inspiration monday

meet lenny.

he's the elf-in-chief and provider-of-inspiration here at elvie studio.

this morning he whispered in my ear that it's time to break out the polka dot santa hats, and cute little elf shoes with bells on them......because the season of "most wonderful time of the year" has officially begun!! woo hoo!

priorities and pyramids

after having so much fun with my halloween food pyramid, i couldn't resist creating one for Thanksgiving! this one is based on the traditional food pyramid, the recommended guide which suggests we less of what's at the top, and more of what's at the bottom.

which kinda explains where turkey is on my priority list, as opposed to pumpkin pie with whipped cream.....hee hee

i am SO thankful for each and every one of you!! i wish you and your family a very blessed Thanksgiving day!!!

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inspiration monday

it's Thanksgiving week here in America, and it's no secret to those who know me that i'm certainly inspired by food. i love every aspect of preparing a good meal.....and it's so much fun to think of my kitchen as a culinary studio! the peeling, chopping, and shredding of the ingredients is really no different than mixing paints, threading needles, or sharpening pencils. the stirring, sauteeing and seasoning of the food is much like the painting, sewing or drawing of a piece of artwork. the aromas of a dish setting up the anticipation of it being served, is likened to the beating of our hearts when we see our artwork coming to fruition. and the sharing of our meal with others is certainly no different than the thrill of offering a much-labored-over masterpiece to a loved one. whether we're cooking or crafting, we're creating from the heart.....and what could be better than that?!

doin' the 'do

i'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes, know where i'm goin' and i know what to do, i've tidied up my point of view, i've got a new attitude....

what is it about going to the hairdresser that puts a song in my heart and a skip in my step.......a little snip here and some color there, and suddenly i'm a new person!

and then there's the practical side of it.....at this point in my life, i look at a haircut as a form of weight loss (lame, i know.....but there's huge psychological potential there!). whatever it is, by the time i'm done, not only do i have a new 'do to show off, but i feel so good that i can almost hear patty labelle singing in the background (now there's a hairdo!!).....

have a great weekend!!

little birdie

"you must loooove the little birdies to give them THIS to perch on"

as said by steve martin in the movie "roxanne"

the other day i was running errands and had just enough time to stop in michael's.....just to see if there was anything new.....or heaven forbid maybe something that i don't already have (highly unlikely, but always possible, i suppose). as i was running through the paper aisle, i must have left shopping-cart-skid-marks on the floor when i spied this!! and there were lots of fun coordinating papers to go with it, too, so i immediately thought of creating a journal......to give those sweet little birdies something to perch on....

you can see more photos and information for this journal here