. (Autumn Sprinkles)]

First of all, your hair looks great today! Second, I love the ATC's you just gave us a little sneak peek of and last...I can't wait to see what you have in store for us tomorrow. Have fun at your watercolor class!!

[Courtney]

I am going to meetings to get my Real Estate business going and I was catching up on all of the blogs that I stalk. I wanted to let you know that your hair looks REALLY great today! : )

[Tammy Hall]

I love your random blathering vlogs!!!! (LOL) Always have! Anyway, not to much going on here. Stayed in bed trying to get my back to quit hurting so I could get up. Now Im off to the surgeon to see if I have to have surgery on my throat. Aren't you glad your not me? Friday is my creative day, going to my favorite scrapbook store... and spend the day with friends, chilling, creating, drinking Starbucks and having a no stress day. But for today....nothing...

[Maryann]

I am sipping on a McD's Shamrock Shake that my DH brought home for me! OH HOW I LOVE HIM! I am spending the day cleaning, blogging and updating my ipod! Hugs from PA!

[ellen vargo]

I'm working from home today, before and after a Dr. appt.... so thrilling... watercolor class sounds MUCH more interesting... :)

[Sue Vassallo]

off to my daughters softball game!

[Betheroo]

Shopping and getting ready for my daughter's birthday celebration on Sunday. Making origami hearts. Going to yoga tonight. Enjoying some sunshine before the rain returns tomorrow!

[Debbie Rosenkranz]

I am patiently waiting for my brand new studio to be finished! My husband is rigging up some cabinets from Ikea and we are buying them slowly so as to spread out the cost since I am not a fabulously famous artist. Wishful thinking...hmmmmmm, I guess that's the beginning of the journey. Right!?

[Cathy in Sunny Oakland, CA]

Just working in my lonely little cube, surfing my favorite blogs...I'd rather be back in NC helping you with your ATC kits. I'm waiting for your class in 2 weeks at Scrapbook Territory in Berkeley. My sis-in-law are making aprons this weekend, so we don't get all our clothes too messy. Enjoyed meeting you last week at CHA and I want some of those Faber-Castel...did you call them gelatos??? those little 4 inch crayon type thingies with all that fabulous color! Wow, what inspiration. Enjoy your painting class and be good!

[Michelle Herbert]

Made it through work and then son's 5th grade band concert tonight. Yay. It will be fun.

[bree stanley]

hey buddy!!! U look super cute in the video today!!!! Im working on under $5 valentines day craft videos today :) cheap and cute makes me happy. Have an awesome day

[Jennifer Henson]

I taught 2-5 graders at a school, then I picked up my two girls from their running clubs, I'm about to make dinner and I'm hoping to craft/create tonight-my goal is to craft or create each day in February-even if it's a row of knitting a "potato chip scarf" or reading/jotting ideas about project life! :) Thanks for the colorful inspiration you always share! :)

[Ly Thien Le]

Hmm, let's see... I spent five hours writing and re-writing my bio for a very special lady for a very special event she is having... I know waaay tooo much time... and also spending some time in my studio working a very special project! wink!

[Kim Littlejohn]

Today I was too sick to go to work, but not to sick to work on Valentine cards for a while. And surf blogs. Enjoyed your vlog today. Just want to thank you for sharing your ATC's. No one in this area makes them. I enjoyed making your first set, creating a few of my own (love looking at them on the spinner), and looking forward to the arrival of your new set.

[Joanne Freeman]

Spending the day washing laundry and then cleaning up the craft room so I can actually see my table and then maybe I can make something. Love listening to your random blathering. Always cheers me up. Wish you would ramble on a whole lot more. Listening to you is more fun than laundry. Have a great day.

[bettyann]

nothing too inspiring..laundry..out for a walk..visit with neighbour..skype with daughter and grandaughter..talked on ph to fav aunt..visiting blogs..play with cats..read...looking forward to inspiration wed..

[Leesh]

Worked 7-3, came home, got gas. Now grading my online class and being sad that I am not going to be attending the ATC class tonight.
Am instead babysitting the child.

Good times, but not as creative as I would like to be!

Eat one of Melissa's cookies for me! Sniff Sniff :(

[Cynthia]

"Bruise art!" Brilliant way to brighten a day! Awesome!

[Cynthia]

An unusual day for me, but it is the beginning of what I hope to be a creative binge! I drove all day to bring my two youngest girls to the mountains where they will stay for a whole week with grandparents! My two older girls are on a 5-week mission trip (with the other grandparents) in the Philippines. This means all four girls are out of the house (where we homeschool year-round), and I get my husband (and my craft room, hee hee) ALL TO MYSELF FOR A WEEK! I'm simply giddy!

Oh, and Donna, I love your random vlogs!

[Colleen]

Love your blog! Sorry I missed the Feb. cards!

[Robin Orewiler]

Well, after I worked all day, I went out to eat with a friend that I hadn't seen since December - it was great getting together with her. Then I came home to WAY COOL mail - my prize package from Nicole Lombardo - OMYGosh! This is the coolest thing ever - thanks for hosting the giveaway. Now I'm reading my blog feed and addressing the valentine's day cards I made over the weekend! Love your hair color and cut!

[Linda]

U R 2 funny "}

[Jackie Wood]

Spent the day with my lovely PEO sisters working on fundraising to help educate women around the world. Then a little set design time for an upcoming production of Mulan Jr. Painting ten 8ft by 10ft panels!!! Fabulous fabulous day!!!

[Donna]

I just got home from work... dinner cooking. sitting here checking out your vlog, and watching a little Food Network

I know.... EXCITING!!!!!

[Olivia]

Home after work and husbands high school girls b ball game. I teach in Arkansas and the crazy winter weather has us out again tomorrow. This will make 5 days this year...UGH. We will be in school this summer forever. Stupid make up days. On the positive side the kids are still up, hoping this will cause them to sleep in in the morning and we are going sledding tomorrow once all the snow gets here.

[Larissa Heskett]

Well here in NEBRASKA we are having a huge winter storm!! So all area schools are closed and probably will be for the next 2 or 3 days depending on the storm!! Yeah, so it looks like I'll be busy keeping the kidos busy without distroying the house!! THANKS for the fun videos and I can't wait for the inspiration wednesday video!! =) I also can't wait to see what you have to show us next!! Have a FABULOUS DAY!! =)

[Karen Ellis]

I, like you, would really like to be creative today but I have emails, newsletters and plans to make for a couple of fun events including a store visit by one very spunky artist from NC. Can't imagine who that can be *wink* hehe. Have a fabulous day -- loving that you're taking a wc class - I'd so join you if I could.

[JJ]

I'm nursing sick kids, and now sick me too, I guess. Blah!

those bricks - is that a stamp? I WANT!

[{vicki}]

I'm commenting on wed. but i'm doing the same thing as yesterday---work

[Lynn L]

Spending the day with my sick kid. Also trying to laundry and pick things up a little. I would love to he creative, but probably not going to happen today.:( Love your video blogs!!

[Mama Shopping Bear]

Bad weather day here in North Texas, so home with my son...just got a load of dishes out of the way and now back to working on my shopping wishlist for my tax refund check I expect in the next week....HAPPY!! Hoping to unpack a bin of craft goodies and start on decorating up an old rolodex I picked up from ebay with my scrapbooking supplies. Oh, and watching cooking shows...but that's making me hungry lol. I envy that you get to be exponentially busy doing what you love! I wish I could pick up and move there and be your assistant...I'd LOVE to be kicking out some club kits with you!!

[Kelley Hartnett]

At work, in the office- not exactly fun.

You mentioned in your post, about not having the 'manpower' to handle more kitting projects right now...ever thought of hiring a blog reader to work for you? Hint, hint. Someone who may be in another state, but could do all your kitting & mailing from a different location? Like outsourcing, only not to India, but maybe to say, Texas? Would be the PERFECT gig for someone (like me), who is about to quit her day job to stay home with the new baby coming in 7 weeks. Just a thought. :)

[carol m]

working on journal pages. Some backgrounds, adding some layers and just playing in general. Thanks for all the inspirations.

[Laurie Hunt]

So 50 comments ahead of mine. We your loyal followers definitely need to step it up in the comments sections. Looking forward to inspiration Wednesday as always. Need to figure out what I am going to do for a March class at my LSS. Have the idea mostly gel, now just need to execute it. Letting puppies in and out, in and out, in and out... It is sunny here but really cold -- at 20˚but windchill in low teens or single digits. They see sun and think play outside. But they are little so I think frozen pupcicles! Soon I will give babysitter, large chew toy that takes hours for them to get through, and go upstairs to work on LSS project and another I've got going. Looking forward to the rest of Inspired info to get posted for sign-ups. I remember how fast time went once sign up happened. Have a great day and enjoy your water color class. I am taking a weekly collage on canvas class -- loving it!