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Pottery Barn iNspiRed

2012-03-08T06:47:00.003-08:00

a fResH spRiNg color pallet for a BedRooM VaNity

iNspiRed by tHe Big pRiNt eArth toNed ButteRflies fRoM tHe FebRuaRy issue
PotteRy BaRN BeddiNg CollectioN

usiNg aN existing wRought~iRoN oRnaMeNtal glass vase aNd CaRaMel PeoNies

addiNg Butter cReAm DogWood BlossoMs, wHite seAsoNal beRries, Blue DelphiNiuM stalk,

WilloW spRigs fRoM outdoor floWeR pots aNd a siMple cRusHed VaNilla Ribbon
aN iNexpeNsiVe splash of tHe gaRdeN iNto tHe HoMe,
tHat will last well iNto tHe suMmeR moNths
~~~

HoMe aNd FloRal DeSigN ClieNt of www.poeticgarden.com

Lotus

2012-02-17T12:03:00.000-08:00

Lotus: tHe RytHoM {rhytHm} of NatuRe

http://www.sanghayoga.com/Ayurveda.html

gReAtest Gift

2012-02-14T04:22:00.001-08:00

HeAlth is tHe gReAtest gift, coNteNtMeNt tHe gReAtest weAlth,
faithfulness tHe best relatioNsHip ~Buddha

{'fRee to be Myself' aNd NoVa SpeAr facebook post}

deSigN #155 faiRy {LoVe} CollectioN

2012-02-06T09:21:00.000-08:00

with much gratitude, I was giVeN a collection of Graphic 45 scRapBook Papers
{oNce UpoN a SpRiNg tiMe, Butterfly Kisses, SpellBouNd & flight of faNcy}

heAded stRaigHt to woRk iN cReAtiNg a loNg oVeRdue aRt piece I had eNvisioNed
with this paper liNe "tHaNk YOU" to those wHo gaVe to tHe gaRdeN iN helpiNg to cReAte tHis New CollectioN of aRt

deSigN #155 faiRy {LoVe}

sHe caMe fRoM a tiNy place oNce foRgotteN nestled witHiN her HeArt
a tiMeless WoRld uNbRoKeN, sHe kNeW just fRoM tHe staRt
a gaRdeN sHe had oNce dreamt, was her StoRyBook of aRt
details of her jourNey sHe kNeW fRoM loNg ago
tHat faith plaNts tHe seed aNd loVe makes it gRoW
so did her HeArt BlossoM aNd a light begiN to sHiNe
iN a dReAm sHe oNce caMe fRoM iN tHat secret place iNside... {loVe}
~ ~ ~

8x8 ScRapBook aRt WoRk, LuNcHbox ScRapBook~StatioNaRy Set
aNd ACEO/aRtistRy Collectors SceNe
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dedicated to my HeaVeNly FatHeR, my cHildReN aNd my faiRies

{Collection is no loNgeR available}

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WelcoMe

2012-01-21T11:52:00.000-08:00

i'M iN for a wHile, your welcoMe to haVe a look aRouNd tHe gaRdeN

www.pggardens.blogspot.com is tHe {maiN} blog for tHe Poetic GaRdeN website feAtuRiNg aRt WoRk, news~updates, NoN~pRofit, gaRdeN tips, deSigN, nutrition, education aNd moRe...

www.kkrafts.blogspot.com is oNe of tHe oRigiNal pRoductioN aNd aRt Gallery blogs sHoWiNg tHe 'ooak' aRt WoRk through aN aRtist uNique 3~diMeNsioNal poiNt of view

www.poeticgarden.com is tHe main website feAtuRiNg tHe

Life's JourNey StoRyBook Pages aNd LiNe, LaNdscapiNg aNd NoN~pRofit

www.nsd-awareness.blogspot.com NeRvous System Disease Awareness

jourNal aNd Medical Research blog for education aNd NoN~pRofit

to puRcHase 3D Life's JourNey aRt WoRk seArch for {Poeticgarden} oN eBay

or coNtact for coMmissioNed woRk

Blessed Be fRoM my gaRdeN to yours aNd may tHe wiNteR seAsoN

fiNd YOU cozy aNd iN peAce

Possible

2012-01-15T06:15:00.000-08:00

“It would be possible to describe eVeRytHiNg scieNtifically, but it would make no seNse; it would be without meAniNg, as if you described a Beethoven syMphoNy as a vaRiatioN of wave pressure.” ~Albert Einstein

Joy

2012-01-09T06:37:00.000-08:00

Joy is sHaRiNg tHose moMeNts with a fRieNd tHat leAve aN iMpRiNt iN tHe HeArt foReVer~

Splashed with fResh PuRple HydRaNgeAs aNd ViNtage White tEa Roses,

is a 6x6 Paper Bag fRieNdsHip ScRapBook filled with a gaRdeNers delight.

{MME~Wild Asparagus 'fRieNds' Paper Pallet} aloNg with a few otHeR faVoRites:

MakiNg MeMoRies Basic Grey K&CoMpaNy Classic Debbie Mumm aNd PriMa

adoRned with a BeAdlaNdiNg Silver Butterfly PeNdaNt, Pearl PiN aNd dReAm Bottle

Swarovski Crystals, Buttermilk CuRly Q BeRries, Tibetan GaRdeN ChaRms

Poetic GaRdeN 'ooak' eMbellisHmeNt stoNes, adoRable side page tabs aNd stoRage pockets

fRieNdsHip quotes, 21 Photo PlaceMeNts with matcHiNg jourNaliNg tags

coMpletes a 'ooak' cReAtioN for tHat special fRieNd

CoMmissioNed ScRapBook aRt WoRk for {Joy}

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PlaNtiNg tHe Seed

2012-01-08T10:21:00.000-08:00

viNtage~retRo stool of soRts, captuRed tHis past suMmer fouNd me tHiNkiNg of my gRaNdMotHeR. aN iMpRiNt fRoM aNotHeR tiMe, feeliNg her coMfoRtiNg pReseNce as I begiN to iMagiNe of wHat's iN fRoNt of me. WateRiNg caN full of fResHly picked puRple wild floWeRs, tHe kiNd sHe would stoRe iN her wiNdoW seal,

a distiNct color of faded leMoN meRiNgue yellow with rusted woRn out steps iN a well woRn house;

tiMes speNt iN her lil' kitcHeN, such loVe was plaNted tHeRe.

It's tHose special moMeNts tHat alWays left such aN iMpRiNt oN tHe HeArt aNd seeM to re appear {repair} wHeN tHey need to iN life.
Those repeated iMages played out of her cookiNg iN her kitcHeN weRe tHe woRds wRitteN, of her selfless seeds of loVe. Always caRiNg for my needs but most of all a seNse of hoMe to me.

Wild Blackberries aNd RaspbeRries hidden iN her fields for me to seArch out like a faiRy foRagiNg, stRaWbeRries by her back poRch gaVe me such a peAceful place to dReAm aNd to just be.

A fouNdatioN, tHe staples tHat giVe me a seNse of beiNg aNd to kNoW tHat I aM tRuly loVed by tHe meMoRies of her HeArt felt WiNgs

{meMoRies tHat aRe stitched with loVe leAve iMpRiNts for tHe HeArt to see}

fRoM a gRaNdMotHeRs effortless HeArt tHat gaVe so much to me

~wRitiNgs aNd iMage of www.poeticgarden.com

LoVe

2012-01-02T13:57:00.000-08:00

caMe fRoM tHe daRk with a bRoKeN HeArt yet He loVes Me just tHe saMe
wiped my teArs took my feArs aNd held tHeM to tHe rain
gaVe Me stReNgth iN tiMe of need aNd washed aWay my paiN
He boRe my siNs so I could liVe aNd gaVe Me life to bReAth
unresolved I seArch my HeArt to feel tHat loVe agaiN
of aN iMage made just like miNe, a sacrifice so I could liVe
wHat loVe would do such a tHiNg with no coNditioNs or blaMe
a seArch tHat will foReVer last witHiN my HeArt iN tHaNkiNg hiM for wHat He did

A gift of {LoVe} He giVes to Me cHeRish faith iN all my dReAms

aNd to kNoW tHat He tRuly liVes...

to a NeW YeAr of Life, LoVe, PeAce, Hope aNd DreAms

Greeting CaRd copyrights of www.poeticgarden.com aNd associated archives
dedicated to my HeaVeNly FatHeR, my children aNd my faiRies
~Blessed Be

HeArt

2011-12-17T08:16:00.000-08:00

Education

2011-12-12T06:53:00.000-08:00

My hope aNd wish is tHat oNe day, foRmal education will pay atteNtion to wHat I call “education of tHe heart.” Just as we take for gRaNted tHe need to acquire pRoficieNcy iN tHe basic academic subjects, I aM hopeful tHat a tiMe will coMe wHen we can take it for gRaNted tHat cHildRen will leaRn, as paRt of the curriculum, tHe iNdispeNsability of iNner values: loVe, coMpassion, justice, aNd foRgiVeNess.

~Dalai Lama

iNspiRed

2011-12-08T07:28:00.000-08:00

With viNtage jeWeled glasses in tow, this 6x6 Paper Bag Scrapbook

is suRe to sHoW your loVe for NatuRe. All wrapped~up iN a buNdle of cReAtiVe eaRth toNed colors aNd pRiNts. Collective iNspiRatioNal woRds aNd quotes,
distinctively expressing a BeAutiFuL way to display those special Life moMeNts.

{Look deep iNto NatuRe aNd tHeN YOU will uNdeRstaNd eVeRytHiNg better}

siMple aNd tRue WoRds to liVe by iN life.
~ ~ ~

14 page layout packed full with diaMoNd glaze tipped silk floWeRs,
sigNatuRe Poetic GaRdeN glass faiRy stoNes.
MiNatuRe Charms, OrgaNza aNd Satin Ribbons iN Chocolate aNd Butter CreAm.

Unique page tabs iN assorted WoRds, 22 Photo aNd Keepsake placeMeNts, note tages for jourNaliNg aNd 8 stoRage pockets to add those additioNal keepsakes iN.

Iridescent PeArl PiN, Upholstered jeWeled Brads, foRest braNches aNd BeRries.

Epoxy clips, Sugar Coated Butterflies tipped with Dew Drops aNd Swarovski Crystals

Real Pressed HeRbs iN Lavender, Sage aNd Cat MiNt with tHeMed gaRdeN ChaRms.

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~Blessed Be fRoM my gaRdeN to yours

kNoWledge is PoWeR

2011-12-07T16:44:00.000-08:00

"LeaRniNg is tHe discovery that soMetHiNg is possible" ~Fritz Perls
iMage by google

{ nsd-awareness.blogspot.com }

SiMply BeAutifuL

2011-12-07T11:30:00.000-08:00

'SiMply BeAutiFuL' is a new Blog eNtRy added to tHe Poetic GaRdeNs website, pRoVidiNg a basic aNd easy scieNtific way to fall iN loVe with eAtiNg natural. Breaking foods doWn iN a puRe aNd siMple way that pRoVides BeAutiFuL insight aNd aWaReNess of how iMpoRtaNt it is to eat right for your 'teMple' ShaRiNg ideas aNd tips iN aN oRgaNic aNd fuNdaMeNtal approach, opeNiNg up a woRld of iMagiNatioN iN cReAtiNg clever aNd delicious ways iN eAtiNg that eVeRyoNe can eNjoy.

TakiNg tHe tiMe to feAtuRe NatuRal Foods, will hopefully enlighten YOU to make cReAtiVe aNd healthier choices tHat can make a woRld of diffeReNce iN your Life.

~ ~ ~

I couldN't resist iN staRtiNg off with a Biblical fRuit... tHe {Apple} makiNg this a veRy teMptiNg~guiltless aNd delicious food to eAt.

One of my faVoRite apples is tHe 'HoNeycRisp' coNsideRed tHe most peRfect dessert apple,
which meAns YOU caN eNjoy dessert for bReAkfast, LuNch aNd DiNneR without aNy guilt.
TakiNg tHe stress out of what to eat at what tiMe of tHe day all together.

My faVoRite way of eAtiNg this forbidden fRuit, is drizzling hoNey oVer crisp sliced apples aNd soMetiMes adding a dollop of AlMoNd Butter.
Less sugar coNteNt, alMoNd Butter is better oN tHe digestive system aNd adds a cReAtiVe tWist to a delicious aNd teMptiNg fRuit.

NutritioNal JourNaliNg aNd iMage by www.poeticgarden.com

Poetic GaRdeN News

2011-12-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

it's been a veRy loNg road iNdeed, a lot of cHaNges haVe happeNed iN tHe gaRdeN. A season woRth reMeMbeRiNg aNd jourNaliNg about. Had to establish soMe Me tiMe so I could teNd to eVeRy aspect of NoN~Profit this year. SoMe poWeRful aNd meMoRable expeRieNces happeNed but tHey did not coMe without haRdsHips to say tHe leAst aNd pRofouNd lessoNs to me leArNed fRoM. DeteRmiNed to reMaiN stRoNg, Poetic GaRdeN has stayed steadfast iN cReAtiNg uNique

oNe of a kiNd 3D scRapBook aRt WoRk iN additioN to New GreetiNg CaRds
fRoM tHe 'Life's JourNey LiNe.

BriNgiNg to life a cReAtiVe way of reAdiNg aNd leArNiNg through tHe aRtist eyes.

OpeNiNg a door iNto aN iNdepth ScieNtific Research aNd DiscoVeRy blog
called {nsd-awareness.blogspot.com} education iN Nervous System Diseases which in turn helps aid iN a NoN~Profit ChildReNs ReAdiNg ProgRaM.

There's a New look iN aRchiViNg aNd docuMeNtiNg as well, pRoVidiNg pleNty of oppoRtuNities to exploRe aNd get to kNoW tHe aRtist beHiNd tHe faiRy cottage...

LookiNg foRwArd to shaRiNg notes aNd ideas fRoM tHe aRt JourNal iN:
SiMple aNd BeAutiFuL Foods to eat, ScieNce aNd NatuRe,

to iNspiRatioNal poetry wRitiNgs aNd collective 'ooak' scRapBook aRt WoRk.

With a gaRdeN that is alWays evolving aNd cHaNgiNg, I aM tRuly "tHaNkfuL" to those wHo haVe coNtiNued to show tHeiR hoNesty, coMpassioN aNd LoVe iN leNdiNg a haNd to gRoWth aNd education. Appreciate all tHe 'sNail mail' caRe packages aloNg with tHe kiNd aNd BeAutiFuL suppoRtiVe woRds YOU leaVe oN this gaRdeNs doorstep.

~May PeAce alWays fiNd YOU oN your jouRney

Blessed Be fRoM www.poeticgarden.com

NeVeR Doubt

2011-12-02T06:23:00.000-08:00

NeVer doubt tHat a sMall gRoup of thoughtful, coMmitted citizens can cHaNge tHe woRld. Indeed, it is tHe oNly tHiNg tHat eVer has. ~MaRgaRet MeAd

Us aNthRopologist & populaRizer of aNthRopology (1901-1978)

posted by Patti oN facebook

DeSigN #154 'MotHeR'

2011-11-25T20:33:00.000-08:00

A MotHeRs LoVe is sHoWn tiMelessly through tHe fRuits of her {teNder} labor.
DeSigNed is sHe, iN uNique sHades, her aNgelic hope aNd {faith}

SileNt as her wiNgs may fly iN all her Blessed Days. tHe {hope} sHe holds witHiN heR heArt, aRe tHe gifts sHe giVes aWay.
ColoRful as her 'patchwork' quilt, heR bouNty full of caRe; eNduRiNg through tHe test of tiMe, sHe weaves her sileNt pRayeRs.

PeAceFuL aRe tHe days goNe by, tHe seAsoNs stitcHed with tWiNe,
a MotHeRs LoVe iN eNdless BeAuty, her BouNtifuL HeArt diViNe ~

'ooak' ScRapBook aRt WoRk DeSigN #154 'MotHeR'
GreetiNg CaRd aNd Glass faiRy StoNes
iN HoNor of aMmas Day of Sabbath

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~Blessed Be fRoM my gaRdeN to yours Happy ThaNks GiViNg

aRt Studio

2011-11-25T13:59:00.000-08:00

...aNd soMetiMes tHeRe aRe days wHeRe JourNaliNg aNd ReseArcHiNg tuRns iNto scRapBookiNg. Nestled iN tHe aRt Studio, cReAtiNg a new collectioN of "ooak" aRt WoRk for tHe Holiday SeasoN

~Blessed Be fRoM www.poeticgarden.com

oRgaNic aNd fuNdaMeNtal

2011-11-22T07:25:00.000-08:00

Basic aNatoMy 101: oRgaNic aNd fuNdaMeNtal ~ tHe tRee is tHe laRgest oRgaNisM iN tHe woRld to a SpiNal CoRd of a NeRvous SysteM. A fRactuRed bRaNch is like a bRokeN CoRd

{NSD} aWaReNess www.nsd-awareness.blogspot.com

iMage by Tree StoRy oN Facebook

SpiRituaL LeAdeR

2011-11-21T22:18:00.000-08:00

boRn Sudhamani, SepteMber 27th, 1953: is aN Indian SpiRituaL LeAdeR reVeRed as a SaiNt by her folloWeRs, wHo also kNoW her as "Amma", "Ammachi" or "Mother". She is widely respected 1) for her huMaNitaRiaN 2) actiVities aNd is kNoWn as "tHe HuggiNg SaiNt".

wRitiNgs aNd iMage by flickr aNd google

www.amma.org aNd by {tHe Gifts of Autism} oN facebook

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_Amritanandamayi

WoRds

2011-11-21T16:44:00.000-08:00

Our lips speAk tHe woRds but our heArts tell tHe stoRy ~wRiteR uNkNoWn

facebook post by Nova Spear aNd DiaNa WaRd

'ooak' StoRyBook

2011-11-20T19:27:00.000-08:00

i'M a MediciNal MaRijuaNa MoM iN a 'ooak' StoRyBook of Life, boRn NoN~SyNtHetic not by choice. FoReigN as tHey coMe, couNseled by maNy of what to do iN a syNtHetic woRld. GiVeN liNes of advise fRoM LaNd LaW, Medical to Religion, seeiNg laWs UpoN laWs beiNg bRoKeN.
StudiNg basic scieNce aNd aNatoMy seNse High School, I used my tiMe wisely {reAdiNg} while stRuggliNg seNse biRth with AutoiMmuNe DeficieNcies. SeekiNg out Religion as my last resoRt for aNy type of tRue guidaNce but was quickly reMiNded how eVeN ReligioN can coMe to fault iN bReAkiNg tHeiR woRd.
So what happeNs wHeN tHe law bReAks YOU? wHeN is it ok to ask for peRmissioN to protect my health aNd well~beiNg within tHe coNstitutioN oNce wRitteN? I was told iN my jourNey of life, that i'M related to oNe of tHe men that signed this creed. I'm ceRtaiN that has to couNt for soMetHiNg these days iN this ecoNoMical baRteRiNg faze...
A man of Religion bReAks tHe LaNd LaW iN oRder to staNd for tRuth yet wHeN I seek medical advice acRoss state liNes, I aM held iN coNteMpt. CouNseled to reMaiN sileNt fRoM speAkiNg tHe tRuth. SeekiNg couNsel, i'M either scoffed at by local law eNfoRceMeNt for what i'M goiNg through oN a medical leVel iN tHe State of Utah or asked to giVe aN autograph iN jail for staNdiNg up for soMetHiNg I tRuly belieVe iN. As aN EmeRgeNcy RooM mocks victoRiously at soMeoNe else's paiN, it's ok to leave a pick liNe iN a patieNts aRm for officers to see. Yet wHeN the law is bRoKeN not just oNce but by tHRee, Medical ScieNce, LaNd LaW aNd Religion, wHoM shall I seek?
I aM wHo I aM, my woRd is my cReed. I haVe notHiNg to loose aNd nothing to gain but for justice to be seRved iN this place I call eaRth.

google iMage by Tim MaRtiN ~ aRt JourNal by www.poeticgarden.com

Through the Looking Glass

2011-11-20T06:51:00.000-08:00

It's been a while seNse i'Ve had a cHaNce to wRite aboVe tHe door or sit aMoNgst mad people aNd discuss tHe eNdless possibilities yet to be exploRed.
My most receNt fiNdiNgs iN life haVe validated aNd coNfiRmed that iN tHe midst of coNteMpt coMes cuRiosity to leaRn. I'Ve seen feAr aNd coNfusioN, uNceRtaiNty aNd moRe, so I coNfide with tHe RaVeN aNd let my thoughts soRe. Is it eVeR possible to fiNd peace aMoNgst a mad society, of those who liVe to hate, who eNcouRage disbelief? I'm not suppose to dRaw outside tHe liNes, scorNed for beiNg cReAtiVe aNd mocked for beiNg cuRious of waNtiNg to leaRn moRe.
"Seek aNd ye shall fiNd" but be weAry oN tHe path YOU choose to follow. Question eVeRytHiNg but neVer tRust uNless it's by your oWn woRds aNd not that of aNotHeR aNd alWays disceRn tHe middle space between Tweedledee aNd Tweedledum to fiNd tHe tRuth, wHeN faced with peculiar situations...
I haVe heaRd couNtless bRoKeN woRds fRoM LaNd LaW to Religion but tHe oNe place I fiNd tHe most babble, aRe tHe woRds that go uNwRitteN. To haRm with such foRce or iNteNt to distRoy, oNly sHoWs actioNs of weAkeNess witHiN a sMall voice. So I coNtiNue to press foRwaRd as I tHuMb through tHe pages, researching aNd hopiNg to fiNd facts aNd figuRes. It must be fact if fouNd iN a Book but wHeN pReseNted with authoRity beyoNd what i'Ve leaRned, i'M not alloWed to resource or discover aNd ceRtaiNly neVer to discern. Crazy aM I to tHiNk such a thought, to be iNtelligeNt fRoM life's expeRieNces for oNce. Who aM I to tHiNk that wHeN giVeN aN open caNvas iN life, that i'M not allowed to be faithful iN what I belieVe iN. Such noNseNse aNd coNtRived woRds is tHe laNguage I heAr, of voices lost iN a maddeNiNg woRld. UnceRtaiN yet so quick aNd coNfideNt to destroy fRoM a place of feAr.
PeRhaps liViNg aNd wRitiNg outside tHe liNes is tRuly best to be seeN by tHe naked eye. Maybe tHeN can woRds be exposed iNto actioNs rarely heArd, wHeRe tHiNgs uNdiscoVeRed can be taught or leaRned, wHeRe sileNce can be bRoKeN by aN uNbRokeN woRd.

aRt jourNal of www.poeticgarden.com

WiNteR WoNdeRlaNd

2011-11-19T11:28:00.000-08:00

it's a liNe YOU haVe to follow wHeN YOU waNt to fly...

aka ~Wicked 'Kathy Smalls' was my playground naMe iN oNe of tHe gReAtest woNdeRlaNds of all, Solitude A place wHeRe tHe higher YOU cliMbed, tHe moRe giaNt puffed clouds of whip cReAm tHeRe was to soar oN a peRfect 'Blue BiRd' day.

By tHe eNd of tHe season I was racing with my fRieNds aNd cReAtiNg new meMoRies with my kids. G~foRce is what I called it, aiMed to catch low gRaVity air. The faster I soaRed tHe moRe butterflies I had fun flyiNg with. GlisteNiNg diAmoNds spRayed beNeAth my PaNdoRa LiNes cReAtiNg spaRkles iN tHe saNd...

it was just aNotHeR day iN paRadise in my StoRyBook woNdeRlaNd.

~dReAmer, skieR, wRiter, seeker... www.poeticgarden.com

peArL

2011-11-04T12:55:00.000-07:00

He saw tHiNgs in a diffeReNt way.........♥

"He saw tHiNgs iN a way tHat otHeRs did not, so tHat a city I had liVed iN all my life seeMed a diffeReNt place, so tHat a woMaN becaMe BeAutiFuL with tHe light oN her face."

~ wRitteN by Tracy Chevalier (GiRl with a PeaRl EaRriNg)
posted oN facebook by ChRistiNe

BeAuty

2011-11-01T16:44:00.000-07:00

"People often say tHat ‘BeAuty is iN tHe eye of tHe beHolder,’ aNd I say tHat tHe most libeRatiNg tHiNg about BeAuty is reAliziNg that YOU aRe tHe beHolder. This eMpoWeRs us to fiNd BeAuty iN places wHeRe otHeRs haVe not daRed to look, iNcludiNg iNside ourselves."
Salma Hayek ~ lotusflowerimages.com

BelieVe

2011-11-01T07:45:00.000-07:00

wHeN YOU BelieVe iN a tHiNg, BelieVe iN it all tHe way, iMplicitly aNd uNquestioNable..........

~with Shiju Thiruvalla aNd Shibin John Tvm
MEF's EmpoWeRiNg WoMeN aNd MoRe

FeeliNg Wicked

2011-10-30T13:50:00.001-07:00

I haVe had tHe opportunity to get to kNoW a veRy special woMaN aloNg my Life's JourNey aNd couldn't resist iN sHaRiNg her adoRable taleNts as my way to say "tHaNk YOU" for stReNgth aNd couRage she has taught me to haVe.

~FeeliNg a bit Wicked~

Eve made aN adoRable HalloWeeN caRd iNspiRed by her gRaNdchildReNs costuMes
through a bReW of sNake oil aNd Witch Hazel.
With her faithful Copic MaRkeRs iN haNd for sMoke dRipped caNdles aNd staMps, a dash of Glitter aNd 'Close To My Heart' paper aNd felt; coMes a potion of festiVe cReAtiVity that I couldN't resist iN feAtuRiNg for this tiMe of year.
I haVe watched Eve with her aRtistic abilities, cReAte adoRable cRafts iN expressing her loVe for her children aNd gRaNdchildReN aNd tRuly adMiRe her iNneR stReNgth.
A woMeN I will alWays look up to with a haNdful of 'Wicked LoVe'

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Pretty Soul

2011-10-25T18:16:00.001-07:00

~quote by deSigNeRbRaNds

aRt in Review

2011-10-18T21:36:00.000-07:00

Cherish the moMeNts that fill your heaRt with meMories that teach you to soar. Take fRoM those precious tiMes aNd be huMbled to waNt to learn moRe. A faMily can give you stReNgth in ways that you never iMagiNed. That give you the ability to fly, the courage to explore but most of all the ability to love yourself moRe. Hardships will coMe aNd good will follow, there is always tiMe to poNdeR for what may coMe toMoRrow.
Hold those you loVe dear to your heart aNd draw stReNgth fRoM the past. In tiMe you will discover that it's the learning fRoM the meMories that foReVer last.
GiVe tHaNks for expeRieNces that coMe fRoM your faMily,
for oNe day they may guide you to your life's jourNey aNd path.

This elegaNt fall cReAtioN repReseNts the bouNtiful beauty that coMes
fRoM the growth aNd blessiNgs that a faMily can provide.
No faMily uNit is peRfect aNd we all have different expeRieNces
but it's what we take fRoM those tiMes
to help us in our personal jourNey in life
that can ultiMately make us a better huMan beiNg

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deSigN #144 FaMily MeMoRies
oRigiNal Issue Date: October '2010
*PeRsoNal Dedication
MakiNg MeMoRies Upholstered Brads
Poetic GaRdeN Baubles
Prima Script FloWeRs

FalliNg iNto ChaNge

2011-10-18T08:06:00.000-07:00

a fRieNd reMiNded me receNtly iN my tRaVels, that I foRgot to "take my life back" what bold woRds to tRuly liVe by these days as this leg of tHe jouRney has been like a 'Tom Sawyer aNd Huckleberry Finn' Book. HoppiNg fRoM oNe spot to tHe next, always curious aM I, neVer to rest loNg eNough, I tRade my tEa bag iN for aN old stick to use as my fishiNg pole. DaNgliNg my feet oVer tHe bRidge, soakiNg up the last of tHe Indian SuMmer. It has been notHiNg less tHaN that of a veRy peculiar season iNdeed aNd 'takiNg my life back' seems to be tHe next step.
October caMe iN like a sileNt heArtbReAk yet left me with a gaRdeN full of aNticipatioN aNd hope iN tHe foRm of meNdiNg. iMpRiNted iN various shades within my heaRt, my eyes see shadows oNce reMeMbeRed iN tHe trees near by.
tHaNkiNg my HeaVeNly FatHeR for tHe bouNtiful haRvest of color, I look within the details of MotHeR NatuRe. LeaRniNg that it's oNly natuRal to tHiNk that tHe possibilities could be eNdless for me to fall iNto cHaNge with each tuRniNg of a leaf. So with my fishiNg pole iN haNd aNd my haNdkerchief of tReAsuRes within my heaRt, i'M sloWly gaiNiNg a whole new perspective oN life, as I look to uNdisoVeRed paths just beyoNd tHe riVer beNd.
FalliNg iN loVe with tHe days eNd, neVer to foRget those woRds oNce wRitteN...

"Quick to leaVe aRe tHe meMoRies we expeRieNce
but they aRe suRe to last iN tHe heArt foReVeR."

ChaNge is good aNd so is aWaitiNg uNexploRed expeRieNces. It seems to me that Tom aNd Huck Finn had a pretty good idea tHeMselVes; they neVer kNeW wHeRe they weRe headed iN life but they alWays stayed oN tHe saMe course together. It's kiNd of like this... I figuRe with HeaVeNly FatHeR by my side, it's got to couNt for soMetHiNg wHeN I exploRe new adVeNtuRes iN life, aNd tRustiNg iN cHaNge is oNly goiNg to take me fuRtHeR iN wHeRe I waNt to go. "Blessed Be aNd Marry PaRt" to a season filled with cHaNge.

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BegiNniNg

2011-10-03T09:21:00.000-07:00

as suMmeR begiNs to fade iNto a daRk light of new begiNniNg, cHaNgiNg of tHe seasons eMeRge aNd so does tHe woNdeRiNg spiRit who loVes to dReAm...
iNcased iN a sHadoW of sileNce coMes a beauty of uNique deSigN,
fRagile fRoM a woRld left beHiNd.
RaptuRed iN a moMeNt iN tiMe, displaying stReNgth within tHe spiRit beNeAtH her wiNgs. Delicate staiN glass wiNdoWs reflect with claRity
as she prepares to soar iNto a new hoRizoN.

~fRoM a dRagoNfly to a faiRy, whatever your heart may see,
it's tHe coNstaNt faith iN belieViNg that will alWays help YOU see your dReAms.

a faiRy she does appear, perched upon a bRaNch or peRhaps a dRagoNfly iN waitiNg, eNduRaNce aNd faith of a bRaNd new staRt. A season full of gRoWiNg, a cHaNce to discoVer new jourNeys ahead...

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Poetic GaRdeN News

2011-08-31T22:32:00.000-07:00

aRtist RestiNg

Poetic GaRdeN is takiNg a ‘seasonal’ restiNg peRiod aNd will be back soon.
In tHe meAntiMe, YOU aRe welcoMe to view tHe 3D Scrapbook aRt woRk aloNg with aN iN depth look iNto each cReAtioN heRe oN tHe main website blog or at:
www.kkrafts.blogspot.com
~Blessed Be aNd tHaNk YOU to all who haVe left their coNtiNued kiNdNess
iN tHe gaRdeN this year.

Through the Looking Glass

2011-08-14T12:14:00.000-07:00

biRds need feediNg aNd tHe day is alMost doNe, been iN deep prayer lookiNg, disbelieViNg yet curious to kNoW moRe... aRticulatiNg aNd breaking up each woRd, bReakiNg doWn each HeaRtache shattered oNce befoRe iN this book.
I aM moRe tHaN ceRtaiN I caMe fRoM a place that makes moRe seNse to my spiRit yet mocked just tHe saMe iN tHe woRld I liVe iN.
Staying tRue to foRm, my uNique deSigN tHe wiNgs YOU do not see, fRagile, left iN pieces to collect tHe stRiNgs that bRoKe aNd left me frayed...

Today maybe a day I walk aWay fRoM oRgaNized ReligioN aNd follow my oWn "ooak" path hoMe to my HeaVeNly FatHeR. I kNoW he loVes me, tHe issue all my life is accepting aNd loViNg ME. foRgiViNg ME, tRuly loViNg all of ME
I'M coNtiNuously beiNg blessed though my days aRe haRd. For eVeRy step foRwaRd, he tRuly listeNs fRoM tHe HeaRt.
He kNoWs what I need to tHe poiNt of meRcy, he tests me iN high tide oNly to fiNd that I doN't haVe to run with tHe otHeRs to feel accepted, I can walk with him aNd stay dRy...
HaVe faith iN eVeRytHiNg I do, tHe absolute poWeR is BelieViNg iN oNeself.
It meaNs to take all tHe good with tHe bad, to sin with no sin aNd loVe thyself thick aNd tHiN.
I recogNize my cross iN life, oNe I chose early on, a warrior,
I wear like a weapon I bear oN my HeaRt.

Maybe woRds aloNe caN't meNd a BRokeN HeaRt, maybe sHoWiNg means moRe to a woNdeRiNg HeaRt, tHeN that of a bRokeN soul... LoVe!

aRt jourNal of www.poeticgarden.com

Discovering...

2011-08-13T14:24:00.001-07:00

caMe across this google iMage of a Book receNtly I picked up iN my life... a lot of people assuMe that I aM MoRmoN but i'M not, siMply a spiRit seeker lookiNg for justice, who eNjoys ReAdiNg about HistoRy aNd Religion happeNs to be tHe subject I aM discovering at tHe moMeNt iN my Life's JourNey.
Perplexing to say tHe least, scratching my head iN coNfusioN, soMe woRds I caN relate to yet it's not what I aM seeiNg.
DisplayiNg my books iN tHe kitchen, sHoWiNg bits of pieces of who I aM... this oNe has me researching tHe woRds again, woNdeRiNg if it suits me...

CoNfused to say tHe least yet puzzled just tHe saMe, has me curious at tHe moMeNt, stayiNg quiet, uNdeR tHe weather...
BeiNg sHoWn oNe tHiNg aNd taught aNotHeR, readiNg this book, has me diViNg deeper iNto tHe subject of Religion all together...
{tHe Book of MoRmoN}

tiMe of Gratitude

2011-08-08T18:27:00.000-07:00

I should be gettiNg my 'food staMps' heRe soon but it's tHe iN betweens that matter tHe most. Grateful for tHe oppoRtuNity to get up eVeRy siNgle day aNd woRk. For eVery day I woRk, I need a day of rest puttiNg foRth all my effoRt aNd might iN doiNg my best. It was oNly yesterday that I left eVeRytHiNg I loVed, eVeRytHINg that mattered tHe most. tRaVeled oN a jourNey that most wouldN't uNdeRstaNd, no matter how maNy ways I tell it. But what I caN"t seem to get right or maybe I doN't kNoW aNd would appreciate tHe help... oh do let me tRy to explain

I get up daily aNd do what is asked, I peRfoRm my coMmitMeNts aNd do my huNdRed tasks. I house clean at hoMe tHeN study for woRk, if i'M lucky I will reMeMber to eat, no desiRe soMetiMes because it huRts.I'll take my mediciNe to help me aloNg tHe way, i'll head out tHe door but not befoRe I pray. GiViNg tHaNks to all of those who help me, fRoM a car to reNt aNd food. For helpiNg me get back oN my feet again fRoM liViNg iN a suitcase or tWo.It wasN't so bad YOU see, grateful iN eVeRyWay, meetiNg BeAutiFuL people aNd gettiNg a coNstaNt cHaNce to say... "tHaNk YOU" for all tHe support they gaVe.

If iM lucky my wiNgs will flutter aNd my days tuRn iNto weeks, of beiNg able to staNd each day aNd do my tHousaNd tHiNgs.I will giVe to aNotHeR what has been sHoWn to me, it may not be as Big as gift but they aRe tRuly meaNiNgful to me.Each day I aM grateful to wake aNd see tHe woRld, be able to gaRdeN still iN my life aNd do tHe tHiNgs I loVe. No matter tHe lack of rest I get, it matters just tHe saMe, to coNstaNtly giVe back for all YOU help me with iN soMe old fashion way.

But my effoRts to show my appreciation I caN't seem to coNvey, not eVen a siMple woRd has aN iMpact these days. Sadden by tHe tHiNgs I leaRn aNd see that aRe not tHe saMe to me. I'M tRyiNg to keep up with all of my might but my might is not eNough YOU see? My pace is always sloWer but my effoRts aRe just tHe saMe, grateful always for those who paVe tHe way for me. I may haVe to wRite it or cReAte it through my aRt aNd wHeN i'M stRoNg eNough to fly, i'll woRk iN soMeoNes yaRd. I'll eVen make a saNdwHicH or tWo at a deli shop doWn tHe street.

I'll eNd my days iN pRayeR tHaNkful for each of YOU. For helpiNg me get back oN my feet aNd tHe ability to suRviVe. Most of all for helpiNg me keep my dReAms aliVe!

~Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn
Benjamin Franklin

aRt in Review

2011-08-03T08:19:00.000-07:00

"Grateful for tHe lil' tHiNgs that neVer seem to go aWay, tHe oNes that aRe loyal that neVer seem to fade. They're wHeN YOU need tHeM aNd neVer break stride, tHe oNes that liVe deep iNdside. WoRds not often spoken that can iMpact a life, yet forgotten so maNy tiMes. When we need tHeM tHe most, they soMehow appear reMiNdiNg us of tHe siMple tHiNgs we hold dear..."

oNe of tHe fiRst oRigiNals cReAted fRoM tHe 'Life's JourNey' liNe. A peRsoNal faVoRite, as I began to let go aNd tRust iN me moRe. I recall exactly wHeRe I was aNd how I was feeliNg at this moMeNt iN tiMe. MissiNg fragile pieces, loNgiNg for loVed oNes, fiNdiNg a way to express what my heart was tRuly feeliNg iNside.
HappiNess iN meMoRies that coMfoRt, while seekiNg Joy iN daily life to make us grow stRoNgeR aNd press foRwArd. A tiMe that tRuly tested my faith aNd eNduRaNce, neVer to giVe up aNd to coNstaNtly fiNd hope through woRds of MotHeR NatuRe aNd tHe aRt that's iMpRiNted oN my heart.

8x8 'ooak' Scrapbook aRt WoRk
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deSigN #110 'Grateful'
Original Issued Date: April '2010
*PeRsoNal Dedication
Poetic GaRdeN faiRy StoNes~ tiMeless woRds
MakiNg MeMoRies {Note WoRthy} Brads
PriMa floWeRs

Through the Looking Glass

2011-07-30T09:26:00.000-07:00

it's a day late aNd a dollar short... my biRthday, that is ~lol. NoNe tHe less I will take this day for what it's woRth as I fiNd myself writing with tHe raVen oN my old wooden desk, tRying to make seNse of so maNy tHiNgs at this age.

{tHe MoMe Raths sigN says, "we aRe not to know eVeRy twist aNd tuRn of life..." Yet tHe Dodo BiRds say that I haVe to run with tHe otHeRs}

A lot to process aNd aRticulate, gettiNg absolutely no wHeRe running with tHe otHeRs, yet feeliNg suRe of tHe yesterdays for eVery toMmoRrow I liVe, iN tHe diRectioN I seek to go.
Perhaps my babble has tHe best of me, let me see if I can bRiNg a bit of claRity...

A spRite youNg heart with woRn out wiNgs, wiser by tHe day; that wHeN I do what is right for me, it eNds up beiNg tHe right way... to what it is I aM searching for.
CoNfused by eVeRyday woRds, Church doctriNe, law, scieNce , phylosophies, maNkiNd. So quick to waNt to coNfoRm my ideNtity.
{Ruled oVer by tHe Mad Queen of HeaRts, "we aRe not alloWed to be iNdiViduals"}
FiNdiNg myself soul searching eVeN moRe now, perplexed, I tuRn to
16yrs of coMpressed research iNto a 2yr kaleidoscope {aboVe tHe door} oNly to fiNd that tHe woRld I write makes moRe seNse these days tHeN tHe coNfoRmed oNe I liVe iN.
An opportunity to follow my oWn heart aNd do what is right for me.
LiViNg tHe oNe 'stoRybook' wHeRe I get to tHiNk for myself for oNce, use my heart to navigate. Using my yester~years as a stepping stoNe for what my toMmoRrows may bRiNg.
A new seNse of faith, a whim, doesN't matter, it feels all tHe saMe.
RealiziNg that I neVer missed tHe boat iN life after all.
IM right wHeRe I should be... flippiNg through tHe pages already written. Grateful for tHe wiser years giVen, while discovering aNd dReAmiNg of tHe new path of my veRy oWn toMmoRrows.

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GaRdeN feAtuRe

2011-07-24T09:09:00.000-07:00

gettiNg back iNto tHe gaRdeN this year has been quite tHe leaRniNg expeRieNce
iN ways I neVer iMagiNed.
But tHeN again wHeN YOU teNd to dReAm all tHe tiMe
it's not a haRd tHiNg to do... iMagiNe that is.
When it becoMes reality, is wHeN YOU staRt woNdeRiNg if YOU really aRe dReAmiNg.

It's been a haRd jourNey retuRniNg to what I loVe doiNg tHe most;
bRiNgiNg to life a gaRdeN aNd establishing a new hoMe for those lil' oNes we teNd to foRget.
I was giVen aN oppoRtuNity this season to express my skills aNd taleNts, which I aM tRuly grateful for but what I ultimately got back iN retuRn has been unexpected gifts of
tRue coMpassioN, support, uNdeRstaNdiNg aNd kindness.
RetuRniNg to teNd to gaRdeN needs, I discovered new accessories that had been nestled within the floWeR beds. PeRsoNal reMiNdeRs that show me tHe iMpoRtaNce of dReAmiNg
aNd to neVer giVe up oN tHe eNduRiNg yet BeAutiFuL process of it all.

"To neVer belieVe iN possibility or to neVer haVe hope iN tHe uNkNoWn,
is a woRld I couldN't iMagiNe liViNg iN"

"tHaNk YOU" to tHe Mercik faMily for belieViNg iN tHe iMpoRtaNce of dReAmiNg aNd for bRiNgiNg to life a New hoMe for tHe faiRies fRoM my gaRdeN to yours ~Blessed Be

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faiRy StoNes

2011-07-17T09:31:00.000-07:00

iNtroduciNg a New Season of Poetic GaRdeN
faiRy StoNes

{a gift of iNspiRatioN a tiNy bit of hope a place of woNdeR
a spaRk of Magic for the Soul
tReAsuRes left unseen, tRiNkets nestled aMoNgst the forest floor...

the faiRies took me to a place I remember a place I have been before
visions and iMages kept within my dReAms, a place within my HeaRt I have seen
never to forget or part from what I know
an oRdiNaRy Miracle a seed of wisdom I will always have
for what my gRaNdMotHeR taught me and what I will forever hold
faiRy StoNes left behind a gift to me was left to fiNd
as a reMiNder of what my HeaRt can see
a gliMpse of the wiNgs she has given to me}

~~~
Glass {faiRy StoNe} Baubles, captuRiNg dReAmy iMages
that can be used iN aNy aRt, ATC, ACEO, Craft, Scrapbook Project

Details & ListiNg NuMber: {out of stock}
*fall collection available for a short tiMe

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Dedicated to HeaVeNly FatHeR, my children aNd my faiRies

SuNday Music

2011-07-17T07:10:00.000-07:00

a new gaRdeN fRieNd caMe by receNtly aNd left this soNg oN my doorstep. I waNted to sHaRe this with YOU. Great woRds to reMeMbeR aNd liVe by...

deSigN #153 'Colors of tHe HeaRt'

2011-07-15T12:39:00.000-07:00

a HeaVeNly BeAuty oNce foRgotteN, she looks within herself
bRoKeN iN a beAutifuL mess, colors written within her heart
of woRds she oNce read...

"Beauty is not iN tHe face, it is a light iN tHe heaRt" ~khalil gibran

Rich textures begin to eMeRge, lookiNg deep within these layers
bRaNded by a geNtle reMiNdeR of her HeaVeNly FatHeRs {loVe}
each color as aN eMotioN, as iNgRedieNts peRfectly deSigNed
to show tHe iNdiVidual BeAuty of oNe's HeArt ~ Soul & MiNd

'ooak' deSigN #153 'Colors of tHe HeaRt'
iNtroductioN to fall ~ New Season
{no loNgeR available}

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dedicated to my HeaVeNly FatHeR, my children aNd my faiRies

~Blessed Be fRoM my gaRdeN to yours

For tHe Birds

2011-07-15T05:56:00.000-07:00

tHeRe is notHiNg moRe peaceful tHaN to listen to biRds siNg
aNd it would be haRd to iMagiNe a gaRdeN without lil' hoMes
for the musical feathered fRieNds
Perched oN tiMbeRs aNd Posts, a collection of aNy biRd houses will do
a peRfect nesting feature to haVe,
syMbolizes gratitude for MotHeR NatuRes cReAtuRes

plaNts: 'Globosa', Yew, Hosta, Delphiniums, MotHeR of Thyme
gaRdeN woRk cReAted by ~www.poeticgarden.com

ExploRe

2011-07-13T17:48:00.001-07:00

Captivated by the rooms within my heart,
I begin to explore the space between no tiMe.
Heartbroken yet loNgiNg to know moRe, placiNg eVeRy piece iN plainview.
Perched with my aRms wide open hopiNg to balaNce oN aNy ouNce of wiNd...
Weak, bRoKeN fRoM tHe yesteRdays, neVer to be uNgRatefuL for tHe uN toMmoRroWs that aRe still yet to coMe, tHe oNes that bRiNg soRroW, hope aNd uncertainty. NeVer kNoWiNg but cliNgiNg to tHe shear possibility of a new hoRizoN, liViNg iN tHe heRe aNd now, gRaspiNg for air to take flight. Butterflies stRiNg my wiNgs as I soar harmoniously within each breeze, haViNg faith iN the tReAsuRes I haVe yet to exploRe within tHe dReAms of my miNd
woRds aNd photograph by ~www.poeticgarden.com

2011-07-06T09:41:00.000-07:00

{free falliNg} iNto tHe aRt studio for a while, your welcoMe to explore...

~Blessed Be fRoM my gaRdeN to yours
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HistoRical MoMeNt

2011-07-03T14:21:00.001-07:00

weNt through aN eNoRmous gRoWiNg pain yesterday aNd was quickly giVen aNotHeR gift.
TiRed aNd woRn out, takiNg advaNtage of wRitiNg these days, I haVe tHe oppoRtuNity to study, a faVoRite past tiMe of miNe. I loVe exploRiNg histoRy because it allows us all to see iNto what essentially will becoMe our futuRe again soMe day. Around tHe woRld paRticulaRly oVeR this HistoRical moMeNt iN tHe United States, tHeRe aRe Life cHaNgiNg, histoRy makiNg moMeNts beiNg made but tHeRe aRe so maNy of tHeM... too maNy to couNt that we haVe lost sight of tHe tiNy oNe's we cReAte for ourselves.
faciNg aN eNduRiNg tRial iN my life, I was searching for aNsWeRs, claRity, diRectioN aNd without woRniNg, I was quickly thrown back to a recent book I picked up iNto my life called tHe Book of MoRmoN. A man by tHe naMe of Rudgar Clawson that I had receNtly doNe research on was oNce quoted by sayiNg uNdeR tHe 'EdmoNds Law'
{"Your HoNoR, I would veRy much regret that tHe laWs of my couNtry should coMe iN coNflict with the laWs of my God, but wHeN they do, I shall choose the later"}

Taken by these woRds, I applied tHeM to my oWn jouRney iN Life today aNd realized what a surreal moMeNt this is for me aNd am tRuly grateful aNd blessed

HeRe's to Life, a tRue HistoRical MoMeNt... aRt JourNal of www.poeticgarden.com

*RefeReNce: tRusty oNliNe Wikipedia tHe FREE eNcyclopedia
{man on left} Rudgar Clawson, meMber of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of 'The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints'

Through the Looking Glass

2011-07-02T16:39:00.000-07:00

fouNd myself wRitiNg with tHe RaVen today wHeN I should be woRkiNg iN tHe gaRdeN... so much to do. tHe eNtiRe day fRoM tHe moMeNt I woke up to this veRy moMeNt I post this aRt JourNal eNtRy at 5:47p.m. Utah tiMe.
A 'Yin~YaNg' kiNd of day has coMe oVer me {like a giaNt title waVe of life, neither Good Bad or in diffeReNt is tHe saMe as sayiNg... I feel like I grew up like a GiaNt Roller Coaster iN life} aNd as paiNful aNd scaRy that process was... I wouldN't cHaNge this moMeNt iN my life for aNytHiNg...
after seaRchiNg my trusted Wikipedia oNliNe, I discoVeRed this woRd that best describes what I aM feeliNg iN my life at tHe moMeNt

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members.

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers^[who?] regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement.

Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris. From the 1920s onward, the movement spread around the globe, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy and social theory.

haViNg a surreal moMeNt, ironic that it happens to fall oVer tHe 4th of July weekeNd aNd within tHe saMe moNth as my biRthday... I will take this surreal moMeNt for all that it has to offer aNd coNsideR it peRfect this day foRwaRd...

aRt JourNal of www.poeticgarden.com

MeNtal Notes

2011-06-29T11:27:00.000-07:00

I stepped outside oNto my poRch this moRniNg, greeting tHe moRniNg air, I fouNd myself takiNg {meNtal notes} of my surroundings aNd this is what oNe of those meNtal notes looked like...

"If I had waited for maybe aNotHeR secoNd, I tHiNk I would haVe captuRed tHe most peRfect paiNtiNg. I haVe been a photographer for as loNg as I can reMeMber that I was cReAtiNg scrapbook aRt WoRk. I liVe aNd see life aNd my surroundings iN 3D. YOU may see oNe shade of green oN trees, I see seVeRal. YOU may see just a typical moRniNg sky but I see soMetHiNg diffeReNt. UsiNg aN older model Cannon Power Shot aNd no iNhaNciNg fRoM aN old veRsioN of iphoto, I tHiNk I did a pretty good job seeiNg what God waNted me to see this moRniNg"

HeRe's to a BeAutiFuL Day of what YOU may see iN life aNd to 'MeNtal Notes'

PEACE fRoM {oNe heart} to aNotHeR

~poeticgarden.com facebook notes...

Powerless 'Say What YOU WaNt'

2011-06-28T21:57:00.000-07:00

aRt in Review

2011-06-26T09:44:00.000-07:00

If a dReAm means cleAniNg house like CiNdeRella or weediNg iN a gaRdeN bed, tHeN couNt me iNto 'Life' because i'M not goiNg to cHaNge who I aM for tHe sake of beiNg {your} right.
A bohemian chic of liViNg, suRe happiNess aNd joy, though I woRk iN a fashion that is not always iN. I'll neVer look tHe paRt but always set tHe tReNd, of haViNg a miNd of my oWn aNd neVer giViNg iN.
It matters moRe to make iMpact iN a cReAtiVe kiNd of way, iN hopes that it might help aNotHeR iN soMe old fashion way. I will take my sun spots, my worn out haNds aNd wear tHeM proudly like tHe latest tReNd.
It woN't matter if my clothes aRe toRn, what matters is that I do. I will neVer fit tHe 'noRm' because of what I kNoW is tRue. I aM not what YOU cReAte because I haVe my oWn to deSigN. I caN't apologize for beiNg me iN a woRld that doesN't fiNd iNneR Beauty beiNg diffeReNt iN aN eccentric kiNd of way fRoM what I do or cReAte, eVeN iN what I say.
My haNds may not be delicate iN a pRiNcess kiNd of way but rather staiNed with diRt or blisters iN a giViNg soRt of way. But I must woRn YOU, I will neVer look tHe paRt of what it should look like to liVe fRoM tHe heart.
SweepiNg floors or pruning, it all eNds up tHe saMe, a dReAm may neVer look faNcy but it helps me fiNd my way, through a life that I do not fit iN but loVe just tHe saMe...
Because it teaches me how to be uNique iN a BeAutiFuL soRt of way.

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GraNdma's GaRdeN

2011-06-23T06:21:00.000-07:00

it's iMpoRtaNt to haVe a special place to sit witHiN your gaRdeN
a place to haVe peace, poNder aNd reflect
aN old Blue beNch reMiNds me of my gRaNdmas 70's retro style kitchen cHaiRs.
tHe back door cracked open just eNough to catch tHe sceNt of old Boxwoods aNd soMe how I staRt iMagiNiNg big blue pots draped with strawberries, aNcHoRiNg a peRfect spot for tEa
CreatiNg a precious meMoRy that takes me back to those siMpler tiMes of pickiNg Strawberries aNd cliMbiNg Apple trees iN gRaNdmas gaRdeN

deSigNs by Poetic GaRdeN

Poetic GaRdeN News

2011-06-17T11:34:00.000-07:00

Poetic GaRdeN has updated it's {website} aNd iNvite YOU to taKe a peak
iNto seeiNg what's New... www.poeticgarden.com
'2011 copyrights

tiMe of Gratitude

2011-06-15T04:51:00.000-07:00

I aM tRuly huMbled by tHe aMouNt of support I haVe recieVed iN my life's jourNey receNtly aNd waNted to take a moMeNt to say "tHaNk YOU". I was faced with aN eNduRaNce challenge that quite hoNestly took me off my feet. HoldiNg my breath, addiNg it up or tRyiNg to piN it all doWn but I caN't aNd I doN't tHiNk I eVeR will.
I haVe so much to say but caN't seem to express it quite fast eNough. I woNdeR if... oh bother let me see if I can explain this a better way...
fRoM tHe tiMe that Poetic GaRdeN announced updates of tHe new expaNded product liNe, so much has happened. Neither good bad or iNdiffeReNt, it will neVer make aNy seNse, so rather tHaN tRyiNg to explain tHe details, I will just wRite...
Of all tHe trials aNd tribulations that I had to go through in a veRy short period of tiMe, I aM tRuly grateful for a gift that was giVen to me.
HaViNg to pause to re focus eVeRytHiNg iN tHe gaRdeN. I realized it staRted makiNg seNse...
yesterday I was out collectiNg spRiNg weeds aNd fouNd myself sayiNg sileNt prayers uNdeR my breath, hopiNg that my woRds would be heard by tHe 'daNdelioNs' I iMagiNed that with eVeRy seed that blew aWay iN tHe wiNd, was a tRial that fadded aWay fRoM my life. UsiNg this as a great visual throughout my prayer, I staRted heaRiNg tHe biRds siNg aNd tHe tears began to flow. I realized that I had not heard this type of siNgiNg iN such a loNg tiMe, a tRue testament of how BeAutifuL MotHeR NatuRe is wHeN YOU need to hear her tHe most...

tHeN tHe {addiNg up paRt} began to siNk iN wHeN I discovered a quote that was posted oN facebook

{ "Stress Kills. A mortgage is not worth dyiNg for. Once YOU realize daNdelioNs aRe edible, YOU know YOU aRe alWays taken caRe of." ~by Markus Rothkranz }

tHaNk YOU for helpiNg me make better seNse of it all... 'life' that is aNd your coNtiNued coMpassion aNd belief iN Poetic GaRdeN, I couldN't be wHeRe I aM today without each aNd eVeRyoNe of YOU. ~Blessed Be fRoM my gaRdeN to yours www.poeticgarden.com

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Through the Looking Glass

2011-06-09T19:23:00.000-07:00

it's tiMe that I just let go eVeN moRe iN my life... lettiNg go of {fear} that is. But if I could wRite tHe woRds I really waNt to wRite, i'M afRaid of aNotHeR bRoKeN heart. At tHe eNd of each day as I lay my head upon my pillow, I stuMble of what to say aNyMoRe of what to wRite or soMetiMes forgettiNg how to really breath...
coNfused, lost iN tRaNslatioN waNtiNg to get so much out of my heart oNto these pages of my life but afRaid to breath aNd let my pen just wRite aNd hope that it takes me soMewHeRe that will make moRe seNse to me. CoMpassioN, tRuth, uNdeRstaNdiNg, kiNdness aNd loVe within the heart of maNkiNd. I feel as though I haVe been 'sucker puNched' iN life... fRoM eVery geNre sort of speak, eVery aspect has been flipped upside doWn within the past year aNd woNdeR if I eVer did really fall doWn a hole, absolutely dazed aNd coNfused.
Neither good or bad but left feeliNg extReMely heart bRoKeN if that makes seNse? I feel as though I lost soMetHiNg aNd caN't seem to fiNd my way or peRhaps it's just lost iN tRaNslatioN aNd what I mean to say is...
I doN't seem to kNoW which way to go, I aM tRyiNg to add it up aNd piN it doWn but I just caN't. At soMe poiNt it made total seNse to me aNd now not suRe aNyMoRe.
If I could just go back for oNe day, is tHeRe such a tHiNg of borrowed tiMe?
To look through tHe 'haNdbook' of life to peRhaps fiNd moRe aNsWeRs, to make better seNse?
I'M afRaid that life oNly alloWs me to say what I really waNt to say within a 30-60 minute tiMe peRiod so I often doN't souNd like myself. I haVe been told tiMe aNd tiMe again iN life to just {show~do} Let go, tRust haVe moRe faith but I fiNd myself wakiNg up to soMetHiNg that doesN't make seNse to me. My jourNey has aN extreme hold oN me aNd it's all I can do to take deep breaths. I feel as though my hour iN self expression is up aNd my tiMe wRitiNg with the RaVeN has caught me couNtiNg sheep.
So for now I will take oNe step iN fRoNt of tHe otHer aNd coNtiNue to wRite within these pages aboVe the door, hopiNg that it will guide me back to wHeRe I waNt to go iN not beiNg afRaid to discoVeR...
aRt JourNal of ~poeticgarden.com

aRt Studio

2011-05-29T10:42:00.000-07:00

Back iN tHe aRt Studio again... soRtiNg out my Life's JourNey through my cReAtioNs while speNdiNg tiMe with tHe faMily. YOU aRe alWays welcoMe to look aRouNd witHiN the gaRdeN.
tHe {kkrafts.blogspot.com} liNk which is the oRigiNal establishment iNto the Craft~Scrapbook GeNre; takes YOU iNto a moRe 3D peRspectiVe of wHeRe tHe oRigiNal portfolio caMe fRoM.
~Blessed Be fRoM the 'hobbit house' of poeticgarden.com

sHaRiNg...

2011-05-28T08:02:00.001-07:00

I had a dear fRieNd receNtly seNd a quote to me aNd waNted to sHaRe...

"{tHe gospel of Christ is liViNg}, daily religion, aNd hourly religion. It requires us to do right today, this hour, this week, this moNth aNd this year; aNd so oN fRoM year to year, to liVe our religion... which is the religion of Jesus Christ... of righteousness, of truth, of meRcy, of loVe, foRgiVeNess, kindness, uNioN aNd peace oN earth aNd good will to man aNd all the woRld.
~Joseph F. Smith

peRsoNal Dedication

2011-05-24T12:34:00.000-07:00

wHeN tHe WoRld is daRker tHaN I can uNdeRstaNd
wHeN notHiNg turns out the way I planned
wHeN the sky turns grey and theres no eNd in sight
wHeN I caN't sleep through the loNely night

I turn to YOU
Like a floWer leaNiNg toWaRd the sun
I turn to YOU
Because YOU aRe the oNly oNe
{Who} can turn ME around when i'm upside down
I turn to YOU

wHeN my insides are wracked with aNxiety
YOU have the touch that will quiet me
YOU lift my spirit. You melt the ice
wHeN I need iNspiRatioN, wHeN I need advice

I turn to YOU
Like a floWeR leaning toWaRd the sun
I turn to you
{Because YOU aRe the oNly oNe}
Who CAN turn me around when i'M upside doWn
I turn to YOU

wHeRe would I be? What would I do?
If YOU never helped me through
I hope someday if YOU lost your way
YOU could turn to ME like I turn to YOU
I turn to YOU
Like a floWer leaning toWaRd the sun
~soNg by Melanie C

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Through the Looking Glass

2011-05-17T09:41:00.000-07:00

I've had to take a few days off aNd giVe myself soMe aloNe tiMe; wRitiNg iN the wiNdow aboVe the door, tRyiNg to uNdeRstaNd... it's a tRustiNg soRt of motion i'M goiNg tHrougH. CaN't eVeN seem to wRite what I really waNt to. NotHiNg good, bad or iNdiffeReNt, let me tRy to explain...
I should haVe announced the gaRdeN wiNneRs fRoM the 'MotHeRs Day' tEa paRty by now but fouNd myself haViNg to put 'life' oN pause for a moMeNt aNd speNd soMe quality tiMe with my kids. The siMple tHiNgs... mom iN the kitchen cookiNg, while the souNd of Harry Potter is playiNg in the back gRouNd. I needed to eNjoy this, the eVeRyday stuff. EatiNg diNneR at the table together, heAriNg tHeM chat about life... beiNg a faMily together.
So wHeRe does the tRustiNg paRt coMe iN? woNdeR wHy I eVeN wRote that woRd to begiN with...
TrustiNg moRe iN the daily moMeNts iN life, ratHeR tHaN woNdeRiNg what coMes next, what I haVe to do tomorrow or the next day or eVeN the week or year after that. TrustiNg moRe iN the quiet {heRe aNd now moMeNts} of life. TrustiNg iN lettiNg go of the {what if's} iN life.
I need to soRt my feeliNgs out moRe but fiNd myself feeliNg like tHeRe is a tiMe coNstRaiNt of wHeN I should haVe all these eMotioNs figuRed out. YOU would tHiNk between eVeRytHiNg I do eVeRy day, I would haVe it coNcise aNd doWn to an exact scieNce by now but I doN't aNd not suRe if I eVeR will, not suRe if I waNt to. I tHiNk for now, I just waNt to tRust iN tHe {heRe aNd now} moRe... So for now heRe is wHeRe I will be, iN the wiNdow aboVe the door, wRitiNg with the RaVeN iN my aRt JourNal... aNd I pRoMise I will keep YOU posted oN wHeN I do figuRe soMe of those tHiNgs out.
~aRt JourNal of poeticgarden.com

MotHeRs Day CoNtest

2011-05-11T11:40:00.000-07:00

tEa tiMe moMeNt~
i'Ve been goiNg tHrough so maNy mixed eMotioNs the past few days, that seemed to haVe taken me off guard. I didN't tHiNk "MotHeRs Day" would iMpact me the way it did.
Usually it's customary to aNnouNce wiNneRs on the day of a coNtest but how do YOU eNd a 'tEa paRty' that was made fRoM heAveN? Let me explain...
I cReAte {for} the faiRies. So eVeN in my daily routiNe of life, it is who I am, it is who I woRk for. After all {they} haVe tRuly helped me out iN my life aNd haVe blessed me moRe tHaN I can put iNto woRds. So eVeN if YOU doN't belieVe in faiRies, the question still reMaiNs the saMe, Why? why did I choose this caRd for YOU?
Here I was, so focused oN YOU receiving tHis 'GreetiNg CaRd' fRoM the faiRies, that I foRgot about me. What I mean is... "Oh botHeR" let me tRy to explaiN this aNotHeR way...
wHetHeR YOU woRk for facebook {blogger} or 'twitter' or peRhaps YOU doN't, the fact still reMaiNs the saMe. I just waNted to say "Happy MotHeRs Day" to YOU.

I will post the wiNneRs fRoM the "MotHeRs Day" coNtest sHoRtly
eNjoy your GreetiNg CaRd fRoM a 'tEa PaRty' Made iN HeAveN
~Blessed Be fRoM Poetic GaRdeN

Gift to a MotHeR

2011-05-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

iN a caRd that was cReAted was a message made for YOU...
The Card I chose for "MotHeRs Day" is my gift I wRite to YOU.
The gift that HE has giVen is the gift I giVe to YOU.
That a precious boNd was giVen befoRe our tiMe oN eaRth
A gift HE gaVe was giVen, like a motHeR {she} was Hers.
What a GraNdMotHeR gaVe, was giVen in a message deSigNed for YOU...

{faiRies I see aRe aNgels Dressed~up iN Butterfly wiNgs}

So no matter how I cReAte it, this caRd was Made for YOU,
as my "MotHeRs Day" present giVen a Gift I giVe to YOU.
a woRldwide 'present' for all of those who caMe
to a 'tEa PaRty' made in Heaven that was written just the saMe...

{Every MotHeR has a 'Story Book', a place for her to dReAm.
A place wHeRe faiRies can fLy like aNgels Dressed~up iN Butterfly wiNgs}

'GreetiNg CaRd' dedicated to my Heavenly Father
"Happy MotHeRs Day"
fRoM www.poeticgarden.com

MotHeRs Day CoNtest

2011-05-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

On December 2nd, 2010 Poeticgarden.com wrote the fiRst eVeR

'liVe' GreetiNg CaRd on Facebook.

"A giRlfRieNd is oNe of the best eMbellisHmeNts

you can have to a cReAtive woRld" ~poeticgarden.com

the gaRdeN is haviNg it's {2nd Annual} facebook 'liVe' tEa PaRty coNtest
in HoNoR of MotHeRs Day

hidden beneath the wRitiNgs aNd riddles fiNd the {message} that was written

in the StoRy Book of Poetic GaRdeN this past week.

StaRt at the {tiMe of Gratitude} page below aNd READ your way up

DoN't foRget to check facebook aNd 'twitter' The White Rabbit has wRitteN a lot of clues to help YOU discover what's iNside the 'GreetiNg CaRd'

What do you tHiNk the next Poetic GaRdeN 'GreetiNg CaRd' will Read?

Post your aNsWeR by May 9th, 2011 on aNyoNe of our oNliNe gaRdeN liNks

{blogger, twitter or facebook}

The fiRst TWO gaRdeN fRieNds that POST their aNsWeRs of what the
{message} Reads

will receive Priceless 'ooak' aRt Pieces fRoM the Gallery Vault

Winners will be announced

{CoNgRatulatioNs to KaReN aNd tHe Mercik's}

~wHeRe iMagiNatioN aNd Discovery CoMe aliVe

Through the Looking Glass

2011-05-04T23:03:00.001-07:00

eNricHed is how i've been feeliNg this week, didN't tHiNk I would get much tiMe to wRite my thoughts doWn. Well heRe I am up in my {wiNdow above the door} wRitiNg in my aRt JourNal. I fiNd myself cHaNgiNg moRe each day UpoN how I SEE 'liFe' How I actually 'tHiNk' aNd 'liVe' YOU SEE a WoRld for how it is. I SEE a WoRld of how it should be... YOU see?
Oh Rats, ok let me tRy to explain this aNotHeR way. Why is a Raven like a wRitiNg desk? for the saMe reason that a wRitiNg desk is like a Raven. YOU SEE? Precisely My poiNt Exactly! which is why there is no better way tHeN to say just this...

I'm a Real Estate AgeNt for faiRies (cRicket moMeNt, I know just hear me out)

I cReAte actual HoMes for faiRies. I also go in search of existing hoMes wHeRe faiRies like to liVe. Ok now that I have that written doWn... let me see, if my woRds doN't becoMe riddles fiRst, I will do my best to explain... fRoM how I wRite to how I speak, I iNteRpRet what the faiRies tHiNk. SoMe see tHeM as aNgels aNd I SEE tHeM with wiNgs, iMagiNe if WE all just saw tHeM as just oNe tHiNg. iMagiNe if you liVed in a faiRy WoRld, NOW iMagiNe what this woRld would look like...
How would you describe it? How would you SHOW soMeoNe what your 'faiRy WoRld' looks like to you? Would you use cRayoNs aNd staRt dRaWiNg or pick up a paiNt bRush aNd staRt paiNtiNg? or maybe a pen to wRite it all down or seNd a message by text? Take a picture aNd seNd it by eMail or peRhaps 'twitter' it all iNstead...
I've been 'BloggiNg' on Blogger aNd even 'iNstaNt Message' a few, woNdeR if all that modern technology will do...

To Show YOU my StoRy Book i've cReAted for YOU

fRoM a caMeRa to a coMputeR or fRoM a paper to a pen, my haNds I giVe in giViNg, it is how I tRuly liVe. So if it's fRoM a Picture, Greeting Card or two or fRoM a 'quote' on Facebook it's my Scrapbook Gift to YOU.
Now that i'm doNe wRitiNg, oh I do hope you uNdeRstaNd, why a Raven is like a wRitiNg Desk like a pen beneath my haNd...
YOU will always fiNd me woRkiNg with my faiRies, soMe see aNgels iNstead, I SEE tHeM with wiNgs of guidance of how to tRuly liVe. ~fRoM the aRt JourNal of poeticgarden.com

ViNtage Cupcake

2011-05-03T15:27:00.000-07:00

tHeN tHeRe aRe days wHeRe all I CAN do is jourNal aNd pRay.
WoNdeRiNg what to say...
I staRt reMeMbeRiNg the fiRst tiMe I met my Best fRieNd TiffaNy, 7yrs is a loNg tiMe. To have met her wHeN she was a MotHeR of oNe to her daughter Kylie, now a motHeR of two boys, Braxton aNd Mason. Such a woNdeRful day we had gettiNg caught up on life at ViNtage Cupcake this past week. With her two boys in haNd, we weNt about our day gettiNg what we needed doNe; wHeN it coMes to life sorts aNd such "business as usual" of beiNg Best fRieNds, I guess you can say.
She has seen me go through quite a jourNey in my life aNd has always been there through thick aNd tHiN. At tiMes I fiNd myself tHiNkiNg that there is no way I could have goNe through moMeNts without her as my side~kick paRtNer in cRiMe. She iNspiRes me as a motHeR, fRoM her hoMeMade recipes, to her adoRAble modeRn day Betty Crocker approach on life. She seems to make beiNg a MotHeR siMply effortless aNd tiMeless. If she is not teNdiNg to the Chickens for fResh eggs, she's teNdiNg to her faMily in a hoMe grown soRt of way.
Discussing life, woRk, faMily aNd meMoRies over scrumptious tEa aNd Cakes. Like woRds out of a StoRy Book page...

"A giRlfRieNd is oNe of the Best eMbellisHmeNts you can have to a cReAtive woRld."
Here's to 'bRoKeN down toasters' of beiNg a Mom, tEa tiMe with a fRieNd aNd sHaRiNg our Life's JourNey together in a viNtage kiNd of way.

www.vintagecupcakebakery.com
(I was good, No cupcake was harMed in the makiNg of this day)
~aRt JourNal of Poetic GaRdeN

tiMe of Gratitude

2011-05-02T19:47:00.000-07:00

"It's that tiMe again in the gaRdeN to express our most huMbled tHaNk You's aNd gratitude for the coNtiNued support in seeiNg Poetic GaRdeN grow. The aMouNt of accoMplisHmeNts could not have happened without each aNd every oNe of YOU. Through haRdsHips, gRoWth aNd coNtiNued self~discoVeRy, YOU have helped this gaRdeN develop iNto a patcHwoRk of tiMeless meMoRies. If you have visited this gaRdeN at oNe poiNt in tiMe, your footpRiNts will still be left on our paths as a way to say "tHaNk You" for helpiNg our gaRdeN grow.
We have coMe a loNg way in such a short tiMe. A few updates that aRe takiNg place...
Poetic GaRdeN will be lauNcHiNg it's '2011 Collection fRoM the 'Life's JourNey' liNe aNd iNtroduciNg iNto the gaRdeN Three New faiRies. Both addiNg such a wHiMsical flare to aNy Magical StoRy Book.
Without all of YOU, Poetic GaRdeN wouldN't have grown so much aNd be where it is today. By your kiNd woRds aNd actions, YOU aRe helpiNg us rebuild our Non~Profit ReadiNg Program aNd would be appreciative of your coNtiNued support through out this new season as we striVe to bRiNg the Magic back iNto ReAdiNg.
We also have been given a great opportunity to connect with a few schools in Indonesia aNd look forward in sHaRiNg their progress with you as we dReAm woRlds apaRt.
We value aNd appreciate your coNtiNued geNeRosity aNd caRiNgNess. It's iMpoRtaNt that we coNtiNue to sHaRe with YOU the iMpoRtaNce of dReAmiNg. fRoM tiMeless moMeNts captuRed through 'ooak' cReAtioNs or disCoVeRiNg the magic in your own gaRdeN... we iNvite you to coMe aloNg with us on a New JourNey wHeRe iMagiNatioN aNd 'Self' Discovery coMe aliVe through MotHeR NatuRe.
tHeRe aRe always New tHiNgs sprouting up in the gaRdeN aNd caN't wait to sHaRe tHeM with you this coMiNg season. Here's to discovering your footpRiNts ~Blessed Be fRoM www.poeticgarden.com "

aRt in Review

2011-05-02T06:49:00.000-07:00

DeSigN #123 GraNdMas faiRy GaRdeN

My eyes gAzEd across the GoLdEn HuEs a WoNdErLanD of color cream, white and shades of blue. Touching every thistle, every blade of grass, smelling the sWeeT aiR and feeling the morning dew in between my TiNy ToEs.
I reached to catch the ButteRfliEs and poNder the thought of riding on dRaGoNfly WiNgS as they DaNcEd around my head. I looked to the sky to follow their sHimMeRy trails noticing the big puffy white clouds rolling by leaving a soFt bReEze on my TeNdEr cheeks and a gEnTLe wHiSper in my ear.
The sWeet sCeNt of wildflowers mixed with an orchard of granny smith apples was my HeArts awakening to a mAgiCal place not often seen. For the faiRies had come to play with me in gRaNdmAs gArDeN for the day leaving my soul with such pEaCe.

8x8 'ooak' Scrapbook aRt WoRk
copyrights of poeticgarden.com
Original Issued Date: JuNe '2010
K&CoMpaNy, BoBunny, My MiNds Eye
Poetic GaRdeN faiRy StoNes
MakiNg MeMoRies, Prima Flower Collections

"tHeRe aRe two oRigiNal aRt Pieces that I did that left me feeliNg like I had tRuly woRked with my gRaNdMotHeR. FeeliNg the waRmth of her slight nudge for me to do soMetHiNg just peRfectly. SuRe it's oNe tHiNg to cReAte with diffeReNt eleMeNts but it's aNotHeR wHeN you aRe beiNg guided of wHeRe to put tHiNgs.
All the way down to the deSigN of the paper, I was re cReAtiNg a moMeNt in my life. A moMeNt that brought me such peace aNd claRity. Early moRniNg rise to a crystal blue sky with the taRt sMell of Granny Smith apples. Just those details aloNe always brought me back to my gRaNdMotHeRs backyard. The actual pRiNt of this paper by My MiNds Eye, helped me visually show a pattern that was so common on my gRaNdMotHeRs dresses. The White Flowers syMboliziNg the puffy white clouds that caMe rolliNg in by mid day, air so crisp, clean aNd fResh. As I set out on my moRniNg adveNtuRe searching for faiRies in my gRaNdMotHeRs gaRdeN. " ~Poetic GaRdeN aRt JourNal

Twig Collecting

2011-04-30T12:52:00.000-07:00

One of the tHiNgs I eNjoy doiNg is exploRiNg uNique aNd out of the way places. This is where I teNd to fiNd iNspiRatioN fRoM the faiRies. A few years ago I discovered a produce staNd not too far fRoM me aNd often fouNd myself day dReAmiNg of wHeN I could go back. I receNtly had a cHaNce to do just that aNd what I fouNd was a well loved faRm with such rich history aNd soMetHiNg you would fiNd out of a Story Book.
CalliNg him the 'stick guy' for maNy years, Lyle Dabb established his laNd in 1972 aNd seNse tHeN he's been producing aNd selliNg everything fRoM Willow BraNches, Wreaths fResh Produce aNd moRe. Nestled iNto the couNtRy side of Ogden, Utah, Lyle's produce staNd iNvites people of all ages to explore not just the fResh produce but for soMetHiNg a bit moRe Magical.
A place where faiRies loVe to live...
Old Red BaRns still staNd the test of tiMe while years worth of haRd woRk aNd deteRmiNatioN aRe collected iNto thousaNds of buNched bRaNches fRoM Lyle's near by faRm.
I love using hoMegRoWn bRaNches in my floRal deSigNs but most of all I love coMiNg to Lyle's Produce StaNd to be iNspiRed by his aMaziNg ability to bRiNg natuRe to life in it's truest foRm, a pRiMe spot for faiRy 'twig collecting' iNdeed.
I caN't wait to go back aNd discover a moRe detailed look beHiNd Lyle Dabb's Produce as he takes me on an adveNtuRe exploRiNg the couNtry side in a way you've never seen it befoRe. tHaNk You, Lyle for your aMaziNg taleNts with MotHeR NatuRe aNd for beiNg such an iNspiRatioN to me.

Lyle Dabb Produce
Ogden, Utah
Vegetables, Dry Flowers aNd Wreaths
~www.poeticgarden.com coNtiNued featuRe

Discover Your gaRdeN

2011-04-28T11:03:00.001-07:00

“Capture a Magical MoMeNt in Your gaRdeN”

Adorable gaRdeNs aRe popping up all over in the community this year aNd couldN't resist in sHaRiNg with you what the faiRies aNd I have discovered.
A Seasonal featuRe capturing local gaRdeNs in a Magical Storybook SettiNg.
Discover the iMpoRtaNce of dReAmiNg aNd see YOUR gaRdeN coMe aliVe like you've never seen before. The fiRst gaRdeN will be feAtuRed the beginning of next week. Hope you will join me on a Magical AdveNtuRe capturing special moMeNts not often seen quite like this...

photography by poeticgarden.com
"Sneak Peak" of the fiRst feAtuRed gaRdeN
In Appreciation of Angel Crossing Neighborhood

Star Gazing

2011-04-27T08:41:00.000-07:00

I weNt star gazing last night. The air crisp but you could tell that spRiNg was here. The ice cycles aRe goNe now but I always coMe back to this picture because it reMiNds me of how beautiful the night sky liNe can be aNd of all the places that the stars can take me.
ImagiNiNg that my spRiNg gaRdeN has just been nourished, barefoot in a pair of diRty holy jeaNs. Table set with an endless bouNty of fRieNds, flickering dRagoNfly lights fRaMe the patio, swaying in the soft breeze.
Evergreens greet me into the night sky where everything seems to staNd still. CaNdle lights fade aNd laughter seems to go on for hours.
I clutch my aRms to shield myself fRoM the cold, it's late. Quick to iMagiNe aNotHeR place in the night sky,igNoRiNg the harsh spRiNg frost between my toes.
One last look upwards, tRyiNg to couNt the layers in the daRk jeweled sea. WishiNg that I could be up there soaring.
Socks aRe soaked fRoM the cold water that seemed to settle in the outdoor mat. Reality kicks in to tell me that it's freezing outside. My gaRdeN paRty will have to wait for aNotHeR tiMe.
For now I can at least dReAm aMoNgst the stars each night. For that is what i'm tRuly grateful for the most. My very own sky to gaze into, an eNdless sea of iMagiNatioN aNd possibility, even if it's on a tiNy lil' water logged back patio aNd a frozen outdoor mat. ~aRt jourNal of Poetic GaRdeN

aRt in Review

2011-04-26T07:32:00.000-07:00

oNe of the veRy fiRst aRt Pieces I ever did, still does not have a nuMbeR issued to it aNd it is the oNly aRt Piece I kept out of the eNtiRe collection.
It reMiNded me of a period I was oNce goiNg through. Uncertain of myself, uncertain of my abilities. FeeliNg absolutely volnarable to what the woRld might tHiNk.
I wRote a poem to this aRt Piece, but i'm afraid that it's tucked away aNd I always believe that tHiNgs stay tucked away for a reason.
In the poem it expressed my sadness that no oNe tRuly believed. Yet after gettiNg the poem down on paper, I realized that it was me that didN't believe. Taking soMe tiMe to get over my fear, I decided to let go aNd just tRust in liViNg moRe. To not hold back on what I believe in... to cReAte this piece.
Taking what I learned fRoM my gRaNdMotHeR, I felt compelled to staRt showing to the woRld a small glimpse of how I see Life.
Slowly to eMeRge fRoM the daRkNess, realizing that sHaRiNg my woRld with others is a paRt of liViNg, it's a paRt of giving aNd expeRieNciNg life.
I keep this aRt Piece as a reMiNdeR of so maNy tHiNgs in my life but most of all a reMiNdeR to stay believing in myself.

Issued '2009-'2010 ooak aRt WoRk by poeticgarden.com
iNspiRed by www.papayaart.com "Begin"
aNd Angel GreetiNgs iMage (facebook)

faiRy StoNes

2011-04-25T12:53:00.001-07:00

"Touch soMeoNe with your wiNgs... you may help tHeM dReAm today"
faiRy StoNes by www.poeticgarden.com CoMiNg Soon to a NEW GaRdeN...

MoMeNt in tiMe

2011-04-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

Ok this is 4 tiMes now that I have tRied wRitiNg about my Easter WeekeNd with my kids. This will probably eNd up beiNg the 5th atteMpt of docuMeNtiNg this paRt of my jourNey on blogger. None the less I feel a bit out of sorts with my woRds. Pressuring myself to jourNal about soMetHiNg so that I could get soMe of what i've been feeliNg out. FiNdiNg aNy music to help express how I feel.
GoiNg through the iMages aNd viewing the pictures that we took at RaiNbow GaRdeNs; I kept fiNdiNg myself stuMbliNg for woRds to wRite or say. DeletiNg over aNd over again. SearchiNg for a soNg aNy soNg just soMetHiNg that can help me say what I waNt to say.
I just wRote a whole paragraph of David Gilmour's Lyrics to the soNg 'Smile' oNce again deleting the woRds. I know there is a reason why I keep repeating this paRticulaR soNg but I caN't coMpletely figuRiNg it out yet.

I tHiNk my kids were embarrassed to be seen with me at tiMes... but we had so much fun aNd it was great to see tHeM sMile. I was like a kid in a caNdy stoRe, there were so maNy tHiNgs to look at. tRyiNg to take in every moMeNt I possibly could. ReMiNisciNg on the very fiRst tiMe I visited this particular gaRdeN with tHeM. Would everything be exactly how I iMagiNed it to be?
As the days aNd seasons past, it was all I could do to day dReAm of a moMeNt in tiMe like this but never did I iMagiNe that it would happen so quick or fall on Easter Weekend, of all days out of the year.
I tRied every which way to analyze aNd aRticulate, fiNdiNg myself balaNciNg out a new layer of my 'Life's JourNey'
LookiNg back to what I had just receNtly goNe through in my life, I realized how much I had not been forgotten by my Heavenly Father aNd how much he never let go of me. He knew how iMpoRtaNt it was to my heart aNd how much my spiRit dReAmt of this day. He gave me the courage to not give up, gave me stReNgth in my wiNgs that I didN't know I had aNd the ability to eNduRe aNd to him I am tRuly grateful for the sacrifices he made for me.
Still stRuggliNg to fiNd all the woRds, I keep hearing an old sayiNg, "If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, its yours forever..."
Happy Easter to my woNdeRful kids aNd tHaNks for lettiNg me be your MoM

tHaNk You, rainbowgardens.com for helping me make a dReAm coMe tRue with my kids. An Easter WeekeNd I will never forget.

tEa tiMe

2011-04-22T08:04:00.000-07:00

Good MorNiNg... Vanilla tEa Cup in haNd with a dash of Peach Medley aNd a haNdful of suNshiNe. So much to do in the NEW gaRdeN aNd not suRe wHeRe to begiN. This might take a while to get just right but i'm suRe I can fit it all in. There aRe fields to be haRvest aNd tHiNgs to make... oh what will I ever do?
I've been fluttering about tRyiNg to get tHiNgs doNe with so very little tiMe. I had hoped to have told you but please uNdeRstaNd, that I oNly have oNe tiNy list in my haNd. I'm 3" tall aNd my shoes doN't fit. SoMe aRe too small aNd soMe aRe too big. I tRy to get tHiNgs so that they aRe just right. But I fiNd that my gaRdeN is getting too tight. No tiMe to spare so little sleep, I wish I could sluMbeR aNd couNt my sheep.
Too much too do, too much to sow, haRvest of pleNty aNd a bouNty to grow. A place where the faRies all woRk like a bee, all woRkiNg together... to see what I SEE.
There's tRiNkets of pleNty aNd baskets aRe full, of all the bouNtiful haRvest we'll grow.
Oh the day has just begun with tEa in my haNd. Just talkiNg about it, not suRe wHeRe to begin. For now I will sluMbeR, tweeter aNd sleep, dReAmiNg of all that I envision aNd see... twitter.com/poeticfairy

'faiRy Keeper'

2011-04-20T15:24:00.000-07:00

my 'faiRy Keeper' took me on a walk, he did, to show me aNotHeR way aNd in the process of showiNg me gaRdeNs, he had to flutter away. It made me sad to see him go aNd had so much to say. If I could take oNe day with him aNd give it all away. Hoping that he would heRe my prayers aNd coMe back to me oNe day

my 'faiRy Keeper' took me on a walk, she did, to show me aNotHeR way aNd in the process of showiNg me gaRdeNs, she had to flutter away. It made me sad to see her go aNd had so much to say. If I could take oNe day with her aNd give it all away. Hoping that she will heRe my prayers aNd coMe back to me oNe day

my 'faiRy Keeper' walked with me aNd placed my haNd in his, to hold him tight aNd feel his love aNd know that he tRuly LiVes

my 'faiRy Keeper' walked with me aNd placed my haNd in hers, to hold me tight aNd feel her love aNd know that HE was hers

a boNd that oNce was bRoKeN NEVER gave away the stReNgth it took to hold your haNd aNd retuRn to him soMeday ~by poeticgarden.com

Through the Looking Glass

2011-04-19T09:11:00.000-07:00

I saw this quote the other day while woRkiNg in oNe of my iNteRnet gaRdeNs (Facebook)
GoiNg through soMe huge gRowiNg pains recently, I fouNd myself returning to this quote.

"The PURPOSE of life is to discover your gift. The MEANING of life is to give it away."

BeiNg held captive to what I was readiNg, I slowly began to siNk into each woRd written aNd woNdeR how it applies to me.
Trusting in my Heavenly Father moRe tHaN ever on my 'Life's JourNey' I have faced a lot of challenges that have tested my faith. At tiMes feeliNg so bRoKeN with my wiNgs, struggling to fly. What I realized is that I forgot to believe in myself, which soMetiMes takes a lot of eNduRaNce aNd courage. To tRuly followiNg my heart aNd not be afRaid... lettiNg go aNd tRust in the discovering process of knowing who I AM... Faith in ME.
Learning that if I didN't believe in myself, that's wHeN I noticed I was no loNgeR flyiNg. A paRt of believing in myself means that I have to give of my taleNts aNd not be scared. I tHiNk oNe of the gifts I am discovering about flyiNg is that it iNspiRes me to not be so afRaid of what the woRld might tHiNk, that soMetiMes lettiNg go of soMetHiNg means you aRe williNg to sacrifice for soMeoNe elses needs through the gifts we aRe given by Heavenly Father in short our (natural taleNts.)

And through that process...
fiNdiNg out that the meaNiNg of life is to give towards others aNd there you will fiNd your greatest gift of all
~www.poeticgarden.com

Charity

2011-04-18T14:18:00.000-07:00

"And Charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." ~fRoM The Book of Mormon

Say...

2011-04-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

Through the Looking Glass

2011-04-18T04:55:00.000-07:00

I've been goiNg through a rough patch recently in my life aNd fouNd myself retracing my steps on the jourNey i've been on by takiNg a deeper look into my 'aRt WoRk' aNd all I can say is "man this is not easy"
I tHiNk I am actually afRaid to expose aNotHeR layer of what these cReAtioNs mean to me. As I type these woRds I question whether or not I have the courage to sHaRe all the layers. I've been stRuggliNg for several moNths on whether or not I waNted to do the latest website news 'aRt in Review'
I didN't realize it tHeN on my jourNey, that the path I chose to walk on was goiNg to be the haRdest aNd the most painful but never has aNy otHeR path I have chosen make me feel like I am LiviNg even if it hurts really bad soMetiMes...

that I'm afraid to say what I waNt to say but feel like I am staRviNg myself if I doN't...

aRt in Review

2011-04-14T07:45:00.000-07:00

deSigN #126 faiRy Blossom Delight
coMe fly away high above the tree tops where the faiRies fly all day
coMe away with me and dReAm of a place far far away
blossoms as big as candied apples as far as the eye can see
coMe dReAm a little dReAm aNd fly away with me...

8x8 'ooak' Scrapbook aRt WoRk
copyrights of poeticgarden.com
Original Issued Date: June, 2010
K&Company Candied Baubles & 3D SpRiNg Baby Bugs
Prima Flower Collections
Bear by Stacey Ninberg Taylor~faiRy embellishments by Poetic GaRdeN

aRtist jourNal MeaNiNg
I stuMbled upon a site I had oNce discovered before but forgot about pixiehollow.com aNd how I caMe upon the site again was a miracle in itself. You see at that particular tiMe in my life I was goiNg through a growing period within my soul. Struggling with so maNy eMotioNs, not really knowing what I was searching for but knew my spiRit was aching for coNtiNued iNpiRatioN aNd cReAtivity. There I was oNe night not beiNg able to sleep as usual aNd the forces of nature took me back to a place I oNce had been before but coMpletely forgotten about. FiNdiNg Pixie Hollow was iMpoRtaNt for me not oNly for iNspiRatioN but a child like woNdeR of a place wHeRe I could step into a woRld that my soul dReAms of everyday aNd tRuly believes in. A place wHeRe I could iMagiNe my soul to live aNd be...

Flying fRoM oNe Cherry Blossom bRaNch to the next, sitting aNd visiting with other faiRies. As the sweet smell of nectar fills the air, sparkly new buMble bees aNd butterflies emerge fRoM a loNg wiNteRs nap.
Like a spiRit that is forever evolving fRoM oNe stage to the next, evolving into a new jourNey, a woRld of beauty aNd self discovery. I knew my spiRit had blossomed oNce again aNd fouNd myself filled with such gratitude of what a new season of life can bRiNg.

dReAms

2011-04-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

Those who dream by day are cogNizaNt of maNy tHiNgs that escape those who dream oNly at night. ~Edgar Allan Poe

faiRy LaNdscapes

2011-04-12T07:22:00.000-07:00

It's that tiMe of year again when I look to MotHeR NatuRe for haNds on iNspiRatioN aNd insight into a woRld that requires patience, uNdeRstaNdiNg aNd a moRe quiet way of viewing life.
One of the tHiNgs I like to do each spRiNg is to fiNd a location that I am drawn to aNd breath in the new spRiNg air, block out the back ground noise aNd focus my eyes on the details aNd different layers of the surrounding plaNts aNd trees. Noticing the different stages of life that aRe beginning to eMeRge aNd hearing the biRds siNg in the near by bRaNches above.
It's haRd for me to iMagiNe living on this planet without coNsideRiNg a 3 dimensional poiNt of view. My Heavenly Father as the 1st dimension, me as the 2nd dimension aNd 3rd is the Earth aNd what lives within it.
I have been blessed with aMaziNg opportunities to discover soMe of the most tiNy aNd delicate details that MotHeR NatuRe has to offer aNd couldN't go about my jourNey without showing my appreciation aNd love for what I have been given. I siMply cannot waver on the hidden woNdeRs that live beneath, that bRiNg such puRe joy to my soul. Teaching me about the most siMplest aNd peaceful ways to live my life.
I am truly grateful that I have the opportunity to give back to what my Heavenly Father has given to me. CreAtiNg aNd woRkiNg with MotHeR NatuRe that in a way would be coNsideRed unreal or unseen.
This is HIS gaRdeN aNd feel it is my duty to do my part in caRiNg for it. Which means loving aNd respecting all creatures great aNd small, providing hoMes for those who have been forgotten... my faiRies

Faith

2011-04-10T08:29:00.000-07:00

A Spiritual JourNey

Across from the mountains, A little house sits in the tree's,
I'm lost in tranquility, As my soul tries to breath.

White clouds moving slowly, The breeze a calm still,
I'm caught in the moment, As my heart starts to heal.
A piece of me, In the startling blue sky,
As I spread my wings, My soul starts to fly.

I fly to unknown places, Where pain and hurt once dwelled,
As the memories flow pass me, My eyes start to swell.
Tear drops drip slowly, Down my cheeks,
The wind wipes them dry, And gives me some peace.

Soaring so free, Over water and land,
My Spirit Guide gently, Takes me by my hand.

He shows me what was, And what's meant to be,
And why my life, Is so important it seems.

A long soar, Like the eagle high,
I bow my head, And I start to cry.
Back on the land, Across from the tree's,
I began to realize, What healing means.

It mean's not to forget, Let the past flow,
Of all the horrors, One soul had to go.
To take the strengths, And apply them to life,
Is a valuable lesson, I've learned this flight.

Alone in the sunset, I watch it go down,
When I finally realize, What peace I have found.

© Wind Walker Glamorum Clan
Art pRiNt by Charlena

aRt in Review

2011-04-08T16:50:00.001-07:00

deSigN #113 MotHeR of TiMe
A MotHeR of grace, she geNtly sMiles, the years of summers past
The meMoRies she holds within her heart of her children, keepsakes that forever last

8x8 'ooak' Scrapbook aRt WoRk
copyrights of poeticgarden.com
Original Issued Date: April, 2010
'ooak' Glass Baubles by Poetic GaRdeN
Prima Flower & Butterfly Collections
Making Memory Brads

aRtist jourNal meaNiNg
"I always coMe back to this particular aRt peace because of the overall feel aNd colors that I chose to use. Tranquil in every way to convey the eMotioNs I was feeliNg at that particular tiMe in my Life's JourNey. A portrait of a young girl aNd boy that reMiNded me of my own children aNd the newly discovered love I had never experienced before with tHeM. A sileNt boNd that together is spoken of a MotHeRs love to her children that will staNd the test of tiMe"
~copyrights of Poeticgarden.com

Courage

2011-04-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

"It takes a lot of courage to show your dReAms to soMeoNe else"
~Erma Bombeck

Gratitude

2011-04-04T13:55:00.000-07:00

It's nice to know that God is with me no matter where I go. He is always there to catch me if I should stuMble or if I fall. LiftiNg my wiNgs up in tiMes of weakness, reMiNdiNg me how much he loves me most of all.
~poeticgarden.com

Twitter

2011-04-04T11:29:00.000-07:00

you can always fiNd me in my 'twitter' gaRdeN for quick updates on life, iNspiRatioNal thoughts aNd ideas at: twitter.com/poeticfairy

SpRiNg

2011-03-09T11:26:00.000-08:00

SpRiNg is almost here in the gaRdeN which means the faiRies will be out in full force collecting dew dRops aNd discovering new ideas to sHaRe for the upcoming season.
Enjoy breathing in the new growth that MotHeR NatuRe has awakened us with aNd ~Blessed Be fRoM www.poeticgarden.com

WelcoMe

2011-02-24T09:59:00.001-08:00

I'm in for a little while woRkiNg on a few ideas but your always welcome to view the online gallery at: www.poeticgarden.com or you're welcome to visit the craft gaRdeN aNd read the meanings beHiNd the aRt WoRk at: www.kkrafts.blogspot.com ~Blessed Be

3D ACEO/ATC Collectors Edition Cards

2011-02-17T14:01:00.000-08:00

deSigN #153 'faiRy Patch'
"It's the shelter beneath the foRest floor, the reflection of the moonlight sHiNe
uNdeRneAth a willow tree nestled for you to fiNd
A collection of precious lil' tReAsuRes just waiting for your heart to see,
if you but cHeRisH in what is yet to be discovered
within your faiRy Patch dReAms"

Introducing 3D ATC/ACEO Artistry Trading aNd Collectors Cards ~ Edition aNd Originals by Poetic GaRdeN
A tiNy WoRk of aRt fRoM the Life's JourNey liNe will be available to collect SigNed aNd NuMbeRed by the aRtist
Available this season

Copyrights of www.poeticgarden.com
Dedicated to my Children, my faiRies
MotHeR NatuRe aNd my Heavenly Father

fiNdiNg SileNce

2011-02-17T09:36:00.000-08:00

"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls" ~Mother Teresa

MoMeNts of Courage

2011-02-16T11:05:00.000-08:00

It's those moMeNts in life that seem to take our breath away that end up giving us wiNgs of courage to fly ~poeticgarden.com

aRt Studio

2011-02-16T10:12:00.000-08:00

Back in the aRt Studio dReAmiNg with MotHeR NatuRe, discovering new treasures iNspiRed by the faiRies...
~Blessed Be fRoM www.poeticgarden.com

Through the Looking Glass

2011-02-14T10:26:00.001-08:00

SoMetiMes it's a good tHiNg to slow down in life. It helps us realize the iMpoRtaNcs of developing other skills. Nourishing our body aNd miNd in ways that allow us to discover new tHiNgs in life. Of course there will be tiMes where we feel like we aRe living in between the liNes but it's those tiMes that allow us to evolve in ways that we have never iMagiNed. Gaining new insight aNd taking with us the tiMes of hardship aNd tuRniNg tHeM into beautiful learning experiences aNd courage to face our next chapter in life.
To not be willing to appreciate or learn fRoM struggles would be to essentially starve the soul in reaching it's highest potential of self~discovery in loving ourselves truly.
~poeticgarden.com

BlessiNgs of MotHeR NatuRe

2011-02-14T08:26:00.000-08:00

I gaze into the sky aNd watch the clouds float by, following down to the tips of the evergreens. What a beautiful canvas God has cReAted. Living aRt that is forever evolving aNd cHaNgiNg. Breathtaking aRe the colors before my eyes. Beauty that cannot be put into woRds but rather spoken silently for the soul to hear. I am grateful for the suns warmth glistening upon the snow covered meadow. I am grateful he allows me to see with my heart the gifts that he has given to me. ~poeticgarden.com

WelcoMe

2011-02-09T18:35:00.000-08:00

I am sNuggled iNto my 'hobbit house' woRkiNg on a few tHiNgs but you aRe always welcome to stop in aNd visit the gaRdeN here or view the portfolio of aRt WoRk at poeticgarden.com
Though new aRt WoRk is no loNgeR beiNg featured on kkrafts.blogspot.com you aRe still welcome to view the meaNiNg beHiNd the aRt Pieces on the liNk provided. ~Blessed Be

tHaNk You

2011-02-08T10:49:00.000-08:00

tHaNk You Ann fRoM www.simplythebestcreations.com for selecting Poetic GaRdeN as the artist of the moNth on your website. I appreciate all of your haRd woRk in presenting such a beautiful feature aNd showcasing the aRt aNd wRitiNg about the woNdeRful meMoRies we have gained as artists. I will always be appreciative of your kindness aNd value your attention to detail as a gifted paiNteR. Your tree scenes have always been my absolute favorite so I thought I would take a moMeNt aNd sHaRe the new vanity jar holder you recently deSigNed. fRoM my aRt Studio to yours "tHaNk You" aNd ~Blessed Be

(Above is oNe of the featuRed Poetic GaRdeN 8x8 aRt Pieces aloNg with oNe of my favorite haNd paiNted cReAtioNs fRoM simplythebestcreations.com)

Publication News

2011-02-07T16:28:00.001-08:00

As I transitioned into a new learning experience on life, I felt at the tiMe that faiRytaLes was a suitable naMe for the second liNe. However I found myself a bit cHalleNged over this. So I researched the definition faiRytaLes and this is what I discovered…

faiRytaLe

American Heritage Dictionary (2 definitions)
–noun
1. A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children.
2. A fictitious, highly fanciful story or explanation.
Century Dictionary (2 definitions)
–noun
1. A tale or story about fairies.
2. A story as unreal and as incredible in its statements as fairies or tales about them.
Wiktionary (1 definition)
–noun
1. A folktale featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

Reading that faiRytaLes aRe coNsideRed unreal and listening to what my heart was trying to tell me. I knew that I could not continue this cReAtive jourNey by giving the new discovery within my miNd the naMe faiRytaLe and go against what I know to be true and real. So before I continue moving forward in my deSigNs, I will be staying with the oRigiNal naMe and issue nuMbeRs of each art piece. The newest piece ‘Snow faiRies’ will be deSigN #152 and will continue to be recognized as Life’s JourNey by Poeticgarden.com as this represents my tRue belief that “In order to Live you must be dReAmiNg.”
~Blessed Be fRoM Poetic GaRdeN

Impression

2011-02-06T19:58:00.000-08:00

"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent." ~Dalai Lama

deSigN #152 'Snow faiRies'

2011-02-05T11:11:00.000-08:00

deSigN #152 'Snow faiRies'
Quiet aRe the woNdeRs that aRe hidden. Delicate wHispeRs of the earth beckon her to return. Hidden beneath the blaNket of snow appears a woRld that is not often seen but heard within the soul. Touching dew dRops on the tips of her toes as she floats ever so geNtly like a butterfly. Catching the nectar breeze beneath her wiNgs, gaziNg across the waRm meadow. SileNtly captuRiNg the beauty that lies within her dReAms.

Poetic GaRdeN Dream Keepsake Box
Dedicated to my Children, my faiRies,
'entertaining angels unaware'
aNd MotHeR NatuRe
'2011' copyrights of Poeticgarden.com

aRt Studio

2011-02-03T11:37:00.000-08:00

In the aRt Studio dReAmiNg with the 'Snow faiRies' aNd wRitiNg in my jourNal. Your welcoMe to visit the aRt gallery at: www.poeticgarden.com
or invite you to sit a while aNd read the jourNey "Through The LookiNg Glass" of my life here in the gaRdeN ~Blessed Be

BlessiNgs of MotHeR NatuRe

2011-02-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

Weak am I to appear before it's gloRy, stReNgth in nuMber with such elegance aNd grace is she to present herself. StaNdiNg tall before the canvas of blue not to waiver in the slightest wiNd. Powerful in ways that aRe never heard by the naked ear yet felt within the soul. Protecting asking notHiNg in return but that of love, compassion aNd humility.
Taking hold feeliNg it's powerful wisdom through out tiMe. Her majesty towers above in seeking to be free. Presenting herself as the valley of trees. ~poeticgarden.com

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