Focusing on Life: Week 6 - Feel The LOVE!

It's Week 6 of the Focusing on Life: 52 Photos Challenge offered up by Sally over at the Studio Sublime. 

 

 

 

This week, we were instructed to

Feel The LOVE!

 

Sally's instructions: "Since love is in the air in February, this week keep your heart open, breath in the air and feel the LOVE, then capture it in a photo. Feel the LOVE that the Universe is trying to show us everyday!"

 

So, here's some of the LOVE the Universe showed me this week! 

 

Coco and Kiki - our Peach Faced LOVE Birds!

 

 

Have YOU been able to FEEL The LOVE this week?

 

Old, torn, stained and greatly loved, these are among my most prized possessions!

 

 

Hope on over and grab some more LOVE from all the participants hanging out at the Studio Sublime today, okay?!

 

Until Next Time,

Peace, LOVE and well,...Love in all forms!

Cheers,

~Shel~ 

 

Focusing on Life - Week 3 - Take Time

By now you probably know that I've joined in with Sally over at The Studio Sublime to step up to the photo challenge each week. 
 

 

This is Week 3: Take Time

 

 

 

We were to Take Time for ourselves (something a lot of us don't do very much, if at all) and to photograph what we did to Take Time for ourselves.

 

Me, I took a break one afternoon and sat outside. 
I read my new book, sipped some Chai Tea and enjoyed some yummy chocolate!

Taking Time for Myself - NICE!

I even had some fun playing with some editing software, too.

And YES,...I  did enjoy my favorite chocolate.

Thank you for asking!

 

 

 

Please hop on over and check out what the rest of the group did to Take Time for themselves this week!

And thanks to Sally for hosting such a fun photo challenge each week. It actually makes me Take Time for myself,...to think and photograph our next prompt!! :-)

 

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Taking the Time for Ourselves!

Cheers,

~Shel~

Each Week,...

I've joined up with Sally over at The Studio Sublime for her weekly photo challenge this year called

Focusing on Life: 52 Photos

 

Each week she gives us a prompt and we go and snap a pic of how we interpret the prompt and then share it with the group.

(Feel free to join in with all of us - there's still time!!) 

 

The first week was Self Portrait and you can see the post I did by clicking here.

 

This last Saturday (week 2) was: Your Word. We had to pick our word for the year and blog about it and of course, since it's a photo challenge, take a photo and explain it.  You can see Saturday's post here.

 

I had never chosen a word for the year before. It's kinda like New Year's resolutions - I don't really do those either. But hey, it was a challenge so my word for 2013 is READY.
Yep, pretty simple a word, huh?!

 

I chose ready because I felt so many words resonating with me for 2013 and I felt 'Ready' for all of them.

 

I decided I'm actually going to do a very un-official version of a "Word a Week" for myself this year.  I will choose a word each Monday as my mantra word,...what I want to improve, focus on, do,...you get the picture.

 

I'll probably share quite a few of my words with you here on the blog and when I do, I'd love for you to chime in with your own words and things you're focusing on and are READY for.

 

For the first week of the year my word was 'Organize'.
I did that here,...in this post.
 

For the 2nd week of the year my word was 'Change' because I am making some changes this year to some things and I was focusing on those.

 

And that brings us to this week. Week 3 of 2013.

My word for this week is "Grow". I'm READY to grow my business in some new directions, GROW my skills with new techniques, GROW by sharing things I know or feel passionate about,...Grow. 

 

 

This week I am READY to GROW!

What are you focusing on this week? 
This month, this year?
This Moment?

 

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Words with Meanings!

Cheers,

~Shel~

Tickle Your Fancy!

It's a new year with all sorts of exciting and fun things to do!

 

Here's a short list (no, that's not a pun on my height - although it is appropriate!) of a few creative challenges, blog hops and happenings going on here in cyberland.

 

The Studio Sublime:  Sally's offering up a great challenge called "Focusing on Life: 52 Photos" where she sends you a prompt each week during 2013 and you snap some shots and blog about them or post them over on her Flickr group each Saturday.  This past Saturday was the first grouping and you should see everyone's posts and photos! Very fun indeed!  You can still jump in with both feet on this one - don't miss it!

 

 

 

 

Tracy over at Make Bracelets is hosting a challenge/blog hop that is super cool!  It's called Inspire Change: Wellness Words Jewelry Challenge. Tracy always hosts up a good time, so you need to go over and read her post and check out the challenge. I read this the other day and was bummed that I can't participate because I might not be here (and I wait until the last minute to do everything!) on the day of the hop.  But, you still have until January 20th to get signed up - so hop on over and join in! (My brain is still trying to figure out how I can squeeze this one in!)

 

 

 

Art Jewelry Elements served up their Earring Challenge this weekend, too. Earring Eye Candy - did you hear me?! Yes indeed - Earrings with art beads and/or charms - sweet! You sign up for 13 weeks at a time and they've got all the details posted on their blog - go check it out!
 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget that Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party is coming up here soon, too. Sign ups are January 25th - 27th and there's 3 reveal dates since the party is so big.  Hop on over and read all about it and get in on the fun - this is one party that's sure to stir your creative juices and have you meeting new, fun and like-minded people! 

 

 

You can even get a copy of Lori's Bead Soup book to help you get ready for the fun!! 


Okay, I know I'm forgetting TONS of other fun challenges and hops out there that I've seen/read here online and I apologize for that, so PLEASE, PLEASE SHARE any of the challenges and/or blog hops you've seen or that you're having yourself.

 

Just give us the links right here in the comments below :-)

 

I hope that 2013 is being good to you so far and finds you happy, healthy and creating beautiful things!

 

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Creatively Fun Things To Do!

Cheers,

~Shel~

*P.S - Oh, and don't forget to check out
Artisan Whimsy,
they've always got challenges, blog hops, events and all sorts of fun stuff going on over there!