tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57570660103869741362024-03-18T12:57:49.240-07:00A MAGICAL WHIMSYA Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-59571277502802010272019-08-25T16:19:00.000-07:002019-08-25T16:36:01.092-07:00'WHALE IN A FISHBOWL' BY TROY HOWELL. ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD JONES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
WHEN A CHILDREN'S BOOK COMES ALONG WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED ON MANY ONLINE REVIEWS, BEING IN THE TOP SPOT ON AMAZON FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, I CAN'T BUT HELP THINK THIS BOOK IS MOVING FORWARD TO BECOMING A CLASSIC.<br />
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'WHALE IN A FISHBOWL' IS DOING JUST THAT...BREAKING REVIEW RECORDS!!!<br />
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WHEN YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT THE BOOK, THERE ARE AT BEST 35 REVIEWS FROM ALL TYPES OF BOOK SITES AND BLOGS NAMING THE BOOK FOR 'GOOD READS'! YAY!!!<br />
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ALREADY TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, CHINESE, JAPANESE, FRENCH, AND SPANISH, THIS BOOK IS COMING INTO THE GREAT READS SUCH AS 'WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE' AND 'GOODNIGHT MOON'.<br />
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THE STORY LINE IS ABOUT A WHALE IN CAPTIVITY, LIVING IN A HUGE FISHBOWL IN A LARGE CITY BY THE SEA. THIS COULD BE ANY CITY IN THE WORLD. WEDNESDAY IS THE NAME OF THE WHALE, AND PIPER IS THE NAME OF THE LITTLE GIRL WHO CONVINCES WEDNESDAY THAT SHE NEEDS TO LIVE IN THE SEA.<br />
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IF WEDNESDAY JUMPS HIGH ENOUGH SHE CAN GLIMPSE A PATCH OF BLUE DOWN BY THE SHORE.<br />
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THIS BOOK IS ABOUT DETERMINATION TO GET OUT OF CIRCUMSTANCES WITH WILL POWER!<br />
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THE ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD JONES ARE PERFECT FOR THIS BELOVED STORY WRITTEN BY TROY HOWELL.<br />
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AVAILABLE ON AMAZON BOOKS, AND BARNES AND NOBLE.<br />
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS!!!<br />
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IT'S THE PERFECT GIFT FOR PRE-SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AND DAY-CARE CENTERS TO HAVE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES.<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-52463576932400570732019-08-25T16:00:00.000-07:002019-08-25T16:01:07.735-07:00A MUST READ FOR CHIDLREN - 'WHALE IN A FISHBOWL' BY TROY HOWELL, ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD JONES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY READ 'WHALE IN A FISHBOWL' BY TROY HOWELL, THE REVIEWS ARE REMARKABLE!!! THERE ARE OVER 35 REVIEWS ON GOOGLE IF YOU TYPE IN 'WHALE IN A FISHBOWL'.<br />
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WEDNESDAY, THE WHALE, LIVES IN A HUGE FISHBOWL IN A LARGE CITY NEAR THE OCEAN. WHEN SHE JUMPS HIGH, SHE CAN SEE A PATCH OF BLUE IN THE DISTANCE. SHE WONDERS WHAT IT IS. A LITTLE GIRL NAMED PIPER COMES TO SEE WEDNESDAY AND TELLS HER THAT SHE DOESN'T BELONG IN THE FISH BOWL THAT SHE BELONGS IN THE SEA.<br />
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THE CURIOSITY OF WEDNESDAY GETS THE BETTER OF HER AND ONE DAY THE SHE TAKES A GIANT LEAP WHICH TIPS OVER THE HUGE FISH BOWL. THE WATER FROM THE FISH BOWL TAKES WEDNESDAY TO THE SEA WHERE FREEDOM IS THERE AT LAST!<br />
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A MUST READ FOR THOSE WHO HAVE READ 'WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE' AND 'GOODNIGHT MOON'. 'WHALE IN A FISHBOWL' IS FAST BECOMING A CLASSIC, ALREADY BEING PRINTED AND TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, JAPANESE, AND SPANISH.<br />
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AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND AT BARNES AND NOBLE ONLINE.<br />
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-67958400217846483122018-10-13T18:28:00.002-07:002018-10-13T18:35:16.469-07:00Fall is in the air! Yay! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, THE LEAVES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL...WE HAVE HAD OUR FIRST RAIN WHICH WASHED AWAY THE DUST AND ASH FROM THE FIRES WE EXPERIENCED OVER THE SUMMER.<br />
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IF YOU DIDN'T SEE MY LAST POST ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S BOOK 'WHALE IN THE FISHBOWL' PLEASE CHECK IT OUT! THE BOOK HAS NOW BEEN PUBLISHED IN CHINESE, JAPANESE, AND SOON TO BE FRENCH! <br />
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THE BOOK IS ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO GOES TO VISIT 'WEDNESDAY', A BEAUTIFUL WHALE, WHO IS SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY IN A HUGE FISHBOWL. 'WEDNESDAY' LOVES TO LOOK AT A PATCH OF BLUE WHEN SHE JUMPS HIGH ENOUGH. SHE IS NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE PATCH OF BLUE IS. SO, ONE DAY, SHE ASKS PIPER, THE LITTLE GIRL WHAT THE PATCH OF BLUE IS IN THE DISTANCE. PIPER ANSWERS: "IT'S THE SEA!" AND SHE PROCEEDS TO TELL 'WEDNESDAY' THAT SHE DOESN'T BELONG IN A FISHBOWL BUT IN THE SEA.<br />
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FROM THAT DAY FORWARD 'WEDNESDAY' DETERMINES TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE SEA.<br />
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THE BOOK IS ABOUT SEEKING THE UNATTAINABLE, AND COURAGE, AND FRIENDSHIP. 'WEDNESDAY' DOES END UP TAKING A GIANT LEAP. PLEASE READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT WHERE HER GIANT LEAP TAKES HER. <br />
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THE MONTH OF MAY WAS A MONTH OF GLADNESS AS THE BOOK WAS THE BOOK OF THE MONTH CHOSEN BY AMAZON BOOKS! THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REVIEWS OF THE BOOK ONLINE. JUST TYPE IN 'WHALE IN THE FISHBOWL' BY TROY HOWELL TO READ REVIEWS AND ALSO IF YOU SO DESIRE TO ORDER COPIES OF THE BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN IN YOUR LIFE. THE BOOK PROMISES TO BE ONE READ BY MANY GENERATIONS TO COME. IT IS A TIMELESS BOOK ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM.<br />
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TROY HOWELL HAS ILLUSTRATED FOR TIME/LIFE; SCHOLASTIC WITH HIS 'DRAGON OF CRIPPLE CREEK'; HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH ILLUSTRATING FOR 'CRICKET' MAGAZINE FOR CHILDREN; HE STUDIED AT L.A. ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN. HE HAS ILLUSTRATED MANY BOOKS, BUT HIS PASSION IS WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS.<br />
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A PHOTO OF THE BOOK IS ON MY LAST BLOG POST. YOU CAN ALSO READ AMAZON'S RECENT COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO HAVE READ THE BOOK. <br />
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING TROY HOWELL'S RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK!</div>
A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-69237248328459380102018-06-08T16:32:00.001-07:002018-06-08T20:34:33.014-07:00Tooting my horn for 'Whale in a Fishbowl' by author Troy Howell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Once in a while a children's book comes out which knocks all other children's books out of the water...no pun intended here folks...as this book is about a whale in captivity.</i><br />
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<i>Wednesday, is a whale, who lives in a huge fishbowl in the heart of a city. She is visited by a little girl who tells the whale that it doesn't belong in a fishbowl but in the sea!</i><br />
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<i>Whale in a Fishbowl is an endearing tale, or tail, as one would have it, about a whale who makes a huge leap!</i><br />
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<i>The illustrations are by Richard Jones, which are the perfect artwork for the tale.</i><br />
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<i>This is a newly released children's book, and I know the author personally, as he is my brother, who has been in the professional art and author media for over 25 years, as the publicists have agreed this book was chosen as the BEST book of the month on Amazon.books. in the month of May 2018.</i><br />
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<i>This may just be the next most popular children's book to be published, hoping to match the fame of Goodnight Moon, and Where the Wild Things Are. </i><br />
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<i>In the book stores, Whale in a Fishbowl copies are flying off the shelves, making a huge leap into the minds of children and adults, alike!</i><br />
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To visit Troy Howell's blog which his most recent post talks all about the book:<br />
<i>Please go to: <a href="http://troyhowelletc.com/blog.html" target="_blank">troyhowelletc.com/blog.html</a></i><br />
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<i>Thanks so very much! </i><br />
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<i>After you read Troy's synopsis, on his blog, about the book, there is a link directly below that post which links to Whale in a Fishbowl on Amazon.books.com</i><br />
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<i>Or, please, go to your nearest favorite bookstore to order or purchase the book.</i><br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-17318509637287398342017-07-04T21:23:00.003-07:002017-07-04T21:23:43.090-07:00A ROSE TUTORIAL FROM 'CASTLE IN THE AIR'...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HERE'S HOPING EVERYONE HAD A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, HERE IN THE STATES!<br />
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I WANT TO SHARE A LOVELY TUTORIAL I DISCOVERED ON YOU TUBE TODAY. IT IS MAKING ROSES FROM CREPE PAPER.<br />
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THIS IS NOT YOUR NORMAL CREPE PAPER ROSE. THIS ONE IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!<br />
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THERE IS A STORE IN BERKLEY, CALIFORNIA WHERE THE VERY SPECIAL CREPE PAPER CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE, INCLUDING TEMPLATES FOR THE ROSES TOO.<br />
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AS YOU SEE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH, THESE CREPE PAPER ROSES ARE DIVINE!<br />
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THE SUPPLIES ARE LISTED ON THE YOU TUBE LINK, AND YOU CAN CLICK ON 'SHOW MORE' WHEN YOU GET TO THE VIDEO. IT WILL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE THE CREPE PAPER, AND THE ROSE TEMPLATE.<br />
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HERE IS THE LINK TO THE YOU TUBE VIDEO: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBKS7R2MNgk" target="_blank">CREPE PAPER ROSES</a>. I KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY CREATING THESE ROSES!<br />
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JUST SOMETHING SWEET TO CREATE FOR ALL OCCASIONS. ENJOY!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-69688242264850936032017-06-09T22:41:00.001-07:002017-06-09T22:41:26.606-07:00WOW! IT'S BEEN WAY TOO LONG SINCE I HAVE POSTED!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
MY GOODNESS!!!<br />
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'WHERE SHALL I BEGIN?' OKAY, THAT IS THE FIRST LINE OF 'LOVE STORY' THE SONG...<br />
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BUT, AH, ME THINKS LIFE IS MORE THAN JUST A LOVE STORY, AND I HAVE NEVER BELIEVED THE LINE IN THE MOVIE WHICH SAID: "BEING IN LOVE IS NEVER HAVING TO SAY I'M SORRY"...<br />
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SAYING I'M SORRY TAKES PASSION, AND HUMBLENESS. TO LOVE IS DIVINE BUT TO FORGIVE IS FOREVERNESS....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OPHELIA</td></tr>
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I DO LIKE FINE ART...AND THE STORY OF OPHELIA IS POIGNANT TO FORGIVENESS.<br />
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I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM GOING WITH THIS LINE OF THOUGHT, MAYBE IT IS JUST TO SHARE SOME PASSIONATE ART! WHICH IS WHAT MY BLOG IS REALLY ALL ABOUT!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A VERY RARE TAPESTRY</td></tr>
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I DO LOVE UNICORNS! THOSE ENCHANTING BEASTS OF BEAUTY, WHOSE HORNS BRING HEALING TO THOSE WHO ARE TOUCHED CARESSINGLY BY THEM.<br />
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MASTERPIECES ABOUT DEATH ALSO INTRIGUE ME. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AN ANGEL PROTECTING A CHILD FROM A DEMON</td></tr>
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I IMAGINE THIS PIECE WOULD BE AMAZING IN FULL COLOR. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TRIUMPH OF APOLLO</td></tr>
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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A LARGER VIEW. THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE MASTERS ARTWORK.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE EXTRAORDINARY WISDOM OF EINSTEIN - FOREVER SPEAKS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD. SHE IS NOW 89. </td></tr>
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I HAD TO POST THIS TIMELESS PHOTO OF MY LOVELY MOTHER. SHE IS STILL VERY LOVELY AND ALWAYS WALKS WITH POISE AND GRACE...SOMETHING THIS GENERATION SEEMS TO LACK. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WATERHOUSE - GATHER YE ROSEBUDS</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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JOHN WATERHOUSE IS ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE ARTISTS OF THE GREAT MASTERS.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MORE -WATERHOUSE</td></tr>
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I USED TO HAVE THIS PORTRAIT AS MY BLOG HEADER.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ART NOUVEAU - OWL & FAIRY</td></tr>
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FROM THE GRAPHICS FAIRY - FREE - NO COPYRIGHT - I DO LOVE ART NOUVEAU!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PERFECT FOR MOTHER'S DAY MIXED MEDIA</td></tr>
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MORE FREE ART FROM 'THE GRAPHICS FAIRY'. CLICK ON FOR A CLEARER VIEW.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE THREE BEARS</td></tr>
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PERFECT FOR COPING ON AN INKJET PRINTER USING AN AVERY FABRIC TRANSFER 8 1/2 X 11 DOWNLOAD. WHICH YOU USE AN IRON TO TRANSFER THE PHOTO ONTO ECRU COTTON. WALMART CARRIES THE TRANSFER PAPERS. AND IT HAS TO BE AN INKJET PRINTER IT CANNOT BE A LASER PRINTER. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MORE OF THE CHARMING THREE BEARS! SHE KIND OF REMINDS ME OF ALICE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVELY PANSIES!</td></tr>
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FROM THE GRAPHICS FAIRY - COPYRIGHT FREE - LOVELY IN A FABRIC JOURNAL<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TRISTAN AND ISOLT</td></tr>
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FROM MYTHOLOGY.<br />
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I WILL BE SHARING MORE FINE ART AND WHIMSICAL ART AS THE DAYS GO BY.<br />
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UNTIL THEN, HAVE A LOVELY SUMMER, SPRING, FALL, WINTER...WHATEVER YOUR SEASON AROUND THE EARTH HAPPENS TO BE. IT IS ALWAYS A STATE OF MIND IN WHICH WE SURROUND OURSELVES WITH. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY, AS THE MONIKER WAS BACK IN THE DAY! <br />
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Miss Teresa in California<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-10307949865618993052016-10-16T20:29:00.002-07:002016-10-16T20:29:23.808-07:00ALICE MIXED MEDIA ART AND CHEMTRAILS...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HELLO EVERYONE!<br />
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I DID A BLOG POST.<br />
LIFE HAS BEEN A WHIRLWIND OF BUZY-NESS, ALMOST LIKE I WAS IN A VORTEX TO THE LAND OF OZ, ALTHOUGH I WOULD PREFER WONDERLAND!<br />
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IN JULY WAS THE MAD TEA PARTY WHERE I SHARED SOME SNAP-SHOTS OF MY ALICE IN WONDERLAND MIXED MEDIA PIECE.<br />
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I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH MY CAMERA AS THE PHOTOS DID NOT COME OUT VERY CLEARLY. SO HERE IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE MY MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE I CREATED JUST BECAUSE I ADORE ALL THINGS ALICE!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A LARGER VIEW. THE ENTIRE PIECE IS 16 INCHES BY 22 INCHES.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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IT WAS VERY ENJOYABLE CREATING THIS COLLAGE' OUT OF COPYRIGHT FREE IMAGES FROM A YAHOO SEARCH. I TOOK MY TIME CREATING THIS COLLAGE' DURING OUR VERY HOT SUMMER MONTHS. I WOULD ADD SNIPPETS OF ALICE IN VARIOUS ESCAPADES WHIST IN HER JOURNEY THROUGH WONDERLAND. I WANTED TO ACHIEVE A COHESIVE WHOLE WHICH TAKES THE EYE THROUGH A VISUAL VISTA OF WHIMSICAL DESIGN. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS AS WE KNOW THE CREATIVE SPIRIT TAKES CONTROL AT TIMES AND GUIDES THE ARTIST THROUGH A MAZE OF INSIGHT WHICH SEEMS TO BE PLUGGED INTO THE UNIVERSE CONFIRMING THE AH! HA! MOMENT OF COMPLETION.<br />
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AND NOW ON TO PHENOMENON WHICH HAS BEEN QUITE DISTURBING FOR SOME TIME. WHEN I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT CHEM TRAILS I DIDN'T THING TO MUCH ABOUT THE INFORMATION I WAS READING. SURE, 'THEY' WHOEVER 'THEY' IS, WERE CREATING CLOUD FORMATIONS AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD RAIN AND SOMETIMES IT DID NOT.<br />
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I FOUND A GEOENGINEERING SITE WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AND THE SITE IS ASTOUNDING AS TO JUST HOW SOPHISTICATED THIS TECHNOLOGY IS. <br />
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HERE IS ONE LOOK AT THE CLOUD FORMATION FROM JUST TWO DAYS AGO HERE IN OUR CENTRAL VALLEY CITY, IN CALIFORNIA. THIS CLOUD FORMATION BEGAN IN THE WEST, AND PROGRESSED EAST, BECOMING WIDER AND SPREADING OUT IN A 'FAN' FORMATION. THESE ARE NOT 'NORMAL' CLOUD FORMATIONS. YOU WILL NOT FIND THESE IN A DESCRIPTION OF NORMAL CLOUD FORMATIONS. IT IS BECAUSE THE MAGNETIZED PARTICLES IN THE CLOUDS MOISTURE ARE BEING CONTROLLED NOT BY THE WIND OR BY NATURE, BUT SOPHISTICATED, ELECTROMAGNETIC DESIGN.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS PHOTO IS FROM MY OWN CAMERA AIMED AT THE WEST. THE CLOUD FORMATION IS FLOWING SLOWLY TOWARDS THE EAST. THESE ARE NOT NORMAL CLOUD FORMATIONS.</td></tr>
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IN THE PHOTO YOU CAN SEE A RIFT CUTTING ACROSS THE CLOUDS, AND A VERY STRANGE DARKER OVAL SHAPE ON THE RIGHT CENTER SIDE OF THE PHOTO.<br />
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THE BIZARRE THING ABOUT IT ALL, WAS, THIS DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN ONE TIME WITH THE SAME, EXACT, CLOUD FORMATIONS, IT REPEATED ITSELF AT LEAST FIVE TIMES, FLOWING AND ENDING, AND FLOWING AND ENDING, AGAIN AND AGAIN, WITH A BRIEF INTERVAL, BUT ALWAYS IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE IN THE SKY. NO CLOUD FORMATION EVER REPEATS ITSELF LIKE THAT, EVER. DO YOU SEE WHAT I AM SAYING?<br />
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THESE CLOUDS ARE GEOENGINEERED. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SITE WHICH I GIVE THE LINK FOR:<br />
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<a href="http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/category/geoengineering/haarp-2/" target="_blank">GEO-ENGINEERING OF CLOUDS</a><br />
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I HOPE THIS LINK WORKS AS YOU WILL BE ASTOUNDING AND BEWILDERED AT THE SAME TIME THAT SUCH EXACT SCIENTIFICALLY PRODUCED CLOUDS CAN BE CREATED.<br />
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WE ARE LIVING IN VERY SOPHISTICATED TIMES AS FAR AS THE GENERATION OF THINGS ONLY RAY BRADBURY AND OTHER SCIENCE FICTION AUTHORS USED TO ONLY DREAM OF.<br />
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SO, WITH THAT, I WILL LEAVE YOU TO YOUR OWN WANDERINGS IN YOUR MIND WHETHER IT BE IN WONDERLAND, OR IN THE REAL WORLD, ALL MAY NOT BE AS IT SEEMS.<br />
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posted by Miss Teresa<br />
a poet, an artist, an emapth, and a revealer of things happening upon this bizarre Earth we live upon. <br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-54854660674703572742016-07-22T21:11:00.003-07:002016-07-22T21:23:17.587-07:00WELCOME! TO THE 9TH ANNUAL MAD TEA PARTY!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HERE IT IS! THE 9TH ANNUAL MAD TEA PARTY, JULY 23rd, 2016, HOSTED BY LOVELY VANESSA VALENCIA AT HER AMAZING BLOG 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' !!! PLEASE CLICK ON THE LEFT SIDE-BAR LINK FOR MORE MAD TEA PARTY PARTICIPANTS!!!<br />
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IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I AM PARTICIPATING, YET AGAIN, WITH SO MANY OTHER KINDRED SPIRIT TEA PARTY GOERS FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY !!!<br />
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ON WITH THE SHOW!!!<br />
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ALICE FOUND HERSELF CAPTIVATED (LITERALLY) IN A MIXED-MEDIA <i>ALICE IN WONDERLAND</i> ADVENTURE!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS ALICE, CONTEMPLATING HERSELF AS SHE TAKES AN ADVENTURE THROUGH WONDERLAND. </td></tr>
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ALICE FINDS HERSELF ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF WONDERLAND, IN A GARDEN AND WHO DOES SHE SPY FIRST, BUT THE CATERPILLAR WHO ASKS HER 'WHO ARE YOU?'<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE HARDLY KNOWS WHAT TO SAY TO THE CATERPILLAR. SHE SAYS 'WELL, I HARDLY KNOW SIR, WHO I AM!'</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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THE CATERPILLAR TELLS HER TO TAKE ONE BITE OF THE MUSHROOM TO HELP HER ON HER WAY THROUGH WONDERLAND.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE TAKES A BITE OF THE MUSHROOM AND SAYS TO HERSELF 'I DON'T REMEMBER TEA PARTIES WHERE YOU ATE MAGIC MUSHROOMS! THEN SHE SEES THAT THE CATERPILLAR HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A BLUE BUTTERFLY WHO TELLS HER TO GO VISIT THE WHITE RABBIT. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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"CURIOUSER, AND CURIOUSER," SAYS ALICE. "I IMAGINE THE NEXT THING I SHALL BE SEEING IS A WHITE RABBIT IN A WAIST-COAT!" <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT ALICE SEES. THE WHITE RABBIT SEES HER AND THINKS SHE IS HIS SERVANT. THE WHITE RABBIT SAYS TO ALICE "WHY! MARY ANN! YOU MUST GO INTO MY HOUSE AND GET MY FAN AND MY GLOVES THIS INSTANT!" ALICE REPLIES "I BEG YOUR PARDON? I AM NOT MARY ANN". THE WHITE RABBIT DEMANDS THAT SHE GETS HIS THINGS FOR HIM SO SHE HAS NOTHING BETTER TO DO, SO SHE GOES INTO HIS HOUSE.</td></tr>
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IN THE MEAN TIME, ALICE TAKES ANOTHER BITE OF THE MUSHROOM WHILE SHE IS LOOKING FOR THE WHITE RABBIT'S GLOVES AND FAN, AND SHE BEGINS TO GROW LARGER.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE FINDS HERSELF GROWING SO HUGE THAT ONE OF HER HANDS STICKS OUT OF THE TOP STORY WINDOW! SHE IS VERY DISTRESSED. THE WHITE RABBIT SEES THE HAND STICKING OUT AND BEGINS THROWING ROCKS AT ALICE'S HAND. WHEN THE ROCKS FLY INTO THE WINDOW AND ON TO THE FLOOR INSIDE THE HOUSE, THEY TURN INTO LITTLE CAKES WHICH SAY 'EAT ME' ON THEM. ALICE DECIDES TO EAT ONE AND SHE BEGINS TO SHRINK VERY RAPIDLY. </td></tr>
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ALICE SNEAKS OUT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE WHITE RABBIT'S HOUSE AND SEES A SIGN THAT READS: THIS WAY. ALICE DECIDES TO FOLLOW THE SIGN AND ENDS UP AT THE MAD TEA PARTY!!! YAY!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE IS SOON SWEPT UP IN THE MAD TEA PARTY WITH THE MAD HATTER, THE MARCH HARE, AND THE DORMOUSE. IT IS PURE INSANITY! SHE NEVER GETS TO DRINK ANY TEA AS THEY KEEP SAYING TO HER 'MOVE DOWN! NO ROOM! MOVE DOWN!' SHE DECIDES TO LEAVE THE MAD TEA PARTY AND FOLLOWS THE BLACK AND WHITE CHESS BOARD PATH.</td></tr>
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SOON ALICE SEES TWO VERY CURIOUS BROTHERS. THEY ARE TWEEDLE DEE AND TWEEDLE DUM. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THESE TWO BROTHERS DECIDE TO HAVE A BATTLE AND ALONG COMES A MONSTROUS CROW AND SCARES THE PAIR AWAY.</td></tr>
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ALICE DECIDES TO FOLLOW ANOTHER PATH THAT SAYS "THAT WAY". SHE ENDS UP IN TULGEY WOOD AND FINDS AN EXTRAORDINARY KNIGHT RIDING ALONG ON HIS STEED. HE HAPPENS TO BE STANDING ON A CHESS BOARD ON THE SQUARE FOR KNIGHTS. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE IS INTRIGUED BY THE KNIGHT AND ASKS HIM IF SHE CAN FOLLOW HIM ALONG THE CHESS BOARD AS SHE INTENDS TO BECOME QUEEN ALICE. THE KNIGHT OBLIGES AND SAYS THAT SHE CAN FOLLOW HIM. BUT HE TELLS HER TO BEWARE OF THE JABBERWOCKY!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE HIDES BEHIND A TREE WHEN SHE SEES THE JABBERWOCKY. THE KNIGHT IS NOW NOWHERE TO BE SEEN. ALICE DECIDES TO GO THROUGH A DOOR IN A TREE AND SHE FINDS THE CHESHIRE CAT.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE BEGINS TELLING THE CHESHIRE CAT THAT SHE CANNOT FIND HER WAY HOME. HE TELLS HER TO BE CAREFUL WHEN SAYING 'HER WAY' AS ALL WAYS HERE ARE 'THE RED QUEEN'S WAYS!'</td></tr>
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ALICE SAYS 'OH! STUFF AND NONSENSE! I HAVE SEEN NO RED QUEEN HERE!' THE CHESHIRE CATS SAYS 'I CAN DIRECT YOU TO THE QUEENS'S GARDEN. WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?' ALICE DECIDES TO GO TO THE QUEEN'S GARDEN AS THERE MAY BE A PATH SOMEWHERE WHICH WILL LEAD HER HOME.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE FINDS THE RED QUEEN AND PROMPTLY DECIDES TO NOT EVEN TALK TO HER. SHE SEES THE DUTCHESS AND PLAYS CROCHET FOR A WHILE AS THEY WALK HAND IN HAD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE IS BEGINNING TO NOT SEE STRAIGHT WITH ALL OF THIS WANDERING AROUND. SHE WOULD LIKE TO FIND THE <i>REAL</i> MAD TEA PARTY, BUT BEFORE SHE CAN TURN AROUND, ALL OF THE RED QUEEN'S CARDS COME FLYING AT HER.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE KNOWS THAT IT IS PERPETUALLY 3 O'CLOCK IN WONDERLAND, SO SHE KNOWS SHE STILL HAS TIME TO VISIT ANOTHER MAD TEA PARTY.<br />
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AS ALICE IS LEAVING WONDERLAND SHE SPIES THE RED KING WHO IS SNEAKING OUT OF WONDERLAND WITH THE CHRONOSPHERE TO TRY AND CHANGE THE TIME IN WONDERLAND BACK TO NORMAL, WHATEVER NORMAL IS IN WONDERLAND!!! <br />
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ALICE FINDS HER WAY BACK TO HER OWN HOUSE AND READS HER MAD TEA PARTY INVITATION. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SHE FINDS HER HONORARY INVITATION TO THE MAD TEA PARTY WHICH SHE HAD SET ON HER DINING ROOM HUTCH.</td></tr>
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SO, OFF ALICE GOES! SHE IS DONE WITH THE NONSENSE OF WONDERLAND FOR THE DAY! SHE WANTS TO SEE SOME <i>REAL</i> TEA SETS AND DRINK SOME <i>REAL</i> TEA WHICH DOESN'T MAKE HER GROW TALL OR GROW SMALL.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE BEGINS SEEING MORE CATS THEN SHE CAN COUNT! (THIS SCULPEY SCULPTURED CAT IS MADE BY REKNOWNED CLAY ARTIST, JOHN ANDERSON).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE CAT-IN-THE-HAT SHOWS UP FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY. I MEAN, AFTER ALL, ISN'T HE ONE OF THE CRAZIEST CATS AROUND!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OLD MOTHER HUBBARD IS THERE AND ASKS ALICE IF SHE WOULD LIKE SOME COMFORTING CHAMOMILE TEA TO SETTLE HER NERVES AFTER BEING IN WONDERLAND. ALICE RESPONDS WITH 'I DO BELIEVE I WOULD LIKE SOME CHAMOMILE TEA!' 'THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH!'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A VERY SWEET KITTY TEA POT SERVES ALICE HER TEA.</td></tr>
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AS ALICE SIPS HER TEA, SHE BEGINS TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE TEA PARTY. SHE WALKS AROUND THE LOUNGE, AND DINING ROOM AREA, SEEING ALL OF THE AMAZING TEA POTS AND TEA CUPS AND SAUCERS, AND MANY CHARMING CREATURES AND DOLLS WHO HAVE COME TO THE MAD TEA PARTY.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE ARE MANY TEA SETS FULL OF ALL TYPES OF TEAS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND MORE TEA SETS.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND VERY FANCY JOHNSON BROTHERS ROSE TEA SETS.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND TEA CUPS AND SAUCERS ALL OVER THE PLACE!</td></tr>
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ALICE IS SO DELIGHTED WITH THE MAD TEA PARTY!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE SEES WEDNESDAY ADDAMS, (BY MARINA LENZ) AND MUNCHKINS, AND A WUMBWEE (BY FLORA THOMPSON)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE ARE ALSO PRIM AND PROPER LADIES AT THE MAD TEA PARTY. AND A TINY WHITE RABBIT EATING A CARROT! AND A SMALL TERRIER TO KEEP IT COMPANY.</td></tr>
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'OH!' SAID ALICE 'THIS IS MUCH BETTER THAN BEING WITH THE RED QUEEN AND HER 'OFF WITH HER HEAD' SCENARIO! ALTHOUGH IT DOES APPEAR THAT SOME OF THE DOLLS HAVE LOST THEIR BODIES! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE IS EVEN A TINY TEA POT AND TINY CUPS AND SAUCERS, AND BIRDS, OWLS, AND CLAY KITTENS MADE FROM PINK, AND WHITE CLAY.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE WAS QUITE FULL OF TEA AND GOODIES BY THIS TIME. SHE HAD HAD A FULL TIME BEING IN TWO DIFFERENT MAD TEA PARTIES! (ALICE DOLL BY RHISSANNA, SEE LINK TO HER BLOG ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR).</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR COMING TO THE MAD TEA PARTY! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED WALKING AROUND WONDERLAND WITH ALICE. <br />
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PLEASE CLICK ON 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' LINK ON MY LEFT SIDE BAR TO ATTEND MORE PARTIES.<br />
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HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE ENTIRE 'ALICE CONTEMPLATING WONDERLAND' MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE' WHICH I BEGAN IN MARCH, AND JUST COMPLETED LAST WEEK. IT IS NOT FOR SALE AT THIS TIME, BUT MAY BE IN THE FUTURE.<br />
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO (OR ANY OF THE PHOTOS) TO SEE A LARGER VIEW. <br />
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THANKS EVER SO MUCH AGAIN FOR VISITING MY MAD TEA PARTY MADNESS!!<br />
AND THANK YOU DEAREST VANESSA FOR HOSTING ANOTHER GRAND MAD TEA PARTY!!! <br />
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TERESA IN CALIFORNIA<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-51358202156450250292016-07-03T18:40:00.000-07:002016-07-22T12:44:30.436-07:00NEW PHOTOS OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND CANVAS AND MAD TEA PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS THE LATEST IN MY ADDED EMBELLISHMENTS TO THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND MIXED MEDIA CANVAS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A LARGER IMAGE. THE BLACK AND WHITE CHESS BOARD PATHWAY REALLY MADE THE IMAGES TO STANDOUT. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE LARGER CHESS PATHWAY TO THE HOUSE AT IT CAUSES AN ILLUSION OF THE WHITE RABBIT'S HOUSE TO 'MOVE FORWARD'. </td></tr>
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I HAVE ENJOYED CREATING THIS CANVAS AND HOPE TO FINISH IT SOON. MAYBE IN TIME FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS CANVAS HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN CREATING. THE BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSIONAL CHESS BOARD PATHWAY BROUGHT ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE CANVAS TOGETHER.<br />
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I AM STILL ADDING MORE EMBELLISHMENTS TO THE TREE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE ADDED MORE CHESS PIECES TO THE BOARD, AND ALSO ADDED THE BLUE CATERPILLAR IN HONOR AND THE MEMORY OF ALAN RICKMAN WHO WAS THE VOICE OF ABSOLEM THE CATERPILLAR. THE KING IS TRYING TO ESCAPE 'TIME' ON THE LEFT OF THE CANVAS HOLDING HIS OWN VERSION OF THE CHRONOSPHERE. VARIOUS IMAGES OF ALICE ARE PORTRAYED FROM MANY WONDERLAND SCENARIOS THROUGHOUT THE STORY LINE IN THE ALICE BOOKS.<br />
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I ALSO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE AS VANESSA VALENCIA'S MAD TEA PARTY EVENT AT HER BLOG, WILL BE HAPPENING ON JULY 23RD. PLEASE JOIN ME HERE AS I PARTICIPATE, AND ALSO JOIN VANESSA WITH MANY OTHERS WHERE THE LINK BELOW WILL TAKE YOU TO HER BLOG FOR YOU TO SIGN UP, IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO DO SO.<br />
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<a href="http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/2016/06/join-us-for-our-9th-annual-mad-tea-party-.html" target="_blank">A Mad Tea Party link July 23rd, 2016</a><br />
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OKAY GUYS AND GALS! I HOPE I DID THAT RIGHT WITH THE LINK TO THE PARTY ON THE MAD TEA PARTY PICTURE RIGHT ABOVE.<br />
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THIS IS THE 9TH YEAR OF THIS WHIMSICAL, OVER-THE-TOP MAD TEA PARTY! I WOULDN'T MISS IT FOR SOME STOLEN TARTS FROM THE QUEEN OF HEARTS!!!<br />
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PLEASE DO COME, AND IF YOU WANT TO SIGN UP FOR THE PARTY GO TO THE LINK ABOVE!<br />
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HAVE A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH OF JULY!<br />
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NOTE: ATTENTION!!!<br />
IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCESSING THE MAD TEA PARTY LINK, PLEASE TRY AFTER THE JULY 4TH AS VANESSA VALENCIA IS OUT OF TOWN, AND WILL ACTIVATE THE LINK IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. <br />
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love and blessings<br />
Miss Teresa</div>
A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-74327935287955668202016-06-05T22:30:00.000-07:002016-07-03T19:09:34.247-07:00ALICE IN WONDERLAND MIXED MEDIA CANVAS UPDATE...IN PROGRESS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
IT HAS BEEN A LOVELY SPRING HERE IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. OUR LAKES ARE FULL, THE DROUGHT IS NOT AS BAD, BUT OUR WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL IN EFFECT.<br />
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I HAD BEGUN THIS POST OVER A MONTH AGO, SO THE WEATHER HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY SINCE I POSTED THE FIRST SENTENCE. AND, IN THE MEAN TIME, I HAD THE HARD DRIVE IN MY COMPUTER UPDATED. ANYWAY, THE THING IS, TODAY IT WAS 105 DEGREES! SO OUR LOVELY SPRING WEATHER HAS TAKEN A HIKE! <br />
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ON WITH THE SHOW!!!<br />
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I HAVE BEEN SLOWLY ADDING EMBELLISHMENTS, AND LAYERS OF COLOR TO MY ALICE MIXED MEDIA CANVAS.<br />
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HERE IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF UPDATED PHOTOS.<br />
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OH! AND REMEMBER TO 'CLICK' ON THE PHOTOS FOR A LARGER VIEW. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ADDED A DOOR TO THE TREE FOR ANOTHER ENTRANCE INTO WONDERLAND. I PAINTED THE FENCE TWO SHADES OF PINK WHICH MATCH THE WHITE RABBIT'S HOUSE. I ADDED THE CLOCK, AND THE KING AT MIDDLE LEFT, AND TWEEDLE DEE AND TWEEDLE DUM, AND THE VINTAGE BLUE FLOWER LACE ACROSS THE FENCE. THIS PIECE WAS A JOY TO CREATE! AND IT ALL TOOK UPON A LIFE OF ITSELF AND KIND OF CREATED ITSELF TOO, AS ARTWORK MOST OF THE TIME DOES!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS AFTER I HAD PAINTED THE BACKGROUND RED. SO THE CANVAS WAS WHITE, THEN I ADDED A BASE LAYER OF BLUE, AND PAINTED THE RED FOR THE TOP PORTION AND GREEN FOR THE CHESSBOARD PORTION OF THE CANVAS.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo is the next in the progress of the canvas. The red splotch of paint was me trying to figure out what I wanted the background color to be. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS STILL IN THE VERY ROUGH STAGES OF THE CANVAS. I AM JUST GETTING THE 'FEEL' OF WHAT THE PLACEMENT OF ILLUSTRATIONS WILL BE. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO.</td></tr>
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THIS NEXT PHOTO WAS DONE THIS PAST WEEKEND. I WAS ABLE TO GET A LOT MORE COMPLETED ON THE CANVAS THIS WEEKEND, AS I WON'T BE CARING FOR MY GRANDKIDS ALL SUMMER. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OKAY...LOOKING A LITTLE BETTER HERE. I HAVE DECIDED UPON A DEEP RED, WHICH I HAD PUT A LAYER OF TUSCAN RED, BUT WHEN IT WAS PAINTED ON TOP OF THE BLUE, THE COLOR TURNED OUT BROWN. SO, WHEN I WENT TO A GARAGE SALE, I FOUND A LARGE BOTTLE OF BRIGHT RED, DECO ART PAINT. SO I APPLIED THAT PAINT, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY RICH RED. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">STILL MOVING RIGHT ALONG. I REMOVED A PORTION OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE TRUNK, AND NARROWED DOWN THE CHESS BOARD TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE REAL, AS A CHESS BOARD HAS EIGHT ROWS ON ALL SIDES. IN THIS PHOTO I HAVE PAINTED THE MAD HATTER'S HAT BLACK. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND HERE IS THE CHESHIRE CAT WHICH I ADDED COLOR TO HIM TODAY. AND BILL THE LIZARD COMING OUT OF THE CHIMNEY OF THE WHITE RABBITS HOUSE. I STILL HAVE SOME TOUCHING UP TO DO ON THE CAT.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I HAVE ADDED ORANGE HAIR TO THE MAD HATTER, (IT LOOKS LIKE REAL HAIR BUT IT IS JUST PAINT!) AND ADDED A 'TICKET' ONTO HIS HAT WHICH READS 'LONDON' AND HAS A CLOCK FACE ON IT. I HAVE ALSO ADDED A FLOWER BED TO THE FRONT OF THE WHITE RABBITS HOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND. OH! AND ALSO EMBELLISHED THE TIE ON THE FRONT OF THE MAD HATTER'S CLOTHING. THE DOTS ARE TINY CLOCKS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I WORKED ABOUT SIX HOURS ON THE CANVAS TODAY. I ADDED THE WHITE KNIGHT ON HIS HORSE WITH ALICE WALKING BESIDE THEM ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. I ADDED THE JABBERWOCKY, THE ORIGINAL ONE FROM TENNIEL'S ILLUSTRATIONS NEXT TO THE TREE ON THE LEFT. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE RED QUEEN AND WHITE RABBIT IN HIS ROYAL GARB, AND ALICE WITH THE WHOLE DECK OF CARDS COMING DOWN UPON HER SAYING 'OH! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PACK OF CARDS!'</td></tr>
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I ALSO ADDED THE CATERPILLAR SITTING ON HIS MUSHROOM, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BEGINNINGS OF A FENCE, AND ADDED SIGNS ON THE TREE. AND I ADDED A GREEN PIECE OF CORDED, VINTAGE TRIM TO THE TEA PARTY TABLE. I AM FAR FROM FINISHED YET. STILL LOTS AND LOTS OF EMBELLISHMENTS AND TOUCH-UPS TO GO!<br />
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ALSO, THE FENCE AT THE BOTTOM IS GOING TO BE PAINTED IN ALTERNATING POSTS, WHICH WILL BE DARK PINK, EVERY OTHER ONE, LIGHT PINK TO MATCH THE WHITE RABBIT'S HOUSE. YOU CAN JUST SEE A PEEK OF THE WHITE RABBIT ON THE LEFT, UPPER SIDE BY HIS HOUSE CHECKING HIS TIME PIECE.<br />
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AND IF YOU ARE AN ALICE IN WONDERLAND FAN, BE SURE AND CATCH THE LATEST MOVIE OUT IN THEATERS 'THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS' WITH ALL OF THE SAME, MARVELOUS, CAST OF CHARACTERS PLUS A FEW MORE NEW CHARACTERS. I HEAR IT IS QUITE A FASCINATING MOVIE.<br />
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I HOPE TO WATCH THE MOVIE WITH FAMILY NEXT WEEK! YAY!<br />
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I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE POSTS WITH MY WONDERLAND CANVAS. IT'S BEEN LOTS OF FUN CREATING IT.<br />
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love to everyone!<br />
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Teresa <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS A PHOTO OF MY SON AND HIS DAUGHTER (MY GRANDDAUGHTER) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND HERE IS MY DAUGHTER'S SON AND DAUGHTER (MY GRAND KIDS). LITTLE SISTER WEARING HER SUPER GIRL CAPE, AND BIG BROTHER GIVING HER A KISS. HE WANTED ME TO DELETE THIS PHOTO FROM MY CAMERA, AS HE HATES HAVING HIS PHOTO TAKEN, BUT, UH, UH, IT WAS TOO PRECIOUS! </td></tr>
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-14129186682046484322016-03-27T17:01:00.001-07:002016-04-24T20:16:23.216-07:00ALICE IN WONDERLAND BLOG LINK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HELLO EVERYONE!<br />
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I AM ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND ALICE IN WONDERLAND SITES ON THE INTERNET. I JUST DISCOVERED ONE TODAY, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE...JUST LIKE NEVERLAND...YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT FIND A TUNNEL TO A HOLE UNDERGROUND ON THE INTERNET YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE!<br />
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THE LINK IS ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR. JUST CLICK ON THE ICON FOR 'ALICE NATIONS BLOG'.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PLEASE ENJOY PERUSING THIS ALICE SITE. THERE IS A WORLD OF LINKS ON THIS SITE ALL ABOUT ALICE IN WONDERLAND.</td></tr>
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I AM STILL WORKING ON MY ALICE IN WONDERLAND MIXED MEDIA CANVAS, GATHERING EMBELLISHMENTS, AND GETTING IDEAS TO CONTINUE CREATING THIS WONDERLAND PIECE OF BLISS!!!<br />
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PLEASE SEE MY PREVIOUS POST FOR THE ROUGH DRAFT OF THE ALICE MIXED MEDIA CANVAS I AM CREATING. <br />
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THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, AND ENJOY THIS GLORIOUS AND FRABULOUS DAY!!!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-54539262265144103902016-02-27T23:48:00.001-08:002016-03-27T17:11:12.164-07:00WONDERLAND FUN! MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE' <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I DO ENJOY CREATING MIXED MEDIA CANVASES. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THEMES IS 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND'.<br />
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I HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY CREATING A CANVAS WITH COPY-RIGHT FREE GRAPHICS OF VINTAGE ALICE ILLUSTRATIONS. I AM ALSO ADDING MY OWN EMBELLISHMENTS.<br />
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HERE ARE SOME VERY ROUGH DRAFT PHOTOS OF THE BEGINNING OF MY ALICE CANVAS. I HOPE TO TRANSFORM THIS MIXED MEDIA CANVAS SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZABLE FROM THIS VERY PLAIN BEGINNING.<br />
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THE SIZE OF THE CANVAS IS 16" BY 24". <br />
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BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A LARGER VIEW. <br />
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THIS FIRST PHOTO IS AS FAR AS I HAVE PROGRESSED. THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS ARE VARIOUS PHASES IN CREATING THE CANVAS. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5yeFYgKPuTeGqBPRGw1X1YpNfHJUCR5fzReutDZ55aB5mR_r6D-2RveqWXZDLt7vLT2NX-VcLKPIjdDyBx-br8sZnlzOSgS7-l4TH62bE076ABEAHdpq4anV9UEc43ku009lvDtJ5Zo/s1600/100_1459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5yeFYgKPuTeGqBPRGw1X1YpNfHJUCR5fzReutDZ55aB5mR_r6D-2RveqWXZDLt7vLT2NX-VcLKPIjdDyBx-br8sZnlzOSgS7-l4TH62bE076ABEAHdpq4anV9UEc43ku009lvDtJ5Zo/s400/100_1459.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS ACTUALLY AS FAR AS I HAVE PROGRESSED WITH THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND MIXED MEDIA CANVAS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I HAVE BEGUN WITH THE WHITE RABBIT'S HOUSE IN THE CENTER OF THE CANVAS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BELOW THE HOUSE IS THE MAD TEA PARTY.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AT THE TOP LEFT SIDE IS THE CHESHIRE CAT IN THE TOP OF A TREE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AT THE BOTTOM LEFT I HAVE ALICE CONTEMPLATING HERSELF IN WONDERLAND. I HAVE ADDED A CHESS BOARD BOTTOM LANDSCAPE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS A PHOTO OF MOST OF THE CANVAS. AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE BEGUN TO FILL IN THE CHESS BOARD WITH A CHARCOAL PENCIL. THE TREE NEEDS LOTS OF FILLER AND PAINT AND MORE LEAVES UP AT THE TOP WHERE THE CHESHIRE CAT IS SITTING IN THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS. </td></tr>
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THIS IS A VERY ROUGH DRAFT OF THE BEGINNING. I WILL BE ADDING A STEAMPUNK THEME TO THE CANVAS. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE PHOTOS AS THE CANVAS PROGRESSES. I WILL BE CHANGING ALL OF THE COLORS AND ADDING REDS AND BLACKS IN A MORE STEAMPUNK GOTHIC STYLE.<br />
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ALSO, ON THE THEME OF THE CHESHIRE CAT. I HAD BEEN WORKING ON A PAPER CLAY CAT, AND FINALLY FINISHED HIM. IT WENT TO MY SON WHO COMPLETED ARCHITECT COLLAGE LAST FALL. HE HAD DRAWN ME A CHESHIRE CAT WITH A UNI-BALL ROLLER BLACK PEN, AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH, SO HE RECEIVED THE CHESHIRE CAT FROM ME!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FRONT VIEW OF THE CHESHIRE CAT</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE I FORGET! THIS IS THE CHESHIRE CAT CARD MY SON DREW FOR ME FOR MOTHER'S DAY LAST YEAR. THE SMALLER PURPLE AND PINK CHESHIRE CAT IS WHAT HE MADE WHEN HE WAS NINE YEARS OLD. HE IS NOW TWENTY-FIVE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'SITTING IN AN ENGLISH GARDEN WAITING FOR THE SUN'... A LINE FROM THE BEATLES...ACTUALLY IT'S IN A CALIFORNIA GARDEN!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE TOP SIDE OF THE CHESHIRE CAT. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HE FITS IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ANOTHER SIDE OF THE CHESHIRE CAT. I ADORE GINGER CATS, SO THAT IS WHY I PAINTED HIM ORANGE AND BLACK. THIS IS MY FOURTH CHESHIRE CAT TO CREATE. BELOW IS MY FIRST CHESHIRE CAT.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE VERY FIRST CHESHIRE CAT I CREATED. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND HERE IS THE FIRST CHESHIRE CAT SITTING IN MY DOLL CABINET OF CURIOUSITIES. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A CHESHIRE CAT MURAL PAINTED IN THE ART'S DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, WHICH WAS ONLY FIVE STREETS AWAY FROM WHERE MY SON'S ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE WAS WHICH HE ATTENDED.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND A PICTURE OF OUR BACK-DOOR NEIGHBORS GINGER CAT ZOEY. HE LOVES TO COME VISIT US!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND HERE IS A COPY-RIGHT FREE ALICE ILLUSTRATION WITH THE SHEEP FOR YOUR OWN DOWNLOADING ENJOYMENT. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALICE DRAWINGS. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I WILL BE ADDING MORE EMBELLISHMENTS TO MY ALICE CANVAS. SO BE SURE TO PEAK IN ONCE IN A WHILE TO SEE HOW THE CANVAS HAS PROGRESSED. YOU WON'T RECOGNIZE IT ONCE I AM FINISHED. AND I HOPE THAT IS A GOOD THING!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-29129403390892772142016-01-10T20:46:00.001-08:002016-01-13T14:23:21.160-08:00IT'S ALL IN THE JOURNEY....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
WHAT WILL THE NEW YEAR BRING TO YOU THIS YEAR?<br />
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THIS IS A QUESTION WHICH IS DAUNTING AS, SOMETIMES, THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT.<br />
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SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PLAN YOUR MOMENTS, OR ARE YOU GOING TO 'FLY BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS' LIKE I DO MOST OF THE TIME!!!<br />
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WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE FOUND THAT MY CHARACTER TRAITS EXACTLY FIT THOSE OF AN 'EMPATH'. BELOW IS THE LINK TO THE TRAITS OF AN EMPATH.<br />
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AND, WITHIN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, I HAVE FOUND THAT MY PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS POINT ME IN THE DIRECTION OF BEING AN INFP PERSONALITY TYPE.<br />
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THERE ARE 16 PERSONALITY TRAITS FORMATTED BY A MOTHER/DAUGHTER TEAM NAMED MEYERS BRIGGS PERSONALITY TESTING. THEY BASED A LOT OF THEIR WORK FROM CARL JUNG.<br />
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I AM POSTING BOTH LINKS TO THE 16 PERSONALITY TYPES, AND ALSO THE LINK TO TAKE THE FREE PERSONALITY TEST. (AND NO, I DO NOT GET ANY RECOGNITION FOR POSTING THESE LINKS. I FOUND THEM DOING MY OWN RESEARCH). <br />
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THE TWO CHARACTERISTIC PERSONAS (THAT OF THE EMPATH AND THE INFP PERSONALITY TYPE, WHICH IS WHAT I AM) GO HAND IN HAND.<br />
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MAYBE YOU WILL FIND OUT A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF IN THE PERSONALITY TRAIT TEST. IT WILL TELL YOU YOUR STRENGTHS AND YOUR WEAKNESSES, AND ALL PERSONALITIES HAVE THEIR OWN BEAUTY. THE WORLD WOULD BE A DULL PLACE INDEED IF WE ALL WENT AROUND LIKE ROBOTS!<br />
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SO, IF YOU HAVE TAKEN THE TEST, THEN BECOME WHO YOU ARE! REALIZATION WILL BEGIN TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF POSSIBLY WHY YOU DO WHAT YOU DO, WHO YOU ARE, AND THAT IS GOOD! BRANCH OUT AND DISCOVER YOUR CALLING IN LIFE.<br />
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LIFE IS ABOUT FINDING OUT WHO WE ARE, AND WHEN WE BEGIN TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD, IT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER TO FACE REALITY, AND ALSO TO IMAGINE OUR DREAMS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM COME TRUE.<br />
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AND LIFE HAS IT FAIR SHARE OF TRIALS TOO.<br />
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BUT FOR THE EMPATH, SINCE PEOPLE ARE <i>BORN</i> EMPATHS, THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION IN WIKIPEDIA AS IT IS NOT A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVENT THAT HAPPENS OVER TIME TO AN INDIVIDUAL. YOU ARE EITHER AN EMPATH OR YOU ARE NOT.<br />
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BUT THIS IS WHAT MAKES LIFE SO INTERESTING! WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT AND VARIED PERSONALITIES AMONG PEOPLE, NO TWO PEOPLE ARE EVER TRULY ALIKE. WE ALL HAVE OUR INHERITED TRAITS TOO, AND WHATEVER LIFE HANDS US IS ALL PART OF WHAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE.<br />
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THE KEY IS IN OVER COMING DIFFICULTIES, OR IN FINDING OUT HOW TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS, OR TO LET GO OF THOSE WHO DISAPPOINT US, EVEN IF IT IS IN DOING OUR OWN THING IN ORDER TO SURVIVE<br />
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IF WE NEED TO SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT INTERESTED IN WHO WE REALLY ARE, THEN IT IS TIME TO EITHER DISTANCE OURSELVES, EVEN IF IT IS TO CREATE A PLACE FOR OURSELVES EVERYDAY, SOMEWHERE WE CAN GET AWAY AND JUST 'BE' OURSELVES. IT CAN BE AT THE LIBRARY, OR THE MALL, OR THE MOUNTAINS, OR THE OCEAN, OR A MUSEUM, JUST TO BE BY YOURSELF, TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF. GO BE OUT IN NATURE AND BREATH IN THE AIR! OR GO TO BED EARLY AND READ A BOOK, OR WATCH A MOVIE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. OR BE THE WORK ALCOHOLIC YOU WERE BORN TO BE! IT'S OKAY! ENJOY LIFE!<br />
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AND I PRAY TO GOD, THAT IF ANY ARE TRULY HAVING SERIOUS LIFE TRIALS THAT THEY CAN FIND HELP IN THE TIME OF THEIR NEED. GO TO A PLACE OF WORSHIP YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH, AND SEEK SOMEONE OUT WHO HELPS PEOPLE. SEARCH AND FIND A SUPPORT GROUP, A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE, IF ONLY FOR A SHORT DURATION TO ENDURE WHATEVER IT IS YOU ARE FACING IN YOUR LIFE, WHETHER IT IS SICKNESS, POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, ABUSE OF ANY KIND (YES, ALL OF THIS IS OUT THERE IN BIG NUMBERS!) DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE TO HELP THOSE GOING THROUGH CRISES. THERE ARE CRISES INTERVENTION ONLINE SITES TOO. <br />
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IF WE BEGIN TO REALIZE WE HAVE MADE SOME MISTAKES IN LIFE, NOT DUE TO ANY FAULT OF OUR OWN, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE FINALLY FINDING OUT WHO WE TRULY ARE, AND LIFE'S EXPERIENCES, AND PEOPLE, AND EVENTS IN OUR LIFE BEGIN TO FORM US INTO WHO WE TRULY DESIRE TO BE, IT IS THEN, THAT OUR PATH BEGINS TO BECOME CLEARER FOR US, AND WE MOVE AHEAD WITH RESOLVE TO BECOMING OUR OWN PERSON, AND THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY AGE IN LIFE, YOUNG OR OLD. <br />
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WE ARE ALWAYS 'BECOMING'. WE ARE ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD. WE ARE ALWAYS LEARNING, AND THAT MAKES US WISE. IF WE CAN ALWAYS LISTEN TO THAT SMALL VOICE OF ENCOURAGEMENT WITHIN OURSELVES, IT IS THERE TO BRIGHTEN OUR PATH AND TO SHOW US THE WAY. <br />
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IT IS OKAY TO ACCEPT YOURSELF, TO LOVE YOURSELF AS IT DOES SHOW THAT YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT YOUR OWN LIFE AND SOMETIMES THAT IS THE BEST ANSWER TO YOUR OWN PATH IN LIFE.<br />
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HAVE A BLESSED NEW YEAR!<br />
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And I do need to acknowledge that first and foremost, I am a sinner saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, who loved me and gave himself for me, which also gives me access to the 'still, small, voice' of the Spirit which also calms me, and gives me insight into this journey called Life. <br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-47226554281384414892015-12-05T19:57:00.002-08:002015-12-05T20:04:38.093-08:00Amy's Free Motion Quilting Adventures: How to Free Motion Quilt: The Set-Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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AMY HAS A SERIES OF FREE MOTION BLOG POSTS INCLUDING SOME VIDEOS TO GET YOU GOING ON HOW TO FREE MOTION QUILT. PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK, DIRECTLY ABOVE (IN SMALL RED LETTERS), IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY THERE.(The post is from a 2013 post).<br />
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HELLO FELLOW BLOGGERS! <br />
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HERE IS A DIRECT LINK TO AMY'S FREE MOTION QUILTING WHICH I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HER VIDEOS AND HER WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF FREE MOTION QUILTING.<br />
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THESE TECHNIQUES CAN EASILY BE USED FOR MIXED MEDIA FABRIC JOURNALS WHICH IS WHAT MY PLANS ARE TO LEARN TO CREATE FABRIC JOURNALS.<br />
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AMY'S BLOG IS FULL TO THE BRIM WITH ANSWERS FOR THE BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE QUILTER.<br />
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HAVE FUN CREATING!!!<br />
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TERESA IN CALIFORNIA </div>
A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-53164862504482883322015-10-24T20:04:00.000-07:002015-10-24T20:47:57.577-07:00FREE MOTION QUILTING AND MIXED MEDIA TIPS FROM THE PROFESSIONALS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING SUPER SPECTACULAR SUCH AS A GLORIOUS FABRIC JOURNAL? OR A MIXED MEDIA FABRIC PICTURE TO HANG ON A WALL?<br />
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ME TOO! I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE SUCH PRETTIES!<br />
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RECENTLY, I JOINED 'CREATIVE WORKSHOPS' ON GAIL SCHMIDT'S SITE:<br />
<a href="http://creativeworkshops.typepad.com/">CREATIVE WORKSHOP LINK</a> to learn how to create Suzy Quaife's Peaceful Pondering Fabric Lace Book, a class Suzy has created for a basic (and swoon worthy!) fabric and lace journal. Suzy does not show how she does free motion techniques on this particular workshop as she only uses chip board between the pages and uses sewing or glue to adhere the fabric and laces onto her workshop journal. She shows how to make a fabric book with chipboard inserts which she glues or sews the fabric onto the cardboard. So if you are looking to make a journal with padding/batting, this is not included in the course. The course does give you the basics on how to make a fabric journal, with fabric and lace embellished cardboard but lacks the instructions on how to make a totally padded/batted fabric and lace journal, (which in Australia they call batting something different). In fact she hardly shows any scenes at all in her videos where she is actually sewing on her machine! <br />
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So, with that in mind, I needed more instruction as to how to do free-motion sewing where you drop the feeds on your sewing machine, and using batting, in between two layers of fabric, you would be on your way to learning how to make a journal with real batting instead of just a chipboard cover and 'pages'. Suzy did not go into her superior batting and fabric technique in her workshop, which I was hoping that would be part of her class instruction. Oh well. I am still learning lots of things in her workshop.<br />
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So, I went on line, looking for other blogs which gave examples of free-motion sewing and came upon a blog titled: <a href="http://www.freemotionquiltingadventures.com/2013/05/how-to-free-motion-quilt-basic-motion.html">FREE MOTION QUILTING ADVENTURES</a> which has the basic instruction/techniques to begin the beginner on the road to free motion quilting and mixed media fabric art and fabric journals.<br />
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AND HERE IS ANOTHER YOU TUBE LINK TO AMY'S FREE MOTION SEWING PLAYLIST VIDEOS:<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SeJN5Toloo&list=PLAla5TFridJfG2Dki-GQr_M9hYpG-lY7V">AMY'S PLAYLIST FREE MOTION VIDEOS LINK</a><br />
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I have a few books in my craft's library which are also quite informative to learn the techniques of free motion quilting and mixed media fabric art. My favorite one is 'Layered, Tattered & Stitched' by Ruth Rae. Ruth's creations are so glorious! I can only hope to some day accomplish what she has created. Her swoon-worthy creations are exquisite!<br />
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I also have 'Sew Wild' by Alisa Burke where she shows how to create with stitch using mixed media projects. There is a video included with her book which shows her sewing techniques, (but again, she does not instruct the student on how to do free motion!. She shows her painting and spritzing techniques, and block stamping on fabric, stenciling on fabric, and a myriad of other mixed media craft ideas you can create yourself! I highly recommend her book.<br />
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Stampington Publishing also has 'Art Quilting Studio' magazine which I have the Premier 2009 issue which has some of Ruth Rae's projects included in the issue. I highly recommend purchasing it on Etsy or Ebay if you can find this out-of-print issue.It would be well worth your time to subscribe to 'Art Quilting Studio' if you are serious about creating free motion mixed media pieces.<br />
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Anyway, that is what is on my agenda to begin creating a journal from vintage fabric and laces. I swoon every time I go to Suzi's Threadworks blog which you can find her link on the right had side bar of my blog.<br />
Suzy is probably the most talented when it comes to creating her one-of-a-kind fabric and lace books, and also her one-of-a-kind mixed media fabric and lace wall embellishment hangings.<br />
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I hope you find yourself doing something like this during the autumn and winter months if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, or just want to have something very lovely to make for gifts.<br />
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You can always begin on a small scale and make a wall hanging fabric and lace mixed media piece to get the feel of the technique.<br />
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There are other gals who have made free motion journals including Nellie Wortman, which I also have one of her videos. <br />
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Thank you for your continued visits to my blog.<br />
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love and light to you!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-89234324563665769952015-10-02T21:54:00.001-07:002015-10-02T22:08:13.723-07:00OUR VICTORIAN MASTERPIECE OF A HOME, CREATED BY A GENTLEMAN WITH A DREAM...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
OUR BELOVED LAURELWOOD. A DREAM HOUSE WHICH WAS 23 YEARS IN THE MAKING BY A LOCAL GENTLEMAN. HE HAS PASSED ON, AND WE ARE THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS MANSION.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ONE MUST HAVE OF NECESSITY AN OUTHOUSE FOR THE GARDENER. THIS ONE HAS A FULLY FUNCTIONAL TOILET WITH A PULL CHAIN UPPER TANK. NOTICE THE CRESCENT MOON UPON THE DOOR.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS ONE OF THE HANGERS WHICH HOLDS THE OUTDOOR PORCH SWING. IT APPEARS TO BE A GRIFFIN.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A CLOSER VIEW OF THE GAZEBO. PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A CLOSER VIEW.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS A FULL VIEW OF THE CHERUB AND SWAN SCULPTURE BY AN ITALIAN SCULPTOR.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING WHICH IS FRAMED WHICH GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WHO BUILT BEAUTIFUL LAURELWOOD. PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A CLOSER VIEW TO READ IT.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE BACKYARD GARDEN HAS A COUPLE OF LIONS IN THE HEDGE AREAS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MY HUSBAND AND I GO TO ANTIQUE AUCTIONS. THIS IS ONE PAINTING WE FOUND WHICH THE FRAME AND PAINTING WERE QUITE BEAUTIFUL.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS A HAND-PAINTED TILE SCENE WHICH IS IN THE MASTER BEDROOM BATHROOM WHICH HANGS OVER THE JACUZZI BATHTUB.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HAND-PAINTED TILE SCENE FROM THE PREVIOUS PHOTO ARE TWO SWEET HAND-PAINTED CHERUBS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS SPIRAL STAIRCASE, AND FIRE POLE, CAME FROM A FIREHOUSE IN ENGLAND. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE EXPENSE IT WAS JUST TO FREIGHT THESE TWO ITEMS ACROSS THE OCEAN TO AMERICA.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I BELIEVE THIS CRYSTAL CHANDELIER ORIGINALLY WAS IN A HOTEL IN RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA DURING THE GOLD RUSH DAYS. THIS HANGS IN THE FORMAL DINING ROOM. NOTICE THE TIN CEILINGS. ALL OF THE CEILINGS IN LAURELWOOD HAVE TIN EMBOSSED CEILINGS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS A MARVELOUS ENAMELED IRON FOUNDRY CEILING LAMP HANGING, AND AGAIN, NOTICE THE TIN WORK ABOVE THE LAMP SHADE. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE ARE OTHER LESS FANCY CRYSTAL CEILING LAMP SHADES.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS ONE SIDE OF A PAIR OF DOORS WHICH CAME OUT OF A LOCAL RESTAURANT IN OUR CITY CALLED 'THE VINTAGE PRESS' A FIVE STAR RESTAURANT WHICH SERVES CAVIAR AND VERY FINE FOOD. THE RESTAURANT WAS REMODELED AT ONE POINT, AND MR. DONAL DOUGLAS WAS AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME SO HE BOUGHT THE PAIR OF DOORS TO ADD TO HIS ASTOUNDINGLY GOOD TASTE IN DECORATING HIS VICTORIAN DREAM HOME.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PILLARS WERE ADDED THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE WITH BRASS FILIGREE, AND NOTICE THE BRASS FILIGREE UPON THE CEILING SCONE TOO.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE ARE THE FORMAL STAIRS LEADING TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THE CARPETING IS A CUSTOM DESIGN AND IS WOOL, MADE ESPECIALLY FOR LAURELWOOD. LOTS OF WOOD AND INTRICATE PANELING LINE THE WALLS OF THE HOUSE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A HAND-FORMED CEILING SITS ABOVE THE WET BAR WHICH LEADS INTO THE KITCHEN. PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A CLOSER VIEW.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE WET BAR HAS ITS ON SWEET COVE WITH ITS OWN LITTLE SINK WITH MANY SHELVES. WE FURNISHED THE HOUSE AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WITH VINTAGE FINDS. ONE FIND WAS THE VINTAGE CASH REGISTER.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE ARE MANY STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS OR INSET INTO WALLS WITH BACK-LIGHTING. THIS ONE IS IN THE WALL LEADING UPSTAIRS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS ANOTHER PAINTING WE PURCHASED AT AN ANTIQUE AUCTION.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS A PORTION OF THE CORNICE AND BOXED IN CEILING OF THE FORMAL LIVING ROOM. LAURELWOOD IS A 3,400 SQ. FT. HOME.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS ONE OF THE SECOND-STORY BEDROOMS. THE ROOF IS GABLED HENCE THE SLANTED LINES OF THE CEILING.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS THE KITCHEN WHICH IS QUITE SPACIOUS AND HAS LOTS OF CUPBOARDS (WHICH ARE NOT VISIBLE IN THE PHOTO).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE FIREPLACE YOU CAN SEE IS PART OF A BELOW GROUND-LEVEL SITTING AREA.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS A BARBER CHAIR WHICH IS SITTING THE THE FAMILY ROOM. YOU CAN NOTICE THERE IS A LOWER SITTING AREA BEHIND THE CAROUSEL HORSE. PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A CLOSER VIEW. NOTICE THE ORNAMENTAL RUG DESIGN. IT IS QUITE INTRICATE. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS ONE OF THE VINTAGE GAS STOVES IN THE KITCHEN.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND THE BLACK ENAMEL DOUBLE KITCHEN SINK WITH BRASS FAUCETS. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS A VIEW FROM THE SUNKEN SITTING AREA LOOKING TOWARDS THE FORMAL DINING ROOM. THERE ARE SOME VERY INTRICATE STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS ABOVE THE UPPER GLASS WINDOWS. YOU CAN SEE THE BRICKED IN PATIO GARDEN AREA THROUGH ONE OF THE WINDOWS. CLICK ON FOR A CLOSER VIEW.</td></tr>
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THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP FOR TODAY'S VIEWING OF LAURELWOOD. I AM NOT FINDING MY OUTSIDE PHOTOS OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AS SOON AS I FIND THOSE, I WILL BE POSTING MORE PHOTOS.<br />
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I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE TOUR!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-88929717444110929582015-09-17T09:28:00.002-07:002015-09-17T09:28:17.238-07:00'JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL' A NOVEL BY SUSANNA CLARKE. A DEEP, DARK, MAGICICAL, ANCIENT FAIRY TELLING.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I CALL THIS BOOK A 'FAIRY TELLING' AS IT IS NOT QUITE A FAIRY TALE, BUT A TELLING ABOUT MAGICIANS USING FAIRY MAGIC.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A PHOTO OF A MAGICAL FAIRY HOME</td></tr>
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WHEN I AM MOVED TO READ A BOOK AGAIN AND AGAIN, I KNOW THAT I HAVE FOUND A MASTERPIECE.<br />
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THE BBC HAS ALSO JUST RECENTLY MADE THE BOOK INTO A MINI SERIES, AND IT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD AT WALMART (I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER SOURCES TO PURCHASES THE DVD'S WHICH THE TOTAL MINUTES ARE 406 MINUTES LONG).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE NOVEL IS SITTING IN MY BOOKCASE (TO THE LEFT) AND THE HARDCOPY IS 782 PAGES LONG. I AM ON MY SECOND READING OF THE BOOK.</td></tr>
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THE TALE IS PLACED IN LONDON, ENGLAND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1800'S. TWO MAGICIANS VIE TO BEAT EACH OTHER IN THEIR MAGIC IN ORDER TO BE THE BEST MAGICIAN. THE MAGIC MOVES INTO DARK FAIRY MAGIC, WITH PEOPLE BEING RAISED FROM THE DEAD, WARS BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND BEING FOUGHT WITH MAGIC.<br />
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ONE CHARACTER IS A MALE FAIRY WHO HAS 'THISTLEDOWN HAIR'. HE IS SELF-CENTERED AND SELFISH, CAUSING THE WIVES OF PROMINENT MEN TO BE ENCHANTED AT MIDNIGHT TO DANCE IN THE FAIRY BALLROOMS ALL NIGHT LONG, ONLY TO BE FOUND IN THE MORNING, BACK IN THEIR OWN BEDS EXHAUSTED.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ENCHANTED MIRRORS ABOUND IN THIS FAIRY TALE</td></tr>
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THE ONES WHO ARE ENCHANTED CANNOT TALK ABOUT WHERE THEY HAD BEEN. IF THEY DO, THEY BEGIN TO TALK NONSENSE.<br />
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YOU WILL BEGIN LOOKING OVER YOUR OWN SHOULDER AT THE MIRRORS IN YOUR OWN HOUSE, WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANCIENT FAIRY ROADS WHICH TRAVEL TO THE MIDNIGHT BALLROOMS OR, WONDERING IF YOU TOO, SHALL SEE THE 'THISTLEDOWN HAIRED' FAIRY BECKONING YOU TO JOIN HIM IN THE FAIRY DANCES.<br />
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MAGICAL INTRIGUE AND ANCIENT BELIEVABLE TALES AWAIT THE READER.<br />
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IF YOU ENJOYED HARRY POTTER, YOU WILL BE HOOKED READING THIS DARK FAIRY TALE, AS SUSANNA CLARKE IS EQUAL TO J.K. ROWLING IN KEEPING THE READER IN SUSPENSE AS TO THE UNFOLDING OF THE STORY. <br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-45521808672479431092015-08-03T13:58:00.001-07:002015-08-03T14:24:04.605-07:00PHOTOS FROM MY PAST GIVEAWAYS...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
MY CAMERA WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN I WAS DOING MY PHOTO SHOOT FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY AND ALSO FOR ANOTHER GIVEAWAY I HAD WHICH HAD TO DO WITH IMAGES OF SHADOWS OF REFLECTED LIGHT.<br />
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I WANTED TO DO IT PROPERLY WITH COMPLETED MIXED MEDIA IMAGES BUT IT WAS NOT TO BE, AT THE TIME.<br />
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HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE MIXED MEDIA 'TEA TIME GOWN' WHICH WAS MY GIVEAWAY FOR THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' ALMOST A MONTH AGO.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS THE COMPLETED MIXED MEDIA CANVAS 'TEA TIME GOWN' WHICH I ADDED MORE GOLD EMBELLISHMENTS AND OUTLINED MANY IMAGES WITH A UNI-BALL BLACK GEL PEN. IT REALLY HELPED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMAGES. PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR A CLOSER VIEW.</td></tr>
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THE NEXT ITEMS WERE TWO FABRIC FLOWER BROOCHES SENT TO THE TWO WINNERS OF MY GIVEAWAY FOR GUESSING THE CORRECT ITEM WHICH WAS REFLECTING LIGHT WHICH LOOKED VERY MUCH LIKE A SHIRE WITH AN ANGEL AND WINGS. THE IMAGE WHICH REFLECTED THE LIGHT WAS THE SHINING SIDE OF MY LAUNDRY IRON. IT IS AMAZING WHAT LIGHT WILL REFLECT. PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR A CLOSER VIEW.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS THE REFLECTED LIGHT PHOTO. THIS IS HOW IT APPEARED ON THE WALL IN MY LAUNDRY ROOM. I DID NOT SHAKE THE CAMERA. THIS IS HOW THE LIGHT WAS REFRACTED OFF THE SHINY SIDE OF THE IRON.</td></tr>
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THE FABRIC BROOCHES I MADE ARE IN THE STYLE OF JULIE ARKEL, WHOSE STYLES I ADORE! IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON YAHOO FOR JULIE ARKEL IMAGES, THE SEARCH WILL COME UP WITH A LINK TO MANY PHOTOS OF JULIE'S PAPER MACHE CREATURES, AND HER FABRIC CREATIONS. JUST CLICK ON THE YAHOO LINK. MAKE SURE YOU TYPE IN THE WORD 'IMAGES' AFTER HER NAME. YOU CAN DO THIS WITH OTHER FAVORITE ARTISTS TOO. JULIE ARKEL ALSO HAS A PINTEREST PAGE. I ADORE LOOKING AT PHOTOS OF HER CREATIONS!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS ONE FLOWER BROOCH WHICH ENDED UP GOING TO NEW YORK. I CREATED THE PETALS WITH VINTAGE FABRIC, COMPLETELY MADE BY ME. I AM AN AVID CROCHETER SO, THE BLUE PANSY FLOWER I MADE WITH FINE CROCHET THREAD. THE STEM OF THE FLOWER IS VINTAGE TRIM, AND I TOPPED IT OFF WITH A BRONZE COLORED VINTAGE BUTTON. PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR A CLOSER VIEW.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS THE SECOND FLOWER BROOCH WITH ACCENTS OF PINK, HIGHLIGHTED WITH A HOT PINK CROCHETED FLOWER BY ME, AND A VINTAGE FABRIC COVERED BUTTON. THIS PHOTO WAS ACTUALLY TAKEN BEFORE I HAD SEWN IT ALL TOGETHER. I WAS IN A RUSH TO FINISH IT SO I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE ANOTHER SNAP SHOT OF IT. PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR A CLOSER VIEW.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I do enjoy creating mixed media pieces, and hand sewn items.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ENJOY TAKING PHOTOS OF CLOUD FORMATIONS. THIS ONE WAS JUST TOO FANTASTIC TO PASS UP. IT LOOKS LIKE A WOLF'S FACE INCLUDING THE MUZZLE AND THE EYE AND AN EAR. A WOLF RUNNING THROUGH THE SKY. PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON THIS IMAGE FOR A CLOSER VIEW.</td></tr>
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PLEASE HAVE A LOVELY WEEK AND ENJOY CREATING WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO.<br />
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ALSO, PLEASE VIEW EACH SIDE OF MY BLOG SIDE BARS AS THEY CONTAIN MANY ART SITES TO VIEW FOR WORKSHOPS, INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORIALS, WONDERFUL BLOGS, AND CHILDREN'S BOOK SITES, AND DOLLS FOR SALE FROM SOME AWESOME DOLL MAKERS.<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-63134911690906204032015-07-24T21:05:00.001-07:002015-07-24T21:05:39.046-07:00THE FRUGAL CRAFTER...A DREAMY BLOG WITH WATER COLOR PENCIL TUTORIALS AND LINKS TO YOU TUBE VIDEOS.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
IF YOU HAVEN'T FOUND THE WONDERFUL BLOG OF LINDSAY AT THE FRUGAL CRAFTER, YOU WILL BE DELIGHTED WITH HER WATER COLOR PENCIL TECHNIQUES AND TUTORIALS.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OF LINDSAY'S FLOWER TUTORIALS ON YOU TUBE WAS FOR HYDRANGEAS. I WAS SO THRILLED TO LEARN THESE SIMPLE WATER COLOR PENCIL TECHNIQUES.</td></tr>
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PLEASE VISIT 'THE FRUGAL CRAFTER' WITH LINDSAY ON HER BLOG. NOT ONLY DOES SHE PAINT FLOWERS, BUT MAKES GIFT BOXES WHICH YOU CAN DESIGN YOURSELF, AND CARDS, AND MANY FLOWER TUTORIAL LINKS TO HER YOU TUBE CHANNEL.<br />
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ENJOY! PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK ON MY LEFT SIDEBAR WHERE YOU SEE HER LOVELY PHOTO. THANKS A BUNCH!<br />
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I ALWAYS ENJOY INTRODUCING OTHER AMAZING ARTISTS AND PASS THE LINKS ON TO OTHERS FOR THEIR OWN ENJOYMENT.<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-49120158676429422352015-07-18T10:58:00.000-07:002015-07-18T10:58:10.152-07:00WE HAVE A WINNER! FOR THE GIVEAWAY IN THE MAGICAL MAD TEA PARTY! YAY!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
YES, MY WONDERFUL KINDRED SPIRIT WONDERLAND FRIENDS. TODAY IS THE DAY I ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF MY GIVEAWAY MIXED MEDIA ART PIECE: 'TEA TIME GOWN'.<br />
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AND THE WINNER IS.....DANZEL! AT HER SILVER SHOES AND RABBIT HOLES BLOG.<br />
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I WILL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL FOR YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS.<br />
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THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MAD TEA PARTY EVENTS.<br />
IT WAS SUCH A MAGICAL TIME WE ALL HAD.<br />
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AND THANK YOU TO MAGICAL MISS VANESSA FOR HOSTING YET ANOTHER YEAR FOR THIS FABULOUS MAD TEA PARTY EVENT!<br />
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AND HERE IS ANOTHER COPYRIGHT FREE IMAGE FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR PRINTING ENJOYMENT!<br />
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THANKS EVER SO MUCH!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-66308746344312272152015-07-10T16:37:00.002-07:002015-07-10T17:31:43.946-07:00IT'S HERE! THE MAD TEA PARTY HOSTED BY VANESSA VALENCIA AT 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' BLOG.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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WELCOME TO THE MAD TEA PARTY! COME ONE COME ALL TO THE FRABULOUS TEA PARTY!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A PHOTO OF CHARLES DODGSON, PEN NAME LEWIS CARROLL WHO WROTE 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' 150 YEARS AGO.</td></tr>
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IT IS THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND'. IT'S A TIME TO CELEBRATE ONE OF THE FIRST MAD TEA PARTIES PENNED BY CHARLES DODGSON, I.E. LEWIS CARROLL, WHEN HE TOLD A TALE OF WONDERLAND MAGIC TO ALICE LIDDLE IN A BOAT RIDE DOWN A RIVER IN ENGLAND ON A BALMY SUMMER'S DAY.<br />
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LITTLE DID HE KNOW (NO PUN INTENDED) THAT HIS BOOK WOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED AND WHIMSICAL FANTASY TALES EVER WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN. I, FOR ONE, FELL IN LOVE WITH THE BOOK AT THE YOUNG AGE OF SEVEN.<br />
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WELL, WITH NOT MUCH FURTHER ADO, COME WITH ME INTO A LAND OF ENCHANTMENT FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE WAS SITTING UNDERNEATH A TREE, LISTENING TO HER SISTER READ A VERY BORING HISTORY BOOK ABOUT ENGLAND.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SHE MUST HAVE BEEN GETTING VERY SLEEPY AS SHE HAD TO RUB HER EYES TWICE TO MAKE SURE SHE REALLY DID SEE A WHITE RABBIT RIDING BY BEING PULLED BY A RED HEN WITH A CART FULL OF EGGS!</td></tr>
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'OH, MY EARS AND WHISKERS!' EXCLAIMED THE WHITE RABBIT. 'I AM LATE FOR THE QUEEN'S MAD TEA PARTY! CAN'T YOU GO A LITTLE BIT FASTER RED HEN?' ALL THE HEN REPLIED WAS 'CLUCK! CLUCK!'<br />
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ALICE GOT TO HER FEET AND DECIDED TO RUN AFTER THE WHITE RABBIT TO SEE WHERE HE WAS GOING. SHE WAS ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT NEW ADVENTURES.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SOON, ALICE CAME UPON A SWEET COTTAGE AND SAW THE WHITE RABBIT RUN INSIDE, SHE OPENED THE DOOR AND FOLLOWED THE WHITE RABBIT INTO THE COTTAGE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WHEN SHE GOT INSIDE, SHE SAW SOME KITTENS AND LOST INTEREST IN THE WHITE RABBIT FOR A BIT, AND SAW SOME CHESS PIECES LYING AROUND. 'CURIOUSER, AND CURIOUSER' SHE THOUGHT TO HERSELF. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ONE OF THE CATS SPOKE TO ALICE AND SAID, "ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMEONE?" </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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"YES", REPLIED ALICE. 'I SEEM TO HAVE LOST SIGHT OF THE WHITE RABBIT. DO YOU KNOW WHICH WAY HE HAS GONE? AND WHAT IS YOUR NAME, BY THE WAY?"<br />
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THE CAT REPLIED "I AM THE CHESHIRE CAT. AND THIS IS A HUGE, MYSTERIOUS HOUSE. THE WHITE RABBIT COULD BE ANYWHERE."<br />
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"WELL," SAID ALICE, "I SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY WAY. CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH WAY TO GO?"<br />
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THE CAT REPLIED "ALL WAYS HERE ARE THE QUEEN'S WAYS. SHE WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHICH OF HER WAYS TO FOLLOW."<br />
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ALICE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ABSURD ANSWER AND DECIDED TO FOLLOW HER OWN WAY. SHE SAW A SPIRAL STAIRCASE AND DECIDED TO WALK UP IT.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"CURIOUSER, AND CURIOUSER" SHE THOUGHT. "I WONDER WHERE THIS WILL LEAD?"</td></tr>
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ALICE WENT UP AND UP THE STAIRCASE WONDERING WHERE IT WOULD LEAD.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE TOOK ALICE TO A DOOR WHICH OPENED ONTO THE ROOF OF THE COTTAGE. ON THE ROOF WERE TWO PHONE BOOTHS. ALICE THOUGHT TO HERSELF "MAYBE THE PHONE BOOTHS ARE PORTALS TO WONDERLAND". SHE WALKED OVER TO THE ONE ON THE RIGHT AND STEPPED INSIDE.</td></tr>
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IMMEDIATELY, ALICE WAS WHISKED AWAY TO ANOTHER DIMENSION. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE SOON FOUND HERSELF IN A DINING ROOM WITH TEA POTS AND CUPS AND SAUCERS. "AH!" SAID ALICE. "THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE SAW THAT THE CHESHIRE CAT HAD FOUND HIS WAY TO THE MAD TEA PARTY AND WAS SITTING ON A STACK OF CHINTZ TEA CUPS AND SAUCERS.</td></tr>
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"HELLO, CHESHIRE CAT" SHE SAID. AND HE REPLIED "I SEE YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR WAY TO THE PARTY?" "YES", SHE SAID "AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FINDING MY WAY HERE TOO." </div>
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"LIKE I SAID" REPLIED THE CAT "ALL WAYS HERE ARE THE QUEENS WAYS!" </div>
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"BY THE WAY?" ASKED ALICE, "WHERE IS THE QUEEN ANYWAY?"</div>
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"OH" SAID THE CHESHIRE CAT, "SHE'LL BE COMING ALONG SHORTLY. THE WHITE RABBIT WILL BE ESCORTING HER."</div>
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"OH!" EXCLAIMED ALICE, "I HAD ALMOST FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE WHITE RABBIT." </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE WERE MANY OTHER DOLLS WAITING FOR THE RED QUEEN TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EVERYWHERE ALICE LOOKED MORE DOLLS AND CREATURES WERE ARRIVING FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WHILE ALICE WAS WAITING FOR THE RED QUEEN TO ARRIVE, SHE PEEKED INTO THE DUTCHESS' KITCHEN WHERE THE COOK WAS MAKING GOODIES FOR THE TEA PARTY. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE DECIDED TO ROAM AROUND THE HOUSE AND CAME TO THE LIBRARY. SHE ENJOYED VIEWING THE TITLES ON THE FANTASY BOOKS. </td></tr>
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"WELL, I MUST BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AS MY STORY IS FULL OF FANTASY!" SAID ALICE.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE PEEKED INTO A CHINA CABINET FULL OF CURIOUS AND WONDERFUL GOODIES. (PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR LARGER VIEWS OF THE PHOTOS).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE HAD NEVER SEEN SO MANY TEA POTS AND TEA CUPS AND SAUCERS IN HER LIFE. SHE WAS BEGINNING TO GET HUNGRY AND WISHED THE QUEEN WOULD COME SOON.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE SAW WHIMSICAL TREASURES EVERY WHERE, EVEN IN THE ART STUDIO!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE WAS BEGINNING TO GET TIRED, SO SHE FOUND HER FRIEND, MS RABBIT WHO WAS A RELATION TO THE WHITE RABBIT. RABBITS ALWAYS HAVE LOTS OF RELATIVES! (ALICE DOLL AND MS RABBIT WERE CREATED BY RHISSANNA; PLEASE SEE THE LINK TO HER BLOG AND ETSY SHOP ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE WHITE RABBIT ANNOUNCED THE ARRIVAL OF THE RED QUEEN.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE RED QUEEN FINALLY CAME DANCING INTO THE ROOM. ALL EYES WERE IMMEDIATELY FOCUSED ON HER. SHE ALWAYS MADE GRAND ENTRANCES WHEREVER SHE WENT!</td></tr>
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ALICE WAS THRILLED TO SEE THE RED QUEEN. SHE WAS SO EXCITED SHE GOT UP AND DANCED TOO!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE MARCH HARE AND THE MAD HATTER DECIDED TO DUNK THE DOOR MOUSE INTO A TEA POT. </td></tr>
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ALICE THOUGHT THE PARTY WAS BEGINNING TO FALL APART AT THE SEAMS AT THIS POINT. "STUFF AND NONSENSE!" SHE SAID.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IT WAS AT THAT MOMENT THAT ALL OF THE RED QUEENS PARTY GOERS TURNED INTO A DECK OF PLAYING CARDS. ALICE WAS SO DISGUSTED WITH THE MAD TEA PARTY AS SHE HADN'T EVEN HAD A HER TEA AND CRUMPETS. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE RAN OUT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE COTTAGE AND SAW SOME ORANGE LEAVES WHICH RESEMBLED THE CHESHIRE CAT. ALICE THOUGHT TO HERSELF "NOTHING IS AS IT REALLY SEEMS HERE. I AM SURE THAT WAS THE CHESHIRE CAT SITTING IN A TREE. HE MUST BE FADING AGAIN. THIS MUST BE WONDERLAND AFTER ALL AS SURE AS I AM DREAMING."</td></tr>
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I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE MAD TEA PARTY EVENT, AND FOUND IT TO BE AS MAGICAL AND WHIMSICAL AS CAN BE.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FOR YOUR CREATIVE PLEASURE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY THESE COPYRIGHT FREE CROWNS SO YOU TOO CAN BE LIKE QUEEN ALICE!</td></tr>
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WITH THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE STAYED TO THE END OF THIS POST, I AM HAVING A LITTLE GIVEAWAY IN THE THEME OF WONDERLAND. I HAVE TITLED THIS MIXED MEDIA CANVAS 'TEA TIME GOWN' AND IS A CREATION OF MINE TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH YEAR OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND'.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS IS MY GIVEAWAY. I HAVE ACTUALLY ADDED MORE EMBELLISHMENTS TO IT BUT MY CAMERA DECIDED TO QUIT ON ME JUST BEFORE THE MAD TEA PARTY. CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO SEE A LARGER IMAGE.</td></tr>
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING FOR THE GIVEAWAY PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT AND TRY TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN CONTACT YOU.</div>
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THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR COMING TO THE MAD TEA PARTY!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GO TO VANESSA'S BLOG FOR THE LIST OF OTHER BLOGGERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAD TEA PARTY.</td></tr>
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THANKS SO VERY MUCH FOR HELPING MAKE THIS MAD TEA PARTY AN EVENT TO REMEMBER!</div>
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-21861429730519532462015-07-09T20:38:00.001-07:002015-07-10T13:51:43.318-07:00IT'S TWO DAYS BEFORE THE MAD TEA PARTY! ARE YOU READY?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
JUST MAKING SURE EVERYONE KNOWS VANESSA VALENCIA'S MAD TEA PARTY OVER AT 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' TYPEPAD BLOG WILL BE ON JULY 11TH. BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE ICON FOR THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' ON MY RIGHT SIDEBAR FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE BLOGS WHO ARE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE.<br />
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THANKS FOR WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE PARTY TO BEGIN ON JULY 11TH!<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-23595623850233617362015-07-05T21:03:00.000-07:002015-07-08T12:23:43.572-07:00MY FRIEND...JUDITH IRIS QUATE HAS PUBLISHED HER BOOK ABOUT HER SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. ALSO, PLEASE ENJOY THE PHOTOS OF ARTIST TRADING CARDS JUDITH AND I HAVE CREATED AND HAVE BEEN TRADING WITH EACH OTHER.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
THE TITLE OF JUDITH'S BOOK IS: 'OUR SPECIAL CHILD - JASON'S STORY'.<br />
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IN LIFE, YOU MEET DEAR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON YOUR LIFE, AND MY FRIEND, JUDITH IS ONE SUCH VERY LOVELY LADY.<br />
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I BECAME FRIENDS WITH JUDITH ONLINE THROUGH PURCHASING STAMPINGTON MAGAZINES FROM HER ON ETSY. LITTLE DID WE KNOW WE HAD SO MUCH IN COMMON TO SHARE WITH EACH OTHER. WE EXCHANGED EMAILS, AND POURED OUR HEARTS OUT TO EACH OTHER.<br />
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JUDITH WAS BLESSED WITH TWIN SONS, IN 1979. THEY WERE TWO MONTHS EARLY, AND THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS AT BIRTH, ESPECIALLY WITH HER SON JASON.<br />
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THIS IS JASON'S STORY. IT IS A JOURNEY OF WHAT A FAMILY EXPERIENCES WITH A CHILD WHO IS NOT BORN WITH A HANDICAP, BUT TRAUMA AT BIRTH CAUSED JASON TO EXPERIENCE DRASTIC PHYSICAL CHANGES.<br />
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JUDITH'S GOAL AND IS TO 'REACH OUT AND PROPAGATE DISABILITY AWARENESS, FROM A MOTHER'S POINT OF VIEW, TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS CARING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.' THIS IS ONE OF THE QUOTES FROM THE BACK COVER OF THE BOOK.<br />
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I TOO HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS SON. THIS BOOK TOUCHED MY HEART AS I KNOW THE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE AND THE AFFECT IT HAS ON ALL INVOLVED IN A FAMILY CARING FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. THERE ARE FRUSTRATING TIMES, AND GOOD TIMES.<br />
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JUDITH WROTE THE BOOK FROM A PERSONAL VIEWPOINT IN THE FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVE. HER SON JASON, DID PASS AWAY WHEN HE WAS 28 YEARS OLD. THE BOOK IS A JOURNEY OF HIS LIFE. IT IS A VERY DEEPLY MOVING STORY TOLD WITH COMPASSION AND LOVE. <br />
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I HAVE A LINK TO JUDITH'S SITE ON MY LEFT SIDEBAR WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE HER BOOK.<br />
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AND HERE ARE THE ATC ZENTANGLE CARDS JUDITH SENT TO ME. WE SENT EACH OTHER THREE CARDS, AND JUDITH CHOSE THE THEME OF ZENTANGLE FOR THIS SET.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS ONE IS TITLED: ZENTANGLE PRINCESS, AND SHE DOES REMIND ME OF A LOVELY EGYPTIAN PRINCESS. LOTS OF TIME AND PATIENCE IS INVOLVED IN CREATING THESE GORGEOUS ATC'S. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS ONE IS 'PINK ELEPHANT' AND HAS LOTS OF DETAIL. I LOVE IT!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS ONE OF THREE ZENTANGLE'S I CREATED AND SENT TO JUDITH. THIS ONE IS CALLED 'EIFFEL TOWER FLOWER'. THIS WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT DOING ZENTANGLES AND WAS A MIND-BOGGLING EXPERIENCE. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS ANOTHER OF THREE ATC'S I SENT TO JUDITH. I DON'T RECALL WHAT I TITLED THIS CARD. ALL I KNOW IS, LOTS OF WORK IS INVOLVED IN CREATING THIS ART FORM.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS CARD IS TITLED 'HOPE'. IT WAS THE FUNNEST ONE I MADE. SOME PEOPLE GET VERY DETAILED WITH THE ATC'S AND VERY PRECISE. MAYBE IF I WERE TO DO THESE ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD GET MY RULER OUT AND GO FOR PERFECTION! OTHERWISE, IT CAN BE ALMOST MESMERIZING TO CREATE A ZENTANGLE DESIGN. AND AS ALL THINGS ON THE INTERNET, ONCE A DESIGN IS PUBLISHED IT IS AUTOMATICALLY COPYRIGHTED, SO PLEASE RESPECT JUDITH'S AND MY DESIGNS. NO COPYING FOR THE TIME BEING.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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AND THANKS ALSO SO VERY MUCH FOR VIEWING JUDITH'S BOOK.<br />
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A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-5175195068217896062015-06-12T23:11:00.002-07:002015-06-12T23:11:49.614-07:00IT'S HERE! WORLD DOLL DAY, THE SECOND SATURDAY IN THE MONTH OF JUNE.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I AM A BIT EARLY POSTING ABOUT THE DOLLS I OWN. BUT OTHERWISE, I WILL BE LATE!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I WILL BEGIN BY SHOWING A MIXED MEDIA DOLL WHICH I MADE IN THE 'BELLA ART DOLL' WORKSHOP HOSTED BY JOANNA PIEROTTI. THIS WAS THE SWEETEST DOLL TO MAKE, FROM A MADAME ALEXANDER VINTAGE DOLL HEAD WHICH WAS EMBELLISHED WITH PAINT, GLUED ON HAIR, FLOCKED FLOWERS, AND HAND PAINTED ROSES. WE KIND OF HAD TO 'WING IT' WITH THE ROSES AND TEACH OURSELVES HOW TO DO A CABBAGE STYLE ROSE WITH SWIRLS OF PAINT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO FORM THE PAINTED PETALS. I HAVE A SEPARATE POST BELOW IN MEMORY OF JOANNA PIEROTTI WHO PASSED AWAY INTO THE LOVING ARMS OF HER HEAVENLY FATHER IN MARCH 2015, OF THIS YEAR.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS PHOTO IS A LITTLE FUZZY. IT IS OF A MARIE ANTOINETTE PRINTED FABRIC DOLL, WITH EMBELLISHMENTS ON A FRENCH STYLE PILLOW I CREATE FOR ONE OF MY PAST GIVEAWAYS.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SISTER AND BROTHER DOLLS MADE BY PATTY CAKE PRIMITIVES. I ADORE THESE DOLLS! THEY ARE EXQUISITELY CREATED WITH PAPER CLAY AND DRESSED IN HANDMADE VINTAGE STYLE CLOTHING. THEIR BODIES, ARMS, AND LEGS ARE SOFT. THEY ARE ABOUT ELEVEN INCHES IN THE SITTING POSITION. THEY ARE FOR SALE FOR $160.00 WHICH INCLUDES SHIPPING. I AM ONLY TAKING PERSONAL CHECKS, OR UNITED STATES POSTAL ORDERS. IF INTERESTED PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN MY COMMENT SECTION. PATTY CAKE PRIMITIVES DOLLS HAVE BEEN FEATURED NUMEROUS TIMES IN BOTH ART DOLL QUARTERLY AND PRIMS MAGAZINES BY STAMPINGTON.COM</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TWO MORE COMPANION DOLLS FROM MY OWN COLLECTION WHICH WERE MADE BY RHISSANNA. THIS IS 'RABBIT AND HER ALICE DOLL' . YOU CAN FIND HER DOLL MAKING BLOG LINK ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR. SHE MAKES THE MOST AMAZING DOLLS AND THEY ARE FOR SALE IN HER ETSY SHOP.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I OWN AN AMAZING PUPPET STYLE WALL STAGE CREATED BY SHERRI DE BOW. I KEEP IT UNDER WRAPS ON MY WALL SO NO DUST CAN GET INTO IT. IT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. IT IS A RARE, FIRST ORIGINAL, CREATED BY SHERRI ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. IT IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY A BRIGHT RED WOODEN FRAME WHICH IS ABOUT TWO INCHES DEEP ON ALL SIDES. I WOULD PART WITH IT FOR $250.00 SHIPPING WOULD BE PAID BY ME. ALSO, I AM ONLY ACCEPTING PERSONAL CHECKS WITH IDENTIFICATION OR UNITED STATES POSTAL MONEY ORDER ONLY AT THIS TIME. LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN MY COMMENT SECTION IF INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS RARE PIECE. SHERRI DE BOW'S DOLLS HAVE GRACED THE COVER OF ART DOLL QUARTERLY AND BETWEEN ITS PAGES MANY TIMES. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HERE IS A ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PUPPET STAGE, WITH LARGE, GOLD, POLKA DOTS ON THE RED PAINTED 'STAGE'. IT IS ABOUT 18 1/2 INCHES TALL BY 16 1/2 INCHES WIDE. THE DOLLS ARE ON MARIONETTE STRINGS ATTACHED AT THE TOP WITH THE WOODEN CROSSED 'CONTROLS'. THIS IS A DISPLAY PIECE ONLY. NOT A FULLY FUNCTIONING PUPPET STAGE. IT IS TRULY A MAGICAL CONVERSATION PIECE WHICH COMPLEMENTS A CIRCUS THEME. PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A BETTER VIEW.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALICE AND HER BUNNY BY MICHELLE SYLVIA OF 'THE BLACKBERRY BRIAR' BLOG. MADE IN 2011. MOST OF MY DOLLS IN MY COLLECTION ARE FOR SALE RIGHT NOW. THIS DOLL IS ABOUT 9 INCHES TALL AND SHE IS MADE OF CREATIVE PAPER CLAY, HAND-PAINTED, DRESSED LIKE ALICE, WITH HAND PAINTED 'HOOKED' WHITE BOOTS. WITH HER RABBIT HOW CAN ANYONE RESIST THIS PLAYFUL, WHIMSICAL PAIR! $75.00 INCLUDES SHIPPING. UNITED STATES POSTAL MONEY ORDER OF PERSONAL CHECK WITH IDENTIFICATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. PLEASE LEAVE YOU EMAIL IN THE COMMENT SECTION IF INTERESTED. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LADY OF DEL MAR BY DEIRDRA DOAN. WITH SEA SHELL EMBELLISHMENTS. SEATED, SHE IS ELEVEN INCHES TALL. $85.00 WITH SHIPPING. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN MY COMMENT SECTION IF INTERESTED. UNITED POSTAL MONEY ORDER OR PERSONAL CHECK WITH IDENTIFICATION. DEIRDRA HAS BEEN FEATURED IN ART DOLL QUARTERLY MAGAZINE.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ADORE BAGGARAGGS DOLLS! I HAVE A DOLL VERY SIMILAR TO THIS ONE CALLED 'BOTANICA FAE'. THE DOLLS SHE MAKES HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE STORY TO GO WITH THEM WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE DOLLS. PLEASE CHECK MY LEFT SIDEBAR FOR BAGGARAGGS' BLOG LINK. HER ETSY SHOP IS LISTED ON HER RIGHT SIDE OF HER BLOG, AND SHE DOES HAVE A FEW DOLLS IN HER SHOP RIGHT NOW! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS DOLLS IS WENDY WITH HER CAT, AND MONSTER IN THE CALDRON. SHE WAS CREATED BY MEALY MONSTER DOLLS. I ADORE THE CREATURES SHE CREATES. THIS DOLL STANDS ABOUT 9 INCHES TALL. THE DOLL, WITH HER CAT AND MONSTER IN THE CALDRON IS $95.00 SHIPPING IS PAID. I AM ONLY ACCEPTING UNITED STATES POSTAL MONEY ORDERS AT THIS TIME OR PERSONAL CHECKS WITH IDENTIFICATION. PLEASE LEAVE ME YOUR EMAIL IN MY COMMENT SECTION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DETAILS FOR THIS DOLL SET.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MY HUSBAND GAVE ME AN ADORABLE RED RIDING DOLL FOR MY BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR, CREATED BY DOLL ARTIST DIANNA EFFNER. A 1988 VINTAGE DOLL BY EDWIN M. KNOWLES CHINA COMPANY. THERE IS EVEN A LITTLE STORY BOOKLET WHICH COMES WITH THE DOLL. NO, THIS DOLL IS NOT FOR SALE. SORRY! SHE IS TOO BELOVED TO PART WITH. </td></tr>
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I WILL BE POSTING MORE DOLLS LATER IN THE WEEKEND. MORE FROM MY OWN COLLECTION. <br />
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I HOPE MORE PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE AS THE WEEK GOES ALONG. THERE IS NO TIME FRAME TO DO A BLOG POST ABOUT YOUR OWN DOLLS. JUST LEAVE A COMMENT IN MY COMMENT SECTION IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE JUST FOR FUN!<br />
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THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. I WAS NOT INTENDING TO POST DOLLS FOR SALE, BUT DECIDED I MIGHT AS WELL. IT ALWAYS GOES FOR A WORTHY CAUSE, HELPING FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE HAVING A HARD TIME IN THIS ECONOMY.<br />
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HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND!<br />
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POSTED by Teresa</div>
A Magical Whimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757066010386974136.post-52600645526924464052015-06-12T00:10:00.003-07:002015-06-12T21:08:52.342-07:00HONORING DOLLS ALL OVER THE WORLD. WORLD DOLL DAY, THE SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
IT IS ALWAYS FUN TO RUN ACROSS INFORMATION FROM OTHER DOLL BLOGS. THIS EVENING, I WAS VISITING THE BLOG TITLED 'DOLL IN THE LOOKING GLASS' AND I FOUND OUT SOME VERY INTERESTING INFORMATION.<br />
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I DO HAVE A LINK TO 'DOLL IN THE LOOKING GLASS' BLOG ON MY LEFT SIDEBAR. THEY ALSO HAVE ORIGINAL, HANDMADE, AND CUSTOM MADE TO ORDER DOLLS FOR SALE ON THAT BLOG. YOU WILL ENJOY VIEWING THE BLOG. <br />
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THIS SATURDAY IS 'WORLD DOLL DAY' WHICH IS ALWAYS THE SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE. THIS YEAR, IT FALLS ON JUNE 13TH.<br />
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To find out more, you can do your own search for World Doll Day. I will be posting more photos on Saturday of my own doll collection. You can join in the fun and post your own doll photos too on your own blog. Please leave your blog name in MY comments section below, so others can come to your blog if you wish to participate with your own doll photos whether the dolls are vintage, new, or handmade, mixed media. I don't have time to do a Doll Day Blog Hop so this is the closest I can come for participation just for fun!<br />
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POSTED by Teresa<br />
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