All You Need Is Love #15

Pale pale pink roses from antique china, ruby red vintage glass, crystals and a tiny pink rhinestone.  A pique assiette heart that represents love and friendship...its really all a person needs...and chocolate :o)

Give your friends a great big hug today

Love Love Love...its easy

All You Need Is Love #13

I love the balance of color and gold on this pique assiette heart, and will always have an eye out for just one more chipped or cracked plate in this pattern.  The combination of pinks, green, a touch of blue and gold are quite beautiful to me. I think this is a good example of less is more, a little vintage stained glass and a few crystals complete the design.  Lucky number 13 for today, could that mean 13 hugs?

Speaking of lucky numbers, I learned recently that my design area at the St Margaret's Hospital Guild Show House is also now number 13. This was determined once the path through the house had been decided upon by the Guild.  Below is a little tease, a before photo of the area.  This was taken from the sun room.  My area includes the landing, upstairs sitting area and long hallway...which will be transformed into a gallery featuring the works of six extremely exceptional artists.  Oh, and some of my work will be there too :o)  In this photo, you can see that we have already installed picture moulding, and the white wall on the left has been smoothed with plaster to prepare it for my hand painted wall covering.  More to come on this project.

Embrace your dreams.  

Love Love Love...its easy   And sometimes smells like paint :o)

All You Need Is Love #12

A little Pique Assiette heart with vintage china from one of my favorite finds.  I love these delicate pink flowers combined with pearly pink glass, crystals and a tiny rhinestone.  This little heart has also in its possession the enhancement of charms, adding so much interest to the little unbroken heart. Friends are like the charms that we add one by one to our lives when we least expect to do so, the little gifts we give to ourselves.  Its kinda like finding a flower in that unexpected place...maybe it actually found you.

Embrace friendships near and far...distance matters not to the heart.

Love Love Love,...its easy

all You Need Is Love #10

A charming little heart, this one a bit smaller with bits o china, sterling charms, crystals and rhinestones.  A friend came by the studio today and chose a little heart to call her very own...and another friend came by just to give me a big hug.  What a nice day!  I also spent a few hours sorting vintage china by color and getting some of my books on shelves from my move.  It was just one of those snowy winter days in the studio. hmmm

Give a hug...get a hug...all good.

Love Love Love...its easy

All You Need Is Love #78

Ha, really just #9 but a nod to a good friend that asked just how many of these I was going to do.   The answer, if my good friend is reading, or...if you too are wondering...is until my surprise on Valentines Day.  Sometimes hearts can lead to surprises, and part of the fun is the anticipation :o) and allowing it to sneak up on you. This Pique Asiette heart is made with bits of vintage china, stained glass crystals, a pink rhinestone and a whole lotta love.

Hug a friend when they least expect it.

Love Love Love...its easy

All You Need Is Love #8

Sterling charms and Royal Albert Country Roses on a strand of candy pink beads.  This little Pique Assiette heart is now in Florida with a good friend that chose it on a snowy evening before heading for the sunshine.  It always warms my heart to catch a smile and a twinkle in they eye of someone finding the love in a little unbroken heart, once the bits and pieces are back together again.  Maybe its not true what they say about all the kings horses and all the kings men...when it comes to unbroken little Pique Assiette  hearts.  So sorry Humpty Dumpty...come and see me next time :o)

Did you know a single hug has great healing power?  

Love Love Love...its easy

All You Need Is Love #7

This little Pique Assiette heart is one that I chose for myself, and I love to wear it in February.  Bits and pieces of my favorite antique china surrounded by crystals and a few of my favorite candy pink beads...yum

I have some exciting news about my little hearts.  A few days ago I mentioned that I sent two of my favorite little hearts to a Hands For Haiti - Doctors Without Borders charity auction.  I learned today that my hearts went for a total bid of $500.00 for this worthy cause...leaving me nearly speechless! Nearly...I am so happy to have been able to help, and want to thank the generous bidders for reaching so deeply to contribute to this worthy cause.  To learn more about sending a bit of loving help to children in need, please click Le Studio.

I also have a bit of sad news.  A very good friend of mine found the end of her journey late Saturday evening. I had rescued this silky pup six years ago, but as it turns out, it was she that had rescued me.  Unconditional love from a wagging wonder is a healing thing indeed, and can sometime arrive when we least expect it...be it a person or a pet it matters not.  I feel lucky that she found me, and I will miss her very deeply. She was 14 and sweet and simple and beautiful. Rest in peace puppy...

Hug a friend tightly today, you may not know just how much it is needed

Love Love Love...its easy

except when it comes to goodbye

All You Need Is Love #6

A pretty pink heart made with bits of antique china, rosey red stained glass and crystals.  I love the hand painted vintage china used in this little pique assiette heart. I also love working with pieces that were  lovingly created long ago. I find that I also love creating a new life for a beautiful piece that...due to a chip, crack, or imperfection...it had been thought of as no longer beautiful.  Thats three times I just said love...and I think three loves equals a great big hug...

Give yourself a big hug today with a nice cuppa cocoa...yum

Love Love Love...its easy

All You Need Is Love #4

A charmed heart is what I have decided upon today for the fourth day of February. A rosebud is the focal on this little heart, keeping it company are bits of vintage stained glass, a tiny pink rhinestone , crystals and a shard or two from of my favorite antique plates.  I have added a candy pink vintage bead and a clear glass heart.  Sterling charms finish this little key to my heart Pique Assiette pendant.

This is one of my favorite little hearts, and maybe the one that pulls at my heartstrings the most. That is why I had to let it go in hopes that it might pull at the heartstrings of its future owner.  I sent this heart to a  performance and charity auction that will be taking place this weekend in LA, and proceeds will benefit  Hands For Haiti and Dr's Without Borders. Talented artists are coming together to do what they can to help those who need our love and help now more than ever...Children.   To learn more about this special event go to Le Studio, and click on what's new.

I sent these hearts out like little hugs on their way to a greater good.  It is my hope that they will complete their journey and help where help is needed the most.  I am grateful for those who take it upon themselves to put so much effort into helping children in need, and I am humbled to be even a tiny part of that effort.       

Love.  It takes on many forms...is that friend still waiting for a hug?

Love Love Love...its easy

All You Need Is Love #3

Still in the studio busting my glass...  Todays offering, Pink rhinestones, crystals, vintage china and stained glass, a little Pique Assiette heart on this 3rd day in February, a special day in my heart.  I must admit at times I am bursting at the seams with memories of a dear friend's compassion and the love bestowed there within.  Sometimes friends are relatives, more often not, but that does not make the memories any less sweet...I am very thankful for the treasured friendships that I have had the good fortune to have in my life and times.

Did you hug a friend yet today?

Love Love Love...its easy

All You Need Is Love #2

I am working late at the studio this evening, on my entry for the "Art From The Fourth Chakra" exhibition that is on Friday evening, and remembered I had not yet chatted with you today.  As promised, this little Pique Assiette heart has a double row of crystals, vintage china and a tiny rhinestone...another little heart offering in the month of love and dreams.  Speaking of dreams, Leap Year was a good movie...the kind that takes one to beautiful places otherwise left unseen.  Did I ever mention I love castles...I do   oops! there I go, dreaming again...I'd better get back to breaking plates. 

By the way, I really cannot believe that I am touching my mac with these crusty digits..."I guess I knew that this would happen",  as John Mellencamp said " But I was hopin' not today" 

Love Love Love...its easy

Did you hug that friend yet :o)

All You Need Is Love

Love Love Love...Its easy!  It is February, the month of hearts and love and friendship, so I am going to offer up a few hearts this week, which should come as a surprise to no one :o)   Did I ever mention that I love the heart? This little heart has light and deep pink roses from vintage china, crystals and rhinestones. This week is also First Friday, Open Studios at the Stutz from Noon to Five, and  the opening of the exhibit and reception of "Art From The Fourth Chakra" at StutzArtSpace, Five to Nine.  You can learn more about it by clicking here, and here.

I began the day meeting my trim carpenter at the Booth Tarkington House, and there is a flutter of activity going on over there...I learned that 1500 people attended the preview tour over the weekend.  That bodes very well for attendance this year...Yay! For more info, click St. Margaret's

I am also meeting my Beautiful Daughter-In-Law for lunch and a movie for her birthday.  We are going to see Leap Year...I have been looking forward to seeing this movie.  Any time there is a romantic comedy that includes a clutzy redhead...I am a happy camper!    Happy Birthday Stephanie! 

Please hug a friend today, and always remember...

Love Love Love...its easy

Bringing in the new.....

This is a photo of the work space in my current studio at The Stutz.  I do love this studio,  but my inner child does not enjoy doing hurdles over, or army crawls under things in my path to make it all the way back to my easel to play.  Oh how I love my easel....if only it were not squeezed in so tightly to the window.......you get the idea.

Hopefully in a few short days I will be moving to this studio, just two doors down......plenty of room for my inner child to play....once my outer adult does some heavy lifting of course!  Pictured below are walls being torn down as I type this.....how prophetic!  Stay tuned for updates and studio moving after party...