planking...

so sorry dear readers...

the new interface on blogger is giving me a complete ache in the you know where! :0)

i've finally switched back to the old to bring you planking....

the good kind...on walls, and its usually white and i'm thinking this is definitely going to be my next project!

{i love the raw, natural beauty of these planks}

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{oh.my. that's it. i'm in love}

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{this is a must for clancey's room}

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{i need a white piano too....it doesn't matter i don't play does it?}

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so what are your thoughts on wall planks?

oh and if a certain prairie girl decided to take a crow bar to her walls how would she go about adding planking?? :0)

do you apply it over the dry wall or does it completely replace dry wall? has anyone attempted adding this to their house? i would *love* to hear your thoughts!

Be....

i hope you all had the most, wonderful christmas...

we enjoyed every single moment..it was the most peaceful holiday i remember for a long time...

we spent the time playing games, ice skating at beautiful bryce canyon, working over cows, and just being together...it was pure {magic}...

now here we are, 2012 and i feel SO excited!  i just know the year is going to hold some extra special *fabulousness* for my little family :0)

we have made some plans for some big changes here and i can't wait to share...it is something we have been waiting 14 years for...it is definitely time! 

i have also been making some plans for my little space here, i have been chatting with an insanely talented girl to help give the blog a little lift and new direction.  in early november a new muse visited me and her story is waiting to be told.  it really is miraculous how everything comes together...

when reflecting on 2011 one word came to my mind...{muddled}...

i had some Dreams come true during the year, some i never realized i had but i just felt as if the little trials drowned out a lot of the joy.  it seemed that i really couldn't focus on anything and just {BE} in the moment...

so my one little word for twenty.12 is {BE}...

i also have a little confession to make before we go any further...i loose interest in things quite rapidly {the half-a$$ed projects throughout my house can testify} so making a commitment on one little word for an entire year is really not feasible...i don't think i can even remember what word i chose for last year, i definitely know it wasn't muddled! ;0)

so i'm changing up the way my word is going to work for me and my new found *love* of art journaling is going to help out, i hope you join me for my B.12 project...

every two weeks i'm going to come up with a new {BE} word...this word will help me stay focused and intentional in my living...

all my thoughts and direction will be written here...

my B.12 journal...

i recently came across an article on the life of an artist, how you as an artist can have all the mediums, the ideas, the space and desire to create but if you don't actually produce something you are a {poser}...yes, a poser and i am the biggest {poser} of them all!  i can't tell you how THAT one little word has affected me, i know without a doubt that i DON'T want to BE a POSER!!  i want to create, i want live an artful life, a creative life, i want to live the life i know i'm capable of living....to just {BE}...

{BE.GIN} is the first little word to start guiding me on my creative journey...i found this quote on pinterest tonight that reaffirmed the importance of beginning...

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it really is that simple...{BE.GIN}...

i'm {BE.GINNING} by taking an in-depth business course with kelly rae and beth nicolls...i'm ready to take faded prairie to the next level and make the most out of it...

i'm also {BE.GINNING} with another e-course...the wonderfully, all inspiring, jeanne oliver's dream come true....{CREATIVELY MADE} rediscovering the beauty of your gifts...i don't know a better way to begin a journey than this...

i hope you will begin your journey with me, please share how you plan to begin.  are you going to be accountable within the written word, are you going to begin by picking up your camera one extra time each day...what ever it may {BE}...just begin...

a vintage christmas...

where did this month go??

oh, i had big plans to share with you all..

then the flu bug hit and here we are less than a week away from christmas...

things are definitely in panic mode here...

in the midst of the chaos i wanted to stop in and share one project that i completed and absolutely *adore*...

a vintage village from 2 gypsy girls....

it fits perfectly into my whole vintage, neutral christmas decor...

paula and deb's site is a pure joy to visit...*love* everything they create...you should definitely check out their junkin' christmas tree they just created!!  *amazing*!

i hope you all have a wonderful holiday season...i'm shutting things down until the new year...

*thank you* to each and everyone of you for taking time and stopping in...*love* to you all!!

merry christmas and happy new year!!

Wednesday's Whisper No. 12...

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always look again dear friends, there will be a way...

Holiday Gift Guide: Unfurling Creative Wings...

crAzY!!

oh.my.

i just can't seem to keep up with it all! oh, i can tell you we have been enjoying each and everyday of the holiday season!

i have some projects to share with you, some photos of our christmas tree hunting trip, and a couple photos of the cute babies that have been being born around here...tis the season!! :0)

but first my holiday gift guide for the special person in your life that may need a little direction into unfurling her creative wings....

*love* each and everyone of these...i hope you enjoy!

1. creatively made by jeanne oliver...i don't think i have ever been so excited for january in my life!! everything jeanne does and creates is pure beauty! *love* her!

2. terri brush is an *amazing* artist...i missed out on taking one of her classes here in utah last month and was so thrilled to see her offering online classes!! whoot, whoot! right now i'm taking her holiday class. we are learning paper clay, some soldering tips, and much more...i can't wait for the metal etching that also begins in january! will definitely be signing up for that one!

3. brave girls...definitely the most life changing e-course i have EVER taken...hoping someday to attend the camp...

4. she art by christy...i cannot tell you how much i *adore* this girl and her art!

5. somerset studio publication gives a girl direction and inspiration in many mediums...

6. she art 2 by christy...i told you i adored her! :0)

7. scarlet lime is my go to mixed media store...*love* the jumbo rolling stamps and my new favorite faber castell india ink

8. keeper of secrets & dreams altered tin...what better place to keep and write your dreams...this website is full of mixed media projects..one of my favorites...

9. soul*full ecourse sounds *amazing* i'm thinking this is on next on my list..

many of these courses have already started and are not starting again until 2012, but are definitely worth waiting for and taking...