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February Special from Exploring Encaustic

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February Special from Exploring Encaustic

All orders in the month of February get an extra Neon Red wax block along with the regular surprise wax block. No code necessary.

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Making Medium, Custom Waxes & Sponge Sets

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Making Medium, Custom Waxes & Sponge Sets

I am in the studio tonight making some delicious medium!! I will post the results tomorrow as I brought out some of my favorite shapes to play with. Custom boxes of wax are flying out of the shop these days. I am so happy that folks are having fun with playing beyond the pre-set boxes and go wild making up their own custom color combinations of 16 blocks per set. Here is a new set that is going out tomorrow. It is with a little bit of sadness that I have to report that the heat resistance sponges will soon no...

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Spark Your Art Practice

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Spark Your Art Practice

Winter can be long and dreary and sometimes your creative play can fall by the wayside. Nicolas Wilton has some great advice on keeping a consistent studio practice over on his blog. You can  see it here: http://www.nicholaswilton.com/2016/01/19/how-to-stop-avoiding-your-art-practice/ I love this playful new video from Michael Bossom on using the stylus. I find I don't always remember to use my stylus and this video got me very excited about taking it out and playing with some images of my own paintings to rework them in a new way. I will post those images soon.

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End of year surprises for 1 in every 5 orders

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End of year surprises for 1 in every 5 orders

Between today and December 31st 1 in 5 orders will get an extra special surprise! All orders get 2 wax samples (Gold & Crimson) www.encaustic.ca   (No coupon code needed)

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Holiday Shipping, Bonus Samples & Holiday Cards

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Holiday Shipping, Bonus Samples & Holiday Cards

Bonus samples in the month of December! Every order in December will get one crimson and one gold wax block as a thank you for choosing Exploring Encaustic for your holiday shopping. Plus 1 in every 10 orders will get an extra surprise gift! There is still time to order before the holidays. We ship Expedited through Canada Post. Most items will arrive within 2-7 business days depending on where you live from BC. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about holiday ordering. Here are some examples of super cute  holiday cards made in my last class. ...

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