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December 30, 2014

on the road again..

The new year is almost here and I'm excited to get back on the road to teach some of my favorite workshops.


I'm first headed to sunny california after the new year for CHA and to teach some of my favorite workshops at Craft Envy in Santa Clarita, CA January 9-10th 2015.


Next I will be returning to Oklahoma to teach my new 2 day workshop at My Hearts Fancy on January 24-25th 2015.


Then I'm off to visit my candian friends in Vancouver at Clipper Street on Feb 6-8th. I had such a great time last...

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Published on December 30, 2014 20:14

December 26, 2014

the writings on the wall...

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Christmas day with Sharpies in hand, our family went over to the new house construction and wrote messages on the framed walls. each child wrote his or her own inspirations in their rooms and as a family we wrote messages in the rest of the house.


this home is such a dream come true for us and making an indelible mark on the foundation just seems to perfect way to make it our home!


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Published on December 26, 2014 06:55

December 25, 2014

words inspire me...

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Published on December 25, 2014 02:03

December 23, 2014

words inspire me...

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Published on December 23, 2014 07:01

December 21, 2014

introducing the 2015 Artist Gang....

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Tuesdays on the blog will be dedicated to the talents of the New 2015 Artist Gang


{starting in mid January}


please join me in welcoming these 6 incredibly talented Artists to the


donna downey STUDIOS team!



to visit each artist blog simply click on each Artists bio below


Stephanie bio Shawn bio Brian bio Andrea bio Denise bio Cee cee bio

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Published on December 21, 2014 10:19

December 19, 2014

"48 weeks" - week 38 MAGIC...

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week 38 layering media to create texture!!!


this is the journey my students took on week 38 of my "48 Weeks" workshop.


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{Debbye Hicks}


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{Renee Logan}


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join the 48 weeks bandwagon and graw and develop yourself as an ARTIST.


join us and learn the techniques that inspire these incredible students!


48 WEEKS is self paced and has lifetime access


register for my 48 WEEKS workshop today!


just in time for the NEW YEAR!


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Published on December 19, 2014 05:43

December 18, 2014

whats new....

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I cant believe the new year is just around the corner!!! There are so many exciting new things we have planned for the new year and I cant wait.


I just launched some new stamps for my signature series with Unity and they came out awesome.


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see my entire line of stamps here


inspiration wednesday is back!


i'm sure you might have heard by now but i'm bringing inspiration wednesday back next year. the first video will launch in 3 weeks!!





HOW will it work?



inspiration wednesday will be ever...
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Published on December 18, 2014 04:58

December 12, 2014

"48 weeks" - week 37 MAGIC...

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week 37 is all about that base!!!


this is the journey my students took on week 37 of my "48 Weeks" workshop.


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10712741_10154716406520220_7115963225277873899_n{Dawn Nowacki}


join the 48 weeks bandwagon and graw and develop yourself as an ARTIST.


join anytime, self paced and incredibly rich in technique


register for my 48 WEEKS workshop today!


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Published on December 12, 2014 02:08

December 11, 2014

words inspire me...

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Published on December 11, 2014 07:38

December 10, 2014

Free online workshop! Winter Silhouette with Stephen Lursen

Hello friends!!!


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Stephen Lursen here with a brand new free painting workshop video! I teach this at Donna Downey Studios, and in the season of giving, I want to share this fun class with you! I had a wonderful time teaching a private party just last week. We had such a blast and each person made it her own. I LOVE creativity! I love it when you learn something new and put your own spin on it personalizing it in such a way that only YOU can. It is fun to learn by copying sometimes, but real g...

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Published on December 10, 2014 09:00