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drawing challenge 8-9/12/2012 - cactus
i've gone rather classic on this one: i have pulled a cactus from my childhood. i hated cacti, by the way. and by the time i had to clean the house for ma, now and again, i more than once got bitten by vile cacti, that would fall over and while trying to save the blasted buggers... yep! fingers full of cactus needles. but never mind! i am so happy with all of you playing along! here's to you! ♥

24 comments:

  1. Stefanie SeltnerDecember 8, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    good morning,
    so sorry for your childhood... but today we your nice drawing here!
    Thank you for the Funny theme, I love the chanson "des cactus",
    have a nice weekend
    x Stefanie

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  2. Kim Henkel CreationsDecember 8, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    I like your cacti,and all the dots on your page. I enjoyed the weeks challenge... thanks for hosting!

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  3. UnknownDecember 8, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    I love your drawing, the way you use the colour green. Green is my favourite colour but I find it really hard to use, when I use it in paintings I always think its ugly... oohh: I love cacti!!!

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  4. renildeDecember 8, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    this space, really, it has the qualities of heaven and a 1/2,
    it's beautiful, truly enchanting by times, interesting , surprising and no matter the past your cactus even has a festive feel
    thanks for hosting, enjoy your weekend xx

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  5. manoDecember 8, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    oh, oh, I hate cactus needles too! but your cactus is wonderful - and the cactus letters are great! have a beautiful weekend! :-) mano

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  6. tanïaDecember 8, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Dangerous and mean they are, sometimes...little diva plants that keeps us on an arm's length...but also so strangely beautiful, alien-like, so different in their appearance...both love and hate them. Which is not the case in terms of your cactus drawings...just love them!

    Happy weekend!

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  7. sarapiratDecember 8, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    o oh oh oh
    already saturday?!
    time flies when i am in sweden! and when it is snowing! so much snow to shovel, saunas to be done, mulled wine to be drinking...
    can i make a raincheck???

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  8. sarapiratDecember 8, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    by the way,
    i love the cactus fruit,
    prickly pears,
    and have a few post on them in my blog!

    very tasty, but challenging to eat without having the tiniest sharpest little thorns inside your skin afterwards.

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  9. Ariane ReichardtDecember 9, 2012 at 12:06 AM

    Dearest Nadeschda,
    beautiful blossoming cactus here! Love even the blossoming typo and the dots... are that stitches of cactus prickles...? autsch!

    Love to you!
    x Ariane

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  10. Introverted ArtDecember 9, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    I love this cactus. So bright. I love cactus actually, so beautiful.

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  11. ElisabethDecember 9, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    You've made a beautiful cactus and I'm actually a bit happy to hear you share my fear of this poor plant. I had huge problems drawing a cactus this week, since my fear nearly kept me paralyzed ;)

    Love! E.

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  12. Patrice A.December 9, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    a cactus blooming
    I LIKE your drawing
    and
    that your dots
    are free and dancing
    ;^))

    thanks for this theme
    although I am no cactus lover
    I enjoyed it very much!

    love
    Patrice A.
    x

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  13. Lise BDecember 9, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    Oh, I had the same experience as you, as a child. The cactus in the yellow pot attaced me every time I came near!

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  14. FrancescaDecember 9, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    I too used to dislike cactus - I just didn't like their look of any succulent (except for that gorgeous one that blossoms around Xmas time - the name of which escapes me). now I find all cacti interesting and amazing. they must be an acquired taste!

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  15. Carole ReidDecember 10, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    For being bitten by the vile cactus, Nadine, your drawing is very cheerful! I am really late getting my drawing up but it's there at last. xo

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  16. RachelDecember 10, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    Nadine, I actually love cacti! There's a cactus and succulent garden nearby that makes me feel I'm in another world!
    I am late with my post but it's up!
    Your prickly woolfy is wonderful!!!
    Thank you for inviiting me on this one. It gave me a little push I needed to try out my new how-to-watercolor book!
    Love form California!

    Rachel

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  17. erleichdaDecember 10, 2012 at 6:42 PM

    I do like your cactus Nadine
    I don't lke them in general - since I always manage to "kill" them (so I quess they don't like me either!)
    but yours I like

    : )

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  18. manoDecember 10, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    hi nadine, no cacti, but some tiny wolves on my blog! :-)) mano

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  19. manoDecember 11, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    yes, you can!! I'll write you next days. :-) mano

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  20. UnknownDecember 11, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    Very nice page, like the

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  21. UnknownDecember 11, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Dots and the lettering, but I really LOVE your new header, that one is unbeatable,!!!
    Barbara

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  22. objects of whimsyDecember 12, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    A classic yes but very lovely all the same. Cacti are much better in gardens than in houses I love cacti gardens just for their sculptural forms. Im still working on mine its been a bit work overload at the moment end of semester at work = a lot of grading assessments!

    Helen :)

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    1. objects of whimsyDecember 13, 2012 at 1:11 AM

      managed to finish my DC post its up on the blog even if it is disgracefully late!!!

      have a great day!

      Helen :)

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  23. UnknownDecember 13, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    Hated cacti as a child, too, and still to this day actually not me favorite plant... but I like your drawing, dear Nadine - are you really off to London? How absolutely fab! -sus

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