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A Gallery of Geeky Cakes
Today is my sisters' and my birthday (we are triplets), which means...CAKE!!! For the past couple of years, I've had tons of fun making some cute and geeky cakes for the occasion. While I'm by no means...
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Looking for something?
I recently moved my main website domain nicolejinjones.com over to my new portfolio and art blog, so any of you who have tried to access my site were probably redirected there, where you hopefully...
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Keene Craft Show
Hi, I'm back (again)!In recent months, I've been focusing a lot of my free time on building a portfolio of design and illustration work. You can take a look at what I've been doing with that at...
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TARDIS Quilt
All my fellow nerds out there are probably well aware that this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. I thought this would be a good time to share the TARDIS quilt I made earlier this year...
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The Etsy Shop is Ready for the Holidays!
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend with your family and friends. Now it's time for one of the great perks of Thanksgiving...leftovers! This past Saturday, I had a great time selling my...
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So last year around this time, I wrote a blog post listing some of my crafty resolutions for 2013. My overall goal was just to MAKE STUFF, which I did. I made a lot of stuff. :) But I also had some...
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Learning to Crochet
If you read my last post, you know that one of my goals this year was to learn to crochet. Well, I finally sat down with some yarn, hooks, and my iPad and looked up some web tutorials and simple...
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Easter Egg Doodle a Day
Well, it's April, and it's FINALLY starting to feel like spring is here in my neck of the woods. A cold spring, but as long as the snow is melting… It has been a long winter, and I am ready for some...
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Easter Egg Doodle a Day, Part II
Happy Easter, everyone! In my previous post at the beginning of the month, I set out to create one Easter egg each day leading up to today. I had a lot of fun with it. I found that I not only liked...
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Back to the Craft Table
Every artist goes through creative block once in a while. It just happens. Life gets in the way and all of a sudden, you have no time. Or you become frustrated and insecure about your abilities. Or you...
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Niki Knits: Baby Vests (with free pattern)
As I revealed previously, I am currently pregnant with my first child, a girl. I am due in December, and my husband and I are so excited.In my return to crafting, I've once again been bitten by the...
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Learning New Things
Is there anyone out there who misses getting ready for a new school year? Maybe I was just a huge dork (well, I still am...), but when I was young, I always found it exciting. Buying school supplies....
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Mood Board: Autumn
Because sometimes you'd rather look at pretty pictures than read a long, rambling blog post…RELATED POSTS:
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Doodling and Tangling
I've come to realize that there are two main areas of art that really click with me. The first is crafting. I love to create things by hand. I love the challenge of learning new skills and figuring out...
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Easy Macaroni and Cheese
When I was single, I shared a house with my two sisters. We were pretty good at sharing in the responsibilities that come with running a home. Eventually, we settled into certain habits, and we each...
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The Patterns of My Life and InkTober 2015
My relationship with arts and crafts has always been an on and off thing. One minute, I'm bursting with creativity, and then the next, I'll put aside my sketchbooks and craft supplies for months, or...
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Craft Nerd
Confession: I am a huge nerd. Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Superman, Disney, Harry Potter…I am a fan of all of them and more. The list goes on and on. I just adore science fiction, fantasy, and...
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InkTober 2015 Update - Day 1–10 Doodles
I've finished days 1–10 of InkTober for this year. It's been going pretty well, and I'm having fun with it. Here are all the drawings I have done so far:If you want to follow along day-by-day, I will...
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Failure
My crafty, creative life is full of experimentation and trying new things. Along the way, I've had my share of screw-ups and mistakes. But when something doesn't come out quite like you had planned,...
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InkTober 2015 Update - #11–16 Non-paper
Last week for InkTober, I decided to get away from my sketchbook and find other things to doodle on. I had a lot of fun coming up with ideas and ways to photograph them. Most have a very appropriate...
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