Goodbye sweet little beach life

February 21, 2012 By

For the past seven months, we’ve been living at the beach. We leased a fabulous little cottage-style furnished casita in a beautiful gated community in the hammock area of Palm Coast. As many of you know, we moved there for a Montessori school for our toddler. When it didn’t live up to our standards of a traditional Montessori program and was not even a recognized Montessori school, we had to bid farewell to our shabby little beach life and move to Jacksonville where there were Montessori-accredited schools. [Read more...]

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American Holidays

February 16, 2012 By

Here’s a quick reference to the most common holidays celebrated here in the United States. Bookmark it and come back often!

New Year’s Day is January 1st. The celebration of this federal holiday begins the night before, when Americans gather to wish each other a happy and prosperous coming year.

Valentine’s Day is February 14th. The day was named after an early Christian martyr, and on Valentine’s Day, Americans give presents like candy or flowers to the ones they love.

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Top Reasons Why People Marry

February 14, 2012 By

Love Is This Greeting Card

“Love is this” greeting card now available in my Etsy store.

 

 

Here’s some interesting stats on why people marry that came from the Art of Marriage workbook.

Love 91%

Companionship 88%

To signify a lifelong commitment 82%

Security for children 79%

To make a commitment to each other 77%

Legal status for financial security 66%

Because of religious beliefs 62%

Response to family pressure 50%

Desire for a special occasion 45%

 

Have a beautiful and loving Valentine’s Day!

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Mystique Photographic Art Ad Design

January 23, 2012 By

My week’s off to a bright and mystical start. It’s amazing what a perfectly smooth cup of coffee will do for a designer!

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Where Does Your Road Lead?

January 22, 2012 By

As I created this piece of photographic art to print on canvas and also mail out for Mail Art 365 at IUOMA, I thought; “Isn’t it odd how predictable change is even when one has well thought out plans?”

My cute little mini-me will turn three in a few weeks. One thing that has been set in stone between my husband and I is the importance of providing her with the best possible format of learning as possible. She has been in Montessori School since the age of eighteen months and it’s been an incredible experience. When we relocated from Austin to central Florida for a terrific career opportunity, we struggled with finding a good school. We were able to move to a beautiful vacation property at the beach in Palm Coast for the sole reason of finding a local Montessori School for her. It didn’t take long to figure out that the school was not at even close to being a true, traditional Montessori school. (A class of little boys and girls wearing nothing but underpants and tops in the classroom, not potty-trained? Unsanitary and degrading to say the least. That was just the tip of the ice burg).

So I asked myself, where is this road leading us next? [Read more...]

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Vintage Magazine Insert Freebie

January 18, 2012 By

So what happens at 3:45 am when I can’t sleep because the ocean’s waves are crashing loudly or I get the urge to make coffee at insane hours of the morning?! I do some blog reading or, like this morning, dig out old, vintage magazines and flip through them to kick start my creative mojo!

As it so happens, I came across this old insert which lacked vibrancy and “oomph!” Nothing a little color couldn’t fix!

Who knows what one might use it for, but for my creative little divas and gentlemen followers, I’m sure one or two of you will find cause! Click on it to grab it over at my Flickr and download. Have fun and come back to share your creations with a link to your work below!

Vintage Magazine Insert

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Woman of Worth

January 17, 2012 By

I was recently commissioned to photograph and design a piece of photographic art for an upcoming retail franchise. I was on location when I came upon a concrete bench that overlooked a small lake with a water fountain. On it, was this engraving. It gave me this very appreciative sense of meaning as I read it. Can you think of anything more respectful and valuable than being remembered as a woman of worth?

It added so much to my day and made me feel this great sense of purpose as I walked away with the props that I was there to photograph. When I got back to my shabby little beach cottage, I took shot of the engraving within the concrete bench and added some feminine, rosey posey texture and this sparrow; the pretty little creature that has always reminded me of my grandmother.

A woman of worth… that’s a lifelong achievement to work towards. It gives me something to strive for as perhaps it does for you as well! If you’re still reading along, I ask you, what would you like to be remembered as? I would very much love to read your thoughts below. As for me, I would like to be remembered for finding my light and making it somewhere over the rainbow :-)

 

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quoted Art

January 16, 2012 By

I ran a little contest at the last minute on this piece of art that I created early this morning. Since there wasn’t a winner, I will leave this open to comments for a bit and will randomly choose from someone who leaves a comment with a really interesting quote or phrase. Be sure to leave your email address (which remains private to all but me!).

 

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