listening to my heart = really listening, finally

listening to my whole heart = facing fears

my first printed Pearl Button card 2013 Holiday

my first Pearl Button Sticker 2013 Holiday

forever grateful for my little 12 pound muse = daughter Pearl Button

2014 for me is about making my dream a reality. creating designs filled with joy filled words, photos, layers of design and love tons of love poured in = cards, cards, cards.

i have so many fears about making this happen = not sure where they come from or why? i am choosing this = face them, break them down one by one and THRIVE.

i will be learning how to create a following of like minds and souls. i do hope to inspire, create and give of myself through my designs.

here i go. please come with me = we will have fun.

Grateful Today = Furry Friends

my dear friend Fannie at 13+ (cousin Fannie)

our youngest Pearl Button 2.5

Clover sweet precious 13.5 yr old love

Clover at nap time

Today I am grateful for so very many things I found it hard to pick just one theme. I went with my first passion in life = DOGS. I simply get fueled daily from the raw emotion, the unconditional love, the silly happiness they bring to my life.

Last night I had the pleasure of dining with Fannie (my first love JRT) she is older, sweeter, just as lovely and gracious as ever. She is simply someone who fills me up.

Then of course our girls Clover and Pearl Button. I am thankful for another day with Clover and seeing her happy. She is such a pure soul. Nothing sweeter in the world then Clover.

Pearl Button who continues to amaze me and make me laugh in total joy. She is a love and a very old soul wrapped in her little JRT body.

Thank you for my dog furry friends. They truly are some of my very best friends on earth.

being grateful. i am.

a tiny handmade treat to make a friend know she is special.

I love to create treats for my friends. I just do. How special it is to let people know they are wonderful.
I think it is most important ~ do it now. Do not wait until a rainy day. So this week I am trying to make a special treat each day that I can give to others.

This is the first of many I am creating. I hope to take pictures of each and share.

I do think it is always better to give then to receive. For me it is a nice way to live.

happy 730 thursday. five years ago today.

hubby and i = a 730 thursday

5 April, 2012
Today marks five years ago that I met my soul mate, my best friend and my hubby. Our story is a really great one for those of you who know us.

I feel very blessed in my life to have this connection that continues to inspire me, encourage my soul, delight in the silly that I adore.

Yes, my studio name is 730 Thursday. It is also the time and day I met my hubby. Both really great inspirations daily.

Everyone deserves a 730 Thursday. I am most happy for mine.

imagination runny wild today.

window in Provence France = want to live inside (me)

window in Paris France (love this so much)

doors in Nice France. i can only imagine how cool it is inside.

the sea. picture taken standing in Nice France being blown away.

Today is a day to imagine all the possibilities that surround me. I love the sea, I love the ocean, I love vintage, history, blues, rocks and more water please.  These photos I took a few months ago remind me to stay inspired, to march on with my dreams, to get busy making my future happen NOW. I am strongly marching forward to my life by the water. These pictures sure helped me feel alive today.
I hope they make you smile too.

finding inspiration and marching on.

inspirational quotes on a deck of altered playing cards = done

So I am on this creative journey Hello Soul. Hello Business. class and finding great spirit and soul connections that just feed to inspire me to create even more. I know I too did not know this was possible. Sleep is rare around here for a bit, I think.

This was a side project offered by one of the other souls I connect with in the class. Take a deck of 53 playing cards, add a quote to each one (inspiring) trick out the deck as you like. Put your name and contact info on the backs. Send this to my soul connection in the class. She is taking these decks from all over the U.S. and mixing up all of them to create a new deck. Each of us creating will receive a mixed up deck from all over the country.

What a beautiful way to share positive energy. I absolutely adore this idea and project.

Most grateful to have completed this. Moving on to The World of Pearl Button. Her line continues to grow.

more creative found here by me http://www.facebook.com/730Thursday

finding inspiration.

beautiful. just amazing little creature. the colors wow.

again with the color that looks like a watercolor.

looks like a perfect little old soul i would love to have dinner with.

Today as I created in my studio and watched mother nature rain, sleet, sort of snow. I thought a bunch about how much I love color and little creatures and nature. I long to see more of it. These photos spoke to me when hoping over to pinterest quickly. I was soothed by the colors. Not to mention these perfect little guys are real. Wow.

Tomorrow I wake and will be lucky enough to spend the day designing again. I am going to create something special using these three photos as my muse. I will post my happy ending tomorrow.

Thanks for being with me as I journey through designs, life and inspirations.

Designs and stuff by me found here http://www.facebook.com/730Thursday

Photos courtesy of http://pinterest.com/