tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72099690317193474972024-03-05T23:59:01.803-05:00Roses Radishes and RubbishBEAUTY OUTWARD*
BEAUTY WITHIN*
BEAUTY REBORNRosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-2943602578931479472012-01-17T14:06:00.006-05:002012-01-17T14:20:17.199-05:00Peace.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwrC-PGtqtiFaAUPIzUT39ZhSb15nwtjlMw7HgjBKoqy_J7lRew3jDLMJYgymYdXk-Ai1jvAsKmSO-xUX7NJHg3DZemeIJAuOVxpFzQRMPA06nwvhC8eCC05l4GjJ_G5sQnumJPiqfkE/s1600/raggedy+girl+full.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwrC-PGtqtiFaAUPIzUT39ZhSb15nwtjlMw7HgjBKoqy_J7lRew3jDLMJYgymYdXk-Ai1jvAsKmSO-xUX7NJHg3DZemeIJAuOVxpFzQRMPA06nwvhC8eCC05l4GjJ_G5sQnumJPiqfkE/s400/raggedy+girl+full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698682008592288226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql3_yPKNY1MuUqSTLqP7J7uzFqGYJ4YBds5mU05M_S3KkiFBDYP7YlZInDOWzKq2C9QMuYBWnk6cGfFscjAuXcLPU-AuQITxY09Lmy1cpg6PhKZ8TI71shrs-t170p3aYzOCaVhDS2Ag/s1600/rageddy+girl+top+half.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql3_yPKNY1MuUqSTLqP7J7uzFqGYJ4YBds5mU05M_S3KkiFBDYP7YlZInDOWzKq2C9QMuYBWnk6cGfFscjAuXcLPU-AuQITxY09Lmy1cpg6PhKZ8TI71shrs-t170p3aYzOCaVhDS2Ag/s400/rageddy+girl+top+half.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698681865606945474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi294d3b8gzclBRjHytyZcQeQGRm5qJIP1S1_Qps49cYTdF8Lml14HLXeD_Ftd5LOECV3s3uLfmeaR-NKR6mMPw3e9jdhi39dE792_6qu0qCjsQWxaAqWSQGlIrgrqwayOOh2lXJQTeQ68/s1600/rageddy+girl+bottom+half.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi294d3b8gzclBRjHytyZcQeQGRm5qJIP1S1_Qps49cYTdF8Lml14HLXeD_Ftd5LOECV3s3uLfmeaR-NKR6mMPw3e9jdhi39dE792_6qu0qCjsQWxaAqWSQGlIrgrqwayOOh2lXJQTeQ68/s400/rageddy+girl+bottom+half.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698681722107124898" /></a><br />Although I am going through this terrible divorce that tore apart my family, I am finally finding peace again. I had to redefine what a family is to me and learn that my "family" will NEVER leave me and that I can find so much peace in that. My journey has been so hard but I can't tell you how grateful I am for every step. Good and bad. I have been quiet in the last year. I find it better not to vent my angry and ugly emotions on a public blog...and there have been lots of ups and downs. In this new year....the word "tribe" was whispered in my ear one morning. I KNOW that this word will have a lot of meaning for me in the new year...it already has. I just want you all to know how much I treasured the thoughts of kindness that were sent to me and the words of encouragement given to me in the last two years...the days when I felt paralyzed and the tears didn't stop flowing. The kindness given to me when I couldn't give anything in return....I am so grateful and thankful. xoxoRosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-25806740955115822802012-01-11T20:32:00.006-05:002012-01-11T20:37:21.216-05:00The first piece in 2012<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSiTmN15G6p1WrfMtw4hCmFM1Jc4O-w1l2uYWRz8wdB85n2UpRvxKof8X5LiZouxrcVK0mDmk3Gv5_hcnPJMNKYETH-GXNik31Wjjk4goFm2AZ-0OveXzR7zYB9Esmb5YLrD1d-NDyro/s1600/face+super+close+up.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSiTmN15G6p1WrfMtw4hCmFM1Jc4O-w1l2uYWRz8wdB85n2UpRvxKof8X5LiZouxrcVK0mDmk3Gv5_hcnPJMNKYETH-GXNik31Wjjk4goFm2AZ-0OveXzR7zYB9Esmb5YLrD1d-NDyro/s400/face+super+close+up.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696553551004794834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE7uuum4XhIbqJQHHymGHOj8Cs7scVaP3cXBPqO1aCP8RCPBfhDw0YnhHqgMpxU2KRcXqhO_Bm09LjYucYy4oT7YpKZ4RiZChQtoCZLRN9Yb_x8rwtkPDya-BldxyWUbhiG0QEOml_SE/s1600/wip+2012+%25231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE7uuum4XhIbqJQHHymGHOj8Cs7scVaP3cXBPqO1aCP8RCPBfhDw0YnhHqgMpxU2KRcXqhO_Bm09LjYucYy4oT7YpKZ4RiZChQtoCZLRN9Yb_x8rwtkPDya-BldxyWUbhiG0QEOml_SE/s400/wip+2012+%25231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696553215168644530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitTv4HMk5zkyjL6LGST0vMR2nCEpqupjWAxnhvBKQKXwTmj-j-AIppAV9iyER7j1nJ-aHC-RlHv4Mbz0v2DRt3yxBgjc3XqIG2kSBEzdrWS4EnUHsq_xvDK3PfaSl_saHpCzrH1Y4QO8/s1600/wip+2012+%25232.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitTv4HMk5zkyjL6LGST0vMR2nCEpqupjWAxnhvBKQKXwTmj-j-AIppAV9iyER7j1nJ-aHC-RlHv4Mbz0v2DRt3yxBgjc3XqIG2kSBEzdrWS4EnUHsq_xvDK3PfaSl_saHpCzrH1Y4QO8/s400/wip+2012+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696552971473347170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QQFVaS7C5W93pownZDlY6W43njiHhyphenhyphennDQ4v1jR-vKPlCkdIkRr6RloD_ErS0eMmq8jNC5HC1uU2JW8A3QfchGdIj_xgtYxQJf_XYgpZV1G9NFA5cWD80qTWVQVbFlt5tt6RcP05Z7zw/s1600/wip+next+to+last.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QQFVaS7C5W93pownZDlY6W43njiHhyphenhyphennDQ4v1jR-vKPlCkdIkRr6RloD_ErS0eMmq8jNC5HC1uU2JW8A3QfchGdIj_xgtYxQJf_XYgpZV1G9NFA5cWD80qTWVQVbFlt5tt6RcP05Z7zw/s400/wip+next+to+last.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696552789971781154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJONRWsLf9IpatiStRXvd_RVdrQlbSmReKDWBcauuq5FNJXasNhS3_DG-eq7cbwZbf0urF4x1-gCiqwJHNO66N5sPt2wtazhX57wHgWDHkOwXSy19TtTAiuF4EjtdUiFkWSfzkv5qCdo/s1600/girl+finished.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJONRWsLf9IpatiStRXvd_RVdrQlbSmReKDWBcauuq5FNJXasNhS3_DG-eq7cbwZbf0urF4x1-gCiqwJHNO66N5sPt2wtazhX57wHgWDHkOwXSy19TtTAiuF4EjtdUiFkWSfzkv5qCdo/s400/girl+finished.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696552609078889186" /></a><br />Just a quick pop in to say hi and catch up. I promise to write more soon.:) xoRosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-79349867350575051162011-11-14T16:13:00.008-05:002011-11-14T16:19:37.479-05:00Rubbish: Creations made from mostly paper!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq6kXjgMQTzy_bSSfin8Mn5X8JXTKgBnrQJFnYHnDiQmAe5NjPDCSjN-uVaDB97vsSswXH77Xq1v12AjkaE7Ox5Ew5XNEK5MB_-uNwZC14KRhSHxZRtwtvQ0vrrsCSWdfgajkbqvCJ3Q/s1600/angel+ornie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq6kXjgMQTzy_bSSfin8Mn5X8JXTKgBnrQJFnYHnDiQmAe5NjPDCSjN-uVaDB97vsSswXH77Xq1v12AjkaE7Ox5Ew5XNEK5MB_-uNwZC14KRhSHxZRtwtvQ0vrrsCSWdfgajkbqvCJ3Q/s400/angel+ornie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674963953958402882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_ZYl1kIFBWI3vu7vjv2Si4TKJm3VZdxdfQHKKjq2kc1IilrzgIKT3ilsD0O2eP9kdTO1L0KkYBxZsp9sPMbYTBAitm8xAHfeL_bxQNYSCCwjrgLmnoKHlkWzQkUepup2YcPHP-ft-ag/s1600/sno+girl+blu+cheeks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_ZYl1kIFBWI3vu7vjv2Si4TKJm3VZdxdfQHKKjq2kc1IilrzgIKT3ilsD0O2eP9kdTO1L0KkYBxZsp9sPMbYTBAitm8xAHfeL_bxQNYSCCwjrgLmnoKHlkWzQkUepup2YcPHP-ft-ag/s400/sno+girl+blu+cheeks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674963738027079874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXqXGxgDWbAZhRmlCnpsGN0nPaAmVwAfhBIdmSTP3yocaz8v0c-g-5lty1Su2P6ypoEls_ES8yDGDxVDYIt5W_GUUefsJXlM1RpKPK3RjiwMD8bs1kfZZR0gSIg7eqHdkuKMPg6wNF0s/s1600/snogirl+top+half.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXqXGxgDWbAZhRmlCnpsGN0nPaAmVwAfhBIdmSTP3yocaz8v0c-g-5lty1Su2P6ypoEls_ES8yDGDxVDYIt5W_GUUefsJXlM1RpKPK3RjiwMD8bs1kfZZR0gSIg7eqHdkuKMPg6wNF0s/s400/snogirl+top+half.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674963531472857202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRuwgYBH2XUYw0cav6ipSLaLtloI2nieMUOhsvb3UUqjy5cl-foHqhyz19Qx4uSab0b_fRg5R9ljUaQyVLphc9Bv_AM8la0rrVECb57gW33TU4v0vJqNVy5cdwaNV4axkybfpTnkgFko/s1600/snowgirl+full.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRuwgYBH2XUYw0cav6ipSLaLtloI2nieMUOhsvb3UUqjy5cl-foHqhyz19Qx4uSab0b_fRg5R9ljUaQyVLphc9Bv_AM8la0rrVECb57gW33TU4v0vJqNVy5cdwaNV4axkybfpTnkgFko/s400/snowgirl+full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674963356127705138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZoBIINgwYIq4a9WZYfz3Sn0phvQDsM5G0DXbIXQFy5gBYz03fWGfS8cK1M8AJo9Po_wKzKsmZjXgbu2CjEl_dMSD3e8RrGYYs2D7bZoCvDWzF-ZSu8IK9lglITwVZa8B49dbhKzqMrg/s1600/SNO+GIRL+RED.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZoBIINgwYIq4a9WZYfz3Sn0phvQDsM5G0DXbIXQFy5gBYz03fWGfS8cK1M8AJo9Po_wKzKsmZjXgbu2CjEl_dMSD3e8RrGYYs2D7bZoCvDWzF-ZSu8IK9lglITwVZa8B49dbhKzqMrg/s400/SNO+GIRL+RED.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674963205674338962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzdusJRlYUu1xvgcNe34M3b6yJ76NQjHmW_NUY9INTJiDqBOC4rd4lEnImvWPxusImoCZujZDccPXzM4J82Kry0wmKouVEZSlvW5IY8QjSc-sbJj4K4NPbaGbXutR5R5UNKITQ-sLehg/s1600/SNO+GIRLS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzdusJRlYUu1xvgcNe34M3b6yJ76NQjHmW_NUY9INTJiDqBOC4rd4lEnImvWPxusImoCZujZDccPXzM4J82Kry0wmKouVEZSlvW5IY8QjSc-sbJj4K4NPbaGbXutR5R5UNKITQ-sLehg/s400/SNO+GIRLS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674963049980452850" /></a><br />Despite the 70 degree weather today...it is starting to feel like the Christmas season. I have been working on new stuff I am really excited about and looking forward to adding more.:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-45595450289508319692011-11-03T10:52:00.005-04:002011-11-03T11:14:27.805-04:00Fall Shows!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-N3iOPATsBOz1Sq-DwntnPGWadJugTOwfodHBfwn1fdPt2n757X9ZN2NmrvMDc4mYcq2XBgt-ySR69wwT_UYy5sCxHX6Qol9K1MtKjqHbg07MWpfuH2p7mKnX5V19bhBlYE458lXly10/s1600/witch+and+doll.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-N3iOPATsBOz1Sq-DwntnPGWadJugTOwfodHBfwn1fdPt2n757X9ZN2NmrvMDc4mYcq2XBgt-ySR69wwT_UYy5sCxHX6Qol9K1MtKjqHbg07MWpfuH2p7mKnX5V19bhBlYE458lXly10/s400/witch+and+doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670788159614324498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJH7_w3Rgr3YDoWkU78ojPLwQckGGMiFy1UAHQ6_r9x54zj4uxe9z7SObRC26wckL6aVOkg6Bc0kp2Umu6tsIlpL5c4y7wUhj5AuM0LpyQc-v4wuwr-0kI_n2zk5eL3wueNcMRF5gUtDY/s1600/lanis+booth.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJH7_w3Rgr3YDoWkU78ojPLwQckGGMiFy1UAHQ6_r9x54zj4uxe9z7SObRC26wckL6aVOkg6Bc0kp2Umu6tsIlpL5c4y7wUhj5AuM0LpyQc-v4wuwr-0kI_n2zk5eL3wueNcMRF5gUtDY/s400/lanis+booth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670787487972786578" /></a>I really, really LOVE Lani's painting!! I am proud owner of a hex sign and box!!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlkbf2SDAfX6jdRs9e-tZCMHb2Sw1hkl0tTvXyV9V_Kk4dJgDPFWf5lTFplO9DqDbbqfLxLB6P1D4D-7XYG-nzKFyeEg4n_nVA6bQKd8l9eOMCTsiobEGS8Q7zjFK-NTElKG2sFg057I/s1600/lanis+booth+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOk4983OJR05kf35wP7lkIFatOiAckMNKIDR_qdfadBCgiJZcJDiTUr6JpVsiQAPe_ayKDpQEqwaecJjgcBw9c1X5EosRAjsRaD-8sq_gFeGfI572hwj2SAdVIRF_dN4wkOH8a3zT3jU/s1600/lanis+booth+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOk4983OJR05kf35wP7lkIFatOiAckMNKIDR_qdfadBCgiJZcJDiTUr6JpVsiQAPe_ayKDpQEqwaecJjgcBw9c1X5EosRAjsRaD-8sq_gFeGfI572hwj2SAdVIRF_dN4wkOH8a3zT3jU/s400/lanis+booth+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670787014805036178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6aVgTvf9tOWq7vMk711IFTbQrv0XngG0l8aamd089ydF0rSNeRzz7u6P5yqEoya39RGgCA49JKiEsmeRqId6A2ly7hOHqVKvkLCVtmVJDWvuwQw3qFxyT2QQd3rZrZkfnaMPq97QVq8/s1600/Lanis+scraves.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6aVgTvf9tOWq7vMk711IFTbQrv0XngG0l8aamd089ydF0rSNeRzz7u6P5yqEoya39RGgCA49JKiEsmeRqId6A2ly7hOHqVKvkLCVtmVJDWvuwQw3qFxyT2QQd3rZrZkfnaMPq97QVq8/s400/Lanis+scraves.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670786745318881122" /></a>Lani's scarves and her hand painted tree skirts.:)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_PujYrLvRTCmMyDy4AB_Eo9iixtUtXH2UchnoZIHRTctmkdtGX8Ua3Kfc3HMAJ7QfpQGypaXwn81tl78lXRjtng3I6EmelCLd0_A8p2_X26fDociPBhRXy9W1-1DGBAqZCImu2JcW7A/s1600/show+pic+full.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_PujYrLvRTCmMyDy4AB_Eo9iixtUtXH2UchnoZIHRTctmkdtGX8Ua3Kfc3HMAJ7QfpQGypaXwn81tl78lXRjtng3I6EmelCLd0_A8p2_X26fDociPBhRXy9W1-1DGBAqZCImu2JcW7A/s400/show+pic+full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670786561229458674" /></a>My booth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOiLzifA-wd0_Gkyo8JgKi0ZzvzLCH8szbFiJ93hxsR2o2xVVy5_U06intb1UvVqLV_TgMdF3XTY9sho4DtpGnUlCaUob4XcGJlAPJoA4MuURn2yK_6YzbBltJdNebHVXIZ_mO7W0hyphenhyphenw/s1600/bat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOiLzifA-wd0_Gkyo8JgKi0ZzvzLCH8szbFiJ93hxsR2o2xVVy5_U06intb1UvVqLV_TgMdF3XTY9sho4DtpGnUlCaUob4XcGJlAPJoA4MuURn2yK_6YzbBltJdNebHVXIZ_mO7W0hyphenhyphenw/s400/bat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670786390179644914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizw6aRIUW48O16Nrn-QsKgh5wHhM7AK35GB1ef_SX6uBPRMJBMSghlQLE8z7HvK02n0h_3P6gNcEHShOONrEmVhmM34WkexnLwZ9DOe31oXqI7P0UpdSLN-hXmlZDdWmWdBr7DMGRdmo4/s1600/acorn+and+love.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizw6aRIUW48O16Nrn-QsKgh5wHhM7AK35GB1ef_SX6uBPRMJBMSghlQLE8z7HvK02n0h_3P6gNcEHShOONrEmVhmM34WkexnLwZ9DOe31oXqI7P0UpdSLN-hXmlZDdWmWdBr7DMGRdmo4/s400/acorn+and+love.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670786237498760226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gPkUKGXfgco5DsCK6qQmSWBP1NOKK67NIqsOSbFJFNsnW0XZBKxk7EJkUhJeI9rNgY4NaA-zP4xmTk4Bu8wQde7b2K8skyLD8WwtaboLPuOzbxvDfXQgN-5669LZONKJq_rbfIgGzD4/s1600/dolls+and+pumpkin+top+view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gPkUKGXfgco5DsCK6qQmSWBP1NOKK67NIqsOSbFJFNsnW0XZBKxk7EJkUhJeI9rNgY4NaA-zP4xmTk4Bu8wQde7b2K8skyLD8WwtaboLPuOzbxvDfXQgN-5669LZONKJq_rbfIgGzD4/s400/dolls+and+pumpkin+top+view.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670786105612745490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRIzhPI3NipDx1SlRHKiYaCiIcmbs6iP-1k2Vw90hh9FdB3Cn05WhuL0tjuoN1iKasxLma5cSkNnxE9TrWISrcuR50HyqK3cRkGN3I92vL86OMHrazWROKwoB8wnhdn-vyCzduXKwhig/s1600/pumpkins+and+acorns.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRIzhPI3NipDx1SlRHKiYaCiIcmbs6iP-1k2Vw90hh9FdB3Cn05WhuL0tjuoN1iKasxLma5cSkNnxE9TrWISrcuR50HyqK3cRkGN3I92vL86OMHrazWROKwoB8wnhdn-vyCzduXKwhig/s400/pumpkins+and+acorns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670785843045593506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW6S9d1UhZO_n5jh_YndFb-lTOHqidWhRvZ6pTVP4_2_qL8PtfAfAHARuncJj_RiRqoprl4Agsgrst49Og3yHPzvSJY8HvJCArq2QGJpdSnv8Wo3nnQjfXmb_v9ccC-3LKj3JYejXyJo/s1600/shabby+pumpkins.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW6S9d1UhZO_n5jh_YndFb-lTOHqidWhRvZ6pTVP4_2_qL8PtfAfAHARuncJj_RiRqoprl4Agsgrst49Og3yHPzvSJY8HvJCArq2QGJpdSnv8Wo3nnQjfXmb_v9ccC-3LKj3JYejXyJo/s400/shabby+pumpkins.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670785466425444082" /></a><br />OK, Here it is, November already!! I am FINALLY getting back to creating again. Here are a bunch of pictures of some new things and a show that one of my <div>'bestest" and extremely talented friends in the whole world did together. It was so much fun!!! Lani does the most wonderful hex signs made from old barn wood that she found on her own property, woolen goods such as pillows and felted purses and beautiful scarves. She is an amazing quilter and seamstress. Her house is inspiring and amazing. We are both going through similar situations in are lives and are learning to spread our wings together.:) Also, I am looking to do some more shows if anyone kindly thinks that some of my wares would fit into any shows you know of, please I would LOVE to know and meet some kindred spirits. I have two sick kids home today on the couch. We have been going through lots of tissues the past few days. :) But, we have already had our first big snow and I am inspired to make some Christmas ornaments!!! Hopefully, I will be a more faithful blogger soon!!!! xo</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-28374581856858195362011-08-23T12:09:00.008-04:002011-08-23T12:19:28.438-04:00Roses, Radishes,Rubbish and a redo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41RRl-z1sfM4VXoUsOf_p5edIPeklNUR_mBXueZ0px8K3xtjPBYt9FkZ8Zr6e5V9-fIW8xe0jKLIuUvPHKGGZXwpdo6CfHoyjb6exwe5cBZDSXLSOg-9oRRh2ahJ1NH1aB3r7NQRPAJ4/s1600/teddy+bear+full+shot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41RRl-z1sfM4VXoUsOf_p5edIPeklNUR_mBXueZ0px8K3xtjPBYt9FkZ8Zr6e5V9-fIW8xe0jKLIuUvPHKGGZXwpdo6CfHoyjb6exwe5cBZDSXLSOg-9oRRh2ahJ1NH1aB3r7NQRPAJ4/s400/teddy+bear+full+shot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644086665619840530" /></a>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXux5lFlPzgjoS-j7GMCNDc6b0BMwLbYNcSm5DRtDi4RqDHMKqGwec4w3KyXCFBIen2kVMsZUyxobYEhngqsXtbx4OphAo4t1gpNFcg50muUSBw9nF7uJFxzEDaNGOX2IPH05__LjjBk/s1600/teddy+half+photo+medium.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXux5lFlPzgjoS-j7GMCNDc6b0BMwLbYNcSm5DRtDi4RqDHMKqGwec4w3KyXCFBIen2kVMsZUyxobYEhngqsXtbx4OphAo4t1gpNFcg50muUSBw9nF7uJFxzEDaNGOX2IPH05__LjjBk/s400/teddy+half+photo+medium.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644086013502782786" /></a>
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<br />I am in a flurry to FINALLY take the step to put a few things up on etsy. I promised to have Forgettn Friends Friday and I still will. This will take some pressure off of me so even if I only list one item on Fridays my shop will be stocked a bit. Working on some personal art and it feels great!!! After listing the teddy bear and puppy painting I realized I wasn't happy with it. I painted in the background a bit and added a border. I felt like the toys seemed to blend into the background too much. Also, my camera is a struggle and I am taking my pictures outdoors and they seem to be sharper. So, taking a deep breath and stepping ahead. :)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-52842956311897168462011-08-20T10:09:00.008-04:002011-08-20T11:42:13.871-04:00Who am I?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_L_SLkeSY9kTiQBYGFUxvjQG-godjHYhzmPsRhQ1cBNCPVg97uBDR1jhNhDuc_7rVfz9zxMChZm3BlaMxpD5RFn5Hz6dld3bwJtsd55wh65pTEC_t3K_HuPp5ecgtrSw4AltyCMjRoYw/s1600/finger+labyrinth+very+beginning.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_L_SLkeSY9kTiQBYGFUxvjQG-godjHYhzmPsRhQ1cBNCPVg97uBDR1jhNhDuc_7rVfz9zxMChZm3BlaMxpD5RFn5Hz6dld3bwJtsd55wh65pTEC_t3K_HuPp5ecgtrSw4AltyCMjRoYw/s400/finger+labyrinth+very+beginning.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642941006694731602" /></a>
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<br />This was the question posed for week one of the Chopra Center's 21 days of meditation. To kick off the event, I did a little personal retreat reflecting on the question. This is a finger labyrinth. You pose a question at the beginning of the labyrinth and follow your finger along the winding path. Through prayer and meditation and in your own stillness, it helps to center you in prayer. I have found great comfort in walking a full size labyrinth as well as using a finger labyrinth. I will use this labyrinth for the question, "who am I?," only. I have made others for general use as well. Here is what I ended up with. If you would like to "try out" this labyrinth, click on the very last picture to enlarge and use your mouse to follow the path. Find some quiet time so you can concentrate and open up to the possibilities. I would love to hear your experience if you give it a try. :) <div>
<br /></div><div> I guess I am no longer afraid to admit that my heart is broken, tattered, torn and ripped apart but I am also completely open now and ready to heal. The first one represents where I feel like I am right now. The second is the building of many new layers in my life through the guidance of God and the universe. The last is where I want to be in the future after the 21 days. I am working on samples for several spiritual retreat workshops and on Sept. 22 I will share my mandala technique with cancer survivors and I cant wait. I have an amazing artist friend who will be teaching a collaborative workshop. If you are interested in our process just "friend" me on Facebook under Amy Derubis. I have tons of pictures under the title, Mandala Workshop. As always I am grateful that you take the time to visit my blog. :) xo</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-22565000108741807622011-07-28T15:00:00.007-04:002011-07-29T10:34:07.653-04:00Cooling Down!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjReAO8rSEoXU5AwC0mFd8EMayVUm8zFvPv9McHoESNIfcuUE8W54EYqz30EQ3EojWYNZs9nkACjvWNfI6BC-JbbHtY_SYk9YyTl5cRuYXmQLEAmMzzKFsZFRY3LResQ7SEqad0Ux0Fk/s1600/purple+bear.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjReAO8rSEoXU5AwC0mFd8EMayVUm8zFvPv9McHoESNIfcuUE8W54EYqz30EQ3EojWYNZs9nkACjvWNfI6BC-JbbHtY_SYk9YyTl5cRuYXmQLEAmMzzKFsZFRY3LResQ7SEqad0Ux0Fk/s400/purple+bear.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634782231285629106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGh75bc-g_AvGoot_7t4Ib7rQ3LLmK7bov-L8YHcA4MC9fbF8htDfP-jP7JMgrvMShtFOwjMAIoiFi8c4XGJ610D9l91jXEcKd0lkkzwJggHiFuEBjZAleqm5HMP-sqecU8JQvKBjnmE/s1600/forlorn+friends.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGh75bc-g_AvGoot_7t4Ib7rQ3LLmK7bov-L8YHcA4MC9fbF8htDfP-jP7JMgrvMShtFOwjMAIoiFi8c4XGJ610D9l91jXEcKd0lkkzwJggHiFuEBjZAleqm5HMP-sqecU8JQvKBjnmE/s400/forlorn+friends.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634480716679750018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7sR5ep4movSCq9eIQag2t9Y_CBJSez_2N_XkllgoJJgFK1eQgzb2IJHP3wuciK9Cl7nZUvw7dtCFrWFVXN2iViHlpQKlEj1PgViX39CcVGoBW5cOnUnAR7DgLTwRy1yk0Apy0x-Fq1A/s1600/forlorn+friends+close.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7sR5ep4movSCq9eIQag2t9Y_CBJSez_2N_XkllgoJJgFK1eQgzb2IJHP3wuciK9Cl7nZUvw7dtCFrWFVXN2iViHlpQKlEj1PgViX39CcVGoBW5cOnUnAR7DgLTwRy1yk0Apy0x-Fq1A/s400/forlorn+friends+close.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634480512976479042" /></a><br />Finally, some cool weather has arrived and I am busily working on some new stuff. Somehow I uploaded the same picture three times and I can't figure out how to get rid of the extras! Sorry about that.:) xo PS..Thanks, Suz for the help!! The extra pictures are now gone.:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-75571498260313238552011-07-23T17:07:00.004-04:002011-07-23T17:13:04.509-04:00Forgotten Friends Friday???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ55rdWfx37KbmRBFaomHWuKLSjDn790VH7xF0ROrNUsdGp8tfRJEv3gVbWTjJvGPVe1wKYXdtiCPg8lW1lg-zIXQB0FwXM94iJMGtP9zVZIAJFZTn1S5Fqd2qIlQ38Q9Kiq4sxTvru28/s1600/box+bear+heart2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ55rdWfx37KbmRBFaomHWuKLSjDn790VH7xF0ROrNUsdGp8tfRJEv3gVbWTjJvGPVe1wKYXdtiCPg8lW1lg-zIXQB0FwXM94iJMGtP9zVZIAJFZTn1S5Fqd2qIlQ38Q9Kiq4sxTvru28/s400/box+bear+heart2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632658734997299666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiY-72ooTtvnpQbIxW3kmzY4OSBmc_z2kq7pchdOx-JybVHolm7MaNfL-e1kSke7aZL7bWfZsamKXeQVF17ZLigQBo5JfKnCK7oJXL-KqqYSDdhgzLC7xEbKwiUzdDDqp7jhzQM3oUNI/s1600/box+bear+girl1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiY-72ooTtvnpQbIxW3kmzY4OSBmc_z2kq7pchdOx-JybVHolm7MaNfL-e1kSke7aZL7bWfZsamKXeQVF17ZLigQBo5JfKnCK7oJXL-KqqYSDdhgzLC7xEbKwiUzdDDqp7jhzQM3oUNI/s400/box+bear+girl1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632658610127522530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hVkgDj6giBx66_uK7ywu_z-FABj4zlr2voTJsVrcFVBzUekWR7X5hwIUUy5z-N5jG7ip4MKQ8pYF91A55v0rvyRBsUvtmZ-5K1FgEM7-PWJNstB9JJ_wlnsA-hDUHjbQoiZxQomYiJA/s1600/group+photo+box+bears.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hVkgDj6giBx66_uK7ywu_z-FABj4zlr2voTJsVrcFVBzUekWR7X5hwIUUy5z-N5jG7ip4MKQ8pYF91A55v0rvyRBsUvtmZ-5K1FgEM7-PWJNstB9JJ_wlnsA-hDUHjbQoiZxQomYiJA/s400/group+photo+box+bears.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632658495190740274" /></a><br />Well, it IS Saturday but this is my plan. Every Friday I will post some new items in my Etsy shop. It is so hot in the computer room (90 degrees) that I could only muster up the energy to post one item. Sooooo, all this week will be "forgotten Friends Friday" until I get caught up.:)<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for all the kind words left on my blog....it means so much that you stop in and say hi.:)</div><div><br /></div><div>xxxoooo Amy</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-12334699991632193282011-07-09T10:19:00.011-04:002011-07-09T10:49:39.436-04:00Teddy Bear Love....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxeyg1dUcBTf3Vce1XLSazrn9bhy2jf36V7REvJ6f2IglgfaCHL2wGVEO1sWetkx2MW4w5D_D2AZwdS4z20CYgELNdZqDXPqLFI0BPp2jh0wmh7XbF8wT0o_ypedcxM20cxQxBnkCAL0/s1600/IMG_8180.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxeyg1dUcBTf3Vce1XLSazrn9bhy2jf36V7REvJ6f2IglgfaCHL2wGVEO1sWetkx2MW4w5D_D2AZwdS4z20CYgELNdZqDXPqLFI0BPp2jh0wmh7XbF8wT0o_ypedcxM20cxQxBnkCAL0/s400/IMG_8180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627364193835895778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeyuzUiy_a7tkHkzYebBnrm7zT3LFwGJImHq6B4-9vv7674vOncttkX3NEwhK3eL2T4Zyt1HkE537ynU6lcZtputbtF_kNPuTgp32RYdmB-EkKpcI5Dl_ZBySOStUOlPS7kKgAh7tGKI/s1600/IMG_8179.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdRYVcvpsOodih3szkxSNBMNl98104dLSGF8CYUelAkhMM2sO8HQ7N2fWUUaEqTAJKTefam2Aj0cDS74qWWg9RyL5T2VnVkcotglVml8FHu6IbKEBPX2nyb6S1dyYmzjUvniN_XGwR9s/s400/IMG_8070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627359986774470002" /></a><br />Did you ever have a really good friend that you fell out of touch with? Did it feel like the more time passed, the more difficult it was to take that step to get back in touch? That's exactly the way I feel about this blog. Today is to be the day that I take the step to post. As I write, it feels just like that old friend that you re-connect with, the one who doesn't judge and loves you unconditionally. I think that's why I love stuffed animals so much. For me, they represent that unconditional love of someone who always has a hugs and a shoulder to cry on, no matter the situation. I am hoping to reconnect with the blogging world once again. Here are a few virtual hugs I have been working on. Hope you like them. xxooRosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-2902451496868848692011-01-26T09:54:00.009-05:002011-01-26T10:19:09.368-05:00Roses: Heart of Winter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8ORhECaK0SDI-HVwZDXwELaRn5DZjxUtLbwhcAAyTab3AV7o1kgKVxlGxmGM358XrMUUXhtFtMurgvEP2FzzjwKpUfJRhCWqeZ-KMJfnsfEVy1v-0UaTrsHKLaZLKTnnwPQehTjP7uo/s1600/IMG_7940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8ORhECaK0SDI-HVwZDXwELaRn5DZjxUtLbwhcAAyTab3AV7o1kgKVxlGxmGM358XrMUUXhtFtMurgvEP2FzzjwKpUfJRhCWqeZ-KMJfnsfEVy1v-0UaTrsHKLaZLKTnnwPQehTjP7uo/s400/IMG_7940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566514361917426114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUrhiRy_1TCHi5hW3gy1n9k6VPyeZVDZ-rRZaoWuVpZnfUmFRBFu3Q7mQONEtJoogL90Y1xKkr_o3KoFkJkXz8I8UYs8WAO_7jXUQZOkrDI4dOcPKzLH_Vnp5thW9plC5teCnxgWdz28/s1600/IMG_7941.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnYAxT2pjSapBpKtJkuAiXxeYeC8ln7Ieq3qguTrR1Xgwi0tEv3m_IybNXmt6d60ZEaTCJcPKYlnvVHgdwm45dFogef6HGqmfKyNaOlssC7zyYku-yVhzRMWb_tK200RiX8N2hP0Sois/s400/IMG_7953.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566510579428606658" /></a><br />Now that we are in the heart of winter, I have purged, planned and am settling in to create and make my dreams into reality. I have been quiet online, but it hasn't been quiet around here. I have been taking classes, receiving counseling and making a plan for my life. Of course, all this around a toddler toddling and young adults finding themselves as well. So that said, I will be facilitating my first-ever workshop. I have posted some pictures of the samples. The workshop is just exploring who you are and finding one, resounding affirmation about yourself. I am so excited.:) <div><br /></div><div>We have all been busy here and life is good...not perfect...but good.:)</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-20829394391614052822010-10-27T10:07:00.015-04:002010-10-27T10:27:02.394-04:00Works in progress...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_efco02yNpHCwiayvohF4K2YHwma3G2Xks6a0x_qgAbXDz1n9ec8KmJlA-KK-QHVeIC6_fRO0tFFYNTflPOs8s8HOz_g9d9585MFsyFkKgj6jRbLhfvZRPbRKtSDtM5O_pw47nd6o2E/s1600/IMG_7802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_efco02yNpHCwiayvohF4K2YHwma3G2Xks6a0x_qgAbXDz1n9ec8KmJlA-KK-QHVeIC6_fRO0tFFYNTflPOs8s8HOz_g9d9585MFsyFkKgj6jRbLhfvZRPbRKtSDtM5O_pw47nd6o2E/s400/IMG_7802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532730903432674930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k-nHUwGKAvKb9zVNB4-E7mqp0CHoam5s8HjM6kyc3XekJxkkSCQE5Vm8vg1_Ro0rQO51oK7OBieiCZKLjpuquAdyT_-F26J6iuL30Xp_VPthvHBsixzdetdqfsOakICsedhv_Vn16a8/s1600/IMG_7811.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5k1quzqlr3Ope-v5kncuScZyQg41_jCcXvKemSZ8AfZu0QMqF9R3ZXdNlVHsiFWN-K9EFxFDWrIWdb3QKIvWo69BXmSkJGWOxYNM2K-WhAQJ0206g0yVqmTg8e2ZRtmYP4aT87Z-fVII/s400/IMG_6979.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532728268742350466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19-ORNcUEKuK-pMZ1vDfCzqnsI_j-jfKYvxKybk4jloSoLJWbPKp67lEfuzPpCwQ-xSEjo9VmdxGqr2f-tngNFtGp4mLSuc5x71SiITofRE-ylXmdeZMiurAnLK6hEcpa1KNKwJl3lJk/s1600/IMG_6976.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19-ORNcUEKuK-pMZ1vDfCzqnsI_j-jfKYvxKybk4jloSoLJWbPKp67lEfuzPpCwQ-xSEjo9VmdxGqr2f-tngNFtGp4mLSuc5x71SiITofRE-ylXmdeZMiurAnLK6hEcpa1KNKwJl3lJk/s400/IMG_6976.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532727969870215026" /></a><br />...Right now I am in a flurry of creative confusion....Hope this all comes together in time for the show.:) And of course a few pictures of our fall adventures.:) <div><br /></div><div>Since this is my first show, I am trying to figure out what I can make that will actually sell!! Money is kinda a nice thing to have.:) AND I tend to not be the most business savvy. I AM working on that.</div><div><br /></div><div> The first picture is a shot of my drawing table. The little blocks are creations by super talented friend, Laurie Meseroll. Who happens to be be a super great person as well!! Well, I kind of "stole" these from Laurie and I owe her BIG TIME!!!:) </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, off to make coffee and get back to work.:) I set up Ethan a table so he works with me on and off during the day.</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-7720877397540662932010-10-17T11:28:00.002-04:002010-10-17T11:32:49.504-04:00A SHOW!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5Ain2pb12dw6CWoEbiXAMIdjebO6lrOj1NGVlna8S3z8Ndym-NGfnM7nOCSB5SouUQB9u6l-fjSYMnOv1Js3JOfBleNI183jsBFVwEQBpSoNy2M8Y-L6YgKm2TIiEyAExdQUhCw7rvs/s1600/logo.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5Ain2pb12dw6CWoEbiXAMIdjebO6lrOj1NGVlna8S3z8Ndym-NGfnM7nOCSB5SouUQB9u6l-fjSYMnOv1Js3JOfBleNI183jsBFVwEQBpSoNy2M8Y-L6YgKm2TIiEyAExdQUhCw7rvs/s400/logo.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529037855035014706" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; ">November 20 & 21 2010<br /></p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; ">Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4</p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; ">www.merrymakersfolkartshow.com</p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; "><br /></p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; "><br /></p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; ">I am so excited to announce I will be a part of this show. I will post works in progress soon. Thanks so much for all your kind comments and support on the last post. I really dont feel so much alone. :)</p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; "><br /></p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; "><br /></p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; "><br /></p><p class="paragraph_style_3" style="color: rgb(148, 17, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; "><br /></p></span>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-12915001037965727432010-07-01T10:20:00.005-04:002010-07-01T10:35:47.898-04:00Happy Trails Ahead!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgYyI8BU3ydmjY9aoH2KOIkFXeQ0C5oXlMARkaCMNqsggenCbKgyFal5RcJqgiRwWfPinG9_zucp6l-nCMeSwLqSMTWDWHkoTK9xxZ4xLTN_UsPrwahsJ8PbSIaSRMaoDyS9u2lILhok/s1600/IMG_6639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgYyI8BU3ydmjY9aoH2KOIkFXeQ0C5oXlMARkaCMNqsggenCbKgyFal5RcJqgiRwWfPinG9_zucp6l-nCMeSwLqSMTWDWHkoTK9xxZ4xLTN_UsPrwahsJ8PbSIaSRMaoDyS9u2lILhok/s400/IMG_6639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488946336357953474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVqcX4UDQl4a8EkEpU9c_LKCi7HQ2v0qSEZCDBTyO1guz-wUbAimR-ogONExiXLwu5N-h8KuS_p_gKhEv2Ki0nq2U2rlOS0VfmC_Dc_1H6wqjWyHBd27tMpFcIeFitGECmW-zgB1-OGg/s1600/IMG_6638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVqcX4UDQl4a8EkEpU9c_LKCi7HQ2v0qSEZCDBTyO1guz-wUbAimR-ogONExiXLwu5N-h8KuS_p_gKhEv2Ki0nq2U2rlOS0VfmC_Dc_1H6wqjWyHBd27tMpFcIeFitGECmW-zgB1-OGg/s400/IMG_6638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488946038424546610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3t8SaAu3wL1Vl1Zbr_D7aGFWG2rPgwJg3DOcbWebb6qFqmmj3cWJuDywtFzaGy0epl3CT5F1LOifBIU-JQcYi1JrTXkHfbzovP8Dr-rj_VAbWAoJhj_RX839lWIBov7WECEjBYlo53o/s1600/IMG_6635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3t8SaAu3wL1Vl1Zbr_D7aGFWG2rPgwJg3DOcbWebb6qFqmmj3cWJuDywtFzaGy0epl3CT5F1LOifBIU-JQcYi1JrTXkHfbzovP8Dr-rj_VAbWAoJhj_RX839lWIBov7WECEjBYlo53o/s400/IMG_6635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488945739400167570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZJ-cXz3Td6wnuxD_UYEoPv1spi0dAngZVcn-t86EpAaaes4xmVnd1cPVWx_tw6cpa0XBHSuDy1CotyWD4hZ-ElBjf8lWTmR7ka1903aEe0y_9I4Odh19nn8D82ojSPT8AhUFvzhr_vw/s1600/IMG_6637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZJ-cXz3Td6wnuxD_UYEoPv1spi0dAngZVcn-t86EpAaaes4xmVnd1cPVWx_tw6cpa0XBHSuDy1CotyWD4hZ-ElBjf8lWTmR7ka1903aEe0y_9I4Odh19nn8D82ojSPT8AhUFvzhr_vw/s400/IMG_6637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488945397897063074" /></a><br />Well, I am so sorry to announce that I am taking the rest of the summer off to reorganize and revamp my etsy shoppe, my blog and my life.<div> On a positive note, I have decided to make a plan and revamp my Etsy (more littles than bigs) and take some of my girls and their pets, "On the Road." :) </div><div>I am so thankful for all my friends and their wonderful advice! I really love you guys and will be in touch via your blogs. Thanks to my blogging friends who have offered their help in my adventure and to all who just visit. Whether you leave a comment of not, I appreciate the kind thoughts you send me.:)</div><div><br /></div><div>I will hopefully be back this fall with new items and maybe a few shows to announce.:) xxxoooo</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Summer and Happy Trails to you. xo</div><div><br /></div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-56099424377715998642010-06-29T09:25:00.012-04:002010-06-29T10:44:38.998-04:00Stars amd Stripes Forever.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOt3pZeI2iZYXK_1uFcLeZcX4RrrFiVz4q30NTg1aWV7pqBAMTcgUmlboFuqnTqdZw4JEOZr_ymN0f_oMUJdrsVFZSkmw3wU7dwaepzmCc1UWmpvIrF8-x8U5s9u6FAJsau6PayCVvI5A/s1600/IMG_6634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOt3pZeI2iZYXK_1uFcLeZcX4RrrFiVz4q30NTg1aWV7pqBAMTcgUmlboFuqnTqdZw4JEOZr_ymN0f_oMUJdrsVFZSkmw3wU7dwaepzmCc1UWmpvIrF8-x8U5s9u6FAJsau6PayCVvI5A/s400/IMG_6634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488205204378935874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBI-sRl_bp7i1paGUi6udj7FtQnIl8Wmb3lSGPWME4SNqTpSNixdeLjP5qP4Z_s4tsUN4IkoLZdV-mYNMhYMlGeMQhDtWRYhVESwtEyTEWwGn9c59snP56P0S8AAYvqdFYKADiDUXmlU/s1600/IMG_6633.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbR2a78Ii5DuXW_3dKFq_h5qgo5q-HnUz3PmHKp50ZJBLUlCHy7KpRwqADbZUNELDlYwLrmvRiDq7aMotcH6PsJr6ss9YpneO4iypeO26T-1beAWYjstARpTSfCiaOZ_hiyMsmRucapAw/s400/IMG_6623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488203113484157906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXW9s4iQxA_MS5C0uBTQyfZYOrR7CnvDY8ZTWNWyB2P-b_hxkYjv76GLn3LQIPn3l8gpAd1WrsLO28myrysb1C4MenzlXBFBgNfUVbWPYVqKongGGRQGPuZL13Oz7RANjOKtrhgtAczA/s1600/IMG_6612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXW9s4iQxA_MS5C0uBTQyfZYOrR7CnvDY8ZTWNWyB2P-b_hxkYjv76GLn3LQIPn3l8gpAd1WrsLO28myrysb1C4MenzlXBFBgNfUVbWPYVqKongGGRQGPuZL13Oz7RANjOKtrhgtAczA/s400/IMG_6612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488202696830239058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzFh1MyUVVTDtwm_v2HBoD3xlcjCoUN1zUcI0W1qatHhpznDlf7l1LKnWt2lKmQZ98WvI_U07VSGnjKbQHb4mR7NmxrBNRH7CLIp4JTi4J_NV8uFcJvErj_gm1yrBaTjfEqG_mINuHWI/s1600/IMG_6643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzFh1MyUVVTDtwm_v2HBoD3xlcjCoUN1zUcI0W1qatHhpznDlf7l1LKnWt2lKmQZ98WvI_U07VSGnjKbQHb4mR7NmxrBNRH7CLIp4JTi4J_NV8uFcJvErj_gm1yrBaTjfEqG_mINuHWI/s400/IMG_6643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488200837670502738" /></a><br />Well, It has been a while since I posted and am anxious to jot down a few notes here and share some pictures. Summer has been so busy and I barely have had time to even be on the computer. As you can see from the pictures, I am sketching and creating but haven't finished much. Every summer it seems that I find myself experimenting with many different mediums. You may see that reflected in some of my pictures.<div><br /></div><div> I am also getting ready for the<a href="http://www.johnstownsymphony.org"> J.S.O.'</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.johnstownsymphony.org">s</a> fourth of July concert. Have I ever mentioned that I am a substitute, symphony flutist by trade? Well, this week will be spent practicing. It is always a fun concert as the symphony plays through as the fireworks go off. They almost lost funding this concert this year but some kind hearts came through at the last minute with funds. A lot of symphonies are losing funding. What a shame. Ours is one of the top 5 in the state and we have a lot of local support but this was scary. I know that it is one of the Maestro's favorite concerts so I am glad it worked out. I love this concert so much I would play for free if need be!!:) So, Happy Early Fourth to all.:)<div><br /></div><div>I actually completed a few of my little dolls. I am kind of saving them until I get a bunch made. Ethan loves to play with them and line them up. It's so cute. I would like to humbly ask my blog friends if they know of any shows I could possibly attend that my art may fit into? Am I even "good enough" to get into a show? I am a "people person" and would love some human interaction and maybe meet some fellow artists out there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Etsy is not going well for me right now. I am working on something I have never done before. I am working on making little packets of tags to sell and possibly and "outside the lines" colouring book. I am also in the process of listing a bunch of art for 4-sale at $15.00. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, life here just got loud and crazy so I guess that's my cue to quit writing!!:) Oh, and the little guy in charge of all the clatter just happens to be the novice, fly fisherman in the pictures!! hugs to all!</div></div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-24016182391599342192010-05-27T13:09:00.006-04:002010-05-27T13:19:53.840-04:00Summer Fun and "Etsying"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVMUpFJtrWKWQIg0oOi9RUnK2REaGSYQzKoGYVc22ELbkFFW_QV9R_xvKUQ1KypFH0b7hsi0zClne3AvT3dsw4qInpEpKWrMa3V36tF81jeP1vD2Fka0SjlJq_EZzS3a1k99Dj3aJsFM/s1600/IMG_6529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVMUpFJtrWKWQIg0oOi9RUnK2REaGSYQzKoGYVc22ELbkFFW_QV9R_xvKUQ1KypFH0b7hsi0zClne3AvT3dsw4qInpEpKWrMa3V36tF81jeP1vD2Fka0SjlJq_EZzS3a1k99Dj3aJsFM/s400/IMG_6529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476000670347206514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rGbs-i8V3Q1C0IXGTFIxek0KGrcOGZGLXLx5j5ONzFvUmE97TqlOvGXi7sq0vu7gcbxv0OVKFnF4MIc05iKtLY5dCodddNJ6sOPAp60Ty9WPtgZW6UctqloZO_nq50wRV6HasDevoh8/s1600/IMG_6528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rGbs-i8V3Q1C0IXGTFIxek0KGrcOGZGLXLx5j5ONzFvUmE97TqlOvGXi7sq0vu7gcbxv0OVKFnF4MIc05iKtLY5dCodddNJ6sOPAp60Ty9WPtgZW6UctqloZO_nq50wRV6HasDevoh8/s400/IMG_6528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476000374467085698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtS2PmvKZyo6qWk4djjC4Fd22_q4R42ADMJkP3Ev5eOnydVd7qeoJ2P8SKWqB1qsSgn-ke8Frz8zHLBkBQKZcEvWmv6EJxsIhA4Uin7GDgjCpY4lvYC1xGGW5xhFSzjXYc8W6jJvgZXc4/s1600/IMG_6525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtS2PmvKZyo6qWk4djjC4Fd22_q4R42ADMJkP3Ev5eOnydVd7qeoJ2P8SKWqB1qsSgn-ke8Frz8zHLBkBQKZcEvWmv6EJxsIhA4Uin7GDgjCpY4lvYC1xGGW5xhFSzjXYc8W6jJvgZXc4/s400/IMG_6525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476000064183265138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64whc70QbR3a3GvEf7_hJMuBiDHpHQat4KaUYmjwBoZhQK0FLQEo1-JjOCEbHNmnlkUGNr3qLlGna51AYPGnyHDhlD_O1rBWualAHRNuRXyp541pNxmdOtC385mx22zEgmrY4-1_KLpE/s1600/IMG_6531.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64whc70QbR3a3GvEf7_hJMuBiDHpHQat4KaUYmjwBoZhQK0FLQEo1-JjOCEbHNmnlkUGNr3qLlGna51AYPGnyHDhlD_O1rBWualAHRNuRXyp541pNxmdOtC385mx22zEgmrY4-1_KLpE/s400/IMG_6531.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475999667363855426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYIoXAfwH_9-Qa-agBP_61ZIHI_wqQafddMulBn6UZxx06DxiQStlE_3ZipnlN9y9ea1fzz0KZpGOEk58n04cfbZ8HOiMIb2d2YsQ5UsY3kYzcEnDq2LhK8VhpjRaqV6zTkoZk9Eqigc/s1600/IMG_6524.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYIoXAfwH_9-Qa-agBP_61ZIHI_wqQafddMulBn6UZxx06DxiQStlE_3ZipnlN9y9ea1fzz0KZpGOEk58n04cfbZ8HOiMIb2d2YsQ5UsY3kYzcEnDq2LhK8VhpjRaqV6zTkoZk9Eqigc/s400/IMG_6524.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475998908090385810" /></a><br />Been doing a lot of playing outside with Ethan. (I posted a bunch of new pictures on my facebook.) And... am finally putting the finishing touches on a bunch of pieces. I feel so far behind on life and these little moments of creating keep me sane.:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-10550383344332002192010-05-19T17:32:00.005-04:002010-05-19T17:37:04.819-04:00Works in Progress...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJnV0YR4z0-F-_syYrVPCIidnDx2RGweSvoXxpoVgoo3b4lOW6Y46DeyW0PFbE8c3oqrYureULq7V5bxqCF0qwW7KxAxXUh0QcNWZ6vdjtPB5JMx_EeBRq8Gt3k9uqa2cwrG4kPfsm0o/s1600/IMG_6473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJnV0YR4z0-F-_syYrVPCIidnDx2RGweSvoXxpoVgoo3b4lOW6Y46DeyW0PFbE8c3oqrYureULq7V5bxqCF0qwW7KxAxXUh0QcNWZ6vdjtPB5JMx_EeBRq8Gt3k9uqa2cwrG4kPfsm0o/s400/IMG_6473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473098307548905618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedD7nUpEJLIJBZ3l8JSWRhS2G-lWAlfN9Fx-lm8g1k-ZwwS6Xb6UK0UCU7rzIo6gQYr0HTQ8M0G_Ns0LkTd4OepP3Icu9WVPmM9xH0KGpfzSRSo_6dzVwE_te9wSoDc-hHTOCTbLkEiE/s1600/IMG_6468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedD7nUpEJLIJBZ3l8JSWRhS2G-lWAlfN9Fx-lm8g1k-ZwwS6Xb6UK0UCU7rzIo6gQYr0HTQ8M0G_Ns0LkTd4OepP3Icu9WVPmM9xH0KGpfzSRSo_6dzVwE_te9wSoDc-hHTOCTbLkEiE/s400/IMG_6468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473098158830125410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8oNKz0mdbh19tGfjtm-43alranVlxFYUsh7OPtiVkEkPgkLE7aAW5BqL-vEBWXaXGdkuAvmBqbsQEoV6I3iZSCiyc9sQx5T_q8DOj6745LOdI42VqwNnhNQjh3LZs1ZTnZsWbZhM3mA/s1600/IMG_6466.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8oNKz0mdbh19tGfjtm-43alranVlxFYUsh7OPtiVkEkPgkLE7aAW5BqL-vEBWXaXGdkuAvmBqbsQEoV6I3iZSCiyc9sQx5T_q8DOj6745LOdI42VqwNnhNQjh3LZs1ZTnZsWbZhM3mA/s400/IMG_6466.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473097908240600946" /></a><br />Just a few things in progress....RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-71094755976575490892010-05-14T21:41:00.002-04:002010-05-14T21:48:15.125-04:00Bloggie update Soon...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbHCMJlqUTfiE8Ett0QguAg78s67dpFYCv2QHuxPh7fDPkdjGTdSQ4Nf81Jbs1JoakMIky53jGSWxlrTgGOjLxmm_RMN4sX15wWEjjsuDLxL0-vtLsQOalEFUh6vfajrV8qoiHjxzY8o/s1600/IMG_6465.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbHCMJlqUTfiE8Ett0QguAg78s67dpFYCv2QHuxPh7fDPkdjGTdSQ4Nf81Jbs1JoakMIky53jGSWxlrTgGOjLxmm_RMN4sX15wWEjjsuDLxL0-vtLsQOalEFUh6vfajrV8qoiHjxzY8o/s400/IMG_6465.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471307607349032722" /></a><br />I have been "under the weather" but promise to update my blog soon. I wanted to thank every one for all their kind words and encouragement. It really meant the world to me.:) You are all the "bestest". :)<div><br /></div><div>I will be back soon with pictures and I can't wait to share some swaps I have received.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, off to put together some fans. A really wild Friday night at the homestead. LOL!</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-84430548786285898772010-04-28T12:31:00.012-04:002010-04-28T13:27:54.297-04:00Old stuff, Old ideas....New Inspiration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69ThrX0ScyDWHIfhsEbCWWFHFQmQKzPyueGYhzn9oevRKsAXnrU-sNkaPnLUyHZYGVL9qAahLmOwgHFflyX7h5_rgEBMlA9ErgUoMKlS37ipW8ItISnN-6YiVleRg8rUyT0KKph8pf9A/s1600/IMG_6443.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69ThrX0ScyDWHIfhsEbCWWFHFQmQKzPyueGYhzn9oevRKsAXnrU-sNkaPnLUyHZYGVL9qAahLmOwgHFflyX7h5_rgEBMlA9ErgUoMKlS37ipW8ItISnN-6YiVleRg8rUyT0KKph8pf9A/s400/IMG_6443.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465238935984541762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTJus7WrhqToRK3DED13jLQ9rAvGRpXdnMOF4oFTrUsQht25OH_l98kPgpa5gO8G-NZA3vxRV4AgE4xov5Qeb-1Al19Jku5sjhhVWxRHhKSykOLr3QdGc5WqrVN5jsYF2Pq1cgm0EGag/s1600/IMG_6442.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvH5tWek7dLCZKHSEAaBW2I_gHYeSiEUXspH2J2A8oyCOXm5PSuQa-JlD_wmxxLE6vfAU2c9NoH-VY-jabj1BRJgk4gCOridv2_FwNqN5pRf-7Ds-jt9bY-L5ZQJ8WymIePoNpMi7A_8/s400/IMG_6435.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465233927817111858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEaPuN0uAnkQ8nWsn_mZ44lVSsSHG7aKyILms_mm8xudlMnUC3Kguye0BRxEwSM16awZ72bHn1F0O0-8Ut7GAPRrWqkD2FpquPWvB8I1WhCzZIByvKOSLNjnpuafv9xf3IVoMGJIl0Xw/s1600/IMG_6437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEaPuN0uAnkQ8nWsn_mZ44lVSsSHG7aKyILms_mm8xudlMnUC3Kguye0BRxEwSM16awZ72bHn1F0O0-8Ut7GAPRrWqkD2FpquPWvB8I1WhCzZIByvKOSLNjnpuafv9xf3IVoMGJIl0Xw/s400/IMG_6437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465233667044327282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf9ZrMT6AK5vhdJZ7U90gJ-HxN9WrevR5Lkq-_FRorabVr2u3kRrtM0o8pd8_HnI14IUVH_L-jRokUxMs_Bq3Q2Ac4iw2r_edJ-X22gpnT8GrWEbail25k5uYorDImN460foC6kY_Lbw/s1600/IMG_6434.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf9ZrMT6AK5vhdJZ7U90gJ-HxN9WrevR5Lkq-_FRorabVr2u3kRrtM0o8pd8_HnI14IUVH_L-jRokUxMs_Bq3Q2Ac4iw2r_edJ-X22gpnT8GrWEbail25k5uYorDImN460foC6kY_Lbw/s400/IMG_6434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465233275682675778" /></a><br />I have been having a rough couple of weeks. I guess the worries of what people think of me are starting to hurt. The questions keep spinning around in my head that I have heard in the past. Why didn't you go to college with a more practical career path in mind? Why do you spend so much time creating art when you make very little money? Why don't I have a REAL job? AND a family member left a nice comment on one of my face book pictures and asked, "Did Ethan(our two year old) get out the crayons?" I guess the decisions I made to some aren't the best and sometimes in some weird way, I bury my feelings into my art. It doesn't talk back. It doesn't care if i'm not perfect and is helps me "heal". I don't know what I would do if I couldn't create. I am wondering if any one out there feels like this at times?<div><br /></div><div> I had been working on a technique using repurposed paper and magazines awhile back. I made the first little doll in the top picture and put her up on Etsy when Ethan was still little. Well, she didn't sell and she got tossed in the reject bin with many others, waiting to be reworked or painted over. As I was visiting my bin, I rescued this little piece and decided that I really like her for more than just visual reasons. I like that I am recycling my materials and using up what I have on hand. I like that this style is more intuitive and as I create, the creation seems to "talk" to me. I like that as I am working I feel "good" about what I am doing. I like that I can be at my kitchen counter working on a piece while I am cooking or while I am watching and playing with my little guy. I like that I feel more "spiritual" and connected to my Creator. For me, the finished product is more that just a "picture". I would call it a form a prayer for me. I feel the same way when I am stitching up one of my paper dolls. As it turns out, in this really dark time, I feel a little "lighter" and a little more hopeful.</div><div><br /></div><div>More posts coming soon from the recycle bin. AND I promise not to be so "boo hoo me".:) xxooo</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-64391072848965729192010-04-21T09:18:00.008-04:002010-04-21T09:39:23.240-04:00From Sketch to Sentiment...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQuMS5vKtIkCUJbeiLsaA95Y3u-KvxyZ4oJeAbXAj425sOd3PWitjYT1XxrY9tA_Q5IG_1B7s9H5qRVjc2yLB_Dan8j97BTNMlDM4kwt1FFpfHYBz-YZSAJEsnMFbeHSiKM6BYHu_GKI/s1600/IMG_6394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQuMS5vKtIkCUJbeiLsaA95Y3u-KvxyZ4oJeAbXAj425sOd3PWitjYT1XxrY9tA_Q5IG_1B7s9H5qRVjc2yLB_Dan8j97BTNMlDM4kwt1FFpfHYBz-YZSAJEsnMFbeHSiKM6BYHu_GKI/s400/IMG_6394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462584473329075874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3CHTO29keCN0Akt5C5w2LTW5sd5WTCXlCT1A-abwaA09L4qEFNPqyH_StW_Ky36hu6QbuSdYjblZAR8Jp4nXmvY_wCwpe8akWKW6gCFfDL-TPVJV6jmYLdRszDoimhi1X9q_iTjK-VA/s1600/IMG_6393.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3CHTO29keCN0Akt5C5w2LTW5sd5WTCXlCT1A-abwaA09L4qEFNPqyH_StW_Ky36hu6QbuSdYjblZAR8Jp4nXmvY_wCwpe8akWKW6gCFfDL-TPVJV6jmYLdRszDoimhi1X9q_iTjK-VA/s400/IMG_6393.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462584245958065970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuPcuMK5hjKQYODCM73SDVhOOf2EtJuVIXo7JsvQrOKRdb58BVsrEtKomoxvgNKPfuUtLLMikNYe2mioDIIxjCiUZUIJqqkQsgbcpquW6X5b_Ip9Trq66QkaBLi4fFaTm9jiMr0d7-Jk/s1600/IMG_6409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuPcuMK5hjKQYODCM73SDVhOOf2EtJuVIXo7JsvQrOKRdb58BVsrEtKomoxvgNKPfuUtLLMikNYe2mioDIIxjCiUZUIJqqkQsgbcpquW6X5b_Ip9Trq66QkaBLi4fFaTm9jiMr0d7-Jk/s400/IMG_6409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462583904797148082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAoBdYryCQplZffYLx2my9aY0_JnGlscoZNFVGc5CE6Aiey6EVwEFcygf2xQDnkCeoH5dpHqDk3WjK4zstt6qUNDmR8cG2PejDsaG4-URj7LQ_vfSkNAWtx1ZqnCbev1sSbsyKGzOb-w/s1600/IMG_6411.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAoBdYryCQplZffYLx2my9aY0_JnGlscoZNFVGc5CE6Aiey6EVwEFcygf2xQDnkCeoH5dpHqDk3WjK4zstt6qUNDmR8cG2PejDsaG4-URj7LQ_vfSkNAWtx1ZqnCbev1sSbsyKGzOb-w/s400/IMG_6411.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462583636667981330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO8TzyzXC6oYuV8mfhM-cSX1M2Rap3X3wZfSNCDqSlY3fvCCfcuPfk3ekmS4wbp6leaNsdwmTmjQFaQyRLc-vQD9hOumzsAf0zQKbCYbR3bxrJMq05ygSgRw_KVzm6PHxuwjIBUWaPMI/s1600/IMG_6409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO8TzyzXC6oYuV8mfhM-cSX1M2Rap3X3wZfSNCDqSlY3fvCCfcuPfk3ekmS4wbp6leaNsdwmTmjQFaQyRLc-vQD9hOumzsAf0zQKbCYbR3bxrJMq05ygSgRw_KVzm6PHxuwjIBUWaPMI/s400/IMG_6409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462583312790154210" /></a><br />I made a promise to myself that I would send more letters out this year. I really AM trying to catch up with friends but life (sometimes) gets in the way. I started these little sketches this winter and FINALLY ran them up to staples and had some prints made. I attached most of these to repurposed note cards and scrap book paper. Those went onto a piece of 81/2 x 11 inch card stock. I bought a big box of greeting card envelopes and made these cards. I have been making cards since I was little and my skill level hasn't improved much.:) I think I may add some vintage buttons but I wanted to keep them simple so I would be motivated to make more. I have a daughter home with mono right now and a son who hasn't been feeling well with other issues. Both are feeling a little better so hopefully I will be more productive, soon.:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-50392191937794194442010-04-09T08:35:00.006-04:002010-04-09T08:56:09.081-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu8oTM529cOQ1PE4s74ZvbtANcksse1WFqirLnYld7mHY6ucLQ2jkM9IFD7AHdrIb3YPSe7t7UCPdkt3y8VzWc03iiy6829NYThyphenhyphenM_-eayC20RIcZ2-BV0O5VJeTk7Om3u0FSFH9tNc4/s1600/IMG_6374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu8oTM529cOQ1PE4s74ZvbtANcksse1WFqirLnYld7mHY6ucLQ2jkM9IFD7AHdrIb3YPSe7t7UCPdkt3y8VzWc03iiy6829NYThyphenhyphenM_-eayC20RIcZ2-BV0O5VJeTk7Om3u0FSFH9tNc4/s400/IMG_6374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458120529029934690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8s4KIV9j_psj08w1hHfnVKw7u_0rZQmNN66VOkqKzzSkaVlP0pqxSulRJhUvjLaOiemqk_-mHFFkIA5hH7C5GjPESpKA0gqJcFkKR3E4OWtP7iJCPWJBsqdXitiRiCJHwmG7_I3-6qI/s1600/IMG_6356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8s4KIV9j_psj08w1hHfnVKw7u_0rZQmNN66VOkqKzzSkaVlP0pqxSulRJhUvjLaOiemqk_-mHFFkIA5hH7C5GjPESpKA0gqJcFkKR3E4OWtP7iJCPWJBsqdXitiRiCJHwmG7_I3-6qI/s400/IMG_6356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458120256754152418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrP1pq6l1EV6wbsdu2t9zym2KEiuEVcSqYJNV9byK6vBqvUNwFIqBbC5xyJcMGBxxrpsJTd00viwwz7A_atjwGhXlRgo9vlVsblEnH_Qhwn4c2c2KxA9QtQGNTOqIMKP0ecbOzjiupp8/s1600/IMG_6377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrP1pq6l1EV6wbsdu2t9zym2KEiuEVcSqYJNV9byK6vBqvUNwFIqBbC5xyJcMGBxxrpsJTd00viwwz7A_atjwGhXlRgo9vlVsblEnH_Qhwn4c2c2KxA9QtQGNTOqIMKP0ecbOzjiupp8/s400/IMG_6377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458119762575497186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPDzyZG59af4Bhn8acv0-6LmmNYjnJ3BBnlPFVmv52uBwm33hqabMYsHwejPH4bGpqdInulaFb3rQHIHGAFFJJtlcjl1vW2wdmFQfAK33q0z4lTE-z905SGs6ehoz0aoO7yROYBhBiNg/s1600/IMG_6337.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPDzyZG59af4Bhn8acv0-6LmmNYjnJ3BBnlPFVmv52uBwm33hqabMYsHwejPH4bGpqdInulaFb3rQHIHGAFFJJtlcjl1vW2wdmFQfAK33q0z4lTE-z905SGs6ehoz0aoO7yROYBhBiNg/s400/IMG_6337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458119486770194482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIibivzDJSBxZw7SlxUbEgrGrk3KiXPWUBA20qiPpfSMBLXXsnLUuDRJFdmmPa_J9U0X0WrO332L5yKRsGDEuJ1rs_WNUrurnxpzVEf6PxjCUQTBituEuQDFX1jRUYy-ZJ0M1SJ7KMw24/s1600/IMG_6380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIibivzDJSBxZw7SlxUbEgrGrk3KiXPWUBA20qiPpfSMBLXXsnLUuDRJFdmmPa_J9U0X0WrO332L5yKRsGDEuJ1rs_WNUrurnxpzVEf6PxjCUQTBituEuQDFX1jRUYy-ZJ0M1SJ7KMw24/s400/IMG_6380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458119074349549650" /></a><br />Well, spring WAS here for a few days and I am so thankful. Right now we are a little chilled and the heat came on this morning. I know that spring "will" be back and that makes days like today much easier.:)<div><br /></div><div>First of all, thanks to all that left such nice comments. It is so nice to know I am not alone and I have discovered new friends.</div><div><br /></div><div> Well, Ethan just deleted all my writing and so I will post more soon. PROMISE. I will try to upload a few pics between his screaming here.:) Yikes. Ethan made the comment, "mummy you are painting dolls." I guess I am.:) I am also working on other dolls as well. Hope to post more soon and tell of the "goings on" here.:)</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-17082452230340235442010-03-11T16:29:00.009-05:002010-03-11T17:05:19.382-05:00Thinking spring!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbaRMb1IdNy8i8Ousr9OCgdzEcB95It19BzvR7x4Wce0LYsDFZFnhVCvbjYzjrleG4xgH3ms5a6ATdfNMQNha45F5yttUG1_KrbP5cOsQguNoWwji-tPRcfqaIAggWTvOnVs4JldDn3o/s1600-h/IMG_6313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbaRMb1IdNy8i8Ousr9OCgdzEcB95It19BzvR7x4Wce0LYsDFZFnhVCvbjYzjrleG4xgH3ms5a6ATdfNMQNha45F5yttUG1_KrbP5cOsQguNoWwji-tPRcfqaIAggWTvOnVs4JldDn3o/s400/IMG_6313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447500095862149010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexCTtNB5cWlsdV0lNl-hRKTJM3qyk_TdV2iWQuZhofooF8-Xj2Jd-TpsxStNQFP6w0hbF9vXnVh-QpjOgvvGQSYFsSgPpeJf1QYOzdg4p7Y14U2utq1Ps9hWn0LFp9rQTglcmxPsLr8s/s1600-h/IMG_6312.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPcnyHLOi4cMLyBfNIRhJ72Cnk5GK7zVb9RL-vbSs7Dc1a6D4yOGLjww3dt9VFQc69AVsAi55h8_t9JxUsCVHjCvDZtKgwU26O_i4UiH81XZVJkV7y4ReLTMO56WsR9AUGRzb3B2nF0g/s400/IMG_6311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447498785529126242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwmM_ifUMDoTMAAvWAMNbQ1s-QCTFV-kfneqRtFkWkiqNYS7qUKbZ73jaWkFSxEStiOXifKwpdEiLOhJsKeNUcWqH6tfMy4V-uVTh0Q1nh_mKm-6jRDoqX2OTNH2RX99CrCVNZVtoOhY/s1600-h/IMG_6317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwmM_ifUMDoTMAAvWAMNbQ1s-QCTFV-kfneqRtFkWkiqNYS7qUKbZ73jaWkFSxEStiOXifKwpdEiLOhJsKeNUcWqH6tfMy4V-uVTh0Q1nh_mKm-6jRDoqX2OTNH2RX99CrCVNZVtoOhY/s400/IMG_6317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447498418597591794" /></a><br />Oh, it's been just lovely here the past few days. I thought I would take a minute to update my blog while the little guy was asleep, but he just woke up.:) I finally got out and about a little and came upon these jewelry grab bags and a set of vintage of diaper pins at a new flea market type place here in town. I am so excited to have a local shop again.:) I have had so much fun picking through these baubles and finding treasure.:) I am hoping to dress up some of my dollies with these and who knows what else? I posted a few things in the works. Please excuse the loose pieces and dangling strings. I still have to sift through a bit more. Well, a short but sweet post today due to a busy, busy little toddler. Happy Spring.:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-39033626927412469922010-02-23T20:00:00.005-05:002010-02-23T20:10:23.876-05:00The "corage" to go on.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj3XKuGePYOEo2fFpEUAzUvptqZCzM0sGszGzJSoeLKeDY9R-YSu9kkJ4-FdxIrUW-vieDdZygjQ21D_-CjBOc3a7JFdPZPzF4rtkbpaWO4axfU-6HwtcUDiQmEEuWkq93M9xt34Gg5k/s1600-h/courage+full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj3XKuGePYOEo2fFpEUAzUvptqZCzM0sGszGzJSoeLKeDY9R-YSu9kkJ4-FdxIrUW-vieDdZygjQ21D_-CjBOc3a7JFdPZPzF4rtkbpaWO4axfU-6HwtcUDiQmEEuWkq93M9xt34Gg5k/s400/courage+full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441611109381381058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnNkI1z2gv7mhCKSaiYZS4v5MXNt1sGF7dQjN9_4Edq9N4qnjpcg7jQcLLSKZPonDdULLLX0GV-IWgPGjKTKc9_goO2HPaNniZCiWLV7ZY4jE8eoDd2FnetP5MMcfyQxFIwACBxAvw3Y/s1600-h/courage+close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnNkI1z2gv7mhCKSaiYZS4v5MXNt1sGF7dQjN9_4Edq9N4qnjpcg7jQcLLSKZPonDdULLLX0GV-IWgPGjKTKc9_goO2HPaNniZCiWLV7ZY4jE8eoDd2FnetP5MMcfyQxFIwACBxAvw3Y/s400/courage+close.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441611013183331602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aJzmwdj_OSpjgVLkNyAAUV_X10cGeenPiSBD4X2kH4FRroe4-Ba256qRYJcmPeCRzK5Ro8PHVhAL1JwW4YFAu7hW7cd4khTdOPnTwg9YnZqK2zdAbiwOkSb93nKUguLjO1v9vYBGJjo/s1600-h/hope+angel+border.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aJzmwdj_OSpjgVLkNyAAUV_X10cGeenPiSBD4X2kH4FRroe4-Ba256qRYJcmPeCRzK5Ro8PHVhAL1JwW4YFAu7hW7cd4khTdOPnTwg9YnZqK2zdAbiwOkSb93nKUguLjO1v9vYBGJjo/s400/hope+angel+border.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441610868115907282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sJSkb8Znx-uV2VppBwpVQFhcJyYniH9I9jbtGGfL95AqPXpkO_t4pG20bB1Oc8hdoeKXCy_1E_Q1PKjtDFV_-OCHbJy_EsIDFUetMvC_S0WkaFHSTzpwQopxodUJfLRhIQA8NJWeY9U/s1600-h/hope+angel+close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sJSkb8Znx-uV2VppBwpVQFhcJyYniH9I9jbtGGfL95AqPXpkO_t4pG20bB1Oc8hdoeKXCy_1E_Q1PKjtDFV_-OCHbJy_EsIDFUetMvC_S0WkaFHSTzpwQopxodUJfLRhIQA8NJWeY9U/s400/hope+angel+close.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441610717401633538" /></a><br />......and start from scratch. As I was working on this piece for the "Haiti by Hand" site on etsy, I realized halfway through that I had spelled "courage" wrong. Well, I felt like crying. Although the design concept really looks simple, I actually put a lot of layers of medium to achieve the effect I wanted. I decided not to cry and try to look at it from a different angle. I am still learning so much and just chalked it up as a learning experience. The other piece was almost complete. It has been sitting here for a long time. I FINALLY figured out what I thought was missing. Just a little piece of "hope".:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-54543148598778323292010-02-12T10:35:00.007-05:002010-02-12T12:39:50.166-05:00...Of Heart and Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg857DOLGSimrYmbiFXSxA10AMezHM1ul8FTnHFOP_wiTVdyKcU4-6qOg9zC0O3rNecz1TpzLGFK8RsCuD7Wi3u6Ypbf-e20MhQQJb7jPmwuSXSz5ux0AKO3DzDwrVHUpDUBZ6B6rarLOc/s1600-h/IMG_6275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg857DOLGSimrYmbiFXSxA10AMezHM1ul8FTnHFOP_wiTVdyKcU4-6qOg9zC0O3rNecz1TpzLGFK8RsCuD7Wi3u6Ypbf-e20MhQQJb7jPmwuSXSz5ux0AKO3DzDwrVHUpDUBZ6B6rarLOc/s400/IMG_6275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437412859926438898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lFPRD9oMrME8P-S3SchJcD8cgEuwuZq16W0AJy8fsYYKg5mlt5fVEy2YC9g4dnNTnl2eE2dd34sEd7xvEo6bXjPvk8oUjcSIS76HPTxYxzjaaXEb6lJM6FdugDa0MI-ceUJRtxiZq-Q/s1600-h/IMG_6266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lFPRD9oMrME8P-S3SchJcD8cgEuwuZq16W0AJy8fsYYKg5mlt5fVEy2YC9g4dnNTnl2eE2dd34sEd7xvEo6bXjPvk8oUjcSIS76HPTxYxzjaaXEb6lJM6FdugDa0MI-ceUJRtxiZq-Q/s400/IMG_6266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437412501389813730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumwbwcxgPfpId3nv-irt8Q83MBaLuLQAKm3HQHj3LJil3kgjKOX8ONPfnpddmWPXq5EulES9D9en9_QnvjpMcUhsa0ldURuDkUMiahpO-loG6Mq-Q3zgLBZTZFKPUvo78u2WOqIB7VMo/s1600-h/IMG_6274.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumwbwcxgPfpId3nv-irt8Q83MBaLuLQAKm3HQHj3LJil3kgjKOX8ONPfnpddmWPXq5EulES9D9en9_QnvjpMcUhsa0ldURuDkUMiahpO-loG6Mq-Q3zgLBZTZFKPUvo78u2WOqIB7VMo/s400/IMG_6274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437412118746950610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGicfj_ATJKyWFKcQGaxQUZgMAACvru5YOg03jZiMbHdL1zBmELeh0MdazJ0wKEA8S3IIBXfzy1Uyrw3iuJj3kqcwYSklQDZnXXgsv36mAizP6bZm9VubBxWSFS-ZEWnwzURyHvepGE5A/s1600-h/IMG_6269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGicfj_ATJKyWFKcQGaxQUZgMAACvru5YOg03jZiMbHdL1zBmELeh0MdazJ0wKEA8S3IIBXfzy1Uyrw3iuJj3kqcwYSklQDZnXXgsv36mAizP6bZm9VubBxWSFS-ZEWnwzURyHvepGE5A/s400/IMG_6269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437411822464403074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIknNCJTTHcN5ZXfqc9NfXWtvAstpWjVvpeoy89EEHXlrnS9uFwwiD5oUm12-Lu8qgU4y3eSp_fIiBBtNqhhLCiBWPPGE1VVohY62aOxDxmkxwKtMJQnNRH61lkARlshqlC3nigSu2gi4/s1600-h/IMG_6270.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIknNCJTTHcN5ZXfqc9NfXWtvAstpWjVvpeoy89EEHXlrnS9uFwwiD5oUm12-Lu8qgU4y3eSp_fIiBBtNqhhLCiBWPPGE1VVohY62aOxDxmkxwKtMJQnNRH61lkARlshqlC3nigSu2gi4/s400/IMG_6270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437411512995341826" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>I have been trying my hand at water colour painting over the past weeks. Actually, I mixed up a bunch of paints this summer and have been working "on and off" at them. I am not quite sure what to think of my reasults. I feel a little frustrated as I feel I don't have much control of my color palette. </div><div><br /></div><div>I moved a bunch more of my supplies out of the family room as this my mess was taking over every surface. Sometimes I start "wishing" for more space, a killer studio like some of ones you see in "where Women Create." But I realize that in truth, I think I would rather be at my "suitcase desk" watching "Wonder Pets" with Ethan. So, for now, I will drag my supplies back and forth from the basement and do the best I can do with what I have. And truthfully, there is a "contentedness" in weaving my creating in with my "real life." :) I posted a picture that of a print I had in my room growing up. Betsey Clark's work has always pulled at my heartstrings since I was a little girl. I remember my mom framing about ten of her oversized post cards to hang on my lavender walls. Betsy didn't have an amazing studio. She worked from a card table in the corner of her living room. She woke up early to work. She is not unlike one of my other inspirations, Tasha Tudor. Both infused their "art" with their daily lives. I realize that looking down at my blog list, many of my sweet friends are part of this group. This Valentine's day I am thankful for the bloggers who share their "hearts" and lives so freely. You will never know all the seeds you have planted that will help others "grow and share" their hearts. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. xxxooo</div>RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-56640635329462974022010-01-25T15:23:00.007-05:002010-01-25T15:41:16.218-05:00Hearts Abound.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHG5eP32NiMcB41Y0UCF0CHlrg5dX78ZQkgsBwuPosIpk2psxZ7DZqLIQHK8G3vVz1kyHnXOkOlxKCnpBQoIayfSvlLG2zInJh8nSTvmjwMxIMYV68drI5eCP8zDmLTFAsUYdplqnsHo/s1600-h/IMG_6227.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHG5eP32NiMcB41Y0UCF0CHlrg5dX78ZQkgsBwuPosIpk2psxZ7DZqLIQHK8G3vVz1kyHnXOkOlxKCnpBQoIayfSvlLG2zInJh8nSTvmjwMxIMYV68drI5eCP8zDmLTFAsUYdplqnsHo/s400/IMG_6227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430777799727113474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZ062G8jTZqqaZOhdd1xW7MWQ7tFi3yKluPs3eJcqluIJJZnKMK8zYoLRN4wxmLPhxa7bNtBDasVOwdDwfX7qqw5KMW0vwhN6sl3fsTP8d0mcXP42O-xfgLEvCSagasFymlSfud7h3dM/s1600-h/IMG_6218.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_H4UmUFTafZmUrV5MoZNbai0YkUbKbyx1ffwwAwd3zTEc4I_Ian4_5wzN7vjWi3iYXXF1G9rSNPHPLN7DL7IAwdEfk8r57P6ZRT-Y89-fSYEL0niVRnFrv2VNHa-m4SyJrPMDZ1sPbEU/s400/IMG_6225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430776099277850546" /></a>Just some stuff I have been working on.:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209969031719347497.post-24616569474103122152010-01-07T21:22:00.006-05:002010-01-07T21:30:14.392-05:00As it seems to never stop snowing....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6itL_Z-IQWTHhI24GM4PHofWEQDcKSOIG5Vn2DGEswMA5z_TeE3BgENs7ufcGx3llpvhyI33V1I4DW9GNIKPPeG7U-PZgzzzgQK1LLKq1LElIwUx2CgSKHP9NI0cedJSGIZSqhvRYWo/s1600-h/IMG_6197.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_YXdIDVOLDTM089B4xIcEqYZ03sl-klLC6A2wg3fnhgRUq-uFq-OfLJmTlS_toH2Ltlj1nLEeyjC5Mc1RdMFL8r4-JQA3l5vfP6epSn5EO9zsB_8GzztF8O7MvJ5Vb9JkpbAyQgEiW4/s400/IMG_6200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424189596787422482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDrmDL_-T4hFciRbHFaaTQgs4WxE7yn5v58c24gGj_g2voH6-C8rLqNpBeS9csiC-ikWJRC1X4vg8EBtF326w6aALr48pkR-78jIQI4TVqR_RlEEat_WzhTEDJsHepcogjb1ss2kz6rc/s1600-h/IMG_5996.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDrmDL_-T4hFciRbHFaaTQgs4WxE7yn5v58c24gGj_g2voH6-C8rLqNpBeS9csiC-ikWJRC1X4vg8EBtF326w6aALr48pkR-78jIQI4TVqR_RlEEat_WzhTEDJsHepcogjb1ss2kz6rc/s400/IMG_5996.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424189268036558498" /></a><br />I have created a warm nook in my family room to work and create.... I am still putting away Christmas stuff here.:) I also added another post today called "snippets of the season" which is a round about way to say, these are Christmas pictures.:)RosesRadishesandRubbishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948390902520213146noreply@blogger.com2