artsyville GIVEAWAY

this is a giveaway for 6 luscious roles of colorful washi tape made by artsyville!
i love all things made by my friend aimee + have multiple items of hers on my desk + dresser + heart
like this + this + this
+ now i have these!:

just leave your name + email in the comments section below to enter
+ your name will be counted 2X if you are also an all i did was listen facebook follower (link here).
i will randomly pick a name sunday + announce the winner on next monday's blog post
(which, by the way, will be a post to not be missed!)
in the meantime + all the time,
aimee's awesome artsyville tape can be found
here + here
+ there will be 9 other giveaways of her tape in the next 9 days
on other blogs + you can find that "blog hop" schedule here
all with love xox
(GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED...winner announced in above post) 

a breath between posts

a breath between posts (for a week or two)

to take in mountains/sun/moon

xox

gift bundles

i've updated my shop,

inspired by the brilliant aimee of artsyville

(oh please do peek at hers too here!)

with birthday bundles~

birthday bundle 1

+ birthday bundle 2

all with love xox

(find here)

you are loved

yes indeed. xox

(gloves from the lovely http://etsy.com/shop/Wellofcreations)

dear crossing

i came across my favorite sign ever, upon visiting a family member, recovering from surgery. don't we all need such encouragement along our path? such love?

happy valentines day xox

(+ congratulations to jane from http://journeytotheedgeofjane.blogspot.com/ whose name was drawn from last week's posting to receive a print of choice!)

all that delights

just sharing a lil' bit of fun. picked up a fabric marker at a local art store + a $2.99 skirt at the good will + stitched parts of my bandanas into a tree + wa la, a new ware :) sending out love + celebration to all that delights you. xox

just you, just me

my heart

overflows

when i take in

how we

find

& care for

one another.

sending love

to just you,

from just me. xo

a change of scenery

sometimes a little change of scenery

helps to thaw my winter bones

& spring into creativity.

(photos from last weekend).

love to you all. xox

climb toward the light

"and how do the roots know

they must climb toward the light?

and then greet the air

with so many flowers and colors?"

pablo neruda/the book of questions.

*****

spring love to you. xo

yarn store whispers

whispering in blossoming love you can feel

xox

see anew

sometimes going somewhere else

(in my case recently, northern mn woods)

helps me to see anew

& this began w/the encouragement to

slow down

& look up

& all around me

& always within~
sharing now
such branches
w/you
& love
to what filters through
your eyes.

the book of your life is beautiful

art is everywhair!

here's where i sat

with the lovely one who refreshed my doo

& then picked my palette!

& then ready, set,

go!

big love to you in all you create, leap, & are!

xox

artful blogging

wooo hoooo! all i did was listen is in the autumn issue of the awesome artful blogging magazine ~

my belly is filled with such happy gratitude to be beside all of you artful & heartful bloggers!

a true story

remember my post about deer life (dated june 11, 2010)? well, one recent morning, i had my first cup of coffee & imagined a deer standing right next to me & got teary & it felt beautifully real.

i left from there to head off to the grocery store & on my way back...

i saw a deer. i pulled off the road & talked to this beautiful being for a moment & looked into eyes that reflected everything good & lovely & true & full of promise. oh my goodness, imagine all YOU sit near! xox

(& more art coming next week/i promise!)

rest

i hear out in blogland

& within my own body & soul

a need for such replenishment

& i breathe this in

alongside each of you now. xo

fireworks from my fourth

passing on the love

i found this egg at the base of a tree, closed,

while on a walk this week.

i picked it up & kept walking,

holding it in my hand,

wondering wildly

about it's yokey message

& a half-block later

i opened it & found

a paper guitar & pick.

i now sit with this

new friend & wonder

about the music that might

keep rising, informing, inspiring me...

& i remain open & thankful.

oh, don't we all need

such gifts from the sea,

from a tree,

from deeply beautiful

you & me?!

passing on the love...xo

blogland of friends

i recently met jen from http://paintedfishstudio.com/! it is so fun to meet a sister art blogger in person! she was wearing a super cool fish necklace & carried a polaroid camera & was complete with dreams swimming around in her heart & is more beautiful than she even knows!
we talked about how special this blogland of friends is. lots of love poured out to all of my dear blogland friends & by the way, what ice cream flavor would you hope for? xo

the little things

often

it's the little things

that make my heart sing.

how about you? xo