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Art with Pastels Plus Winter Fun Tutorial

Many of my friends know of our art habit. My mother, Nana, is a Master Artist. A couple of times…
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Enjoy art during celebratory times! What better time to pull out the chalk pastels but at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, patriotic…
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When Nana was in Italy this summer she got to visit a beautiful field of sunflowers. She shares this wonderful…
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Summer seashells are a favorite any time of year! It is especially fun to create a summer seashells chalk art….
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We celebrate chalk pastels daily here but this month we are celebrating eight years of Hodgepodge! Why do we love…
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Italy – June – 2016 There is a saying on my kitchen wall at home, and it says, “NEVER stop…
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We get excited about sharks here at Hodgepodge. We have a long-time, resident shark-lover. She is the one that told…
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We are big time fans of Finding Nemo so you know that we are excited about Finding Dory too! Of…
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The last time we were at the beach we saw several of these beautifully shaped starfish. And since we are…
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With summer just around the corner I wanted to suggest to you something. Use summer to build the habit of…
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Get ready to have some fun with art! Star Wars fun art for May the 4th be with you. So…
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We love to share stress free chalk pastel art with you and remind you that you ARE an artist! This…
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