Pinterest ~ Some Favorite Pins of Mine!

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I have a very active Pinterest account!  I simply love Pinterest, so I thought I would share some of my favorite pins of late!

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Love this photo, I can remember crossings like this and I pinned this onto my☾ĦЇḺḎĦϴѺḎ :: cHildHood board!

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ℐʟʟʊṧ☂ґα⊥ḯ☺ᾔṧ▣▣▪ Board: Break Free!

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I love books and love to collect old books!

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I love this photo! I pinned it to my body art and tattoo board! Beautiful…

Hope you enjoyed and have a great week of creativity and love!

Cherie

Waking Up Full of Awesome!

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It took a little searching but I tracked down the author of this fantastic photo that I pinned on one of my Pinterest boards.  I like to give the proper credit, especially when something really has an impact on my day, I like to get to the bottom of where the “pin” came from.  In this case, it was worth a little tracking.  If you just click on the photo it will take you to the actual post that was written in August 2011.

Waking Up Full of Awesome!

So today I get to introduce you to a new blog which I found just by liking this photo on Pinterest and the rest is history.   It is called Pigtail Pals and Ballcap Buddies and here is the link: http://blog.pigtailpals.com/.

Have an AWESOME day!≧✯◡✯≦✌

Creativity and Brain Power!

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I have actually written many letters to my brain in the past!  Image

  Yep!  No one said I was exactly normal and with some seriously missing brain cells, I am beginning to doubt my abilities to think every day.  Just kidding!

In our new home, I have set up my new work area ~ you know that magical place where one would go to create beautiful things.  To date I have created exactly one pair of earrings.  My mojo is on the lame… run away!  Maybe it doesn’t like the new digs, I don’t know but every time I sit down my mind just kinda hurts and I end of going upstairs.

I have never been one to work on my designs every day, but I would get into periods of great inspiration and production.  Sometimes I would come out at the other end practically hating everything I had made or loving it all.  You know the feeling one gets when you are working on something and your hands are just flying across the materials and you know that it is going to be great!   Other times my hands feel like lead and I can’t split a jump ring to save my life!  Trying to pick a color combo, forgetaboutit!  I might as well be colorblind!

What will get my old, weathered brain going again.  A glass of wine might help, a kick of chocolate perhaps.  A walk through a museum or a drive in the mountains.  Something ~ anything… begging might help!

Dear Brain:

Please work your magic again.  I am at your beck and call.  You got the goods my friend and have them hidden in that slimy mass of gray matter!  So what will it take to get your ass in gear.  Perhaps these will help… 

1.  I promise to feed you better!  No more reality TV! 

2.  You want more rest, okay I will put the book down and actually sleep!

3.   I will pin a little less and actually breath in the fresh air of my new home!

4.  I know it is no use to push, agitate, gargle, pound, stare, blink repeatedly, stammer, throw things, kick things.  You will come through eventually, I just hope it is soon ’cause I might be forced to look into that brain transplant stuff again!

Enjoy your creativity everyone!

A Beautiful Find!

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Here is something I pinned awhile ago onto my Etsy board.  For anyone not familiar the term pinning, I am referring to the site known as Pinterest

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This beautiful fused glass wall art was created by Virtuly Glass based in Israelhttp://www.etsy.com/shop/virtulyglass.  As stated in their profile, they are two glass artists who share a studio and create quality, one-of-a-kind functional and colorful glass artwork for home design, garden design, and personal gifts.  Their beautiful glass items are handmade from a kiln-formed glass fusing technique.

I have spoken of my love of glass art before on this blog (http://lotsofjewels.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/lampwork-beads-and-glass-sculpture/).  Here are a few more photos from this great glass studio.  I hope you enjoy!Red Poppy Fused glass Curved vase dwvided to three vases in Calm Blue Sky colors

fused glass Painting  wall decor , The African Ladies, set of 3

Fused glass wall  Hanger  organizer  panel,   Three cats in green, blue and pink wall decor

Have a great week!

A Great Blog Find!

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It is no secret to those who know me that I love turquoise!  I also tend to use it in my jewelry designs.  Well I was lucky enough to run across a great blog called House of Turquoise  { http://www.houseofturquoise.com/ }.  The blog’s owner, Erin is also obsessed with the color turquoise and as she stated in her intro she “likes to collect inspirational photos I find of fabulous rooms that feature all of the lovely shades of my favorite color.”

Here is a beautiful example of one of the rooms she has shown on her blog!

She also has a shop http://www.everythingturquoise.com/ where she sells items.  I encourage you to check our this great blog and shop!

Enjoy your day!

Corners of my Mind!

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Sometimes I am sitting on my deck watching the fireflies (lighting bugs) and remembering poking holes in the top of a mayonnaise jar and then catching them in the jar.  I would always add a little stick with some grass to make a nice “home” for my new friends.

Innocence of childhood!  The smell of the beach, cut grass, the sound of crickets at night, the swoosh of the wind at my window.  These all are tucked in the corners of my mind.

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Love this photo because it sums up how I feel!  I hope it jogs a little of your happy memories this Monday morning. 

Enjoy!

Great Eco-Friendly Shop Find!

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I was happily pinning away today and stumbled across this great shop called HippieKingdom located in India.  I always get excited about new shop finds and love, love, love jewelry.  I make jewelry and really appreciate other jewelry artisans.  Especially when they use up-cycled, recycled, vintage, and basically odd objects in their work.

The shop owner is named Devi Chand and she graduated in Accessory Design from National Institute of Fashion Technology.   I love one of her statements in her profile “I am always thinking of new and creative ways to reuse things that someone else might call trash”, I could not have said it better.  I love paper beads and have made many earrings with them myself.

Of course, having a bit of hippie in my soul, I just loved the name of her shop and really loved her philosophy.  The designs are beautiful and without further adieu here they are:

Pink Earrings - Paper jewelry - Big round earrings - Paper weave - Weave, big, round, bold, Fuchsia pink, White, checks pattern, texture

Unique jewelry - Paper bead Necklace - Black and White - Statement jewelry - Crossword Puzzle, Unique, statement - First anniversary gift

Unique jewelry - Miniature jewelry - Cottage Earrings - Paper Bead Earrings - Unique, Miniature - Chocolate Brown, Mustard Yellow, Gold

Folk jewelry - Seed jewelry - Seed Ring - Unisex ring - Organic jewelry - Folk, Organic, Unisex, Earthy, Rustic - Black, Red, Orange

As you can see her designs are innovative, organic, and eco-friendly!  Here is her direct link http://www.etsy.com/shop/HippieKingdomYou can also click on each photo and you will be redirected to that particular page in HippieKingdom’s Etsy shop! 

Hope you enjoy!

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