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Albus Dumbledore Portrait
Professor Dumbledore from the Harry Potter movies. Visit Lonestar Pyrography to view more of my pyrography work or to order your own custom piece.Continue Reading
Harry Potter Portrait
UPDATED: 3/20/2019 – I’ve added the finished piece. Of course, as an artist I’m never really sure when a work is really DONE. You can always add a little more shading here…a little more smoothing there. I’m sure I’ll probably continue to made subtle changes. But he is essentially doneContinue Reading
My Diet Struggle – Keto-Carnivore or Vegan?
I’m sitting here in pain. Abdominal pain. It started late yesterday afternoon and it’s now 8:05 the next morning. It kept me awake most of the night. It’s a digestive thing. Nothing too serious…I can just tell. You know…the kind you feel after eating too many beans? Ya, that kind.Continue Reading
My History With Network Marketing (MLM)
My History With Home-Based Businesses I remember first hearing about home-based businesses when I was a child, probably around age eight or ten. I babysat for someone who was a Jafra rep, though I didn’t know what that meant. Just that she had some unique skincare products in her bathroom with royalContinue Reading
Rustic Plaque for Mountain Cabin
I was recently contacted by a gentleman from Wilsonville, OR who wanted a hand-burned, rustic plaque as a gift for his dear friend to hang on the wall in his mountain cabin. He wasn’t sure what font he wanted or whether to include any graphics or not, but he definitelyContinue Reading
First Time Applying Senegence Makeup – Full-Face
Trying on SeneGence cosmetics for the very first time. I share my thoughts on each product as I apply it.Continue Reading
Tracking My Wild Berry Weight Loss – Day 1
Day One of my weight-loss adventure using Nature’s Wild Berries. I’m helping Hank and Juliano launch a home-party division of this business so let me know if you’d like to either try the berries yourself or if you are interested in jumping in at the VERY EARLY STAGES of anContinue Reading
My First Experience Trying Magic Berries
I’m trying Nature’s Wild Berries for the very first time. They are a crazy, amazing, natural way to experience sweetness in food without added sugars or artificial sweeteners! *Clarification – Hank’s pants are a 32 inch waist…not size 32, lol! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING THESE AMAZING BERRIES CONTACTContinue Reading
Diet Confusion: Keto vs. Plant-Based
Have you been experiencing diet confusion? Frustrated by all of the conflicting and contradictory diet and nutrition messages out there? In particular, there is a major difference of opinion as to whether a low-carb, ketogenic diet, or a low-fat whole-foods/plant-based diet is the better choice for overall health, nutrition, andContinue Reading
Girlfriend Gun
It was the first week of December 2017 when Ben contacted me wanting a custom burned rifle stock for his girlfriend…in time for Christmas! I had never worked on gun stocks before…but I was excited by the challenge! I told him that as long as he could deliver it toContinue Reading
Haymaker Bar and Grill
This Is How It Started – Nick at Haymaker Bar and Grill is opening a brand new restaurant on Portland’s east side and contacted me to make a rustic exterior sign to welcome his patrons. Nick and his team crafted the sign from old, unfinished barn wood to give itContinue Reading
Cedar Plank Wedding Guest Registry
This is a really cool idea! I was contacted a few days ago by a local Portland dad who was looking for a pyrographer who could burn the first names and year of his son and daughter-in-law-to-be’s wedding with a little leaf-work around the edges onto a large (36.5″L xContinue Reading
My Pyrography for Business
Some of My More Recent Pyrography Projects for Business Clients – (view more of my pyrography by visiting my Lonestar Pyrography page HERE )Continue Reading
My Pyrography for Private Clients
Some of My More Recent Pyrography Projects for Private Clients – (view more of my pyrography by visiting my Lonestar Pyrography page HERE )Continue Reading
Historical Portrait – Sisters
This is a portrait I did on vegetable-tanned leather as a gift for my aunt’s 80th birthday. The image is of my mom and her sister, back when they were young ladies in their late teens/early 20s. For more examples of my hand-burned pyrography work or to order your ownContinue Reading
Discussion about how AVON compares to IT WORKS! Pros, cons, which is better?
Discussion about how AVON compares to IT WORKS! Pros, cons, which is better? Which company meets the needs of someone looking to generate a side income from home? Which offers the best cultural and social elements?Continue Reading
How I Lost 6 Pounds in 2 Weeks with One Meal a Day (OMAD) Intermittent Fasting
Hey there, friends! It’s Tracy from TracyPartridgeJohnson.com, and today I want to share my experience with One Meal a Day (OMAD) Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss. I’ve been following this eating pattern for just over two weeks, and I’m thrilled with the results so far—I’ve already lost six pounds!Continue Reading
My Progress On A Low-Fat High-Carb Diet
Tracy talks about her experience going on a variety of different kinds of low-fat vegan plans (Raw Till 4, The Starch Solution) Successes, failures, random thoughts…and fun factoids about the nutrition found in red wine.Continue Reading
What I Ate Today On A Low Fat High Carb Plant Based Diet
I wanted to share this day’s worth of eating on a low-fat, plant-based, starch-centered diet. This is mostly a dinner meal prep video with some discussion about my current size and my weight-loss objectives.Continue Reading
Weight-loss On A Low-Fat, High-Carb, Starch-Based Diet
Tracy talks about her struggle with weight and body image and the various diets and programs she has been on to try to lose the excess weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. She also explains why she has decided to commit to a low-fat, high-carb, plant-based, starch-centered plan to achieveContinue Reading