I Just LOVE These Things !

That is the title of this piece. It is also what I screamed when I saw it.
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You are being treated to Denise Bledsoe's statement on all the cute fairies out there. The hawk is a real hawk, acquired from an estate sale. He is continuing his existence in as pleasurable way as possible: in a tribute to his life, he is given delectable fairies to feast upon.
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I LOVE it.
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Over the years, I've discovered extra dimples on my face; they were carved there from the pleasure derived from her work. Her work makes my toes curl with delight; next, I won't be able to walk.
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Denise has been around the west coast for years. Her work, I find, is hardly known here in the east. Perhaps that's because she practices being more elusive than I am. Consider it a further treat should you get to meet her in person.
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Her pieces are highly prized, sought after treasures. Should you find one you wish to acquire or should you need to contact her, you can reach her at bledsoedollsATaolDOTcom.

Graveyard Book

A child escapes the muderer of his family and totters off to a graveyard where he is raised by ghosts and a vampire.
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I am hoping that the eight tales of this little one's ghoulish escapades measure up to the standard set by Neil's beloved Coraline.
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This UK book is now available in the US .

Angry Sphinx

When you wonder why I am enjoying LiveJournal and when you wonder what do we share out there? As some of us maintain heavily guarded locked journals, think of this photo.
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I am very grateful to dk who put this out there for mutual friends' delight.
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It does indeed look like a gargoyle to me. I love it!
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Angry_Sphynx.jpg#file is the link for this photo.
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Music and Lyrics

I did not expect to like this Drew Barrymore film, because I am not a Drew Barrymore fan.
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Therefore, I was surprised from the moment that it started that I was endlessly amused and had a very good time. It is upbeat, it is silly, it is frivolously fun.
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A has been 'Pop!' musician from the eighties makes his comeback from playing gigs at the Hilton and Great Adventure to, predictably, Madison Square Garden. Filmed on location in New York City.
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The fact that his jeans are tight, helps.

Fabulous Fibulas

"525,600 minutes

525,00 moments so dear

525,600 minutes

how do you measure

measure a year?

In daylight? In sunsets?

In midnights?

In cups of coffee?

In inches? In miles?

In laughter? In strife?

525,600 minutes

How do you measure

a year in the life?

How about LOVE? How about LOVE?

HOW ABOUT LOVE???

Measure in love. Seasons of love. ....

Celebrate.

Remember a year in the life of FRIENDS.

Measure your life in love.

Seasons of love.

Measure your life in LOVE."

- Rent

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The Metals Group of LICG met last evening at the manor house of theHarpist. Over the course of two hours we chatted, enjoyed our artistic compatriots, ate yummy snacks, and produced the three larger jewelry pieces shown in the photograph.

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"Fibulas" was our jewelers' meeting topic; a fibula being an ornament constructed from a single piece of wire.
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For more information on the LICG and the talented artists that comprise it, visit: http://www.licg.org/ .

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Marie-Antoinette's Dress

For those of use who like to do heavy costuming, Marie-Antoinette's dress is provides an endless source of inspiration and amusement.

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The tufts, the jewels, the gathers, the folds.

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See the original dress here at the Royal Ontario Museum:

http://www.rom.on.ca/media/podcasts/display.php?id=73

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Dressmakers will like this video.

What's in the Box

That was the question uppermost in our postal attendant's mind as he carried this from the back storage room and presented it to us to sign for.
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"What is in this box? You'll tell me, right? It looks like it's the original box to something and that something is huge. And expensive; it's insured for a shitload of money. It's an unusual size. It's got customs stickers all over it. But, it was shipped from within the United States. And you can't even tell where it originally came from, the language is unintelligible. You guys will tell me right?? WHAT is in THIS BOX ????!!!"
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MyHusband and I laughed. We all laughed. He said to me, "Go ahead. Tell him what you people invested in now." I said, "It's a miniature mannequin. It came from originally South Korea and just now from Maryland."
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I said, "We make them. We've decided to use one that someone else has made. This one will be used in exhibition in 2009 and 2010. If you would like to see some of ours, they are on display now, up the road in Greenlawn, at http://www.harborfieldslibrary.org/ ."
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I'll have to remember to ask him, next time I see him when I mail something, if he did indeed get to visit Orchid and Alabaster on his lunch break.

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