Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

There are so many amazing things in nature that we seldom really pay attention to and I’ve decided to highlight one each Tuesday.   Please let me know if you enjoy this kind of post!   While going through my photographs today, I stopped at my folder of dragonflies and damselflies.   They fascinate me with their fast wings that are so sheer.   There are so many kinds and so many colors.   And even though the general shape is the same, there are many differences.   Dragonflies have multi-faceted eyes and two sets of wings with an elongated body.   They hold their wings away from and perpendicular to their bodies when they are resting. Damselflies (doesn’t that remind you of fairy tales?) hold their wings close to their bodies when at rest and they are generally smaller than dragonflies.   Another difference is in the eyes.   The damselfly eyes are set apart and the dragonfly eyes touch.   Who would have thought you had to look that closely to see the difference?  Gray Sanddragon 

I’m getting ready to participate in my first Holiday Sale!   Our homeowner’s association is having a one day holiday sale (September 17).   I will have a table to display my creations of jewelry, silk flowers and blank cards with my photos.   And I’m wondering how to present these items to the best advantage.   Displaying my products in a way that attracts buyers has me thinking about the art of presentation. How things look and are presented can mean success or not!   I remember my mother telling me that it was very important to set a pretty table.   If the presentation for the food was inviting, the food and the conversation would be better.   If it looked like dinner was planned, Dad would not mind waiting for it!   So now, even with pizza, I set the table with candlelight and napkins.   A Ladies Afternoon Tea Such fun to make this presentation and then eat it!! When I taught, I wanted my students to listen.   Junior high and high school students are a tough crowd and the prese

Noun  TEXTURE texture ( plural   textures ) The feel or shape of a surface or substance ; the smoothness , roughness , softness , etc. of something. The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth. ( art ) The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts. The piece of music had a mainly smooth texture . ( computer graphics ) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface, Verb texture ( third-person singular simple present textures , present participle texturing , simple past and past participle textured ) to create or apply a texture Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall. Texture gives us so much information.   It gives variety to shapes and it helps us distinguish between items.   It helps identify plants and animals and we can tell what kind of bird lost its feather by the size, color and texture.   It tells us about health.   Is the skin dry and flaky?   Is it soft and supple? W