~* PACKING IT UP*~

We are busy packing up and getting ready to move to our beautiful new house! I will return soon!

~*Breast Cancer Awareness Giveaway*~

As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What better way to get Awareness out there than to have a Giveaway! I am also committing myself to wearing my Pink "Hope" Bracelet for the month of October. Spreading Awareness is the Greatest gift we can give to others, even if we have not lost anyone to the disease. I am sure we all know someone that has. Give Awareness for your Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Friends and Co-Workers!


We start of with a multi-pink colored ribbon with a metal heart made by yours truly! Next we have a note pad and pen that has a magnet on the bag for easy hanging on the fridge or other special spot. Awareness tissues with words such as: Hope, Promise, Courage and Support. Pink Ribbon Chip Clips for everything, not just Chips! Breast Cancer Awareness Silicone Spatula. An "I Love You" ASL pencil. A "Faith" Bracelet, like the one pictured below. Everything will be packaged in this Safeway Breast Cancer Awareness Shopping tote! (All items are brand new and have never been used!





If I get 100 entries into the Giveaway, I will include a handmade "PINK" Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet made by me! This is not for sale ANYWHERE and can not be obtained, but through this giveaway and a fundraiser that is being held on "Girl Gone Thread Wild" where she is having the Pink Artist Drawing!







And now for the Rules.......Please leave a separate Comment for EACH entry!

One Entry.... Leave a Comment on This Post

One Entry .... Grab my Breast Cancer Awareness Giveaway Button and add it to your sidebar

One Entry .... Dedicate your entry to a loved one...they can either be going through the process, have passed on or have Survived.

One Entry .... Become a Follower

One Entry .... Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about the Awareness Giveaway.

The giveaway is open until Thursday, October 8, 2009. 11:59 PST.




I would also like to share some links with you!

Susan G. Komen

National Breast Cancer Foundation

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Breast Cancer Site Store

The Pink Ribbon Shop




I hope you will check out these links and become more informed and support the cause. Also early detection is the key to Survival, have you had your Mammy?

~* AWESOME GIVEAWAY *~

Check out this AWESOME giveaway from Creating from the Heart!

~* Got Japanese? *~

And No, for a change I do not mean Sushi! Although I do love Awesome Sushi! Last year some time I took a trip over to The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, which is HEAVEN for an Altered Artist like myself! I find those most wonderful and unusual things there. If you live in the Bay Area and have not visited, I suggest you do. I find more than just Art supplies, but that will be saved for a later post. Hint: Think Home Decor! Anyway, back to Japanese! I found these Beautiful little bottles of Color!

I have no idea what they are used for, as I do not speak or read Japanese. However, I thought they might be useful...don't ask me how...yet! I think I paid 10 Cents for each bottle! I think they are ink or for silk screening, as they colors says..Silk Violet, Silk Green, Silk Red and Silk Burnt Umber. The two without any wrapping on the I am assuming to be a Blue and Lighter Brown color because of the labels. Can anyone tell me what they are and what they are used for?? Or maybe I should just take them in with me next time I go have Sushi? Hmmm....that sounds good for Lunch! Care to join me?

~* First Day of School *~

Today was the first day of my daughter's Junior High School year. Wow! I can not believe I have a daughter that is a Junior in High School! Where did the time go? Simpler times when I could do her hair and she was not worried about the latest cool label on her jeans! Some time during the wee hours I crept into her room and grabbed her mirror. I wanted to start her first day off with an inspirational message and lovingly wrote the following:

Taylor,
You are a Smart, Beautiful & Strong young woman! I believe in you, it is time for you to start believing in yourself! You can do anything you set your mind to. Start Dreaming BIG!!! Have a Wonderful Year! I Love You! Mom

I cried a bit after I wrote it. Realizing my baby is not a baby anymore, which I do every first day of school, every Birthday and every Christmas!

Every year since she has started school, we have gone to lunch on the first day of school. Today, I was really excited to take her to lunch. She walked in the door with a friend and asked if she could go to lunch with friends. Sigh...Where did the time go?

~* Blogging for Bliss *~

I do, I blog for my own Bliss. I hopefully bring some Blissful happiness to my readers too! But today, we are honoring Tara Frey who has written Blogging for Bliss! There is a release party going on which is being hosted by Artsy Mama! I hope you will stop by her blog and visit the other party goers!

I am not part of the book (darn it!), but I always love supporting other Bloggers and Artists. I believe it is our support of each other that keeps us Inspired and Dreaming to Create more of our Blissful Creations! I know I enjoying being part of the Blogging community and sharing my creations with you all. I also enjoy reading other blogs and viewing the creations that person has made. As far as I see it, we are all in this Together!

Here are 3 of my Favorite Blogs:

Diviacity which is my friend Stephanie's blog and I love her Colorful goodies!

Moss Hill Studios by JoAnnA Pierotti, I love all of her Art, she is so very Inspiring!

Tangerine which is owned by Gina Gabriell, this shop is AMAZING! I am so excited that my ASL Bracelets will be displayed here soon!

My wish for you is that today and EVERYDAY you....

~* PINK Artist Blog Party *~

The PINK Artist Blog Party has started over at Girl Gone Thread Wild! All the prizes have been donated by different Artist to help spread the Awareness of Breast Cancer Research!
I have submitted my PINK ASL bracelet and just waiting for the ok to blog and post the pictures! In the mean time, I hope you will go over and see all the other wonderful prizes!

~* Where Bloggers Create *~

Welcome to the "Where Bloggers Create" Blog Tour! I would first like to thank Karen of My Desert Cottage for hosting this Grand Event!! Be sure to visit Karen's blog for a complete list of many talented and creative women who have opened up their Studios for us all to see.

It has been a long day, but I finally got this thing working! I have been really busy trying to get this Studio presentable! I am excited to show it to you!

I hope you enjoyed the tour! I know you are thinking there is alot of empty spaces, but trust me, this is definitely a work in progress; always evolving!
Enjoy the Tour!

~* Fabulous Find *~

My love for Fleur de Lis comes from being an Interior Designer. The pattern can be simple or intricate and it is ALWAYS beautiful! Look at those luscious hooks being offered over at Faded Plains! I need to get motivated to list my full garage of eBay stuff! I heart those hooks and will own some soon!!!

Enjoy!

~* Video Share *~

My good friend Stephanie over at DiviaCity has some great "How To" videos. I am very busy working on the Studio for Fridays "Where Woman Create" blog hop, hosted by My Desert Cottage. So thought I would share Steph's video for a Jewelry Box. Enjoy and I hope you will come back on Friday to see my NEW Studio!!

~* The Buried Treasure *~

As I mentioned a few days ago, I am taking part in Seth of The Altered Page Buried Treasure Tour! We are loading up in the time machine and taking a wonderful visit to Memory Lane.Our first stop is back to Friday,October 17, 2008 where I posted about my "Most Recent Art" I love making these bracelets and love that I can help an organization like Deaf Hope! They have done amazing work for the Deaf Community whom have suffered from Domestic Violence.And we are off again....to go back just a little further. The time is now Friday, March 21, 2008. I love to do challenges when I have the time. I think I am a Tim Holtz Whore! LOL! I have so many of his products and love them all. I display them proudly in my Studio too! And we are off to our final destinationFriday, January 11, 2008! (I have a thing for my Friday posts, I guess) I love to use ASL in my Art, it just makes me happy and warms my heart. I think it makes my Art really unique and unexpected!

I do hope you enjoyed your travels and visit the other blogs participating in the Buried Treasure!

~* Wine Themed Swap *~

The Swap is now closed. I will be getting the emails out soon, just waiting for 2 of the Swappers to email me!

Can't wait! I am very excited for this Swap!

~* A Giveaway & An Introduction *~

Yesterday I happened to come upon a blog that I had not seen before and I am in BLOG LOVE!!!!! Just look at these Divine Lovlies!
And it's being GIVEN AWAY!!! Yep, a giveaway over at PUNK ROSE JOURNAL! I just can't believe such goodies are being offered up! I so left my comment and knew I had to blog about it! (but I do not want any of you to enter as they are MINE, MINE I tell ya!!! lol)I do not think you all realize how badly I would like to win these Gorgeous works of Art! I am sooo in Love!!! These are some very Talented Artists and I could only hope I win one of there Fabulous creations that I would treasure forever and have it buried with me when I die! hehehe I do hope you will visit Punk Rose Journal and take awhile to explore her lovely blog!


And now I would like to Introduce to you.....(drum roll please)











Stephanie Jordon of DiviaCity & The Altered Divas!


Stephanie is a Mixed Media Altered Artist with a love of Color! I first met Stephanie at the ZNE ConvenZioNE in Pleasanton. She was a Vendor and I was volunteering near her booth. I was instantly drawn to her Fabulous Personality and her Colorful Art! Her motto: "Have a Colorful Day!" We laugh and joked and I just knew that I had made a friend for life! I love her exuberance and outlook on life! I am truly blessed to have met her and I hope you will head on over to her blog and say hello!

~* A Blast to the Past *~

Seth over at The Altered Page is a Blog Junkie!!! I am not being judgmental, because I am too. Should we start Blog Addicts Anonymous? Hmmm....gonna ponder that thought! Anyway, Seth is hosting a Buried Treasure on is blog. What is that you say???

Well...Buried Treasure is about digging deep to uncover some hidden gems. The premise is simple. On Thursday July 16 all participating Bloggers will re-post one (or more) of their favorite posts from their blog and Seth will post a list of all participating artists so that you can be sure to find all the Buried Treasure.

Hope to see you on the 16th to see what I have uncovered from the past!

~* We Are The World *~

This has always been one of my favorite songs. I remember when this came out in the 80's it made me cry and to this day it still brings tears to my eyes! Imagine my delight when I saw this video with one of my favorite Deaf performers Bernard Bragg. I have met BB in person and he is such a wonderful soul. I really enjoyed watching this and hope you do to.