Whimsy Wednesday! Legends!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to Whimsy Wednesday!

I hope your week has been fabulous so far!

This post is all about Legends and I'm excited to show you what is ahead!

Title: Grounding Tiger Spirit

Ingredients: Hematite, Fimo Tigers, Czech glass, metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires.

Hematite is a natural stone that is thought to offer protection and grounding to the wearer as well as helping with focus and concentration.

Tigers are legend all their own! They, too, are often seen as protectors and royalty (Buddhist Saints have been known to ride tigers).

I chose the glass beads to bring out the colour of each Tiger's eyes. This also gives an eerie and ethereal quality to otherwise very concrete and solid materials.

The second creation I have to share is...

Working Title: Raven Royalty or Morgan LeFaye

Ingredients: Czech glass, metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires.

  Morgan LeFay has long been associated with Morrigan, Ravens, the battlefield, death, rebirth, lust and so forth. You can read more about the legends here.

I've had these glass beads in my collection for a long time now and this designed fell into place. I love the progression from the ethereal 'true red', chased with gold to the darker crimson and fluttering feathers!

There is a bit of th 1920's flapper in those dangling feathers...an inspiration of which I think Ms. LeFaye would approve!

Where is the whimsy in these two creations, you ask?

Surely a purple tiger is made of whimsy!

As to our ravens and fay? Whimsy comes in all colours - from grand and charming to thoughtful and ebon!

So! There you have it!

The fini of this Whimsy Wednesday!

See you Friday!

Ciao!

Magical Monday! Snapshots of Life!

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to Magical Monday!
It isHello Everyone!
Welcome to Magical Monday!
It is a gorgeous Winter day here and I hope it is the same wherever you are!
I've some fun vignettes of different worlds to show you today so let's get started!

First up is a photo of clouds!  I haven't seen any details that this is anything other than real, so I'm going with that for now!  Details and credits for this photo are here.  I wonder how clouds could form that double-helix?  Hmmmm....

This next photo makes me giggle!  It is one of the National Geographic Photo Contest Winners of 2012!  Details and Credits are here!  Isn't that an excellent photo and a seldom seen perspective of a big cat? Hee!

This last photo is really a series of photos of an Acoustic Guitar Dollhouse!  
Details, Credits and more detailed photos are here! 
Isn't that just exquisite work? So many little details, so well done!!! 
I love the maps and messiness of the books and papers, the computer, the working lamp, the wall paper boarder, the upholstered chair with musical notes...just about everything!! 
BRAVO!

Thank-you for joining me on this Magical Monday!  I hope this has brightened your week and I'll look to see you on Wednesday!
Ciao!

Magical Monday! Beautiful Moments!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to Magical Monday!

I hope your weekend was fun of magic and joy!  I'm pleased to say that mine was!

I have three beautiful moments to share with you today!

The first I have to share with you is really a series of moments, as it was taken with time-lapse photography...

Isn't that gorgeous?!

The second beautiful photo to share is all about a lovely moment of kindness!

 

Isn't that awesome?!!!

 

And the third and final beautiful moment is this...  

There is so much to love about this photo and this moment in time! 

And that's it for this Magical Monday post! 

Have an excellent first part of the week and I'll see you on Wednesday! 

Ciao!