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Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
happy birthday hilda!
my precious grandma is 104 today!
hannah and i will deliver tons of love & good wishes to her today!
i have a fan
and a new obsession.....hipstamatic app for iphone
i have decided since i am a woman of few words (on my blog,that is) that i am going to document my days with images using this amazing device!
let me know what you think!
green thoughts
"in every winter's heart there is a quivering spring, and behind the veil of each night there is a smiling dawn." -kahlil gibran
"sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it." - goethe
"a garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!
rose plot,
fringed pool,
ferned grot-
the veriest school
of peace; and yet the fool contends that God is not-
not God!? in gardens!? when the even is cool!?
nay, but i have a sign;
"tis very sure God walks in mine." - thomas edward brown
an artful revolt
don't miss this event!
come out and explore the fabulous st.louis artist's guild building and the creative inhabitants that will dazzle you with their uniqueness and amazing variety of handcrafted items!!!!!
you know mother's day is coming right up, and mother deserves somethingS special......
find the details here and HERE
MAP
heart & soul.short & sweet
while getting to know my favorite new toy (borrowed from my friend,pat) and inspired to think outside the box by photojojo! the book (which i do not own just yet) i came up with an idea to frame a chosen photo...using the spent cartridge..sweet...i heart this idea and all who feed my crafty soul!
secret sunday coming soon
seriously.cute.
....if i do say so myself.these little pom blossoms are seriously cute!
i will have little ones,big ones and those of medium size.
all you need is love of course and a vessel to place their wire stems.
they will give you hours of serious joy!
available at the strangefolk festival
and now a word from my sponsor
i want to see myself here
i will move this sofa into a corner of my mind until i can
do more exploring one day.
todd alexander & anais nin
work by todd alexander
"there were always in me, two women at least,
one woman desperate and bewildered,
who felt she was drowning and another who
would leap into a scene, as upon a stage,
conceal her true emotions because they
were weaknesses, helplessness, despair,
and present to the world only a smile,
an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest."
-anais nin
two favorites
reporting back
the laumeier sculpture park art fair 2009 was pure joy.
the weather was close to perfect and the atmosphere was a heady mix of glee and wonder.
my commentary on a few high points:
alison fox /alison has agreed to trade a piece of her amazing work for a truckful of desirable old sashes!
gena ollendieck / i own a handful of gena's fabulous books,and will be in attendance in her 3 day workshop in september in troy,illinois!
todd alexander /his work,particularly the toddler reaching from the playpen for something just out of reach...spoke to my soul.
jennifer falter / i am a ferocious collector of springfield pottery!
just a few highlights in my sweet mother's day i thought you should know!
where i'm at
a slice of my studio using a holga filter over my digi cam 2009
today's reminder
this day is a beautiful room that's never been seen before.let me cherish the seconds,minutes and hours i spend here.help me to think before i speak and pray before i act.
courage to change page 64
few words
ramshackle movie theatre/alton,illinois
-nothing changes,if nothing changes.
GOD grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change,courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to know the difference.-reinhold niebuhr
few words,enormous impact.
a humble shout out
artful blogging feb/mar/apr 2009 vol 3 issue 1
a few months ago staci dumoski,managing editor of the
somerset studio publication "artful blogging" sent me an
e-mail inviting me to be among the pages of this inspiring,
luscious periodical.
be still my heart!
my complimentary copy arrived yesterday and i am just beaming!
AND to my utter delight,my friend, sweet marie otero is among the blogs
featured in this issue,i am giddy to be within the same pages as she!
just thought you should know!
cheerful thoughts...
..for the robust,the ragged & the recuperating -orange.art miniature
- we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.-max de pree
- 'taint worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.-sarah orne jewett
- make yourself necessary to somebody.-ralph waldo emerson
- keep up appearances whatever you do.-charles dickens
- beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.-henry david thoreau
happy new day all!
xo,
d
a handmade Christmas
"we keep hearing that a lot of gifts are going to be handmade this year.
what are your plans? "
Please take a moment to answer this...
Handmade Holidays "Questionnaire"
~image above from the book handknit holidays
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