tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35440624903230464502024-03-14T00:51:42.781-07:00Products inspiring joy through conscious livingWelcome to Lisa Michele Products!
Lisa Michele is a Pacific Northwest company offering products meant to inspire joy through conscious living, meaning to live each day with intention and in accordance to one’s personal values.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-13491768352181659802011-12-13T12:03:00.000-08:002011-12-13T12:03:04.988-08:00Nature's Icy Inspirations -- Morning InspirationsLook deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. - Albert Einstein<br />
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For me there are a few constants...peace in my heart and balance. <br />
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Buddha is known for quoting, "<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Be happiness itself</span></i>" which reminds me that happiness is as close as the reflection in my mirror. <br />
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How easy it is to turn and look away, point the finger at him/her, that experience and decide not to own our experiences and the choices we are making. <br />
It's a hard concept to swallow, the idea that we "can" be happy...that peace does exist..perhaps not out there but within each of us...<br />
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This sterling charm necklace reminds me of the <b><i>gift</i></b> of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">choice</span> </u></span> each of us has, the gift to consciously take ownership of our happiness and create the balance we need in our lives.<br />
<b><u>We have the choice to:</u></b><br />
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<i>give a smile</i><br />
<i>breathe deeply in moments of frustration</i><br />
<i>work toward finding a job we actually enjoy</i><br />
<i>have patience with our children</i><br />
<i>let that person merge into traffic</i><br />
<i>exercise and eat right</i><br />
<i>call a friend</i><br />
<i>make arrangements to go on 'that' date with your spouse</i><br />
<i>walk in nature to nurture our soul</i><br />
<i>say 'no' or change our minds on a commitment because we are too over loaded...........</i><br />
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and <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">NOT</span></b> blame life for the choices we can control which lead to our state of happiness and balance.....<br />
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If this necklace is perfect for you or someone you know, you can own it by going to my Etsy shop:<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88102124/be-happiness-itself-find-balance">http://www.etsy.com/listing/88102124/be-happiness-itself-find-balance</a><br />
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Live in joy - LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-11096683446179875462011-11-11T07:26:00.000-08:002011-11-11T07:26:26.927-08:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">I am taking a moment today to be AWARE how blessed I am to have the freedom to create art and have the life I do in this country...</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">We do not need to support our governments choices but we should support our Soldiers, Veterans and their families who ensure our freedoms! </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">The enormity of laying one's life on the line for people you don't even know, to fight a war you may not understand or support b</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">ut you signed up and you have to serve or be punished in some way..be dishonored if you don't do as you promised...To feel lonely, scared, anxious...to witness sadness, death, poverty unlike anything we have seen..humanity at it's worst...to stare at someone who hates or fears you because of the land you live on or due to your faith...To return home and hold all this in your soul so other's do not have to witness it or remember it... Well...I say a big THANK YOU...THANK YOU also for keeping my husband and those I love and do not know safe and returning him and them home to us...With gratitude I honor today!</span></span><br />
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Being in nature is one way I nurture my soul. In nature I am present (in the moment), THOSE thoughts seem to slow down with my breath and a calmness emerges. The silence of an early morning walk does wonders for my soul, it helps clear my mind, reconnects me to MY truth and helps me find my sense of self again!<br />
I am able to hear MY Voice.<br />
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Finding time to nurture YOU is the single most important gift we can give to ourselves..!<br />
Our busy schedules and the many roles played during the day seem to toss us about like a wind storm..<br />
We lose our power, our emotions are a jumbled mess, and we are lost.<br />
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"Many women today feel a sadness we cannot name. Though we accomplish much of what we set out to do we sense that something is missing in our lives and - fruitlessly - search "out there" for the answers. What's often wrong is that we are disconnected from an authentic sense of self." <br />
-Emily Hancock<br />
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Will you take time to cherish yourself this day, week or month? Will you do what's needed to nurture your being and balance your soul? If so...it would be great to hear what you do to Nurture and LOVE YOU..:)<br />
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Live in joy- LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-67480933239450606342011-11-01T15:28:00.000-07:002011-11-02T09:49:37.894-07:00"ARTFUL" - DREAM - CREATE Mixed Media Sterling Pewter Necklace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WF_uDTKS4pw/TrBwByx-RrI/AAAAAAAAAMI/RNrQBmzQz2g/s1600/taking-flight-necklace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WF_uDTKS4pw/TrBwByx-RrI/AAAAAAAAAMI/RNrQBmzQz2g/s400/taking-flight-necklace.jpg" width="272" /></a><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This summer I was blessed to stumble upon and participate in "<a href="http://kellyraeroberts.com/learn">Flying Lessons - Tips + Tricks To Help Your Creative Business Soar"</a> created by the gifted Kelly Rae Roberts!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kelly openly shared her successes, struggles, tips and tricks with the 300 + online participants. Taking this course helped me to believe that my creative aspirations are possible! This class is a MUST for anyone who needs some direction and inspiration to make their dream come true!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Please take time to check out some of the amazing work of the artists who participated in Kelly's Rae's Flying Lessons course with me..</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The below is a list of these artists who are blog hopping with me!</span><br />
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border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy Hillenbrand: <a href="http://amyhillenbrand.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://amyhillenbrand.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Beatriz Peñas B.: <a href="http://beatrizbepe.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://beatrizbepe.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Beth Cougler Blom: <a href="http://sobliss.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://sobliss.wordpress.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Carmen Patti: <a href="http://carmenpattistudio.com/wordpress/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://carmenpattistudio.com/wordpress/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Carol Bray: <a href="http://theredpaintedcottage.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://theredpaintedcottage.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Christina Fajardo: <a href="http://christinafajardo.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://christinafajardo.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Cindy Jones Lantier: <a href="http://www.lantier.org/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.lantier.org</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Connie Rawlins : <a href="http://www.dabblinginlife.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.dabblinginlife.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Dana Brock: <a href="http://www.dzynbydana.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.dzynbydana.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Deborah Velásquez : <a href="http://deborahvelasquez.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://deborahvelasquez.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Elissa Brown: <a href="http://thefreckledarmy.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://thefreckledarmy.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Hillary Courson: <a href="http://www.hillarycourson.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.hillarycourson.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Jacquie Williamson: <a href="http://www.jacquiewilliamson.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.jacquiewilliamson.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Jane Paynting: <a href="http://inkspiredwings.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://inkspiredwings.wordpress.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Janet Forrest: <a href="http://tatterednworn.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://tatterednworn.wordpress.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer DeVille: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l/rAQHjecOGAQEKMejHlK_lF6a6CPxcpvVNt6DCIKddolIhYg/jenniferdeville.com/blog/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://jenniferdeville.com/blog/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Jill Lambert : <a href="http://www.jill-lambert.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.jill-lambert.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie Hamilton: <a href="http://spaark.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://spaark.wordpress.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kanchan Mahon: <a href="http://kanchan-mahon.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://Kanchan-Mahon.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Karen Claverie: <a href="http://giddyupletsride.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://giddyupletsride.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kari DeSaulnier: <a href="http://karidesi.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://karidesi.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathleen Conard : <a href="http://newfromoldcreations.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://newfromoldcreations.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathleen McKinnon: <a href="http://harmonyschoolhouse.com/expressions-blog.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://harmonyschoolhouse.com/expressions-blog.html</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathy May: <a href="http://kathymaydesigns.org/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://kathymaydesigns.org</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kelley Miller: <a href="http://www.kelleymillerartworks.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.kelleymillerartworks.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kelly Corso: <a href="http://birdinatreecreations.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://birdinatreecreations.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kelly Hoernig: <a href="http://www.kellyhoernig.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.kellyhoernig.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kim Hyer: <a href="http://www.apaperaddict.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.apaperaddict.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Kris Lanae Binsfeld: <a href="http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Lenore Angela: <a href="http://www.lenoreangela.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.lenoreangela.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda Barutha: <a href="http://lindabaruthadesigns.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://lindabaruthadesigns.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa Michele Products:<br />
<a href="http://www.lisamicheleproducts.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.lisamicheleproducts.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Liza Zeni Baker: <a href="http://lizazeni.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://lizazeni.wordpress.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Lynn Richards: <a href="http://alittlebluesky.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://alittlebluesky.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Lori Leissner: <a href="http://leissnerart.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://leissnerart.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Lori Moon: <a href="http://lorimoonstudio.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://lorimoonstudio.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary Cottingham: <a href="http://www.barnbugstudio.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.barnbugstudio.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary Sterk: <a href="http://justmarydesigns.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://justmarydesigns.wordpress.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Megan Schmitt: <a href="http://www.schmittenwithwords.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.schmittenwithwords.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Melanie Douthit: <a href="http://www.douthitgallery.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.douthitgallery.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle Dwyer: <a href="http://www.magnetisedbylife.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.magnetisedbylife.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle Reynolds: <a href="http://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Rachél Payne (Rae): <a href="http://collectingyourself.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://collectingyourself.wordpress.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Rain Hannah: <a href="http://honeyandollie.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://honeyandollie.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Rhiannon Connelly: <a href="http://www.starrybluesky.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.starrybluesky.wordpress.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruth-Mary Smith: <a href="http://patchworkfamilieshub.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://patchworkfamilieshub.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; 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<a href="http://simplycelebrate.net/cherry-blossom-soup" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://simplycelebrate.net/cherry-blossom-soup</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Shirley Ann: <a href="http://leonardarenaissancewoman.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://leonardarenaissancewoman.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Stacey Chadwick<br />
Brown: <a href="http://staceybrownarts.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://staceybrownarts.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Susan M. Walls-Beverly:<br />
<a href="http://www.susanscharmingtrinkets.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.susanscharmingtrinkets.blogspot.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Teresa Cash-Czech: <a href="http://www.asmilemaker.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.asmilemaker.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Tina Carlborg: <a href="http://www.tinachicky.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.tinachicky.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Tonya Love: <a href="http://passport2creativity.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://passport2creativity.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Ursula Smith: <a href="http://www.easyscraps.com/blog" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.EasyScraps.com/blog</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Zulma Cadena: <a href="http://edustory.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1c9bdc; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">http://edustory.wordpress.com/</a></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; 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Are these not the coolest boots EVER! My good friend wears them so well, she has fantastic style and celebrates being herself with confidence.<br />
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Today <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">celebrate</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>YOU!</i></b></span> </span> Be confident and own your self-worth! <br />
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Live in Joy - LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-76273259794294326862011-10-18T21:01:00.000-07:002011-10-18T21:01:04.081-07:00Polymer Clay Owl and Halloween Crow on Pumpkin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SSlZEiJ8i8E/Tpy88JzHhkI/AAAAAAAAAKk/UAJSdhyMHsg/s1600/updated+owl+and+crow_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SSlZEiJ8i8E/Tpy88JzHhkI/AAAAAAAAAKk/UAJSdhyMHsg/s400/updated+owl+and+crow_edited-1.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br />
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This polymer clay project was so much fun! I got IMMEDIATE gratification ...loved it!<br />
This project took about 3 hours from drawing my design ideas, molding, baking and finally painting the clay..!<br />
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These past few weeks I have had owl envy...as I have seen some wonderful owls in several mediums so I decided to create my own owl.<br />
My inspiration for the crow sitting on top of the pumpkin came from an article in Stampington Summerset Holidays and Celebrations 2010 Issue and my love for crows (very intelligent and family oriented)! <br />
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I may have found a new passion...<br />
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If you are interested in dappling with polymer clay, click here for <a href="http://www.stampington.com/html/beginningbasics_polymer.html">Polymer Clay Basics by Sharilyn Miller posted on Stampington and Company's Web site..:) </a><br />
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Enjoy - LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-15470401963661364652011-10-14T06:44:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:44:12.154-07:00Claim your prize..:)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LHgRDOJn-1k/Tpg7k_uPHFI/AAAAAAAAAKc/7wDYlz9czPM/s1600/%252425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LHgRDOJn-1k/Tpg7k_uPHFI/AAAAAAAAAKc/7wDYlz9czPM/s400/%252425.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who participated in this giveaway!<br />
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The Winner is: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i>VINTAGE SILVER RINGS! </i></span><br />
Please contact me via email: lisa@lisamicheleproducts.com to claim your $25 jewelry credit to my Etsy shop!<br />
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Happy Friday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-52414203541121925082011-10-11T10:06:00.000-07:002011-10-11T10:27:32.982-07:00How TO - From Applesauce Jar to Frankenstein Character<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P0Jm4H9HGw0/TpOrTQ88tYI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/drNQXkIX46E/s1600/frankenstein2_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P0Jm4H9HGw0/TpOrTQ88tYI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/drNQXkIX46E/s400/frankenstein2_edited-1.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YVZFnVeOu5g/TpOsj4Z1VLI/AAAAAAAAAKE/KNp0EeP5-gU/s1600/frankenstein-long.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YVZFnVeOu5g/TpOsj4Z1VLI/AAAAAAAAAKE/KNp0EeP5-gU/s400/frankenstein-long.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I was inspired to design this fun puppet looking Frankenstein for my son, one he won't be afraid of and want to put in the closest FOREVER. A few years back my husband purchased a "FUN" toy witch for Halloween. This witch however wiggled and laughed any time someone (our sweet child) moved past it with flashing red beady eyes......need I say more..:(<br />
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Apple Sauce Jar<br />
Mod Podge<br />
Handmade Paper<br />
Tissue Paper<br />
2 Bolts<br />
Cardboard<br />
Box Knife<br />
Acrylic Paint<br />
Oil Pastels<br />
Eyes<br />
Feather Boa<br />
Paint Pen<br />
E-6000 Glue<br />
Sponge Brush<br />
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Ribbon<br />
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Start with a clean apple sauce jar and apply Mod Podge to entire jar. Once Mod Podge has been applied cover jar with homemade paper and allow paper to completely dry.<br />
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Puncture sides of jar so you can insert the bolts (be sure to do this on a non-slip surface when cutting).<br />
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Love to see what you are creating, you can upload your photos to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lets_get_crafty/">the Let's get Crafty Flickr group!</a><br />
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Next week will also be a Halloween inspired creation!<br />
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This weekend my family and I headed to the mountains to witness the beauty and brilliant colors of the changing leaves!<br />
We walked around for hours, breathing in the cool mountain air, watching the brown squirrels nibble away on fir cones, and listening to the wind speaking to the leaves..:)<br />
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Be sure to take time today to be inspired! Live in Joy - LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-40497185136771353072011-10-08T08:25:00.000-07:002011-10-08T08:25:08.965-07:00Giveaway $25 Jewelry Credit - Lisa Michele Products<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Fphi954lnA/TpBjYBOaBvI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/SQKsmuap7gE/s1600/%252425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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Your chance to<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> win </span></i>a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">$25</span> credit toward any jewelry item in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lisamicheleproducts">Etsy</a> shop!<br />
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<b>How to enter and rules for giveaway:</b><br />
<ul><li>Like my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lisa-Michele-Products/344929360475">Lisa Michele Facebook Page</a> and leave a comment regarding this giveaway (if you are already a Fan.....Thank YOU and you can just leave a comment) </li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sorry, at this time contestants need to be within U.S. or Canada.....</i></span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;">Please note the Harmony Bowl is not a part of this contest.</span></i><br />
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Good luck! - Lisa</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-35131065086076163672011-10-05T15:30:00.000-07:002011-10-05T15:30:38.163-07:00Persistence and the Accomplishment of Dreams!I am feeling tired today...yet thinking it's through <b><i>persistence</i></b> that our goals and dreams come into fruition.<br />
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Thinking about what truly gives you joy is the first step to discovering your gifts.<br />
Sharing your gifts with others often takes <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">c</span></b>ourage.<br />
Honor yourself and believe! Your gifts have been given to you for a purpose!<br />
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Carrie Underwood is an example of someone who was persistent and never gave up on her dreams and what an amazing gift she now shares with us....!<br />
The below video is of Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill at "Girls Night Out" singing "How Great Thou Art" and her gift moves my soul and bring tears to my eye...<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLMzr3PFgk">Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill Song - click here :) </a><br />
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I hope you enjoy Carrie and Gill's gifts and remember <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;">how great you are</span></i> - you are<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> s</span></b>pecial, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">u</span></b>nique and we are <b>w</b>aiting for YOU to share your gifts! <br />
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Designing your own stamp is so much fun and rewarding! <br />
My son just had a Fish themed birthday party so I got inspired to design Mr. Sharky for his Thank You cards!:)<br />
Alright, so Let's Get Crafty - it's your turn to be inspired and design your own stamp!<br />
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<b>Tools & Supplies:</b><br />
SpeedBall Linoleum Cutter<br />
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You can buy these items at your local craft store or one of my favorite places on-line is <a href="http://www.stampington.com/html/stamp_carving.html">Stampington & Company</a><br />
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I am feeling inspired by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i><b>Halloween!!</b></i></span><br />
Next Tuesday <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I will be creating a <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Frankenstein</span></i> </span></b>from an apple sauce container. <br />
I hope you join me <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tuesday Oct. 11</span> and share your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Halloween character creation</i></span> via the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lets_get_crafty/">Let's Get Crafty Flickr group!</a>!<br />
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Change is a part of our lives, it takes acceptance and courage to often make it through..:) Each of these experiences or changes helps us to become a better and more aware person..although I must admit..I was not thinking about how this would make me a better person when I was deep within the moment of change......<br />
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Here are a few of my changes which have required acceptance and courage in my life:<br />
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<li>Leaving a 10 year relationship so I could be true to me and honor my spirit</li>
<li>Being laid off from a job and starting my own business</li>
<li>Having faith and trust that my husband would return safely from war</li>
<li>Becoming a mother and allowing my child to leap and grow ..discovering his own journey</li>
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Two pair of sterling silver earrings both showing off autumn colors, a splash of brown and the other garnet!<br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81988370/rustic-silver-circle-autumn-earrings">Rustic Silver Circle Autumn Earrings (Brown)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82185016/sterling-silver-hammered-flat-petalleaf">Sterling Silver Hammered Flat Leaf w/Garnet Earrings</a><br />
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A mixed media butterfly sterling silver bracelet reminding you to soar toward your dreams!<br />
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Finally a delicate and elegant sterling silver necklace with garnet, freshwater pearl and blue Swarovski Crystal..:) <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82880656/sterling-silver-circular-pendant-with">Delicate Sterling Silver Necklace</a><br />
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Love to hear your thoughts on them! LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-21307328767981753072011-09-29T11:55:00.000-07:002011-09-29T11:57:22.464-07:00The Journey - The Lessons<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rtFSmh_gHkw/ToSuJ20DtfI/AAAAAAAAAIs/1-aMuYWO99w/s1600/chair+framed_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rtFSmh_gHkw/ToSuJ20DtfI/AAAAAAAAAIs/1-aMuYWO99w/s400/chair+framed_edited-1.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br />
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This morning I finished reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.<br />
What an inspiring and enlightening book! It made me think.....<br />
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To move forward toward our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DREAMS</span> we need to take <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A</span></b>ction, this gives us experience which then leads to wisdom. <br />
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Our journey is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">T</span>eaching us lessons, giving us the knowledge and skills needed to <i>live in the moment</i>.<br />
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If we haven't <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">L</span></b>earnt from our experiences we will continue <i>to face that lesson over </i>until wisdom is gained. <br />
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Perhaps we can start by being more <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>P</b></span>resent, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">L</span></b>oving, and <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A</span></b>ware, heck let's toss in some <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">G</span></b>ratitude too.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Every</span></b> experience has purpose, meaning and is connected to something much bigger than us...to one another!<br />
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<ol><li>Join the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lets_get_crafty/">Let's get Crafty Flickr Group!</a> here you can share your creations, inspire others and be inspired every Tuesday!</li>
<li>If you have your own blog, you can post your creation on your blog on Tuesday (perhaps mentioning the Let's get Crafty challenge) , inspire your readers and link/post your creation on this blog! :)</li>
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This weeks <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"> Let's get Crafty</span></i> inspiration is the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">BUTTERFLY</span>!<br />
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Lately I have been drawn to butterflies, I even created a butterfly bracelet which I will share with you later this week. To me butterflies represent transformation, life cycles if you will!<br />
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<b>Materials List:</b><br />
Nunn Design Sealant<br />
Nunn Design Word Transfer<br />
Diamond Glaze<br />
E-6000 Glue<br />
Sandpaper<br />
Scissors<br />
Paint Brush<br />
Distress Ink<br />
Clear Glass<br />
Magnet Sheet<br />
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<b>How To:</b><br />
Step 1: Take your image, center glass over it and trace around the glass to obtain your<br />
measurement. <br />
Step 2 and 3: Cut the circle out and use sandpaper to distress the paper.<br />
Step 4: Apply distress ink to paper.<br />
Step 5: Cover paper with Nunn Sealant and apply word from your transfer (seal again).<br />
Step 6: While sealant dries, clean glass with vinegar. Once vinegar has dried, add<br />
Diamond Glaze to the back of the glass and adhere image to glass (be sure to press<br />
out any bubbles that may have formed in the glue). Finally, use E-6000 glue <br />
to adhere magnet to back of glass and allow 30 minutes for drying.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zZwOhaXkac/ToIvLAsyrKI/AAAAAAAAAIA/VN-O6WMvZdY/s1600/finished-butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zZwOhaXkac/ToIvLAsyrKI/AAAAAAAAAIA/VN-O6WMvZdY/s320/finished-butterfly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I have a beautiful magnet for hold my dreams up!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I look forward to seeing your creations too!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Live in joy - Lisa</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-20167751782558283732011-09-20T14:00:00.000-07:002011-09-20T14:00:09.275-07:00Let's Get Crafty - Tuesday Challenge<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The <i>PURPOSE</i> of this <u>Weekly</u> challenge :</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nurture your creative spirit </span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Share techniques and learn</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Celebrate YOU (creating is an extension of who you are)!</span></li>
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What are Crafty ideas:</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cooking</span></span></li>
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<b>Materials List:</b></div><div>Blank 5 x 7 Artist's Canvas<br />
Ribbon</div><div>Favorite Pictures<br />
<div>Vintage Button</div><div>Old Spoon</div></div><div>Brayer<br />
Mod Podge<br />
Sand Paper</div><div>Distress Ink</div><div>Acrylic Paint</div><div>Copper Wire</div><div>Chain</div><div>Raw Hide Mandrel</div><div>Chasing Hammer<br />
Hole Punching Tool (I use a Power Puncher)<br />
E-6000 Glue</div><br />
<b>How to:</b><br />
Start by punching holes in canvas (I used my Power Puncher to do this).<br />
Coat canvas with Mod Podge and attach ribbon .<br />
Create a vintage or worn look to your photo by using sand paper on it.<br />
Place photo onto Mod Podge covered canvas and use a brayer to roll out air bubbles.<br />
While glue is drying flatten spoon with a raw hide mandrel and then use a chasing hammer to texture it.<br />
Once spoon is flattened punch the holes (I used my Power Puncher).<br />
Glue metal letters EGGS and vintage button onto canvas using E-6000 glue.<br />
Distress sides/corners of canvas using Distress Ink.<br />
Attach chain to copper wire and then adhere spoon to canvas threading wire through spoon holes....<br />
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A work of ART (in my eyes)..:)<br />
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</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please join me in this fun challenge!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Let's stretch our creativity and grow!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><b>J</b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><b>oyful</b></span></i> times by the</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> Sea</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">..........</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Spending time by the water has a way of soothing my soul. There are so many pleasures that pull at the strings of my senses!</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span> </span><span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span> The smell of the salty sea air</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span> The coolness of the ocean mist against your face</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span> The wind blazing through your hair</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span> The sound of seagulls in mid flight</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"> The excitement that comes with discovering that whole and perfect sea</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"> Finally the joyful smiles it brings to my son's face as he holds a starfish high above his </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">These blessing were the inspiration behind this piece.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">My daily challenge is to find and create balance, to experience and acknowledge the joys in my life.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Hoping you too take time today to find your balance and joy!!!! </span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-77022678773054223272011-08-01T12:56:00.000-07:002011-08-01T12:56:09.965-07:00Possibilities - Quote<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Each season brings an opportunity for new growth!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">Nature never repeats herself, <br />
and the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>possibilities of one human soul</u></span>, <br />
will <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>never</i></span> be found in another.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f6000;">- Elizabeth Cady Stanton</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-41905581724810910892011-07-29T08:11:00.000-07:002011-07-29T08:11:09.068-07:00Dream Word Charm with Feather, Freshwater Pearl & Swarovski Crystal Charm Necklace on Silver Chain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l3XVnGSAPzI/TjLLsADnPkI/AAAAAAAAAFM/eEV0T22oa6o/s1600/dream-%2526-feather2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l3XVnGSAPzI/TjLLsADnPkI/AAAAAAAAAFM/eEV0T22oa6o/s320/dream-%2526-feather2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see." </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">- William Newton Clark<br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This 24 inch sterling silver, freshwater pearl and Swarovski crystal DREAM charm necklace is about making your dreams come true.</span><br />
<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>B</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">elieve in your </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><b>dreams</b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>.</b>........make a wish on a feather while tossing it into the air ...releasing your dreams and watching the feather float away. The crystals represent the spark, the fairy dust perhaps..:) </span><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">This is a fun and one of a kind piece!</span><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">24" Sterling Silver Oxidized Saturn Chain</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78727600/dream-word-charm-with-feather-freshwater">Purchase yours today...:) </a><br />
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Enjoy your weekend & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dream Big</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">...<br />
Would love to hear what dreams you are working toward!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Do all things with LOVE!</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>Show someone they are loved with this personal gift!</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">This elegant "love" heart pendant in sterling silver was inspired by my love for Tiffany's jewelry.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">I added my own twist of style to this nicely weighted 2.5mm thick pendant. :)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Heart pendant measures approx. 3/4 inch long inclusive of jump ring</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">16 inch diamond cut sterling silver ball chain.</span></li>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77441040/love-heart-pendant-sterling-silver-on">Buy this necklace today for someone you love.....</a><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Live in Joy - Lisa</span></i></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544062490323046450.post-15645715433948656162011-02-21T13:49:00.000-08:002011-02-21T13:49:03.500-08:00Silver and Bronze Botanical Dragonfly Earrings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZSVML2AdXLc/TWLa8xgwccI/AAAAAAAAAEw/0GIt1Tim8hA/s1600/dragonfly-earrings3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZSVML2AdXLc/TWLa8xgwccI/AAAAAAAAAEw/0GIt1Tim8hA/s400/dragonfly-earrings3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Myth of the dragonfly</span></strong>:<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The dragonfly is considered to be an agent of change and presumably symbolic of a sense of self realization.” </span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.dragonfly-site.com</span></em><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The perfect gift for yourself or someone who is experiencing a change or personal growth in their life!</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These earrings symbolize the constant change, movement and possible growth that occurs every day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These fine silver and bronze botanical dragonfly earrings have been hammered and textured to give the illusion of water or vine leaves, the natural habitat of these insects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click here </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68400954/silver-and-bronze-botanical-dragonfly"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To purchase these dragonfly earrings!</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0