Craving Spring already
Flowers available to purchase at SoSheSews Etsy Shop…aren’t they lovely? her shop also has fantastic clothes, wallets, etc. at affordable prices.
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“Earth laughs in flowers.” ~ralph waldo emerson
My hands crave the dirt….I might have to go buy some purple pansies today.
She Believed in Peace on Earth
She Believed in Peace on Earth, originally uploaded by dudadaze3.
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be
shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind.
Think big anyway.
What you spend years building may
be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack if you help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have
and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
- Anonymous
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Above photo/painting is Dudadaze Etsy shop creation! Go check it out!
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PAY ATTENTION
PAY ATTENTION Necklace, originally uploaded by celisa.
PAY ATTENTION Necklace
Chunky 12mm cobalt blue swirly glass beaded, antique copper chain necklace; measures almost 19 inches in length.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. ~Albert Schweitzer
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I have been like a madwoman this week trying to create new jewelry, package up orders, go to the post office, clearance some items, get settled into the new place, etc etc. Today I was so caught up in items not selling as much as they did yesterday and the day before that I lost sight of the fun I have in making jewelry…I couldn’t see the colors or the textures or how boldly this necklace stood out on my display rack. and then the necklace sold and I realized how sad i was gonna be to see it go…..I wasn’t even paying attention while i made this one today ….you know that feeling you get when you arrive somewhere after a zoned out drive and realize you really can’t recall most of the car ride to your destination….especially one that you drive daily……
i learned my lesson today.
$4.00 Earring Clearance Sale!!
Gypsy Milifiore Earrings, originally uploaded by celisa.
I have loads of earrings I made before I started making necklaces….too many in fact. So I am clearancing them to mainly 4 and 5 dollars. My shop is http://www.celisa.etsy.com . There are some glass, stone, and shell earrings marked down, as well as baby onesies, canvas bags, necklaces, etc.
Im off to mark down more stuff!
Seize the Moment
And what if you were told: One more hour? ~elias canetti
Seize the Moment Necklace
Chunky large 14mm light yellow/cream faceted glass beaded, antique copper chain necklace; measures approx. 17 inches in length.
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I try to live my life in a way that allows me to feel alright with leaving this life if my time is up…..i try to do as little damage as possible and hopefully put more good than bad into this world. We don’t know when our time will come when we will depart from this life we know and move onto the next phase….years ago, in an effort to ease my anxiety and constant worry I tried to adapt this everyday thinking into my head….it’s challenging, because it’s so easy to get swept up into the worries and conflicts of our own personal lives. There is so much I could write….but since I am easing my way back into this blog, i will let this be for now….
Ecstatic Experience Necklace
Ecstatic Experience Necklace
Chunky square sea blues glass beaded, antique copper chain necklace; measures approx. 18 1/2 inches in length.
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The soul should always stand ajar. Ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
~emily dickinson
My soul has been partially closed these days. but no more. I will write more later but i am off getting ready for what hopefully will lead to a new adventure.
Define Yourself Necklace
Define Yourself Necklace
10mm Leopard Jasper Stone beaded, antique copper chain necklace; measures approx. 18 1/2 inches in length.
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It’s up to each of us to get very still and say, “This is who I am.” No one else defines your life. Only you do.
~oprah winfrey
I am learning to much of what this means these past few weeks. It means everything.
Simple Things Green Necklace
A gentle word, like summer rain,
may soothe some heart
and banish pain.
What joy or sadness often springs
from just the simple little things.
~Willa Hoey
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So time goes by….this week has been a somewhat life changing one…although only time will tell what it all means and how it’s going to change me. I look to the simple things…the everyday things…to bring me some comfort now. Life goes on. Things and moments you give so much power to happen, and then nothing really seems to change….but you know that they are changing below the surface…..with words revealed and shared they mold you and the situation into something new….what once was can never be again….everything changes. and life becomes again about the simple things….the hot cup of coffee in the morning….the nice sweet text message from a friend saying ‘it will work out in the end…even if it’s not the way you wanted it to”…..feeling the crisp breeze coming through an open window….the reshaping of dreams and beginning to get your mind and your heart into balance with one another again. if that’s even possible to do.
so i move on. and let life lead me where it wants me to go. and i will try to realize the lessons that i need to learn in order to grow and be a better person to give life what it needs from me.
A New Page–just a girl
What are you left with if you sell everything? and you only leave what you can wear in a weeks time? or you only leave enough to pack in a car…
what will define you then? who do you become? how will you behave? what things and emotions will you have to face?
who are you to become when the pain of letting go wears off?
where will you go and what will you do??
a new day has begun for me.
Setting yourself Free…
“Develop an interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music–the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls, and interesting people. Forget yourself.”
~Henry Miller
sometimes thinking about myself gets old. perhaps those that are married and have kids, especially earlier on in their lives, don’t get to experience this (instead they wish for more time for themselves). i have told friends before…more in this past year…that living just for yourself grows tiresome. the place i lived last year, and the place i live now, is surrounded by families; kids going off to school, dads cutting lawns, moms cooking dinners, kids running around outside, etc etc. it appears tedious yet safe and warm all at once. there is a safety there. this knowing of who you will come home to. what you will do. going to the grocery store to buy meals that provide nourishment for loved ones that share your everyday life with you.
anyway, i can look to my friends, my family, my creativity, for company…but yet it’s not the same. as days have gone by, i long for the company and chaos of a ‘family’ to experience life with. it doesn’t have to come in the form of what most people think it does…a husband, kids, pets. it’s more about the dynamic of folks to share your everyday moments with. friends getting together for potlucks, celebrating birthdays, playing music on a front porch with folks, being involved more deeply in the lives around you. it’s about sharing. i was never very good at that growing up. but i am to try harder now.
