Pain & Love

Today I feel the pain of the world around me.  Im sure its brought on simply because it is my girl time, and Ive had the house to myself all day.  As I worked on jewelry this morning, I watched Garden State.  Gosh how I love that movie.  But it only deepened the feeings that were bubbling under the surface.  I feel the pain of my family members, of my friends, of the widows, and the lost, of the ones reaching out so hard to find love but always being just shy of it, of people who are torn and beaten because of the hatred in their own families, of all the children who do not have a mother or father... I am simply sad in my heart today.

Its times like these that I feel so selfish for spending so much time and energy thinking about my dream home or my creations and such.  Not that those do not have meaning, I guess I just feel so humbled by life sometimes.  I feel so blessed and so rotten when I think of all the pain in this world.

Pain is definitely not something I choose to focus on most days.  Ive had plenty of it in my life so far and have overcome so much of it.  But I cant help but to be taken aback some days when I stop thinking about just my little family and life, and think of everyone around me.  Especially my core family members, my bestest of friends, etc.  Which then floods into the rest of the world.

My prayer for anyone feeling pain today, or any day, is that you can find a way to turn it into something beautiful.  Whether it is loving someone else the way you were not loved, which is so completely selfless and beautiful.  Or creating a work of art even if the tears are streaming down your cheeks.  Or instead of acting out in anger, to simply nurture something instead.

"behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain"
-bob dylan


(the statue in this photo traveled all the way from france to belong to my mother.  it was a gift from a dear friend.  it made it through its journey too late and she never got to see it.  you cant see from the photo, but it arrived broken and busted, but is still so beautiful.  my mom was not catholic, and neither am i, but she still collected these old weathered statues b/c she saw the beauty in them, even if she didnt believe or follow that religion.  Her heart was open to see beyond that.  And that is something I greatly admired in her.  I now have them on my mantle b/c I see the same things she saw in them)

My heart is swollen with love for those in my life right now.

PEACE,
Laura

Random Pieces of Home

Total randomness of phone pictures from around the house this week...

I scored this adorable granny square lap quilt for $2 at the local thrift store.

I wore my adorable little owl pin from Kamika. (see my last post for source)

I had an amazing all veggie dinner a few nights ago.

Ive been collecting doilies for my vests Im making for Cowboys and Indians magazine in my mother very old and special bowl.

Some of the babies hanging out in bed :)

bedding.

my layering scarfs tanks hanging up.

coffee stained doilies drying.

Today I got to attend my best friend's little girl's birthday party.  She is so sweet and getting so big!  Ill have some pics hopefully by tomorrow.  I got to do face painting on the little kids, it was so much fun!

Im honestly so out of it this week.  I feel like Im walking in a fog.  Im not sure if I just overdid myself in the past few weeks with all of this house stuff or what... but Im starting to feel nervous and run down.  Ive had a slight migraine all day long.  Im ready to just sleep for a week.  Hopefully Ill rest well tonite.

PEACE,
Laura

Lovely Little Gifts...

This has been one amazing week as far as going to the post office!  Ive received so many goodies that Im so excited about.  These are all gifts from lovely friends that Ive traded with.  Feels so good during a time that I cant shop to get little presents in the mail!

I havent photographed this on myself yet, but Ive already worn it about 5 times since I got it, and Im wearing it right now.  So cute and cozy.  The seller is not only adorable, but very super sweet.  Her name Leah from Sookie Says.


And the these most adorable little things also come from a super rad chick!  We have just begun becoming friends online and I love her already.  So beautiful and so sweet.  Her name is Kamika from Kamika Krafts.


I cannot express how much I adore these earrings.  They are huge!  Hard to tell from the photo, I cant wait to get these babies in an outfit post to show you.  They were created by a super sweet girl who is also selling her goods on Red Velvet.  Her name is Sadie Rose from Lost Boy's and Lovers.  Is that not the prettiest name ever?


And this was just a very sweet surprise.  I bought four little doilies from one of my suppliers and she sent me a whole bundle of other doilies for free!  Now that is what I call an amazing seller.  I love this lady so much, this is not the first time she has done this!  Id love to give out her name, but she is my little secret :)


It is now officially time for me to stop playing and start working.  I have a big list ahead of me and need to stay focused.

Dont forget, I have a 25% off sale going on in my shop for anything in that section, which happens to be the cream of the crop in the shop!!!  Things I never put on sale are on sale!  Limited time only!

And the boy is currently having a 30% off all mens shirts sale!  And there has been new shirts listed recently and more coming today!!!

PEACE,
Laura