Some MOST exciting news to share with you…its been in the pipeline for sometime now but finally I get to share with you….
Lia also has a blog, so pop by and see what she up to. She’s recently won the Subiz "Best Home Based Business" Award.Way to go Lia...
Sometimes its easy to stay in my own little cocoon, but every emerging butterfly has to come out to the world at some time. I’m consciously making an effort to connect and be involved in things going on outside my studio, home and family. there always seems to be so much going on here! But when something really inspiring comes along, I love to jump in whole heartedly. this swap was one of those ( and there is another I’d love to share with you soon too!)
This was the Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap 3 was one of those. Organized so loving and efficiently by Beth Nicholls. And I received an amazing postcard created by Amanda from
Amanda takes the most amazing video footage + photos. I’m always intrigued by other people’s artistic gifts and loved watching this clip. Amanda filmed the behind the scene doco of this music clip…living in the subtropics of
Lately I’ve been reminded about seeing the possibility in everything!
Here’s how the story goes…I am slowly making my way around twitter, thanks to some great information from Notes on Paper. You know I've mentioned Julie before... but truly she is a twitter angel from heaven! I've been putting into practice Julies pearls of wisdom, navigating the ins and outs of tweeting. And after finding Karen Chookooloonks Walrond ‘Different is Beautiful’ I decided to follow her on twitter. I got brave and replied to one of her tweets, I almost chickened out, but the voice in my heart encouragingly told me to “go for it”. The conversation was about wearing western boots when you’re not really that western but love them anyway. Last winter I feel in love with a pair of pink + brown cowgirl boots but they weren’t my size and not ‘that’ practical in the subtropics… and my tweet was along those lines.
Karen tweeted me back (truly I almost had to pick myself up off the floor, yes she tweeted me a message) saying that if they wear boots in
And then a little twitter gem in an corner of this online world from Copper Leaf Studio….
"Twitter is PEOPLE. Being real people. Some people are cool, some are dingbats, some are All Business All The time, some only ever talk about themselves.
But here's the beauty of twitter -- you are surrounded by real people. Think for a second... picture in your head someone you admire. I don't mean like your mom, I mean like someone who you wish you could be when you grow up. Someone who is a few steps ahead of you on the career ladder. Got someone in mind? What would you give to be in an elevator with that person? What would you say if you could have their ear for a moment? (probably not "LOOK WHAT I JUST LISTED: http//www.buymystuff")
Twitter is the elevator.
It doesn't mean if the other person might not be a jerk, or might ignore you or whatever, but it gives you the opportunity to make a connection with someone who would otherwise be out of reach. "
Yep I got the message loud and clear. Anything is possible, especially when I see the possibilities, not the challenge .Here’s to being brave + bold, cowgirl boots + sweaty socks!!
a bit of a story to share, but its worth the read!
Last night I woke at midnight with a thumping headache. It wasn’t from one to many wines, lord knows I wanted one or two, or from stress or anything logical. Maybe I put the voodoo on myself….before going to be I proclaimed to my hubby that I was sick of the heat, sick of feeling sweaty, sick of being thirsty, sick of drinking soooo much water that I have to go to the bathroom all the time…
I think you get the picture. So when I woke with a head ache, I thought “serves myself right. Just get on with it, its not going to last forever.” I took some headache pain relief, which I almost never do. I like to think + believe that my body can heal itself, but I just wasn’t up for the pain this time round.
I woke this morning to the sound of rain. Beautiful, calming rain. I gave away my 5am rising and stayed in bed and just listened to the rain. So grateful it was a little cooler, even just for a few hours.
This frustration has not only come from the weather. I’ve been retaking product photos and updating descriptions, which was fun at first. But I’m so over it. Yes Inner Rebel I hear you!!
Hoping back on the horse today to get this project finished I detoured a little into blog land. a little time out doesn’t hurt right?…. Where I discovered Kylie Johnson, at Instinct + Grace ; an amazing ceramic artist and poet who is selling to Anthropology. So what’s the big deal?….she’s Australian!
This fuels my fire. It encourages me to push through those times when I’m feeling hot and sweaty, to push through the boredom of the tedious, it encourages me to think “if she can do it so can I”.
So that’s where I’m at, knowing that the rewards do come with effort, knowing that what I’m doing is worthwhile, knowing that my Inner Rebel can go crazy after this project is finished, that I can turn the fan on and sing into it like the kids do, till I’m happy to come back to the computer and that Self Discipline is challenging but also rewarding….and just maybe I might indulge my cravings for spanakopita, chocolate and a journal page!.
