Friday, August 31, 2012

My ABCs

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A little bit of playing for me this week…

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…a wistful looking back to the beginnings of my learning years…do you remember first learning your ABCs?

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Apples, arrows & angels with sparkly wings…

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…and the man in the moon, of course…

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Favorite vintage images fill the pages of my little book…the pages of which are found on “Creating with Vintage Typography”—Crafty Secrets’ newest CD--all ready and waiting just to be put together by you…

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Have you ever seen a sweeter queen than this one?

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A little gilding on the edges of each page, as we often see on old books. Its not perfect, mind you—I wanted it to look a little aged and tattered, like it had felt generations of little hands opening its pages instead of just only mine…

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Now I know my ABCs”…remember feeling so proud of yourself when you could recite them all in your childish sing-song voice?

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I do.

Wishing you a beautiful day of remembering…

Julie

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Forget-Me-Nots

 

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I love sweet forget-me-nots….always have.  Such a diminutive little flower, the forget-me-not…but they patiently sit there in my garden, just waiting to be noticed.  A blue like no other. 

They just make me smile.  And remember…

A bit of journaling done to capture a few thoughts yesterday…

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It brought to mind this dainty little vintage teacup I found at an antique shop years ago…I love it.

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Its kept by pictures of long-ago family members—a reminder that they don’t wish to be forgotten…

A new favorite quote by Roald Dahl captured on this page…

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…illustrated by this beautiful vintage flower girl.  A border of “shine” all around her, just to help me remember the best way to look a bit lovelier…

Sweet thoughts journaled to help me keep in mind those things that are most important…

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Wishing you the loveliest day…

Julie

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