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La Quinta Inn & Suites
Madison American Center
5217 East Terrace Dr
Madison, WI 53718
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The La Quinta Inn & Suites Madison American Center was recently named a 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award winner!
NEW! Samsung Flat-panel TVs with 30 channels of HD programming. Easy-access Plug-and-Play feature makes it simple to connect electronics.
Adjacent to American Family Insurance in the American Center Business Park, the La Quinta Inn & Suites Madison is close to the Da
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ne County Regional Airport-Truax Field Airport (MSN) with easy access to I-90 and Highway 151.
There is an abundance of great shopping at East Towne Mall and a variety of nearby restaurants for all tastes. From here, just a short drive takes you to the unique city of Wisconsin Dells, or in the other direction, to the University of Wisconsin and the State Capitol in Downtown Madison.
Enjoy all of the free amenities you would expect at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Madison like free wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel, and rooms with refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, pillow-top mattress, just to name a few!
Our friendly staff serves our delicious Free Bright Side Breakfast every morning. We have two meeting rooms, great for personal and business gatherings, an expansive indoor swimming pool and whirlpool, a fitness center, a children's play area, and a bar/lounge open Monday-Thursday from 5pm - 10pm.
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Rooms: 120
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"Excellant choice"
Reviewed Dec 6, 2013
B W | La Crosse, Wisconsin
Rooms are clean and the beds are comfortable. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. I stay here often and it is always my first choice when on the east side of Madison (unless the rate is too high because of some special event). Breakfast is nothing special, but certainly adequate.
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"Refuge for weary travelers"
Reviewed Dec 2, 2013
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After 10 hours on the road, all drivers in our car were blurry eyed. Ater some debate we decided to find a place to stay. I have always had great accommodations with La Quinta but out of all that I have stayed in across 5 states in the Midwest, this one is the best. The decor is classy, the breakfast is hot with lots of choices, and the cleanliness is superb. The staff is polite and efficient. The only downfall I can think of is that without GPS, it is hard to find but well worth the excursion. Sweet dreams to all that choose to stay here.
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"Badger Game Weekend"
Reviewed Dec 2, 2013
PattyMN2013 | Jordan, Minnesota
We came from MN and had a 51/2 hour trip. We found the hotel really fast, the directions were good and it's right off the highway. We checked in right at 3pm and got to our room fast. The pros are great price, spacious room, (we had a king suite), two tvs, fridge and microwave, free breakfast was busy but if you get there early, no problem, would never stay at a hotel w/o a free breakfast, beds were good, lots of pilliows, basically clean room except I wish the toliet were cleaned a bit more-just toliet seat hindges. Never used the pool. AC/Heat was adjustable so that was great. Maid service-brought towels twice to us quickly. Used Pooly's Bar/Grill for eating and shuttle service to the game. That was close and convenient. Lots of shopping just down the highway a bit (fast food/gas, Kohls, Target etc.) Cons: The walls are so thin.Could hear the neighbors blowing their nose and talking, flushing, showering...such a big deal for privacy. Once the neighbor must have hit their headboard and our headboard shook! The sofa is too close to the desk and couldn't work at desk when sofa sleeper was out w/o moving chair. The only reason I'd think twice about coming back, is the toliet seemed small and lower to the ground. They should really invest in a bigger toliet with a powerful flush. Sound proofing can't be changed so no solution there. 30 min drive to Madison but that's why the price of the room is lower than in the city.
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"Still a great place to stay"
Reviewed Nov 29, 2013
Milwaukee.-7 | Milwaukee
Had stayed here two years ago and was extremely pleased and this trip was the same. The check-in process was extremely quick even though I had an upgrade coupon which meant redoing the paperwork. The woman who checked me in was extremely friendly and pleasant as were all the front desk people I dealt with. With the upgrade I had a suite with a sitting area and a separate (actually closed off by a door) bedroom. The sitting area had a loveseat, chair, TV (flatpanel), and desk. Next was the bathroom with a counter across from it with a refrigerator, microwave, and coffeemaker. Finally was the bedroom with another flatpanel TV and a recliner. The sitting area is just a little crowded as moving the desk chair it?s hard not to run into the arm of the loveseat. The bathroom was fairly spacious but for some reason they jammed the toilet right nest to the tub/shower. There was one sink which left a lot of counter to spread your stuff out on. The bed was comfortable, a little on the firm side. One minor complaint is that to plug in my CPAP I had to unplug either the light or the clock. I slept in one day and was running late the other so I didn?t get a chance to really check out the breakfast. They did have two waffle makers and biscuits and gravy in addition to cereal, pastries, etc. There was a bowl of fruit salad that, while obviously a frozen product, was quite good. The fresh fruit selection wasn?t anything to write home about as it was just a bowl of not quite ripe oranges. Overall it was a very pleasant stay. If you?re driving in make sure you note the directions as it?s a bit convoluted to get to.
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"Very nice"
Reviewed Nov 22, 2013
Lora18 | Saint Paul, Minnesota
Clean, big room. All the rooms are suites, so there is a sitting area also, along with a fridge and microwave. Nice employees, good breakfast (though very crowded, but it was a weekend morning). I would stay here again.
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Dane County Expo Center, 12 mi.
Monona Terrace Convention Center, 12 mi.
Wisconsin Dells, 40 mi.
Wisconsin State Capitol, 8 mi.
Henry Vilas Zoo, 12 mi.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 15 mi.
Truax Military Base, 5 mi.
Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliasin, 20 mi.
Large Area Lakes, 4 mi.
Cave of the Mounds, 20 mi.
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University of Wisconsin, 9 mi.
University Hospital/Veteran's Hospital, 10 mi.
American Family Insurance, 1 mi.
Herzing College (Across the street), .1 mi.
Alliant Energy, 9 mi.
Wisconsin State Bar, .5 mi.
US Cellular, .2 mi.
Virchow Krause, .2 mi.
St. Mary Hospital, 10 mi.
Wisconsin Bankers Association, .5 mi.
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Camp Randall Stadium, 10 mi.
Kohl Center, 9 mi.
Cascade Mountain/Skiing, 30 mi.
Tyrol Basin/Skiing, 18 mi.
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Uno's Chicago Grill, 0 mi.
Erin Scrugg's Irish Pub, .01 mi.
Happy Wok, .02 mi.
Milio's Sub Sandwiches, .02 mi.
Subway, 1 mi.
Chipotle, 1.5 mi.
Mongolian Grille, 1.5 mi.
Pizza Hut, 1.5 mi.
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Chili's, 2 mi.
Olive Garden, 2 mi.
Outback Steakhouse, 2 mi.
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Red Robin, 2 mi.
TGI Friday's, 2 mi.
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Overture Center, 8 mi.
East Towne Mall, 2 mi.
Fireside Dinner Theatre, 18 mi.
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Monday, July 5, 2010
It's Blog-A-Versary Week with Bo Bunny!
(Products used: Peacock Lane Ivy, Peacock Lane Stripe, Peacock Lane Clearly Stamps, Peacock Lane Combo letter Stickers, Clover Double Dot Ribbon, Peacock Lane Flowers and Bling)
I thought I would show you a fun and inexpensive way to add color to your stamped images without breaking the bank. (This means bigger scrappy budget! HA!) A lot of stampers use copic markers to color in their images but I actually prefer watercolor pencils. You can pick up a decent set at your local craft store using a coupon for under $15. These last forever and add such a cool affect to your stamping. But be warned.... you may get hooked! You see the cute little bird and feather stamped images in my layout above? I'm going to show you how to create those!
So let's do some watercoloring!
I prefer using brown as the base ink because it's not so harsh. Unless my project specifically calls for black. First, I stamp several images and decide which one or ones looks crisp and cleanest. (See Image 1) Then it's time to color in the image. With watercolor pencils, all you do is color in a thick border along all the lines of your stamped image... or where you want color the darkest. (See Image 2 and Image 3)
Next is the fun part. Using a small paint brush, dip the tip into some water, it doesn't take much, then use the brush to start blending the colored edges towards the center of the stamped image. (See Image 4) This part takes a little playing and practice to get it looking just how you want. I've used lots of different stamps just to play and practice with. I needed two different colored bird images for my layout as well as several of those fun feathers so that's what I created. (See Images 5 and 6) Notice the mutiple colors I added to the peacock feather! FUN!!!
Once I'm done coloring the images in they are ready to be cut out and added as embellishments to my layout. (See Image 7)
Was that fun? What do you think? If it looks pretty easy that's because it is!
Now how about a giveaway? Leave a comment, tell me what you thought about this little tutorial and you will be entered in a drawing for a bunch of new Peacock Lane goodies! How's that for celebrating?
Toodles ♥ Shanna
173 comments:
- Tracy said...
Can't stay long - off to buy some watercolours. Awesome tutorial - thank u.
Love, Tracy G - July 5, 2010 at 1:31 AM
- Hope said...
They look good! Great tutorial
- July 5, 2010 at 1:44 AM
- Frances said...
I love the notion of creating my own embellies...loving this idea!!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:49 AM
BEAUTIFUL!!! The feathers were my favorite part!! I loved the inspiration and I love the Bo Bunny Blog!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:02 AM
I really needed some inspiration to do more with my stamps.... And this was just what I was looking for! Thanks guys!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:02 AM
- Miss Cooper said...
Can I just tell you that Peacock Lane and Bo Bunny totally rock my socks?!?!?! This was a great turorial!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:04 AM
This is one of my favorite Bo Bunny lines of ALL time! Thanks for the great inspiration to get stamping and busting out the watercolors!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:05 AM
- Jus said...
WOW... and I mean wow! I really loved the tutorial, the colouring part gives the stamps so much more oomph and jazz, especially for those peacock feathers! I've so gotta try that in my next LO, and I really love the patterns and colours in the Peacock lane range. Gorgeous!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:08 AM
- TesaB said...
Sooo much fun to see how you incorporate stamping in your layout! It's beautiful, loooove the colors. Thanks for the inspiration!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:08 AM
Great, awesome, fabulous, amazing tutorial.... But I wouldn't expect anything less from Bo Bunny!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:09 AM
The colors in that line are just amazing... I really can't wait to get my stamps out and play! Loved the tutorial!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:15 AM
- Colleen B. said...
Shanna, great tutorial and what you did with those cute little birdies - absolutely gorgeous!!!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:16 AM
Those are the cutest birds ever!! Gotta try my hand at the water coloring my stamps. Thanks for the awesome tutorial!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:16 AM
I'm giving you guys a big thumbs up!!! Great tutorial!!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- Noor Nahdi said...
Great tutorial!!
I always wanted to have copics but now you made me think of getting watercolor pencils :) - July 5, 2010 at 2:22 AM
- Abby said...
I do some stamping and have watercolor pencils, but rarely ever use them together. I really need to do this more, your tutorial makes it look so easy and fun :) Love this Bo Bunny collection, too! Thanks!
- July 5, 2010 at 2:49 AM
- Amy said...
Beautiful watercoloring! Thanks for the reminder to pull my pencils out....and thanks for the chance to win.
I just bought a bunch of your Petal Pushers line at my LSS - absolutely love it!!! - July 5, 2010 at 3:16 AM
- TeenaBugg38 said...
what a great idea and look how pretty they are!
- July 5, 2010 at 3:40 AM
- ruth said...
I've been wondering how easy watercolor pencils & crayons are...I just might try it now. :)
- July 5, 2010 at 4:48 AM
- beckyjune said...
I have SO many stamps in my stash and I think that part of the reason I don't use them is because I don't want to leave them plain- I'll have to try out the watercolor pencils- it looks like a lot of fun.
- July 5, 2010 at 5:37 AM
- bakscrap said...
I lovtechnique. I even have the watercolor pencils already. Makes me want to run out and buy the stamp set to go with my Peacock Lane papers!
- July 5, 2010 at 5:54 AM
- Nicole Nowosad said...
cheap and easy ! love it :)
- July 5, 2010 at 6:11 AM
- Creative Char said...
I love what you've done here! Definitely gonna try this at home.
- July 5, 2010 at 7:13 AM
- gssfam said...
WOW! I am ALWAYS looking for a better way to stamp and color and this IS it! Can't wait to go buy some water colors...GREAT tutorial! Thanks!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Summer Braxton said...
I'm surprised. I thought you had to use that gamsol stuff to color with pencils. Your way looks super easy and has beautiful results.
- July 5, 2010 at 7:22 AM
- Laura Stewart said...
very fun!!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Jessica said...
Great idea! I love using watercolor pencils as well. I also have a water pen with a brush tip so I don't have to worry about spilling water and it is always ready for me to use!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- JJ Sobey said...
Thanks for the tutorial - it was very clear! I've wanted to try water colour pencils myself, because of the $ investment involved with copics.
Thanks for the chance to win! - July 5, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Melinda Spinks said...
Thanks for the wonderful tutorial... the peacock feather is just adorable. Loving this new line... can't wait to have a play.
- July 5, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- Chelle said...
I haven't used my watercolour pencils in so long. I think this just made me want to bring them out again.
- July 5, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- MrsETaylor said...
Great tutorial. Easy to follow and the images are beautiful. Thanks for sharing
- July 5, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- KellyG said...
GREAT idea! Thanks for sharing, I never would have thought of that and I much prefer coloring with pencils than markers. Love the tutorial and the birds and feathers you made!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Dorlene said...
Made me want to get out my watercolor pencils again. Funny how we get stuck in a rut and then someone inspires us to "go back"...thanks for the tutorial and for the inspiration. I'm thinking Peacock Lane is gonna be one of my faves, too.
- July 5, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Denise said...
Love how fantastic the images look after you painted them them with water. Gorgeous!! This is one of my favorite Bobunny lines too.
- July 5, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Melanie said...
Fantastic tutorial! I definitely will be trying this!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Andrea Amu said...
Gorgeous, Shanna! I love what you did with the stamps... those peacock feathers are sooo cool!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- Kim M said...
Love all the helpful hints. I have so many stamps and I just don't make very good use of them. I do have some watercolor pencils (which I have never used), I need to break them out and use your instructions, it looks so cool using them on a layout. I have always just thought of them in terms of cards, thanks for expanding my horizion.
- July 5, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Heather said...
Thanks for the tutorial. I have some watercolor pencils I have tried to use a few times, but I wasn't really sure what to do with them!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:07 AM
I'd forgotten how easy it is to use watercolor pencils! Off to go sharpen my set & start playing!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:17 AM
- Jennifer said...
Beautiful. I loved the Peacock Lane Paper so much I bought the whole line including all the embellishments! I am just hoping that I can now bring myself to use them rather the "save" them to look at. I also love colouring with watercolour pencils. I haven't used them in sometime but thanks for reminding me about them and how great they look!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- pruts said...
great way to use stamps.
love the technique. I love learning more and reading blogs is a fun way to do it.
thanks - July 5, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- scarthur said...
Love this idea! Very clever! And I love the colors!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Chelonia said...
I love this line as well! Your technique is great, thanks for sharing I've used watercolor pencils to add a low-opacity layer of color to photos on glossy paper as well. For stamps, another color tool I've come to adore working with is the soft pastel pencil set my husband gave me for my birthday. They are soooo smooth, and blending is easy with a small eraser or paintbrush. I will probably never go back to regular colored pencils.
- July 5, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- Kerry said...
I love the soft look of the watercolor pencils. Those little birds are so cute and the feathers are simply beautiful! Gorgeous layout too!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Scrapamum said...
This tutorial was fantastic! Loving those peacock feathers!!!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Martine said...
oh wow! how cool! those look great!! I have some watercolor pencils that have been sadly neglected! time to go dust them off! thanks!!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Jen said...
Love, love, love this!!!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Heidi E. said...
Love what you did with the birds and feathers. I am in need of some water colors :) Thanks for sharing your work is beautiful as ever Shanna ♥
- July 5, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- Brenda said...
What a fabulous tutorial on watercoloring!! I just love that you made it look easy - and the fact that it is so inexpensive is a huge plus!!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Teri said...
I love the watercolor look. Very pretty.
- July 5, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Shanda said...
I am very impressed by it. I love the tutorial and it looks very easy so I could even do it.
- July 5, 2010 at 10:52 AM
- Janine Rachau said...
What a wonderful tutorial! I just love your page and these colors!
- July 5, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- Savannah O'Gwynn said...
OHHHHHHHHHH! This tutorial is fab! I love those stamps and the colors you used! Great job:) Happy Blog-a-versary!!
- July 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- DeAnna said...
Thanks for the awesome tutorial! I own some watercolour pencils but I wasn't sure what to do with them ;D
- July 5, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- From The Owls' Nest said...
ohhh, and i have some watercolor pencils (just sitting there, I might add)...off to create. Thanks for the tutorial...those feathers are FAB!!
- July 5, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Michele's Scrapy Creations said...
Wow--so pretty! love that! I have stampin' up watercolor pencils gotta break them out and play around. Thanks for the tutorial!
- July 5, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- connie said...
Great tutorial and LO!
- July 5, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- JessiW said...
That is such an easy tutorial and BEAUTIFUL results!!! Love that layout:):) What a pretty line..thanks for the chance to win
- July 5, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- ashjoy said...
I so want those stamps! Love the coloring as well. Great stuff!
- July 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Natalie said...
LOVE IT!!! So totally cute! :)
- July 5, 2010 at 12:02 PM
great technique. thank goodness i own some watercolor pencils!! will try this on next project.
- July 5, 2010 at 12:24 PM
- April said...
- April W - July 5, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Rebecca Stone said...
That is the cutest bird...Love it..Thanks..
- July 5, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- kimandasmom said...
OMG..never used watercolors before and am totally loving the look.
- July 5, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- wendipooh13 said...
love the tech with the watercolor pencils!! very pretty
- July 5, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- JuliesAddiction said...
Awesome way to use the stamps!!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- Cynthia B. said...
Thanks for the tips! I especially like the way the feathers turned out with this watercolor technique!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- Julie K. said...
Love the tutorial...I agree watercolor pens are the best!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- theelfqueen said...
This is GREAT! I love those feathers! They came out so neat! When I saw them on the LO before the tutorial I thought they had to be come kind of layered tissue paper or something!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Erika M. said...
Awesome tutorial - I love using watercolours!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Lin said...
Thanks for reminding me to use my watercolor pencils. And I like your idea to stamp in brown instead of black....I agree, it gives a softer look but still defines. Thanks!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- madebykarla said...
Wow, I can't believe I haven't been doing this forever. Out to get some watercolor pencils now!
- July 5, 2010 at 1:56 PM
- Sophia said...
Totally love your LO and thanks for those awesome tips, so gonna try that...
- July 5, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Liz said...
Omg that is beautiful thanks for sharing...
Loving that peacock that's for sure. - July 5, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Diana said...
thank you for a reminder to use my stamps and water color pencils.
- July 5, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Thanks so much for the tutorial on watercoloring stamping....I have been wondering how to master this technique and with your step-by-step instructions, I will be able to do it!!
- July 5, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Catherine said...
I'm a huge fan of watercolors too...I find they are simpler than the Copics to get the look I want.
- July 5, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Thanks for the heads up on the pencils. So glad to be entered in the drawing.
- July 5, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- mustangkayla said...
What a great tutorial! I have watercolor pencils somewhere...i might justs have to give this a try!
- July 5, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Judith said...
I love the idea of using watercolours. Great tutorial.
- July 5, 2010 at 4:18 PM
- Vik said...
Thanks for the watercolor pencil tutorial. I have been mulling over the purchase of some and now I am convinced!
- July 5, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Stuart and Kimber said...
Super cute! Once again, great job!
- July 5, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Laura - Scrapbook Queen Creations said...
Thanks so much for the watercolor pencil tips---I love watercolor pencils! They are so much fun!!
- July 5, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- Charisma3103 said...
Awesome tutorial really love the birds they are are gorgeous love this line really fresh and vibrant
Janie Boots
email@example.com - July 5, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- Terry said...
i need to go pull out my water color pencils! thanks for the inspiration!
- July 5, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- Katie said...
How cute! I just love the water colored stamped images you have shared with us. Thanks!
- July 5, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- Manhattan Mandie said...
I just bought a set of watercolor pencils last week! I sure wish I had that gorgeous stamp set to try them out on.... Peacock Lane is my FAVORITE of the new releases!
- July 5, 2010 at 6:32 PM
- Kelly Massman said...
Love the page! The tutorial was great! Thanks for sharing!
- July 5, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Ola said...
Wow, that's amazing!!! I've never tried watercolors.... I can't wait to try now though!
Thanks so much for sharing!!!
okj83 at live dot com - July 5, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- rosegarden - Laura Fiskateer 5939 said...
love your watercolor images. I prefer this too. I have some brush markers but they do not give the dimension thath watercolor pencils do. Thanks for showing us your stamps with your interpretation
- July 5, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Rbarakat said...
I LOVE these colors! Great tutorial! I love water color pencils!
- July 5, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- Stacey said...
Great, easy to follow tutorial. I love those stamps.
- July 5, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- laurensmom22 said...
Great tutorial. I do have pencils at home, so I'm going to try this! Thanks and that's a beautiful collection!
- July 5, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- ellen s. said...
oh how fun! you make it look so easy, shanna! gorgeous
- July 5, 2010 at 7:01 PM
- Patricia Huber said...
I actually have some watercolor pencils on their way! I love the peacock feathers. Thanks for a great tutorial.
- July 5, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom said...
Wow, what a great reminder on using it like a watercolor. I need to try that again. Thanks.
- July 5, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- mini said...
what a great idea !
How pretty they are! - July 5, 2010 at 7:25 PM
- maryps said...
Shanna this is a great tutorial - thank you so much for sharing your talent and creativity!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Ink, paper and BLING! said...
I like the fact that I have water pencils and completely forgot what a gem they are. Thanks for reminding me!
R - July 5, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Sally Cranney said...
Love the tutorial! Those peacock feathers rock! And this is one of my all time favorite lines as well! The colors are so beautiful together!
- July 5, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- ME... said...
EEEK i think i am running to a box store tomorrow for watercolors!~
- July 5, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- Julie Overby said...
Fabulous Shanna! I love the blending technique you shared! Thanks so much!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- lizzie said...
WOW!!! i'm loving the feathers! the way the colors blend and how it is... so awesome!!!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:22 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE this line!! The tutorial is great as well. I usually do not use black ink when doing something similar as what you did. LOVE the peacock feather watercolor, ?? I don't remember seeing that as a stamp?
- July 5, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- Ronnie said...
I think this has made me want to go out searching for some watercolour pencils now.... thanks for a great tutorial!
- July 5, 2010 at 8:41 PM
I love this tutorial. Can't wait to try it.
- July 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- serena said...
great little tutorial. especially for those of us who don't want to get hooked on expensive markers!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- Cyndi said...
Wow....those are so cute. Might have to get me some of those pencils now. Thanks for sharing!
- July 5, 2010 at 9:54 PM
- StampinCathy said...
Great layout and just love this DP. I just love peacocks and purple. Thanks for an easy to flower tutorial. I'm going to have to dust off my watercolor pencils and use them again.
- July 5, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- Tanya said...
Great tutorial! I usually color with regular colored pencils or water color paints but this looks like a wonderful way to combine the two.
- July 5, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- AllyW said...
I love the feathers! So cool looking. Great tutorial...thanks :)
- July 5, 2010 at 11:26 PM
- Chloe said...
Everyone's into Copics these days, but it is awesome to see the very same effect created with a different medium. Love your colouring and I too am a huge fan of the Clearly Stamps... already have myself the Peacock Lane ones! Peacock Lane is my fave Bo Bunny line ever, too!
- July 5, 2010 at 11:36 PM
- Sereknitty said...
Fab tutorial! I'm so loving that little bird stamp :) but the feathers are to die for!
- July 6, 2010 at 12:46 AM
- Elisabeth said...
ok, new thing on my wishlist. Watercolor pencils! What a super tutorial and so easy. A keeper!
- July 6, 2010 at 1:02 AM
- Denise said...
Great tutorial. Love the color combination!
Thanks for the brown tip!
Denise Wells
email@example.com - July 6, 2010 at 4:34 AM
- LisaM said...
Thanks so much for the great tutorial! I just won some watercolor pencils and was wondering how to use them. Now I know how! BTW- I love the Peacock Lane line! Thanks Bo Bunny!
- July 6, 2010 at 5:36 AM
- Celeste B. said...
Fun way to color your stamped images. I do something similar with color pencils and gamsol.
- July 6, 2010 at 6:11 AM
- Leigh said...
Oh, I love how you coloured in those stamps-- how perfect!
- July 6, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- MYLIFEMYPUGSMYSCRAPBOOK said...
That was a great tutorial, and I love those feathers! I would have never guessed from the pic that they were water color pencils. Very cool! I will have to try that!!
- July 6, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Kelly Swosinski said...
Great tutorial, I love finding new ways to use stamps !
- July 6, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- Dana James-Parsons said...
absolutely fantastic.. ive been using promarkers. an im always stuck becuase i dont have enough coors.. i never considered water color pencils.. so THANKYOU!!!!
- July 6, 2010 at 8:43 AM
great tutorial I didn't know coloured pensils could look so great on a layout thanks.
- July 6, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Lisa said...
Very nice tutorial. I love learning new things. Thanks!
- July 6, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Kathy Wade (krolski) said...
I love your tutorial Shanna! I have some watercolor pencils. I'm going to get them out again and color some stamped images! Thanks for the inspiration!
- July 6, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- Melinda AKA medialady said...
I have put my pencils away but this really inspired me to pull these out and start using them again!
- July 6, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Teresa said...
I love you Shanna! You are so inspiring. Thank you for showing me how easy it is to use stamps!
- July 6, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- cottagerca said...
thanks for the tutorial. I love catching new info in a quick format.
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- Heather said...
I cannot wait to get home and try this out today!! I bought colored pencils from Michaels like a yr ago wanting to try it, then...forgot (or something?!?) You made it look so easy and the result is georgeous!! Thanks for sharing!!
- July 6, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Lora Oliver said...
Fabulous! Love the layout and the tutorial. Definitely need to try this.
- July 6, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Donna Polley said...
I love the tutorial it makes me want to pull out my water color pencils. I have been playing with my copic's lately. Thanks for the nudge.
Donna - July 6, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Rhonda said...
I have a set of pencils and really wasn't sure how to use them. What a wonderful tutorial and layout!
- July 6, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Samantha T. said...
Thanks for the great step by step. It's always nice to see it broken down!
- July 6, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- creative patti said...
Okay have the water color pencils and the ink, now I just need the stamp set and the paper line, this is the only line I can't seem to get everyone is out of it or it's not complete. This would be great to win this!!! I love BO BUNNY!!!
- July 6, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- creative patti said...
O' and I loved the step by step, it really helps to do it right, makes using stamps more fun...
- July 6, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- pictures2pages said...
Love how this turned out! Those peacock feathers are FAB!!! LOVE this line!
- July 6, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Colleen said...
OK, that makes me want to go out and get watercolour pencils!! Awesome!
- July 6, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- LisaW said...
Yep, you've just convinced me to go and get some water colour pencils! Excellent tutorial, and I love the finished product! Such a gorgeous accompaniment to your layout.
- July 6, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- EileenMV said...
Time for me to break out with the watercolor pencils!!!
- July 6, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- Catherine Marie said...
What a great idea! Definitely need to get my hands on both the watercolors and the Peacock Lane!
- July 6, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Allison Cope said...
Great project Shanna! Love those fabulous stamps! Love the way you used them on your page.
- July 6, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Erin said...
Great tutorial. Thanks!
- July 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM
- Linda said...
I fell in love with this line of Bo Bunny also. The water coloring is so great I can hardly wait to try it. Thanks so much for a new idea for a wonderful line.
- July 6, 2010 at 7:15 PM
- Janet Z said...
Great tutorial!
So is it like using Gamsol and pencil crayons? - July 6, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- Mandi said...
That was a great tutorial! Makes me think of my stamps in a whole new way!
- July 6, 2010 at 8:31 PM
- Kris said...
Thanks for inspiring me to get out my watercolor pencils! :)
- July 6, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Fiona Lally said...
I forget that I have stamps. I should use them more !!
- July 7, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- Samantha said...
Stunning LO! I have to agree watercolour pencils are great to use!
- July 7, 2010 at 3:16 AM
- Michele Beck said...
Gosh !!!! totally love this !
- July 7, 2010 at 6:16 AM
- anazelia said...
I have always wanted to learn about watercolor pencils. So this is fabulous. Thanks
- July 7, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- Liz Whitty said...
Love the colours in this paper line. Love the birds great idea
- July 7, 2010 at 7:23 AM
This looks like something even I couldn't mess up...lol great tutorial, keep them coming.
- July 7, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Megan A. said...
this tutorial is fabulous thanks for sharing!
- July 7, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- CathyB said...
I actually have some watercolor pencils but I wasn't sure how to best use them. Thanks so much for the tutorial Shanna. I am off to try it out!
- July 7, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- Laurie (Wally) said...
Wow... that is a great tutorial... I am thinking I can try this... TFS
- July 7, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- BAHGL said...
I love your little birds! I have watercolor pencils but I certianly don't use them as much as I should! Hmmm... can I sneak into my room tonight to play?
- July 7, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- smahrty said...
that is so cool! Thanks for the tips, I love coloring.
- July 7, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Teri said...
What a great tutorial. Those birds and feathers are so funderful!
- July 7, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- Liza said...
great tutorial. i love how those stamps really came alive with the colors!
- July 7, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Sandy said...
I love to use colored pencils, too! Thank you for the great tutorial.
- July 7, 2010 at 8:11 PM
- Treasa said...
This is fabulous. I love the idea of making my own embellies. Thanks for sharing.
- July 7, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Jennybean said...
I love peacock lane - and I'm definitely going to have to go out and get watercolor pencils now!!!
- July 7, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- goldyfish said...
It looks so simple and alot cheaper. Great tutotial
- July 7, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- Lizzie said...
I love watercolour too. I have some sparkly watercolour paints, which add just a hint of shimmer and colour, when you use them on stamped images.
I like your tip about using brown ink for the outlines - black can look rather severe. - July 8, 2010 at 2:26 AM
- Carol said...
I love the idea of stamping in brown instead of black. Gonna have to try that next time. BTW, I LOVE the peacock feathers!! Bo Bunny has always been a favorite of mine :)
- July 8, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- KimR said...
Great tutorial! I generally use my regular colored pencils and gamsol mineral spirits---but this is so much more healthy!
- July 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Cristine said...
I had heard about watercolor pencils, but never knew how they worked. AWESOME!!
- July 8, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- darkchami said...
I needed an affordable way to color in my stamps. Thank you!
- July 8, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- carrie said...
So cool! I love the look of the feathers.
- July 8, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Kim said...
I love the colors in this line---so glad you showcased watercolor pencils. They are a great thing to have in your stash.
- July 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- hlcarroll said...
Great tutorial, I love it! I so adore the bright colours in this line! Hannah xx
- July 8, 2010 at 10:30 PM
- carla said...
I love it, well done. It does make it easy by having some great BoBunny papers to work with.....
- July 10, 2010 at 1:10 AM
- Moonie said...
oh my goodness.. I paint on canvas and a scrapaholic.. so I am sooo keen to try this out.. thanks for the fabulous tutorial.
- July 11, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Michelle StClair said...
Beautiful! This tutorial was great and reminded me to actually use my watercolo pencils I bought years ago.
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Common Names in English:
Crisp-Leaf Wild Buckwheat, Niles's Wild Buckwheat
Family Polygonaceae
Herbs, shrubs
, or small trees
, sometimes monoecious or dioecious. Stems erect
, prostrate
, twining
, or scandent
, often with swollen nodes, striate
, grooved
, or prickly. Leaves simple
, alternate, rarely opposite or whorled
, petiolate
or subsessile
; stipules often united
to a sheath
(ocrea) . Inflorescence terminal
or axillary
, spicate
, racemose, paniculate
, or capitate. Pedicel occasionally articulate
. Flowers small, actinomorphic
, bisexual
, rarely unisexual
. Perianth 3-6-merous, in 1 or 2 series, herbaceous, often enlarged in fruit or inner tepals enlarged, with wings
, tubercles
, or spines. Stamens usually (3-) 6-9, rarely more; filaments
or united at base
; anthers
2-loculed, opening lengthwise; disk annular
(often lobed
) . Ovary superior, 1-loculed; styles 2 or 3, rarely 4, free or connate
at lower part. Fruit a trigonous
, biconvex
, or biconcave
achene; seed with straight or curved
embryo and copious
About 50 genera and 1120 species: worldwide, but primarily N temperate
with a few species in tropical regions
; 13 genera (two endemic) and 238 species (65 endemic) in China.[1]
Genus Eriogonum
, subshrubs
, or herbs, sometimes nearly arborescent
, perennial
, biennial, or annual
, polycarpic or, rarely, monocarpic
(subg. Pterogonum), synoecious
(sometimes polygamodioecious in subg. Micrantha and Oligogonum, rarely dioecious in subg. Oligogonum) ; taproot
slender to stout, solid, or rarely chambered
(subg. Pterogonum). Stems prostrate
or decumbent
to erect
, infrequently absent, glabrous
or pubescent
, sometimes glandular
; caudex
stems absent or woody, tightly compact
to spreading
and at or just below surface, or spreading to erect and above surface; aerial
flowering stems arising at nodes of caudex branches, at distal nodes of aerial branches, or directly from the root
, prostrate or decumbent to erect, slender to stout, solid or slightly to distinctly hollow and fistulose, rarely disarticulating
into ringlike segments (subg. Clastomyelon). Leaves usually persistent
through anthesis
, occasionally persistent through growing season
or longer
, sometimes marcescent
or quickly deciduous, basal and sometimes sheathing
up stems, cauline, or basal and cauline, alternate, opposite, or whorled
, 1 per node or fasciculate; petiole
usually present, sometimes obscure
; blade
to orbiculate, entire apically. Inflorescences terminal
or terminal and axillary
, cymose
and dichotomously or trichotomously branched, or racemose, simple
or compound-umbellate, subcapitate
, or capitate, occasionally distally uniparous
due to suppression of secondary branches; branches mostly dichotomous except for initial
node, not brittle or disarticulating into segments, round
and smooth
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, angled
or ridged
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nodes, usually 3 distally, connate
proximally, leaflike, semileaflike, or scalelike, not awn-tipped, glabrous or variously pubescent or glandular. Peduncles absent or erect to deflexed
. Involucres 1-8 or more per cluster
, smooth or ribbed
, tubular
, cylindric
or narrowly turbinate
to broadly campanulate
or hemispheric
; teeth 5-10, sometimes lobelike, not awned
. Flowers bisexual
or, infrequently, unisexual
, (2-) 6-100 per involucre at any single time during full anthesis, sometimes with stipelike base
; perianth usually white to red or variously yellow, broadly campanulate when open, cylindric to urceolate
when closed
, glabrous or pubescent or glandular abaxially; tepals 6, connate proximally to 2 their length
, monomorphic
or dimorphic
, usually entire apically, rarely emarginate
; stamens 9; filaments
basally, glabrous or pubescent; anthers
usually red to cream or yellow, oblong
to ellipsoid
or oval
. Achenes included
to exserted, various shades of brown, black, or occasionally yellow, rarely winged
or ridged (subg. Pterogonum), lenticular
or 3-gonous, glabrous or pubescent. Seeds: embryo curved
or straight. x = 10.
Species ca.
250: North America (including n Mexico).
Eriogonum is the basal group of subfam. Eriogonoideae. Like all of its related genera, Eriogonum is a highly derived tetraploid
that has undergone rapid evolution in arid
regions of western North America. The circumscription of the genera in the subfamily
is now being studied molecularly and cladistically. The approach taken here is to divide the group into numerous
genera, acknowledging that the resulting Eriogonum remains paraphyletic and that all genera of Eriogoneae are imbedded within Eriogonum as presently circumscribed. Resolution
may well come with the reduction of the subfamily to two genera, Eriogonum and Pterostegia (including Harfordia Greene, a genus of Baja California, Mexico), or, at the other extreme, reducing Eriogonum to just two species. What the future will hold
is difficult to ascertain at this time.
As presently circumscribed, Eriogonum is one of the larger genera in the flora
area, being exceeded in numbers of species only by Carex (ca. 480), Astragalus (ca. 350), and Penstemon (ca. 250). As a native
North American genus, Eriogonum (ca. 250) is second only to Penstemon. Ecologically, species of Eriogonum occur from the seashore to the highest mountains in the United
States. They are among the last plants
seen atop the Sierra Nevada and on the €œoutskirts€ of Badwater in Death
Valley. About one-third of the species are uncommon to rare in their distribution. The United States Department of the Interior currently lists
some as endangered
or threatened species. Some species tend to be weedy, and some of the annual species
are aggressively so.
Species of Eriogonum have long been regarded as among the most difficult in North America to distinguish. Regional treatments should be consulted before attempting to use this review, especially for plants found outside California or the Intermountain West. Geographic distribution is a useful character, and such information is given fully in keys
and discussion here to aid with identification. In addition to regional keys noted below, keys exist for Texas (J. L. Reveal 1970b), the Pacific Northwest (J. L. Reveal 1973), and the Great Plains
(R. Kaul 1986). In each instance the nomenclature
should be compared with that presented here. To aid in the identification of species belonging to the largest subgenus
, Eucycla, regional keys are given here, thereby avoiding a long and complex
key to the more than 100 species.
In collecting specimens of Eriogonum, try to obtain leaves (especially for annuals), fruits (especially those belonging to subg. Pterogonum), and ample flowers (rarely difficult to accomplish). Field
observations on flower color, pubescence
, and overall size and habit are useful. Some species (especially those of subg. Oligogonum) are dioecious, with the mature
and pistillate
plants occasionally markedly different in aspect
. It is not uncommon for several annual species to grow intermixed in disturbed
places, so care must be taken to prevent mixed collections
. Finally, as in all cases, collectors
should try to sample
the range
of variation
rather than concentrate
on extremes.
Eriogonum has a long history of aboriginal use. Today, several members
of the genus are in cultivation, especially in the rock or alpine
garden (G. Nicholls 2002).
Members of Eriogonum are hosts for a number of butterfly species, including such endangered ones as the El Segundo dotted-blue (Euphilotes battoides allyni), Smith's dotted
blue (Euphilotes enoptes smithi), and Lange's metalmark (Apodemia mormo Iangei). Species of the genus Euphilotes spend their entire life on particular species complexes. Other butterfly species found in association with Eriogonum and relatives (see P. A. Opler and A. B
. Wright 1999) include the western green hairstreak (Callophrys affinis), desert green or Comstock's hairstreak (C.
comstocki), bramble hairstreak (C. dumetorum), Lembert's hairstreak (C. lemberti), Sheridan's green hairstreak (C. sheridani), green hairstreak (C. viridis), varied blue (Chalceria heteronea), Rocky Mountain dotted-blue (Euphilotes ancilla), Bauer's dotted-blue (E. baueri), Bernardino dotted-blue (E. bernardino), Ellis's dotted-blue (E. ellisi), Pacific dotted-blue (E. enoptes), intermediate dotted-blue (E. intermedia), Mojave dotted-blue (E. mojave), pallid
dotted-blue (E. pallescens), Rita dotted-blue (E. rita), Spalding's dotted-blue (E. spaldingi), Gorgon copper (Gaeides gorgon), gayas or Edward's blue (Hemiargus ceranus gyas), blue copper (Lycaena heteronea), small blue (Philotiella speciosa), Boisduval's blue (Plebeius icarioides), acmon blue (P. acmon), lupine blue (P. lupini), veined blue (P. neurona), California hairstreak (Satyrium californica), nut-brown hairstreak (S. saepium), Avalon scrub-hairstreak (Strymon avalona), and gray hairstreak (S. melinus). Flowering plants of Eriogonum are infrequently visited by the sooty hairstreak (Satyrium fulginosum), the flowers being a source of nectar for adults
. According to Opler, several additional species and subspecies
of these butterflies remain to be described.[2]
Physical Description
Species Eriogonum corymbosum var. nilesii
Shrubs , 3-12 × 4-23 dm. Leaves cauline 2 or more length of flowering stem; petiole 0.3-1.5 cm; blade elliptic to oblong , 0.8-2.5(-3) × 0.4-0.8 cm, white-lanate to densely white-tomentose abaxially, silvery-floccose adax-ially. Inflorescences 2-20 cm; branches floccose . Involucres 1.5-2 × 1-1.5 mm. Flowers 2-3 mm; perianth yellow to pale yellow or, rarely, white, glabrous . [source]
Flowers: Bloom Period: August, September, October, November.
Sandy to gravelly or gypsum flats and washes, saltbush communities; 200-900 m [3].
- Domain:
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
- Infraphylum:
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
- Perleb, 1826
- Family:
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- knotweed, renouées
- Subfamily:
- Tribe:
- Genus:
- A. Michaux, 1803
- Wild buckwheat [Greek erion, wool, and gony, knee, alluding to the hairy nodes of the species first described, E. tomentosum]
- Specific epithet:
- Reveal
- Variety:
plant of the Mojave Desert,
known for certain o
- Botanical name: - Eriogonum corymbosum var. nilesii Reveal
- Variety:
plant of the Mojave Desert,
known for certain o
- Specific epithet:
- Reveal
- Genus:
- A. Michaux, 1803
- Wild buckwheat [Greek erion, wool, and gony, knee, alluding to the hairy nodes of the species first described, E. tomentosum]
- Tribe:
- Subfamily:
- Family:
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- knotweed, renouées
- Order:
- Perleb, 1826
- Superorder:
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Subclass:
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Class:
- Brongniart, 1843
- Infraphylum:
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Subphylum:
- Phylum:
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom:
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Kingdom:
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
Publishing author
: Reveal Publication
: Phytologia 86(3): 128 (-130)
2004 [23 Dec 2004] .
Place of publication: A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 14(1):17. 1856
verified on 27-Apr-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last
updated: 30-Aug-1999
Similar Species
Members of the genus Eriogonum
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 521 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
E. abertianum (Abert Buckwheat) · E. abertianum var. abertianum (Abert's Buckwheat) · E. abertianum var. cyclosepalum (Abert's Buckwheat) · E. acaule (Pointed Eriogonum) · E. alatum (Wind Wildbuckwheat) · E. alatum var. alatum (Winged Wild Buckwheat) · E. alatum var. glabriusculum (Winged Buckwheat) · E. alatum var. mogollense (Winged Buckwheat) · E. aliquantum (Cimarron Buckwheat) · E. allenii (Shalebarren Buckwheat) · E. alpinum (Trinity Buckwheat) · E. ammophilum (Ibex Buckwheat) · E. ampullaceum (Mono Buckwheat) · E. androsaceum (Rockjasmine Buckwheat) · E. anemophilum (West Humboldt Buckwheat) · E. angulosum (Angle-Stemmed Wild-Buckwheat) · E. annuum (Annual Buckwheat) · E. apiculatum (San Jacinto Buckwheat) · E. apricum (Ione Buckwheat) · E. apricum var. apricum (Ione Buckwheat) · E. apricum var. prostratum (Irish Hill Buckwheat) · E. arborescens (Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat) · E. arcuatum var. arcuatum (Baker's Wild Buckwheat) · E. aretioides (Red Canyon Buckwheat) · E. argillosum (Clay Buckwheat) · E. argophyllum (Ruby Valley Buckwheat) · E. arizonicum (Arizona Buckwheat) · E. artificis (Kaye's Wild Buckwheat) · E. atrorubens (Buckwheat) · E. atrorubens atrorubens (Buckwheat) · E. baileyi (Bailey Buckwheat) · E. baileyi var. baileyi (Bailey's Buckwheat) · E. baileyi var. praebens (Bailey's Buckwheat) · E. batemanii (Bateman Buckwheat) · E. beatleyae (Beatley Buckwheat) · E. bicolor (Pretty Buckwheat) · E. bifurcatum (Forked Buckwheat) · E. blissianum (Bliss' Buckwheat) · E. brachyanthum (Shortflower Buckwheat) · E. brachypodum (Parry's Buckwheat) · E. brandegeei (Brandegee Wild Buckwheat) · E. breedlovei (Pilute Buckwheat) · E. breedlovei var. breedlovei (Piute Buckwheat) · E. breedlovei var. shevockii (Needle's Buckwheat) · E. brevicaule (Short-Stemmed Wild-Buckwheat) · E. brevicaule var. bannockense (Bannock Wild Buckwheat) · E. brevicaule var. brevicaule (Shortstem Buckwheat) · E. brevicaule var. cottamii (Cottam's Buckwheat) · E. brevicaule var. laxifolium (Goldenball Eriogonum) · E. brevicaule var. micranthum (Shortstem Buckwheat) · E. butterworthianum (Butterworth's Buckwheat) · E. caespitosum (Matted Buckwheat) · E. caespitosum var. sublineare (Matted Wild Buckwheat) · E. capillare (San Carlos Buckwheat) · E. capistratum (Hidden Buckwheat) · E. capistratum var. capistratum (Hidden Buckwheat) · E. capistratum var. muhlickii (Muhlick's Buckwheat) · E. capistratum var. welshii (Welsh's Buckwheat) · E. cernuum (Nodding Buckwheat) · E. cernuum var. cernum (Nodding Wild Buckwheat) · E. cernuum var. cernuum (Nodding Buckwheat) · E. cernuum var. purpurascens (Nodding Wild Buckwheat) · E. cernuum var. viminale (Nodding Buckwheat) · E. cespitosum (Matted Buckwheat) · E. chrysops (Bitterroot Buckwheat) · E. cinereum (Coastal Buckwheat) · E. cithariforme (Cithara Buckwheat) · E. cithariforme var. agninum (Cithara Buckwheat) · E. cithariforme var. cithariforme (Cithara Buckwheat) · E. clavatum (Hoover's Desert Trumpet) · E. clavellatum (Clay-Loving Wild-Buckwheat) · E. codium (Basalt Desert Buckwheat) · E. collinum (Hill Buckwheat) · E. coloradense (Colorado Buckwheat) · E. compositum (Arrowleaf Buckwheat) · E. compositum var. compositum (Arrowleaf Buckwheat) · E. compositum var. lancifolium (Arrowleaf Buckwheat) · E. compositum var. leianthum (Arrowleaf Buckwheat) · E. compositum var. pilicaulis (Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat) · E. concinnum (Darin Buckwheat) · E. congdonii (Congdon Buckwheat) · E. contiguum (Ash Meadows Buckwheat) · E. contortum (Grand Buckwheat) · E. correllii (Correll's Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum (Corymbed Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. aureum (Crispleaf Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. corymbosum (Crispleaf Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. glutinosum (Crispleaf Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. heilii (Crisp-Leaf Wild Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. nilesii (Crisp-Leaf Wild Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. orbiculatum (Crispleaf Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. revealianum (Crispleaf Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. thompsonae (Crisp-Leaf Wild Buckwheat) · E. corymbosum var. velutinum (Crispleaf Buckwheat) · E. covilleanum (Coville's Buckwheat) · E. crocatum (Conejo Buckwheat) · E. cronquistii (Bull Mountain Buckwheat) · E. crosbyae (Crosby's Buckwheat) · E. cusickii (Cusick's Buckwheat) · E. darrovii (Carrot Buckwheat)
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- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)
- Li Anjen, Kao Tsoching, Mao Zumei & Liu Yulan. 1998. Polygonaceae. In: Li Anjen, ed., Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 25(1): 1209.
- Reveal, J. L. 1973b. Eriogonum (Polygonaceae) of Utah. Phytologia 25: 169-217.
- Reveal, J. L. 1976. Eriogonum (Polygonaceae) of Arizona and New Mexico. Phytologia 34: 409-484.
- Reveal, J. L. 1985. An annotated key to Eriogonum (Polygonaceae) of Nevada. Great Basin Naturalist 45: 493-519.
- Stokes, S. G. 1936. The Genus Eriogonum, a Preliminary Study Based on Geographical Distribution. San Francisco.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- "Eriogonum". in Flora of North America Vol. 5. Published by Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Dec 27, 2011.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 04, 2008)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16009142
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60437656-2
- GRIN Nomen Number: 316668
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 60437656
- MoBot NameID: 50248863
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1097606
- Anjen Li, Bojian Bao, Alisa E. Grabovskaya-Borodina, Suk-pyo Hong, John McNeill, Sergei L. Mosyakin, Hideaki Ohba & Chong-wook Park "Polygonaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 5 Page 277. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
- James L. Reveal "Eriogonum". in Flora of North America Vol. 5. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
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The Charoen Pokphand Group will pay HK $59 per share, a slight premium over Tuesday's closing price for Ping An shares trading in Hong Kong. Shares fell sharply earlier this week after HSBC acknowledged it was exploring a sale.
HSBC first acquired Ping An shares in 2002, paying only $600 million for 10% of the company. The investment's value has increased dramatically since then as China's insurance market rapidly expanded in size.
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"He knew her well from the Clinton White House and from Massachusetts," Nuland said.
Kerry said in his resignation letter he will step down from the Senate at 4 p.m. Friday, which is also Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's last day in her post. He was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday.
When Kerry introduced Kagan to the Senate Judiciary Committee for her 2010 confirmation hearings, he noted he worked closely with her on a tobacco bill when she was a counsel and adviser to then-President Bill Clinton.
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Kerry was born in Colorado and Kagan in New York, but both attended law school in Massachusetts - he, Boston College Law School, and she, Harvard University. Kagan would later teach at Harvard law, then serve as the school's first female dean until her appointment by President Barack Obama in 2009 as solicitor general.
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At her confirmation hearings, he told senators, "I'm glad that in these next days you'll get the chance to know Elena as so many of us have in Massachusetts."
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Messina said that supporters of the president want the grassroots organization to help Obama pass his agenda in his second term in the White House.
"The one thing I know is that people want to be involved in supporting the president's agenda in the next four years. How that looks is a discussion we need to have with our grassroots," said Messina in a conversation with Politico's Mike Allen. "We have to figure out what we do next and that's the conversation we're having with our supports now."
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Messina said the email to supporters was "part of the discussion we want to have with people, what makes sense."
He suggested that the campaign's touted "Dashboard" social media tool could come in handy during the current negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff, allowing Obama supporters to call Capitol Hill.
"People just spent five years winning two presidential elections together, now they're not just walking away," added Messina.
He also added that it's crucial to keep the nationwide network alive: "You can't run two presidential campaigns from the grassroots and then say we're going to do it from DC. That's not how this is it's going to work."
Messina said he wants to make some decisions on the group's future by January's inaugural.
Four years ago the 2008 Obama campaign's grassroots network was kept alive in a limited fashion, and in January 2009 it was transformed into Organizing for America and folded into the Democratic National Committee. The 2012 Obama for America re-election campaign was launched in April 2011.
Messina said this time the campaign won't immediately turn over the grassroots operation to the DNC, but he also added that unlike four years ago the grassroots structure won't be severely curtailed, after pressure from some Congressional Democrats.
"People just spent five years winning two presidential elections together, now they're not just walking away," added Messina.
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As for himself, Messina said "I'm going to Italy and hang out," adding "I've been going at this for five years. I've taken a one-week vacation in five years and so it is time to restore my energy. The president and I were joking recently about how bad I look. It is time to take a vacation."
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26 December
Slap on a hat and join crowds of passionate cricket fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Vodafone Boxing Day Test.
Venture into Melbourne's basements, rooftops and laneways for secret bars, boutiques, and events.
Take to the relaxing waters of Daylesford - in spas, decadent meals, or lakeside rooms.
Disappear from city bustle in the Dandenong Ranges, and indulge away in the Yarra Valley.
Combine European coastal living with traditional Aussie charm on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
Experience penguins, scenery, family fun, outdoor pursuits, motor sports and life by the water.
Travel one of the world's best coastal drives, and see the 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road.
Unearth the riches of the Goldfields in modern galleries, museums and boutique bistros and wineries.
Inhale the air up there in the panoramic Grampians, and learn Aboriginal stories through rock art.
Taste your way around the High Country year round, whether winter skiing or wine tasting in summer.
Be inspired by Gippsland's calm beaches, lakes and peaks, then dip into busy waterfront villages.
Unwind along the mighty Murray River and enjoy the region's slow food, fine wine, golf and scenery.
Your bucket list is not complete without a reference to dining at Vue de Monde at least once, because for once the hype is well and truly worth it.
From Movida's Mykal Batholomew and Longrain chef, Adam D'Sylva, this hatted eatery ticks all the right boxes without taking itself too seriously.
See Phillip Island's little penguins emerge from the sea, peek at life inside a burrow, and spot other Australian animals at this wildlife wonderland.
Prepare to play in St Kilda, where you can kick up your heels by the seashore, by the stage at live music venues or on the whirligigs at Luna Park.
There's great comfort in knowing places like Crossley Steet still exist, with the venerable Pellegrini's standing guard over quirky shops and cafes.
Touch and feel your way through local history; give Phar Lap a nod, explore a rainforest, rest in a rollercoaster car, and discover Koori heritage.
Shop 'til you drop at this celebrated market to see buskers, find souvenirs and to marvel at the fresh produce and the treats in the Dairy Hall.
When you've exhausted the drinking dens, subterranean restaurants and witty street art of Melbourne's laneways, what else is there to do but go up?
Knock back daytime espressos and by night sip on classic cocktails in this standing-room only highlight of Melbourne's best laneway bars.
Duck into Melbourne's famed laneways, scamper up some stairs and take a tipple in an inimitable bar.
Discover trendy clubs and bars, live music venues, comedy, jazz, cinema, cabaret and old style pubs.
Melbourne is a melting pot of cultures, a fact reflected in its microcosmos of restaurants, cafes.
Follow the aromas of espresso down laneways and into laid-back coffee strips for that caffeine buzz.
Find out where to start your fashion, jewellery, furniture or fine art shopping spree.
From the crack of the bat to the roar of the engine, the city is a prime playing field throughout the year.
Follow a self-guided itinerary and see the very best of Melbourne's lifestyle and attractions.
Melbourne is home to world-class arts and cultural heritage institutions, and community events.
Discover the diversity and beauty of regional Victoria, from coastal villages to alpine towns.
Start your spree at the flagship stores of Victorian designers and find international brands, too.
Bring the kids and make the most of Victoria's family-friendly attractions and exciting events.
Head outdoors and experience the diversity of activities on offer in Victoria.
See important artworks and performances, then spot stars at galleries and theatres.
Find the flavour to suit your tastes at Victoria's top restaurants, regional producers and wineries.
Catch all the action of the 2014 Australian Open with a Flight Centre package, including two nights' accommodation, entry and reserved seating for two sessions in Rod Laver Arena.
Call and ask for the 'stay and save' package for 15% off best available rate of the day at The Hotel Charsfield. Free wifi, gym and newspapers daily.
Design your own 007 package with Virgin Australia Holidays. Includes return airfares to Melbourne, two night's accommodation and a ticket to Designing 007 - 50 Years of Bond Style.
Melbourne Remote Control Tourist
Showcasing the work of the most influential and avant-garde fashion designers from the 1980s to today, Modern Love: Fashion visionaries from the FIDM...
Move your feet at Melbourne's annual queer celebration with outdoor parties and city-wide cultural events, and show your pride at the closing march.
Get an inside view of the world's favourite secret agent and the iconic cars, fashion and gadgets at Melbourne Museum's blockbuster Bond exhibition.
Join over 100,000 spectators on Geelong's waterfront this Australia Day weekend for five days of yacht racing, live music, fireworks and lots more.
First held in 1980, St Kilda Festival is one of Australia's oldest and the Southern hemisphere's largest free street festival. A Melbourne tradition,...
Get out the zinc and the novelty hat and join up to 100,000 cricket fans at the MCG for a sporting event that's become an Australian institution.
Dive in with 5,000 other swimmers in the world's largest organised swim. Each year thousands of swimmers dive into a sea of history and race the 1. 2...
Light up your January with the first tennis Grand Slam of the year. Be there as the biggest names in the game try to start the season off with a bang.
In four days and with a series of short drives you can tick most Victorian sightseeing boxes, from wines, water and wildlife to Melbourne's laneways.
See the star attractions of the south on this five-day round-trip taking in the Great Ocean Road, the Grampians, the Goldfields and spa country.
Drive one of Australia's great touring routes, The Great Alpine Road, and explore Victoria's north-east all the way down into the heart of Gippsland.
Get behind the wheel and absorb the striking coastline between Melbourne and Sydney. Detour to national parks, white sandy beaches and vast lakes.
Travel through gold rush towns, hit the greens on local courses, and sample varietals at renowned wineries on The Sydney Melbourne Heritage Drive.
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