Some new Creations

Twilight

Winter Berries

The Snow Lay on the Ground

I have been struggling for some time now with taking the pictures that I want to take of my little gem creations. Time and time again, they were not perfect...somehow something was missing. The lighting was wrong, the backround not right, the angle just a little off.

Then, a few days ago, it happened. I put a piece of jewelry on the pedestal of my favorite lamp and voila, the birth of the right picture was born! All of my favorite designers on Etsy have great pictures...ones that I felt were out of my reach...until now. Many of them employ professional photgraphers who have every gadget and gizmo available to them, along with perfect lighting.

Whoever told me to put the necklace on the lamp...thank you. I am forever grateful.

See, contrary to popular belief, I do listen :)

Reflections ~ Part I

Things that make me say thanks...

~my lovely, smart and spirit filled children

~friends that love me in the good and the bad, laugh with me until our sides hurt and tears spill from our eyes

~loving touches from the one that I have chosen to be mine

~bountiful food, wine and the fact that (even though I do complain about it) my pants are a too snug for my liking

~success in my business and the ability to continue on the path to inner fulfillment and prosperity

~my freedom to be a woman, without subjugation and humiliation, because I am a giver of life

~the ability to feel my way through life, to be connected to my real being and soul

~laughter, even when you are so tired

~a roaring fire in the fireplace with the snow falling gently outside

~the Hope that all will be just as it needs to be and for the strength to perservere

~the realization that my gifts are special, and that I now am finding that I need to use them to bring love and a positive light into this world

And mostly I am thankful for all that has made me who I am today, for my purpose is being slowly unfolded before my eyes, like pages in a mystery novel that keep you hanging with each new word.

Thank you, Lord. I am beginning to see my way through the forest.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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The photo is from a site that sells antique style postcards and cards. You can visit them at www.jantiques.com

Signs and a Rainbow Moon

I have never seen anything like it...a rainbow around the moon. It caught my attention as I was walking into my house tonight after Bell Choir practice (Yes, I am the head ding-a-ling, being the director and all...but hey, someone has to do it). Anyway...as you all know, I have been asking for angelic intervention to help me along the way and to give me some guidance (and hope). After a rough weekend that broke my heart, I desperately needed some sign...just an inkling of hope...to keep me going. To know that I was going to be ok.

So, tonight, I received my sign...a rainbow in the dark.

The gleam of all the colors as they reflected ont he thinly veiled, softly moving clouds is almost impossible to describe...it literally stopped me in my tracks.

Maybe the angels knew that even in the darkest of spaces there is light. That the miracle of a rainbow can light the way out of the abyss that is forged from years of of putting your expectations on the back burner, waiting for the validation within love and hope that have failed to come.

Thank you my angels. I now see that there is hope out there for me. That I am worthy of the love that I so yearn for. That there is light in my darkest moments.

The Goddess of Hope is smiling.

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The pictures are my own vain attempt at capturing the miracle that was in the night sky. The one shaped like a heart was just my unsteady hand trying to find a way to get a great picture, but the message was there for me to see loud and clear.

Tears

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Even the Goddess of Hope cries

tho' she raises all others up

Her broken heart

from wishes unfulfilled

Who will save her from herself

and all that she dreams to be true?

The Stillness of Silence

In this silence I am still

waiting for the cacauphany

of life to disturb

my empty bliss

I am alone in her presence

my angel of solitude

as she spreads her wings

to envelop

my wind worn soul

Only she knows

how desperately

I have wanted

needed

serenity

for the stillness that she brings

the silence

that roars with peace

and quietude

has become my salvation

she has called me here

from my dreams

the realization

of All That Is and

All That Will Be



In this silence

I am still

grateful

peaceful

renewed with hope
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"Autumn Angel" is an original Pencil drawing by an artist named Katherine Stockton. This poem is an ode to my recent trip to Vermont, where the silence and stillness could leave you breathless. Lucky for me, it was just what I needed :)

Surprise, Recognition and Gratitude

This past week I had three surprises...all in a row. The first came as being featured in an Etsy storque article. They picked my September (Summer's End) bracelet. The following day, my garnet blossom necklace was featured on the Vintaj supply blog. I thought to myself...WOW, 2 days in a row in 2 separate venues. Well, here comes number 3...I was featured on the front page of Etsy. If I had the ability to do cartwheels without 1. making a fool of myself and 2. inflicting bodily harm to myself and all around me, I would have been flipping non stop!


I have been questioning, for some time, if what I am doing is right. I have been asking God and the Angels to give me signs that I can recognize so that I know that I am on the right path. I have been asking them ...Am I wasting my time? Do people really love my stuff? How am I going to make this work? Can do this, and this alone as my livelyhood? Can I still help people by making pieces of jewelry that help to heal their body, mind and soul?


This week, they have given me the signs in the form of powerful recognition. I have had customers leave beautiful comments after receiving their goodies...and then buying some more from me. My friends have always been SO supportive...to them I am forever grateful and definitely beg their forgiveness when I am in a sullen mood when business is not going like I think it should. I am grateful for my signs...for the angelic interventions that help to put my racing heart at ease.


Here are the links to my signs:

http://vintaj.com/wpblog/?p=737

http://www.etsy.com/storque/etsy-news/etsy-statistics-september-still-sunny-2708/

http://www.etsy.com/get_convo_image.php?convo_id=10008130&image_id=5904614&image_type=full

Thank you, my angel friends...you are being heard loud and clear!

Illusions

Have I ever been

the reflection
of what you have wanted

Has your heart

skipped a beat

when it met my eyes

Do you feel that

I have been more

than just something

to pass the time

I have heard from

the lips of others

that I am not

what you have wanted

not your desire

not your dream

not your loves design

and I can't breathe

How has this happened,

that I have been

led astray

Wishful thinking

with stars in my eyes

perhaps

dazzled by my dreams

of the perfect life

I suppose

that you have secrets

wishes of someone

that will make you whole

Since I am not she

free me from my bondage

for the love that you

have left me to taste

is bittersweet

So I pray

from the deepness of my soul

for the answers I seek

for the clarity in love

so that I might know

that I am loved

how I should be

without pretense

or reservation

to be loved without

wearing a mask

so that I am not

just a figment

an illusion of your perfection

that I am not

I wish for my tears to stop

and for joy to come to me

and lift this veil

with the hand of someone

who wants me

as much as I want them