six girls and their new home~

one wee older one

went into panic mode

"but mama you just jumped from

bringing them home

to almost a year later 

them in their first snow"

he said i never finished sharing their tale

i told him  no worries

its my blog

i can jump ahead

or fall behind

so back to the first few days in may of 2011

a glimpse of the girls and their new home to be

the one thing i found most fascinating

was what we were told

 about their night time little ritual

"as soon as mr sun

starts sinking beyond the horizon

one by one these little ones

will go into their coop"

fascinated by

HOW

 TRUE

THESE WORDS

 REALLY WERE

one by one

in an orderly fashion

they march themselves in

and snuggle up for the night

and so a new day of hard work began

by mid morning the next day

we were busy scurrying about

while some decided to lounge around

the more we worked

the more exhausted they became!!!

more work

more rest...i tell ya

a look inside their new home to be

this here little one
always up for a wee little snuggle

much time has passed

so be prepared for many more

wee little glimpses of our six girls

paperswap...january~

"Creativity is the power to connect

the seemingly unconnected"

william plomer

it has been awhile

a year or so

since i have taken out my papers

and spent the day playing

lawendula

hosts a paperswap each month

with a different theme

its a wonderful way to send forth and receive

bits and pieces from and for your stash

as you can see

januarys theme was

mother goose

this was much fun and difficult all the same

it caused me to dig down deep

and find where my creative mind had been hiding

there is no right or wrong

you may chose to send what ever you wish

 a glimpse of what headed out the door yesterday

and will be making its way to the united kingdom

across the lands

many miles away

its one sweet little creative way

to share with one another

a journey that is never predictable

never the same

there is always something wondrous to discover

especially when your package arrives

acknowledging the good~

sunday morning...

and as for yesterday's 5 letter word

you ready

FUDGE

now tell me...tell me

 does that make any good sense at all

or am i the one whos a wee bit off the wall

methodical weaving~

“We all have our own life to pursue,

Our own kind of dream to be weaving

And we all have the power

To make wishes come true,

 As long as we keep believing.”

 Louisa May Alcott



there are some things in life

that are just worth

taking your time creating

“You see,

when weaving a blanket,

an Indian woman

leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket

 to let the soul out.”

Martha Graham

ideally

would i

 LOVE

to

have

a

shop

 FILLED FULL

of handmade treasures

yep

but...in doing so

.

i would be rushing through

missing the enjoyment

of what was really transpiring

through the minutes spent

of my weaving methodically

thread by thread



so with this here blanket

there is no time for it's completion

it is a piece i go to

when in need of a moment

and nothing more

one day...one day

i will share it in all its glory

doodling away~

“I am enough of an artist

 to draw freely upon my imagination

Imagination is more important than knowledge

Knowledge is limited

 Imagination encircles the world.”

Albert Einstein

feb. 16

a few pieces from the past

i have found that i enjoy

the simplicity of sketching

more than i do adding color

this is something

 i always did when i was younger

sketch

draw

doodle

it was always done with a pencil or ink

never color

i try to dapple in color

but often i am left with a disappointed feeling

a thought as to i should have just left it alone

and you know what i have come to accept

if i want color

than color it will be

but otherwise it will be just me

 and a pencil or pen at hand

and really

 its ok with me 

becaues all n all

i am setting my imagination free

ps...sorry for the dark images...my lovely camera has a visitor that has traveled along and made its way into the lense...

a tinsy piece of something now has caused for a dark spot in my pictures!

 price to get it removed is half the price of my camera...gggrrr...

hopefully this little visitor will not stay around to long.



pay it forward~

“The manner of giving

 is worth more than the gift.”

Pierre Corneille

ah

as one challenge has come to an end

well one in another sense

has come to be

 

jan 25

while stumbling around yesterday

i ventured over to

ooglebloops

and found this little adventure

~Simple Rules~

I will

 create something handmade

 to the 1st five people

who leave a comment on this post

saying they would like to participate

ME: i promise to create

some kind of wonderful treat

for the first five

that chose to comment here

and are up for doing the same

To be playing along

you must be willing to repost this and do the same

offering something handmade to five other people

ME:  as i commenting yesterday over at

ooglebloops

i am upholding the promise

of passing this along

 

All handmade "gifts"

will be sent sometime in 2011

gives you alot of time!!!

ME: i will not promise but will strive to complete

your little treat and have them sent out

by the beginning of march

oh so excited as i already have an idea at hand

so what about you

would you like to spread your creativity

and share it with a few others

52 projects has come to an end...weeks 48~52~

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
 Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mahatma Gandhi


jan. 23

its hard to believe
first i have missed so many of these posts

and secondly that this little adventure
into challenging myself weekly
 has to come to an end

~week 48~

remember the felt i had used on the wee little birdie
well i had a bit left over
and decide to try making a few holiday cards

see the pink...a wee littles added touch!!!



~week 49~

i decoupaged boxes for cairns

i really enjoyed making these
was a perfect way to package up gifts as well

~week 50~

for the celebrate the season swap
i created this blessing sign

~A Blessing for the Day~


May the Light of your soul guide you.
May the Light of your soul bless the work you do
with the love and warmth of your heart.
May you see in what you do,
the beauty of your own soul.
May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light,
and renewal to those who work with you
and to those who see and receive your work.
May your work never weary you.
May it release within you wellsprings of
refreshment, inspiration and excitement.
May you always be present in what you do.
May you never become lost in bland absence.
May the day never burden you.
May the dawn find you awake and alert,
approaching your new day with dreams possibilities and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night
blessed sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console, and renew you.
John O'Donohoe


~week 51~

Belly Dancing Class

no pictures for this one
but
i think i found another calling
I LOVE IT

had all three of my classes
 and i am looking forward to joining more


 ~week 52~

for the quiet moon exchange
i thought it would be fun to created little journals

so that each full moon that comes our way 
they can reflect upon their thoughts


52 projects
pieces
things started 
 completed
growth 
 change
stepping out of my comfort shell
doing things that once just sat
as thoughts harbored

jane
you gave me a gift
by creating this challege
it forced me to create
to try
to learn

many things may have never come to be
if i did not have this here challenge
knowing by the end of each week
i needed to have something new to share

i can not
THANK YOU
enough for what you have done with 52 projects

will it come to an end
i am not sure if this adventure will continue on

but the one sure thing is
i will continue my quest
of learning and doing something new

time...a treasure found~

“Time is free,

 but it's priceless.

You can't own it,

 but you can use it.

You can't keepit,

but you can spend it.

 Once you've lost it

you can never get it back.”

Harvey MacKay

jan. 20

at the start of september

i was gifted with

TIME

TIME

something we all take for granted

at various moments in our life

this

TIME

that had been gifted

came in the form

of

two littles having their pottery lessons together

therefor

giving me

a

WHOLE

hour and a half

to myself

SOMETHING THAT rarely HAS BEEN

it could have

but i just never asked
or took the opportunity to be alone



so with this gift of
TIME

i find myself savoring each minute

and what do i do with such

TIME

you may wonder

well

sometimes i sit in silence

and

just simply be

sometimes

 i sit and knit or crochet

read or write

or capture moments passing
through the lense of my camera



sometimes

i run around like a mad woman

attempting to get errands accomplished

as a gift to my littles

and sometimes

i find myself wandering through thrift stores



sometimes i am on a misson

specifics on my mind

and sometimes

just sometimes

when least expecting

i stumble upon something grand

i bet by now you figured it out

yesterday

not even thinking of yarn

40 bundles in a bag @ 3.99

3.99 / 40 = 0.09975

now how could i resist!!!

the greatest part was
 this yarn above

something i would have walked right by
 if lined on a shelf

when i returned home

with my sweet little bag plum full of beautiful bits

i pulled out this yarn

and thought

why not

so different from my ususal

and you know what

I LOVE IT
my love even commented on how pretty it was

so different but so wonderful

i can't wait to finish

so
 in
TIME
 i shall knit my minutes away

knight of cups~

“Life is like a game of cards.
 The hand you are dealt is determinism;
the way you play it is free will.”
Jawaharlal Nehru

jan. 7

 

often times i turn to my tarot cards

when days are calling

more for clarity

or finding a sense calm
especially when a storm is brewing

i have used it to help guide others in my life

offering up an outlook that may not have been seen

but as a daily practice

not so much

once did

then fell by the wayside

so as this new year started

so did

drawing one card a day

in the quiet morning hours

i draw one card

listen quietly

 to hear the advice that it is offering up

and then apply it in my day to day living

i have been journaling with this practice as well

helping it to become more apart of me
to visualize and write
thus far it has been a motivational gift

do you use tarot cards

 or any other tool

 to help guide you in your days

one world one heart~

jan. 6

the fifth and final year

One World One Heart

will begin oh so very soon



i missed the opportunity to be apart of this last year

i had pondered and pondered

but just never got my little act together

 to come up with something

but

this year

i

will

i

can

I

AM

already preparing

if you are unfamiliar with this here event

click on this herre picture

and it will magically fly you over to Lisas place

where you can find out all the details needed

i stumbled upon many bloggers

who i may not have ever met

through this

~it really is a wonderful community event~

and so it snowed~

“The future lies before you,
like paths of pure white snow.
Be careful how you tread it,
for every step will show.”
unknown

dec. 30

and so it snowed
not much
but just enough

 









~wishing you a wintry wonderful day ahead~