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Coco’s new favorite hangout
25 Sunday Jun 2017
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My kitten is growing
21 Sunday May 2017
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Her favorite chair is the one in the sun.
How fast the time is passing. She does love the sun.
Green Tea, Black Coffee
25 Saturday Mar 2017
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Some days I like my tea green and my coffee black. Straight up, no fuss.
Green and black succulents, tea and coffee style.
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I wrote a menu
04 Saturday Mar 2017
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It’s for a restaurant in my imagination. Outside, surrounded by trees and mountains and seas. The rush of wind and fall of water.
Whole Earth.
Five Courses – Water, Field, Tree, Rain and Root.
A menu for Whole Earth, a restaurant in my imagination.
What limits your dreams? What stops you? What if you never quit? In addition to a dozen other professions out of my reach, such as surgeon, lawyer, scientist, glass blower, architect and machine engineer.. I would love to be a chef. Here is a menu for my non-existent restaurant, Whole Earth, with some of the courses. Don’t ever let anyone stop your imagination. You never know how far it will reach.
The rest of the hearts
28 Tuesday Feb 2017
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On Instagram this month, I posted a heart a day, #amonthofhearts. AllSparkledUpDesign . Part way through the month, I wondered if I would have the stamina and commitment to finish. Some of these took hours to complete. The discipline of taking a creative photo every day for a whole month taught me so much.
~ You never know you can do something until you try.
~ Don’t give up. Just keep going.
~ God has millions of ideas. Scripture says God is the author of all inspiration. If you hang out with him, you’ll find that out.
~ Don’t over think it. Sometimes what you do doesn’t have to be big or loud or even shared. God enjoys the flowers blooming deep in a jungle, unseen by humans, the songs of birds unheard by ears. Some creativity is just for your and his enjoyment. It’s ok. Slow down, breathe deep.
~ I had more ideas for hearts than I had days in the month. So I’m hoping to do this next February too.
Today is Day 28, the end of the month of hearts. Here are the remaining heart photos I posted on Instagram. Enjoy!
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Date Marmelade Scone and Turkish Coffee
16.
French Beaded Flowers.
17.
Pennyslvania Dutch Heart. I’m still not finished with this one.
18.
Our Siamese kitten and her favorite stuffie and scarf.
19.
Marble Heart.
20.
Coffee Heart in a cup I used as a child.
21.
Peach Walnut Flip. I usually bake this in a U-shape but twisted the ends to form a heart this time.
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The old Remington Portable typewriter was really fun to use for the typed heart. I had forgotten how noisy but charming a typewriter sounds!
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A heart of Charms. Some from my childhood, some from my husband’s family, some from my mom and grandmother.
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I really didn’t want this month to be about sweets. But… Chocolates!!!
25.
Orange Ginger Cake. I didn’t write down the recipe as I made it up. It was scrumptious!
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I was feeling so rushed but decided there WAS enough time. And there was! I just had to believe it and it happened.
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I drew this four times before I decided to just let it go and do it freehand. Words of wisdom from I Corinthians, chapter 13.
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For the very last heart, I made a paper cutting. So simple and yet so deep. Love them all, ALL of them.
A Charming Heart
23 Thursday Feb 2017
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On Instagram this month, I am posting a heart a day, #amonthofhearts. AllSparkledUpDesign . Today is Day 23 and I thought it would be fun to share the full size image here. I’ve had most of these charms since my childhood and some go back to my mother’s childhood. Some are old Cracker Jack prizes, some are homemade. My granddaughter and I spent a couple enjoyable hours placing these charms in heart shape for this photo. Click on the image to access the full size. At the end of the month, I’ll post the rest of the photos here as well. Enjoy!
A heart of charms. Can you find two toucans? Three trains? A mouse with no tail? Two boxes of teeny tiny roses? A roll of paper towels? Barney Rubble? An old iron trivet? Ken’s missing sock? A Real Wicker Basket? Sparkly ballet slippers? A sphygmomenometer?
Happy Valentine’s Day!
14 Tuesday Feb 2017
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If you follow me on Instagram, AllSparkledUpDesign, you know I’m posting A Month of Hearts. Today is Day 14 and there are 14 days of hearts to go! Here are the hearts I’ve posted so far. Make sure you check instagram so you can read all the captions that go with these photos. Love to you all!
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Pink Lace candy box
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Candle-lit heart
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Real, edible, miniature chocolates.
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Mercury glass heart and pearls.
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Beaded Heart, neat and tidy
Beaded Heart, wild and unkempt
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Circuitry Heart
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Welded Heart
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Tiny Raggedy Ann and Andy
Tiny Raggedy Ann with her ILY heart
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Vintage Valentines
10
Ribbon Flower velvet candy box.
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Silk Ribbon Embroidered heart box.
12
Stone and Crystal Heart.
13
Pink Ribbon Flowers.
14 Happy Valentine’s Day!
Two swans heart.
Don’t miss it
23 Monday Jan 2017
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Yesterday I took a poinsettia outside to shake out the dead leaves. One leaf from the poinsettia had fallen. And then it rained during the night.
The day was busy but from the dining room, the tiny sparkle caught my eye.
The poinsettia leaf was no longer on the plant. During the night, it rained.
I looked closer and it was even sparklier.
The poinsettia leaf had fallen but it was still good for something. It held rain.
What are you missing today? Is there something you need to look at? What is tiny and quiet that you forgot? Love it all. And if you’re what has fallen, collect light from where you are.
Even a fallen leaf can still be bright. Don’t waste anything, even hitting bottom.
Never give up.
Eyes on Succulents
13 Sunday Nov 2016
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All eyes are on succulents.
Today is a great day for #7 from the previous post. “Laughter can be The Best Medicine Ever. You’ve got to try it! Read humor, watch comedy, laugh with family and friends. Don’t just hope laughter might happen, deliberately make it happen.” – from 31 Wonderful Things Severe Pain Taught Me
Scruffy succulent.
We are gathered here together…
Sopranos, go for the high notes… Bass, pick up the volume…
Succulent solo.
Chirp, chirp.
Oooo, that’s scary!
A little snow and ice last week
01 Monday Feb 2016
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Photos just can’t capture what the eye sees. I walked under the ice-coated branches and looked up through them. I wish everyone could experience the beauty of an ice storm. We lost power for a couple days so that wasn’t easy getting through but what I remember most is the crystalline beauty. Diamonds!
All Sparkled Up 