jasmine’s got a new groove

I woke up this morning to the gentle touch of tiny inquisitive hands exploring my new dreaded head.  When I walked in the house last night after a day in the dread chair at Weird Sistas in Fremantle, Phoenix squeeled: “Oh wooOOoooow mummy!  You look so booooooodiful!”  Bless her precious little heart ♥  She makes my heart warm with her sweet compliments.  Then this morning while I slept on mums couch (my home for the last few weeks of my stay here) Phoenix came out to explore my new hair.  ”It feel nice and sofff” she whispered :)

As we say goodbye to the land down under by having our final swim at Quinns Beach, I say hello to my fourth nose ring (much to my mums despair haha – I took out my last one when Isis was a baby 7 years ago [I cant remember why exactly]) and a head covered in dread locks woohoo!

I had a great day at Weird Sistas – they have a wonderful vibe, and I got to hang out all day with Emily and her boooodiful squishy-bummed babe as Emily had her dreads neatened at the same time!

I LOVE the Weird Sistas!  I love the aromatherapy that met me as I walked through their door, I love their quirky stories and the sound of their laughter, I love the bright colours and uniqueness of their studio – and I love their Barbie-Art! Very, very clever!  I couldn’t stop taking photos at the marvelous “Barbaric” creations adorning the far corner of the room.

xox

Glooart Design Giveaway! (Leave a comment to win!)

Hi girlies!  My cool dreaded friend Emily is hosting a giveaway of my glooart designs on her blog!  To enter to win your favorite design, all you need to do is visit my etsy shop and leave a comment on Emilies Blog (and mine!) about which one you love the best!  The winner will be revealed Friday morning!  AND FOR AN EXTRA CHANCE TO WIN, LEAVE A COMMENT HERE TOO!!  And check back on Friday!!  

My shop is only open until Friday morning (Dec 4th), so get that Christmas shopping done now!  ;D  After Friday, I am on the road and need to close my shop for the duration of my travels.  Happy shopping peoples and good luck!! xox

52Q guest artist on Emily Falconbridge’s yummy blog

mmMMMmmm I’m so lucky.  I am a guest artist on Emilies ‘Life is Beautiful’ Blog this week.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her blog and so does everyone who visits.  She is a magic mumma and so inspiring to me creatively.  Emily has just had another bub (a gorgeous ten pounder who I can’t wait to photograph when I go home for Christmas) and has a few guest artists filling in for her 52Q Challenge while she gets settled.  This is a creative weekly challenge and in many ways, it is also a spiritual challenge – you should join in and post your link!  We would love to see your beautiful creative expressions :)

This weeks question is:

What brings me joy?

There are a handful of things that bring me true and deep joy in my life, and I treasure those things and hold them very close to me.

I know Emily from back when we were in our late teens.  We rocked the stage together in Arsenic and Old Lace and some other fun things happening in Perth at the time.  And guess what?  I just found the pictures!!  Go on, have a snort and a giggle and a smile – I sure did!!  I still laugh so hard looking at these memories, even twelve years later.  I LOVE Emily’s bright red gorgeous lips (she is one of the only people I know that can do red like that!  So saucy!) and the tea towels padding my bum!  And the thing that makes me laugh the hardest, even now, is remembering how we had to try so hard not to laugh on stage when Aaron started to have an impromptu evil fit.  Notice Leia and I hiding behind our hankies?  It was such a great show. (I am laughing out loud so bad right now just thinking about it - these memories are bringing me joy for sure.  There is nothing quite like a good belly laugh over a great memory :)

Fun times.  Funny memories.  (REALLY funny memories!)

xox

new to my glooart etsy shop this month

I am so excited to introduce you all to my new etsy goodies for September 2009!  Thanks to Emilies unbelievably FANTASTIC idea, I have made a whole bunch of Dreadlock Twistie-Twirlies!  Beautiful bling for beautiful dreadlocks!

I have also made a bunch of beautiful wire-twisted copper and gem rings, and some sterling silver goodies.  With Christmas coming up soon, it is the perfect time and place to buy something really unique for the people you love!  Go take a look!  Enjoy xox  www.glooart.etsy.com

I am also so excited to be a guest artist on Emilies Blog this next coming month while she is busy with her new bub.  Stay tuned for some yummy scrapart coming this way soon :)

emily’s happy camera straps!! yummy!!

For anyone who hasn’t visited Emily’s gorgeous Etsy Shop or Blog, go now!  You will love her originality and positivity.  Hers is a blog I check out on a regular basis because her posts help to inspire my life. Her Etsy Shop is AMAZING.  Her camera straps are sooooooo yummy, along with her laptop covers, notebooks and artwork.  Do yourself a happy favor and go explore through all of Emily’s happy goodies!!

Happy Tuesday evening to you all!

xox

emily’s awesome hand-made etsy shop!

If you are looking for very unique, visually stimulating and uplifting art, go to Emily’s Etsy Shop!  I love  Emily’s art and her beautiful hand-made camera straps, journals and hip-pouches!  There are gorgeous gifts for every age in Emily’s shop.  You will love it!  Go visit and support hand-made art.  All of Emily’s prints are currently on sale with proceeds being donated to the Red Cross Victorian Bush Fire Appeal.  

www.emfalconbridge.etsy.com  Yummy artsy goodness!!

what was the last brave thing i did…?

52Q -Question 9

What was the last brave thing I did?

- A Mini Art Journal Weekly Challenge

I love this project!  I found this challenge on my girlfriend Emily’s blog

What a fabulous blog and what a beautiful collection of people who follow Emily’s lovely life and are inspired by her positive creativity.  Dozens of people do these art projects and gain a lot of positivity by it.  Emily is asking a different question each week for the entire year – hence it being called the 52Q Challenge.

If you would like to join in on the fun too and do your own, remember to share

Here is the last brave thing I personally did and my artwork expressing it:

The last brave thing I did was carry my daughters non-responsive body into the emergency room, knowing she was in respiratory failure, not knowing how we would pay the intensive care bill, but knowing that she needed more help than I could give…

I am a lot braver now than I was when my son almost died from RSV.  With the amount of Intensive Care visits and close calls my children have had with their muscular dystrophy over the last 7 years, I know more and knowing more helps with the fear. But still, walking in to that emergency room, my knees felt weak and my eyes stung with the tears of fear I struggled to keep from spilling over – if I let one drop onto my cheek, then all composure would be lost and all strength would have melted into a pool of uselessness. I had to be brave. I needed to speak with the doctors and staff.  I needed to teach them about this rare muscular dystrophy and what it does to my children and what they needed to do to help her.  I needed to hold it together, for just a bit longer.

I had to be brave.

And yet, my children are infinitely so much braver than I…