Feelin’ For Some Bistro…
I love bistro food. I could eat soup, salad, and sandwiches every day. I'm not talking peanut butter and jam here. Check out what I made for lunch this week
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Sumptuous Seductive Silly Sparkles
As a child, you are pretty much expected to incorporate sparkles in your creations at some point. The simple beauty of them is utterly delightful and children are free to explore sparkles as a medium to extreme limits along with pipe-cleaners and finger-paints. As an adult, are you free to do the same?
read moreA Walk to the Playground
Photos of Spring flowers in Victoria BC, what's interesting to a 2-year old, and resisting kicking a snarling dog.
read morea Gift of Colour and Encouragement
Why the handcrafted softcover journals I made as gifts for the people I love are so special, and why they make the perfect gift.
read moreBeautiful Tiny Beach
Photos of minutiae and creatures I observed on of one of the beaches on the Songhees Trail in Victoria BC. Tiny, perfect details are what I seek in what I see, create, and surround myself with.
read moreMy Perfect Outing
Every day, I mentally try to force the chaos of the day into the paradigm of floating zen music bowls rather than a highway pile up in the fog. By taking several deep breaths in a kind of impromptu meditation, I can usually force down the daily irritations. However, at roughly high noon, I need release from the physical, emotional, and mental attention that my family requires of me. Now and then, the camera gods give me a sign.
read moreJoyous New Life of Spring
My son was born this week. When I left for the hospital, the magnolia tree outside my daughter's room was still in tightly wrapped fuzzy buds. When I arrived home three days later, it was stretching out fuchsia pink blooms. It's a beautiful day.
read moreFREE JEWELLERY GIVEAWAY! – Help Me Choose a New Crystal Circle Necklace Colour
Here's your chance to let me know what you think and enter for a chance to win a new Crystal Circle Necklace at the same time! I'm going to be adding at least one new Crystal Circle Necklace design to the MindGarden Shop. The potential colours are in the image above.
read moreGot Your Christmas List? Checked it Twice?
For all the nice (...and maybe naughty) women you're buying gifts for this year, come checkout the MindGarden Christmas Sale at www.angelarook.com on Sunday, November 29 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm PST. From 7 - 8, everything in the shop is 20% off, from 8 - 9 everything in the shop is 15% off, and from 9 - 10 everything is 10% off. Use the coupon code 'christmasbash09' during checkout to apply the discount to your entire order.
read moreMoments Frozen Under Glass
Ever been in a creative frenzy? It seems to happen alot to chronic artists. Immersed completely in their craft, they tune out all external stimuli not directly connected to their immediate needs and process. A strange, obsessive madness occurs in which a technique is plumbed to its depths and iteration after iteration of work is produced...
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