tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91653331603903539782024-03-13T14:23:28.846-07:00Embrace Your Blissgina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-24687177672624291692012-07-06T20:34:00.004-07:002012-07-06T20:34:59.389-07:00Summer is here, and creativity is a flowin'I cannot believe that I have been so bad about blogging for SO long... <br />
However, I am going to make a conscious effort to do better. This wave of an effort may last about a week but I am going to try. <br />
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After a long pause, I am heading to a retreat in the fall in Omaha. I am excited to say I signed up for Handmade U. You can read more about it <a href="http://rach-ology.blogspot.com/p/handmade-u-fall-2012.html">here</a>. <br />
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It will be so good to get to see my friends <a href="http://www.michellegeller.typepad.com/">Michelle</a> and <a href="http://www.besottment.com/">Hope</a> again as well as others I have missed over the last couple of years. I will also get to work with a new artist I have never met, <a href="http://www.liesellund.com/">Liesel Lund</a>. Should be a treat! <br />
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We all need to do something we love, something that brings inner calm and nurtures our soul, something that allows us to embrace our bliss. The hardest part of it is, making the time to do it. <br />
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~hugsgina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-38349863109612436632012-02-16T18:13:00.000-08:002012-02-16T18:13:43.457-08:00seventeen years ago, tonight...Today is our REAL Valentine's Day here at the Grable home. <br />
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Seventeen years ago tonight, my fella asked me to marry him. <br />
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We were babies.<br />
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What a great memory, what a perfect choice.<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day Sweetheart!<br />
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~xo<br />gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-68546547065170144202012-02-14T06:27:00.000-08:002012-02-14T06:27:46.708-08:00goodmorning valentine!Just a quick hello and a happy valentine's day to you!<br />
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~xogina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-38489043567200732722012-01-15T23:54:00.000-08:002012-01-15T23:54:38.818-08:00Round Robin<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oh my... here we go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am in a round robin book swap and this week I am shipping my book off to the first of 10 other girls (not including myself) who will create pages in my book based on the theme I chose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There are so many ideas swimming around in my head, but I have gone with a very general theme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This book is all about "happiness"</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I began creating it under the tutelage of Pam
Garrison at my very first art retreat ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was held in Ashland, Oregon, where I actually met some of the girls in the RR for the first time and it will forever be a
memory of a very happy time in my life… up there with some of the
happiest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was with like-minded girls,
all come together for the simple pleasure of creating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never even knew such things existed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now with this, I finally have a great
use for my budding art journal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
that time in Aug 2008, it has been waiting for the perfect inspiration to fill
it, and I am honored to be in such a group of girls who will help make that happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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things that make them happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could be
dedicated to just one thing, or a whole list of things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> They may</span> even just capitalize on a quote
about happiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want their creations to
make them happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> After all, it is about the journey, right?</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">~xo</span></span></span></div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-46195983425005811422012-01-15T10:01:00.000-08:002012-01-15T10:01:33.607-08:00Perspective...This past week I was a guest curator for CRESCENDOh. <br />
Here is my personal story about how I feel art saves <br />
and all the wonderful links that I shared throughout the week:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">I used to think that in
order to be an artist, you had to isolate yourself only to, and for, art, excluding
all other factors of life (like family, career, and anything that pulled you in
another direction.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">I used to think that
certain people had it in them to be artists while the rest of us had to sit by
and watch it being created, longing for that same talent and skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">I was always creative…
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">After much searching, I
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">Now I know that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">we are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>all</u></b>
artists</i> with grand ideas waiting to be discovered within.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">Now I see that I can have
a life outside my art and still make time for my creativity to flow (although
it isn’t always easy.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">Now I see that we all
have it in us and it only takes time, patience and practice to bring forth
great work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">I cannot say that I was “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">saved”</i> by art, but if I didn’t have it,
I wouldn’t be the person I am today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
brings me an inner calm, joy, and peace that nothing else can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when I am able to step back and look at a
completed work, no matter if it is a simple collage or journal page, I feel a
sense of satisfaction and happiness because I have brought something into the
world that no one else has.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And to me,
that small piece of work makes my world a brighter place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you too can find that inner artist,
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~xogina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-5614818545883543582012-01-08T21:59:00.000-08:002012-01-09T17:14:25.491-08:00art savesOh my, <br />
be sure to look at crescendoh.com this week for some pure inspiration! <br />
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Jenny Doh asked me to be a guest curator on her site and I was nothing short of honored.<br />
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See it all <a href="http://blog.crescendoh.com/crescendoh/index.html">here</a>. And for a little eye candy... here is a little note Jenny wrote in my art journal last summer when I was so lucky to get to take a class in her very home.<br />
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I love what she continues to do to promote art in us all, <br />
to bring out of us something great, <br />
something that many don't even realize is there. <br />
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Go out today and be an artist, <br />
make something out of nothing, <br />
stand back and love what came from you.<br />
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~xogina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-88519600774288343502012-01-04T17:35:00.000-08:002012-01-06T20:56:23.806-08:00the last touches of Christmas...In keeping to my word, I have been creating every day.<br />
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My page for the Vintage Christmas ABC book page is complete. <br />
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I was assigned the letter "H" and had no idea beyond <br />
holiday, <br />
holly<br />
and <br />
ho, ho, ho <br />
what I would possibly come up with. <br />
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I am happy to say that I stretched my creative wings and did something completely different that what I expected. <br />
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Love it or hate it, here is the product:<br />
(I couldn't resist the "hiney")<br />
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and because the group needed some more members, my little creative one signed up too. <br />
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She is 11. <br />
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You want to try something really hard sometime? <br />
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Give an 11 year old a project, with a deadline, and sit back and let it happen. <br />
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It is so hard for me to not intervene. <br />
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However, she has been working hard on these little beauties and I believe that she is quite pleased with them. She was assigned the letter L (again, very difficult to come up with many Ls for Christmas) We had just watched "It's a Wonderful Life" and so she based her page on that fond memory. Here is what she came up with:<br />
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She painted around each family photo and based it on the meaning behind the movie. </div>
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I was just trying to remember what I was doing at 11 years old. </div>
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I don't think it was as memorable as this...</div>
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~xo</div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-75876677522643006242012-01-02T13:57:00.000-08:002012-01-02T13:57:54.992-08:00simplificationEvery year I look forward to receiving Christmas Cards.<br />
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Each one different and containing sweet notions from friends far and near.<br />
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I hang them all the way up our banister <br />
and usually <br />
have to use the other one as well. <br />
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Even the letters!<br />
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At the end of the Christmas Season, I take them all down and my stairway becomes bare again. <br />
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Then comes the "what to do with them now?" <br />
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I have a hard time just tossing them in the trash, they are treasures and full of amazing photos. <br />
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So this year, I have decided to put them on rings. <br />
I punched holes in them and put them all together like a little book. <br />
I will pack them away with our Christmas decorations and next year, <br />
I will toss the little book on our coffee table for perusing. <br />
It doesn't take up much room <br />
and it is full of every one's letters and well wishes. <br />
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A simple little spot of joy.<br />
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~xo</div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-5914060141493533482012-01-01T18:53:00.000-08:002012-01-01T22:36:50.602-08:00Bonne Annee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year while making resolutions, <br />
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several ideas came to mind. <br />
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I reflected on my year and thought about what worked and what didn't, things that made me feel good about life and being here on earth, and things that didn't contribute at all.<br />
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So after much deliberation, I finalized my list of the big ones. <br />
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1. Create as often as possible (at least once a week) It can be as simple as an art journal entry, but I find that in my most stressful times in life, I am not creating. We all need balance, and this is one thing that brings me back to <em>me</em>.<br />
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2. Continue to remove things from my home that I do not love or honor. Stuff really messes with my "<span style="background-color: white;">ch'i."</span> It truly blocks my energy, concentration and ability to relax. Less stuff = more time to breathe.<br />
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3. Do something healthy every day. It can be as simple as making sure I eat enough veggies, skip my favorite drive through, or go for a walk. Health brings an inner peace and outer glow that no makeup or tanning bed can replicate.<br />
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4. I want to learn how to crochet. You can create such sweet things simply with yarn and a hook. <br />
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5. Judge less, love more. <br />
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I hope you are able to create goals and resolutions that bring you and your little place on earth creativity and peace this wonderful new year.<br />
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Happy New Year to one and all!<br />
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~xogina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-80584264259011434862011-12-25T22:33:00.000-08:002011-12-25T22:33:14.042-08:00Merry Everything!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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~xo</div>
<br />gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-55160797794853476182011-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:002011-12-20T14:50:20.724-08:00oh my greatness... Christmas already??<div style="text-align: center;">While perusing pinterest, as many do these days, I found this cute little wreath:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is located at <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/christmas/christmas-decorations/christmas-wreaths/a-felted-wreath-674950/">this</a> blog with instructions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really wanted to hand make some Christmas gifts this year so I took this idea and made it my own. I went to all the local thrift stores and picked up as many wool sweaters as I could find. My DH was so sweet and suportive, he doesn't even question me anymore. He actually came along and helped me hunt down some of my best finds! So then I washed them in super hot, super soapy water and dried them on high. They came out looking like they would fit no one larger than a muppet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got out my scissors and through several Christmas movies, I cut 4x4 squares out of those sweaters. Goodness knows how many.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, I took a wire hanger (the kind you get from your dry cleaning) and with my tin snips cut off the top and made a loop with the wire by twisting it aroung some pretty hefty pliers. I then started putting the felted sweater squares on the wire one at a time and an hour later, I had something that looked like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJKMDtdZpoA/TvEQiJLHRTI/AAAAAAAAAzU/gFgLU3eOjpg/s1600/december+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJKMDtdZpoA/TvEQiJLHRTI/AAAAAAAAAzU/gFgLU3eOjpg/s320/december+103.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is so warm and festive, I just want to cuddle with it. There are cardigans with their buttons still attached, scarves and even tags throughout the wreath. It was fun, easy and will last forever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have yourself a Merry little Christmas, full of fun and homemade love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~xo</div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-34593299877233461262011-04-08T16:42:00.000-07:002011-05-03T09:14:25.742-07:00your barn door's open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border: medium none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>finally! </i></span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border: medium none;">after 3 long days of painting with rollers, brushes and teeny-tiny detail paint brushes...</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border: medium none;">it is finally complete!</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border: medium none;">Here is the coop the way we bought it:</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border: medium none;">(photos courtesy of the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/theknottybirdcompany/">knotty bird company</a>) </div><div style="border: medium none;">Crystal, the owner, does an amazing job! </div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border: medium none;">and after much deliberation, </div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border: medium none;">(so many fun colors to choose from)</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I think "the girls" are going to love their new home.</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Now all they need is an antique crystal <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">chandelier</span> up top and some swanky fine linens for afternoon tea.</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">due to the inspiration of Crystal (owner of the knotty bird company and builder of our fine coop) </div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">and her amazing gardens,</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">my favorite guy created a little veggie garden for us too.</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(that's my DH gardening in the background)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We are going to grow corn, tomatoes, beans, lavender (I hear it is good in cookies) zucchini, cucumbers, carrots and who knows what else. </div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I love our little farm by the ocean!</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">~hugs</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-12601691765148626782011-03-29T19:51:00.000-07:002011-03-29T20:07:21.330-07:00the easter bunny came early...<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wanted to stop by and say </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"hello!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">quick, </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">simple </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and easy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">there are more additions to the family</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">(is that the only thing I blog about... </span><span style="color: black;">animals?)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Don't ask me why.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Meet: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lucky</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and Henrietta (the yellow one out front, she's mine)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3EODEI4u7uU/TZKYjhovwmI/AAAAAAAAAyg/RVIqLTaQ4LM/s1600/3-11+086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3EODEI4u7uU/TZKYjhovwmI/AAAAAAAAAyg/RVIqLTaQ4LM/s640/3-11+086.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anna lovin' on her baby chick Liberty </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(She's an Americana Chicken)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I said don't ask.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the coop costs as much as a new dishwasher</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">but what is more fun?</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">besides, we can hand wash</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">it builds character.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(and fresh eggs </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">are about as close </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">to having a farm </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">as I can get here.)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">~xo</span></div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-81597977955400697842010-10-24T18:11:00.000-07:002010-10-24T18:18:12.128-07:00something new... something BOO!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">after much deliberation, I am going to try something new</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">it is small, simple and sweet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">nothing huge</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">but something fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will be offering a<span style="font-size: x-small;"> small</span> class, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">a get together</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">at my home, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">in my little embrace your bliss studio</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">for a <span style="font-size: xx-small;">tiny</span> group of crafters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">if you are interested, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">shoot me an email. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the gist:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grab a friend or two and spend the day with us Saturday October 30th in Oceanside at a private class at my own little slice of heaven, the embrace your bliss studio where we will be creating the perfect Halloween memento. I only have a few spots available that are open to the public for this exclusive class. You will not be able to find it anywhere else and it will only be taught once. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In our class we will make a five page (10 back and front) chipboard book jammed packed with goodness and featuring your little Halloween witches, ghosts, ghouls and goblins at their Halloween best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A delicious lunch will be served, techniques will be taught, and lasting friendships will be made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All supplies for this one of a kind kit will be given to you at the class, you only need your basic tool kit and pop-dots (I have some to share if you need them :O) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Optional items: if you like a distressed look, bring a sanding block or dremmel </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(I use a dremmel... love my dremmel!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Agenda: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10:00-10:15 guests arrival, mingling and “finding your seat” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10:15-12:00 class and loads of fun </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">12:00-12:30 yummy little lunch (served by me) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">12:30-3:00 second half of class and more fun </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This workshop is for adults 18 and older. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The cost is $35 and payment for classes are to be made through paypal. If you send me an email, I can send you an invoice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Once you sign up, I will send you the class address and if you have any dietary concerns, we can address those then, I want you to be happy and comfortable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~hugs</span>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-81454177158108656922010-10-07T08:54:00.000-07:002010-10-07T08:54:10.508-07:001,000 paper cranesWhat would you do<br />
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if you found one of these?<br />
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Recently, I was contacted by this creative soul <a href="http://1000cranemission.blogspot.com/">Sandy</a> who has masterminded a wonderfully fun and positive idea.<br />
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After reading the true story of <i>Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes</i> by Elanor Coerr, Sandy was inspired. She is attempting to make 1000 paper cranes, putting a different positive word on each of them, and then placing them all in different locations out and about in our world. She has included her blog address so that people can go there and write to her about where they found it and maybe share about how finding it affected them. A picture of each crane with its word are on her blog daily in addition to a picture of the crane in its location. Most of her cranes are in New Jersey, but I think it would be cool to contact her and see about sending them all over the states and further. <br />
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What a sweet, peaceful idea. I love stuff like this, reaching out to random others with happy messages of care, love and peace. <br />
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Have a happy peaceful day, full of love!<br />
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~hugsgina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-7134340675601536972010-09-01T12:07:00.000-07:002010-09-01T12:07:42.044-07:00September already??!!Two years ago I posted that I was starting to branch out and sell a few paper crafting kits here and there. Well, my start kind of stalled. I only ever made one. Don't get me wrong, they were great kits and sold out quickly but then I got busy with other things. Since the kids went back to school, I have had some time to created another. Based on one of my favorite holidays, these little Halloween monsters chipboard books are more of a treat than a trick. (giggle, giggle)<br />
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The kit is stuffed with goodness and just about everything you need to complete a project minus your basic tool kit and pop-dots. In addition to sending you the kit, I will email you instructions and full color photos of the completed project.<br />
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Here is a peek at the book:<br />
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You can see more photos and buy yours <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55270862/my-little-monster">here</a>. <br />
I have only made 10 kits and sold one already! <br />
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Also, if you can believe it… (I still cannot)<br />
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we have adopted a little puppy. <br />
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Meet Charlie.<br />
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Charlie chews, <br />
Charlie runs, <br />
Charlie “teedles” (as my friend Holly would say) wherever Charlie likes… <br />
Charlie is a baby. <br />
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<em>Goodness.</em> I forgot how hard babies are. <br />
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He is half boxer, half lab. <br />
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The person we got him from said he is called a <em>boxador</em> <br />
back in the day we called a dog like that a <em>mutt</em>.<br />
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We just call him Charlie <br />
and with all the chewing, <br />
wild running, <br />
more chewing, <br />
and occasional teedle… <br />
we love him <br />
(and it is probably because he is just so darn <span style="font-size: x-small;">cute</span>.) <br />
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Please remind me of this when he goes after my anthropologie boots!gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-61325384359715547372010-08-24T19:07:00.000-07:002010-08-24T19:11:16.988-07:00remain calm...<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">TODAY, </span></strong><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">i happened upon a copy </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">of the newest somerset </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>Holidays and Celebrations</em> edition.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I flipped through it and </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>GUESS WHAT???</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">My work is right there, </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">taking up all of page 17!!!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">EEEEKKKKKK!!!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Those poor ladies in the shop looked over to find </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">me jumping up and down, </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">hair falling out of the clip it was so carefully put in, </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">squealing to my 10 year old... </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><span style="font-size: small;">"Ohmygoodness, ohmygoodness, ohmygoodness!!"</span></em> was all I could say!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">At Silver Bella 2 years ago, I hosted a swap full of amazing talent and one of the girls (thanks <a href="http://www.artisticbliss.typepad.com/">Kim</a>!) submitted the entire work along with an article about the swap to somerset and they decided to put it in their magazine!!!<br />
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(You can find all of the work of these amazing ladies blogged about <a href="http://embraceyourbliss.blogspot.com/2008/11/as-promised-12-days.html">here</a>)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><strong>"Ohmygoodness, ohmygoodness, ohmygoodness!!"</strong></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I know girls who have their work in these magazines and they are so cool about it. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"yes, I have a few things in there" </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">and </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"oh, that little thing?" </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">and </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"oh, that really isn't anything"</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Well, let me tell you... </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I was <strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>not</em></span></strong> cool </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">AT ALL</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Jumping up and down so very excited... I bought one. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Now I am off to actually read it.<br />
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~hugsgina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-54622528521390929952010-08-21T17:38:00.000-07:002010-08-21T17:38:19.567-07:00It really was no miracle, what happened was just this...<em>The wind began to swish</em><br />
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<em>The house, to pitch</em><br />
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<em>And suddenly the hinges started to unhitch</em><br />
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<em>Just then the Witch</em><br />
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<em>To satisfy an itch </em><br />
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<em>Was flying on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch. </em><br />
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<em>and, oh, what happened then was rich.</em> <br />
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~dorothy gale<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have done it! </span><br />
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Finished my tags for the Wizard of Oz Swap <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(hosted by the lovely </span><a href="http://karlascottage.typepad.com/karlascottage/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Karla Nathan</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Getting them packaged up and mailing them monday...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yippie!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now on to other goodies... </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">gotta work on:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">my journal </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">birdhouse (yes, I signed up and have not even started!) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">and some little albums I will be selling on etsy</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Although, when I get to create, it isn't really work at all. It is more of a recharging of my batteries.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">aaaahhhhhh...</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-34432919790247755212010-08-20T17:48:00.000-07:002010-08-20T18:08:35.905-07:00my honey bunches of stinkweed...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">first, as promised... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">the answers to yesterday's post. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here is the back of my alphabet card with the answers:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">now on to the real reason for this post...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">while shopping with </span><a href="http://besottment.typepad.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hope</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> the other day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I found a ring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">you know when you find something you like</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">you make the move to try it on</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and when you do, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">it fits</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">AND looks good?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">well, it happened to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">it was not a big deal, just a sterling ring...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">but it had a <em>heart</em> in the center of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">i don't want to buy a heart for myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">i know it sounds <em><span style="font-size: large;">weird</span></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">i feel like I am saying "i love you" to me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and as we should love ourselves...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">i don't need to buy something to tell me that. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">well, i suppose no one needs to buy something for someone else to tell them that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">it is evident in how we treat each other, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">right?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, I went home that day, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ring-less</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and told my husband about it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">it was the same day I got my little animal </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">(fox? bear? cat? we still don't know)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I digress</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(i do that a <strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">lot</span></strong>!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So today, he told me to go put my feet up, take a nap or just lie down for a bit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and after a ton of <em>lollygagging </em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>(</em>it is what i do best,)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">i finally made my way into my room and found this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TG8fNF7BpUI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/hJwVds0lQOI/s1600/8-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TG8fNF7BpUI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/hJwVds0lQOI/s400/8-10.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Upon first glance, it looked as if she had a cast on...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">but no!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It was the ring!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and then came the note...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I won't share it, because it is <em><span style="font-size: large;">personal,</span></em> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and <em><span style="font-size: large;">mushy</span></em>...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">but it was the sweetest note <strong>ever</strong>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">really, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">you are just going to have to believe me on this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He was <u>supposed</u> to be setting up his classroom yesterday </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">with our kids </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">while i was out with friends </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and instead, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">he spent over an hour on the road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><u><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></u></em> somehow the kids kept this a secret for a whole day!</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(my favorite is the heart in the middle)</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">~hugs</span></div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-79557547136824736432010-08-19T23:35:00.000-07:002010-08-19T23:35:14.952-07:00staying true to my word...one more thing to check off the list! <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Yippie!!</em></span><br />
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I completed my ABC book swap page.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(hosted by the ever so sweet and gracious Marian Ballog)</span><br />
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as you can probably guess <br />
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my letter <br />
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was <span style="font-size: x-large;">Gg </span> <br />
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it started out in a whole other direction, but as I worked<br />
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my page morphed into something whimsical. <br />
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and i can sit back and say <br />
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"i am happy with it"<br />
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so, I think I will...<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">I am happy with it!</span></em><br />
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There, another thing checked off my list...<br />
being kind to myself about what I create.<br />
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Wow, this evening is full of check offs.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are all TWENTY SEVEN in all of their glory...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TG4b2wASTBI/AAAAAAAAAuM/oNqhkEYn8mY/s1600/8-10+111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TG4b2wASTBI/AAAAAAAAAuM/oNqhkEYn8mY/s640/8-10+111.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
criminey!<br />
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Can you guess all of the "g" words included on the page?<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Hint, </span></em><br />
there are <strong><span style="font-size: large;">seven</span></strong>!<br />
get it?<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">G</span></strong> is the seventh letter of the alphabet!!<br />
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answers coming tomorrow...<br />
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On another note, <br />
I got to hang out with <a href="http://besottment.typepad.com/">Hope</a> this week while she was in town!<br />
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What a<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <em>treat</em></span> that was!!!<br />
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Anna and I took her <br />
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to blick (oh the copics!) <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">antiquing (vignettes is amazing!!!)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">met up with LeAnne, </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">had lunch on the beach</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">touched our toes in the COLD Pacific</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">ate bright green ice cream</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She was just so sweet that I could not leave her.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">she has a home, now she needs a name...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">~hugs</div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-2762525169450565612010-08-04T19:11:00.000-07:002010-08-04T19:11:23.394-07:00someday is hereI decided today that it is about time.<br />
<br />
About time I start finishing up all of the old projects <br />
<br />
i paid big bucks to create<br />
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there are so many<br />
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and yes, <br />
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they are neatly stored <br />
<br />
and kept in the state they were in when the class was over<br />
<br />
i packed up <br />
<br />
exhausted from a long day of creating and good company<br />
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there was usually a long drive home or flight<br />
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unpacking and putting it up on a shelf for someday<br />
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well, <br />
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someday is here<br />
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it is now or never<br />
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use it or lose it<br />
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I think we all come to a point where it is easier <br />
to chuck some things <br />
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rather than take the time to finish them<br />
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i am battling with that <br />
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and trying to win.<br />
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so, with that in mind...<br />
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i am already taking Hope's journal class (as you probably know)<br />
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and suzi's petit dolls class (you probably know this too)<br />
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i am in a vintage abc book swap (but hey, one is going to charity!)<br />
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just signed up for <a href="http://karlascottage.typepad.com/">Karla's</a> swap:<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">and planning on signing up for <a href="http://betzwhite.bigcartel.com/product/felted-birdhouse-online-workshop">this</a> class online because i just cannot resist.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TFocLSuX-FI/AAAAAAAAAt8/rxBd22fOj1U/s1600/birdhouse_wrkshp+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TFocLSuX-FI/AAAAAAAAAt8/rxBd22fOj1U/s320/birdhouse_wrkshp+image.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I mean <em><strong>come on</strong></em>! </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 weeks and $25... super cute and affordable. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who can resist this stuff???</div><br />
now, I am creating, finishing and glad someday came.<br />
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paper is flying, scissors are snipping and glue is dripping <br />
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but i don't care.<br />
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someday is here and i am getting ahead.<br />
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~hugsgina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-74433507711207194922010-08-03T22:38:00.000-07:002010-08-03T22:39:25.836-07:00one word? really??I was supposed to think of one word to describe myself... <br />
and since it was difficult, <br />
<em>I cheated.</em> <br />
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I used a word that has more descriptors than any other I could think of.<br />
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I picked <em><strong>Libra</strong></em><br />
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Here is my most recent journal entry <br />
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my first attempt at a <em>petit doll</em> <br />
from the suzi blu class i have been taking...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">on my last journal page, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I realized that my journaling </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(well really my lettering) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">needed much practice, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so that is really my focus here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look at that ridiculous letter A in the middle of the left page! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, it was a good exercise to get some practice in and stretch those creative wings once again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">~hugs</div>gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-4840522048244412932010-07-30T10:03:00.000-07:002010-07-30T10:08:22.078-07:00Nourish Your SoulI went to mail something yesterday and realized I was near a bookshop that sells Moleskines and I needed some for my journaling class. The come in packs of 3. I purchased them and went home, not knowing what I was in store for and how fate sometimes has other ideas for us. <br />
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There has not been much creating lately and I was so excited to get back into it (much like my blogging!) It is when I am at my most calm and peaceful state, which doesn't happen often enough.<br />
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As I sat down yesterday to begin my online journaling workshop taught by Hope, my little budding artist asked if she could join and grabbed one of the journals.<br />
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<em><strong>If you want to grow as an artist, create with a child</strong></em>.<br />
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We ended up at it most of the day. <br />
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It was quite an experience. <br />
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She is only ten and expects herself to create just like the master. <br />
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There were some tears, <br />
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but when she realized what wonderful things she can come up with on her own, <br />
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she relaxed and enjoyed the day. <br />
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Now she has some work that she is proud of and the time we spent together was priceless. <br />
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Here are our first pages:<br />
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Now, as I reflect, <br />
I see that I need to <br />
work on more words and less collage. <br />
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Getting comfortable with my writing is tough, <br />
but I have to let go…<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">especially</span></strong> with my little one watching.<br />
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<em>Being comfortable in our own skin and developing our talents is such a mountain for an artist to climb but once we are at the summit, the possibilities are endless and what amazing and beautiful work follows!</em> <br />
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I am still climbing...<br />
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~hugsgina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-65345220339460229572010-07-29T22:07:00.000-07:002010-07-29T22:07:06.277-07:00a random act of kindness (rak)Today was unlike any other...<br />
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got up, got ready, <br />
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ran out for errands <br />
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and <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>blammo!</strong></span><br />
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I found a box in the mail.<br />
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I didn't order anything... <br />
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hopefully my son was not on eBay again trying to out bid someone<br />
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(the last time he did that <br />
we paid almost $70 for 2 inspector gadget toys... <br />
God bless him, he hates to lose!<br />
you can bet your sweet pa-tootie <br />
that we changed our password though)<br />
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I digress.<br />
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In the door I went, <br />
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mail and box in hand.<br />
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AND all owlies! <br />
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She knows me!!!<br />
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</div>My dear friend Julie Baxley sent it with thanks for hosting swaps last year at Silver Bella. <br />
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Honestly...<br />
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what a living doll! <br />
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She already sent me goodies back then <br />
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and now this!<br />
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Well, there is only one thing to do... <br />
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pay it forward. <br />
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Maybe you can do one too!<br />
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I love random acts of kindness, thank you Julie!!!gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165333160390353978.post-79243845591243347152010-07-28T16:39:00.000-07:002010-07-28T16:42:48.305-07:00i am still here...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">life tends to get away from me...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">or maybe it is this blogging that gets away.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">while i am living life</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">yep, </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">that is it.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been LIVING LIFE.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>summer is in full swing, <br />
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family visits, garage band sessions, house guests, horse camp, swimming in the cold pacific, BBQs, kids i do not even know running through my home... <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TFDAOH29CPI/AAAAAAAAAs0/20VtTAZKzcw/s1600/family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="305" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2tiQSPRKj0A/TFDAOH29CPI/AAAAAAAAAs0/20VtTAZKzcw/s400/family.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">gosh, i need a vacation to get away from my vacation. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">that sounds ungrateful. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">i do not mean to sound that way, </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">i am happy to have the time off. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">it is a blessing.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">just yesterday, i drove my dad and step mom to the airport and said goodbye. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>I came home and everyone was exhausted <br />
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so we pulled out the hide-a-bed and hung out snuggling and watching movies all day... <br />
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the whole family <br />
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(and yes, puppy too) <br />
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It was like a snow day, without the snow. <br />
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Now that I am all rested, I wondered onto a wonderful friend and artist's blog... <br />
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<a href="http://besottment.typepad.com/">Hope Wallace Karney</a><br />
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look out girls, if you have never been there<br />
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(and I cannot imagine you haven't)<br />
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you can get lost in the wonderfulness of it all<br />
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I just signed up for her <br />
"nourish your soul" <br />
journaling class<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">(i know, like I need something else to work on)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">but maybe i will finish this one... maybe</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>it looks really, really, really creative and i hope to get those juices flowin' again<br />
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it has been <br />
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really, really, really too long.<br />
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more on this and that suzi blu class later... (whichihavereallynevermentionedexcepttosomeclosefriendswhohavebeenaskingaboutmyprogresswhichihavenonetoshowbecasueijustcannotsitstill.)<br />
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whew!gina ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13719382333242610361noreply@blogger.com2