Tag Archives: Weddings

Feb17

Creative Juice #331

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #331

Bunches of quilts. A couple of poems. And more.

This poem amuses me.
Celebrity portraits from long ago.
Just in case you didn’t see this on the ARHtistic License Facebook page, here is a beautiful wedding story.
Free pattern for an adorable heart quilted pillow.
Very colorful quilts.
Funny photos.
Five beautiful quilts.
Cheap jeans—there’s more to this story than the price tag.
The genius of Jeff Beck.
A poem (by one of my favorite poets) about her creative process.
Wonderful graffiti quilts.
The quilts of Maria Shell.

Aug5

Creative Juice #306

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #306

Things to admire, and things to try out.

Beautiful winter quilt.
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
How to paint colorful whites in watercolor.
I know you don’t know these people, but if you like to look at wedding photos, these are beautiful. The bride is one of my favorite bloggers, and I enjoy wedding pictures, especially because my youngest daughter got married last December.
Insect portraits.
Award-winning photographs on Flickr.
A fun painting tutorial. I can’t wait to try this!
Quilters, do you prewash fabric yardage when you bring it home from the store, in order to preshrink it and get rid of sizing and excess dye? And does it tie itself up in knots so that no amount of ironing gets the wrinkles out? Try this technique, which greatly reduces the wrinkles.
Back exercises for writers. (Sitting at a computer for hours is bad for your posture.)
Tips for becoming a better photographer.
I love these sketches of people busy in the kitchen.
For prospective first-time authors: How much do you really need to know about publishing if your manuscript isn’t finished yet?

Oct17

OctPoWriMo2021 Day 17

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Today’s prompt is celebrating milestones.

Wedding cake

Will There Be a 50th? 

Many years ago at church
on Valentine’s Day
the pastor asked all couples
who’d been married 50 years or longer
to stand.

You turned to me and said,
“That will be us one day.”

I did the math.
I’d be 71 years old.
Who wants to live that long?

And the harder question—
how do two people stay together
for a lifetime?

You’re a good man
but you’re far from perfect,
and you’ve made it clear that
I have my faults too.

So many couples we know
have fallen apart.
How have we managed to 
cling to one another?

That golden anniversary 
is only a couple years away now.
I know our fondness for each other
is as strong as ever,
but will we live that long?

©ARHuelsenbeck

Feb14

Creative Juice #177

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #177

The Valentine’s Day edition of CJ. Wishing you lots of love.

You could do this during the next solar eclipse.
This man hangs out with giant cats.
An artist’s valentine.
Happy Valentines’s Day from lots of illustrators.
Love from the animal kingdom.
Valentine quilts.
Photos that didn’t see the light of day until after their photographer’s death.
I never knew about the relationship between Khalil Gibran and his patron.
These paintings look so real and very surprising.
Award-winning photos taken by kids.
How to get into the flow.
My daughter is getting married this year. I hope none of this happens at her wedding.

Mar8

Creative Juice #130

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Creative Juice #130

Beautiful things to admire or make.

Fish made out of junk.
Winter in beautiful Romania.
Oscars fashions from years back.
Beautiful Zentangles.
Quilt tutorial: Teresa Down Under teaches how to make Delectable Mountain blocks and how to arrange them to create different kinds of quilts.
What matters most to an artist?
Like donuts? Wonderful watercolor tutorial.
Your cat needs a ladder.
Mardi Gras, but different.
El Alto’s architecture is over the top.
Free quilt patterns to make for St. Patrick’s Day. (Well, maybe for next Patrick’s Day!)
These beautiful wedding dresses and bridal head dresses almost make me want to get married all over again.

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