FALLING

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It's now in my backyard that the little leaves from our beautiful birch tree start to float softly to the ground, palish yellow lying on a mixture of green and brown grass. And that is what I saw when I learned that I won this gorgeous pendant from Nan of Spirit Rattles. Earth tones and subtle colors , as you all know by now, make me feel good. They are natural, raw, untainted, and beautiful. Nan captured this perfectly in her pendant. I tagged along.

Thank you for visiting and inspiring me always.

SPIRIT SPEAKS WITHIN

I am taking an online class ..."Towers and Turrets", given by Sharon Thomlinson and Deryn Mentock. This class is fabulous, as it is a wonderful fusion of mixed media and jewelry! I signed up late, so I haven't gotten to the jewelry part yet, but I may stay on the mixed media part for a while since I have found it so much fun. I have learned so many new techniques, especially how to achieve those deep deep layers that I admire . The face painting part went smoother than I thought, I am pretty happy with my quirky faces here.....but I would like to do more. It takes me a long time to do them, but it is sooooo relaxing to me. This piece is a combination of a lot of techniques done on a 9x12 watercolor paper that was gessoed first, acrylics, collage, ...well, go visit the site HERE to see if your interested!

So that's what I did this weekend!

Thanks for visiting and sharing my world with me!

HAPPY ENDING

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We all have a happy ending somewhere....but can we find it, or, obtain it somehow?
When I saw this buddha charm on vacation...it immediately made me smile a big smile, so that in itself was worth it. I wanted this bracelet to feel good, and look good. Heavier metal always feels good to me, beautiful natural stones are a no brainer, they all speak to me differently, they are wonderful little acts of God. When I put it on it felt good...like a happy ending to a creation.
Buddha's smile didn't hurt!
As always, thanks for visiting. Wishing everyone a happy ending!

CUSTOM FIT

It's been a while since I made a journal page, but frankly it just wasn't happening. Then it did. As many of you know if you follow my blog, I have been dealing with health issues that have affected my way of thinking. I feel that I am moving past some of the anger that I didn't even realize was anger, and am beginning to accept things better, and try to make things work best for me......a customizing, er, let's say, just some tweeking. Probably a few more tweeks yet, and I might just get to that custom fit.
I made this double spread out of a practice portrait drawing from Suzi Blu's class in Jan. I found my perfect words on some old dress patterns, I just love the color of pattern tissue, and the transparency creates such a mood for me.
I always have a bird with me, or in my thoughts, and I created the texture with Golden's molding paste and some foam stamps impressed in it, then a wash of light color. I have not been feeling like a lot of color these days, lightness, subtlety, and calmness appeal to me....a feeling toward peace....it makes me feel comfortable.
Thanks for visiting as always. I deeply appreciate it.

I AM BLESSED

I wanted to share with you some amazing gifts from some amazing blog friends of mine. The top 2 photos are wonderful jewelry components and earrings that I adore from Renate of Put A Little Magic in Your Life. Renate is a wonderful friend and an incredible artist.
She also sent me the beautiful family of birds, and the chandelier ornament with the birds shining through.....just gorgeous.
The 3rd and 4th photos are of an incredible piece of mail art from one of my swap partners, Astrid....you can visit her amazing talents here. I was blown away to see she had sent me my zetti doll for a swap in this amazing envelope she had made out of a bubble envelope. It is something, it feels quilted, and it has loads of beautiful papers, stampings, and do dads.
The bottom photo is a pic of a gorgeous handmade card sent to me as an RAK made by Marilyn Rock. I am guessing that the cute bird is a hand carved stamp that Marilyn has been delving into, she stamped on the envelope...love it!~ The gorgeous leaf pendants and beads are gifts I won from the extremely talented Nan of Spirit Rattles.. her style is perfect to me, simply stated and organic....beautiful.
I am at a loss for words to tell you what these beautiful people and their actions all mean to me,
they make me appreciate everything in my life. All I really need are the connections and the words, and I have been given pieces of their souls. I am blessed, by all of you that I connect with here. Thank you so much.

THE MOON

This is a postcard created for my swap group, the theme being the moon. I also used my favorite quote, and some handmade papers sent to me in a paper exchange earlier in the year.

Happy weekend to all....and be creative!

LOVE

This is a recent bracelet I made...simple, clean, and the weight of 12 gauge on your wrist feels good.

You can buy it here. Thanks for visiting and looking. And thanks for all of your kind words.