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Tools for WAHMs: Mom’s Plan of the Month

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With a million things in the air at any one time, a month can fly by in a flash.  Sometimes what you need is a good step back to see the weeks ahead all at once.  That is why the third section of my “Mom Notebook” is my Mom’s Plan of the Month.  And, it’s [...]

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The Best iPhone Apps for Busy Moms & Dads

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I know you’re busy, so I’ll cut right to the chase.  I love my iPhone, and here are some of the reasons why.  This is by NO MEANS a complete list.  These are just a few apps I happen to have collected and use on a regular basis.  Have some better ones? Please add them [...]

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An Hour in the Life of a Work at Home Mom

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Disclaimer: If frantic phone calls, poopy diapers, pineapples or nursing bras upset you in anyway, you don’t want to read this article.  We, the work at home moms, are a misunderstood bunch. No one can really identify with your day to day balancing act except for another gal juggling the same combo of kids, clients, [...]

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How to Create Chrome Letters in Adobe Illustrator

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This quick tutorial will show you the steps required to make simple beveled chrome letters.  You will need a basic knowledge of illustrator, but you certainly don’t need to be a pro.   I am using Adobe Illustrator CS3 on a Mac, but older versions and PCs should work the same way.  Here we go! [...]

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Travels With Ernest – The Adventures of a Nomadic Navy Wife

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In the spring of 2006 my husband left for a deployment.  It wasn’t our first, and it certainly will not be our last, but it was his final deployment before we became parents.  I was able to take advantage of the flexibility of our before-kids lifestyle, and, among other things, I became a nomad, tried [...]

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Making the Switch: PC to Mac

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My first computer was an Apple 2C.  My dad bought me a “drawing” program that let you color pictures like a digital coloring book.  It was crude, awkward, had only eight colors and was utterly magical.  My current computer is a brand new iMac, complete with Adobe Creative Suite 3, which allows you to color [...]

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Image Resolution vs. Image Size

Artist's Life 07.04.2008

How do I make my digital photos smaller?  How do I make them bigger? These are two of the most common questions I get asked.  Usually I walk them through the process using whatever image editing software they have (See the instructions for reducing image size in Adobe Photoshop below.) And then I usually have [...]

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The Glories of CS3

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When I was in graduate school I purchased my first round of pixel pushing software. I had everything a modern freelance artist needed, including Adobe Photoshop 7, Adobe Illustrator 9, Macromedia DreamWeaver and Macromedia Flash. I had dreams of entering the professional artist world and creating fabulous pieces of hip, relevant, educational and enlightening artwork. [...]

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Have a Happy Family Photo Shoot

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Recently we decided to enact a new family tradition.  The Yearly Family Photo Shoot.  I admit that I am not a professional photographer, but I am a bit more than an amateur.  When you are an illustrator it sure helps if you can take good reference photos.  I’ve also sold photos as stock photography, taken [...]

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