A Faerie Garden of Delights

Hi Everyone~

I created this piece for "Faerie Week" here on my blog...

and I had no sooner completed her than she went on her

way to my friend Sonya's house....

And she became a part of her beautiful vignette!

(This picture is from Sonya's blog. Notice the

precious nest.)

Sonya's blog is Counting My Blessings and I hope you'll

visit her to see all of her amazing creations.

The faerie image is from Shabby Cottage Studio!

And today I have been busy creating this collection of

tags that I entitled "The Garden Variety."

They've got birds and eggs and flowers and all kinds

of springtime joy!

To see more details, just click on any picture.

And I made holders for them to be nestled in...and

guess what I made the holders out of? I made them

out of coffee filters...and then decorated those

with my designs cut from my new Cricut machine.

(But, I must tell you that I have not figured out

how to use it yet...My husband cut them out for

me--my hero!)

I hope you are having a beautiful day and have time to explore

your garden path. May your dreams take flight as if on the

wings of faeries!

XO

Cindy

Linking this to Cindy at Show and Tell Friday!

Miracles...written after someone said "there's no such thing"...

Miracles:
Miracles are around
us every day if we but open our
hearts and souls to God and His Almighty
Blessings. The bee that buzzes by our ear, is a
blessing; the grass under your feet, is a blessing; the
song of a bird, the sound of rain, the smell of fresh cut hey,
the sun and clouds, the rainbow, the snowflake, all are

blessings; Miracles from above. Look around, feel around,
smell around, sense around you , you'll find your miracle
everyday. Its right there as God's gift to you......... Go to
a window and look out, or go outside if you can. If that's

not possible, you can still imagine a peaceful place,

so go ahead, Close your eyes, breath deep, feel the
fullness of life in that breath, open your eyes, and
open your heart, there it is, your very own
miracle, given to you by God's Blessings
every day. Did you find it? :the leaf
of a tree,
a whisper,
a flower,
a tear,
the wind,
the sun,
a smile,
Did you
find it?
Did you
find your
daily miracle?
:the inch worm, a puddle, you can hear, you can see, you can feel, you can breath, you woke up, you can smile, you can laugh, you can cry, you can read this e-mail...
Did you find your miracle? Did you find it?
If not, just open up your heart and soul and it will find you.... Nina P. 6/28/08

Life and Rainbows (inspired by an e-mail)

The rainbow pictures are the only ones I took. The others were in the e-mail that was sent around a few years ago.... I hope you enjoy!

I had to write this poem below; a Hand touched mine, so here it goes:

Life and Rainbows:

When you look at life with hateful eyes
all you see is fear and lies
If you look at life with eyes of fear
bleak and hopeless are always near
So look at life with Faithful Love
the Son shines on you from above
Your fear will fade and so will hate
look around and you'll see your fate
For on the bleakest of your days
you'll find something to be amazed

With one special moment or maybe event
like a family of ducks is what He meant

To look at life with Forgiving Grace
the wave you missed, the dolphins raced

When angered over catastrophic things
you survived because of Angels wings

So turn your stresses inside out
helping others is what it's all about

Look around when you're lost and alone
many new friends are near your home

Luck comes from love and those you touch
your life will change I know that much

When some look on and laugh and point
stand strong in Faith for He anoints

With Power and Grace you'll carry on
His strength you can always rely upon
His Rainbow is there we just have to look
after each hardship as He wrote in His book
So when life's been hard and you’re feeling down
that "Rainbow's" for you just look around

It may be a smile, some food, or His great art
a feeling of warmth that fills your heart.
Look at life with open eyes
a rainbow's there, it's His surprise
So let your breath be taken away
look for His Blessings in every day.
Written by Nina P. Ploetz 12/9/2006