May the spirit of Christmas bless you with love, abundance, joy, and peace in your heart!
Wishing you all the very happiest of Holidays with your family and friends.
May your New Year be better than 2011 ever was.
Relax. It is all good.
Santa Can Christmas 2011
Marie Segal
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
This time of year is starting to be a very interesting time and I feel that with a pair of fresh eyes (Madi, 2 years old), I am starting to see things in a new way again.
She sees things in such a lovely way, everything is brighter, everything is new, and we “ring around the rosy” everyday.
Last night we went and looked at a wondrous sight. Christmas on Knob Hill. Wow, it is so much better to look at something like this with the eyes of a two-year old.
Thank you dear Madi for bringing a fresh outlook to my life, you rock, baby!!
Sorry not to be around lately, I have been feeling a little out of sorts the last couple of days and now I have a bad kink in my neck.
I have listed some new things in the Hoarders Closet.
Diamond shaped clip back earrings.
There are 14 pieces, 7 pairs, you can see them here
Necklace Chains with the clasp, split ring, jump rings, and extension chain.
Everything you need, except your art, to make a necklace.You can see them here
Oval Pendant Drops or earring drops
Great pieces for adding polymer clay or for working with resin,you can see them here
As always, thank you so much for looking.
On Sunday I am going to be, with my friend Tina, at small craft fair in the area.
It is at Poway High School.
Come on by and say HI!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the USA.
And to those friends that aren’t in the USA…
May the spirit of Thanksgiving grace your heart and tables.
Madi did Halloween as Foofa! She was so cute.
Foofa is a character from Yogabbagabba, one of her favorite shows on TV.
We sing all of the songs and even I, know most of them by heart.
My little Foofa patiently waiting to go!
We visited some scary places.
Met some scary people!
Loved this house.
I loved this fence.
Cool, Huh?
Another great place!
This house was the best and the people very nice!
Madi said “can I come in?” LOL!
My little Foofa was quite a trooper and walked the couple of miles by herself.
She got lots of goodies and was only scared once by a talking skull, as long as they do not talk she was fine with them, LOL!!
Happy Monday. Drive by photographer, Marie Segal here.
Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend (4th of July here in the
good ole USA).
We will resume life tomorrow. The governmental offices are closed and the
post office is closed, Ups will not deliver or pick up, but spending money is
allowed. All stores will be open at least sometime during the day today and most
likely they will be holding huge holiday sales to get you to come in and spend
the money you do not have! I live in California, a couple of the people might
have money though. They all live in Hollywood. ;-D
Tonight my one cat will be buried as far as she can get somewhere,
freaking out about the noise. Thunderstorms and fireworks do this to her.
It is the birth of our nation.
Happy Birthday Nation!!
Eat hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, chips, coleslaw, fruit salad, corn,
watermelon, and do not for get the dessert, till you are in a coma! Then go
shopping. ;-D
I thought since this is the day that commemorates the birth of our nation,
what better place to show you than pictures of West Virginia and Virginia?
I took these from a moving vehicle so this qualifies me as a drive by
photographer.
Those red, white, and blue banners hanging from the porch are the thing to do
in this area.
What a gorgeous home and yard. I am, though, curious to know the significance
of the horse. Ah, the perils of drive by photography.
Cemeteries and rock buildings are also a part of this area. I approve, it
looks so nice, doesn’t it?
This one was especially nice.
Cemeteries are everywhere actually. Hey, I see some rock on that building on
the right too!
Churches are also prevalent. Everywhere.
Some of the issues of drive by photography are the angles your wrist and
camera has to be in to take photos. ;-D I photoshoped for you though.
This looks like it might have been a church at one time! Just a beautiful
place. Missed the front of it though, moving too fast.
The beauty of the land must have made our ancestors cry after being in a boat
for months and months.
I wonder what they would think of the massive houses now?
This land is our land and it is a gorgeous place, sometimes you just have to
search it out. We need to cherish it and take care of it. Look for the beauty
where you live, it is there.
Happy 4th of July!!
Did you have a nice Mother’s day and at least spend time with your family, furry or otherwise?
Family is such a broad term these days.
There are many ways to translate that word.
Interpret it the way that makes you happy, makes you whole, and makes you… family!!
Love is the bottom line.
It is OK to make your own.
I worked a lot over the weekend.
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| Makin’s Clay cutter sets |
I edited pictures and finished the MOM plaque I put up on the blog yesterday. I worked on the Etsy stores and loaded up a ton of stuff in The Hoarders Closet. Some pearl-ex sets and a cutter set with 7 Makin’s clay cutter sets. Some more findings.
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| Pearl-ex powders, a versatile artist’s tool. Mix with gum arabic to make your own paints, lacquer, liquid clay, and resins.
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I took and edited the pictures for those too. I have to do as much as I can on the weekend. So much for sleeping till noon and doing absolutely nothing, LOL!
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| These are the interference colors. They are like magic and the color they are shows up best on black but they will let any color they are painted over give them a different cast!
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Yesterday Madi, me and the hubs and my two girls went out to lunch for mom’s day.
Killer Pizza from Mars, yum, good pizza and nice people and great big huge salads. It was nice, they even made me a gluten free pizza no crust, sauce, cheese and pepperoni. It was so good but a lot of cheese and pepperoni. I won’t eat a ton of those and if I do, I will definitely have to add a ton of veggies. It was yummy, and I got to eat “Pizza” with everyone else.
My daughter said that is probably what most people do, add a ton of veggies. I just thought I would get the pizza I like.
How can it get any better than this?
I love pepperoni pizza, so much that I will even eat what most consider bad pepperoni pizza, I do prefer the good kind though. Being on a gluten free diet has definitely put a cramp in that one.
Except for Udi’s pizza crusts I would never get to eat pizza and now I have another alternative available.
It was a good day, and I had a blast with my family.
I am still not feeling the best.
Getting better everyday though.
Have a great week!!
It seems as if it has been raining for days. I am a bit melancholy these holidays, I am missing parts of my family. Oh, I have my kids, my hubby, and Madi and some very dear friends, but I am missing ones that have moved and ones that have died.
Thank you all for your well wishes and kind thoughts last time I posted, it made me feel so much better.
I am trying to make my Christmas presents as fast as I can, but I feel that time is running out and I might never complete everything. My get up and go, got up, and left.
At what point should I give up?
I guess I should just keep plugging away until the final hour, the last moment, and the ending second.
I have been stitching a bit, it seems to calm me a little.
I made these sachets and stuffed them with lavender.
This is the first one I made, it is not very good, it was a trial run. It is going to stay with me now.
I used the printable cotton, some images from Dover, and some clay pieces I made, ribbon, embroidery thread, and felt.
You can sign up for free samples from Dover on that opening page down on the left a little.
This one is a color image from a Dover sample and I did a much better job on this one.
I am thoroughly enjoying how these are coming out and it is good TV sitting work.
I hope you all are doing much better than I am and if you have any ideas on how to beat the holiday blues, I would sure love to hear them.
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I am tired and in need of a small break to catch up on things.
Take some time for myself and just take some of the pressure off.
I also need to get the caca off my desk so I can keep working. LOL!
It seems like I have been blogging non-stop lately.
I am not taking long and I will probably post again this weekend.
I have some new stuff in my shop Art from my heart if you want to check it out, I am grateful for you looking.
I will see you soon, all of you have a wonderful friday.
I am searching for some holiday cheer, see you soon!!
Love and hugs.
Hi all, missed posting this morning, sorry. Busy weekend.
Wrote the rest of the Marie-tangle tutorial and posted that- one more part to come on how to make the little spacer beads.
I am thinking about adding little sparkle beads to that. They might be nice with those tangle tube beads too. It will probably go up in the next couple of days. Taking pictures for that.
Loaded a lot of things in to my shop Art from my Heart at Etsy. Took tons of photographs and edited a lot of them.
Got another cold or got so cold I got the previous cold back, too cold here. 28 degrees last night, white everywhere this morning. No snow, just frozen grass, roofs, and cars. It is beautiful in its own special way.
Maybe I can get a picture. I must have the camera ready and get up before the sun does though.
As soon as the sun comes out it goes away. It is so cold though I would rather stay in bed.
It has been like this for a few days. We are all freezing. I know it sounds like whining and it is, but we have a little space heater and no forced air heating, don’t really need it most of the time. LOL! Couldn’t afford to use it if we had it anyway. Insulation would be nice too. Don’t need that in old houses in southern California either, right?
Madi and I are sitting on the couch as I write this, bundled up in 3 blankets, eating breakfast, and watching Curious George. Oh… that is the reason I love the cold and not having very much heat in this house, Love it!!
Or I need feet jammies like Madi’s.
I have been playing with paper and I have a very talented and giving woman and website to share with you.
It is Laura and her blog The Paper Trail. What a wonderful place to spend a bunch of hours and learn something too. She has an etsy store if you like kits and instructions “Following the Paper” on Esty. She also has an Ustream and you can watch her put things together.
On Friday and Saturday she has live broadcasts and chats. My friend Jodi got me hooked on Laura and we made some of the Birdhouses for gifts for family on the weekend I told you about the marathon crafting. I am so happy with how they turned out and I am now absolutely addicted. Jodi is very good at this. I have already made some angel feet out of granite Cernit for another house to sit on. I love them.
I am now making envelope scrapbooks you can see the You tube here.
Thank you Laura for all you do!
Being a holiday weekend, I had lots of time to work, it was so nice.
It is hard to do most of this stuff with a very smart and busy little girl. I have to do as much as I can on the weekends.
Have a great week everyone!!
Be creative and do not forget to smile at a stranger. You just never know whose life you might make better.
Hope you all had a great weekend.
If you live in the US, I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend.
Stay warm especially in your heart.
Today in the US is a holiday called Thanksgiving. The 4th Thursday of the month of November.
It has been traditionally a harvest holiday and it is celebrated in several places.
In Canada it is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October.
Although we Americans claim the holiday, there are historical references to the holiday being celebrated earlier in Canada.
It is also celebrated in a Gothic church in Leiden in the Netherlands on the morning of the day commemorated in America. It is to acknowledge the hospitality the pilgrims received in Leiden on their way to the New World.
Grenada also has a holiday that is also known as Thanksgiving day that is celebrated on the 25th day of October.
Liberia also celebrates a Thanksgiving on the first Thursday in November.
I suggest we take this day to realize the things we are thankful for. I also think that we should take this day and bring a little of it in to each and everyday of our lives, 365 days a year.
If you have a roof over your head, be thankful.
If you have family you love, be thankful.
If you have any food to eat, be thankful.
If you have friends to love and cherish, be thankful.
If you have love in your heart, be thankful.
If you have family and friends that love you, be thankful.
If you are alive today, be thankful.
There are many stories of this Holiday and how it was celebrated, that are easy to find all over the web and in our schools.
There are also other stories that can be found that may be the true ones, no one really knows, because none of us were there.
I did enjoy reading this side of the story too.
I have a friend that told me one time that History is always written by the victors.
So, I am thankful for all of you! Thank you for reading this page in my world.
May you have food to eat, family and friends to love and that love you, may you have a place to sleep and rest your head, and may you be healthy and strong.
Blessings all over all of you!!
Gobble till you wobble and if there is no turkey, eat chicken!
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