Mount Katahdin

My brother took this photo of Mount Katahdin in Maine. Nice!

You Can Heal Your Life - The Movie

The wonderful mailman delivered my copy of You Can Heal Your Life on Saturday. I'm LOVING it! Adam and I watched it Saturday night with some friends, and yesterday I had all 4+ hours of bonus interviews going in my stamping room while I was making Christmas cards.

I had AH HA after AH HA! Don't you just love it when the PERFECT information comes into your life at the PERFECT time? I do. And that's how I feel about this film.

So, if you are so inclined.... I wholeheartedly recommend this film.

Peace & Blessings!

I'm Published - Officially!

I got my little hands on Take Ten magazine last night, and furiously flipped through it until I found my card! I'm on page 97.

I think I scared people at Barnes & Noble - I was randomly showing perfect strangers - "LOOK! I'm in this magazine! How cool is THAT!?!?!?!"

Needless to say, I'm SUPER EXCITED! I can now officially declare: "I've been published!"




Drum Roll.......




*Squeals*

Soldered Art

I did it! I finally sat down and soldered my first piece. Not too bad for my very first try.

It's official, I'm addicted!

Jewelry
Ornaments
Car Rear View Mirror Bling
Sun Catchers
Oh My.....

Peace & Blessings!

Barking Frog Glass

I went to the Barking Frog Glass Studio to learn how to solder, and get some questions answered.
It's been in my blood for a while to learn how to solder - I'm seeing jewelry, ornaments, stained glass....

So, anyway, back to my story: Adam has a soldering heal tool, and a few other supplies, so I didn't really need much - except, instruction. I've been asking Adam questions, and he suggested, "Google It". So I did - and I found the Barking Frog, 8 miles from my house!!!

I popped in today, introduced myself to the owner - a simply lovely woman - and said "will you teach me to solder?"

She was AWESOME!!!!

I pulled out an ornament to show her my initial goals, and she spent over 2 hours with me. Showed me the right way to solder, beginner mistakes & how to easily correct them, how to get different finishes (silver, black, antique brass) using silver solder (VERY COOL INDEED), how she constructs projects, she made a bluebird stained glass night light while I was there, and on and on and on! TOO COOL!!!!!

THEN.... I see glass beads and mention I'd love to learn that..... and she hands me her class schedule. I can take a class in January (here's to manifesting the funds for that baby!).

OHMIGOODNESS! My creative juices are flowing so much; I've got paralysis by analysis action happening: Do I make ornaments? Some bling for my car's rear view mirror? A pendant? Where do I start?

Where do I start: I blog about my thrilling experience this afternoon!

Pictures are sure to come soon.... stay tuned!

Peace & Blessings!

PS - What skill have you always wanted to learn? I love it if you'd post a comment and let me know!

Simple Birthday Card

A gal I work with has a birthday this week. I asked her what her "colors" are, and she replied : "Pink, Black, & White". So, there you have it!


Peace & Blessings!

Weekend To Remember

Adam and I had the outstanding opportunity to attend Weekend To Remember, this past weekend. (I won free registration on the radio!!!)

I'm feeling the need to post a review of our experience:

RUN, NOW, (well, after you stop reading this), and sign up to attend!!!!!! It was profoundly life changing for us; and even though we felt we had a strong, loving, amazing marriage BEFORE the conference, we learned soooooooooooooo much, grew sooooooooooooooo much as a couple, that I am profoundly appreciative to Family Life for offering such a conference.

You know how you have those moments, experiences, Ah Ha's in your life, where your life turns toward a whole different direction because of it? That's how we are feeling because of this conference.

You are dismissed.....



Peace & Blessings!

More Painting....

I've been doing a lot of painting lately, and not so much stamping.

How cute, flirty, and fun is this vase???

(Please excuse the glare on the photos.... photographing glass has proven to be a challenge for me - that is, to get a photo without glare or reflection)




Peace & Blessings!

Christmas Candy

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Snowmen!

I am ecstatic! Look at how great these turned out:




I took a class today - more for the ornament than the box, but I LOVE both!

Peace & Blessings!

Crafters Resource

http://www.orientalstampart1.com/techniques.html

Make sure you have some time to blow before going to that site!

Peace & Blessings!

5,000 Hits To My Blog

Should I celebrate?

Do I have blog candy to commemorate the occasion? Nope, it just sort of snuck up on me! Now I'll have to think up something good for my 10,000th hit.

Peace & Blessings!