The Kira Nichols Etsy Shop

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Eye Inspires!

Hello friends! My friend Audio and I are collaborating on a new inspiration blog that will feature inspiring projects, tutorials and other tools from around the web. Please take a moment to check it out and become a follower!

http://eyeinspires.blogspot.com

Choosing Balloons

Oh Saaaarah, I'm using your ballooooon punch! :) Here are some colorful little father and son doodle birds for Father's Day coming up. The balloons are watercolor texture punched with a balloon punch with real black thread tied to them for the strings then glued to Mr. Bird's wing. The little threads are very very difficult to tie on having taken a muscle relaxer. Goodnight, friends!
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Be strong, brave & humble bottlecaps

These are some resin bottlecap pendants I made for the young women in my ward going to girl's camp this year. I was going to go, but my back problems flared up at the worst possible time, so I couldn't. Bummer. The caps say, "Kia Kaha, Kia Maia, Kia Ngawari" which in Maori means, "Be stong, be brave, be humble" which kinda went with the camp theme this year. I kinda need that advice now, because I'm feeling a little scared. Got MRI results today, and there was a lot of mumbo jumbo that I didn't really understand, but didn't have the presence of mind to ask what it was. Tears in my discs, defects, herniation, blah blah... Doctor referred me to the orthopedic surgeon and neurologist to do a consult on surgery options. I kinda always knew it would come to this, but now that it's happening, I'm a little afraid :/ Happy Wednesday?
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