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maker’s dozen . Tools [printable calendar]

Welcome, September… and whatever teasing of Fall and cooler weather fun you might bring! I’m kicking off the month with a Maker’s Dozen saluting our family’s most eventful transition of the last few weeks — the start of school. Plus, as you scroll down, you’ll find a monthly printable calendar with some new artwork.

As you may be experiencing in your neck of the woods, the 2020-2021 school year has a unique set of challenges as we all navigate the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are adjusting to a new schedule with my daughter in full-time virtual learning and my sons in a hybrid plan with in-person school two days each week and virtual learning for the other days. While, I’m so happy to have them with me for extra time, it’s quite a juggling feat with client projects, kid activities, and assignments and more school assignments. Still, we’re thankful for the creativity and commitment of our excellent teachers, and we haven’t let this weird year dampen our excitement for… school supplies!

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I probably need to say this as much to myself as I do to my children, but I hope I can instill this idea in each of their hearts. Sometimes — even at their young ages — I see them trying to compare themselves to each other, to their friends, to what they see in media, and even to me as their Mommy. There was a time when I saw my boys shying away from artsy type things because I’m an “artist.” Like I owned the best ways to do art or use my tools. I consciously work to help them see beyond that. Even days when I see Baby Girl try to emulate something I’m doing in the studio, I hope I’m diligent to remind her that she doesn’t have to measure her ideas or her methods or herself against how I do things. Or how anyone does things! The best measure of her efforts will be her own magnificent heart and her own wildest dreams!

favorite things . Taped

I’ve been adding to this collection for a while and I finally settled on a few of my favorites to include. I’m also experimenting with a  new digital collage approach to sharing them — could be a trend!

1. Sketchbook tissue tape — butterfly illustrations & handwriting from PaperSource.com
2. Japanese washi paper tape from HappyTape.com — love the turquoise and red combo
3. Alphabet tape from House Industries — I think I love everything from this foundry.
4. Red & blue ticking stripe fabric tape from PaperSource.com
5. Semi-transparent washi tape from Top Hat — for an overlapping pattern

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