Let There Be Light

I thought you might like to see a finished lamp

This one is called " The circus comes to town", there is another one im working on right now and its white, and the theme is the secret garden.

I wanted this to look dark and eerie, very "A series of unfortunate events"  I love that movie, especially the stage at the end, Im getting married on a stage like that!

Elephants, Ringleaders, Clowns, Horse Riding, Cannons, Trapeze, weve got it all...

Paper, Lights and Gold mmmmm...

dont worry it has been heat tested and comes with a Warning Disclaimer...

She is a talented mystery girl ...little Miss Paper Moon....

The people in the city will be down for the show....

Wont you come in and check out the freak show Brah Hah Ha!!

Its a huge amount of work but when its finished its sooo worth it !!

Thanks for peeking..

sheree xxx

 

The Very Best Home For Me

I feel like I have put in a poor effort for 'Creative Everyday' this month, busy busy bumble bee I am so I took some time out to think about the theme for this month 'HOME'.

My mind was taken back to when I was little and all I have ever wanted in this world was a house of my own.  My favorite book was 'The Very Best Home For Me'.....

A very lovely little golden book about a whole group of different animals trying to live together in one beautiful little house.  We had a play house which was an old chicken house down the bottom of our yard, but after my creativly destructive brother ripped the door off it got wet and rotted .  We used to wash the dishes with the left over 'Dynamo' washing powder and even had a clothes line with a little path, we used to sit on the tin roof and pick bird beak pods off the trees.  And then it was gone and all that remained was a wild ginger patch.....

After that I spent alot of time pegging out string lines and planning where my next house would be.  I used to go to the city to stay with my grandma for the school holidays and when I got home I would be so sure that my dad had spent the time building me a little house as a surprise.  It was always the first thing I checked for but it was never there.  I didnt feel I was asking for much, just a place to clean and decorate and rake the autumn leaves.....

Is this the reason that I put in such a huge effort to build my own house???

An all consuming 3 year mission.....

So thanks to this beautiful little book touching my heart I have made a very special dream come true, It only took 20 something years of planning.  It has made me very aware as a parent of magic spaces for kids, munchys favorite place at Playcentre is the playhouse so I guess I better start planning her little dream house with her so when she goes away for the holidays she can come home to the best surprise ever....

Somewhere to hang her washing.....

Have tea and cookies with friends....

Wash and dry the dishes......

Sweep the floor.....

Tend the yard.....

Plant some flowers.....

and cook up questionable nature treats for everyone to eat....

Its nice that in the end I have finally found the very best home for me  xxx

Have you reached your dream home yet??

sheree xxx

Owoh Winner Day..Ohh Hurray!

What a beautiful day to pick a winner of such an amazing event.  It has been quite a journey for me.  To go from 5 followers to 112 is a blessing beyond words.

I had 505 entries for the spider web and loved every one of your comments, It was beautiful that by taking a bit of time to do my story I touched so many of you, its one of my favorite things in the world...that little thing called 'effort'...  So this is what took place today to pick the new owner of this magical piece.....

We spent the afternoon at the beach walking to the beacon on the corner.  I wanted to use a tradition I have done for so many years since I was little to give everyone of you something special just for loving what I make..but alas I still tried and just writing all 505 names was so overwhelming so I ended up choosing four names from every 100 to total 20 special people.

This corner of the beach has soo many shells, the ritual I do started off as a kiddie love one and grew into appreciation as I got older and wiser, so what we must do first is hunt for a specific sand stone.....

Not easy amongst 100s of rocks that look the same.....

and there it lies in all its glory ......

were going to grind this down and make a paint.....

were also going to need a paintbrush.....

I use a sharp shell to shave off the dark sand into a shell bowl...

add a little sea water and mix it up.....

and you have paint.... i use the paint to write on shells and then I make a wish on the shell and bury it in the sand or throw it out to sea.

When I was little it was boys names, now Im older and have a boy I write things I appreciate.....like my boy! haha

So I wrote the names of the 20 chosen ladies/blogs on the same size shells so a little person had no preference.....

here you all are, swirling beauties.....

can anyone see their names???

I call munchy out from her swim and tell her i have a very special job... she must pick only one shell...

and she went straight to the centre.... so the winner of the web is.....

a very special witchy poo lady indeed!...

Becca from 'Magikal Seasons' !!!  Hurrahhh!!  Rapture!!  Joy!!

I have sent her a message, I cant wait till she reads it eewwww

where is she going to hang her magic web???

but alas there is more...for the other 19 shells dreams still come true, each of your names were read out one by one and we called out a seperate wish for each...

before being whizzed out into the ocean so the tide can carry your name on her breath forever.....

some of you went far, some stayed close....

but you all will be very deep once the tide rises and the current surges and drags you to the depths of our cold blue ocean, your name forever part of the sea....

So what if you dont have a web or a shell??? do you feel you need one??

Fish! Tosh!  all we need are our minds...

Is it time to be making changes anyway, removing our old worn out shells, rising again, reinventing ourselves, what are your new morals, new rules.....

What do you hide??  is there a jewel inside of you that wishes to shine bright but you cant set it free

Hold your magic for all to see, if something is spoken, written, made, it is real...make it real, set it free...

keep your spikes shorts so they hurt no one else but yourself for even having them.... tut tut!

attach yourself to things that will make you go forward and upwards, if it can help you grow it will make your heart soar...

have a soft heart that is touched by all things good and beautiful, to feel humanity at its best...

if your life is spiraling out of control always get at least 3 different perspectives before making decisions, we dont always see things the way they are, we see things the way we are....

and never wait for a ring to be on your finger, there is so much love to be had without timelines and expectations....

always look for the shining side, they are out there somewhere...

and soulsearch early enough in life to realise you may be a square peg living in everone elses round hole, life is long but ohh so short, and too short for unhappiness....

So from my family to yours, thanks for making owoh a memorable experience, and we are living proof that changes come large and swift so remember that

everything is unfolding just as its meant to be...

sheesh this giving is hard work for some ...x...

The words Im living by this year are...

I become my best queen when I truly love myself and accept myself just the way I am...

Its never too late to change the rules in the game xxx

Thanks guys...spread the love

and congratulations Becca, I hope all your dreams come true

Sheree xxx