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</div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-68187431575604289692010-10-25T15:45:00.000-07:002010-10-25T15:45:05.872-07:00poppytalk handmade winter themed marketplace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMYHu6dMVvI/AAAAAAAAAlk/fMY_YtCkttU/s200/visitphm175.jpg" width="200" /> </div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-68015868451956587832010-10-24T12:36:00.000-07:002010-10-24T12:36:57.089-07:00confetti system<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMSIrQQZ6dI/AAAAAAAAAlc/KAcOU_7-_Mw/s1600/300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMSIrQQZ6dI/AAAAAAAAAlc/KAcOU_7-_Mw/s1600/300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">do you love a good party? with pinatas and candy and stuff? no? too grown up for that? isn't it sad that you can't rock out like a kid again and just have fun? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.confettisystem.com/all"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMSGyjDqCzI/AAAAAAAAAlM/snCFcbfFJhs/s320/1-series08-web-c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://confettisystem.bigcartel.com/products">confetti system</a> on big cartel has got you covered. amazing pinatas modeled after geological formations festooned in gold and silver. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.confettisystem.com/catalogue"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMSHOju5PzI/AAAAAAAAAlU/--uYNxRIBDk/s400/series09-pinata-web-c.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">quartz, crystal and meteorite formations. and do they offer swanky blindfolds for the whacking?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMSKP6ue15I/AAAAAAAAAlg/1AdLn2xAqUc/s1600/300-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMSKP6ue15I/AAAAAAAAAlg/1AdLn2xAqUc/s1600/300-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but of course! made of silk georgette and metalic leather for stylish eyes. and jewelry too? you know it. visit them here <a href="http://confettisystem.bigcartel.com/">http://confettisystem.bigcartel.com</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-5903013228362630782010-10-24T01:25:00.000-07:002010-10-24T01:25:51.550-07:00green loves pink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPdkass1II/AAAAAAAAAlA/bSBk4BezKH0/s1600/moissanite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPdkass1II/AAAAAAAAAlA/bSBk4BezKH0/s320/moissanite.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rough moissanite crystals and one lone terminated emerald crystal. which do you prefer - the wildly shaped manmade moissanite diamonds or the natural emerald? myself i am not sure...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPq8Ef12UI/AAAAAAAAAlE/R0cHLTSiPwU/s1600/emeraldpair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPq8Ef12UI/AAAAAAAAAlE/R0cHLTSiPwU/s320/emeraldpair.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the larger emerald (nearly 14 carats) is included with moonstone, a member of the feldspar family. its been in my collection forever and i just can't decide on how best to set it. suggestions anyone?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPrFU_09-I/AAAAAAAAAlI/FzjfaUnWJnM/s1600/pinkandgreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPrFU_09-I/AAAAAAAAAlI/FzjfaUnWJnM/s320/pinkandgreen.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">oh green loves pink in the most tender of ways. that combination just seems so natural. if only rose gold was actually pink, like these little sapphires. the green emerald and green tourmaline just seem to relax next to them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-84548381797530345652010-10-24T00:11:00.000-07:002010-10-24T01:27:12.095-07:00i love inclusions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPWZl8He1I/AAAAAAAAAk0/u_Qfy1CghnM/s1600/lodolite2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPWZl8He1I/AAAAAAAAAk0/u_Qfy1CghnM/s320/lodolite2.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPWjMmvh7I/AAAAAAAAAk4/Y7mT4NJsb88/s1600/lodolite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPWjMmvh7I/AAAAAAAAAk4/Y7mT4NJsb88/s320/lodolite.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this lodolite quartz reminds me of a field of green grass swept up in the wake of a storm. can you see the twister inching closer?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPWq-QwVbI/AAAAAAAAAk8/zjLiOjk6Ywo/s1600/rutile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPWq-QwVbI/AAAAAAAAAk8/zjLiOjk6Ywo/s320/rutile.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rumplestiltskin's straw turned to gold. i love inclusions. they turn my imagination loose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i so desperately want to make a whole line of labradorite set in 14k yellow gold. everyone's been telling me not to bother as conventionally speaking, labradorite is a lesser value than gold warrants. but what of it? doesn't it stand out so? i just want to rock this ring all day long. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-39086678145107964972010-10-23T23:21:00.000-07:002010-10-23T23:27:27.144-07:00rose cut diamonds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPOhAzlF6I/AAAAAAAAAkU/xsLCvis4lJE/s1600/stephaniediamonds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPOhAzlF6I/AAAAAAAAAkU/xsLCvis4lJE/s320/stephaniediamonds.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">my poor camera couldn't handle the light dancing on the surface of these diamonds. please trust me when i tell you that they are <b>fantastically beautiful</b>. the white freeform tear drop is about 7x6 mm and the mocha pear is roughly 8x6. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPPW_v_zGI/AAAAAAAAAkY/FAl1Ru1A368/s1600/rosecutpeardiamond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPPW_v_zGI/AAAAAAAAAkY/FAl1Ru1A368/s320/rosecutpeardiamond.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">just practicing. i think i'll set them in one of a kind wax cast moldings. yellow or rose gold?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPPrN_lecI/AAAAAAAAAkc/0994-NRVVCU/s1600/rosecutpeardiamond2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TMPPrN_lecI/AAAAAAAAAkc/0994-NRVVCU/s320/rosecutpeardiamond2.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this one is definitely for yellow gold. pretty, pretty. the big exciting news is the giant emerald cut white diamond that is nearly here. 2.35 carats and 9.5x7.5 mm. when it arrives i shall sleep with it under my pillow and dream that it is mine to keep forever.</span></div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-29711391272539038472010-10-23T23:07:00.000-07:002010-10-23T23:07:16.253-07:00works in progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TKTet8uL11I/AAAAAAAAAjM/N5xSFib3Zyk/s1600/mannequin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TKTet8uL11I/AAAAAAAAAjM/N5xSFib3Zyk/s320/mannequin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">when i first began this little blog i fully intended to talk about our house and the renovations we're constantly making.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TKTlga7c2jI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/mdBa9jdWatQ/s1600/kitchentable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TKTlga7c2jI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/mdBa9jdWatQ/s320/kitchentable.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">over the past 2 years we've been renting 2 of our 3 suites out...and $12,000.00 in damages, three new floors, two floods and one full suite of switched out stainless steel appliances later (!), i'm finally ready to talk </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TKTmwacTnaI/AAAAAAAAAjU/IcDR85ADuIw/s1600/kitchensink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TKTmwacTnaI/AAAAAAAAAjU/IcDR85ADuIw/s320/kitchensink.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">guess what? the moment we decided to stop renting out, our house became a cozy home. who knew being a landlord was so counterproductive? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">fire! its the peak of fire season here in british columbia canada. we're seeing ash from fires to the north and east of our community. the air is laden with the scent of burning pine and the sun blazes fierce fiery red every night as it disappears beyond the mountains. beautiful. frightening. if you need us or we're not getting back to you its because in a family of wildfire fighters and fire fighters to be, we've got our hands full. but not to worry, soon it'll be business as usual. </span>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-19934924877726684042010-07-22T00:26:00.000-07:002010-07-22T00:26:18.919-07:00Designing With Intention vs Tension in Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfdzfgYTaI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Jpq3V76xCrE/s1600/045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfdzfgYTaI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Jpq3V76xCrE/s400/045.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"rules are meant to be broken" has been a motto that works for me... umm... somewhat. but about a million years ago in another life <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">i learned a rule that should never be broken</span>. the (so called) first rule of dance is to<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">move with intent</span></b>. in other words, find your intention, your connection to the driving concept behind the choreography, so that you can clearly project it to your audience. dancers are limited to three tools: their bodies, the music and costume. the body is the only tool that a dancer is in control over and intention is the soul of their expression.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfd2E7J1UI/AAAAAAAAAhg/lEDPnOSyvQc/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfd2E7J1UI/AAAAAAAAAhg/lEDPnOSyvQc/s320/006.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i nearly fell off my chair when i read <a href="http://www.scoutiegirl.com/">scoutie girl's</a> "we scout wednesday" posting on </span><a href="http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/07/handmade-versus-homemade.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">handmade vs homemade</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> and why it doesn't matter what you choose to call it. what matters is the <i>intention</i> behind it. talk about coincidence! my planned post for the day also involved the importance of intention. how does <b>"the first rule of dance"</b> apply to design you may ask? well...what's behind a design? is it an <i>exercise</i> in stretching the maker's technical reach? an <i>exercise</i> in moving stock? working with a set palette of pantone colors chosen by a group of elderly men that we are all beholden to?</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfd_svQmwI/AAAAAAAAAhw/_CFGjqbLwXE/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfd_svQmwI/AAAAAAAAAhw/_CFGjqbLwXE/s320/004.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">those are all valid reasons for design...i suppose. in dance we call these exercises <i><b>technique</b></i> and <i><b>v</b><b>irtuosity</b></i>. they are not to be confused with the heart and soul of dance. the joy of it. with art and magic. <i>technique</i> exists to train the muscle memory to respond in the correct way when called upon. <i>virtuosity</i> is a testament to how high you can reach - how far you are able to stretch to attain perfection. i think of art as a transformation of materials or concepts into a finished work - something from nothing. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfd89gAN3I/AAAAAAAAAho/h7CEGZuXHvU/s1600/048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfd89gAN3I/AAAAAAAAAho/h7CEGZuXHvU/s320/048.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">as amazing as virtuosity is, it doesn't necessarily make you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">feel</span> what the dancer is feeling. it is tension for the sake of aesthetic perfection. your story, your emotions, your truth are as important as the quality of your product. the why of it needs to be put out there. do you make to survive? let me see how hungry you are through your work. do you love what you do? show me the love.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfeFSYYbZI/AAAAAAAAAh4/3R4unbtjO1Q/s1600/029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEfeFSYYbZI/AAAAAAAAAh4/3R4unbtjO1Q/s400/029.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">call me eccentric but i fully believe that what you feel and think while you are making your art or crafting your wares comes through in the final product. i no longer seek to project my intention on stage but i do try to project it onto my work. every piece that comes out of my studio is made for a queen in my mind. i make my intended client the most important person in the world the whole time i hold their piece in my hands. i am in love with the materials themselves and make the manufacturing process a joyful one - never, ever do i let thoughts or troubles of the day intrude. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-64699838648291833782010-07-20T17:58:00.000-07:002010-07-20T17:58:10.114-07:00balancing work and play the DIY way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEYxLocecwI/AAAAAAAAAg4/k2e-Pv1Z_Qk/s1600/il_fullxfull.149029893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TEYxLocecwI/AAAAAAAAAg4/k2e-Pv1Z_Qk/s400/il_fullxfull.149029893.jpg" width="281" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i have recently fallen in love with </span><a href="http://www.scoutiegirl.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">scoutie girl's amazingly engaging blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">, especially her series on growing your </span><a href="http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/07/farm-every-house.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">business/family/life/garden</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> which features great </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/07/get-some-dirt-under-your-nails.html">playing in the dirt metaphors</a>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> readers are encouraged to take the plunge past the research stage of a self-taught skill and get down to the dirty business of growing creatively. tara of scoutie girl is talking my language...risk, innovation, just taking a running leap over the edge of known territory.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Kind friends, is there anything finer than a giveaway? Perhaps there is </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">one</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> thing...a giveaway that supports talented friends and loved ones, like my good friend Zenith Lillie. Zenith is a knitter, comedian, business woman, artisanal bath and beauty product </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">entrepreneur</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> kingpin and all around amazing person. She is the creative genius behind the </span></span><a href="http://rollingriversoapcompany.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Rolling River Soap Company</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">, which she runs with her partner Jesse G.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">P.S. if you would like to check Rolling River out Zenith would love it if you stopped by for a visit (be sure to check her crocheted hats out on Facebook): <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://rollingriversoapcompany.blogspot.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "f81d1mg2hzmwMOefV_J3oEdU3_A", event);" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://rollingriversoapcompany.blogspot.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sault-Sainte-Marie-ON/Rolling-River-Soap-Company/74855847920?v=wall&__a=13" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sault-Sainte-Marie-ON/Rolling-River-Soap-Company/74855847920?v=wall&__a=13</a> </span></span>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-64620532293739359562010-06-19T01:00:00.000-07:002010-06-19T01:00:05.422-07:00New Works: My "Flush" Bezel Setting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBx1oPwtJII/AAAAAAAAAfI/YXHYxsXv3KM/s1600/moonwrap3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBx1oPwtJII/AAAAAAAAAfI/YXHYxsXv3KM/s320/moonwrap3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBx11b3Sn6I/AAAAAAAAAfY/I7PWSicT7IY/s1600/moonwrap5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBx11b3Sn6I/AAAAAAAAAfY/I7PWSicT7IY/s320/moonwrap5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At last my experiment is complete mwahaha...You might remember this setting from <a href="http://redesigntechnologies.blogspot.com/2010/06/sneak-peek-of-designs-to-come.html">June 14th's post</a> I've pushed my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/29775881">Oxidized Emerald Cut Moonstone</a> in another direction and I like it. I've already ordered an emerald cut diamond to test the concept a little further. Mmm...I cannot wait!</div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-36919995530724051212010-06-14T12:23:00.000-07:002010-06-14T12:23:18.527-07:00Sneak Peek of Designs to Come<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBaAmqwaiZI/AAAAAAAAAfA/O5C6vW6hnl0/s1600/moonstoneexperiment2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBaAmqwaiZI/AAAAAAAAAfA/O5C6vW6hnl0/s320/moonstoneexperiment2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fine Silver Wrapped Setting in the Raw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little silver wrapped gem will be hitting the shelves of Birch Beer Boutique soon in various forms - rings, earrings, necklaces, all shapes sizes and stones. </div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-52993817282566262522010-06-11T10:44:00.000-07:002010-06-11T10:44:05.719-07:00Hunting and Gathering: Morel Picking Part 2 Flora and Fauna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBJy0-m9qPI/AAAAAAAAAew/RC7j02GDfa8/s1600/hookers+fairybells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBJy0-m9qPI/AAAAAAAAAew/RC7j02GDfa8/s320/hookers+fairybells.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morels are not the only lovers of recent burn sites. Hooker's Fairybells</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBJw0IffZzI/AAAAAAAAAeY/ve7gcldCb0E/s1600/deer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBJw0IffZzI/AAAAAAAAAeY/ve7gcldCb0E/s320/deer2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One young buck (of the mule deer variety)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBJzc-qCEBI/AAAAAAAAAe4/zNtEdrwASWo/s1600/morels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TBJzc-qCEBI/AAAAAAAAAe4/zNtEdrwASWo/s320/morels.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course our haul of morels </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please stay tuned for my "artistic interpretation" (for lack of a better term) of our forage and a giveaway.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-26685528923338349672010-06-09T11:37:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:37:48.644-07:00Hunting and Gathering: Morel Picking Part 1 The Site<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_VAq95k_I/AAAAAAAAAd4/rRUALoKF9e4/s1600/burn4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_VAq95k_I/AAAAAAAAAd4/rRUALoKF9e4/s320/burn4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: A dozer guard at the Brookemere Fire Site. Last year I had the great pleasure to play a very, very small part in suppressing Kamloops Forest District fire #K6-1231. We visited the 6,000 - 10,000 hectare lightning strike fire site recently for a look-see, with mushroom picking on our minds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_UkHI6nWI/AAAAAAAAAdw/Z8ZHD_fdCsA/s1600/burn3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_UkHI6nWI/AAAAAAAAAdw/Z8ZHD_fdCsA/s320/burn3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Site: Above a closer look. A dozer guard fire line where Danger Tree Fallers have assisted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_Sh0c4HAI/AAAAAAAAAdg/Asu2gP8zj8o/s1600/burn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_Sh0c4HAI/AAAAAAAAAdg/Asu2gP8zj8o/s320/burn.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The outer edge of a high elevation Engelmann Spruce/Subalpine Fir site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The inner edge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_T7I5VfOI/AAAAAAAAAdo/L2XRxjWn7sg/s1600/burn2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/TA_T7I5VfOI/AAAAAAAAAdo/L2XRxjWn7sg/s320/burn2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The forest is silver here. I wouldn't have batted an eyelash if a unicorn pranced out into the river clearing below us.</div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-90342051253065854872010-05-04T02:01:00.000-07:002010-05-10T20:43:13.053-07:00i love the way carnivals bring out the silly side<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S9_hWpKdwbI/AAAAAAAAAc4/n2IXeptMSqY/s1600/IMG_4146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S9_hWpKdwbI/AAAAAAAAAc4/n2IXeptMSqY/s400/IMG_4146.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-46766470557448304962010-04-05T23:23:00.000-07:002010-04-05T23:23:42.419-07:00Pandora's Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7rOMUPxNOI/AAAAAAAAAco/4xcA9TqGsjk/s1600/IMG_3979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7rOMUPxNOI/AAAAAAAAAco/4xcA9TqGsjk/s400/IMG_3979.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">when i think of what lies beyond our attic door the phrases "be careful what you wish for" and and wiley coyote's "super-genius" spring immediately to mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7rOtntBVdI/AAAAAAAAAcw/XHFa4agXIck/s1600/IMG_3981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7rOtntBVdI/AAAAAAAAAcw/XHFa4agXIck/s640/IMG_3981.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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is that a dryer hose you ask? um yes, it is dryer hose connected to my stove exhaust fan and yes...yes it is attached with duct tape. no insulation beyond what lines the floor but the good news - loads of potential for improving heating efficiency and raising the ceiling. perhaps exposing a few beams? what would you do if you discovered this many angles in your attic?Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-91501312102386292282010-04-02T00:10:00.000-07:002010-04-02T00:13:55.221-07:00Positive Proof of the Power of Blogging: The Selby is in Your Place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7WSybkEMVI/AAAAAAAAAcU/hdU99BYwFzY/s1600/9_21_09_DanShannan09536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7WSybkEMVI/AAAAAAAAAcU/hdU99BYwFzY/s640/9_21_09_DanShannan09536.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The amazing blog-cum-Brick-and-Mortar-Publication "The Selby is in Your Place" launched today with life-changing effects for me. Where to start? Perhaps with a discussion centered around the difficulties I've had pitching an attic loft reno for our extremely traditional 1997 Georgian-style home? Or maybe the introduction of my amazing husband Joe, who is a fire fighter of the wildfire sort - a get-er-done kind of guy who manages ecosystems and...well...gets stuff done. He's got my back and I his, but like most couples, we view information in wildly different ways. Lets say I am the "Pitcher" and Joe is the "Fielder".<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2057873485"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7WVP9TSnAI/AAAAAAAAAcc/66u9ffYPRuY/s640/9_21_09_DanShannan09508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.theselby.com/9_21_09_DanM_Shannan/pages/image10.html">Enter </a>Dan <a href="http://danmartensen.com/">Martensen</a>, Shannan <a href="http://www.supermodels.nl/shannanclick">Click</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810984865?ie=UTF8&tag=theselby-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0810984865">The Selby Is In Your Place</a>. Thank you...all of you, for putting into play what my words could not describe. The result in terms of impact on my life? Total success! Today we probe the attic for possibilities and scenarios. Tomorrow? Who knows...</div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213885257572757878.post-351985764083812862010-04-01T12:06:00.000-07:002010-04-01T12:06:36.508-07:00Why Do I love The Shipping Process?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7TuIk1n5TI/AAAAAAAAAb8/b83C71x36Hc/s1600/jojopackage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7TuIk1n5TI/AAAAAAAAAb8/b83C71x36Hc/s400/jojopackage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because I love you dear client!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7TucPmE8oI/AAAAAAAAAcE/FaDokG3AbPw/s1600/jojopackage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FPMUOWQJnHQ/S7TucPmE8oI/AAAAAAAAAcE/FaDokG3AbPw/s400/jojopackage2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Re:Design Technologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452093471708387863noreply@blogger.com0