Blogging Break

I just wanted to tell everyone that I will be taking a little blog/craft vacation, while I am sadly separating from my husband and finding a new apartment. It has been a shocking and fast-moving few weeks. I have come to think it is for the best in the end, but it will take time for life to settle down, and certainly means many new changes for me ahead. But, I don't want this change in my life to end the success of the blog and art here, nor to halt the direction we were headed. So I hope to return soon and keep this a major part of my life and time. And maybe this means a new set of chances ahead as well. :-) Thank you all for reading, and don't think that this girl is down and out!

I came across this quote, and it really spoke to me of my situation:

"When there has been so much love and happiness for someone, it is natural to be reluctant to close such a wonderful chapter in our lives.

For moving forward is rarely accomplished without considerable grief and sadness.

And while our sorrow may be profound, the clouds will clear, and the sun will shine on us again.

And in that warm, bright light we will find ourselves facing a glorious future.

A future of exciting challenges and infinite possibility, in which the horizon will stretch out before us, rimmed in the heavenly glow of the sunrise of our tomorrow."

(Strangely enough from The Prince and Me which was on TV the day after I moved. It isn't a great movie, but what can I say, I do love Julia Stiles.)

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Questions

"Questions"

by Jannypie

Original mixed media painting on canvas

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Jannypie Hearts: Pottery Barn's new Nest line

Pottery Barn has a new set of accessories called "Nest... at home" that might be my new happy place.

While the "Nesting" decor trend has been in full swing for quite some time, to those of us who truly love nature-inspired design (and have a well-known lifelong affinity for bird life), this will never be out of place.

Did you know that I took ornithology in high school? The trimester system let us have long class sessions, where we travelled around the Mohican State Park area in central Ohio, keeping bird watching notebooks and identifying songs and species. The most memorable sighting for me was a White-Winged Crossbill, the normal range for which is largely in Canada. This only fed my love of all things feathered, which started with owls as a little girl.


Pottery Barn's embroidered set with blue eggs in a nest and matching bird pillow is one of my favorite picks- it looks like watercolor paintings on the pillows. So delicately gorgeous.

(Bonus: There's a video on the site about hand-stitched embroidery!)

I am loving all of these selections! The birdbath serving bowls are crying out "Please DIY me!!"

P.S. Don't you think these would look great in a room with a wooden Our Nest sign and a Pillared Nest Holder??

*Sigh* Beautiful...

Thanks Karla!

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