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		<title>Persevering bookmarks</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/06/16/persevering-bookmarks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[These days, we could all use a little more encouragement than usual, perhaps. So I&#8217;m revisiting our barnyard friend, Percy the Persevering Rooster. I&#8217;m working on a few more of the sculptures, which will be in the shop soon (so if you missed the last one, stay tuned). Percy was one of the most popular [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Not growing weary</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/05/05/not-growing-weary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 15:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Waiting to Reap (pictured above), by Stephen Rountree, is an original painting in acrylic on salvaged, early 1900s barn wood, lightly coated in white pickling stain. The encouraging words of Galatians 6:9 are hand-transferred onto the wood in distressed lettering. Waiting to Reap is available in the shop today. Are you tired yet? You might [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stuck in the belly… or safe in the belly?</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/03/31/stuck-in-the-belly-or-safe-in-the-belly/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Further thoughts on Jonah and the finished sculpture In last week&#8217;s post, I shared a new Jonah sculpture in progress on the workbench. This week, I&#8217;m happy to share the finished piece. It&#8217;s now waiting in the shop, ready for a good home. As I was putting the finishing touches on this, a new perspective [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Last Leaves</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/02/17/last-leaves/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Magnificent palette The leaves may have mostly fallen and we&#8217;re well into winter, but Patti&#8217;s latest work, Last Leaves with it&#8217;s warm, comforting colors and gentle, quiet presence, ushers us into the days of autumn. Her wood burned and hand-painted gourd imagines the last oak leaves clinging to their stems. They&#8217;ve worked all spring and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fire in the jungle</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/01/28/fire-in-the-jungle/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 03:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, Patti is introducing a new piece in the Inspiring Handmade shop called Fire in the Jungle. It&#8217;s a work full of energy, conflict, passion, and respite—a little bit like life. The name of the piece reflects the tension inherent in its bold colors fighting for your attention. A fire in a jungle evokes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A new song</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/01/07/a-new-song/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new year. A new decade. 100 years ago, our nation was entering what became known as the &#8220;Roaring Twenties.&#8221; It was a time of economic and cultural growth and prosperity. As we ease into the 2020s, I&#8217;m wondering if these will be the &#8220;Roaring Twenties&#8221; for me creatively and spiritually. Will I see new [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Walking on water in 2020?</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/12/31/walking-on-water-in-2020/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 02:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do you want to do or become in 2020? For those who like to set goals, the new year inevitably brings with it the talk of resolutions. Some folks aim to lose weight, eat better, or get in shape. Others will strive to read more, or start—or finish—that book they want to write. You&#8217;re [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What would you give for true joy?</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/12/17/what-would-you-give-for-true-joy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week is the third in the season of Advent. My last two posts have looked at the hope and peace of Advent. This week, the theme is joy and I’m sharing another Christmas card from my archives. I did this one in 2006, before there was TSA Precheck. If you travel by air at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Art that connects with The Creator</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/11/19/art-that-connects-with-the-creator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kristi Nash Harrison says she&#8217;s an attention deficit artist. &#8220;I jump from one thing to the next,&#8221; she told me when I caught up with her this week as she was preparing for what&#8217;s become known as &#8220;the most anticipated little craft show in Mechanicsville.&#8221; That would be The Three Whine Oh’s and Friends Holiday [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Remembering a wise &#038; creative grandmother</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/11/05/remembering-a-wise-creative-grandmother/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My Grandma Ruby would have been 112 today. Born in 1907, she passed away just weeks before our first child was born in 2004. I&#8217;ve shared a little about her here, where I discussed the handmade furniture she created from scraps of wood for my mother to use with her dolls. In honor of Ruby [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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