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It’s almost time…!

Posted on December 8, 2011December 7, 2011by Lisa

It’s almost time for the BIG release of the Hero Arts 2012 Catalog! Woo! I can hardly believe it’s almost here! You see, we started working on the catalog months and months ago — was it June? I can’t even remember — it’s been that long ago — or maybe I’m getting old? ha. (Sneak […]

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Minty Fresh + Tree Bombing!

Posted on December 7, 2011by Lisa

Hi all! It was 28 when I woke up this morning — that is COLD for Texas! (And I had PT and had to wear shorts! brrrrrr.) So I was feeling rather minty fresh and decided to give the ole blog a new background using Stripe Generator. And then! That reminded me of some freshly […]

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My little secret.

Posted on May 11, 2011May 11, 2011by Lisa

Yep, that’s a picture of veggies. (Were you expecting donuts? Or cupcakes?) They’re from the Angel Valley Farm stand that’s just a few miles from our house. Aren’t they pretty? I took the photo to tease my Dad in Ohio (where it was still snowing just a few weeks ago — no fresh rainbow chard […]

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I heart coconuts.

Posted on May 9, 2011May 9, 2011by Lisa

I love coconut. (Toasted, plain, coconut milk — it’s all good.) Yum. But I *heart* J more! Even more than the washi tape that I used to hold that piece of patterned paper on there. (And that’s really saying something.) I was thinking of him when I made this card for the Hero Arts More […]

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A *gem* of a day!

Posted on April 26, 2011April 26, 2011by Lisa

Hi you guys! I’ve had several people ask how my Easter was, so I thought I’d show you! Here’s a few favorite snaps I took during the day — mostly of food, YUM. There’s also flowers from friends, napkin rings from another friend, and our Fiesta daisy dishes circa the 1960’s: And then, one photo […]

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Linen love.

Posted on February 25, 2011by Lisa

I love linen! I’ve been trying to find a linen background for my blog for a long while now — like a year? Or more! But I never did find any that seemed quite right. I tried to make my own by scanning some linen, but that didn’t work. :( Then I stumbled across this […]

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I'm so glad you're here! I'm Lisa Spangler, prairie girl living in the big city of Austin, TX. In case you were wondering, sideoats is the state grass of Texas and to me it's just as beautiful as any flower. Hope you'll stay awhile and visit often. More about me.

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