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Skip
3rd day in a row. Can I skip writing? I don’t have anything to write about. I’ve been on a run all day. I got to the office early because I had a lot of payables to print. Then went to lunch. We went to a restaurant in Walnut Creek called Limon. I had chicken…
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Day 2 in a row
I told myself that I would write a little something everyday here on my wordpress website, http://www.raquelamaral.com. I love to make jewelry and I also love to watercolor. So every night when I go to bed I take my watercolor pad and paints and sit up and paint. I have no idea what the brushes…
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Post
Can I write everyday for a month starting now? Today is Monday April 10th. I just got home from work. I wonder if WordPress allows me to upload videos? This is a little video of me making a ring. I will be holding a class on June 10th (Saturday) at 11am. Pat Viera’s studio 4180…
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Classes
Turns out my first teaching class was a success. All the participants wore their two necklaces out the door. I provided the supplies and students purchased their own tools, crimper and wire cutter tools. Also needed were the round and flat nose. You can see all of their happy faces on my FB page. facebook.com/raquel.amaral.…
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1st Jewelry Class – Necklace
Hello, I’m teaching my first class tomorrow at Pat Viera’s Art Studio in Concord, CA. I’m excited that 7 friends are giving up their Saturday morning to attend my class. I purchased crimper and wire cutter tools for each student that needed them. All supplies are also included. My goal is to teach each one…
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Free
Jewelry Making Class Date: April 8, 2023 Time: 10am Where: 4180 Treat Blvd. Suite G3 (Rose Lane side of building) Concord, CA I want to teach you how to make a beaded necklace. Free – with your own tools. You will need a wire cutter and crimping tool. Or you can pay in advance –…
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How’s your week been?
My goal is to try writing once a week on my website. I ended this work week with the idea to move the little bit of money that I had in the stock market to a safer wiser account. I enjoyed buying and selling stocks while I was home recovering from chemo and radiation. But…
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My website
on WordPress is about to expire 3/16/23. I don’t know whether or not I should renew it for another year. I have put a lot of work into building it with images of art, jewelry and the written word. If I don’t renew it what will happen to all the content? I can afford to…
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It’s raining
It’s a rainy Saturday and I’m enjoying the day at home. I woke up thinking about my website, this website. Keep it or move it all to Shopify?? Recently Danny (my husband) took some of my original water color art out of each of their glued to canvas with plexiglass on top of it jail…
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This is Joy!
When I think about how much life I have already lived and wasted so much time not knowing that Joy was always with me. Now I wake up each morning knowing how much I am Joyful and especially grateful for my life. Driving home from lunch today the thought that this joy is mine and…
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What’s up?
It’s July 2022 and I’m excited about my website and my creativity. I recently purchased a shed from Home Depot and our neighbor Robert built it. Just so you know it didn’t come with a floor and all the wood pieces. So Robert builds houses and put the floor in. He did such a beautiful…
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Let’s Paint a Tote bag
Where – Viera Art Studio ~ 1924 Grant Street, Suite 10, Concord, CA I have limited space available; so let me know if you want in.