1.31.2011

Just For You



We design, we create, we sell.  When was the last time you made something for yourself?

I have been selling my jewelry for more then 15 years and I never make pieces just for me.

Why don't we make things for ourselves?   I think we should take a little time off and create ourselves something special.  Make things we want to make, regardless of whether or not it will sell.

Use the time to create things that we normally would not make or even try a new medium.  I love to pull out my paints and canvas and create things for my house.  It's even more fun when I include my family and we create art together.

We create beautiful things all the time we have to remember sometimes we need to create things just for us.

Do you ever create just for yourself?




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1.30.2011

Journal Prompt - The Right Direction

Last week while browsing the Etsy Forum, (I lurk more then I participate) I came across a post that posed this question:

What's the Reason Behind Everything You Do?

There was an interesting post written around this question and it's worth checking out.

It really made me think about the goals I set for myself this year and the degree of success I want in my business.

What about you have you thought about the reason behind what you do?  Pull out your goals and journal and answer this question for yourself and make sure you are doing things in your business that are going to take you to where you want to be in life.
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1.29.2011

Renewal: A Starting Point

Welcome guest blogger Cedar, as she shares her thoughts on renewal.  Cedar decided during Thanksgiving 2009 that the heaviness of grief was unwelcome. After reading about the seven phases of grief she said, Instead I’ll renew. Not knowing what she meant, she began a spiritual journey of an emotional nature that has pointed to passion.


Please share your stories and thoughts in the comments section.



Renew to enliven yourself.

It influences your life and others’ with your glow rather than unhappiness, or anything else that has miscast you.

"Live spherically...in many directions," from Under the Tuscan Sun.

It means to me to live from a source of awareness, passion and fullness that flows outward to many directions.

I see it another way for my renewal. I’m reading Deepak Chopra’s Path to Love, and he suggests as he talks about ways to see the love inside you, a journal entry with the words, “love is meant to renew,” (p. 17).

I suggest a romantic adorning of an empty space on a quiet, overlooked wall to bring out something abundantly you inside. Make this an expression of your soul’s longing to renew.

Cedar

Bio - Cedar has an MFA in nonfiction writing. She enjoys the movement of creek water rushing over rocks that are rising through its glassy surface. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.




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1.28.2011

Winter Warm Up Accessories

Stay warm this season with these wonderful handcrafted accessories from Etsy.  Each of these artists have a variety of cool items in their shop, stop by and check them out.

Purple Extra Long Fingerless Gloves Recycled Vegan by xmittens

Cotton Jersey Scarf Hand Dyed in Raspberry by rainbowrevolution

Cardinal Red Flatcap by ursulasalcove

Long Ring Creamy Scarf by acmedina

Hand Knitted sock women Medium size green by JohnlozDesign

Falling Leaves Triangle Scarf by barefootweaver
What is your favorite warm and cozy thing to wear?




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1.27.2011

What do your Doodle's Mean?

Last week I had a post about doodling and I shared the things I like to doodle and received lots of comments about what others like to doodle.

Jamberry_Song shared links to some of her doodles, and they are really cool!   Check them out:
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2699/scannedimagegq.jpg
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6730/inuitt.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4481/bluesconcert.jpg
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7259/badminton2.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/526/valkyrie2.jpg

Since last weeks post a friend of mine gave me a book about doodling.  It's called The Doodle Diary by Nancy S. Nelson.  It's a great book with pages I can doodle on and a dictionary for deciphering the meaning of our doodles.

I like drawing eyes, oddly shaped flower, and geometric shapes, well I found out what that means about me:

Eyes - show how you see the world
Flowers - fully opened flowers means I'm highly developed
geometric shapes (I draw mostly squares) - purposeful type who likes structure and discipline

Here are a couple of meanings, from some comments I received last week from the Doodling post:

Amanda from Milk & Honey Handbags mentioned one of the things she liked to draw were turtles. Turtles mean longevity and strength.

Four20Moon from Tie Dye Grrl mentioned daisy's, daisy's are considered a happy doodle, and that you like to make things come out right.

Want to know what your doodles say about you, leave me a comment of what you like to doodle and I will look it up and leave a comment with the answer.  Don't forget to stop back to find out what your doodles means.

Want your answer kept private drop me a email additionsstyleblog@gmail.com.
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1.26.2011

Be Inspired - Winter Branches

Words to Inspire

“Every man has a different idea of what's beautiful, and it's best to take the gesture, the shadow of the branch, and let the mind create the tree”
William Faulkner

Idea to Inspire

Today is the perfect day to branch out and try something new.

Photos to Inspire

I love the textures of the branches and colors of these photos.  I added in one of my own pictures in today's collection of Flickr photos, I hope they all inspire you.

My Back yard by Additions


Icy branches
Icy branches by outinthesticks

Snow-laden Pine Branches
Snow-laden Pine Branches by rich66~~

Icy Wet Branches
Icy Wet Branches by bigbrowneyez
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1.25.2011

Art Movies

Have you ever seen a movie that changed your mind about an artist or their art?

I enjoy movies about art and artists.  When I saw the movie Fredia about Fredia Kahlo, she was not one of my favorite artists.  I really enjoyed this movie!  Learning about her life and her creative process made me appreciate her work and want to see more.
  
Salma Heyek as Frida

I love Jackson Pollock's work, I even did a post about his work, check it out here.  The movie Pollock was amazing visually and a fascinating story that made me love his work even more.

Jackson Pollock at work
Their are a lot of movies about artists and art, check out this list of the 10 Best Movies About Artists.

Watching these movie opened up my eyes to their creative process, and artist lifestyles. It gave me a new appreciation of these artists and their work.

What about you?  Have you seen movie that changed your view about an artist or the art process?



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1.24.2011

And the Winner Is...

.~*~.C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s! .~*~.

Raige Creations

The winner of the
Boost Your Creative Business Giveaway

Rebecca, I hope you enjoy Reading and applying all the tips from your new book Handmade Marketplace, using your organizational supplies, your new key chain, and a feeling of inspiration you will have while wearing your iolite gemstone and hardware cluster necklace.

Thank you everyone who participated!

The next giveaway will be in August 2011.





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