Sunday, December 26, 2010

prolific creativity

describes Linda Pruitt and her 3 wonderful etsy shops!  She loves all kinds of craft materials.  This is evidenced by the offerings in her shops. 
In her Pruitt Creations shop, you will find wonderful fabric goodnesses like this one of a kind brooch as well as cup cozys, quilts, aprons, pillows, pouches, paper goods, and more--much more.     


Look at these! 
bouncing circles apron


jelly roll quilt


reversible cup cozy  







In Linda's Pruitt Supply shop you will find fabrics, yarns, lace, paper, buttons, and yo yos.
yo yos 



Lastly, there is her Pruitt Design shop, filled with jewelry, which she will be closing on January 15.  Everything is 50% off.  Hurry!


 
Linda is a member of the etsy bloggers team and the etsy blogger for the month of December.  She is grandmother to 25 children!  She is also a breast cancer survivor.
Come read her blog, a place where she shares her life's adventures, handmade goodness, inspiration, and creativity. 
photos © 2010 by  Linda Pruitt 

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Lush and Lava (Kauai, part 2)

Kauai is a lovely, lush green island formed of lava floating in the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific....
 hike to Secret Beach (near Princeville)
Although geologists argue the specifics, the island was formed when the Pacific tectonic plate slowly moved over a hot spot in the Earth's crust, causing volcanic action. 
 lava rocks on Secret Beach (Kauapea Beach)
Kauai's interior is mountainous.  Because of the constant siege of nature--rainfall, pounding waves, tradewinds--lush valleys, razorback ridges, and long strands of sandy beaches, some strewn with volcanic rocks, are abundant. 
 volcanic rocks and pounding surf
LINKS:
past POST on Kauai 
history of Kaua'i by Kaua'i Historical Society, begins on THIS page 
This is a fun weekly meme, under the direction of Jenny Matlock.  This week, our letter is "L."  Come and join HERE.  You will be amazed at all the bloggy goodness to be found!  

photos © by me 2006



NOTE:  My husband and I ventured to this island twice.  In February of 2005, we traveled with a group of friends (interesting. fun, too).  We were awed by the gorgeous splendor of this island.  The weather was perfect, by the way.)  So the following February we set forth once again.  It rained quite a lot while we were there.  (It's the RAINY season the islanders told us!)  Our beach wear were rain ponchos, but out we went, armed with camera and a sense of adventure.  No tan for us!  Actually, we did see some sun upon occasion as evidenced in the last photo.  I would love to go back in the Summer when the seas are calmer and one can actually go IN the water to swim, snorkel, kayak.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The softness and the sweetness of it!

a beautiful treasury of purples and greens...Patti and Terry of Terry Mills Photos included my hand dyed silk scarf Watery. (third row down on left)
See the treasury HERE. 
Photos © by the individuals who created the items.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Kauai

a lovely mountainous, lush green island floating in the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific....

Known as the Garden Island, Kauai is one of the wettest spots on earth with rainfall up to 460 inches per year.  It boasts 90 miles of the most beautiful coastline.
Na Pali Coast with it's 2,000 foot sea cliff
The beauty of Kauai Hawaii is so breathtaking.  lovely scenery--jagged mountains, canyon, multitudes of waterfalls pouring out of lush tropical greenery, beautiful sand beaches, tropical fish, whales, dolphins.
Waimea Canyon 
This is a fun weekly meme, under the direction of Jenny Matlock.  This week, our letter is "K."  Come and join HERE.  You will be amazed at all the bloggy goodness to be found! 



photos by me 2005 and 2006

Thursday, December 2, 2010

....journal and journey....

In its essence, journaling opens doors to the creative soul within.  It is a journey. 

journey:  the act of traveling
journal:  the recording of travels:  an exploration of one's adventures, thoughts, inspiration, interests, observations, creativity 
Much can be said about journaling, but that is not my purpose here.  I am presenting some snippets only.

When my son was in 4th grade, the teacher had the students write in a journal everyday.  They could write about any topic and draw pictures, too. 
 a bit of a page from one of his journals
When my daughter was young, she and I shared a small book in which we would write back and forth to each other.
drawing by my daughter from this book 
Last year, I made a journal for a friend who is outreach and education director for an organic farm.
front cover
 a few pages
Earlier this year, the etsybloggers had a journal swap.  We were to journal every day for a month.  This LINK states each day's topic.  Judy, a team member, describes her experience and her feelings about her completed book.  "Definitely not perfect, but a good lesson for me to learn acceptance of imperfection; life is too short to agonize over small things!"  Read more about Judy's experience and see some pages from her book HERE.

Here's a photo of a journal in progress.  I've been working on this for quite a while.  (It's almost finished!  winks to A!)  
This is a fun weekly meme, under the direction of Jenny Matlock.  This week, our letter is "J."  Come and join HERE. You will be amazed at all the bloggy goodness to be found! 

photos by me 2010