Mandalas & More

Monday, 23 November 2009

Cactus Monday (#58)

Happy Cactus Monday!

Admire more cacti? Visit our chief Teri for more cactus links on Monday

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Suki's pages

The first page for Suki's book is a sandcastle.

Notice the heart inside.

Home is where the heart is.

The second page is inspired by a poem by Twilight Whispers.

I wrote the words on the back

I connected the two pages by making the horizon longer.

So they formed one image in the end.

When I started I planned something very complicated. I wanted to make a collage. Use the stamp I got from Linda and her beautiful papers etc. I wanted so much and it ended so simple.........I just started and it turned out this way.

I was pleased with the outcome. I hope you will too Suki.

and here is the poem:

Finding My Home

Finding where my loyalties lie
Finding where the bluebirds fly
Finding the path that leads back in time
Is finding my home

Finding where my young years are
Finding memories from afar
Finding where my mind has gone
Is finding my home

Finding where the rainbows end
Finding where the oceans blend
Finding a quiet and calming place
Is finding my home

Twilight Whispers

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Mandala for a good cause

10,6 x 13,8” (27 x 35 cm) Watercolor, ink micron pen glitter and pearls.

My best friend Emily Rabbit asked for help for a few good causes and I promised her to donate a mandala for the good cause to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

So this mandala can be yours. Visit KJ's blog to read what Emily's plans are.

There are a few possibilities to do something nice for people who are less fortunate than we are. So even when you don't want the mandala there are other possibilities to help her out.

So please go and have a look!!!!

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Thankful Thursday (#19) Where do I begin.....?

Well pictures showed up in random order.

And most of them are in poor quality, but it is late and TT will only last 50 minutes more, so no time to wait until tomorrow for the light to get better.

I have had a busy day and so will be tomorrow, but I want to share the treasures that hit my doormat lately!

Above the V from Laure for our ABC swap.

The picture is bad but believe me the card and ATC are gorgeous.

I ordered some cards from Lolo and got some extra also.

I ordered them to send and also gave away a few to Eveline last week as they make excellent gifts!

But most grateful I am for the words written on the notepaper, they just fill me up with warm feelings of friendship!

Thanks Lolo!

Same here! These lovely ATC's are from Teri!

The Y for yellow things. Who wouldn't get happy of these?!

The bear with daisy and green zentangle came as extras.

But again the words written on the back are what make these cards worth so much to me!

Teri thanks for your friendship and for inspiring me in so many ways!

I am so sorry I can't capture the beauty of these cards on a picture but believe me they took my breath away!

Amazing how Lolo can achieve so much with just a few colors.

The ATC is just gorgeous and so is the white raven.

And then the card and again the words inside.

Thanks so much for the beauty you send in the world and the friendship you give to so many of us!

I got this beautiful mandala book from Eveline last week, filled with inspiration!

Then I ordered 2 books , .........who has difficulty reading :)

Well Diana's book I read already . A children's book (I can handle that.......) so sweet and inspiring as her art and the way she looks at life always is.

I ordered KJ book too and both wrote a personal note inside, which changed the book into a treasure.

I will really try to read your book KJ! I will take me a while but I will.