Archive for the ‘little luxuries’ category
May 31, 2010
I just adore this time of year on Grand Bahama Island. Everywhere you turn there are bright bursts of flame red flowers atop wide canopied treetops dotting the landscape — so regally red and naturally elegant — it’s the annual blossoming of the Royal Poinciana trees, and it’s spectacular, even amidst a landscape known for its lush and dazzling tropical flora!
Passion-red petals abound at every turn …
… fancy-dressed arbors everywhere …
This splendid annual show starts somewhere around the middle of May and continues for a good month or more. It’s at its peak right now.
This gorgeous annual Royal Poinciana Red Dress Ball — free and open for all to enjoy — is a May/June extravaganza that twirls the landscape with delight as nature shows off some of its more flamboyant stuff.
Just makes the garden of your heart dance, doesn’t it?! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy …
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Categories: favorite things, Garden, Grand Bahama Island, indescribable, inspiration, intriguing images, little luxuries, The Bahamas
Tags: arbor, blossoming, blossoms, canopy, Delonix regia, fancy dress, fancy dress ball, flame tree, Grand Bahama Island, landscape, red dress, regal, Royal Poinciana tree, spectacular trees, tropical flora, tropical garden
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May 14, 2010
altered old-fashioned slotted wooden clothespin decorated with ARTchix images, ornamentals, some paint, and marker
other side of the clothespin
Having fun … making art!
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Categories: art, collage, cool stuff, favorite things, inspiration, intriguing images, little luxuries, wonderful ideas
Tags: altered art, altered clothespin, art, ARTchix Studio, clothespin, collage, decoration, paper art
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March 25, 2010
This blog started out as a list of a whole buncha stuff I love …
… having fun making art collages is definitely on that list, especially when I’m inspired by the fabulous ARTchix Studio …
… ARTchix inspired their chixies to create Twinchies (2″ square collages) in a red, pink & green color palette …
… featuring “I love …” messages of whatever strikes our fancy at the moment … I loved making these …
… with snippets of this and that … bits and pieces from a magazine … great images and goodies from ARTchix …
… recycling … refreshing … renewing your creative spirit … reminding yourself of some favorite things that make you smile …
… yes, I love making art … making collages … taking little trips into the imagination … especially in The Bahamas!
ps … 5/18/2010: I’m posting the back side of the twinchie collages now. The originals have been mailed out as part of the swap and are arriving in their new homes … I like to leave some small element of surprise for the recipients of the originals when they receive them in the mail (in case they’ve already seen the card fronts in other ARTchix places!). For me, it’s just as fun creating the back side of the cards as the front side, so here they are!
I Love Movies (Movies Thrill Me); I Love Gardens (Nature Lover); I Love LOVE In Your Heart (True Love); I Love A Love Story (Sweetly Told); I Love Being Me (Surprise); I Love Vacations (Sea Post)
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Categories: art, collage, favorite things, Garden, Grand Bahama Island, inspiration, little luxuries, love, movies, wonderful ideas
Tags: art, art supplies, ARTchix, collage, fun, gardens, little luxuries, love stories, making art, movies, popcorn, The Bahamas, twinchies
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February 16, 2010
With this Pride & Prejudice-inspired Mr. Darcy Proposal Dish Towel in your kitchen, every day can be Valentine’s Day, with its fab reminder to express your love for your special sweetheart — or your own dear wonder-full sweet lovin’ self! Whatever your passion, proposing to your own uniquely creative muse is a sure start to a renewed and longstanding love affair with Life! Ahhhh …. daily romance …. xo!
Mr. Darcy Dish Towel via Modite via Design Mom via Poppytalk
p.s. My post wouldn’t be complete without a note of thanks to award-winning author and speaker Jan Phillips as the source of so many of my thoughts on being wedded to your creative bliss. Her wonderful book, Marry Your Muse: Making A Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity made a lasting impression when I first received it as a gift many years ago (so much so, that I’ve practically forgotten I didn’t come up with that brilliant concept myself!) It’s available here, along with a new book called The Art of Original Thinking – The Making of A Thought Leader. Another book that has influenced my thoughts on the value of keeping all of your love more alive by being passionate about your creative essence is The Conscious Heart by Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks. Brava to all the passionate champions of artistic amour! (and as with everything I post here, this is not something I’m selling, just stuff that I like that makes life more wonder-full!)
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Categories: art, Books, favorite things, inspiration, little luxuries, love, wonderful ideas, writing
Tags: Art of Original Thinking book, artistic amour, Books, dish towel, Gay Hendricks, Jan Phillips, Jane Austen, Kathlyn Hendricks, kitchen, Marry Your Muse book, Mr. Darcy, muse, Pride & Prejudice, romance, s, sweetheart, The Conscious Heart book, thought leaders
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December 13, 2009
I love great design, and I’m an ardent new fan of the work of Shannon Martin, Girl Designer.
A dear friend sent me one of her smile-inspiring packets of bath salts … the package alone makes me Supremely Happy. (The lovely scented and silken sea salts are just a great bonus!)
There’s a whole line of fun stuff by Shannon Martin at a company called Madison Park Greetings:
sold online: at: http://www.parksidepapers.com/catalog.php?category_id=8&subcategory_id=20
And, by the way, any giggle-worthy cool stuff I post about here is just stuff I like — I’m not selling anything or getting anything other than the joy of sharing little treats that will give you more reasons to be lovin’ life.
Click here for Shannon Martin's goods.
Tra-la.
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Categories: art, collage, favorite things, little luxuries, wonderful ideas
Tags: bath salts, design, Designer Shannon Martin, gifts, ginger citrus, housework, lavendar, little luxuries, Madison Park Greetings, packaging, relaxing, rosemary mint, smiles
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