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Image a Day

A little glue fixes anything

polly pocket lost her head and I fixed it

A few week’s ago my 3 year old accidentally popped off the head of her new princess doll. She was trying to take the poor girl’s hair off. Of course the shiney yellow hair helmet was glued on, so her head came completely off in the struggle. The don’t make dolls like they used to, [...]

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Just a little muddy

Muddy boots make me happy by JGoode

It’s been quite a while since I’ve had some time to participate in Illustration Friday, but since I’m trying this new concept of slowing down and focusing, I thought I’d stop for a bit today and just draw. It’s been a while since I’ve drawn just for the sake of happy doodleness, so of course [...]

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Starting the year with a little geek – free books!

FREE code books from JGoode

We’re starting off with a little geek this year… or egghead as the doodle below implies. Over the last few days we (my husband and despite their resistance, children) have been cleaning out nooks and crannies of the house. I am a wanna-be serial packrat so every cranny and nook and nook’s cranny has some [...]

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Merry Christmas from JGoode and the Penguins

MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope your day is fantastic and filled with wonderful warmth! Thank you for all your support.. the penguins wouldn’t be the success they are without you! Where to find the penguins:JGoode DesignsJGoode Penguins at CafepressPenguinality at ZazzlePenguins at PrintfectionThe JGoode Penguin fanpage on Facebook

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A Penguin a day until Christmas – gather around the tree

Happy Christmas Eve! Gather your friends and family and celebrate all that is wonderful. Gather around that ol’ tree and share a grin with those you love. Penguin happiness for all! Family penguins I hope your Holiday is filled with Happiness!

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A Penguin a day until Christmas – do some good

The holiday season brings out the charitable spirit in everyone. Yet many give to others all year round. The penguins are activists in many areas, supporting good causes and positive efforts all over the place. From reading, recycling or American pride, the penguins are here to lend a helping hand and a little extra support. [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – working hard or hard at work penguins

Working working working, there’s happiness in this chore.Working working working – and then I’ll work some more. Some of my favorite jobs.. penguin style: More work related penguins here! My thoughts on work…we spend so much time doing it, we should probably love it.It’s not just about paying the bills, it’s about providing for those [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – the elves are working hard!

Due to all the last minute overnight free shipping 50% off deals around the universe, the elves are putting in double time to make your gifts – I sure hope you’ve been good! (otherwise that’s a lot of overtime our taxes are paying for just for a few lousy lumps-o-coal)These elves are sold separately – [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – celebrating wedding happines

Today is my wedding anniversary, so what better way to celebrate than to show off the happiest couple around – Bride and Groom penguin! Bride and Groom Penguin My husband and I are working our way towards this happy waddling-ness, we’re a carb lovin’ couple and that will hopefully never change. But no way we’ll [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – the cave drawings

I remember, when I was young, we used to sit around and draw on the walls (or so they’ve said). Living in the middle of a blueberry patch, the only color of paint I had was blue…Here’s a reproduction of that very first ever penguin I painted in a cave long long ago: Yeah, ok, [...]

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A Penguin a day until Christmas – oh Mister Postman

WAIT! I know some of you run and hide when music starts on a webpage.. but really, for the penguin, can you stay a minute? Let your hair down and sing along… Mr. Postman Wait, oh yes wait a minute mister postman wait Wait mister postman, mister postman look and see You got a letter [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – the ultimate penguin party!

fee fi foe fumI love penguins -they’re so much fun! We’re having a party (with pizza, yay!), me and the penguins.. are you comin’ along? The party cast:Senior Party PenguinRed Balloon PenguinIce Cream Sundae PenguinAcoustic Guitar PenguinPizza PenguinClown Penguin Join the party and check em out!

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A penguin a day until Christmas – taking over the universe

I’ve always said we should take over the universe by way of penguin… One alien penguin at a time. Space Alien Penguin, Space Penguin and Evil Space Penguin What do you think penguins eat in outer space? I don’t see any fish floating around out there.

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A penguin a day until Christmas – mysteries of the ninja

A penguin pal of mine shared their ninja penguins today which reminded me how much I love the idea of penguins decked out and ready for ninja tactics. ohhh he looks so mysterious, don’tcha think? If James bond were a penguin, this would be his nemesis I’m sure! as always, this fabulous ninja penguin is [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – yesterday, today and tomorrow

A Lot of Penguins

Oh me oh my! There was no penguin yesterday, why, oh why? Well… Sometimes we get busy and sometimes we forget it doesn’t really matter… at least, not yet. We do what we can, we try our best. Just keep pluggin’ along with all the rest. So here’s a lot of penguins, to help get [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – Penguins everywhere!

Have you ever wished you had some unconditional support? A pal, a chum, an adoring fan that loved you not matter how goofy or smelly you get? Well the penguin probably comes close. He’ll shout his praises for the land that you love (assuming it is one of the 50 United states or one of [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – extra special

Fee Fi Fo Fum…oh that’s not right,that’s the wrong one. Fiddle dee deeFiddle dee doOh heck, I don’t rememberI’ll leave the rhyming to you. December 10th is a special day,I’m not sure why,just sounded fun to say; not to mentionI have a penguin for youthat’s super special,I hope you think so too… This penguin is [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – feel like fishing?

Today is not a good day to go fishing, at least not in Colorado. I can’t do a whole lot of fishing in the middle of the freezing winter season – no I’m not a fan of the ice fishing concept. However, when I was little I loved to fish!, Both of my grandparents would [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – we love cookies!

Every year, as a family, we have a “cookie making day”. We make cookies and then package them with our holiday cards and take them to the neighbors. I don’t have a cookie making penguin, so the all purpose chef will have to do. Maybe he’s also a baker, don’tcha think that could work? Chef [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – Vitruvian Man penguin

There is no little poem today oh no, I have much more to say. Not to mention I’m nearly out of time.. so here’s a break from another corny rhyme. Leonardo Da Vinci has always been one of my all time favorite artists, but not because of his famous paintings like the Mona Lisa or [...]

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A penguin a day until Christmas – Sushi penguin

December 6th brings thoughts of fisha snack for penguins,what a delightful dish. Sushi they love,or so I’m told… I prefer cheeseyes, I’m fond of mold. View all the crazy cute products featuring the Sushi Penguin

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A penguin a day until Christmas – Shakespeare penguin

Oh where art thou, my penguin dear? December 5th is finally here. An ode to you, thou art divine Oh sweet penguin, what’s the next line? The Shakespeare Penguin is available featured on a variety of products and gifts

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A penguin a day until Christmas – Rudolph Penguin

It’s oh so late, time to go to bed,I’m off to find a pillowto rest my head.December 4th has now come to a closeI wish you sweet dreams of penguinswearing Rudolph’s red nose… Browse products featuring this silly Rudolph Penguin

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A penguin a day until Christmas – the astronaut penguin

December 3rd brings freezing coldwishing I had a penguin to hold. They’re warm and snugglyand oh so cute, even wearing an astronaut suit…. Check out the out of this world products featuring this Astronaut Penguin

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A penguin a day until Christmas – Love to shop penguin!

December 2nd brings winter grins -this is where the fun begins! Twinkling lightsDecorations galorePutting up the treeVenturing to the store… check out products featuring this I Love Shopping penguin

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A penguin a day until Christmas

December 1st is a splendid daythe beginning of holiday cheer.Santa Claus is on his way!We’ve been waiting for this all year… Check out the cool products featuring this Santa Rocks penguin

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My tweets make the clouds happy

Or my clouds are full of happy tweets, or something like that. I just discovered Tweetcloud – yet another fun and not necessarily needed silly utility, and of course I am already hooked. Anything to distract my attention from being productive on something tangible right? But really, this one is worth while. I generated a [...]

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Are you a latkes girl?

Chanukah this year is December 11th through December 19th, and although I myself am not Jewish, I have heard wonderful things about the scrumptious food during the holiday season. One in particular I want to try is Latkes. So a few years ago, while talking to my friend Jean over at Rotem Gear, I made [...]

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Magical seascape

Got the family together and headed down to the Denver Zoo tonight to check out the member premier of the annual Zoo Lights. It was pretty cold, even for this Colorado crowd, but nothing a few extra layers and hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps can’t handle. Everything is lit up with twinkling lights and holiday [...]

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No more bad hair days

3 penguins by JGoode

I recently discovered Daily Booth, a site that is there simply to share a photo a day with friends.  I started to take a picture of my own smilie face and then the penguins cut in and took over. Such is the way of a penguin. If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving today, have a wonderful day!

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Joy is in the Music

Joy is in the music by JGoode

Today’s image is inspired by both Illustration Friday’s “music” topic for the week and my recent discovery of snowflake design. For years I’ve wanted to sit down and figure out what I can do with a snowflake, and then just yesterday I realized how it works. I am loving the idea of purposeful design turning [...]

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Feeling like a fabulous diva?

Some days you just need to wake up and start the day off feeling as fabulous as fabulous gets. Those are the kinds of days I wish I had more often… instead of my usual “wow I should really start that work out plan today”. But to help remind you of all that is great [...]

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Some spiders are really cool

A few months ago, while we were cleaning up the year, getting read for the autumn weather to come rolling in… we spotted this spider hanging out in the honkeysuckle. he was HUGE, but rather than my usual “squish it quick!” reaction, I just stepped back and grabbed the camera. I figured he’ll leave when [...]

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JGoode happiness for your ears

I love this photo, not because I made the earrings in the photo, but the colors and the collage of images looks like happy candy. Tiny little circles of happiness you can wear with you anywhere you go. I wasn’t sure how this small sized JGoode art would do. However in the local stores, these [...]

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When you need a smile, find some googly eyeballs

Craft projects are my favorite. I love the idea of making something out of nothing. The something usually turns out to be something fabulous! Crafting with someone else is a great way to inspire some happiness in the day. My Son and I made these little creatures this past summer… (he said his looks like [...]

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Who needs snowpants?

Yesterday my daughter wanted to play outside and didn’t want to wait for anyone to help her get ready. Snow or not, she was headed outside to water her flowers… At least she managed to pick the proper footwear.. right?

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The bedtime penguin… Feeling sleepy?

Then the bedtime penguin is who you might best relate to right now. You might want to consider grabbing a blankie or your favorite snuggle toy and heading off to bed! That’s where I’m off to in a moment, but first let me share a couple of thoughts… I’ve had a great day of networking [...]

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Virtual creations

pretty pond in Second Life by Serena Portello

Every now and then I find myself wishing I would travel outside of my bubble of a world, but until I become a millionaire with disposable travel funds and my own jet plane, I’m a little stuck. So sometimes I like to escape to a virtual world to create new things and explore 3D ideas [...]

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Hoo loves owls?

A couple of years or so ago I could feel the rumblings of a new trend in the cute critter universe. Owls were out on the prowl and everyone seemed to want one. So I drew one. The end. (really, the penguins threatened to eat my chocolate if I created too much competition, so I [...]

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Football isn’t supposed to be cute

At least that’s what they say, “football isn’t cute!”. Well According to my artistic mind it is, so if you’re into cute footballs too… here’s an extra smiley football just for you! you can find more cute football doodles here

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I Love my kitty

I would love my kitty if I had a kitty… instead I have kids, a husband and a whole pile of fuzzy laundry. Come to think of it, there might be fuzzy food in the fridge too, but that’s kind of off topic here. Back to cats… despite the allergic reaction I have when coming [...]

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Ending the week with a little love

A design I created in 2005 yet it still holds a spot in my top 10 list. I’m quite fond of the vintage/aged style of design and daisies have always been a favorite flower. So, this design has a special place in my heart. It’s the message of love lasts… the kind of sentiment I [...]

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Monkey see monkey doodle

Here’s my take on the old cliche of “Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil“… with a monkey twist. I love the bubble gum the best! I always figured, why should they just sit there looking bored? That’s silly… if they aren’t going to have anything to do with rule breaking the least [...]

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Thank you to all the Veterans

Veterans Day Penguins by JGoode

Today is Veteran’s Day and I just want to say… Thank you! (With a little penguin love.) Military themed designs by JGoode My family is full of military history and dedication, mostly through the Air Force. When I was really young and my dad was active duty, we lived on base – I always thought [...]

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Sign of an artist

sign of an artist

I truly believe everyone is born with artistic traits… how they use them throughout their life is where the difference can be seen. Here is an early sign of true artistic interest: It’s blue stamping ink… maybe she really just wanted to see what it feels like to be a Smurf.

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Reason 15 to live in Colorado

Colorado sunset by JGoode

Autumn sunset. How many places have you seen such amazing colors at sunset? This photo doesn’t nearly do the scene justice. The sky was a rich blue while the sunset was filled with golds, oranges and pinks. This photo was taken on my way to Boulder, heading looking west on Highway 36. I wouldn’t recommend [...]

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Ever feel like you’re losing your mind?

Losing my Head - JGoode

I almost forgot to add an image for the day. The weekends get so darn busy sometimes I feel like I’m losing my mind, or if my head weren’t attached, I’d forget that too. Then when I do remember whatever I forgot or I get to where ever I’m scrambling to go, I look back [...]

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Stamp collecting fun

Stamps by JGoode

November is also stamp collecting month sponsored by the United States Postal Service so today’s image of the day are a few of my own stamp designs. In elementary school I collected stamps for a bit. My 6th grade teacher was the group leader for our school stamp collecting club so I checked it out. [...]

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And the WINNERS Are…

Halloween Coloring Contest Winners from JGoode Designs

A couple weeks ago I posted a free coloring page and tied it into a coloring contest for Halloween. I was not only surprised to see the number of people that downloaded and passed the page along, but also to see how few people returned to share their fabulous coloring skills. The upside to receiving [...]

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So glad I’m not a turkey, Penguin

Glad I

Throughout the year we can find heaps and piles of different culinary traditions around the world. Here in the grand U.S. of A we like to gobble up turkeys… but only with a spirit of celebration in November. Combine that thought with comments from a few of my friends that like to joke about eating [...]

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Gotta love the peanut butter!

peanut butter love

Did you know? It is indeed peanut butter lover’s month, sponsored by the Peanut Advisory Board. I had no idea peanuts needed advising. I always forget which month is the peanut butter month because I love peanut butter all year long. If I loved peanut butter any more, I’d be jelly! I’m a fan of [...]

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Snowman happiness

Two snowmen by JGoode This is one of the few snowman designs I’ve created and I still love it. I collect snowmen so it’s a bit odd that I don’t have more snowman illustrations of my own.I think I’ll have to add that to “the list”.

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Penguin bubbles

penguin bubble bath by JGoode

An all time favorite MyPenguinTravels.com image, the penguin bubble bath. The penguin never was quite the same after all those suds, but he sure was cute for the moment.

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Lil bit of spring

4 cute garden magnets by JGoode

Spring Mini Magnets I love spring, and now that it’s months away, these cheerful mini magnets sitting on my fridge help keep the winter gloom at bay. It’s a set of 4 handmade 1″ magents featuring cute garden themed doodles: Pansies, Echinacia, White Daisy and the Spring Garden Penguin. Available through etsy.

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Happy pretty pumpkin day

Handmade pumpkin by JGoode

Happy Halloween! This is a handmade pumpkin I created for a retail shop display. It’s fabric and paint and fake flower/leaf pieces. The lid comes off and there are little twinkle lights inside.

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Trick-or-Treat, do you see the bunny tracks?

trick-or-treat-bunny

We woke up this morning to a path of bunny tracks leading all the way to our front door. I’m thinking our resident rabbit pal thought it would be fun to try to trick-or-treat a day early. Or maybe he was beggin’ to come inside and we just didn’t hear him knock. How exciting… Super [...]

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In Rivers

Leonardo da Vinci - Rivers

“In rivers, the water you touch is the last of what has passed and the first that which comes; so with time present.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci. I happened upon this beautiful water feature while visiting Vancouver, BC last summer. Leonardo da Vinci is one of my all time favorite artists, so it was a [...]

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An image every day

Artist penguin by JGoode

I was recently checking out the writing of Drew Bennett from BenSpark.com and was fascinated by his photo-a-day story. For the past 4+ years he’s been posting one photo every day, essentially creating a photo journal. Each image by itself is a simple moment, but together they tell an amazing story about a man that [...]

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