Hey you guys!  I'm starting a new blog feature today.  Each month I plan to share some photos of life around here without a lot of commentary.  Just some snaps of the daily chaos and color I live with!

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Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

162 thoughts on “Around Here: January 2016

  • Congrats on being on HSN! Very exciting! Love the photos; they’re so inspiring. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  • Congrats on being on HSN! Very exciting! Love the photos; they’re so inspiring. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  • Congrats on being on HSN! Very exciting! Love the photos; they’re so inspiring. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  • Congrats on being on HSN! Very exciting! Love the photos; they’re so inspiring. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  • Congrats on being on HSN! Very exciting! Love the photos; they’re so inspiring. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  • Congrats on being on HSN! Very exciting! Love the photos; they’re so inspiring. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  • Great to have a glimpse into your world. Thank you for sharing.

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  • Great to have a glimpse into your world. Thank you for sharing.

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  • Great to have a glimpse into your world. Thank you for sharing.

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  • Great to have a glimpse into your world. Thank you for sharing.

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  • Great to have a glimpse into your world. Thank you for sharing.

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  • Great to have a glimpse into your world. Thank you for sharing.

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  • That bookcase/display is awesome and your crisp white walls are just blooming with color!

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  • That bookcase/display is awesome and your crisp white walls are just blooming with color!

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  • That bookcase/display is awesome and your crisp white walls are just blooming with color!

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  • That bookcase/display is awesome and your crisp white walls are just blooming with color!

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  • That bookcase/display is awesome and your crisp white walls are just blooming with color!

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  • That bookcase/display is awesome and your crisp white walls are just blooming with color!

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  • Love seeing your home and gorgeous art work. Now Julie give us a look at your work table when your in the middle of a project so the rest of us won’t feel so bad about our cluttered tables when we are deep into a project!

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  • Love seeing your home and gorgeous art work. Now Julie give us a look at your work table when your in the middle of a project so the rest of us won’t feel so bad about our cluttered tables when we are deep into a project!

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  • Love seeing your home and gorgeous art work. Now Julie give us a look at your work table when your in the middle of a project so the rest of us won’t feel so bad about our cluttered tables when we are deep into a project!

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  • Love seeing your home and gorgeous art work. Now Julie give us a look at your work table when your in the middle of a project so the rest of us won’t feel so bad about our cluttered tables when we are deep into a project!

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  • Love seeing your home and gorgeous art work. Now Julie give us a look at your work table when your in the middle of a project so the rest of us won’t feel so bad about our cluttered tables when we are deep into a project!

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  • Love seeing your home and gorgeous art work. Now Julie give us a look at your work table when your in the middle of a project so the rest of us won’t feel so bad about our cluttered tables when we are deep into a project!

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  • Love your new place! Hope you’re doing well!

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  • Love your new place! Hope you’re doing well!

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  • Love your new place! Hope you’re doing well!

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  • Love your new place! Hope you’re doing well!

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  • Love your new place! Hope you’re doing well!

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  • Love your new place! Hope you’re doing well!

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  • I love your home, so warm and colorful! Thanks for sharing

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  • I love your home, so warm and colorful! Thanks for sharing

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  • I love your home, so warm and colorful! Thanks for sharing

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  • I love your home, so warm and colorful! Thanks for sharing

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  • I love your home, so warm and colorful! Thanks for sharing

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  • I love your home, so warm and colorful! Thanks for sharing

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  • Looks like you have a lot of space in the new place, Julie – yeah! Just ordered and received my first batch of ArtFoamies – looking forward to getting started with them!

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  • Looks like you have a lot of space in the new place, Julie – yeah! Just ordered and received my first batch of ArtFoamies – looking forward to getting started with them!

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  • Looks like you have a lot of space in the new place, Julie – yeah! Just ordered and received my first batch of ArtFoamies – looking forward to getting started with them!

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  • Looks like you have a lot of space in the new place, Julie – yeah! Just ordered and received my first batch of ArtFoamies – looking forward to getting started with them!

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  • Looks like you have a lot of space in the new place, Julie – yeah! Just ordered and received my first batch of ArtFoamies – looking forward to getting started with them!

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  • Looks like you have a lot of space in the new place, Julie – yeah! Just ordered and received my first batch of ArtFoamies – looking forward to getting started with them!

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  • Just goes to show, pictures are worth a thousand words!
    What a bright, cheery, and colorful environment you live and work in. Love your new space. Our virtual housewarming!

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  • Just goes to show, pictures are worth a thousand words!
    What a bright, cheery, and colorful environment you live and work in. Love your new space. Our virtual housewarming!

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  • Just goes to show, pictures are worth a thousand words!
    What a bright, cheery, and colorful environment you live and work in. Love your new space. Our virtual housewarming!

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  • Just goes to show, pictures are worth a thousand words!
    What a bright, cheery, and colorful environment you live and work in. Love your new space. Our virtual housewarming!

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  • Just goes to show, pictures are worth a thousand words!
    What a bright, cheery, and colorful environment you live and work in. Love your new space. Our virtual housewarming!

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  • Just goes to show, pictures are worth a thousand words!
    What a bright, cheery, and colorful environment you live and work in. Love your new space. Our virtual housewarming!

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  • Looks like a good place to live. You might consider a long boot tray or water absorbing mat for under the bike; spring is mud season. A Bee

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  • Looks like a good place to live. You might consider a long boot tray or water absorbing mat for under the bike; spring is mud season. A Bee

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  • Looks like a good place to live. You might consider a long boot tray or water absorbing mat for under the bike; spring is mud season. A Bee

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  • Looks like a good place to live. You might consider a long boot tray or water absorbing mat for under the bike; spring is mud season. A Bee

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  • Looks like a good place to live. You might consider a long boot tray or water absorbing mat for under the bike; spring is mud season. A Bee

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  • Looks like a good place to live. You might consider a long boot tray or water absorbing mat for under the bike; spring is mud season. A Bee

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  • Nice way to share! How about a Twitter contest to win color pencils from you? Please? 🙂

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  • Nice way to share! How about a Twitter contest to win color pencils from you? Please? 🙂

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  • Nice way to share! How about a Twitter contest to win color pencils from you? Please? 🙂

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  • Nice way to share! How about a Twitter contest to win color pencils from you? Please? 🙂

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  • Nice way to share! How about a Twitter contest to win color pencils from you? Please? 🙂

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  • Nice way to share! How about a Twitter contest to win color pencils from you? Please? 🙂

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  • Love all the color and the chaos you live with. Enjoyed seeing your home!

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  • Love all the color and the chaos you live with. Enjoyed seeing your home!

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  • Love all the color and the chaos you live with. Enjoyed seeing your home!

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  • Love all the color and the chaos you live with. Enjoyed seeing your home!

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  • Love all the color and the chaos you live with. Enjoyed seeing your home!

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  • Love all the color and the chaos you live with. Enjoyed seeing your home!

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  • Is that eye Foamie Stamp for real? It’s a doozy. Love seeing your new home and all of your wonderful Art!

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  • Is that eye Foamie Stamp for real? It’s a doozy. Love seeing your new home and all of your wonderful Art!

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  • Is that eye Foamie Stamp for real? It’s a doozy. Love seeing your new home and all of your wonderful Art!

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  • Is that eye Foamie Stamp for real? It’s a doozy. Love seeing your new home and all of your wonderful Art!

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  • Is that eye Foamie Stamp for real? It’s a doozy. Love seeing your new home and all of your wonderful Art!

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  • Is that eye Foamie Stamp for real? It’s a doozy. Love seeing your new home and all of your wonderful Art!

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  • Love your all white bike. What brand is it, Trek?

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  • Love your all white bike. What brand is it, Trek?

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  • Love your all white bike. What brand is it, Trek?

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  • Love your all white bike. What brand is it, Trek?

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  • Love your all white bike. What brand is it, Trek?

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  • Love your all white bike. What brand is it, Trek?

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  • Julie, your apartment looks beautiful and spacious. I love the art in your entrance, your kitchen (what I could see), and the colorful things you have around. Thanks for the pics!

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  • Julie, your apartment looks beautiful and spacious. I love the art in your entrance, your kitchen (what I could see), and the colorful things you have around. Thanks for the pics!

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  • Julie, your apartment looks beautiful and spacious. I love the art in your entrance, your kitchen (what I could see), and the colorful things you have around. Thanks for the pics!

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  • Julie, your apartment looks beautiful and spacious. I love the art in your entrance, your kitchen (what I could see), and the colorful things you have around. Thanks for the pics!

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  • Julie, your apartment looks beautiful and spacious. I love the art in your entrance, your kitchen (what I could see), and the colorful things you have around. Thanks for the pics!

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  • Julie, your apartment looks beautiful and spacious. I love the art in your entrance, your kitchen (what I could see), and the colorful things you have around. Thanks for the pics!

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  • Love the apartment Julie! I’ve been trying to catch up on your posts and UTube videos. Trying to check out all things Scan N Cut before possibly buying one. I have a Cricut Expression but the Scan N Cut does more. 🙂

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  • Love the apartment Julie! I’ve been trying to catch up on your posts and UTube videos. Trying to check out all things Scan N Cut before possibly buying one. I have a Cricut Expression but the Scan N Cut does more. 🙂

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  • Love the apartment Julie! I’ve been trying to catch up on your posts and UTube videos. Trying to check out all things Scan N Cut before possibly buying one. I have a Cricut Expression but the Scan N Cut does more. 🙂

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  • Love the apartment Julie! I’ve been trying to catch up on your posts and UTube videos. Trying to check out all things Scan N Cut before possibly buying one. I have a Cricut Expression but the Scan N Cut does more. 🙂

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  • Love the apartment Julie! I’ve been trying to catch up on your posts and UTube videos. Trying to check out all things Scan N Cut before possibly buying one. I have a Cricut Expression but the Scan N Cut does more. 🙂

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  • Love the apartment Julie! I’ve been trying to catch up on your posts and UTube videos. Trying to check out all things Scan N Cut before possibly buying one. I have a Cricut Expression but the Scan N Cut does more. 🙂

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  • Love the big eye & the face paintings by the door. Looks like a great place to live & create. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love the big eye & the face paintings by the door. Looks like a great place to live & create. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love the big eye & the face paintings by the door. Looks like a great place to live & create. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love the big eye & the face paintings by the door. Looks like a great place to live & create. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love the big eye & the face paintings by the door. Looks like a great place to live & create. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love the big eye & the face paintings by the door. Looks like a great place to live & create. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Looks like you are settling in to your new place. It looks great.

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  • Looks like you are settling in to your new place. It looks great.

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  • Looks like you are settling in to your new place. It looks great.

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  • Looks like you are settling in to your new place. It looks great.

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  • Looks like you are settling in to your new place. It looks great.

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  • Looks like you are settling in to your new place. It looks great.

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  • Love how you surround yourself in art pieces and inspiration. Making a house a home. Feeling good!

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  • Love how you surround yourself in art pieces and inspiration. Making a house a home. Feeling good!

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  • Love how you surround yourself in art pieces and inspiration. Making a house a home. Feeling good!

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  • Love how you surround yourself in art pieces and inspiration. Making a house a home. Feeling good!

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  • Love how you surround yourself in art pieces and inspiration. Making a house a home. Feeling good!

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  • Love how you surround yourself in art pieces and inspiration. Making a house a home. Feeling good!

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  • Agree with everyone … the apartment,wow… so cool and so different. You sound happy and your new digs look happy too!

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  • Agree with everyone … the apartment,wow… so cool and so different. You sound happy and your new digs look happy too!

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  • Agree with everyone … the apartment,wow… so cool and so different. You sound happy and your new digs look happy too!

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  • Agree with everyone … the apartment,wow… so cool and so different. You sound happy and your new digs look happy too!

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  • Agree with everyone … the apartment,wow… so cool and so different. You sound happy and your new digs look happy too!

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  • Agree with everyone … the apartment,wow… so cool and so different. You sound happy and your new digs look happy too!

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  • Your art looks terrific in your new apt which is n!cely decorated. Love your cubed divide and your dark wood floors, too. Pretty fresh flowers are always nice to have, too. 🙂 I’m sure you miss NYC but the move seems to agree with you. Continued happiness!

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  • Your art looks terrific in your new apt which is n!cely decorated. Love your cubed divide and your dark wood floors, too. Pretty fresh flowers are always nice to have, too. 🙂 I’m sure you miss NYC but the move seems to agree with you. Continued happiness!

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  • Your art looks terrific in your new apt which is n!cely decorated. Love your cubed divide and your dark wood floors, too. Pretty fresh flowers are always nice to have, too. 🙂 I’m sure you miss NYC but the move seems to agree with you. Continued happiness!

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  • Your art looks terrific in your new apt which is n!cely decorated. Love your cubed divide and your dark wood floors, too. Pretty fresh flowers are always nice to have, too. 🙂 I’m sure you miss NYC but the move seems to agree with you. Continued happiness!

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  • Your art looks terrific in your new apt which is n!cely decorated. Love your cubed divide and your dark wood floors, too. Pretty fresh flowers are always nice to have, too. 🙂 I’m sure you miss NYC but the move seems to agree with you. Continued happiness!

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  • Your art looks terrific in your new apt which is n!cely decorated. Love your cubed divide and your dark wood floors, too. Pretty fresh flowers are always nice to have, too. 🙂 I’m sure you miss NYC but the move seems to agree with you. Continued happiness!

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  • you must be enjoying the extra space you have in your new place! looks fab!!

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  • you must be enjoying the extra space you have in your new place! looks fab!!

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  • you must be enjoying the extra space you have in your new place! looks fab!!

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  • you must be enjoying the extra space you have in your new place! looks fab!!

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  • you must be enjoying the extra space you have in your new place! looks fab!!

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  • you must be enjoying the extra space you have in your new place! looks fab!!

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  • Loved the pictures from the HSN visit and the new place. Beautiful!
    Look forward to more.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good to know you are settling in & doing well.

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  • Loved the pictures from the HSN visit and the new place. Beautiful!
    Look forward to more.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good to know you are settling in & doing well.

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  • Loved the pictures from the HSN visit and the new place. Beautiful!
    Look forward to more.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good to know you are settling in & doing well.

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  • Loved the pictures from the HSN visit and the new place. Beautiful!
    Look forward to more.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good to know you are settling in & doing well.

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  • Loved the pictures from the HSN visit and the new place. Beautiful!
    Look forward to more.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good to know you are settling in & doing well.

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  • Loved the pictures from the HSN visit and the new place. Beautiful!
    Look forward to more.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good to know you are settling in & doing well.

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  • Oh, I agree with everyone. The home reflects your personality – happy, cheerful, and creative soul. I love the two portrait paintings by the entrance. Do you teach a class/course to do this type of painting? I’d be interested to learn… Thank You for sharing. 🙂

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  • Oh, I agree with everyone. The home reflects your personality – happy, cheerful, and creative soul. I love the two portrait paintings by the entrance. Do you teach a class/course to do this type of painting? I’d be interested to learn… Thank You for sharing. 🙂

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  • Oh, I agree with everyone. The home reflects your personality – happy, cheerful, and creative soul. I love the two portrait paintings by the entrance. Do you teach a class/course to do this type of painting? I’d be interested to learn… Thank You for sharing. 🙂

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  • Oh, I agree with everyone. The home reflects your personality – happy, cheerful, and creative soul. I love the two portrait paintings by the entrance. Do you teach a class/course to do this type of painting? I’d be interested to learn… Thank You for sharing. 🙂

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  • Oh, I agree with everyone. The home reflects your personality – happy, cheerful, and creative soul. I love the two portrait paintings by the entrance. Do you teach a class/course to do this type of painting? I’d be interested to learn… Thank You for sharing. 🙂

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  • Oh, I agree with everyone. The home reflects your personality – happy, cheerful, and creative soul. I love the two portrait paintings by the entrance. Do you teach a class/course to do this type of painting? I’d be interested to learn… Thank You for sharing. 🙂

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  • bonjour, un très bel appartement, et très bien décoré,
    j’aime beaucoup toutes vos peintures dans l’entrée
    merci pour cette visite

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  • bonjour, un très bel appartement, et très bien décoré,
    j’aime beaucoup toutes vos peintures dans l’entrée
    merci pour cette visite

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  • bonjour, un très bel appartement, et très bien décoré,
    j’aime beaucoup toutes vos peintures dans l’entrée
    merci pour cette visite

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  • bonjour, un très bel appartement, et très bien décoré,
    j’aime beaucoup toutes vos peintures dans l’entrée
    merci pour cette visite

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  • bonjour, un très bel appartement, et très bien décoré,
    j’aime beaucoup toutes vos peintures dans l’entrée
    merci pour cette visite

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  • bonjour, un très bel appartement, et très bien décoré,
    j’aime beaucoup toutes vos peintures dans l’entrée
    merci pour cette visite

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  • You’ve done such a great job of decorating your new home! I especially like your living room, so classy looking!
    Best wishes

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  • You’ve done such a great job of decorating your new home! I especially like your living room, so classy looking!
    Best wishes

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  • You’ve done such a great job of decorating your new home! I especially like your living room, so classy looking!
    Best wishes

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  • You’ve done such a great job of decorating your new home! I especially like your living room, so classy looking!
    Best wishes

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  • You’ve done such a great job of decorating your new home! I especially like your living room, so classy looking!
    Best wishes

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  • You’ve done such a great job of decorating your new home! I especially like your living room, so classy looking!
    Best wishes

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