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Paws, Hearts and Mandalas
Welcome to a new shop
PoppySeed and June, baublezptoa with Zibbet, live Handmade.
This shop will be exclusively devoted to my new series of Paws, Hearts, and Mandalas created this summer.
And as with all of my jewelry, at least 20 percent of all sales is donated to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. When you make a purchase, it is like a gift within a gift!
I hope you visit, new listings will be coming soon.
What does a Friend really have to do to be a Friend?
CHECKLIST
Does a friend have to always agree with you? No
Does a friend have to love you anyway even though you are mildly irritating? Absolutely
Does a friend lie to you? No, unless by way of omission so as not to hurt you.
Does a friend let you pet them? Some friends do.
Does a friend look good to you even though they have a boil on their face? Sometimes
Does a friend have to be on your side in spite of yourself, unless you are a murderer? Yes
To be a good friend do you have to call your friends every day? Hell no.
To be a good friend do you have to come to another friends door just to see if they really are alright? Yes absolutely
Does a friend have a place in your heart forever? Yes, if your definition of friend is not just somebody you know.
Do you get really mad at a best friend? Indeed you can.
Do you sit beside your best friend even though they smell really bad? Yes, you do but you either bathe them or suggest a bath.
Do you share your food with a best friend? Absolutely, unless it will make them really fat.
Can you know whether your friend is true? Yes, if you have looked into their soul and see a part of yourself in there.
Can you be your own best friend? Yes if you have to, but it is sometimes very very hard.
Do you give a beloved friend many many chances to make things right? Absolutely unless he or she is a murderer.
Does it feel good to hug a best friend? Oh yes, there is not much else in life that is better then a soul hug, and with or without a face lick.
Can everyone be your friend? It is supposed to be that way, I guess, but I am bad and don't like all humans and they don't all like me.
I have had a few very good friends in my life. They are a part of me no matter if I don't see them, no matter if they are now on another plane of existence.
I think it is one of the true reasons we come to exist for the time that we are on this earth. To learn true friendship, which is in essence true love.
When we have learned how to love those that we can, human or animal, with truth and honesty, we have played the game well and can then replace any challenges with the a goal of truly loving.
Warm weather and Sun Shining in My Face
After all of the snow and chill and time indoors, our family is enjoying finding sunspots all about and holding our faces to the sky. That would be me, my beloved husband, and all the beloved creatures in our home, doggies and kitties.
Winter would normally be a time for planning, and for me that is true, and with all the time inside this winter, it should have been a time of creating. That is if you used your time wisely!
But I am one of those people that need the sun to do my best work. I sometimes feel like a tulip bulb may feel waiting for spring and warmth and sun.
I have set about trying to work on three themes, of Mandalas, Hearts, and Paws with a few odd wanderings from the themes. Each set I hope will depict a loving and spiritual essence that symbolically brings us happiness and joy.
I will have these pieces on my website as they are completed throughout the year. Please visit, and here is a sampling:
Owls instead of Pups
As much as I love showing pictures of doggies, my own and others, occasionally something else catches my eye. I happend to be posting on my favorite Art Blog site, http://www.totalartsoul.com and looking through the gallery at all of the beautiful art that artist have posted there. All of a sudden I felt a pair of eyes watching me back, and it was a beautiful and colorful owl painted by Guido Vedovato of Naive Art.
Quoting from his website:dGuido Vedovato was born in 1961 in the north of Italy. Self-taught, he progressively became, in the 1970s, a naïve painter and sculptor, it started as a hobby then he became more and more professional. His first exhibition was in 1986. Today, his works are exhibited widely in Italy of course, but also in many other countries in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Its paints are inspired by life's scenes, peoples, animals of the mountains where he has been living for longtime, and they are made with oil on big-size canvas, with a very original style which cannot be absolutely classified among any existing naive paint-school or paint-style. About its sculptures, he has a predilection for primitive wodden or terracotta figures, raw or coloured too, with shapes ascribable to the traditional and popular sculpture of the north-eastern alpine area of Italy.
born in 196
These paintings are called Two Owls, Civetta, and Quadri, if I have interpreted correctly.
born in 1961
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oIETTf Italy.bec.I found myself sitting and examining at least two of his painted with an enjoyable amazement. Guido's Owls prompted me to do a blog showing his works and then since owls are popular these days I set about searching around for other owl art on the net. I still find Guido's Owls to be the most exceptional.
Guido has a website that is well worth visiting, http://www.naive-art.it/ . He has a special whimsical spirit that comes alive in his art and awakens that spirit in those that appreciate magical. What do you think?
Best Friends Help Best Friends Shouting Out Loud
Now this is an article that all animal lovers should read. It is about a lovely lady of the canine kind that just plain had a sweet nature. She helped Best Friends Animal Sanctuary by being a best friend to those animals that came there full of fear, sadness, and need of care. She provided that special care that only a wonderful and special dog could give to others abused like herself.
Please take the time to see for yourself. Mini with the Huge Heart , read at Best Friends website
This is a well loved and lucky girl named June
The Adorable Miss Poppyseed
I just recently had the bittersweet pleasure of having a whimsical portrait done of my favorite baby dog, PoppySeed.
She is no longer here on the ground with us, but her memory is always in a lofty spot of my thoughts and in the love of my heart.
What was just a spur of the moment decision turned out to be a beautiful journey created by the artist of this portrait, Rebecca Salcedo who is an artist of great ability to portray joy in what she sees. She showed me the creation of this painting on her facebook page so that I could feel a part of the process which I just loved.
She did a spectacular job as an artist and as a thoughtful person creating something that she knew meant very much to me. Visit her studio here: www.smellyrhino.com
You really should check out her work if you want to end up with a big smile on your face, and I will show you the joy that she brought me right here:
Letting All know that I support Handmade
Handmade by me with Precious Metal Clay and a Dichroic Cabochon, this will be a beautiful Pendant.
Oh my Aching Arse
Oh my aching arse!
I have been updating my website with not that much data for two hours....... I could have made: 
in a couple of hours, and even part of:
this.
this.But no, I am on the computer. Something is wrong with this picture.
Just Updating my Website
this is the emotion of the day. Big honkin aggravation.
Waiting for updates to show up on my website, wondering why something that is supposed to change has not changed. HTML aches. Javascript pains. Man oh Man were we really made for this?
Ah well, go see http://baublez.themooaany.com
if you want to look at baublez and some doggies. If you want to help animals in need you could buy a monthly offering on Etsy. I am selling a beautiful sunstone pendant for 20 percent proceeds to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, or perhaps another item from etsy artists for animals at this site would interest you:
Now I am happy.
