tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70700072856166719962024-02-07T02:33:55.661-06:00Sparrowfoot StampsSparrowfoot Stampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290657452209269352noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-57166581828163300502018-08-30T12:29:00.000-05:002018-08-30T12:29:24.553-05:00<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Had fun creating this paw print for a special dog named Odin.</span></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Famous Black Baseball Player,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jackie Robinson.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of his <span style="font-size: large;">w<span style="font-size: large;">ell known</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">'The most luxurious posession,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">the richest treasure anybody has,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">is his personal dignity.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Jackie Robinson~</span> </span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">1912-1972</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Went to see the movie '42' and was so inspired</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">by his story, even though the movie was not entirely accurate </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">or inclusive, that I wanted to capture him in a rubber stamp carving.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I hope you like my effort! </span></div>
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Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-41881717250014808132013-05-13T15:01:00.001-05:002013-05-13T15:01:17.281-05:00Custom Wedding Logo Rubber Stamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">This hand carved wedding logo rubber stamp </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">was created for a customer</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">for her upcoming wedding this <span style="font-size: large;">Summer</span>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">What a joy to create something this detailed and fun</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;">for this lovely couple to use i<span style="font-size: large;">n</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;">so many different ways for their wedding!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here are two of the ways they ar<span style="font-size: large;">e using </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">the custom rubber stamp wedding logo<span style="font-size: large;">. I have</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">also been told that it will be going on the front of </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">CD case cover, the groom is a musician.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am <span style="font-size: large;">looking forward </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">to seeing more pictures of how they used it.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">How fun is that!! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-15080547027940013092013-03-31T16:57:00.000-05:002013-03-31T16:57:07.464-05:00Folk Art Spring Flower Rubber Stamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Spring flowers will be coming up</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">soon here in Iowa, and I thought I would</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">get a jump start by carving a </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">folk art style rubber stamp flower.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This one is a nice size at around</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will be looking forward to seeing </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the first blooms of Spring soon, though,</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the garden off of</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> my Sun-room</span>! </span></i></span></span></div>
Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-3401950308717484452013-03-30T20:08:00.000-05:002013-03-31T16:57:49.210-05:00Kokeshi Doll Rubber Stamps, Antique style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">S<span style="font-size: large;">et of 4 hand carved rubber stamp</span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">antique style Kokeshi Dolls.</span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had so much fun drawing these, let alone carving them. Being able to use them is </span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">something that I look forward to, but being able to hold these litt<span style="font-size: large;">le rubber stamp carvings </span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">in my hand and study them after carving is</span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">an added benefit. It <span style="font-size: large;">seems to have been done by someone else on<span style="font-size: large;">ce the <span style="font-size: large;">stamp has been carved.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">They each have a unique personality and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">represent differ<span style="font-size: large;">en</span>t provinces</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">in Japan. I<span style="font-size: large;">t is so amazing how many</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">d<span style="font-size: large;">oll styles there are in Japans Kokeshi history</span></span> </span>! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><b> </b></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a link that tells more about the history of Kokeshi's that a friend of mine in Singapore shared with me:</span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-57126195835512434832013-02-02T16:21:00.004-06:002013-02-02T16:23:30.847-06:00Apple Theme Post Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apple Theme Hand Carved Stamp Post Card. <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A s</span>w<span style="font-size: large;">a</span>p in honor of the new Apple Stamp that the Post Office has just come out with for 2013<span style="font-size: large;">. Hand carved</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">rubber stamp apple with the word, apple,</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">rustic<span style="font-size: large;">al</span>ly carved for the background<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trying out different <span style="font-size: large;">surfaces for carving is always inter<span style="font-size: large;">esting. For the apple <span style="font-size: large;">background</span></span></span> I used </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">craft foam<span style="font-size: large;">, very fun and easy to carve a 'rubber' stamp out of! <span style="font-size: large;">Also, v</span>ery easy for children to create</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-11830296219466363562013-02-02T16:10:00.002-06:002013-02-02T16:12:33.000-06:00Hand Carved Mouse with Cheese<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>This is a post card <span style="font-size: large;">carving I just completed for a swap that <span style="font-size: large;">I am doing for the first time. Had </span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">this little Mouse idea in my head for some time</span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">and wanted to see what he would </span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">look like, so here he is! Edged the card in blue beca<span style="font-size: large;">use he has blue eyes<span style="font-size: large;">, and he has been eating Cheese, the cru<span style="font-size: large;">mb's under his whiskers are evidence of that!</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Added a carving of cheese and his </span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">title, MOUSE</span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">v</span>intage loo<span style="font-size: large;">k</span> snowman. Some times I</span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;">do a carving with a purpose in mind and this</span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;">one I wanted to use as a return address</span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;">stamp! It has a very strong wood cut feel to it. </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sort of rustic and old timey feeling.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;">If yu would <span style="font-size: large;">like to see more ple<span style="font-size: large;">ase vis<span style="font-size: large;">it</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">my shop:<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/113151852/snowman-vintage-look-rubber-stamp-custom">https://www.etsy.com/listing/113151852/snowman-vintage-look-rubber-stamp-custom</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I thi<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">n</span>k I will also carve him with ou<span style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">the name a<span style="font-size: large;">nd address. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love snowmen an<span style="font-size: large;">d this version</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">just came through to <span style="font-size: large;">my</span> paper </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greek Goddess Athena. Her classic Greek</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">features, and fancy hair and ornaments were</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fun to carve into a rubber stamp.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can see myself wanting to carve a wood</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">block of this someday.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This little 'chocolate' bunny just popped</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">into my head one day and begged me to carve it!</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, being a lover of folk art, that is the style</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I chose for this little hand carved rubber stamp.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plus Easter and bunnies are a favorite</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">thing around my household.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please stop by my etsy shop and take a look</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at my unique hand carved stamps. Maybe I could</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SparrowFootStamps">http://www.etsy.com/shop/SparrowFootStamps</a>Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-69315967294218046042012-10-11T14:25:00.000-05:002012-10-11T14:25:31.491-05:00Soar Hand Carved Rubber Stamp <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Made a <span style="color: #cc0000;">birthday card</span> for my son's</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">15th birthday. Decided I needed a </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">very large <span style="color: #cc0000;">word stamp</span>. So, of course, I carved a </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">rubber stamp to fit the bill!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The way this card design came about is</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">kind of <span style="color: #cc0000;">funny</span>. I was throwing something away</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">when I noticed a <span style="color: #cc0000;">VERY</span> old airplane </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">magazine that my husband had</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">thrown out. I did a double take because</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I couldn't <span style="color: #cc0000;">believe</span> that he had thrown it </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">away and also because the colors were</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">so <span style="color: #cc0000;">neat! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I immediately thought of making a </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">card for my son (also an airplane lover).</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I also wanted it to say <span style="color: #cc0000;">'soar' </span>reflecting not only</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the <span style="color: #cc0000;">airplane</span> theme, but also what I wanted</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">him to <span style="color: #cc0000;">aspire </span>to. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">So that is when I <span style="color: #cc0000;">knew</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">that I would have to hand carve a rubber stamp!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I really like the way the stamp turned out. I <span style="color: #cc0000;">distressed </span>it, so it would look a <span style="color: #cc0000;">bit older</span>, by </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">carving little tiny areas away. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">so <span style="color: #cc0000;">inspiring:</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Had fun with this carving. Used a</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">photograph of the young lady's lace from</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">her wedding dress, drew it and then carved it for </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">her, adding the words, 'Thank You'. The words have a fine texture carved into them as well.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">She will use it to make her own thank you notes to send to all of her guests. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So special to be able to duplicate something like that for someone.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And a rubber stamp that she can use for years to come!</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Included a picture of the actual rubber stamp and one of </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the print from the hand carved stamp. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the rubber stamp Plaster of Paris Box carving.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can see that the image didn't print very clearly.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The texture is nice though. I took a cookie cutter and</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">filled it with plaster. Let it dry and then etched </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">into the top of it. I then coated it with </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">acrylic paint, using my finger, and printed</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> onto Mulberry paper. The word 'Ua' is </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Swahili for 'Flower'. We currently have a </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">student from Tanzania staying with us and</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">that is why I used that language. It is a very pretty</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">pretty language to hear spoken! </span></span></i></span> </div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a very tiny (1" by 1 2/3")rubber stamp</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did and experiment with plaster</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and carving into it, didn't really like</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the way the experiment turned out. But I got to looking at the box and thought hmmm, that might be an interesting rubber stamp carving!</span></span></span></div>
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Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-89853086070357520712012-09-24T09:23:00.000-05:002012-09-24T09:23:37.905-05:00Three New Carvings To Share<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">This is an antique rail road lantern</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">that a customer wanted carved into a rubber stamp. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I am <b>always</b> interested in carving something</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">new and different and I <b>really like</b> this image.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I like the holes at the top of the </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">lantern, and all of the </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">wire work is <b>interesting</b>. They also wanted </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">initials carved into the glass globe. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is a </span></span></span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">hand carved </span></span></span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">rubber stamp</span> of some </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Japanese Kanji.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I believe they say <i>Good Luck</i>, <i>Prosperity</i> and </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Long Life</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These three<b> 'Mid Century'</b> cats were so much </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">fun to carve into rubber stamps. I am a huge cat (dog's, too!) fan. </span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But something about the 1950's and 1960's style just seems</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>to have a <b>pull</b> on me</i>. The walking cat is after a silver </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">pin that a dear cousin gave me when I was quite young. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I must have<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> liked</span> it, even then,because </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have saved it for many years!</span></span></span></div>
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<br />Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-5869712260441195642012-09-20T20:00:00.000-05:002012-09-20T20:00:51.708-05:00Black Bird Rubber Stamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a hand carved rubber stamp I made a few weeks </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">ago for a publication called Gothic Blackbird.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I thought it would be interesting to show the </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">rubber stamp carving printed on two different </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">background colors.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It gives a different feel to the carving</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">depending on what color paper you stamp on.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love birds, and would most likely carve</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">them all day if I could!</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We recently put a Hummingbird feeder</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">outside of our kitchen sink window. What a </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">fantastic show we have had all Summer long!</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We could see all kinds of battles and</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">aerial dog fights whilst doing our dishes!</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Talk about free entertainment :)</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Another interesting thing that I had never had the </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">opportunity to see before, was their little tongue</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">going in and out after sipping. Just like </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">they were licking their 'lips' !</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">However, for rubber stamp carving I will stick to the</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">less delicate bird families! </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Unless, of course, someone can convince me otherwise! </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">of carving into a rubber stamp until someone requested it for</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">a logo. In my shop on etsy, Sparrow Foot Stamps, I have</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">many different hand carved rubber stamps, and </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also offer custom logo designs, like the example above!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is like an adventure when someone asks me</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to design something for them. It gives me a thrill that I can't describe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is often something that I have never thought of carving into a </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">rubber stamp before. So it can be a challenge to </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">design something, but it is a good challenge and</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the process of it all. From the original drawing</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to the hand carving of the stamp, and the printing of it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I enjoy making something that can be so</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">usable and still very artistic!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rubber stamp carvings are so individual, just</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> like the people that I carve them for! </span></span></div>
<br />Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070007285616671996.post-43681117749551663972012-07-21T10:43:00.002-05:002012-09-20T20:17:50.838-05:00Uncle Bud<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This blog is dedicated to rubber stamp carvings,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> primarily,but also prints made from other </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">types of carvings now and then. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is a print from a rubber stamp carving I recently finished </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">of my Uncle Bud, a fabulous wood carver, now retired at 90.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When he was cleaning out some of his supplies and unfinished </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">starts I noticed he was going to throw a half finished bird, a Robin , I think, away! I couldn't bear the thought. And now it sits in my kitchen and I love looking at it-and thinking of him- every time I walk by.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Sometimes little things like that are so important, a <i>little</i> <i>thread</i> that connects us to the ones that we love so dearly. I know if he wasn't stricken with Alzheimer's he would still be carving and would most likely have loved creating hand carved images on rubber, too.</span></span></span></div>
<br />Michelle Morlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174750336964826483noreply@blogger.com0