tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61315437117256455302024-03-18T21:16:40.594-07:00Meanderings and Musings of a Mixed Media Artist<center> As Herman Melville said, "It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation".</center>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-44548736747826976772014-09-15T10:52:00.000-07:002014-09-17T17:48:38.318-07:00The Key to Happiness<i>I decided in May to start my own club called the Charlotte of the Month. I only planned to make a cute little frozen Charlotte doll surprise to mail off to other Charlotte lovers like me. But then I thought, "What is a club without a newsletter?" So to give life to my MUCH neglected blog I am going to post my newsletters here. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them. </i><br />
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<i>Recently I was having a conversation with a friend and she was saying how she was well, just unhappy. But all her unhappiness was due to the actions of other people. That is when I reminded her, that she alone held the key to your happiness. She could use it to unlock her happiness or she could give the key to someone else and let her happiness depend on what they decided to do with it. And what if they lost it? Then would all her happiness be lost with it?? <br />
I hope this month that you remember that you alone hold the key to your happiness. And NEVER put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket! Until next month! </h3><br />
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</i> <i> Lorelie</i>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-51246008405579028802013-06-24T18:59:00.000-07:002013-06-25T10:11:16.306-07:00Pain is a part of life...<center><i>I don't often write about my personal pain or experiences but I had one of those "Ah-ha" moments today that I wanted to share...<br />
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A little background. I am 47 and I have arthritis. I was diagnosed at 38 and told by 50 I would need both hips replaced. I had one hip done at 42. Didn't go so great. Chronic bursitis and tendonitis in the hip. At that time I was also diagnosed with facet joint arthritis and degenerative joint disease in my back. Foot surgery, hand trouble. Life is fun...I have tried to accept that pain will just be a part of my life. Why am I telling you this? Because I am also a believer that we are always put right where you are suppossed it be. And today just confirmed this.<br />
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Today I had a Docotor appointment with a new Doc to try and figure out a new pain. There was a line to check-in.(Don't even get me startd with that!) In front of me was an eldery woman. Maybe 80 or more. She was sitting at first. But then saw a line forming and said," I see there there is a line starting, I better get in it." She went before three of us. We said nothing.<br />
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Finally, when it was her turn, pill bottle in hand, she said,I parapharse, "I need to see the Doctor. These pills do not help the pain. They make me out of it and I can't take care of myself. And I live alone." Which was more apparant by the medi-alert bracelet on her hand. She continued to say what she was diagnosed with. Some of the same things as me. I honestly felt like I was having an out of body experince. Looking at myself 35 years from now. In pain. With no children. Trying to get someone to make the pain stop.<br />
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They told her it could take 4 weeks to help. Her head hung low. She said, "Well what am I supposed to do for the pain?" There was no answer. And that is when it hit me even harder than it has before. There is NO answer. It was then that I told myself, I could be this woman. I will be this woman unless I choose, at this moment, to accept that this is what it is. Pain is going to be a part of my life. Period. I choose to not live on drugs. I try to learn to manage the pain and deal with it through a positive attitude. I have tried to be this way for the past few years, but as anyone in chronic pain knows it can get the best of you. But I do believe I can have the choice to let the pain get the best of me or to get the best of it. <br />
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Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-89478470404910335002013-06-12T09:05:00.001-07:002013-06-12T09:05:32.315-07:00Hope for Oklahoma AuctionHope for Oklahoma is A group of individuals are coming together to raise funds for those in need due to the devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma (and surrounding areas) that occurred on May 20th, 2013.We will be auctioning off handmade jewelry, art and other items to raise funds, here on Facebook. 100% of the proceeds (after PayPal fees) will be donated directly to families in need. <p> I have donated this one-of-a-kind frozen Charlotte bracelet for auction. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPKCwKpUpt2BGD7eaw0dip0UNH2qEaOnFEpYro2LQ3Vyza0ucltK38YWg4tI2W3cfY6oa9mBYyhH5ISixnUyY5Qrfv4lSEvVUb__LjGvgyZcoGyN0TeBtjbv8b0RgNftckY4sQAYvZq0/s1600/P1014852.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPKCwKpUpt2BGD7eaw0dip0UNH2qEaOnFEpYro2LQ3Vyza0ucltK38YWg4tI2W3cfY6oa9mBYyhH5ISixnUyY5Qrfv4lSEvVUb__LjGvgyZcoGyN0TeBtjbv8b0RgNftckY4sQAYvZq0/s320/P1014852.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW5Zvzj_6xBlxNv-nCkHq_l0eswqz_WdKpL2wn-T19jH8k9nzPAU4YbKSTH4Ba-LZeqQ_ZUUlgrHNbwp_TH2NnuH-ysEwjIiTSOFvL6F17Nh5hsi0jTYaGmOnJkmz5HtqnBYaidt6VTQ/s1600/P1014853.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW5Zvzj_6xBlxNv-nCkHq_l0eswqz_WdKpL2wn-T19jH8k9nzPAU4YbKSTH4Ba-LZeqQ_ZUUlgrHNbwp_TH2NnuH-ysEwjIiTSOFvL6F17Nh5hsi0jTYaGmOnJkmz5HtqnBYaidt6VTQ/s320/P1014853.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiEdeQp7kB7bFrJ4Hw6xQG9Iyl9SwmsFjvqPKOohwqaGzddQh4MtRLSCl35ZZa-IP4lCHLnefdiTlru55b8rkroqrPci_SiU8WOGzChpsyL9jhk-JsYkv5c6tOPKSjhBUiubmAtjHnxs/s1600/P1014854.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiEdeQp7kB7bFrJ4Hw6xQG9Iyl9SwmsFjvqPKOohwqaGzddQh4MtRLSCl35ZZa-IP4lCHLnefdiTlru55b8rkroqrPci_SiU8WOGzChpsyL9jhk-JsYkv5c6tOPKSjhBUiubmAtjHnxs/s320/P1014854.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vYJuoyKTvoIr0V8yLzdDEcFcKGODEzO48bwEjfsCxXr_znTYo1A3XJdvNFwz1Y_x2bUiXTgCk1NYbpvFzBOpjWgQ9GRpcmYGGz9TmRH2nn0Hc3oKtKTbRMEW1FKsB3bdmp5o8y5rAoI/s1600/P1014855.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vYJuoyKTvoIr0V8yLzdDEcFcKGODEzO48bwEjfsCxXr_znTYo1A3XJdvNFwz1Y_x2bUiXTgCk1NYbpvFzBOpjWgQ9GRpcmYGGz9TmRH2nn0Hc3oKtKTbRMEW1FKsB3bdmp5o8y5rAoI/s320/P1014855.JPG" /></a>
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You can bid on this and all the other wonderful item at
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Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-27678483186394236602013-03-17T13:52:00.000-07:002013-03-25T09:35:03.007-07:00Sneak Peek at new designs for April!My First Spring show will be April 6th from 9-4 at Millard West High School. Lots & LOTS of new one-of-a-kind new creations will there! Here are just a few:<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmwnYSJ23F6shZdnCccF4pri7IrDyuPp_8rxP1o5Kst-rhZF8N3M6GJ6b9Djju2hKICnfmhGSquLwtbbg1nmSD6XTozDrZV0aqN30xbUduk3k0PxarkXSisRb6Ts538IrIUa79hDCWAI/s1600/P1012149.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmwnYSJ23F6shZdnCccF4pri7IrDyuPp_8rxP1o5Kst-rhZF8N3M6GJ6b9Djju2hKICnfmhGSquLwtbbg1nmSD6XTozDrZV0aqN30xbUduk3k0PxarkXSisRb6Ts538IrIUa79hDCWAI/s320/P1012149.JPG" /></a> <b>Sterling band soldered rhinestone rings</b> <p> <b>Over 100 new resin necklaces! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmwPrhtMm0-p8f2QK3acuJm32tQFfOzTr23EdzHcA759kcK-T8JgZp0K9cyaU58foUQqCMb8_IZmncyHcjSL8lg6QG-4l6asTTeqeRM_FgqGxyluXFQ2WUtLA8JMqA_OFO0w2k7hGFyI/s1600/P1012274.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmwPrhtMm0-p8f2QK3acuJm32tQFfOzTr23EdzHcA759kcK-T8JgZp0K9cyaU58foUQqCMb8_IZmncyHcjSL8lg6QG-4l6asTTeqeRM_FgqGxyluXFQ2WUtLA8JMqA_OFO0w2k7hGFyI/s320/P1012274.JPG" /></a></b> <p>
<b>Pretty things for your hair </b>
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<b>Hand sewn and stitched fabric cuffs </b>
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<b>Fun and Flirty bangles </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfbDiwFI9FvfvIKdI4A9gRV_ffzWO083D5S9eQQ65pP5llq1CjjiFHuFxYnDF0NakQ4wE3_VoJbb9tIzBKVK4Oq3wDiAR1TFBmON8Qf-CyRNYbpQPvQaj0o95m8VcVorg9p3k8cD88Bw/s1600/P1012151.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfbDiwFI9FvfvIKdI4A9gRV_ffzWO083D5S9eQQ65pP5llq1CjjiFHuFxYnDF0NakQ4wE3_VoJbb9tIzBKVK4Oq3wDiAR1TFBmON8Qf-CyRNYbpQPvQaj0o95m8VcVorg9p3k8cD88Bw/s320/P1012151.JPG" /></a>
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And just a little something for my more Modern Gal! </b>
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<p> I had five FUll days workshops. And I mean FULL! My goal was to take a finished project from each class. I worked through lunch every day to achieve this goal. The first little project after check-in was to decorate your badge. My first finished project! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first class was Soldering for Virgins.
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Now THIS is a belt buckle! <p>And my favorite soldering project of all, my Jumpin Jill doll. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We created an original collage that we then set under glass to create her body.
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<p>After soldering for 3 days I was ready for a break! The next class was just fun. I got to sit with my Art Sister, Jana. A very talented artist and teacher herself. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Creating a collage using fluid acrylics, water soluable crayons and whatever else hit me. Then is was all covered in beeswax. I love to paint and collage, so this was just relaxing. Not sure if I will ever use the wax technique, but it is good to know. <p> My final and favorite class was enameling. My Teacher Jean was <b>AMAZING! And it was just myself and Jana so it was like getting one on one attention. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I heard that this is an art that takes 5 minutes to learn and a lifetime to perfect. And how true that is!
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She looked like Miss America walking to her gate! All's well that ends well. Including Summer vacations...
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Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-24046154082382499412012-05-20T22:11:00.001-07:002012-05-20T22:11:55.783-07:00Cooking up my art doll broochesRice, it's not just for dinner anymore!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNtUMDajRqwJVhNSjxoPwKAhhdXZkSLHXNEZ0uqa6RvLJdmMeit7NdYoTD52TH8iY5nZh82LhXCzJ8_vAxDsqAit5T09Was37M58eCNEbI5GvkTlbLgWrA36_qbV1PLLa3I1gdv51ygA/s640/blogger-image--1791806184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNtUMDajRqwJVhNSjxoPwKAhhdXZkSLHXNEZ0uqa6RvLJdmMeit7NdYoTD52TH8iY5nZh82LhXCzJ8_vAxDsqAit5T09Was37M58eCNEbI5GvkTlbLgWrA36_qbV1PLLa3I1gdv51ygA/s640/blogger-image--1791806184.jpg" /></a></div>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-6278856304696919992012-04-25T08:31:00.000-07:002012-04-25T08:31:43.608-07:00Seek Peek Rockbrook Village Show May 5th!Here is a sneek peek at just a FEW of my new creations for the Rockbrook Spring Fever Craft Show! Saturday May 5th from 10:00 to 6:00. Rain or Shine. But let's hope for SHINE!!
<b>New cuff bracelets</b>
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Lightweight and perfect for Summer!
<b>Fabric rosette and hair accessories</b>
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<b>Also new handbags and art dolls</b>
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Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-66360089488418113002012-03-15T11:10:00.000-07:002012-03-15T11:10:31.688-07:00Sneek Peek!<i>Here are just a few of my new designs that will be at the Saint Wenscelaus Craft Show March 24th, 9:00-3:30<br />
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I hope to see you there!Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-75462211739490432682011-12-28T08:58:00.000-08:002011-12-28T09:08:50.382-08:00Grab a Girlfriend Go!I am so excited! I just signed up to show at the Lincoln Women's in Lincoln, Ne. It is a two day show, January 28th & 29th. There will be shopping, art & crafts, speakers and demomstratiojs. There will even be a chocolate fountain and ELVIS! I mean who could ask for more? So grab a girlfriend, or two, and have a fun filled day in Lincoln!<br />
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Hope to see you there!Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com04100 N 84th St, Lincoln, NE 68507, USA40.853163 -96.60285199999998440.788241500000005 -96.71958149999999 40.9180845 -96.486122499999979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-40798802372103443742011-11-14T12:52:00.000-08:002011-11-14T12:52:58.333-08:00Kids say the darnest things!My final show of the year wrapped up this Saturday. I couldn't have asked for a better space. Those windows made my display look amazing! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1Qi3Xc0VreeehelLV3x3rirLjELHWMd7wpb12DQQsvmGH_ZNzyDuIlQiKnzuM1omfU8iS3m4v3nenl7eLgGezJ45u-U8umd5Et6NssO_sWNxi6pSLlS-_0Kfx909qN0eSXNNPaSOK68/s1600/img_0608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="239" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1Qi3Xc0VreeehelLV3x3rirLjELHWMd7wpb12DQQsvmGH_ZNzyDuIlQiKnzuM1omfU8iS3m4v3nenl7eLgGezJ45u-U8umd5Et6NssO_sWNxi6pSLlS-_0Kfx909qN0eSXNNPaSOK68/s320/img_0608.jpg" /></a></div><br />
It was a good show, but was made even better by the remark of one little girl. She was about 5 years old. She was looking at my necklaces and all of a sudden she said, "These necklaces make me happy". I just had to laugh and smile. I don't think there is a better compliment I could ever have been given, as that is my whole goal in creating what I do. To make people happy and give them just a little lift.<br />
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So, little girl, wherever you are, thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your comment made ME happy!!!Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-63348628561313193482011-07-24T07:37:00.000-07:002011-07-24T07:37:08.010-07:00You Know it is HOT out....When even the squirrels don't feel like being squirreley! <br />
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This little guy was hanging out right outside my window. Too darn cute!Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-67382517566378011452011-06-19T16:15:00.000-07:002011-06-27T17:55:53.984-07:00And then there were none...<i>Today my last two babies left the nest. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDg1TRkX6UIVzqAbxA171lvydDpEb28x8woZL7X50W87MDCxejl0ZD_QTqKkKY_XiE8jMF7qQ5les8Ut0ad42tYir8fk6hkhWOPAMmY5qR0cIGFUtkWnJTXEhZnx9MHiJm3q8sYvUGWU/s1600/P6185410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="172" width="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDg1TRkX6UIVzqAbxA171lvydDpEb28x8woZL7X50W87MDCxejl0ZD_QTqKkKY_XiE8jMF7qQ5les8Ut0ad42tYir8fk6hkhWOPAMmY5qR0cIGFUtkWnJTXEhZnx9MHiJm3q8sYvUGWU/s320/P6185410.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Again, I was lucky enough to be watching just as the middle child left the nest early this morning. I was a proud Mom, but also worred that he will be able to make it in this big cruel World.<br />
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He was a little smaller and took a little more coaxing. Mom stopped by once, but I think she was ready for him to take flight. He finally made his leap into the big World later today. I am so sad, that I did not get to see him go. I still see Mom around, so I think all my kids are still close. But like all children, they must grow up and go make a life of there own. I am sure going to miss them...</i>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-29131843871440140082011-06-19T16:02:00.000-07:002011-06-19T16:02:33.679-07:00My First to Leave Home<i>Well,the last couple of days have been very sad for me. One at a time I watched all my kids leave home. The photos I took on Thurdsay, I was lucky enough to get all three of them. </i> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4TJRytSUJ0sGhoB58831rf9EBPooniO3eRXfasOi-acn5VxSutRA93rxH78L8Fo3YSkIOfMt7rNHs0A6qKJzGROWZx19sJINx15h3U4b9l9S4maIO99T982sso8IbUFtNwjIJpuU8kQ/s1600/IMG_0276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="150" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4TJRytSUJ0sGhoB58831rf9EBPooniO3eRXfasOi-acn5VxSutRA93rxH78L8Fo3YSkIOfMt7rNHs0A6qKJzGROWZx19sJINx15h3U4b9l9S4maIO99T982sso8IbUFtNwjIJpuU8kQ/s200/IMG_0276.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgJ9c4zunrswNMBNO_lzR9EpG_RwY4Hi5MlKBEXH6AUPQxUI2gmMDkKvQaHHlLm8MctlDie8NLitN8rFytFYe94z6pkueqj5e1v9QTtwxeJS3z5vDRpnwyDTocH484VPqJAEQh2JuKhc/s1600/IMG_0277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgJ9c4zunrswNMBNO_lzR9EpG_RwY4Hi5MlKBEXH6AUPQxUI2gmMDkKvQaHHlLm8MctlDie8NLitN8rFytFYe94z6pkueqj5e1v9QTtwxeJS3z5vDRpnwyDTocH484VPqJAEQh2JuKhc/s320/IMG_0277.JPG" /></a></div><i>Right after I took this, my first brave baby spead his wings and flew away. And he did it while I was watching just a foot away. I was SO proud</i> He made is safely to the ground with his other Mother close by. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_OLZQRRqgImgWBjKSuR_z9L_fO06iwUNPq0lKSmAsaO7xW0vV19eBU_Y6KtclOMNlBzd93ryAWiHYh5QZDHP05n6-miLbww_NMRRROkWLURPuefRmoAqZ8hQwQncFDWi-O3P5mO87lQ/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_OLZQRRqgImgWBjKSuR_z9L_fO06iwUNPq0lKSmAsaO7xW0vV19eBU_Y6KtclOMNlBzd93ryAWiHYh5QZDHP05n6-miLbww_NMRRROkWLURPuefRmoAqZ8hQwQncFDWi-O3P5mO87lQ/s320/IMG_0282.JPG" /></a></div>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-4435742512074875972011-06-16T06:27:00.000-07:002011-06-16T06:27:59.972-07:00Growing UpWell, my babies seem to be doing great. Growing bigger and stronger everyday. Mrs. Robin has been such a good little Mother. So attentive to their every need. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy01EHkfu58F24F7Ekh1jOwctpyiibRid0SOx7i-lAJ0ssox2fRK51DmgT8YtEvcRAU4v8u_nG69DS__KCHYn30Jh88pVgdujSbYF8HOHeNe0ILkyDuRXF83DYauBOqcWj_682z8DoLzc/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy01EHkfu58F24F7Ekh1jOwctpyiibRid0SOx7i-lAJ0ssox2fRK51DmgT8YtEvcRAU4v8u_nG69DS__KCHYn30Jh88pVgdujSbYF8HOHeNe0ILkyDuRXF83DYauBOqcWj_682z8DoLzc/s320/IMG_0258.JPG" /></a></div><br />
I was finally able to get a photo of all three together. I mean it just does not get much cuter than this!<br />
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Now I am not sure WHY the new momma decided to build her nest, by the busiest door in the house, with the 3 dogs and all, but she did. I was just in awe, when I snuck out one day reached my camera phone up to snap a pic, not even knowing what was in the nest. I was like a proud Mother when I saw this <br />
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I have watched in amazement as Momma sits, so patiently on her eggs. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudh5FLyKXfYU-A-bLozhMBHoxHoUPZAZsgDMGN-vCAmsEz1o5jLI6V6Xz_4jKSlzZ7Lh-SQ_Fk093xrvnry8GJbo0OoKkeuFjZV9wqcEDzcijX6epzzITwSdldOFdSou_YoWskDcdvN8/s1600/nest+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudh5FLyKXfYU-A-bLozhMBHoxHoUPZAZsgDMGN-vCAmsEz1o5jLI6V6Xz_4jKSlzZ7Lh-SQ_Fk093xrvnry8GJbo0OoKkeuFjZV9wqcEDzcijX6epzzITwSdldOFdSou_YoWskDcdvN8/s320/nest+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
She has weathered 100 degree temperatures in June, a wind and rain storm that would have knocked her and her babies out of a tree, and three dogs, that pass by her nest ten times a day.<br />
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Like children, they are growing up faster than I am ready for. I can see this little wonder unfold everyday right out the window by my computer. I am not ready to see them go. And I am going to be a nervous wreck until they do! They are growing so fast. Stay tuned as I watch them leave the nest...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY4yqHRQkGjlotAPMe-Pv-bJH_kOTr5wUKrIC8BPZa_RpL61kT2t2mPybT_Po7Haontb-vgAeiEBzu7I13Zpo57kl-ODNQ-H4Z6vLcSaKlMiXyR8aUmSwmt0d_NjVMQHJ3EFhe76IySY/s1600/P6115322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY4yqHRQkGjlotAPMe-Pv-bJH_kOTr5wUKrIC8BPZa_RpL61kT2t2mPybT_Po7Haontb-vgAeiEBzu7I13Zpo57kl-ODNQ-H4Z6vLcSaKlMiXyR8aUmSwmt0d_NjVMQHJ3EFhe76IySY/s320/P6115322.JPG" /></a></div>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-39895425222763640392011-02-02T17:23:00.000-08:002011-02-02T19:43:44.975-08:00Life Lessons Learned from Mary PoppinsI went to see the Broadway touring stage production of Mary Poppins the other day. It was an <b>AMAMZING </b>show, with such beautiful costumes and scenery. During the show, I just could not help but think, there are some really good lessons about life here.<br />
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1."There is more to life than money". Boy, that can not be more true! And I think now, in the current economy, more people are starting to realize this. If you have the ones you love, you have your health, and you have a passion, it is worth then any amount of money. Does money make life easier? I am told it does. Does it make life? NO. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnpZjwZhkPzQdjjXpcIk69yuVAF_96uxQuu15_wVAWrmlFb89-k77GRG1bdmY1STJv__tZlEjuaQwyWzq8OU8N98OWlF27Hkugg8wgWGdZ2wsF6-PZf5pE9-vj7U5RsTtxunSmMUydcg/s1600/bank+mary+poppins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="157" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnpZjwZhkPzQdjjXpcIk69yuVAF_96uxQuu15_wVAWrmlFb89-k77GRG1bdmY1STJv__tZlEjuaQwyWzq8OU8N98OWlF27Hkugg8wgWGdZ2wsF6-PZf5pE9-vj7U5RsTtxunSmMUydcg/s200/bank+mary+poppins.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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2."A spoonful of sugar make the medicine go down". How many times have you been asked, do you want the good news or the bad news first. And most always we pick the good news. It just make the bad seem a little easier to take. The Boss telling you, you do GREAT work, and we are closing your store. The child that is told, I will give you a toy if you let them give you the shot. It is always easier to take the bad of anything, if it is delivered with just a little sugar!<br />
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3."Feed the birds and show them you care". This is my favorite song in the entire play. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR5Q6l_405F67YgXheYMcVu8ywvdTj75CMD8_Ti4BZ6RX1fk58TcnShQ5lEvlb2eQJ0ifwJaOj_QfPBuBeDOqQ-uAnAjomUxFrfG-39QULve00LJmS1KWwdWd3BnZvdzQ-JPMOZGnql8/s1600/bird+lady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="167" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR5Q6l_405F67YgXheYMcVu8ywvdTj75CMD8_Ti4BZ6RX1fk58TcnShQ5lEvlb2eQJ0ifwJaOj_QfPBuBeDOqQ-uAnAjomUxFrfG-39QULve00LJmS1KWwdWd3BnZvdzQ-JPMOZGnql8/s200/bird+lady.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I cried when I heard it at 9 years old, and I still cry every time. Now however, I realize, it is not just about feeding the birds. It is about giving. Giving your time and your self. It is about caring about other living creatures. It is how I try to live my life.<br />
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4."Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". This is the final lesson I think more should apply to life. Just say it. No really, say it out loud <b>RIGHT NOW</b>, I will wait...Now don't you just feel better? Someone ticks you off and you want to say a few other words, just say it. Boss making you crazy, just say it. You just got fired, <b>say it</b> <b>LOUD</b>! The great thing is, in any situation, when you say Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, you will have the last word, because no one will have the faintist idea how to respond! "So when the cat has got your tongue, there's no need for dismay! Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN66tYsKTTrxVAO_0eZazLPJ5zRf101cPIlQWyxDavjPJIynEwtLpAOZbIqhyS04BbaJ_pzy3BiQP0R26wpsZtP9Kx137AW4x3bFTAoiL1XkbdCEGF9-rdNp1ynhuXDJf04gLjZxWeiis/s1600/supercal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="194" width="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN66tYsKTTrxVAO_0eZazLPJ5zRf101cPIlQWyxDavjPJIynEwtLpAOZbIqhyS04BbaJ_pzy3BiQP0R26wpsZtP9Kx137AW4x3bFTAoiL1XkbdCEGF9-rdNp1ynhuXDJf04gLjZxWeiis/s320/supercal.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhOsIAucJDHeVz_1xVSSpgkUSJd5-PCRRHQZwOx_gcIuPuOdn_r5zDe9W6uVXXcPKVEY03SfKEbieWb72UFzTv9jeRlnwQOhdvYQcw8zow3ljlZLC0BW-nFac60sDetF6Ju6yKYJ_iC0/s1600/mary+poppins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="242" width="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhOsIAucJDHeVz_1xVSSpgkUSJd5-PCRRHQZwOx_gcIuPuOdn_r5zDe9W6uVXXcPKVEY03SfKEbieWb72UFzTv9jeRlnwQOhdvYQcw8zow3ljlZLC0BW-nFac60sDetF6Ju6yKYJ_iC0/s320/mary+poppins.jpg" /></a></div>I think Mary Poppins should be required viewing for every person, once a year. It is a story about love, kindness, family and tolerance. And who couldn't use a story like that?Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-31696642648226064272011-01-24T12:30:00.000-08:002011-02-02T16:33:55.284-08:00Seriously Girl Scouts of America?<em>Now don't take this the wrong way. Even though I am 45 years old, I am a Girl Scout. Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout. I did the whole nine yards in my GS years. I sold cookies, I wrapped gifts at Christmas, I helped build our tissue paper float, and even rode on the float in the Pride Week Parade. I painted trash cans to beautify the City, and was in the local paper getting an award. I even still have my sash with all my badges</em>.<br />
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<em>I attribute the Girl Scouts impart, for making me the strong woman I am today. So, what is my beef you ask? It is a local commercial for the upcoming cookie drive. It goes something like this:</em><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em>Several little Girl Scouts getting their check list all ready to sell. They have the cookies, they have the confidence and then, one girl tells the others, "And don't forget your secret weapon", as one little girl bats her eyes. Then the comment is made, "She's gonna sell a lot of cookies"!</em></div><br />
<em></em><em>Seriously Girl Scouts? Is that REALLY what we want to be teaching our young ladies? Just bat your eyes and you will persuade people to buy what you are offering. That we need to use our "feminine wiles" to get what we want. I mean seriously? Women have worked to achieve quality for so long, and are STILL working for it, and it one "innocent" commercial the Girl Scouts have just set the women's movement back a few thousand years.</em> <br />
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<em>Isn't the real message we should be giving our girls it to, go out, work hard, offer good customer service To be proud and be confident? Shouldn't we be telling them that, you may be cute, but you can't just bat your eyes are get people to do what you want if you want to be respected when you grow up? </em><br />
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</em><em>Now, some may be saying, take it easy lady it is only a commercial. They are just little girls, no big deal. But as a sash owning, grown-up Girl Scout, I beg to differ. There is power in advertising. If there wasn't, it would not be a billion dollar industry. If we advertise to our little girl's to bat your eyes and get what you want, we are doing them a HUGE disservice. Because as everyone woman knows, those pretty young eyes only last so long. After that, you better know how to use your brain and your words to succeed!</em><br />
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And of course if you disagree with me, I will just bat my eyes and I am sure you will come around!<br />
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I don't know about you, but it makes me dizzy trying to figure out the "reason why I am here." It seems every book, magazine article and television talk show tells us that we NEED to figure it out. After all, it would just be too scary to think that we don't have a "REAL" purpose. Or would it?<br />
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What if for a moment, we stopped worrying about the "why" and just started DOING. Maybe we are here to create the next great work of art, or to find a cure for (fill in the disease). Or maybe we're not. Maybe we are here save the rain forest, or to invent the next thing that will save make life easier for the disadvantaged. Or maybe not.<br />
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Maybe our reason is to be a cog it the wheel, that helps turn the person, who WILL create the next great thing or cure cancer. Or maybe, just maybe, the only reason we are here is to hold a hand of a dying friend, or to deliver a meal to elderly person. Or maybe the only reason was to save that stray dog and save his child from heartbreak. <br />
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I don't know about you, but if my "reason" for being on this Earth is only one of the above, then I know my life has been a success. Are there really any reasons for being here that are any more important than the next? I don't think so. The World is made up a few people who will achieve great things, a great amount of people who achieve OK things, and then the people like me, who will find their purpose in doing the little things. And isn't it the little things in life that really matter?<br />
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I will leave you with a quote from one of my favorite people, Eckhart Tolle. It goes like this;<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em>Don't underestimate the power that is in presence. Even if seemingly nothing much is happening yet, there's enormous power that comes through you and flows into this world. Don't even try to understand what it wants; you can only ever get glimpses of what its ultimate purpose is. There's no single human being who knows intellectually what that ultimate purpose of that vast power is that wants to come into this world through you</em>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-52479783846569552702011-01-23T14:14:00.000-08:002011-01-24T07:44:26.303-08:00My Frozen Addiction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Ok, I think I have come to the conclusion that I am addicted to frozen Charlotte dolls! </div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I honestly can not get enough of these little girls. They were born in Germany in the early 1900's. Not perfect, many were buried on the grounds of doll factories. Recently, many are being unearthed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDagYordz0lYEDy56ttN-QUMGj5a7Fd1_0q1F0TtLQoG4AtI3ah3jfLF6zEOdw4dtyuWRn9s2RgQZK6-7I2HkuDhNCQ2I5xY6NFOKkzHG7AFioQ3zw7FI7gy-nLGARvAuD-IhZe1j5cno/s1600/P1221401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDagYordz0lYEDy56ttN-QUMGj5a7Fd1_0q1F0TtLQoG4AtI3ah3jfLF6zEOdw4dtyuWRn9s2RgQZK6-7I2HkuDhNCQ2I5xY6NFOKkzHG7AFioQ3zw7FI7gy-nLGARvAuD-IhZe1j5cno/s320/P1221401.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The dolls are based on the story of a little girl named Charlotte, who against went out one night on a sleigh ride with a your suitor. She did not listen to her Mother to stay covered with a blanket, and well, you can guess the ending. It is actually a beautiful love story, as her suitor mourned her so long, he died of a broken heart. The whole poem can be view here <a href="http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/12/charlotte.htm">http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/12/charlotte.htm</a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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My new Frozen Charlotte necklace made her first debut here: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d2ca12e2f406d910d2046e5/lacey-winter-days">http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d2ca12e2f406d910d2046e5/lacey-winter-days</a><br />
And my other little girl showed up here:<br />
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And THEN my other new girl showed up here:<br />
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It is an art in and of itself putting together a Treasury. Another thing to put on my "To try" list....Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-31616184576152456802011-01-05T16:58:00.000-08:002011-01-05T17:17:50.899-08:0012 Years Come and Gone...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-s3rybNTpokFbgGZp5jJWOM2skEl-CiJsU_vwFjqckFfUjFsha59z-GgfmXEPumCsqJ_gCCOf3W6I-RAk-k_eekqehjslSVAOf-jj5UtY5gjauZ8G65LJi7x6RpcFrEfP0mTDIrHtiY/s1600/close+dave+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-s3rybNTpokFbgGZp5jJWOM2skEl-CiJsU_vwFjqckFfUjFsha59z-GgfmXEPumCsqJ_gCCOf3W6I-RAk-k_eekqehjslSVAOf-jj5UtY5gjauZ8G65LJi7x6RpcFrEfP0mTDIrHtiY/s200/close+dave+me.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Well, 12 years ago today, I married my Best Friend! Of course since it took him a while to realize that I was "the one" we dated for 8 years. So actually I am thinking I should get credit for 20 years! Looking back, I wonder where those years went. I seems like yesterday, I saw this tall, dark, handsome man, and said, "That is the man I am going to marry". No kidding, the first time I saw him from across the room, that was it.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Waiting until 33 to get married for the first time, and marrying some 15 years older, who also was getting married for the first time, certainly had it's challenges at times! I think we were both a little set in our way. Just a little... But looking back, I wouldn't change a thing. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>I married the strong silent type, which I now realize is a good thing, since I am NOT so silent <strong>most </strong>of the time. He is a wonderful father to our 3 furry children. He understands when I have to pick up every stray I see, and muddy or not, put them in his classic car and take them home. He has stood by me though life changing surgeries. He has provided me a place where I feel comfortable and safe. He has been my Best Friend.</em></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">At times I feel bad, that we didn't "grow up" together. We didn't do the first house, first baby, first career, and all the other firsts that people have when they marry young. But I stop feeling bad, when I realize that even though we didn't <strong>grow up</strong> together, we will still get to <strong>grow old</strong> together. And what could be better than that?</span></em><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw91VxLs64kxBxnEqLldedqbQYqLD4U8GNZLH8Pl9-DKCMIbr8f52gaGXGoNmZPnMLXwccVGo2HpaYoP9Lk054jIuwmXAXkWRasaEwsvgdnr676zeLm3rLZC1yxBFdSbh_EoiG4w9YVZY/s1600/me+dave+close+black+white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw91VxLs64kxBxnEqLldedqbQYqLD4U8GNZLH8Pl9-DKCMIbr8f52gaGXGoNmZPnMLXwccVGo2HpaYoP9Lk054jIuwmXAXkWRasaEwsvgdnr676zeLm3rLZC1yxBFdSbh_EoiG4w9YVZY/s320/me+dave+close+black+white.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Happy Anniversary, to my Best Friend! </span></em>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-83156589224892301862011-01-03T11:26:00.000-08:002011-01-03T11:26:58.021-08:00Here we GO....Well, it is hard for me to believe that another year has passed! When I was young *older*people always told me that time would start flying by when I grew up. Of course, I didn't believe them. I took every moment for granted. Just knowing that the next one would be better.<br />
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Looking back on 2010, I thought, "Boy it really was a pretty uneventful year. Just living life, creating art, and mostly just *being*...<br />
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I hope this year brings me more of the same. Time to create, time to love, and time to just *<strong>BE</strong>*. I don't make resolutions, because to me that words reminds me of the word resolve. And one of the first definitions of word resolve is to, "bring to an end". And isn't that what most of us end of doing with the resolutions we make? <br />
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So instead a resolution, I am making a conscious decision. A decision to be more present in my life. To be present in every moment. Because after all, isn't that all we ever have?...Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-50622875315284447722010-12-29T08:24:00.000-08:002011-01-03T18:41:07.762-08:00For the Love of MermaidsI have always had a love for mermaids. And that love has inspired me to create my new pieces.<br />
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There is just something about them, that makes me feel happy and at peace. That love was solidified after I read the Mermaid Story by Robert Fulghum, in the book Everything I needed to know about life I learned in kindergarten. The condensed version goes like this:<br />
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<blockquote><div><blockquote><i><span style="font-size: medium;">One rainy Sunday afternoon I found myself in charge of 70 or so school age children. We were in a gymnasium, and I knew that if I didn't come up with an idea before long - pure chaos would ensue. At that very moment I remembered a game - an old roll playing game called Wizards, Giants and Goblins. So I got my charges to calm down (no easy feat, thank you very much), and I explained the rules of the game:</span></i></blockquote></div><div style="height: 18px; width: 861px;"></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Now," I proclaimed, "if you wish to be a Giant, stand at the front of the room. If you wish to be a Wizard, stand in the middle. And those who wish to be Goblins stand toward the back. All right, let the play begin." I allowed the children several minutes to confer in huddled masses until the action resumed.</span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> As I was standing there I felt I tug on my coat. When I looked down, there was a little girl with blue, questioning eyes. </span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div></div><div style="height: 2px; width: 932px;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Scuse me, but where do the mermaids stand?"</span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Mermaids? Mermaids?" I sputtered. "There are no mermaids."</span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> "Oh, yes there are. For you see, I'm a mermaid, and I wish to know where to stand."</span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> Now here was a little girl who knew exactly what she was - a mermaid, pure and simple and she wanted to know where to stand. And, she wouldn't be satisfied standing on the sidelines watching the others play. She had her place, and she wanted to know where to stand.</span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> But, where do the mermaids stand? - all those children we try to mold and form to fit into our boxes.</span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> Sometimes, I have moments of inspiration. I looked down at that child, and I held her hand -"Why the mermaid shall stand next to The King of the Sea." (Yeah, King of the Fools would be more likely.)</span></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSw4P9Hjs5GzG20ucR5DLrn5m4sErvOQTXwQWUx__JXGYLMZ62NEaL-KZ7L-_aujI-8Y9XQkG3KGDPgRcyRACW-FTVe7xXfJ9yPRsPIH_dp-RV4G4XFQ-_sjmjhvXZLNoRoTfJK_k_Gc/s1600/PC260442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSw4P9Hjs5GzG20ucR5DLrn5m4sErvOQTXwQWUx__JXGYLMZ62NEaL-KZ7L-_aujI-8Y9XQkG3KGDPgRcyRACW-FTVe7xXfJ9yPRsPIH_dp-RV4G4XFQ-_sjmjhvXZLNoRoTfJK_k_Gc/s200/PC260442.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> So, we stood together - the mermaid and the King of the Sea - as the Wizards, Giants and Goblins roiled by in grand procession. It isn't true, by the way, what they say about mermaids not existing. I know they do for I've held one's hand. </span></i></div></blockquote><div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> That story, is the story of me. Even as a little girl, I refused to "fit" in. "I was who I was". And now, many years later, I still "am who I am". The only difference, is I no longer need to have someone hold my hand so I can feel secure in that. I am a Mermaid that can stand tall all by herself, while the Wizards, Giants and Goblins pass on by.... </div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EkuirW3PcZXm3kpcv6YR17QtzJ80PM5easejJbt7Bsnl77CvoumlD4PRd4ltKi6kpWl2tKvwOrIdnaqzKeWqczZyui4BEbVveZoWuX_YgfJqbnFPQWcy7hF1mTT5KJvh9khYBmqjYQI/s1600/PC010018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EkuirW3PcZXm3kpcv6YR17QtzJ80PM5easejJbt7Bsnl77CvoumlD4PRd4ltKi6kpWl2tKvwOrIdnaqzKeWqczZyui4BEbVveZoWuX_YgfJqbnFPQWcy7hF1mTT5KJvh9khYBmqjYQI/s320/PC010018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-50397696482818327432010-12-26T16:29:00.000-08:002010-12-26T16:29:14.007-08:00Love & Peace Well Christmas is over and it is time to start focusing again on creating!<br />
This is my new piece Peace & Love.<br />
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I just cannot create enough things with these tiny little dolls. It was love at first sight. I have not counted how many things I have created and sold. That would have been a good thing to keep track of. Now I tell me...Lorelie Kay Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644654742457643108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131543711725645530.post-52919546769935710462010-12-25T07:49:00.000-08:002010-12-25T07:49:08.093-08:00Happy Holidays!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><strong>Wishing you and yours Love and Peace today and always</strong></span><br />
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