Most of you who read my blog know I love art. I come by this naturally as my mother is an artist or what Spirit calls, a craftsman artisan, meaning that she works with her hands and is more of a ‘craftswoman’ than a ‘fine’ artist. She has sewn, painted, woodworked her way through life, and I often came along for the ride. My nature is to ‘finish’ things…in the StrengthsFinder talents, this is called an achiever. My art tends to look like things I can open and close in a single session. When I get out to my mom’s workshop, my achiever goes crazy wanting to finish all of her projects, but she, like me, works from inspiration. If I am inspired, I can start and finish anything. If I lose my inspiration anywhere along the process, I’m done. So is she.

When Minette and I did our 5-month project with Violette’s journal bliss online class (highly recommended!), I learned how to focus in on starting and finishing a single ‘step’ and to be happy with that.

Most recently, I took that wisdom and applied it to a Zentangle project I was inspired to create for a friend. The first night, I collected all of the pieces I would use to create the ‘shape.’ Then, I flipped through a Zentangle pattern book to see which patterns felt good. Then I slept on it.

The next day, I started with the motif, and filled in the rest of the pattern.

The next day I started Zentangling and did not want to stop, so I didn’t. 10 hours later, it was finished.

Inspiration can fuel us to the greatest heights! In inspiration, time slows down and evaporates.

If you have not discovered ZENTANGLES, please go to the site now. I have always loved to draw in pen and this is a new twist on that art form. I am forever grateful to Minette for introducing me to it!

I also am including some pictures of my art date with Sally Felt where we created jewelry! She commented that she thought it was interesting I flipped through a book, found something I liked and said, “I’m going to make this” without any regard of whether I would be able to according to my current jewelry making abilities. That’s where my mom’s influence stepped in… if we can ‘see it,’ we can usually create it!

By far, one of the best things about crafting together is the conversations that flow upward in the creative energy. I hope you will try this out for yourself if you feel pulled to do so!

Can you believe Sally made EVERY single one of those line pieces? Isn’t this so pretty?

I made some heart earrings with rose quartz.

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One of the hardest things to learn about creation is that everything starts with a thought. Minds want to rush in and ‘figure everything out’ and that is no place for creation!

I have had the joy of experiencing full abundance beyond anything I could imagine and the joy of experiencing full scarcity beyond anything I could imagine. Both offer unique gifts and insights – if we are willing to look.

I created a wish list by shopping online for various clothes I want to wear when I reach various health goals. Oh, yes, this is the year I learn to master caring for my physical being!

A wish list is simply a set of thoughts set forth into motion for a certain point in the future. You could write down a wish list, shop online and fill up a wish list, dream up your wish list…all work to set forth energy.

Just remember, go into your ‘wishing space’ with a feeling of abundance!

Some say, “Well, if I don’t already have something then how can I feel abundant?” And I say, “Be grateful for all that you have already… all that you are already and see the riches you already possess!”

If you were naked, sitting on a bench, you already possess everything you need to create anything you desire… start making those wish lists and see what happens!

Over a lifetime you have been told to go ‘get’ what you want. So you think what you want is ‘out there.’

Ah-ha! But, what you want… all all you want is already ‘in there’ – you know, in you. So, don’t focus ‘out there’…focus in you and then notice what that part of you is guiding you to!

Takes practice, yet well worth the effort!

Got this email from my mom this morning. Yesterday, we met for lunch at Cracker Barrel on her‘way’ back from Canton, where she goes to get wood crosses to make her amazing cross creations. She’s an artist at heart and I love that I grew up with that influence. We’ve been SEARCHING for MONTHS for the new magazine, Where Women Create, as we positively are ADDICTED to certain artists! Sally Jean, Mary Jane Butters, Jo Packham, and others. Not exactly sure WHY we were searching since it seems it is everywhere now that I spied the first two issues at one of my ab-fab-fav stores in McKinney – 120! I want to share my mom’s sweet, practical observation… and it is so fitting because we talked about the power of a dream on Queen of Dreams Radio last night, and in the first two issues of this AMAZING magazine, Jo Packham wrote tremendously inspiring letters about CREATING YOUR OWN DREAM.

Thank you for finding the Where Women Create books I am about to go blind reading them.  How about that Sally Jean and Mary Jane Butters….the message they all seem to have isn’t really new though is it?    Dream it and get up and do it!!    I’m going to e-mail them and ask how quick they can get K.C. Willis in this magazine….life will be perfect then. – LOVE MOM

One of the things I love most about my mom is she doesn’t ‘over think’ things. She’s simple. It’s the simple things that make her happiest. Like a magazine, full of inspirational art and musings…and seeing the truth behind it all.

Thanks Mom!