Shared Messages from the Universe

It is my belief that messages from the universe speak to me and remind me of something that is inside of me. When I first see them, I often don't even know what is really being advertised. Instead, the message conjures emotions or thoughts relating to something that is going on within me; in my heart, in my mind, in my soul. I see them on billboards, in magazines, store windows, church plaques...everywhere.

The messages are all around us
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I am working my way through the lessons in the e-course Business Soul Sessions:  Hello Soul Hello Business and we were asked to create a vision board.  So, during the past week I've snipped and cut things from magazines. I sat down yesterday to snip some more. I have a few magazines that I receive through the mail and that I read cover to cover: AFAR (one of the most beautiful travel magazines, in my opinion, the photography is phenomenal), Yoga Journal and The Sun Magazine (a literary magazine with wonderful writing, great black and white photography and no advertisements).  Otherwise, I go to B&N, like everyone else, and page through magazines while I enjoy a cup of tea.


As expected, much of what I snipped were messages from the universe. Go figure.

Typically, my posts for Shared Messages from the Universe are signs that I see on billboards, in subways, or posted around the city. Today I wanted to share my vision board and show you that messages are all around us and even in what we read.

 A few of my favorite and how they speak to me: 

"This investment was a no-brainer there was no turning back"

I need to create a life filled with creativity. I know, that sounds selfish but in order for me to deeply be happy - I do. I am on that path and there really is no turning back. I've been teased by taking more pictures, dabbling in painting, exploring by creating journals, paper flowers, and jewelry. It really is all I want to do.

"Every connection counts..."

I have a supportive family, really great close friends, new artist friends recently met online and you. I am forever grateful for all of your support. 

"Alive means living your own damn life, 

not the life your parents wanted, 

or the life some cultural group or political party wanted, 

but the life that your soul wants to live." - Michael Meade

This is so true...this life is so short and we need to embrace whatever it is that our soul sings so that we can dance in our own way. What kind of life does your soul want to live? 

This now hangs on my wall next to a few other things that I've created in my lifetime (paintings and photos from last year - a shelf from high school). Thank you Superman for supporting my dreams.

So, grab a couple of magazines that you have already read and start at the back. Yes, the back and page through - cut out anything (pictures, words...) that inspires you, that makes you smile, that makes you pause. I encourage you to start at the back so that you don't re-read it - you need to select based not on what you think but what you feel so don't over think this. Next, put them together. I chose to use a piece of newspaper as my backer because of it's size (why waste a good piece of paper when the newspaper was available). Now sit back and look what you have put together. What speaks to you the loudest? Now, how can you make it happen? Dream! Discover! and Dream Bigger!

I believe that dreams

    are like raises

       you don’t get, if you don’t ask

    you have to put them out there

       in order for the universe

    to help make them bloom

 I encourage you to pay attention to those things around you - are they speaking to you? 

Have you noticed any Shared Messages from the Universe?
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Share your message by joining my flickr group by the same name: Shared Messages from the Universe and post or link your photos. Share those written messages that you walk by most of the time. Those message that all of sudden you notice, you read, you react and they move you forward.

I'd love to see the messages that have inspired you!

Sunday Color Snippets...Flowers

I had flowers on the brain yesterday...which is pretty normal -they are one of my favorite things.  So, I saw them everywhere.  I have walked past the buildings where I discovered these flowers numerous times and I never saw them.  It is amazing what you don't see when you are in auto mode.  This time, because I didn't have a destination in mind, I was able to see the world around me with fresh eyes.

After creating my bouquet for the Creative Color Challenge (which you can see if you scroll down to yesterday's post), Superman and I went out for my birthday lunch and a walk in the city. 

 We walked past Gwyneth Leech's Coffee cups at the Flatiron building.  This time I noticed the floral cups, go figure.  

 If you haven't, please visit the exhibit as it will come down on February 18th.  I can't tell you how much joy her coffee cups have brought to my days.  Don't tell anyone... but I think I am officially a stalker as I have walked by, stopped, and stared in wonder more than a dozen times.

I encourage you to see the world around you through fresh eyes.

Can you find color in your every day?

Tangerine Tango Color Challenge

 Louise Gale is hosting the Creative Color Challenge 2012 and the color for January is Tangerine Tango.  You can read about the color and the challenge here.

During the past few weeks, I walked NYC and I searched for this color but it really isn't prevalent mixed within the concrete. Thus, no photo mosiac as I was hoping to do and if you know me you were probably expecting.

So, I decided that I would create a bouquet of flowers using wire, a few beds and paint chips from the home improvement store.  I has such fun rifling through the orange chips to find the right combo - mind you tangerine tango has not hit the paint scene yet...but I think I came close. 

I took my flower pattern that I designed specifically for my flower pendants and cut flowers out of the paint chips. A little color can brighten anyone's day so I encourage you to add a little color to your world.

Currently they hang here in my apartment but on Monday they will join me in my commute and take up residence on my 'day job' desk so that I can have a little color in my day.

I look forward to next month. I wonder the color will be? So much fun. 

Please visit Louse Gale's site to visit the other artists that are participating in the challenge this month. 

Friday Frenzy

 First, I just want to say thank you. I am always so amazed by your comments. It is so encouraging and wonderful to read your shared words. Thank you for visiting, commenting and sharing my journey.

When I get to escape the office, I often walk to Madison Square Park and right past a building on Madison Avenue that has the most beautiful doors.

Look close...there are hearts in this iron door.  I think I am in love and inspired to look for hearts around the city and share them with you on Valentine's Day.  This is going to be fun!

 Meanwhile, I am feeling better, thank you for your well wishes.  So the frenzy this weekend...

• Pictures - farmer's market on Saturday morning
• I need to finish my orange creation for the Color Challenge - I am so behind
• By the way, Saturday is my birthday so I am sure that there will be an outing of some kind.
• Desk cleaning

So not too much crazy activity but it promises to be so much better than last weekend which was spent in bed.  Thanks to Tucker for stepping in last Friday and sharing some photos with you. He sure is a great cat!

 

What does your weekend frenzy look like?

Alphabet NYC

My workdesk this week is still, honestly, cluttered with many of the same projects from last week since I have been sick most of the past week.  I have, however, been doing more work on the computer with my photographs. So, I decided that since I am a photographer this week I would share the results of my computer desk for WOYWW.

Please visit Julia Dunnit's website at http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ so you can stalk other artist's workspaces.

I participated in Beth Nicholls' Do What You Love e-course in 2011 and it was one of the best things that I have ever done.  The activities inspired me to capture how I see the world around me.  Beth's course gets you  in touch with yourself, with what you are passionate about and her prompts for taking pictures has helped me immensely.

One activity that she offered was a large list of prompts that I made into cards and she suggested that we draw a few cards, grab our camera and play.  Well, as much as I enjoyed her prompts, all to help us see things differently (circles, the color orange, etc), I went one step further - I started to see letters around the city. I am still working on completing my alphabet but here a few examples.

And here is the letter that I have had the most difficulty finding (and it was so close to my apartment carved upside down into a railing of a mansion on Fifth Avenue).  

Can you see the Q?

As I mentioned, this is still a work in progress but I am having so much fun unconsciously finding letters in the city around me.  I find them without even looking for them.  Crazy what your mind can do when you don't even push it.

LOVE in NYC                                                    (c) Lori Moon Studio

I encourage you to be a little more cognizant of the world around you.

What can you notice in a different way that you normally walk past every day?

Shared Messages from the Universe - Never Hide

It is my belief that messages from the universe speak to me and remind me of something that is inside of me. When I first see them, I often don't even know what is really being advertised. Instead, the message conjures emotions or thoughts relating to something that is going on within me; in my heart, in my mind, in my soul. I see them on billboards, in magazines, store windows, church plaques...everywhere.

The messages are all around us.

The above image was in an ad on top of taxi, thus it is a little blurry, but it really does speak to me this week.


I am participating in the revolution of Kelly Rae Roberts' and Beth Nicholls' Hello Soul Hello Business e-course. During the past week we were asked to think of our creative business as a person, answer many questions and honestly do some deep soul searching.  Thea activities inspired me to write a letter as if my creative business were a person and she was writing to me. I named her Bee. This is what transpired:
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"Sweet Lori,

Why don't you take our own advice more often? Why are you more able and comfortable to give a child, a friend or a stranger advice than you are willing to give it to yourself?  

Think about this for a moment.  When was the last time you gave yourself advice?

Why is it that you often compromise what you know and believe would make you happiest?  Isn’t it time to embrace the person inside of you that you really want to be?  I dare you to: Knock. See if she is home. Ask if she can come out to play. Have coffee with her. Take her on a walk. Listen to what she, your inner soul, is saying - - - then jump! Take action – make one of those things a reality. Go for it!

I believe that whispers

   are the sounds that

     your soul makes

   when she is screaming

     ~ so listen closely.

You know those positive little voices, whispers, or tugs at your heart when you are quiet.  Yes, you might call them daydreams, but to me those whispers are your "soul-truths" trying to speak to you.  Most of the time you dismiss them, (but strangely when the fear scream rears its ugly voice you hear it loud and clear and often listen). By the way, just because fear is louder does NOT mean she’s right - so stop it. 

Back to those daydreams, those whispers…write them down, make a list, try one of them, and as you complete them - celebrate. Dance, do a little jig, have a glass of wine and toast to your accomplishment, share it with a friend or on your blog so the whole world can know that you’ve achieved a goal and completed a dream - no matter how big or small. Celebrate!"  

- Love, Bee

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This, coupled with the message from the universe this week has inspired me to embrace who I am  deep down inside. The person that I want to be but who is often hidden due to so many external reasons. Never Hide


I encourage you to pay attention to those things around you - are they speaking to you? 


Have you noticed any Shared Messages from the Universe?

Share your message by joining my flickr group by the same name: Shared Messages from the Universe and post or link your photos. Share those written messages that you walk by most of the time. Those message that all of sudden you notice, you read, you react and they move you forward.

I'd love to see the messages that have inspired you!

Sunday Color Snippets

 Last week when the BF and I were out walking I stopped at 79th and Madison and chose the color green. You may remember that I previously shared the color red from the same 4 corners of Manhattan. If you missed it click on the words in the previous sentence to see them.

 Thank you for all the well wishes. I am starting to feel better. One more day of rest should help.

Can you find color in your every day?

Hee Hee, Highjacked by Tucker

 Good morning, world!

Lori is feeling a bit under the weather (she is still going to that crazy day job though) so I thought I would help out and post a few pics today - she'll be back on Sunday with her color snippet post.
I overheard that NYC is supposed to get a little snow tomorrow. Lori will be so happy but in the meantime I dug through her old photos and thought I would share a few snow shots that she took last year. Enjoy!

Lori loves this next picture which was taken early in the morning in Wisconsin.

Hopefully, Lori will rest this weekend so my vote is snuggles, hot tea and sleep.  No frenzy activity here...she has no voice and needs to get better.  I am sure she will still venture out into the snow - she won't be able to resist. Thanks for visiting her blog.

What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday

Today is Wednesday and I enjoy playing with other lovely artists and Julia Dunnit over at Stamping Ground by participating in WOYWW - what's on your workdesk Wednesday?

My Workdesk is a mess!

Upper left: orange paint chips. I am participating in Louise Gale's Color Challenge and this month's color is Tangerine Tango, the 2012 color of the year. I have been looking for lovely orange in my cityscape surroundings but I am having difficulty so yesterday I made a special trip to HD and picked up a bunch of orange paint chips. I see flowers in my future! I think that they will accent the journals that I am still trying to finish. (hopefully this weekend I will feel better - by the way thank you for your well wishes and keep sending that positive energy as I am having a hard time kicking this sickness)

Top middle: journal that I am still working on sitting on top of my most recently received magazines (I wonder what I can cut out of them).

Top right: a lovely print from Tracey Fletcher King. I met her through CED, I think, but no matter. I started to stalk her blog, guilty! We connected and I fell in love with her tea cups. I reached out to her and asked about purchasing a print as a gift and it all led to a swap. I sent her a print of Autumn Love and a gift of a twisted flower necklace. This is the print that she sent to me as a gift. The other print has already made it to my Mom who is in love. Your can read more about this over at her blog, also be sure to check out her art - absolutely beautiful! xoxo to you Tracey.

Bottom right: jewelry making supplies. Also, inside that white pouch is family jewelry from a very dear friend of the family from back home. She saw the necklace I made from my Gram's jewelry and asked that I do same from her mother's jewelry. 

Bottom Left: you are going to be hearing more about this during the next 10 weeks.

 I am participating in the revolution of Kelly Rae Roberts' and Beth Nicholls' Hello Soul Hello Business e-course. It is fabulous! This is my first exercise and I have thought through the questions and created my friend Bee. She is the creative me. So eye opening.

What's on your work desk? 

Don't forget to stalk the other artist's over at Stamping Ground and visit their blogs today.

 

Shared Messages from the Universe

It is my belief that messages from the universe speak to me and remind me of something that is inside of me. When I first see them, I often don't even know what is really being advertised. Instead, the message conjures emotions or thoughts relating to something that is going on within me; in my heart, in my mind, in my soul. I see them on billboards, in magazines, store windows, church plaques...everywhere.

The messages are all around us.

Believing makes everything possible. Oh, you have no idea how deeply I believe this statement, so to see it on a store front just made me honestly stop in my tracks. 


Everyone has dreams. The biggest problem that I see or hear is that no one every shares them. Dreams are often just kept inside. Drum roll, please --- you have to voice them, write them down, share them with your best friend, or a total stranger in order for them to come true. The old silent wish upon a star thing isn't going to work, in my opinion. 


Here is a little something that I think we forget - you need to share your dreams with the universe because you are going to need a little help. And, you can't half-ass it! Meaning that if you are going to put it out there don't make the classic mistake of sitting back and waiting for things to happen, because, I promise, they won't. You are going to have to work for it!


If you are going to go for it - you need to believe in it, what ever it is, and you need to visualize yourself living the dream. 


Believe, embrace your dream, and deep within you believe.


Now, because you believe it, you've put it out there, now make it happen (little steps remember - nothing happens over night) and pay attention to the synchronicity that occurs. Trust me, it will make you smile. 


Believe in your dreams, in what you want, in who you are and who you want to become. 


Last week I shared a few of my "I believe" statements. Since my word for 2012 is believe, in my head I write these statements all too often. I've decided to write them down and share them with you throughout the year.


I believe that dreams

    are like raises

       you don’t get, if you don’t ask

    you have to put them out there

       in order for the universe

    to help make them bloom

I believe that you

   just need to begin

     in order to

   reach your dreams

I believe that celebrating

   the smallest accomplishment

     should be done with

   the same joy as you would for the big ones


BELIEVING MAKES EVERYTHING POSSIBLE

Have you noticed any Shared Messages from the Universe?

Share your message by joining my flickr group by the same name: Shared Messages from the Universe and post or link your photos. Share those written messages that you walk by most of the time. Those message that all of sudden you notice, you read, you react and they move you forward.

I'd love to see the messages that have inspired you!

Sunday Color Snippets

I have been feeling a little under the weather lately. The BF aka Superman had it really bad and happily it hasn't hit me that hard but....it is still hitting me. This means that I have reached into my collection of farmer's market photos to create this weeks color snippet.
It also means that I decided to add the color of the sun to your Sunday hoping that it would brighten my mood, too.

Yellow Color Snippets                                         (c) Lori L. Moon

Can you find color in your every day?

My Favorite Distractions...and a Little Friday Frenzy.

Hmmm. I can honestly say that this week has been CRAZY.

Superman has been sick all week and I have attempted to not get infected (pretty difficult to do when you live together in less then 300 square feet), the "day job" has been stressful so my creative juices have not been flowing, and my mind has been daydreaming.

Yes, daydreaming about today, Friday and for Monday. Why?

Well, today fellow flyer and friend, Violet, is featuring me on her blog, Kelly Mae Kreations. Each Friday Violet is sharing the love by featuring a fellow artist and this week she asked me to participate. I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to introduce myself and share a little bit about what inspires me and who I am. Please visit her site.

(c) Kelly Mae Kreations

This photo was taken almost a year ago, James De La Vega is a NYC street artist who often walks the streets of NYC and creates art on anything and everything. A smile is always brought to my face when I walk past his art and messages.

And, Monday, because I've registered for the revolution, a.k.a. The Business Soul Sessions (Hello Soul. Hello Business.) being taught by Kelly Rae Roberts and Beth Nichols and I am beyond excited. I am busting to get started, to learn, to grow, to expand my creative life and business.

I took the photo below just last week and it encompasses exactly what this course is going to be about. Well, maybe the words should be reversed: Pleasure, meet business. hmmmm.

My Friday Frenzy is brief this week - I need to relax (warm baths, reading, maybe clean my desk) and fight this sickness (it hasn't hit me fully yet) that the BF has so warmly shared. Maybe, hopefully, I can run away and take some pictures.

Have a greet weekend!

Don't forget to check in on Sunday for my Sunday Color Snippet post.

Images from NYC

This week my camera has been with me always and I have been taking many pictures. This is good but it also means that I have not spent time creating jewelry, journals, or painting as I have been in edit mode. (my desk looks the same as last week but with more clutter added)

So, today I am sharing a few images with you. It really doesn't seem like winter and I miss the snow when I am in Central Park.

 

 

 This last picture I love. Who knew that even when you practice playing the bagpipes a kilt is necessary? 

Remember to capture those moments, those glimpses into your world, those things you notice and see. 

No one else sees them exactly the way you do. 

One Little Word (Shared Messages from the Universe)

As many of know, on Monday I typically do a post regarding messages from the universe, well, this week, the message from the universe is very personal because I plan to embrace for the entire year. 


It is my belief that messages from the universe speak to me and remind me of something that is inside of me. When I first see them, I often don't even know what is really being advertised. Instead the message conjures emotions or thoughts relating to something that is going on within me; in my heart, in my mind, in my soul. I see them on billboards, in magazines, store windows, church plaques...everywhere.


The messages are all around us.


Last year I intentionally chose to start to build my creative life. I had read about Ali Edwards' One Little Word course (which you can find at Big Picture Classes and by clicking here) but it was August, I felt it was too late, and I had no idea what word I would choose. I can honestly say that my first reaction was, one word - how can I possibly embrace one word for the whole year? Giggle. At that time, I still decided that in 2012 I would choose a own word and take her course. 


My word for 2012 chose me. It has surrounded me for months (I've been seeing it everywhere) and it is exactly what I need to work on at this stage of my creative life. My word is BELIEVE.

The definition of Believe is to accept something as true, genuine, or real. And, that pretty much sums up what I need to do during 2012. 


I need to believe in myself, in my art, in my creative life, in the steps that I am taking, in the journey I am on, in my blog, in my photos, in my jewelry, in my dreams, in my goals, in me!


So, periodically you are going to see statements on my blog about what I believe. They may pertain to my creative life or they just might be about something random. Just know that they speak to me, they define me, and they are truly what I believe. Here are a few of examples:


I believe that friends
   are the family
      that you choose


I believe that true happiness
   comes from feeding your soul
      with your true passion


I believe that dancing
   should be done on a daily basis
      and that no one can do it wrong


I believe that
   I am an artist
      and that I can fly


Please visit my Fly Tribe's blog to continue the journey of discovering one little word. My Fly Tribe, the artist friends that I met in Kelly Rae Roberts' 2011 Flying Lessons course have jumped on the one little word bandwagon this year and we are sharing our words and our journey on a blog hop.  Just click the badge below and then enjoy hopping around to everyone's blog.





Have you noticed any Shared Messages from the Universe?

Share your message by joining my flickr group by the same name: Shared Messages from the Universe and post or link your photos. Share those written messages that you walk by most of the time. Those message that all of sudden you notice, you read, you react and they move you forward.

I'd love to see the messages that have inspired you!

Sunday Color Snippets - Shades of Black

Colors are all around us, but at this time of year typically the white, black and gray seem to creep in. Yesterday it was 60 degrees in NYC, the sky was blue, the sun was out, but I was still drawn to the black and gray.

The BF, aka Superman, and I took a walk across Central Park instead of what were going to do because of subway construction (17 of the 22 lines had schedule changes --- this means it would take 2-3 times as long to get whereever we were going and I honestly didn't have the patience). 

Well we had a great time on our walk and at lunch. I, of course, was distracted and clicking pictures. Superman really is patient and he never makes me hurry. Love him so much.

I noticed these iron railings on our way to the restaurant and insisted that we could walk back the same way.

As we approached the park, I consciously knew that iron work wouldn't be available once inside (at least not on the path we were walking) so I became distracted by the shadow that one of the railings placed on the wall. Well, I was stuck on shadows for the rest of the walk.

Thanks for sharing in out walk. Enjoy your Sunday.

Can you find color in your every day?

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for my Shared Messages from the Universe when I reveal my one little word for 2012 and you can visit the blog hop that I am participating in.

Friday Frenzy

So, I know that I will probably regret saying this out loud......I miss snow. The weather has been colder this past week and honestly if it is going to be cold then there should be snow. I blame this attitude on growing up in Wisconsin.

This a photo that I took almost one year ago. The Alice In Wonderland statue in Central Park is one of my favorite.

I can honestly say that I haven't really thought about what I wanted to accomplish this weekend. Normally, before I sit down to right this post, I have an outline or a written list that I have created while sitting at my day job, but not this time. It has been a little difficult to get back into the swing of the day job after being off for 13 days and it has been busy so daydreaming hasn't happened as much. Sigh...

My frenzy:

• Take some pictures - it has a few days and I miss seeing the world via the lens. (I believe a visit back to the corner of Madison and 79th is in order (I shot the color red a couple months ago - this time maybe green, hmmmm.)
• Stitch the binding on the 2 journals that a finished and ship or give them to their intended owner. I love to give handmade gifts.
• Decide if I am participating in the ATC swap with the Fly Tribe. If so, make them!
• Relax, maybe a bubble bath with candles.
• Finish  a couple of twisted flower pendants.
• Place an order for more glaze to make more glass tile pendants and don't forget to order chains too.
• Escape into the newspaper and a couple of magazine that have piled up.

Ok, that's it, I am sure there will be a subway trip with the BF to explore a different neighborhood, shop or just escape for tea and dessert.

What does your weekend frenzy include?

My one little word reveal has been rescheduled...sorry!

On Monday, I mentioned that today I would be participating in a blog hop and sharing the word that chose me for 2012. Well, the blog hop has been rescheduled until Monday, 1/9 for numerous reasons and it is ok because it honestly gives me more time to write the post.

But, I feel a little bad that I led you on...and now I want to wait to share the word that I am going to embrace for 2012. I hope you'll forgive me?  

I hope the following few shots will make up for it or at least distract you. 

While in Wisconsin! I fell in love with a few textures (old bricks, an old door and the texture on the left is an old rusty car door). My Dad has some of the best junk!

Oh, the things I could make with these license plates and a torch....hmmmm.

I ate my last holiday cookie that I made with my family. Cutting out and decorating cookies is something that we have done as a family for as long as I remember. It is always so much fun.

I hope that you will visit on Monday to check out my Shared Message from the Universe where I will share my one little word, the inspiration behind it, how it speaks to me, etc.

What's on my desk...this week

Today is Wednesday and I recently started to play with other lovely artists and Julia Dunnit over at Stamping Ground by participating in WOYWW - what's on your workdesk Wednesday. 

The makings of journals...

As you may remember, I recently visited my family in Wisconsin. I gave my parents an assignment prior to my arrival and list of stops that we had to make upon my arrival. Well, my Dad accepted and completed the mission. I grew up in a town of 5,000 +/- people and my parents, brother, and niece still live there. Yes, I know, you're asking how did I end up in NYC? That is a topic for another post...some day.

Back to my Dad...he visited the local paint and decorating store and scored a few vinyl wallpaper sample books. Two weeks ago he picked me up at the airport and took me to Michael's to buy mod podge, gesso, and (little did he know) a frame for his gift. 

There was so much paper to pick from. Now, I know vinyl wallpaper isn't as wonderful as the old real paper wallpaper BUT...it reminds me of cloth, can be written on, makes a great cover (when reinforced with cereal box board and mod podge), adds color and texture to the journals I made.

My Mom had to work and during the first couple of days my niece had school so I was left to create alone (well, my Dad was home but he didn't play with me - giggle)...and selfishly I loved every minute.

I raided my Mom's plethora of artsy supplies and discovered some great lace which accents a few pages beautifully. I incorporated the magazine snippets, used different types of paper and created a few journals. 

I still need to stitch them, create a few more, and then give a few to friends.

Sigh...this was so much fun and honestly the best part was the space and the ability to spread out on a kitchen table (oh, how I miss having a kitchen table)...sigh, again.

Well, I have back in NYC for a week and I am back to the "day job" so finishing my new creations will need to wait until I can take a breath. 

What's on your work desk? 

Don't forget to stalk other artist's over at Stamping Ground and visit their blogs today.

Shared Messages from the Universe - Recap 2011

It is my belief that messages from the universe speak to me and remind me of something that is inside of me. When I first see them, I often don't even know what is really being advertised. Instead, the message conjures emotions or thoughts relating to something that is going on within me; in my heart, in my mind, in my soul.  

The messages are all around us. 

It is no secret that I love mosaic photos - they are all over my blog. On this first Monday of 2012 I thought I would create a mosaic of all the messages from the universe that I have posted during 2011.

I have to admit seeing them all together is quite inspiring.

2011 Shared Messages from the Universe                                   (c) Lori L. Moon

Since words speak to me all the time, this year, I am participating in Ali Edwards' One Little Word workshop. I've chosen my word for 2012 (well honestly, it chose me) and on Thursday, 1/5 I will be participating in a bloghop with my fellow flyers. So, stop back on Thursday for a special post where I reveal my word for 2012. I will also provide links to other artists so that you can share in the word that they have each embraced for 2012.

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Have you noticed any Shared Messages from the Universe?

Share your message by joining my flickr group by the same name: Shared Messages from the Universe and post or link your photos.  Share those written messages that you walk by most of the time.  Those messages that all of a sudden you notice, you read, you react and they move you forward.

I'd love to see the messages that have inspired you!

Happy New Year & Sunday Color Snippets

Happy 2012!

No, Superman and I did not venture to Times Square on New Year's Eve. I have lived in NYC for 10 years and I have never been nor will I ever stand outside, with no access to food, water or facilities for more than 12 hours just to see the ball drop. Sigh...

Instead, we stayed in, made dinner, watched movies, clicked over to watch a little of the Times Square chaos, and later enjoyed prosecco and delicious cheeses, meats, olives, fruits, etc.

Then we walked to Central Park to enjoy the fireworks.

Happy New Year, my friends. 

Thank you for all of your support, sweet comments, and visits during 2011. 

Cheers to a beautiful 2012. May all your wishes come true.