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Palindrome

16 May 2007 by kristarella

I saw someone do one of these for their name and I thought it was so awesome. In church the other night, I realised that I had it in me to do one too. It isn’t perfect since my name has seven letters and the symmetry of the design is in the fifth letter. I […]

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Totally insane!

16 May 2007 by kristarella

Things have started to feel pretty crazy. After all the family stuff on the weekend (which was very nice, but prevented us from doing dishes and washing and all that), I got a bit sick and didn’t do the supermarket shopping. Now I’m back at uni and I’m trying to be diligent and do some […]

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Sunday Night

14 May 2007 by kristarella

Watching Buffy, the final episode of season 4, I have realised something that I never have before. Funny, since I’ve seen it so many times. The final slayer comes to kill them in their dreams because of a spell they cast, invocing the slayer’s power. I thought that the first slayer just ripped out all […]

Filed Under: Graphics, Movies, My life & thoughts Tagged With: Buffy

Trivia

12 May 2007 by kristarella

A couple of bits of trivia that I came across this week: According to this website cocoa beans are from the tree Theobroma cacao. Theobroma is Greek for ‘food of the gods’. The ancient Aztecs honoured the cacao tree and used its beans as a form of currency. The tree was a source of strength […]

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Confronted

12 May 2007 by kristarella

I’m not good with confrontations. I never know what to say and I end up acting sympathetic, but not really saying anything useful. This morning at karate one of the women was very annoyed because she thought the class wasn’t helpful. She was annoyed because people who started after her are now higher grades than […]

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“Regrets” or maybe “It’s the little things”

10 May 2007 by kristarella

I’m sure that there are things we regret or we would rather not have done, or that we would rather be doing than what we are doing now. “If you could change one thing…” is one of those cliched statements or questions that really can’t be answered because if you changed just one thing, your […]

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A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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