friday finds

I read... alot.

I love the written word.

I have decided to feature some of the blogs I read on friday's... hence the title... Friday's Finds.

I have about 250 blogs currently on my reading list... and I'm going to be sharing those links over the course of this year... on Friday's.
(plus any more I come across).

If you have a blog.... or have a favorite blog that you want me to feature... just shoot me an email (moongipsies@msn.com).

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I'm not a girl who is really into fashion.
That said... I love Project Runway... I love textiles...
my grandmother was a fabulous seamstress and designed her own clothing...
my sister was a great creator with fabric... making her own wedding dress and helping her daughter with their dresses...
And I have made quilts and such in the past.

Anyway.
I love fabric and the idea of designing my own someday... and making unique pieces with it.

So today... I thought I would focus on blogs
that feature fashion and textiles.
Like these:

Alexis Lee Ortiz
Eco Fashion
La Touchables
SRI Threads
The Textile Cuisine
IFB
Fashion Indie
a Fashion Blog
Olivia Palermo
the Chriselle Factor

and these 3 buying sites... which I think are really cool:

SteamPunk Clothing Couture
Jay McCarroll
Patricia Michaels

on these blackbird wings

my heart is lifted higher

and dances with clouds

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along with the thorns

pure loveliness in a jar

parallels abound

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so much of life is a mixture of pleasure and pain
light and dark
with no absolutes...

twisting and turning

tied up in glorious knots

windswept and forlorn

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photo for today's post... is one I took last evening at sunset

no alterations (except slight cropping)... and straight out of the camera

~whoa~

...and I'm thinking about all the folks in Oklahoma.

Having been close to a couple tornadoes myself... I shudder.

MondayUPs

Monday's can be rough... But I'm here to help.

In celebration of my 15th year selling my handmade stuff... 
I am going to be featuring things I've seen on blogs, on the internet, in books

...wherever inspiration strikes! On making new items from old goods..
hence, MondayUPs (upcycling)...

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With summer coming on 
(yes, already...)

I was thinking of traditional summer activities... 
and how they could relate to recycling and upcycling.

My first thought... was the hobby of collecting seashells.
And yes, I collect them too.
But so often... these collected wonders end up in a dusty box in the back of a closet...
 or ...if they are lucky... in a jar or dish on display.
But there is so much more you could do with them if you desire too...

And so... today's MondayUPs will feature cool things people are doing with shells these days...

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Here are some artist sites:
The Fine Shell (art blog)
Christa Wilm
Peggy Greene (a blogpost about her art)
Studio de la Mer
Seashell Finery

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And of course... a couple cool collections on Pinterest:
here
here
here

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And this wonderful site

for the weekend

so... it's the weekend.... 

It's been a trying couple of weeks... but I am hoping that it will all get better from here on out.

I have been in Lupus Flare for a couple months now... and it's been rough.

More so than in times past... and I'm not sure why.

And so... I've been pretty much a home-body... and resting as much as I am able to.

Which means... my hours are really wonky... and when I have a few bits of energy

... I escape out to the studio to work on something....

...or walk around the block...

...or work in the yard a little...

And today is BAJ and my 23rd Anniversary.

We celebrated with a fabulous dinner at Outback restaurant... and then coffee at our fav Barnes & Noble.

... and today we are just hanging out... watching movies... and enjoying some time with the  kiddos and our granddaughter... life is good.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

((here is a peak into some stuff I've been working on in the studio))

friday finds

I read... alot.

I love the written word.

I have decided to feature some of the blogs I read on friday's... hence the title... Friday's Finds.

I have about 250 blogs currently on my reading list... and I'm going to be sharing those links over the course of this year... on Friday's.
(plus any more I come across).

If you have a blog.... or have a favorite blog that you want me to feature... just shoot me an email (moongipsies@msn.com).

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Obviously, I love photography.
Here are some more of my fav photography themed blogs:


Elle Moss
Manuela Thames
PFN photo
Holgarific
Susan Tuttle
JohnWalker


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...the photo for today's post is of a giant blue iris that I took this week.
One of my neighbors has a lovely iris garden, and has several different colors and varieties
of irises. They are gorgeous.