"May I have the courage today

To live the life that I would love

To postpone my dream no londer

But do at last what I came here for

and waste my heart on fear no more."

John O'Donahue

 

I have many hopes for 2012 - mostly I want to be inspired, to soak it all in, to notice the beauty in each day - to learn and to grow and to believe in all the possibilities!!

Happy New Year!

 

Another shot for my Picture the Holidays project...

Another Picture the Holidays shot...it's a little white feather tree with Wendy Addison glass glitter stars on it (my favorites).

Boys putting up the Christmas lights to surprise their dad for his birthday.

a maple vegan doughnut from Whole Foods

I'm participating in a fun online class called Picture the Holidays taught by Tracey Clark through Paper Coterie. So far we're on day 3...each day you receive a prompt in your e-mail and take a shot that reflects your take on that prompt. Here's my day 2 shot for Reframing the Season...

Peace in the large sense of Peace on Earth...peace in my family (we have 2 teenagers - you get the point) and peace within myself. Just peace.

Wishing you and your family many blessings this Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day!

 

Today is a lovely, rainy day here (and I have a nasty cold and am spending my day reading and resting and am secretly happy about it), but the weather has mostly been really clear and beautiful and we've had some amazing color (even in California).

I finished two of my soldered handbooks filled with plaster pages - so I'm sharing my autumn one here (many more are in the works - they are crazy fun to make). 

I love autumn and getting ready for Thanksgiving...hope you're enjoying your autumn wherever you are!!

and I'm enjoying every minute of reading this amazing magazine (I caught it on its second printing). Can't wait for their second issue. Beautiful beyond words!!

Two little books with soldered covers I'm working on for Stephanie's Handbook of Elements class - these are addictive! They'll be filled with plaster pages and bound with all manner of lovely things (buttons, beads, ribbons). My plaster pages are drying, so maybe on Monday I'll have completed books to show. (The one with the acorn needs another element, I'm just figuring that out - a couple of things that were supposed to be on it, didn't solder, so on to plan b).

 

Seems like bookmaking is what I like right now...this is a little plaster book I made using the Plaster Studio book by Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise. Tons of great projects in it!