With Love From Mary

Greeting cards & art prints made from original watercolor paintings by Mary Braz of Chico, CA.

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    A PAGE FROM MY JOURNAL
    Mary
    • May 8, 2017
    • 2 min

    A PAGE FROM MY JOURNAL

    The time of the crimson clover has passed in the hills above Chico. But it was beautiful while it was blooming. I feature this page out ...
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    GARDENIA
    MARY
    • Apr 24, 2017
    • 1 min

    GARDENIA

    Painting a gardenia in watercolor is hard according to other watercolor artists with more experience than I. I agree whole hardheartedl...
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    AROUND THE CORNER TO MOTHER'S DAY
    MARY
    • Apr 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    AROUND THE CORNER TO MOTHER'S DAY

    It's the morning after Easter. Hub and I just finished off our chocolate bunny with our mid-morning coffee. Now I'm busy making sure t...
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    VALENTINES ARE IN
    Mary Braz
    • Feb 9, 2017
    • 1 min

    VALENTINES ARE IN

    We're making a delivery today to Made in Chico! They're located at 127 W 3rd St, Chico, CA. Just saying! :)
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    FREE NEW YEAR PLANNER
    MARY
    • Jan 6, 2017
    • 1 min

    FREE NEW YEAR PLANNER

    On Instagram, we have a way to automatically generate our most favored 9 photos of the past year. It's always fun to look back at the po...
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    IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!
    MARY
    • Dec 3, 2016
    • 1 min

    IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

    We wish you a Merry Christmas and all of the best in the coming New Year. Please go to our Freebie page and download a sheet of free gif...
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    ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!
    Mary Braz
    • Nov 5, 2016
    • 1 min

    ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

    I know it's early. We just finished Halloween and we're only starting to think about Thanksgiving. But the shops make us do it. :) An...
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    HOLIDAY AUCTION AT KIXE
    MARY
    • Oct 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    HOLIDAY AUCTION AT KIXE

    We are excited to say we have been invited to donate a piece of art for the annual holiday auction at our local public broadcasting stati...
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    PRACTICE
    Mary
    • Oct 3, 2016
    • 1 min

    PRACTICE

    When I first tried my hand at watercolor I found it was like entering a whole new world. I had been experienced in creating art in the p...
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    MADE TO FRAME
    MARY
    • Aug 28, 2016
    • 3 min

    MADE TO FRAME

    I have been wanting to write about the best way to frame my prints for quite a while. I hope this post makes it easier to know what to d...
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    3 BOTANICALS
    Mary
    • Jul 1, 2016
    • 1 min

    3 BOTANICALS

    Here is the latest project from my studio. I think a style of botanical type paintings is emerging and as always, I do best when I can p...
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    LOBELIA ERINUS
    Mary
    • Jun 24, 2016
    • 1 min

    LOBELIA ERINUS

    I love Lobelia. It just makes me happy. It emerges every year in the spring on it's own after a long, wet, dreary winter; greeting us w...
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    ANOTHER PINK ROSE
    Mary Braz
    • Apr 27, 2016
    • 1 min

    ANOTHER PINK ROSE

    This painting has been an adventure in patience and learning for me. It all started when Hub's daughter invited me to come clip some ros...
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    INSPIRED BY TULIPS
    MARY
    • Apr 1, 2016
    • 2 min

    INSPIRED BY TULIPS

    Happy Spring! I'm posting this on April 1st, and the sun is shining at our house! How about you? I was shopping at my favorite natural ...
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    BLOSSOMS AND SUCCULENTS
    Mary
    • Mar 7, 2016
    • 1 min

    BLOSSOMS AND SUCCULENTS

    There is a phenomenon that happens every year in our back yard. We have two trees growing side by side (I don't know what kind they are...
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    HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
    Mary Braz
    • Feb 14, 2016
    • 1 min

    HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

    I hope you're having a wonderfully romantic day with your Sweetie, and a fun time with your family or loved ones. Did you forget to get ...
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    THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
    MARY
    • Dec 8, 2015
    • 1 min

    THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

    In the spirit of Christmas giving we are adding some pretty gift tags to our list of freebies. I hope they're in time to help you with y...
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    CYBER MONDAY
    MARY
    • Nov 30, 2015
    • 1 min

    CYBER MONDAY

    It's Cyber Monday and for 24 hours you can take 25% off anything at ETSY by applying the code THANKYOU400! Just click on the yellow pans...
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    PREVIEWING PREVIEW NIGHT
    MARY
    • Nov 20, 2015
    • 1 min

    PREVIEWING PREVIEW NIGHT

    Sunday evening is Christmas Preview Night in Chico. Shops will be open from 4-8 pm and the streets will be closed to traffic. It is a fu...
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    THE IRONY OF RETAIL
    MARY
    • Oct 31, 2015
    • 1 min

    THE IRONY OF RETAIL

    I've been working on Christmas cards all day. You can see by the date that this is Halloween day. As I passed by my desk a couple of ho...
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