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ImageJeannie63
Mar 14, 2010 8:17 PM CST
Name: Jeannie
North of Milwaukee, WI
zone 5A
Thanks Sherri! Actually, I am enjoying using the pastels. I had never used them before. Getting messy is part of the fun!

One article I read said you should use blending sticks and not your fingers to blend the pastels on the paper. The book I am using says to use your fingers because the natural oils in your skin actually help to blend the pastels. I feel like getting dirty and using my fingers to blend helps me become "one" with the painting! Hilarious!

FYI - Aruba is one of Sheri's parakeets (she is my sister).
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss

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