Friday~~Finding Beauty

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~~ ♥ ♥ Happy Friday~~Finding Beauty ♥ ♥ ~~

I recently participated in an Easter Swap! What fun shopping for someone other than myself

I missed a couple of friends birthdays– and since it was near Easter what fun to use Bunnies as my theme.

Purchased these darling chubby bunnies at Hobby Lobby… undressed them (cute even Nekkid)

 

I used some trim I had from making tassels to doll up her neck line– cut a hole in a new hat for her ears– and flowered up her hat! Voila`

 

Cut the same hole in the hat for Ms Pink — broke out the feathers — and added a lovely Pink rose!

 

 

Added some ribbon to a sweet wicker basket and tossed in a decorated egg.

 

I think I love Ms Pinks basket the best!

Thinking of other’s as you create or work on a new project underscores the BEAUTY in giving.  It is always two fold. I smiled as I burned my fingers with hot glue

Stop by Melissa’s Inspired Room

TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

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March 25, 2010 at 8:42 pm | Fridays Finding Beauty | 14 comments

Bunny Buffet

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~~ ♥ Happy Spring  ♥ ~~

Visit Mary at Mosaic Monday

TTFN~~Claudia

March 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm | Mosaic | 15 comments

Friday~~Finding Beauty 3/19/2010

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Friday~~Finding Beauty

How many times do you find yourself seeing something unique and smiling and walking or driving by?

Well, Monday, after an early day at work, the sun was still shining– all was GREAT with the world. (I have to admit that this “day light savings time” really kicked my butt for a couple of days… but I am enjoying driving home in the sunlight even if its close to 7pm)

Back to Monday… I’m driving and humming a tune on the radio– when I see this woman WALKING a LAMB.

WHAT??

I slow a bit and smile and drive on. After I got passed them about 3 blocks, I said to myself… “Claudia if this isn’t a perfect example of Beauty– I don’t know what is.”  So I turned my car around and drove up near them and rolled the window down. I asked the woman if she minded me taking her picture.

She said, “Oh, by all means! It’s been a very rough couple days at our house and this is how I cope with stress.” I asked what was the matter? She said that the passed weekend they attended FFA (Future Farmers of America) and that this lambs mother had won first prize. I was “wow.. congrats!” She said, “well, yes good in a sense for the Blue Ribbon but we really had gotten close to the mother and now she is no longer with us. So much work and fun — you fall in love with them… they are part of the family… then you have to say good bye.  Everyone is sad  and this little baby lamb cries all the time for her mom.”

I wished them well– thanked them for the shot– and started thinking… how many times do we spend in our lives do we prepare  for something wonderful and forget that there is also a down side? Or do we choose to not think about it?

Example– a dear friend of mine spent 6 months preparing for her youngest daughters wedding. They were so close and had such fun with all the preparations then the wedding came– everyone was so happy and it went off without a hitch — THEN the mom and dad had to say good bye to their daughter, not only to a young man that will hopefully take great care of her, but they are also moving thousands of miles away.  One of her saddest days a work, I asked how she was doing, and she told me that while all the preparations were such fun — some days she wished she hadn’t spent so much time getting closer because now it was so hard missing her. I gave her a hug– I know she would never really wished they hadn’t spent that BEAUTIFUL time together… but sometimes life is hard.

Beauty comes in all forms — how are you celebrating it today?

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See what other’s are inspired by at Melissas (click here) at The Inspired Room.

TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

March 18, 2010 at 8:30 am | Fridays Finding Beauty | 17 comments

Mosaic Pinks

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I have been working on the Easter Swap project– so my mind has been focusing on Spring.

Yesterday was below 30 and snowed – SIGH- I am confident spring will arrive… sure I am … spring has never been skipped before. Has it?

Have a lovely week.

Visit Mary’s Mosaic –at Little Red House.

TTFN ~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

March 14, 2010 at 7:56 pm | Mosaic | 15 comments

Friday~~ Finding Beauty 3/12/10

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~~Welcome to Friday~~Finding Beauty ~~

Spring is teasing us in Utah– beautiful blue sky day then over cast and 38 degrees the next! I am yearning for some green and March is the perfect month to celebrate the onset of spring  and start working on Easter.

Oh!!  Remembering to announce last weeks winner of the One Year Celebration… drum roll please...

Stephanie in Atlanta

I emailed you so, be sure and get me your address to mail off your card.

Congrats!

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This week will be a little on the simple side of Beauty

I love bunnies– all sorts of bunnies.

I have several in my home — and EASTER just gives me more excuses to display them. (as you may note– I love groups of 3′s– probably because there was 3 of us girls growing and up and I had 3 lovely children and because 3 is just a great GROUP.

Porcelain Bunny

Fluffy Bunny

Easter Bunnies on my entrance table

and… Real live fluffy bunnies (this past spring)

It’s for certain– SPRING is on it’s way– might be a lil late but still it’s just round the corner.

Have a Beautiful weekend!

If any of you have a post about anything lovely or of good report be sure and SHARE your link with us!

TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

Visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday

Also

Melissa @ the Inspired Room (this well about a lil whimsy)

Share with us you Beauty you see all around!

March 11, 2010 at 7:26 pm | Fridays Finding Beauty | 17 comments

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