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Tags

These tags were my first ones that I made.

Altered journal

I made this from a book that I had around the house.Thought it would be a nice gift to give to someone.

Working on

This is a green card I made for a color challenge on creating a crafty life.

I made this blue/brown/cream coloured canvas wall hanging for a friend.The bingo card comes out so that she can put a picture on the back.This one got featured as well on creating a crafty life.Was excited about that.I really like how this turned out.

This is also a canvas wall hanging I did.Painted it black and put paper on it and I fussy cutted the keys and the eifel tower and I added some flowers and some lace trim and even a butterfly.I think it turned out all right.

I made these flowers from some material I had laying around and added feathers and pearl beads on a string

I made this tag from peices of scrapes I had around and I added a button.I really like how this turned out.

I bought this frame at a thrift store and all I did was paint the inside gold and I embossed the butterfly in black and I used white alpha stickers from close to my heart and then I painted a flower and added a flower center.

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Let's Dream....

"If a little dreaming is dangerous,the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more;to dream all the time."

It's day 2 on the countdown-its time to DREAM......

Do you dream?When?At night?During the day?Do you remember your dreams?Do you PLAY with them?

How do your dreams impact on your Being?I have somanyquestions and thoughts about dreaming-where to begin?I do believe that I dream all the time especially as I get older and the more I pay attention to and record my dreams.Its as if the night dreams flow into the daydreams and circle back again.

I love my dreams-they are a language with which I communicate with thedeeper partsofmyself.I have night dreams with recurringimages:shoes,telephones,place I've lived,houses,special dresses,sweet angels loving and protecting me,I am often flying or trying to "get home."In one of my favorite dreams I am walking in a "Kansas desert" -up ahead I see a rooftop peeking out of the sand-I climb into the "attic window"-inside it is filled with baskets and pretty boxes of beautiful stones,colorful rainbows of ribbons and lovely little treasures-blue eggs in tiny nests,etc. ...simple,beautiful,sensual things.I've included some recent dream houses and other aspects ofmy DREAMing-enjoy and sweet dreams.

"Imagine all the people living in peace...You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one-I hope someday you will join us and the world be as one.  

This for thought

It occured to me today,with more impact than on other days,that life is good.I know this intellectually,but on some days I am reminded maybe a little more that this is truth by really feeling it in my heart.

What brought this about?I'm not sure exactly,but maybe it was the conversation I had with a good friend,someone who I care deeply for who encourges me and makes me feel good about myself.Maybe it was the kind gesture I witnessed between a young person and the elderly lady whoneeded help reaching the highest shelf in the grocery store.Maybe it was the card I received,offering me kind words for being who I am.Maybe it was just the thoughtfulness of someone who just said,"thanks and I really appreciate you!"

Maybe it was just that I saw beauty in giving of oneself,ever so small,to make another person happy.

Mark Twain said,"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear,and the blind can read."

Find a way this week to do something kind for someone else.Send a card,make a call,help someone in need,or just buy a coffee for the person in line behind you!Find a way to reach out and let me know about it!I will do the same and post any of my experiences.

Have a blessed day!

Few things I am working on

Right now I am in a few swaps over on minialbumscraps. You should check these ladies out they are wonderful and very talented.We are making mini albums and I am also in a bottle swap.I am in also a few other swaps on youtube.So I am quite busy at the moment.

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Blog candy

I am thinking of doing a blog candy..Will let you know more about it soon..

Partner Swap Box

Good morning ladies!!!
As you may have heard I have started a partner swap box.
What is a partner box swap you ask?Well it is a box of stuff (scrapbooking related)that you are no longer using or wanting and you put it in a box and fill up the box and when its filled you ship it to your partner.
With this one I have asigned partners already...
I will be starting up a new one that will be different from this one..If you would be interested in knowing more of the details please leave me a comment with your email addy and I will get it off to you..Thanks

Blog Candy

Hello everyone. I just wanted to let you know about some blog Candy. Over at http://papermoments.blogspot.com/ Jacki is celebrating her first year anniversary. So head on over to Jacki's blog to help her Celebrate. Congrats Jacki on a wonderful year of blogging and artwork!

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Vintage

I am fasinated with all the vintage stuff that is out there that people use in their mini albums..But my question is where do you find these things???I would love to get my hands on them...I would love to find some vintage images...If you have any that you would spare or who would like to sell I would be interested..Thanks

Projects

I am working on a few projects like I have 3 mini green albums that I am making for the month of March....I am looking for ideas of how to make the albums green but not so much as the St Patricks theme...If you have any ideas please let me know...I am also working on organizing my stamps and what the best solution to store them..Would it be better to keep them in the original packaging or place them in a cd case ????If anyone as a better solution please let me know...Thanks.

Album Swap

I have started an album swap....Its goes like this,I have ladies who want to join and make a album for me and then I make one for you and if I have get enough ladies to join I will then pull names out of a hat and asign you to make a album for that lady...Every month you will have a different person to make for..And every month there will be a different theme...If this sounds interesting to you,please send me a note and say that you would like to join..Or you can email me at jean937@hotmail.com and put in the the subtital join.