tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73439546079417598052024-02-19T13:48:26.747-08:00inspiritu studios....marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-26380166850054393402011-04-13T06:56:00.001-07:002011-04-13T06:56:34.694-07:00OCOTILLO by Patt Sims Tierra Grande Chapter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 12pt;"><div><div style="color: black; display: inline; font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo8G_XHOmzfQ6jvOd5D5fC2gGjjtYK36Kvr161X0lax80amtGWFxnpuGDLQ6fD7A4mBLgUdW9olkjNEP-q5x3TIRWKHa6LzWehqRXbzaTmKiSbZ0PkJ1f1jA_M4E6Dc_5Xb1c6ayUwz03/s1600/OCO.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="ecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594836217559471938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo8G_XHOmzfQ6jvOd5D5fC2gGjjtYK36Kvr161X0lax80amtGWFxnpuGDLQ6fD7A4mBLgUdW9olkjNEP-q5x3TIRWKHa6LzWehqRXbzaTmKiSbZ0PkJ1f1jA_M4E6Dc_5Xb1c6ayUwz03/s320/OCO.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 319px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> </div><div>It was a young boy in Boquillas Canyon who formally introduced me to the ocotillo more than 40 years ago. I was walking into the canyon and ahead of me was a young man also walking into the canyon. From maybe 20 feet behind I watched as he reached up to a clump of dazzling red flowers at the end of what appeared to be long, dead sticks and pulled a few off. As I walked by him I stopped and watched as he bit off the base of each flower and sucked out the nectar. Then I reached up to get some flowers and repeated his actions. He laughed at me and then I laughed at him. It was like sucking up nectar from a honeysuckle, maybe even a little sweeter. We then spent the better part of the afternoon walking among the flowers, laughing and sucking out nectar. It was a fine day. At that time I spoke little Spanish but managed to learn a lot about the ocotillo and the roles it plays in the Chihuahuan Desert from this young man. <br />
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Few plants can play more on the imagination than the ocotillo. In form it resembles nothing so much as a giant bouquet of dead sticks branching out at ground level and sending as many as 50 stems from three to twenty-five feet into the air. Each stem is armed with spines along its length, making it a rather formidable plant. For most of the year we see only these bare stems, but after a good rain, short, green leaves appear. These are about an inch long and cluster at the base of the spines. When arid conditions return the leaves are quickly shed, preventing the loss of too much moisture from the plant through the leaves. The ocotillo also produces another type of leaf. During its growing season smooth green leaves appear on the new growth. These leaves will curve inward near their bases and change from a soft petiole to a hardened sharp spine one-half inch long. In only a few other plant families do spines develop from leaves. <br />
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The ocotillo is well adapted to desert life and seems to prefer the arid gravelly foothills and limestone ridges where little else grows. They may be found as widely spaced individuals or in a large gathering covering several acres. The plant is protected from dryness by a waxy sheath under its bark. The root system is shallow, widespread, and sheathed with a corky substance that enables it to quickly absorb what little moisture may penetrate the ground. It is a sturdy plant, well equipped to survive in the harsh environment of the Big Bend country. Where its only enemy is, seemingly, the wind which will occasionally topple the plant. I have seen woodpeckers pecking at the stems of the plant but only a few times. <br />
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Since the ocotillo grows only in the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts it is probable that early settlers to the Big Bend had never seen the plant before. A large number of common names were used to describe the plant, including: coach whip, Jacob’s staff, and candle wood. Ocotillo was an native American name for the plant and seems to be the most popular name today. A few other names, such as vine cactus and candle cactus, gave the misleading impression that this plant is a member of the cactus family. Although it was readily apparent to the botanist that the ocotillo was not a cactus (cactus do not develop leaves after a rainy season), they really didn’t know how to classify it. Eventually they decided to place it in its own family of plants which consists of a few different species of ocotillo and the boojum tree of Baja California. In the spring, whether there has been any rain or not the ocotillo usually blooms. Bright, flame-red flowers cluster about the tips of the spiny stems. There are faintly fragrant with sweet, viscous nectar. There may be as many as 300 flowers clustered on a single stem (though the usual number is about 120). Some plants have as many as 500 clusters of inch -long flowers. After the flowers wither, the seed pod matures, eventually splitting open at the top to reveal silky white seed, each with a long fringe of spirally thickened hair. The wind will disperse these so that they can germinate and produce new plants. The process may be repeated several times during the year because this plant is in tune with rainfall, not seasons. <br />
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Man in the Big Bend found many uses for the ocotillo. The seed could be eaten, the flowers made a soothing tea. A poultice from powdered roots relieved pains of arthritis and rheumatism. The wax found under the bark of the plant was used for tanning hides. Bundles of dried ocotillo stems were used as torches, the wax in them producing a bright flame. This same wax was used by later settlers as a furniture varnish. The ocotillo was an important building material, whether woven into walls or laid flat and covered with mud for a roofing material. The plant was, and still is, important as a fencing material, often the cut stems, when placed in the ground, take root to provide a living fence, leafing out after summer rains and then blooming. <br />
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Today ocotillos are disappearing from the Chihuahuan Desert as ranchers, seeking a cash crop, sell their ocotillo to landscapers. Trucks loaded with thousands of pounds of ocotillo plants can be seen leaving the desert every spring, making our desert just a little bit more deserted. I am glad ranchers have an income, and I’m glad others throughout the country find the ocotillo attractive. But this plant is part of the Chihuahuan Desert so I hope some will always remain.</div></div></div></div></div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-61761582016327680372011-03-21T07:06:00.003-07:002011-03-21T07:06:18.410-07:00Fear and Worry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="header"><div id="site-title"><span><a href="http://mariefrench.wordpress.com/" rel="home" title="marie french, a creative pilgrimage"><strong><span style="color: white;">marie french, a creative pilgrimage</span></strong></a> </span></div><div id="nav" role="navigation"><div class="skip-link screen-reader-text"><a href="http://mariefrench.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/fear-and-worry/#content" title="Skip to content">Skip to content</a></div><div class="menu"><ul><li><a href="http://mariefrench.wordpress.com/" title="Home">Home</a></li>
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I tried to calm her fears by telling her that more than likely they would already have forgotten about it. Secondly to remember that those making fun will soon be the ones made fun of as it is a natural law that which you do comes back to you, and thirdly, your best defense is to walk away, and if they persist to go get the teacher. I told her not to let fear intrude on her thoughts and to stand tall for she is a beautiful girl and she is always protected by her angels. Those good thoughts that we keep inside will always be there for us no matter where we are or what state of mind we are in. I also gave her an envelope with 1 dollar in it and I told her to be a secret agent and deliver it to someone, anyone without them knowing it so that you are a secret agent of happiness. She got all excited about this and seemed to forget her fear….I look forward to seeing how her day went.<br />
Then as I am about to write this what appears in my email but this email post from Napoleon Hill.org. I would like to share it with you, and my daughter when she gets home….<br />
If you are worried or afraid of anything, there is something in your mental attitude that needs correction.<br />
Worry and fear are negative emotions that serve no useful purpose. Worse, they are not benign influences on your behavior. Both tend to expand if left unchecked until they crowd out positive emotions and beliefs, taking over your mind and filling it with counterproductive emotions that cause you to doubt your ability to succeed at anything you attempt. Unless you control worry and fear, one day you will discover that they control you. While the emotions can’t always be corrected with logic or reason, they are always susceptible to action. Act, and even if your actions aren’t entirely appropriate for the situation, the very act of doing something ? anything — constructive will have a positive effect on your mind and attitude.<br />
<div id="ilikeposts"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-61766322465053523472011-03-20T13:42:00.001-07:002011-03-20T13:42:37.408-07:00Some more pages from the sketchbook...and that was the Sketchbook Project in Austin now...then on to????<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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I am trying to come up with my theme for the <strong>scetchbook project.....</strong> so when I am trying to come up with a theme I search for inspiriations. So these posts are a way of sort of showing you how I work..that is if you are interested. I am always interested in what other artists look at , and where they find inspiration. What sparks your creative juices, what lights your fire...SO here are some vintage images that sparked my creative fire today as I go off into the studio to work on some collages for The Sketchbook Project..To learn more about the project scroll to the bottom of the page I have a link. Happy creating.....oh and by the way does anyone have any good books on artists creative inspriations they want to recommend?</div></div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-77580659481466262452011-03-20T13:32:00.000-07:002011-03-20T13:36:19.873-07:00Sketchbook Project-In Austin Texas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This is the process I went through to come up with the pages of my sketchbook for the sketchbook project. Look them up online and join their next sketchbook project. The artists co-op-thesketchbookproject.com</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So in these next few posts I will share with you the thoughts that went behind the sketchbook for the sketchbook project. I imagined the sketchbook was a little like Milagros prescription book in Inspiritu Jewelery; Earrings Necklaces and Bracelets for the mind body and soul book. PS the book is now available to be shipped from Amazon.com, and Barnes and Nobel.com and in stores as we speak.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So back to the sketchbook...The sketchbook has healing recipes, pictures of the desert, and healing recipes from the desert, as well as some quotes,and inspirations...It will be traveling the US and landing in Brooklyn. Hope you enjoy the makings of Milagros Prescription book for Inspiritu Jewelry.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">These are some inspirations form my journals that I may use in the sketchbook project fro Milagors Prescription book for Inspiritu Jewelry.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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Good News of the Day:<br />
Crusaders costumed in tights, capes, cowls and other accoutrements are turning up with surprising regularity in American cities to fight what they consider their biggest enemy: public apathy. They call themselves Real Life Superheroes and, with names like Dark Guardian, Red Dragon, and Viper, they might be right at home on the pages of comic books. But unlike their ink-and-paper counterparts, they can’t fly, vanish into thin air or outrun a speeding locomotive. And they usually are armed with nothing more than good intentions. Maybe a camera and cell phone, too. They bring help to the homeless, raise money for charity, or just lend an ear so someone in trouble knows they care. [ more ] <br />
Submitted by: Somik R.<br />
Be The Change:<br />
Be inspired to be inspiring. Do an act of kindness to a stranger today. (Cape and mask optional.) <br />
<div id="ilikeposts"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-53479846451323292162011-03-14T16:40:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:40:13.903-07:00lechugilla aches and pains remedy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Lechugilla is a tall spindly plant that grows in far west Texas. It reminds me a bit of really thin spaghetti with thorns...But if you are achy and full of pain lechugilla is for you.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARXvHkRNlIT-BrLjyr10s9gbBJfaDtysE4MCVvjaz9xpUtndLcbdVBxY-G8BDhXmS4_koyL_GGQnlqCWAmhWS2ItYAf5dv-R-flCyCXL1UZlh0CPgdxHANdMPN4fx2kDKlBG5dqAEVy8/s1600/P1010016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARXvHkRNlIT-BrLjyr10s9gbBJfaDtysE4MCVvjaz9xpUtndLcbdVBxY-G8BDhXmS4_koyL_GGQnlqCWAmhWS2ItYAf5dv-R-flCyCXL1UZlh0CPgdxHANdMPN4fx2kDKlBG5dqAEVy8/s320/P1010016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>cut off some of the new fresh stalks, peel off the thorns with a knife. pour olive oil or jojoba oil in a jar and cut the stems into very small pieces and soak in the oil for a month in the hot sunshine. let the juices of the lechugilla meld with the oil. strain and pour into fresh bottle to use whenever you are feeling full of aches and pains...</div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-52143160044074598452011-03-13T06:01:00.000-07:002011-03-13T06:01:05.250-07:00New on Etsy...mariefrench.etsy.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwkXsCy0K4asNpaC8VD-BtTwYJKg79KOy2MG2lsVA6Xt_tdt-WjJViojGCJIOzS8EB4f_-jabNAgU_WkNIBDmwJ-KaOj-5DW2VEeMBkQJHP8r03jb4iLgTOngSvKr5zaMzOrr63iX8aY/s1600/P3120168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwkXsCy0K4asNpaC8VD-BtTwYJKg79KOy2MG2lsVA6Xt_tdt-WjJViojGCJIOzS8EB4f_-jabNAgU_WkNIBDmwJ-KaOj-5DW2VEeMBkQJHP8r03jb4iLgTOngSvKr5zaMzOrr63iX8aY/s320/P3120168.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOkJQhmTKY_gb5NEOQJWC1L6Cvz2ODHLL3dNnCZQ-DVMPXaghuRP5KwJulvBwEAwnqvOi8a_rlGLPsOFunYQ0yCBIHSnoVQf1gTisEcsklgQpzToV62zhnwfzoqWjKGwuJu4sXWI6EAQ/s1600/P3120139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOkJQhmTKY_gb5NEOQJWC1L6Cvz2ODHLL3dNnCZQ-DVMPXaghuRP5KwJulvBwEAwnqvOi8a_rlGLPsOFunYQ0yCBIHSnoVQf1gTisEcsklgQpzToV62zhnwfzoqWjKGwuJu4sXWI6EAQ/s320/P3120139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijc52ZhL5Hr5t_xF9Rc35RaG7rXoDQ2j27BaKOSi8j3LWwBMLom6uRtB6SJ6R08eY56ZH5eNaDellm4SWEI62u3uXcza9owNWJXvo8WS_nUKkJTQamhtwzS6JUTpirO9ChxSZ7h9tnME0/s1600/P3120160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijc52ZhL5Hr5t_xF9Rc35RaG7rXoDQ2j27BaKOSi8j3LWwBMLom6uRtB6SJ6R08eY56ZH5eNaDellm4SWEI62u3uXcza9owNWJXvo8WS_nUKkJTQamhtwzS6JUTpirO9ChxSZ7h9tnME0/s320/P3120160.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRI-CNtGEDuB3D88WSj4IiHk-JZvFOcORhG-4wgTvAXBP0y9SOLHMiL_wpDHU0jmvnjApz-93wROZ8CvQQd-58-oGFru3_ZN_BSH8xl_iMi9FQICoHlJUAUsuO_0CpSALfSID17WLaL0/s1600/P3120163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRI-CNtGEDuB3D88WSj4IiHk-JZvFOcORhG-4wgTvAXBP0y9SOLHMiL_wpDHU0jmvnjApz-93wROZ8CvQQd-58-oGFru3_ZN_BSH8xl_iMi9FQICoHlJUAUsuO_0CpSALfSID17WLaL0/s320/P3120163.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-16237082415961869892011-03-12T15:28:00.000-08:002011-03-12T15:28:43.595-08:00spiritual landscapes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOqYyJv3g2WlgZKgFO76vmi674BCwFEoIcVCJgUDiYVN5Km0ESbZMxuqaELzAagRyCMJ6-sWtcNkDa-q4NFQI-PeoIO50QYxmD3JTWrGqYMAB0grnzJKR1r3Ht7_BvNkl8KlyTOfkWDQ/s1600/IMG_1473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOqYyJv3g2WlgZKgFO76vmi674BCwFEoIcVCJgUDiYVN5Km0ESbZMxuqaELzAagRyCMJ6-sWtcNkDa-q4NFQI-PeoIO50QYxmD3JTWrGqYMAB0grnzJKR1r3Ht7_BvNkl8KlyTOfkWDQ/s320/IMG_1473.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QYHu5bHmFh0Rumh0kD3Feaqte3Wvw1lOfrp59Fr8xtO6us9vpEakqy-SaOoQ447Cfgs5LqQMU9NGUKJ0Ods8qHPn_G72RoVQO3TZBTvs66bWlMOpd87Fbk0pECaWo3dPc7Vh2hNvK2U/s1600/IMG_1421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QYHu5bHmFh0Rumh0kD3Feaqte3Wvw1lOfrp59Fr8xtO6us9vpEakqy-SaOoQ447Cfgs5LqQMU9NGUKJ0Ods8qHPn_G72RoVQO3TZBTvs66bWlMOpd87Fbk0pECaWo3dPc7Vh2hNvK2U/s320/IMG_1421.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I love to look for the spirit in everything, and today when I was hiking I saw spiritual landscapes everywhere. So join me on my hike today and find the spiritual landscaped within yourself...or join the pictures if you like.</div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-86860095237776597812010-10-10T17:06:00.000-07:002010-10-10T17:06:06.758-07:00Miracle Bracelet-as seen in Jewelry Affair Fall 2010-stampington and Co.<span style="font-family: Century-Light; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Century-Light; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Century-Light; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Century-Light; font-size: x-small;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP3GKvoiXKl6ixLC3_zmsg225u52bbx-Emll_qCah_HWltgGOnYRL8I0rzpHD7E9hqWJBHZL6_52BsO9CFFsw7HMpPYbOWHDlwIEC4Dx9Z-uJSMEEbp7xa4kNBmor132ewo8530Xh3yA/s1600/697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP3GKvoiXKl6ixLC3_zmsg225u52bbx-Emll_qCah_HWltgGOnYRL8I0rzpHD7E9hqWJBHZL6_52BsO9CFFsw7HMpPYbOWHDlwIEC4Dx9Z-uJSMEEbp7xa4kNBmor132ewo8530Xh3yA/s320/697.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">These are what I call my miracle bracelets.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">I make them to pass out to people as a little</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">reminder that miracles are everywhere. I love</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">displaying them on old wood, with a rustic</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">feeling, hanging them up like ornaments as</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">reminders, or showing them displayed on the</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">arm with as many as you can fit.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">So you need a miracle, you need to be</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">uplifted. Well then it’s time you make up your</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">own miracle bracelet, and make up a bunch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">to give to others that may need a miracle</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">too. I started making these for people who</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">needed a little miracle in their lives. I love to</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">make them and pass them on as well. Wear</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">one, wear a bunch. They are super reminders</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">that miracles are everywhere we just need</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">to remember them. Each bracelet is made</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">with a Milagros charm. Milagros charms are</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">often made of pot metal in South America</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">and in Mexico. They are tokens, or reminders</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">of miracles granted and miracles that are</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">waiting to manifest. So let’s get to work and</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">make your miracles a reality.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #dd7e40; font-family: "Avenir-Black", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Black;">Tools & Materials</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Adhesive: (E-6000)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Jump ring: 10 mm</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Leather thong: 1½ mm</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Milagros</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Pliers: plastic coated</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Scissors</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Tubing: sterling silver</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #dd7e40; font-family: "Avenir-Black", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Black;">Technique</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">Measure your wrist. Cut the thong to the</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">measurement leaving about ½ inch per</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">side to be put into the tubing. Put E-6000</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">at the ends of the cord. Stuff the ends into</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">the tubing. Clamp down the tubing with</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">the plastic-coated pliers to clamp down the</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">leather cord. Attach the Milagros to the</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">jump ring or wire wrap the Milagros onto the</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">leather cord using 1½ inch of sterling silver</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">20-gauge wire. Now put on the bracelet and</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century-Light", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Light;">expect miracles to happen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marie French has a passion for the worn, the tattered,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and vintage Spanish Colonial and Southwestern design.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You can contact her at </span></span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Avenir-LightOblique", "sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-LightOblique;">frenchvert@hotmail.com </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">or visit</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">her Etsy sites at </span></span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Avenir-LightOblique", "sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-LightOblique;">mariefrench.etsy.com </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and </span></span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Avenir-LightOblique", "sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-LightOblique;">inspiritu.etsy.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Avenir-LightOblique", "sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-LightOblique;">com</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, or view her blog, </span></span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Avenir-LightOblique", "sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-LightOblique;">mariefrench.blogspot.com</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Avenir-Light; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Light;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #dd7e40; font-family: "Century-Book", "serif"; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Book;">Everyone</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #dd7e40; font-family: "Century-Book", "serif"; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century-Book;">Wants a Miracle</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #818386; font-family: "Avenir-Book", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Avenir-Book;">by Marie French</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Caecilia-Light", "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Caecilia-Light;">www.stampington.com </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "BauerBodoni-Black", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: BauerBodoni-Black;">10</span></div><div align="left"></div><span style="font-family: BauerBodoni-Black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: BauerBodoni-Black; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: BauerBodoni-Black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: BauerBodoni-Black; font-size: x-small;"></span></span>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-23252534309753551192010-10-10T12:03:00.001-07:002010-10-10T12:06:00.379-07:00Contemplation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwCJBT27zzQgtGN_Ghq04qCuE5-d03uq76KOvY_nX-bhKzIWg1thnLpqIN6avuJT4bE6YP4NcFEWbhBxFumSy3eMKTLvyBQYq1lG48Eld7hPSCNPEMZGXvof2xhmI8pztQDvSbxFEJVpD/s1600/P1010029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwCJBT27zzQgtGN_Ghq04qCuE5-d03uq76KOvY_nX-bhKzIWg1thnLpqIN6avuJT4bE6YP4NcFEWbhBxFumSy3eMKTLvyBQYq1lG48Eld7hPSCNPEMZGXvof2xhmI8pztQDvSbxFEJVpD/s320/P1010029.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">contemplation..Contemplation..CONTEMPLATION. That is how I feel the voice within me at times. Yes I know I should, I know I want to, but sometimes I feel- who has the time. So I devised this little trick. Find a picture a day that signifies a contemplative mood, a contemplative gesture, anything that will slow my over active mind down. Print it our or view it on screen for the day. Anytime I look at it I take a deep breath and spend 30 seconds to 1 minute being with the picture. Hey It helps me take a bit of contemplative time. Try it for your self.</div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-9117552833209595772010-10-10T11:47:00.001-07:002010-10-10T11:47:48.182-07:00Contemplation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2Rqqg50S6Dnjae6Yg7NkOAriX4OcMrsrJ12ZNSIELMUlxC-Xq6aHYwTvKwT-dlYZubBlUcWnZig5aTukkFHCXHdRCJ4-SWSCs5Pgx_I6Kvci_R-2y2gTznHT2OF2iEtWngjCPxvqkYU/s1600/P1010192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2Rqqg50S6Dnjae6Yg7NkOAriX4OcMrsrJ12ZNSIELMUlxC-Xq6aHYwTvKwT-dlYZubBlUcWnZig5aTukkFHCXHdRCJ4-SWSCs5Pgx_I6Kvci_R-2y2gTznHT2OF2iEtWngjCPxvqkYU/s640/P1010192.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Sundays are days of contemplation for me. What are they to you? It is a time for just being, sitting, and taking a breath from doing, rushing and frantic thinking. Today make your day a day of contemplation for a few minutes, or hours. Just take the time to take a breath and enjoy the beauty around you. Be well.marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-82586657403307384662010-10-05T07:16:00.001-07:002010-10-05T07:16:21.494-07:00Art Exchange!Art Exchange<small><span style="color: #747775;">Posted: September 27, 2010 by <strong>arttherapywithoutborders</strong> in </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/art-therapy/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in art therapy"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">art therapy</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/collaboration/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in collaboration"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">collaboration</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/projects/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in projects"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">projects</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;"> <br />
Tags: </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/art-therapy-without-borders/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">art therapy without borders</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/art-therapy-alliance/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">art therapy alliance</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/international-art-therapy-organization/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">international art therapy organization</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/international/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">international</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/global/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">global</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/community/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">community</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/postcard/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">postcard</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/exchange/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">exchange</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/art/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">art</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;">, </span><a href="http://en.wordpress.com/tag/networking/" rel="tag"><strong><span style="color: #747775;">networking</span></strong></a><span style="color: #747775;"> </span></small><br />
<div class="postcomments"><a href="http://arttherapywithoutborders.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/atwb-launches-international-postcard-art-exchange/#respond" title="Comment on ATWB Launches International Postcard Art Exchange"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">0</span></strong></a></div><div class="entry"><div class="snap_preview"><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_310" style="width: 410px;"><a href="http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=arttherapywithoutborders.wordpress.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atwb.org%2FPostcard-Exchange.html&sref=http%3A%2F%2Farttherapywithoutborders.wordpress.com%2F"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-310" height="366" src="http://arttherapywithoutborders.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/postcardexchange.jpg?w=400&h=366" title="ATWB Postcard Art Exchange" width="400" /></span></strong></a> <div class="wp-caption-text">Join ATWB's Postcard Art Exchange!</div></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.atwb.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Art Therapy Without Borders</span></a> in partnership with <a href="http://www.arttherapyalliance.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Art Therapy Alliance</span></a> and <a href="http://www.internationalarttherapy.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">International Art Therapy Organization</span></a>, launched a new, global art event for the art therapy community this week. <strong>Join us for our first International Postcard Art Exchange!!! </strong>The goal of our collaborative art project is for art therapists and art therapy students living all over the world to create, share, and receive postcard art, as well as create community through learning more about the art therapy work and studies taking place in different regions and parts of the globe.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">In just a couple of hours, ATWB has already received over 30 requests to participate from art therapists and art therapy students from New Zealand, Italy, Chile, Greece, the UK, Honduras, Hungary, and the United States.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>To learn more about the details of this exchange and how to sign up, </strong><a href="http://www.atwb.org/Postcard-Exchange.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">visit the ATWB website</span></strong></a><strong>. Deadline to sign up is October 15, 2010! </strong></span></div></div>marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-30659307154399262722010-09-16T12:49:00.000-07:002010-09-16T12:50:26.724-07:00Vintage Holy Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddTUigSTppWj7r8_eFHB_sl0iTZDaUC7Oo5G-w2sHi8OyNx65sBf_gScFEPYuL8pWNbPY5XQxeo0VxOz3RN1yjDT5zcZ9mZ6GxQ6v02_Do6fJlL01LDav8KYIC0IO0g0zu8BpB-OEwMc/s1600/il_430xN_63517106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddTUigSTppWj7r8_eFHB_sl0iTZDaUC7Oo5G-w2sHi8OyNx65sBf_gScFEPYuL8pWNbPY5XQxeo0VxOz3RN1yjDT5zcZ9mZ6GxQ6v02_Do6fJlL01LDav8KYIC0IO0g0zu8BpB-OEwMc/s320/il_430xN_63517106.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3KQy3oqogJs5089N2Syrd3rd8wqJlsInUsVMTAVW7QmOcxs3ZF5uK4F1xgZn6pOULoFXfcrU2bi7_7DP2Z9GTIscJu6n_edIdQ0EHen3rtPsbbXck0macxDgy1pIeRrqXu6V5mAjrkc/s1600/il_430xN_58360070-holy+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3KQy3oqogJs5089N2Syrd3rd8wqJlsInUsVMTAVW7QmOcxs3ZF5uK4F1xgZn6pOULoFXfcrU2bi7_7DP2Z9GTIscJu6n_edIdQ0EHen3rtPsbbXck0macxDgy1pIeRrqXu6V5mAjrkc/s320/il_430xN_58360070-holy+card.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga73EuUrimGtcCReG9TgKTp0_rdilhnshsCunGR8cTZb09iU53MjJbojjn0mXBfpwS35t0NJH01kYvGrLGuh_CTiR-rdIazH0-aZ340X7MihmQGhRshcPNkKfepR68Y6zC76ZsZdhvrpo/s1600/il_155x125_104876718-mary+holy+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga73EuUrimGtcCReG9TgKTp0_rdilhnshsCunGR8cTZb09iU53MjJbojjn0mXBfpwS35t0NJH01kYvGrLGuh_CTiR-rdIazH0-aZ340X7MihmQGhRshcPNkKfepR68Y6zC76ZsZdhvrpo/s320/il_155x125_104876718-mary+holy+card.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_ViVnn0BYuFY03Zc8tbGoRkCWw3q0r6w-HLj-muLDcMHHAi-eP-YBmGwzLxWwoGaKioNTFVR7qJ5qG32BZ95XWO_Uva0ARQOwo6eW37Q2q306Y8vjMw0rXbtn4gJnP8ylz78KsWDUjM/s1600/il_430xN_97941360holy+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_ViVnn0BYuFY03Zc8tbGoRkCWw3q0r6w-HLj-muLDcMHHAi-eP-YBmGwzLxWwoGaKioNTFVR7qJ5qG32BZ95XWO_Uva0ARQOwo6eW37Q2q306Y8vjMw0rXbtn4gJnP8ylz78KsWDUjM/s320/il_430xN_97941360holy+card.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ExO57y241fPlm_9hkYEXxgW2QXDulorm1im6_7GTHYRXhuyG8-BfOBswjp5rGl0z6r08-kn6EQ7DbkBsWKmhOtLUVaQeg_kdAyDB-nar3iG8WRybw3h0KZoVr4ebp9F86hvQycCHcHU/s1600/holy_fam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ExO57y241fPlm_9hkYEXxgW2QXDulorm1im6_7GTHYRXhuyG8-BfOBswjp5rGl0z6r08-kn6EQ7DbkBsWKmhOtLUVaQeg_kdAyDB-nar3iG8WRybw3h0KZoVr4ebp9F86hvQycCHcHU/s320/holy_fam.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEqELlq7G2zv2OjyxdfXBeXDBX6Dxdg1NdNCsA6QGGkR0NmqwEeX_eoPbEqAI-S47zcQX-MEUhjL9P8G522Mpkl1mZIkkCXFx2idJmrSzvsXJqBiqbmaQXT4lM8ku2qkzL5RmKdFK4hM/s1600/-holy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEqELlq7G2zv2OjyxdfXBeXDBX6Dxdg1NdNCsA6QGGkR0NmqwEeX_eoPbEqAI-S47zcQX-MEUhjL9P8G522Mpkl1mZIkkCXFx2idJmrSzvsXJqBiqbmaQXT4lM8ku2qkzL5RmKdFK4hM/s320/-holy.jpg" /></a></div>I love to collect vintage holy cards. I love the age, the wear, the faded color. Here are a few of my favorites. <br />
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I love to write to friends in need of encouragement, sharing memories, gift tags, and to put in mini picture frames as inspiration. try it our yourself. Ps I have some in my etsy shop: inspiritu.etsy.commarie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-9057233724295050932010-09-15T12:47:00.001-07:002010-09-15T12:47:07.964-07:00definition of the sacred heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxskTBb1QI9KSGuHeXAReSTd0Q9IuFitCz1KGUd7oYkkfq94t-99yqr5mJYQKVFnH4P6q01LfT8ak9jLrpddGMnd6rvF4uvpoBL1XS535A9RIuhkNMHSQxTZJIuGDLhXEZc9azaUe8T-E/s1600/il_430xN_59292963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxskTBb1QI9KSGuHeXAReSTd0Q9IuFitCz1KGUd7oYkkfq94t-99yqr5mJYQKVFnH4P6q01LfT8ak9jLrpddGMnd6rvF4uvpoBL1XS535A9RIuhkNMHSQxTZJIuGDLhXEZc9azaUe8T-E/s320/il_430xN_59292963.jpg" /></a></div>The Sacred Heart (also known as Sacred Heart of Jesus) is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity.marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-43937179914452010322010-09-14T12:23:00.000-07:002010-09-14T12:25:01.386-07:00The Sacred Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0efZn5abImfwHF3Y-gDflYUXmsLQtXxcEX9P5dT48VS93xvjubHAzaL67AcrngtqdJgbkPVB3tD_ST9pMrQ422KsTxYukyrdxtbZbzzX8WDbB3GGK2U5PyQpOhoi3X9tTBUkFJSUSfXQ/s1600/ItalianMilagro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0efZn5abImfwHF3Y-gDflYUXmsLQtXxcEX9P5dT48VS93xvjubHAzaL67AcrngtqdJgbkPVB3tD_ST9pMrQ422KsTxYukyrdxtbZbzzX8WDbB3GGK2U5PyQpOhoi3X9tTBUkFJSUSfXQ/s320/ItalianMilagro.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVf2Ihk1PdHHnmS19TVwOgTtCu077NF4QPBAJZOXMTgYYeaxsKfEyb89PUJHfDe9afbRbD9NH4oilsZHvkSFZpPeqHKT9YeUaRkks8o21WSVVzk8ZckujEdqB8JfPfM7vTkQRsFLPXU8/s1600/AT%252012-9%2520eBay%2520milagro1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVf2Ihk1PdHHnmS19TVwOgTtCu077NF4QPBAJZOXMTgYYeaxsKfEyb89PUJHfDe9afbRbD9NH4oilsZHvkSFZpPeqHKT9YeUaRkks8o21WSVVzk8ZckujEdqB8JfPfM7vTkQRsFLPXU8/s320/AT%252012-9%2520eBay%2520milagro1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTq_5GvlQbtWCmgT5AEdpt4KjSXyqLDrtzWn85U9QL-u2JH7F4TcJMN3Iv53hl0juqOOmVAgqp4KN5m9OnIxNJr9ESMUe9nkvvjhRazQfUoDB-7bUdF_h0bfQMEiRJQ9x_UY8NmYA5A4/s1600/22680main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTq_5GvlQbtWCmgT5AEdpt4KjSXyqLDrtzWn85U9QL-u2JH7F4TcJMN3Iv53hl0juqOOmVAgqp4KN5m9OnIxNJr9ESMUe9nkvvjhRazQfUoDB-7bUdF_h0bfQMEiRJQ9x_UY8NmYA5A4/s320/22680main.jpg" /></a></div>I just want you to know that each of our hearts is sacred. We all share that sacred connection in every way, every day. So it is in this post that I remind you of your sacredness. Have a blessed day!marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-76018000699204835542010-09-11T10:46:00.000-07:002010-09-11T10:53:01.096-07:00milagros jewelry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcFJICsGnaYgkloauBifIatGZMEmb6fGX_B-6MexQPcTuk5MRT2cOmEA-qBzH_M0-MAqClKA434FrGMbS3CgxJrXKVwiwtz0GMmEX5eiZz1d6scqBCTqI_-sWh32HNIAkFu6T4aVTjd4/s1600/192324674_kF9gE-S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcFJICsGnaYgkloauBifIatGZMEmb6fGX_B-6MexQPcTuk5MRT2cOmEA-qBzH_M0-MAqClKA434FrGMbS3CgxJrXKVwiwtz0GMmEX5eiZz1d6scqBCTqI_-sWh32HNIAkFu6T4aVTjd4/s320/192324674_kF9gE-S.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2xBqMAm2mbQQrUn4Rn48F3KasN8tFLjSYCY68G9M1dOVqXA185bVHXBMpzhEEn8_awoOepTekrZ8pKVc24GWZtrnEypyxDPZSWp7jrczyvnAmKgoGFkAPhsWGmc7VZQ7iCC5roW0PYs/s1600/milagros+jewelry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2xBqMAm2mbQQrUn4Rn48F3KasN8tFLjSYCY68G9M1dOVqXA185bVHXBMpzhEEn8_awoOepTekrZ8pKVc24GWZtrnEypyxDPZSWp7jrczyvnAmKgoGFkAPhsWGmc7VZQ7iCC5roW0PYs/s320/milagros+jewelry.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vj4_MxUEpfQYw-GIYnMkKl7HK4cNazixbHayyDMvVc-uDtVAsbKtClMaPGYqnFfv22eg3r1_zIsZcS-SJ4KBGH5U5X6bMEjNxpAKAOQh7TNK_osF3XbxdkvLJTCISZ5KyR3CAaYxaUM/s1600/192324597_yAeVy-S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vj4_MxUEpfQYw-GIYnMkKl7HK4cNazixbHayyDMvVc-uDtVAsbKtClMaPGYqnFfv22eg3r1_zIsZcS-SJ4KBGH5U5X6bMEjNxpAKAOQh7TNK_osF3XbxdkvLJTCISZ5KyR3CAaYxaUM/s320/192324597_yAeVy-S.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dhc5eTz-7teSqc6HjzsA-ra97_eHparHDotEoccSOzrjwpN8nNZk-GU2R50jZ-CoTPxTaUUKnjAzMf-kAxfpAFMtTWDr7PeYNXCVH-_0BlpkX6U5FC95Przlz8asQILjkq7ZyL7xhE0/s1600/35159075_W9H6N-S-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dhc5eTz-7teSqc6HjzsA-ra97_eHparHDotEoccSOzrjwpN8nNZk-GU2R50jZ-CoTPxTaUUKnjAzMf-kAxfpAFMtTWDr7PeYNXCVH-_0BlpkX6U5FC95Przlz8asQILjkq7ZyL7xhE0/s320/35159075_W9H6N-S-1.jpg" /></a></div>So how can we wear our our miracles on our sleeve? Here are a few examples.....made by creative people on the internet...I love to see how many creative ideas there are out there. For a how to on how to make a Milagros bracelet, and rosary go to Jewelry Affaire, available at Stampington.com <a href="http://www.stampington.com/index.html">http://www.stampington.com/index.html</a><br />
Summer issue and I have two how to's in that issue. Have fun and share your miracle...marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-31188179080306289742010-09-09T09:04:00.000-07:002010-09-09T09:09:38.335-07:00Oh milagros milagros come into my life...So how can we bring milagros into our life? What I love to do is cut a pice of card stock into small postcards or ATC cards. I keep a stack and when I need a miracle I draw it out. Let us say for instance you need direction in your life. Think about what symbols represent direction to you? Go to a dream dictionary and look up directional dream sysmbols. Do any resonate? Now draw, collage, or color the picture or symbol for direction on the card. Then you can hang it up, post it on miraclepost.blogspot.com, or put it under your pillow. Look at it whenever you need a reminder, then hang it back up or put it back under your pillow. The amazing thing is....Is when they materialize...try it out for yourself. See some other postcards at <a href="http://miraclepost.blogspot.com/">http://miraclepost.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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They are small x-votos or offereings made to the saints and God for miracles granted. There are stomach milagros for stomach ailments, healings, heart milagros for healing the heart both physically and emotionally, hand milagros for creativity, and for physical ailments....there is a mialgros for everyhting. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM50pCjR4RfiKXEHpRMMGNBB6AglECvy4QtRRkNumoIexAUWOQWzW0p_IL-bYd2_4SYlPt7YjLxjmfmcmj_2l5MpuAZ2ZKMLkMKSnXEGseReX1ZRD7t2TkICnU50TO4D_7lBSnG-hT6Bg/s1600/milagros_bunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM50pCjR4RfiKXEHpRMMGNBB6AglECvy4QtRRkNumoIexAUWOQWzW0p_IL-bYd2_4SYlPt7YjLxjmfmcmj_2l5MpuAZ2ZKMLkMKSnXEGseReX1ZRD7t2TkICnU50TO4D_7lBSnG-hT6Bg/s320/milagros_bunch.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPPG47-Xs4fGgIbO57FIMzVQlNln5OSkPtefVxE8scs4f1d-4nwp5vtJGEPOQyOQFPtCTVlcmjH-fZe4adCDUJ1oCg5V45VuAKC2eQodAgsjcJ5dD2DWQELlC6eIXRxUo3q9UNHyH8IA/s1600/milagors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPPG47-Xs4fGgIbO57FIMzVQlNln5OSkPtefVxE8scs4f1d-4nwp5vtJGEPOQyOQFPtCTVlcmjH-fZe4adCDUJ1oCg5V45VuAKC2eQodAgsjcJ5dD2DWQELlC6eIXRxUo3q9UNHyH8IA/s320/milagors.jpg" /></a></div>There are also milagros craftsman and woman who make these small charms, from embossed metal to the small cast pot metal charms. You can see how to make the embossed metal milagros in my book to be released March 2011, "Inspiritu; Jewelry for the Mind Body and Soul"in the section on Milagros. But for now ....sketch out the wish dream or miracle that you are hoping for and I will discuss what to do with it in the next post. For now...dream, sketch, or collage your dreams, wishes, healings wished for.....marie frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117301017085270164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343954607941759805.post-46059365999282372942010-09-01T10:11:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:31:43.890-07:00Milagros is a curandera created from the whirling winds of dust devilsMilagros is a curandera created from the whirling winds of dust devils. She is conjured up amoungst the remenants of the desert. She heals, she creates and she shares. A curandera invoved in the healing arts of herbs, healing jewelry, magical teas and lotions and potions. She brings you to places of calm and beauty. She is a source of creative healing. So welcome my freinds to the world of Milagros...a place of miracles, healings, creative happenings, and magic....It awaits you amoungst the pages of this blog, in the pages of the upcoming book to be realeased in March of 2011 by F&W Media called Inspiritu: Jewelry for the Mind Body and Soul, and in a sketchbook Titled: Inspiritu Studios presents:A Day in a Life of an Unusual Curandera; as part of The Sketchbook Project that will travel the US and the World. <br />
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