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September’s Embroidery Pattern! It’s a whale of a tail!
It’s September and you know that means, Whales! It’s time to polish your dorsal fins, shake out your tail flukes and send out those party invitations because it’s almost Blow Hole Day! My plankton...
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It’s Weasel Time!
One of my favorite steps in children’s book illustration is charactor design. First I collected realistic images of weasels. Then I collected cartooned images of weasels. I study both to get what I...
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October’s Embroidery Pattern, Acorns!
What to do, what to do, what to do? Hum… I know, acorns with faces! I just wanted to do something that I, at least, have not seen before. Well, maybe in I’ve seen it in some form of artwork but...
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Camp Whosawolf
This Winter my dog decided to take a trip. He’s been wanting to get back to his roots so when he heard about this place called Camp Whosawolf he got very excited. Basically, you get matched up with...
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It’s time for a wedding!
My daughter is getting married. Here is what happened when she told me- Daughter: I’m getting married! Mom: That’s so awesome! Now what do we do? Daughter: I don’t know. Mom: Me neither. How...
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How to draw characters.
Let’s begin by getting your mind and psyche in the right space. If you use my tutorial I want you to: Sketch a little bit everyday, for at least a month. Allow the sketches to be crappy. In fact, I...
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You won’t believe it! A NEW free embroidery pattern!
You know, you guys have put up with a lot from me over the years. First, there was Oil-Painting Andrea, then Craft-Girl Andrea, Stupid-Story Andrea and now Children’s-Book-Illustrator Andrea. What...
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April 2013 Free Embroidery Pattern. The Jackalope!
I’ve had a few request to do a Jackalope pattern on my Flickr group, Badbird Patterns. So, I thought it was time that I made their wish my command. Wallah! Click on the image to enlarge, then right...
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Urban Wolf
Click on the image above for a full size view. I’m trying out a new format for my dog stories.
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