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pens'/><category term='vacation'/><category term='seasonal decor'/><category term='wire'/><category term='embellishments'/><category term='submissions'/><category term='tutorial'/><category term='still life'/><category term='Fly'/><category term='fall floral arrangement'/><category term='denim'/><category term='art fair booth'/><category term='business cards'/><category term='book'/><category term='Res Q Tape'/><category term='creative map'/><category term='finding balance'/><category term='close-up&apos;s'/><category term='Shelley&apos;s art'/><category term='art resources'/><category term='repurposed jeans'/><category term='Emily Dickinson'/><category term='for sale'/><category term='art projects'/><category term='Tricia McKellar'/><category term='wire words'/><category term='headscarf'/><category term='craft show'/><category term='fresh flowers'/><category term='ilymore'/><category term='wire word embellishments'/><category term='landscapes'/><category term='upcycled t-shirt'/><category term='the art process'/><category term='before and afters'/><category term='Etsy shop'/><category term='2 birds on a branch'/><category term='book. this art life'/><category term='charity events'/><title type='text'>Comments on Art as Usual: Published!</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/feeds/9192636374907066360/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html'/><author><name>Jen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14477444986728004457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GUzr9tL1jmc/TBLZvXqNauI/AAAAAAAABHo/tqRWgHwZMsg/s1600-R/n1204896576_4748.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-2037666602519913939</id><published>2011-12-01T23:00:41.034-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T23:00:41.034-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Congratulations! I&amp;#39;m going to add getting publ...</title><content type='html'>Congratulations! I&amp;#39;m going to add getting published to next year&amp;#39;s list. I just found this handy worksheet to set goals with: http://www.highpowerresources.com/Coaching/content/AnnualGoalSetting.pdf</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/2037666602519913939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/2037666602519913939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html?showComment=1322802041034#c2037666602519913939' title=''/><author><name>Maike</name><uri>http://www.maikesmarvels.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-9192636374907066360' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/posts/default/9192636374907066360' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-981632137'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-9157207925321460792</id><published>2011-12-01T10:34:53.981-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T10:34:53.981-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Jen- congrats on being published YET again and aga...</title><content type='html'>Jen- congrats on being published YET again and again. I knew your work was unique the minute I saw Creative Bloom in Michaels. I have been publishing work for mags for a few years now, so I think my goal for 2012 is to branch out to more pubs! Love your thought provoking post- Cant wait to see what you come up with for recycled tubes and wire! LOL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.mel-designs.typepad.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/9157207925321460792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/9157207925321460792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html?showComment=1322757293981#c9157207925321460792' title=''/><author><name>Melony Bradley</name><uri>http://www.mel-designs.typepad.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-9192636374907066360' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/posts/default/9192636374907066360' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1930453592'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-5399153313744848179</id><published>2011-12-01T09:58:57.522-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T09:58:57.522-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I am very happy for you! I have to check out your ...</title><content type='html'>I am very happy for you! I have to check out your articles, I am sure they are great! Have a blessed Christmas season!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/5399153313744848179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/5399153313744848179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html?showComment=1322755137522#c5399153313744848179' title=''/><author><name>Simply Beautiful Sundays</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12676665707442397808</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06508173899307779577'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4lmhQtUGw48/TUtT0A0whUI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Qfqp7NveO-Y/s220/100_5952.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-9192636374907066360' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/posts/default/9192636374907066360' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1586160259'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-3420630738677628611</id><published>2011-11-30T21:39:52.070-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T21:39:52.070-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Congratulations!  My goal for 2011 was to get publ...</title><content type='html'>Congratulations!  My goal for 2011 was to get published, I managed to get into Cloth Paper Scissors 4 times, once on the cover!  I agree that you have to keep submitting your work and putting yourself out there to make it happen.  A very scary thing!  I love your articles and your work, thank you for sharing your art and your life through this blog.  I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/3420630738677628611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/9192636374907066360/comments/default/3420630738677628611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html?showComment=1322710792070#c3420630738677628611' title=''/><author><name>Jen Crotty</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.birdfromawire.com/2011/11/published.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8370161902048109420.post-9192636374907066360' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8370161902048109420/posts/default/9192636374907066360' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1958904296'/></entry></feed>
