Excitement!

I love it when hard work starts to pay off, it is such a great, satisfying feeling! One of my soaps is featured in an Artfire Collection! Woot Woot!

For those of you who have not seen these yet, they are totally super smelling and unique. I have never seen anybody else make them. I use Brambleberry scents (the best I have found!) and I embed a clear quartz crystal in the center.  I you would like to check out the Collection, head on over HERE!
Have a great weekend Y'all! Looks like this weekend will be full of rain for us on the Treasure Coast this weekend. Good thing I love the rain!
Until next time-

Monday Mosaic 10/03

Monday Mosaic time again and when I last checked we were up to 14 people particiating! Pretty Awesome peeps! Basically you make a mosaic of your weekend. If you would like to be a part of this head on over HERE! I always have pictures of skies because I am quite taken by them. I would take pictures of skies all day long if I could make it a living!I spent lots of time with my girls doing silly things, like seeing how many layers of clothes we could put on! I roasted garlic for the first time and used it to make homemad hummus. We did some snail wranglin' because my girls love snails. I also spent every night in my studio dreaming big and making art. What did you do this weekend?

Monday Mosaic 10/03, a photo by Bird in a tree creations on Flickr.

Until Next time- Dream Big!

Do Your Thing... Whatever it is!!!!

I was driving in my truck today when I heard this super funky song on the radio. It just made me feel good all over! It said, "Get on the floor and do your thing whatever it is". I thought- I want this to be my motto in life. Get out there and do my thing whatever it is and be freakin' happy about it. No worries mon! While at a stop light I wrote those words down and when I got home I googled it! (I love google!) I found out it was by Charles Wright and the Watts 103 st Rhythm Band. Went over to You Tube and here ya go!!! Until next time, get on the floor and do your thing... whatever it is!!!!

Transformation Central

I was thinking about a blog topic for tonight when I started to go to that "Bad" place. I think we all go there every now and again. That- "I'm not good enough, I'm wasting my time, what the heck am I thinking?" I started to browse through my ideas/artist journal and I found this page.

Don't ask me why it looks so freaking yellow! I remembered writing this when I was having those thoughts at another time. It reminded me that everything gets done in it's own time and even stagnate periods have a purpose and that I should be present every single minute! I wrote this when I decided to call my studio "Transformation Central" (Got this from an awesome song in the Princess and the Frog!)
I want to call my studio this because not only is it a place where I transform paints, papers and the such into beauty, it is also a place where I, myself, transform. Through each thing I make I learn more about myself and transmute negativity into positivity. It brings me joy, makes me happy and makes me a better person for everyone around me. This same joy I hope to carry out into the world with me. I want to be the happiness pebble that sends ripples of joy all around me wherever I go!

Until next time-

Are There Pigs Flying Outside?

Yesterday we made a family trip to Target. (Pronounced in that fancy french type way- Tarjee- if you know what I mean. LOL) Willow needed a new pair of shoes for school so we were on the hunt for pink, flashing shoes. The closest we could find were these shoes with a disco ball type look. Totally groovy. Why doesn't that come in my size? Just saying...
Any who... We are a family that is kind of last minute on everything. I don't know why. We talk about planning things early but it just never really happens. While we were at Target we decided to look at the Halloween section. In the midst of ghosts, goblins and some costumes that were way too skimpy for kids, (don't even get me started on that one!) I had an epiphany- Why don't we get the costumes now. LOL and we did!!!! I find it extremely funny because it is not even October yet and we are already prepared- there must be pigs flying outside!
On another note- I have started to list my super groovy, awesome smelling soaps with a crystal energy core. I have 2 listed and many more on the way. If you would like to check them out just head on over HERE.

Until next time-

Test Pics!

I took some test pictures of my soap today to see if I could get good enough lighting to do it inside. I think I've got it! Need to do a little more stylizing besides that I believe I am on my way! Here are some of the preliminary pics.

Until next time-

I Have Found and Embraced My Passion!

Some people are lucky enough to be born knowing what  their passion is in life, while others need to go searching. I have been a searcher, navigating my way through life desperate to find that "Thing" that makes me feel all warm inside. I never really knew that I liked to create and never really tried until I was in my late 20's. I moved to Florida when I was about 22 and fell into a job teaching children art. Funny way the Universe puts things in your path. I didn't really pay attention to that cue from the Universe. I went through several boyfriends who were very artistic, a painter, musician, a writer. In retrospect I think I sought them out because they had what I wanted- to create. Did I mention that throughout this entire time I was a raging alcoholic and drug addict? I was a functioning one, always held down a job and managed to pay my bills but was a hot mess!!! When I met my husband and became pregnant I got clean and sober. May of this year marked 4 years clean and sober. It was during this time that I did some real searching. I painted, made jewelry, made soap, candles- you name it! I loved all of them and still love all of them, but I kept coming back to making soap and mixed media.

This is my soap with a crystal energy core! I get to combine my love of crystals with making soap! AWESOME!  I use all Brambleberry scents because they totally rock and are super rich smelling! Each soap contains a clear quartz crystal in the center. Clear quartz is considered the mother of all stones containing the full spectrum of energies. I will once again be making these and selling them in my store. I am also making lots of mixed media with bright colors that make you just want to eat a rainbow!!!
I have found my passion and I am on fire baby!
Have you found your passion? How many twists and turns has your road taken?
Until next time-