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- Hats Off to Hopper!
- New Solo Exhibit! Volition Gallery @ Bell-ans Sept 16th 3-6pm
- My Jane Eyre RECENT Work opening at Nyack Library May 8th 2016 2-4pm
- Contemporary Illustrations with Ink
- Illustrations for Upcoming Online Auction!
- Experimenting with Gifs Gone Rogue
- Painting TimeLapse
- On Making the Mermaid
- Joyita Series (little jewel) layered resin ink paintings
- VDAY 2015 new material performing TONIGHT! and...
- 12 Techniques & Strategies for Healing Heart Break
- Healing the Creative Heart
- Starting Over. Again. Dog fight
- Newest Work- Wood Cut-out Illustrations
- New Paintings, Tonalli Exhibit - Fire
- New Art, Tonalli Exhibit, Water Painting
- New Art, Ink Paintings in Tonalli Exhibit in Arnold, Maryland
- New 'Latina' Art, New Solo Show- Tonalli, Anne Arundel Community College Gallery Art
- Gilded Cages- On Fitzgerald- Quotes from the Great Gatsby
- Spring, A Time of RENEWAL...especially for me... future
- Saying Goodbye to the -Old Banner- New year - New look
- My Hester Prynne Art Doll Published in Somerset Studio Art Doll Quarterly!!
- More Moleskine Sketchbook pages
- new Art House Moleskine Sketchbook
- meet Lil Red Wolf design - Mary...she HAD a little lamb...
- Introducing Little Red Wolf an artistically altered clothing line...
- That Doll Has Been Named and the winner is....
- Inspiration, Repetition, Meditation and Illustration
- Help Me Name that Doll!
- Meeting and Working with Doll Artist & and Teacher Lillian Alberti
- Market Finds! Small Business Profiles- Parcel in Mountclair, NJ
- Modern Day Queens
- The Witching Hour is Near...
- Lil' Red Is the Theme...
- My Most Fave Time of YEAR - ALL HALLOWS EVE Approaches...hint hint
- Until there is a CHANGE- I will continue to post this on Columbus day...
- The Loss of an Iconclastic Icon and a Personal Inspiration- Steve Jobs
- Bullseye Glass Class in Portland, Oregon
- A Survey of Color in Mexico...
- Artist Assistantship with the De La Torre Brothers in Ensenada, Mexico
- Summer Dreaming
- A Way to Keep Your Secrets of Secrets
- Doing Nothing, Disconnecting and Why it's Important (Just in Time For Summer)
- Current Inspiring Chelsea Artist - Sculptor/Ceramicist Emma Rodgers
- Altered Couture of the Month- Customize Your Shoes Tutorial
- My Chicks salute the Arrival of Their First Spring
- Been Feeling like only a Sculpture could tell you ...A Day at the MOMA
- If Dot can survive the Downtrodden Overwhelming Speedy Advancement of the Destruction of her World SO can We!!
- Working with Decals
- My New Postcard
- Life With my Backyard Chickens
- Just Keep Going... a You Tube inspiration from my native NYC
- Bliss Women's Co-op Grand Opening Celebration today from 5-7pm
- Come to Bliss! This Friday!
- Vignettes of Puerto Rico
- New Venue & New Ink Illustrations 2
- New Ink Illustrations
- The Importance of Castles in The Air
- Nominated Best Animated Shorts - My favorite part of the Academy Awards
- The Gift of Prints n Student Creativity
- My Little RED Valentines Day- For the Love of the Beast Within Me and His Long Unruly Fur...
- Miami International Art Fair IV- Glass Mosaics, Cardboard, Soap and Cocoa Leaves...
- Miami International Art Fair III- The Mundane Gets Its Iconic Due
- Miami International Art Fair II
- The Miami International Art Fair HIGHLIGHTS Report I
- On my way to MIA- Miami International Art Fair
- new ink work
- Little, BIG Delights that Rock My World, & Might Just Rock Yours!
- Creatively Invoking The New Year with Sorority, Intention, Incantations, Stitchery & Felt
- Inspiring Artist You should Know: Denis Darzacq
- Creatively Conscious Women's Art Retreat Continued For the Holidays!
- Altered Book Pages
- So Excited! The Karma Seed LAUNCH is today! And I have MINE!
- Art & Design in San Diego Shots
- New Unfinished Illustrations
- A Special Stop Motion...
- Some of My NEW Favorite Things
- On How to Be ALONE...
- An Illustrated Message to My Inner Critic
- Considering an Etsonian Sleep and a Night of Fiction...
- Dead Birds
- Some Personal Style from Etsy, Vera Wang and H&M
- My First EGG!!
- November Goals & Nanowrimo
- Happy Halloween!!! Marie Antoinette Costume Victory!
- My Kate Cusack Inspired Plastic Wrap Marie Antoinette Wig!!
- Use Altered Wedding Favors to Make Halloween Invites!
- Halloween Decor
- There's a Murder Mystery Afoot...
- Some New Halloween Cards by me Available through Pingg!
- Announcing the Winner of the BEAUTIFUL YOU Giveaway
- A Threadless Tee to Inspire Some More Body Love
- A Book Blog Tour - Rosie Molinary's New Book - Beautiful You A Daily Guide To Radical Self-Acceptance
- Reconsidering Columbus Day
- October Winds
- On Championing My Body
- Life with the Ladies in the Chicken Coop
- Change
- Illustrating with Nail Polish
- My First Womens Art Day Retreat!!***Creatively Conscious***
- My First Ladies Mini Art Retreat is almost here!
- Attending to the Sketchbook
- Inspiring Contemporary Artists @ The Opera Gallery in Soho NYC
- Shopping for Color in Downtown NYC
- Coming Home to Chick Coop Dreams
- Farewell to My Island Once Again
- Island Girl- Puerto Rican Vignettes II
- Island Girl- Puerto Rican Vignettes Part I
- Coop Dreams
- DIY Chicken Coop Progress
- Final Coop Plans
- Starting with Raising Chickens
- Chicken Coop Plans - Dreams
- Water and Weed Wednesday - Strawberries & Coop Dreams
- Chelsea Gallery Tour Part II
- Chelsea Gallery Tour Part I
- Recovery
- Feeling a Little Defeated...Influenza Anyone?
- Monday Morning & My Fav Mags
- Stained Glass Class
- New Music Find & A Day in My Life
- The Ash Grove Doll House
- Getting Ready to Raise Some Chickens!
- My Finished Hobo Bag!
- Ho HUM
- Water and Weed Wednesday
- Sass Up For Summer!
- Mystery Project Revealed!
- Sunday Musings- Project Ourway was an Arts Success!!
- Project Ourway
- My New Mystery Project!
- Hipstamatic Blossoms
- Kokeshi FREE Laptop Sleeve Tutorial
- Paper-Cut Stop Motion Animation Inspo
- If Birds Can Fly Why Oh Why Can't I?
- Make a Wordle!
- Choose a Hairstyle! Custom Kokeshi Laptop bag
- Updated Glasswork Portfolio
- DRIFTWEAR T-Shirt Winner!!
- Dog Love
- Two New Inspiring Art Books
- Flowering Fruit Trees
- Fun News and New Giveaway to celebrate Driftwear!
- The Birth of Driftwear
- Back to Basics...
- Bestia Fera Gallery Opening
- Today is my Solo Exhibit at Azucarera...
- Two days left before my opening....
- Today is My Hub Gregg Emery's B'day so...
- The Flyer to My Opening This Weekend
- I WON!
- Hipstamatic
- And the WINNER is...
- Happy Easter! And Another Special Delivery!
- Primitive Folk Art, Fruition and Furnishings @ 18th Century Furniture
- Bear in The Yard...Again
- New Art Pieces for Azucarera NYC
- Emerging Artists who Caught My Eye Part III
- Emerging Artists who Caught My Eye Part II
- Emerging Artists who Caught My Eye Part I
- My Polyvore Gray Day
- Special Delivery!
- New Work...is on its way...
- Illustrations for Two More Pen Pals and Indie shop Owners!
- Little Things that Add the Illusion of Decadence to my Daily Life...
- Sweet Illustrations for My Penpals
- Bucket List Number 1. The Ice Hotel
- The Kokeshi Doll Trend & Make Your OWN!
- Free 4x6" Print for Kawaii Easter Basket Giveaway!
- MEGA EASTER GIVEAWAY!!! Win FREE STUFF!
- RECIPE for the Perfect Cup of Hot Cocoa- Amarettogirl Style!
- A Unique Giveaway!
- MassMarket Imitating Handmade Ofcourse!
- Amarettogirl Designs - Featured in my First Etsy Treasury!
- Another Amazing Stop Motion...
- Mai Sweetshop on Etsy
- Blythe & Pullip Art
- Snow Blizzard 2010
- My First WebCOMIC Chica & Chulo's Snowday Adventures
- A Winter Day
- Unsellable Objects
- Ballroom Dancing and Blogging with the IPhone!
- Blythe Illustrations
- Design Finds from Saugerties, NY
- Weekend in Saugerties, NY
- Valentine's Day Apron
- Butterfly Magic - Paper Art Inspiration
- Sew, Mama, Sew! and JCasa's Something Special Vday Card tutorial!
- A Quick Winter Illustration
- Kanzashi
- Marie Antoinette Ladies Dinner
- Apron Mania
- Bergdorf Goodman's Holiday Windows part II
- Bergforf Goodman's Holiday Windows part I
- Fifth Avenue Luxe - Bidding 2009 Farewell Window Dressing Style
- French Macaroons at Starbucks!!! Limited Time Only!!
- Mai Sweet Shop Treats Return - Craft Fair '09!
- The National Assoc. of Indep. Schools People of Color Conference
- Unearthly Woman Opening
- 2/20 Gallery Unearthly Woman Exhibit
- No Sew Butterfly Costume
- Witchy Women/ Making an OOAK Fabric Doll @ Sugarloaf
- Costumes Past Revisited- The NBC Peacock
- Halloween Invitations Tutorial- The Coffin Invite
- Halloween Dessert Idea- Pot 'O Dirt!
- All Hallow's Eve 21st Century Digital Mysticism- Cyberternity
- Adventures in making Martha Stewart's Haunted Halloween Cake
- Halloween Dreams Begin
- My Latest Cupcake Container!
- Charlotte's Tea Room- One of My Favorite Places when living an Art- full life!
- Guerilla Knitting in NYC
- Gregg Emerys Azucarera Exhibit was a Blast
- NYC Weekend Edition- Artist Gregg Emery at Azucarera Gallery
- Treat Yourself to a Subscription of Color!
- Glass Explorations II
- Some Glass Explorations
- Illustrations and The Azucarera Exhibit
- Inspiring Glass Artist Richard Parrish
- The End of Glass Class
- My Desk at Glass Class
- Favorites at Corning
- If you have 4min to be inspired see -Japanese Creative Takeuchi Taijin's Stop Motion
- what a mess...the plight of the art teacher
- The Soul of Sweet Delight - New Art Pieces for Gallery - Azucarera NYC
- Discovering a Crafter in Sugar Loaf, NY - The Arts and Crafts Community
- Idle Fingers Need(le) to Felt Dogs or other animals for that matter...
- Wanderlust Dreams
- Keri Smith The Illustrator and author of How To be An Explorer of The World
- Earth Day Creativity Shot!************ Inspiring Artist Vik Muniz on TED Talks
- Marie Antoinette Display Doll Dress
- Making a Marie Antoinette Cupcake Display Doll
- Drawing With Light
- Amarettogirl Craft Book Review- The Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girls Guide to Handmade Jewelry by Jennifer Perkins
- On Resurrecting a 24yr. old Animation Project
- Everyday Typography..
- Youniverse- A Visual-based Personality quiz
- Art House Sketchbook Event!!
- Wednesday Etsy Window Shopping featuring Etsy Seller Poodle Breath
- An Alternative Way to Think About the Creative Process
- New Mai Sweetshop Products in the Works!
- Objectified Rags to Riches or My 'Slumdog Millionaire' Art Piece Pick!
- Art House Co-op Sketchbook project vol. 3 - Artist and Student Colin Alexander
- Art House Co-Op Sketchbook Complete-
- Art House Co-Op Sketchbook Exhibit -
- ART & Art House Co-op, Opportunities for Visual Artist Nationally
- Sketchbook Sully Girls
- Sketchbook Samplings
- El Anatsui at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Adobe Illustrator and Kawaii Madness!
- Artist Workspace - Vignettes of my space
- Rainbirds is nominated for Fabric of The Week on Spoonflower
- The Dwight-Englewood Schools tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. echoes Barack Obama's Inauguration!
- Amarettogirl's Blog Awards!
- Inspiring Artist - P Brigitte Coovert
- Happy Pills - Cupcakes, Dolls and Creating
- Maya-Lee Diaz Rest In Peace
- 2009 is Coming! Etsy Seller Linkylove!
- Letters from Father Christmas
- Mai Sweet Shop Treats Debut!
- Felt Ipod Touch Case! Gift Tutorial!
- Handmade, Extraordinary Gift Boxes- Mai Sweet Shop Cakes! Faux Cakes with a Function!
- Unique and Extraordinary Gifts! Crafter Alert!
- Art Give Away - Thankful Photography
- My Spoonflower Custom Fabric Arrived!
- The Potential of Craft Wire
- Tialey Vintage and Entrecard
- Kat Macleod - Inspiring Artist
- Amarettogirl Designs on Cafepress! Lets Go Shopping!
- Custom Fabric Printing!!! Crafter Alert!
- Political Art and Obama Gana!
- For The Love of Blogging...
- Halloween Illustration and Hosting tip #3
- Witches Fingers Halloween Madness Tip#2
- Halloween Madness Begins!! Pumpkin Scars Decorating Tip!
- 52 Chelsea Exhibit
- Inspiring Artist - Sylvia Levenson
- Glass Illustrations
- Painted, Stacked, Fused and Sand-blasted Glass
- Vitreous Painting on Glass
- Glass Illustrations
- More Sandblasted Glass from my time in Corning
- Sandblasting @ Corning Glass Studio Class
- At Corning
- Flickr
- My New Electra Bike- Design, Style, the Color Orange and a Sweet Ride
- A Puerto Rican Wedding and a June Bride
- Puerto Rico's Portals II
- Puerto Rico's Portals - Doors and Windows
- ART GIVEAWAY WINNER !! Happy 4th of July!!!
- Unsellable/Giveable Objects...
- The Potential of a Brown Paper Bag
- Hair Art! Play With Your Hair!!!
- Guerilla Art and First GIVEAWAY!!!!
- Music and Creativity (part I)
- Cleopatra- A Contemporary Revision
- The Three Graces - A Contemporary Revision
- Blog Things! Spice Quiz...
- Phil Young - Inspiring Artist
- The Life of Pi Book Meme
- Marie Antoinette Inspired Collage
- Embroidery & Body Image Life Question
- HerStory Exhibit Opening!
- Judith and the Beheading of Holofernes- Graffiti Inspired
- Relaxing with Collage!
- The Herstory Exhibit
- Happy Mother's Day!
- How do you DE-stress with NO time???destress
- Lamp Worked Glass Figures
- More Berlin
- Street Art in Berlin, Tacheles & Andras Bartos
- Berlin!
- Munich Ecstasy, Agony, Bratwurst & Grafitti
- For the Love of Mermaids
- Munich Jewels & My Knight in Shining Armor
- Parisian Color & the D' Orsay
- The Louvre & Ladurée
- Parisian Post Cards, Macaroons, Notre Dame & The Metro
- Paris: Architecture, Cirque, Pompidou, Grafitti & C215!
- Paris, Munich and Berlin!!
- Artist Gregg Emery - On Being Centered
- My Handmade Laptop Bag and Life Questions
- Inspiring Artist- Kiki Smith
- Whats in Your Bag?
- Stained Bedroom Sheets
- Guilty Pleasures (for the Crafty & the Non-crafty)
- Inspiring Artist- Candy Jernigan
- 10 Things I NEVER Want to Forget
- Inspiring Artist - Judith Schaechter
- Celebrating Creativity @ The Oscars
- Here Comes the Snow & A Call to Live
- Loose the Plastic Bag...the Beautiful way!
- On the Absence of Color
- Who Says Disorganization is a Sign of Creative Genius?
- Dia de San Valentin
- Love Story With No Words
- pRECIOUS mETAL loVE
- Love is in the Air
- Working with Glass
- Welcome to my blog!
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