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Just a little card…

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I was introduced to my first scrapbooking lesson at a local craft store in my small home country town.Chook scraps is a local craft store full of innovative ideas for any scrapbooking, card making and stamping – decorative hobbies, supplying quality supplies and kits for even the new hobbyist. Read Chook scraps blog here. I’ve been collecting so many wonderful coloured sheets of paper for so long I could probably open my own craft store. Never having done the practical side, myself and my sister enrolled in a class. What fun! It truly is a new concept of design for me,one I would call therapeutic.

There are so many templates and designs available that it’s only up to your imagination and your creative mind that’s stopping you from making so many things.Following the guide from our teacher, we tackled our first attempt in this paper fantasy world. Our aim was to make a yearly card journal, 12 pages for each month with a reminder pocket of special birthday dates on each page, with the incentive to make greetings cards ready for each month. However we finished our project in the time (2.5 hours) but I’m still finishing the final touches.

I have completed my first birthday card for the month of February…

All things done I’m happy with this creative moment.

Have a lovely day friends.

Yvette…x

Innovation

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To make changes by introducing something new. Innovate.

With enthusiasm and a small adventure in hand, myself and my best friend Trish were asked to judge a local art show “Art in the Park” in the south west town of Busselton, Western Australia. I’ve shown photo’s of this beautiful Aussie paradise before in my mosaic photo post here. The photo in the middle is the Busselton jetty.

This annual event was celebrating it’s 51st year, with over three hundred entries.

With a beautiful sunny morning, we started out early and on arrival we were greeted with a wonderful, inspiring and talented display of local and south west region artists, who had used every medium, every imaginable colour on the colour palette and an array of subject matter.

Our choice on behalf of the Hemsley family was the award for the most innovative. Our choice was a painting done by local artist Denny Sanbrook. Her entries in the art show were numerous and very eye catching, using mixed medium with subtle colours showing a visual presentation of local scenes of bushland,water and views of the surrounding area.

It was a pleasure to meet this local artist and the local people who contributed to a wonderful display of “Art in the Park”.

Have a wonderful,creative day my friends.

A Simple Moment making up the Bigger Picture of our life.

Join in every Thursday capturing those simple moments that we stop and reflect upon, the moment we love, the moment we create,a moment we share making up the Bigger Picture of our week, of our life. This week we’re over at Melissa’s place.

Yvette…x

I love my sunburnt country

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Today we celebrate Australia Day. A day for all Australians to celebrate our nation and be proud to be Australian. Flying our nations flag and for some the day our newest Australians become citizens, calling Australia home.

It’s a day of family and friends celebrating in the comfort of their homes or at an organized local ceremony, usually an early morning raising of the flag and the singing of the national anthem, followed by an all Australian Aussie breakfast, or the all Australian barbecue.

Today was a scorching 42 degrees here in New South Wales. We would normally do the same by having a bbq but the heat was just too much to handle. So we opted for an inside and air conditioned celebration of Australian seafood.

Prawns with prawn cocktail sauce, oysters kilpatrick, squid served two ways, deep fried squid rings in crunchy breadcrumbs and salt and pepper squid and smoked salmon.

A great starter to a very long and hot day.

Hope every Aussie had a wonderful day. A day to be proud to be Australian.

From the words of Banjo Paterson, the famous verse:

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel sea,
Her beauty and her terror –
The wide brown land for me.

Yvette…x

Stressed Out?

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Take 2 cups of coffee in a mayonnaise jar…

When things in your life seem too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class

And had some items in front of him

When the class began, wordlessly

He picked up a very large

And empty mayonnaise jar

And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students

If the jar was full.

They agreed that it was full.

The professor then picked up a box of

pebbles and poured them into the jar.

He shook the jar lightly.

The pebbles rolled in the open

areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again

If the jar was full

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand

and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with an unanimous

“yes”.

The professor then produced two cups of

coffee from under the table

And poured the entire contents into the jar,

effectively

Filling the Empty space between the sand.

The students laughed.

“Now”, said the professor, as the laughter subsided,

“I want you to recognize that

This jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things –

God, family,children,health,

Friends, and Favorite passions –

Things that if everything else was lost

And only they remained,

Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter

Like your job, house, car.

The sand is everything else –

The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first”,

he continued, “there is no room for

the pebbles or the golf balls.

The same goes for life”.

“If you spend all your time

And energy on the small stuff,

You will never have room for

The things that are

Important to you”.

So…

Pay attention to the things

That are critical to your Happiness.

Play with your children.

Take time to get medical checkups.

Take your partner out to dinner.

Play another 18.

There will always be time

To clean the house

And fix the disposal.

“Take care of the golf balls first –

The things that really matter.

Set your priorities.

The rest is just sand”.

One of the students raised her head

And inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled

“I’m glad you asked”.

It just goes to show you that no matter

how full your life may seem, there’s

always room for

A couple of cups of coffee with a friend”.

Please share this with someone you care about.

I JUST DID.

Have a wonderful day friends,

Yvette…x

What’s up!

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Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow.

― James Michener

I’ve been a little loss at the moment, trying to do so many things, achieving most of them, and looking for some new creative direction for twenty eleven.

Browsing through some interesting new blogs, and some of my favourites…I’ve noticed Learn,Create,Do started a new segment on her blog 3 Discoveries, each Friday she’s doing a regular spot of 3 Discoveries, things new and exciting that she’s discovered, meaningful for her and a little interesting new discovery for us…why not join in the sharing experience of new discoveries.

I’m wanting to advance a little in my photo shooting. I love capturing a shot behind the lens of the camera, so I’m doing some classes this year, joining a group BigPictureClasses….. catch up with their blog here. Great ideas, and even free download classes, everything for the creative mind.I’ll be starting soon my first mini project,10 Summer Photo’s. As I’m in Australia still and enjoying this “warm the bones” type of Summer weather, it’s my chance to capture some special Summer shots.

Until then…Happy blogging friends!

Yvette…x

In Gratitude

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As the hands of the clock tick over twelve the start of the new year adorns. Thinking over the past year, of the passing moments and memories, the transparent memories of last year had all it’s usual challenges and more. A reflective year, a breaking year…a year full of love, happiness, sadness, and loss. A rollercoaster of emotions, of growing up even in my forty something year. Taking the challenge of expressing my creativity of photography,food and life.

The past year I’ve grown with love in strength to take the little challenges in life of expressing gratitude in my little world for the “little” things that can make a world of difference.

Looking back through my blog, I have had many highlights and expressions of the seasonal changes through the lens of the camera and the creative visual displays I’ve done, I so much enjoyed creating a visual magazine and sharing it all with you.

I thank you all for visiting me within the first year of blogging and wish everyone all the best for 2011…joy, love and happiness.

Yvette…x

One day at a time….

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Day Seven Prompt:

“The darkness of the whole world cannot swallow the glowing of a candle.” – Robert Altinger

I started this journey the last week with new friends, sharing our thoughts together about a special time of the year…it was a week of trying to set the mood of a joyous time of the year,but to no avail.

My Dad passed away this weekend, after a long time suffering. Destiny had its will, I didn’t get to see him, hold his hand, kiss his forehead, or even say a little prayer before his last breath. I didn’t have wings to fly across the distance…

I was with him in August sharing the memories of good times, hoping there might have been a longer time for us to share them, laugh and cry together. My Dad was a man of strength fighting with dignity against his illness, holding back the pain.No more suffering…no more pain.

What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us forever….(Helen Keller)

I did within the silence of the last few days light a little candle however…and so to the final prompt of this week the glowing and warmth of that flickering flame I remember my Dad…Rest in Peace.

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Forever in my heart…

Yvette…x

I heard the bells on Christmas Day

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Peace on earth, goodwill to men

Do you hear what I hear?

For the bells were ringing

In my heart I hear them

Like a choir singing

Does anybody hear them?

Peace on earth, goodwill to men.

For the bells were ringing

In our hearts we’ll hear them

Peace on earth, goodwill to men.

Do you hear the bells?

They’re like angels singing.

Open your heart and hear them.

Peace in my world, Peace in your world, Peace in our world…

These inspirational words come from the song is today’s prompt for ‘Twas the write before Christmas linked to bigger picture blogs take a couple of minutes and listen to the song.

I heard the bells on Christmas day

Wishing you peace, joy and happiness.

Yvette…x

‘Twas the write before Christmas…Day 2

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M agical kisses stolen beneath

In a quiet moment our lips touched

Silence and peace, our love entwined

Together in a passing moment

Love and joy,happy dreams

Every stolen kiss, how I long for your caress

Time and hope stays within my heart

Over and over in my mind

Every moment away from you,I remember that one magical kiss….

Day Two Prompt:

“Underneath the mistletoe last night…”

Join in the Christmas spirit and enrich our blogs with Christmas joy. By linking up to bigger picture blogs join in and share whatever the prompts inspire.

Share your stories, poems, photo’s, baking or crafts. Whatever the inspiration…all have a way of making us feel the bond of Christmas Cheer.

Peace my friends

Yvette..x

Lost amid the Snow

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Lost amid the snow…I remember the smile on my face, woken from a warm dreamy land,opening the shutters to find a magical snow covered world outside my window. A smile of pure contentment of feeling free, and happy of seeking pleasure in the magical world of natural beauty. Everything that’s covered in snow is new again , pristine and glistening.

The single rose, her everlasting beauty even in the coldest of temperatures, her petals iced over her thorns unseen…the light in my garden covered in icicles a golden glimmer amongst a snow covered path…Lost amid the snow.

Have you memories of today’s prompt…Lost amid the snow. Join in…it maybe a poem, a photo or something creative… join in the fun of sharing your Christmas memories.

Link up to Bigger Picture Blogs:’Twas the write before Christmas.

Have a wonderful day my friends

Yvette—x