...a whimsy kind of tea party!

Thoughts of a mad hatter tea party

have filtrated my mind

and

when I spied these fairy garden teacups

I couldn't wait to visit the greenhouse!

You can view them here ~ at another one of my favorite go to garden sites!

http://web.me.com/mitchellschoenfeld/Site/wee_garden/Entries/2009/7/31_A_wee_tea_party....html

I think you will agree,

and love ~

http://www.weegarden.com/Blog.html

An inspiring little garden blog

 where inspiring whimsy awaits you!

...I'm in wonderland!!!

I've been lost in wonderland this week,

creating things of blue ~

dying practically everything around me

 from coffee filters

to roses, to vintage slips!!

I have been sooooo inspired by the up and coming

"Alice in Wonderland" Movie, 

directed by Tim Burton, staring Johnny Depp!!!!

~

I have so many sides to me...

extreme sides,

and sometimes I'm pulled between them,

like

I choose and love to live in a french country, magnolia pearl, shabby chic kinda style,

but

I sometimes seek that rabbit hole ~ 

and welcome getting lost in the fairytale world of visionaries such as

Tim burton, 

and in other's, such as in those in "MirrorMask" and "Howl's Moving Castle".

It's almost as if my studio is in wonderland

and I am creating things for those that live there!

For example,

along with the wonderland blue color

  black has also made it's presence,

not my intention, but just were it ended up!

 ~ and when I say Tim Burton style,

I mean something with an edge,

like steampunk, london underground, dark romance stuff.

It is not meant to be, or resemble anything negative,

 ~ on the contrary ~

only to be darkly beautiful!

These are things that I would usually put into my

Black Moth Studio on etsy,

and I still may ~

...after my return from wonderland!!

xo

Don't forget to enter the Omar Giveaway in this post here ~

http://ozmaofodds.blogspot.com/2010/02/omar-giveaway.html/

...no bigger than thumbelina

~ As I reflect back on this past year, I am amazed and in awe of my Heavenly Father's love and grace.
and yes, I  know,  that everyone has times that they feel that their wings are against the wind, but honestly ~  I sometimes feel no bigger than thumbelina! Small...and just trying to find my way in this wind storm!
But, as I stare down the last little personal bits, of this most challenging year, it is with a renewed spirit that I go on, ~ willingly leaving behind the broken, hurtful pieces and gingerly gathering up whatever is left
~ ready to step into this fresh new year,  this brand new decade, ... inspired to take these wings ~ and fly!

and My New Year's wish for all of you, is an inspired spirit that's full of love and grace!

...wonderland

                                ...I adore all things "wonderland"! 
I  learned early on that life is what you make it, and yes, it does throw some curveball lemons! But as this most Joyeux Noel day is nippin' at our heels, and all the hustle and bustling that goes along with it, I just remind myself to take a moment to ~ Breathe in the yumminess around me , with my nose, ears, eyes and heart ~ Share what I have, it's amazing what your small hands can do! (jewel's song - my hands is most eloquet!)  ~ and  ...Believe in the magic ~ for life can truely be wonderous!   xo