Connections…

Yesterday, I got a package from my sweet, incredibly talented friend e.b..

That kind of package makes me so excited because Elizabeth gets me very well, and knows what kind of treasures make my heart glow bright.

Inside was this bundle of hand made love with e.b. all over it !

Included in these “kimcushions” were little bits of stuff I recognize, even some fabric remnants I had shared with her,

and best of all,

the loving handy work by my favorite magic maker.

It felt like a big cozy hug from my friend.

A cool thing happened right after I took this pic of myself feeling the love.

My phone rang and it was Elizabeth ! She is in Nebraska taking care of her dad after his knee replacement surgery, and she was missing me just as much as I am missing her.

Our conversation was like another great hug.

I am so very grateful for our heart connection.

Another little bit of synchronicity happened as I was writing this post.

Yesterday right before I received my package from e.b., I was working in my 6X6'” journal with a new stencil I ordered from MaryBeth Shaw’s awesome company, Stencil Girl Products.

When I went to check the name of the stencil this morning so I could include it here, I discovered that it is called : “Connections”.

This is very fitting, and it is also the name of this two page spread I did in my journal.

I used this great stencil designer by  artist Wendy Aikins as a background on my pages,

spraying with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Sunflower and Oriental Poppy.

Then, out came the Faber Castell pens and some major doodling happened,

picking up some of the designs I have been using on my Rock Beings.

I guess I am creating my own new language of symbols. Again, making connections throughout my artwork.

I used Twinkling H2O’s to add in my color. The paper in my journal is too porous to do blending with my pens but the H2O’s are watercolors with great pigment so they blended well.

Connections – Art Journal Pages – 2/4/13

So I think this is the theme for the week.

Connection…

a cool one to explore.

What connections are you discovering and celebrating, Beautiful Ones ?

Big, big Love to you !

Who You are Makes A Difference and Synchronicity

So this morning I had just finished creating my first ever piece of mail art that I wanted to send to my neice Jessica. We had had a lovely girl's night together last week and I wanted to let her know how much it meant to me. What better way than with some fun and funky art work and a note inside telling her what a beautiful, funny, sweet and brilliant young woman she is. In the bottom right hand corner, I had included a little square with the quote "Who I Am Makes a Difference" that I had found somewhere along the way.

Front of Jessie's Mail Art Envelope

Back

Then I checked my e-mail and my sister Natalie (Jessie's mom) had sent me the wonderful and touching video (below) called " Who You Are Makes a Difference." I immediately tried to pick up the phone and call her to share the synchronicity of it all but she wasn't around ! Still , the video made me cry and feel wonderful about this world and most of all, made me want to reach out and honor someone for just being who they are. I guess I had kind of already done that with the note to Jessie but that video made me want to do that some more !!! I had a nice ladies lunch with my dear friend Lois and when I got back I checked out some of my favorite blogs. This is when the synchronicity got especially juicy and especially incredible for me.

Jennifer at The Stumbly Diva honored me on her blog for just being who I am ! She wrote that I had inspired her to "explore a more nurturing creative path". You cannot imagine just how honored that made me feel ! I mean, how often do you get told that you have inspired someone ? It really made me feel like who I am makes a difference ! What a great gift !

The whole thing has just kind of blown me away with how when things are good, they are very, very good, indeed ! I hope you are inspired to honor someone today ... it really does make a difference !