I give you peace

Santi

'peace' in the Assamese language

spoken in India

Mahatma Gandhi statue

Bhubaneshwar, India

As we look forward to the new year of 2014

let's turn our thoughts toward peace.

www.professionsforpeace.org

www.alifetimeofwisdom.com

angels in Cuba

deborahsandidge.blog.com

Msughshima

'peace' in the Tiv language, spoken in Nigeria

www.shebasgraphics.com

thank you, origamibears.com

"When the power of love

overcomes the love of power

the world will know

peace."

- Jimi Hendrix

www.vintageholidaycrafts.com

artist C. Marshall

courtesy origamibears

www.shenvalleylang.com

Apirive'

'peace' in the Guarani language, spoken in Bolivia

www.heresmygarden.blogspot.com

c.1870 vintage song sheet cover

courtesy Indiana Music Libraries

Doll Castle News, 1980

created by Helen McCook

"The most valuable possession you can own

is an open heart.

The most powerful weapon you can be

is an instrument

of peace."

- Carlos Santana

It is good to remember

that the only way to perfect peace

is peace through God.

Soksang

'peace' in the Kmer language spoken in Thailand and Vietnam

'The Golden Rule' by Norman Rockwell

(one of my favorite paintings!!)

www.zazzle.com

"Peace is the first thing
the angels sang."

- John Keble

Woodlawn cemetery, New York City, New York USA

www.flickriver.com

www.admiralcharitycards.org

paper doll angels by Tom Tierney

www.parker365photography.wordpress.com


Today,
I give you peace.

til next time -
inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com
and on pinterest:  kkloberdans

thanks to brainyquote for some great quotes:

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_peace.html

Secret Society of Happy People

Happy

Donna, a young elephant at the Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, England,
is playing football with her keeper.
photo cred: Steve Parsons, 1/2012

Today's blog is all about HAPPY!!

I found the coolest thing online, while browsing for something else -
That's what 
serendipity
is!

A HAPPY vintage song sheet cover, c. 1917
courtesy of Indiana Music Libraries, address to the right of this blog

I discovered 
www.sohp.com

That stands for 
The (Secret) Society of Happy People!

What a wonderful name!

A HAPPY Jester paper cutting pattern
from out of print Backstreet Designs


Hmmmm... a secret society of Happy People?
Yep!

Pamela Gail started this back in 1997,
to focus on the HAPPY moments,
instead of
the SAD, TRAUMATIC moments.
Great idea!!

(Something that makes people happy - chocolate!)


Today is the start of an entire week of

Hunt for Happiness Week
January 20 - 27, 2013

The focus is on finding moments of happiness every day.

Here's one of mine!

The Flamingo Barbie

You know I had to get in a Barbie somewhere, right?!
AND you know Flamingos are just so cool,
and fun
and make me happy!!

a wonderful paper doll duo by Lonnie M. Bullington
LJ Studios, 2011
found on pinterest

On the SOHP website, there are several activities that you can use to find your daily
happiness.

There is a great Word Search for

Thirty-one Types of Happiness
and

there are 'I-Spy' coupons to print out and give -
(to hand to  people that you see doing 'happy' things) 
and

Happiness Challenges
with ideas for finding happiness moments every day.

She gives ideas for even kids to join in with a 

365 Happiest Moments Journal.

Moroccan 12 year old,
credit: www.nationalgeographic.cm

So why not check out these Secretive
Happy People (!)
and celebrate 
the HUNT FOR HAPPINESS WEEK!!

Who knows? We might even join a global revolution?

Happy Nigerian children!
www.ngonewsafrica.org

Well, I'm off to start my Happiness Journal,

and make a new Pinterest Board of Happy Things,
(you can find me as K. Kloberdans there)

and make an etsy Treasury of
What makes me Happy!!

(You can find me through
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
or
www.inkspired.etsy.com)

"Butterflies"
original Collage Art Doll by inkspired
made from all recycled junk mail!
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com


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Halloween goodies and vintage graphics

Alaafia

"peace" in the Yoruba language, spoken in Nigeria

Nigerian children www.ngonewsafrica.org

no photo creds

Peace and welcome to you!

Are things getting a bit

frightening

for you lately?

Are you hearing things that go

bump

in the night?

c.1893 song sheet cover courtesy of Indiana Music Library

Well then, it must be close to

Halloween!!

Let's have some Halloweenie fun today!

vintage clip art, probably from Dover publications

Have you made up a batch of safety pin pins?

Here's a great 'skelly':

note the copyright info and internet address above

Why not make up a batch for your Halloween party at school?

or co-workers

or....??

You can find my tutorial in earlier blogs.

Just enter in "safety pin tutorial" in the search box, and it should come up.

Twyla Twitch sister

original Collage Art Doll using all recycled junk mail

by inkspired

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

We have a Fall Festival at our church every year.

It's a great, safe place to bring the kids,

get loads (and I do mean gobs) of candy and cake

and play some really cool games.

found at www.southshoremamas.com

We also have a cake walk.

I have been trying to decide which one I'm going to make this year.

In the past I made a treasure chest cake...

the lady that won it was sooooo excited

because her son's birthday was the next day!

That made me really happy.

insert pic here....

only I couldn't find one!

So here is a substitute picture for you:

This super treasure chest cake is from

www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com

For mine, I used a purchased pound cake and cut the top 1/3 off.

Then I frosted it all with chocolate frosting (canned)

and piped on the 'parts' like the straps.

I also used yellow and brown colored M&Ms for the tacks/rivets, etc. and 

the pre-packaged frosting-in-a-tube I get at my grocery store.

It comes with 4 different tips, and is super easy to use.

Then I added the 'treasure'.

There were gold chocolate coins, yellow M&Ms shaped into a 'gold' necklace with gumdrop jewels, asst. candy jewelry; things like that.

Next,

place the top (frosted) 1/3 of the pound cake on top.

I propped mine up with gold coins to make it stay open.

I wanted everything edible.

I placed it on a sturdy (recycled) cardboard 'tray', covered with foil.

Add various 'jewels', candy jewelry, gold coins spilling out of the chest and onto the tray base.

Voila!

Here are a couple of ideas from

Better Homes & Gardens.

They have a great web site with LOTS of ideas and recipes.

If you need more detailed instructions, just go to their site!

Black Cat Cupckakes

Dotty Halloween cupcakes

 

or why not use the same idea and make it a big two layer cake?

Fall Cake with Lollipops

Now, why not take the above idea, and add some Halloween pizazz?

Instead of clear lollies, why not use some of those pre-made lollipops that have jack o' lantern faces on them?

Quick.

Easy.

Really cool Halloween fun!

c.1904 song sheet cover graphics

Here are some really cute placemats to color,

courtesy of Jan Brett.

If you don't get her newsletter, it is easy to sign up and you get

FREE

things every month!

courtesy Jan Brett

Here is another fun coloring project from Jan:

courtesy Jan Brett

Well, that's it for today!

Hope you got some great last-minute ideas for

a Fun End of October!!

vintage postcard, courtesy Dover Books

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Good Vegetable Soup

Jam

'Peace' in the Fulu language, Nigeria

'Carrying the Moon on her back'

part of a series of Moon artistic photographs by Laurent Laveder

Well, I am going to the chiropractor this morning to see if I can get rid of these terrible headaches. I do so hope it helps.

Makes me very very grouchy.

Really.

Grouchy.

I thought you might like the recipe for this really tasty vegetable soup that I made the other day.  I started out with no recipe, just a refrigerator of vegetables that I didn't want to spoil!

1 large pot with lid- I use the largest I have.

3 peeled and cut potatoes, bite size or so

3 carrots, peeled and cut into med size circles- bite size

1 package of large white mushrooms, all of them, sliced

1 small jar of pimiento. I rinsed out the vinegar first

a handful of edamame beans. (Fancy name for soy beans, fresh,green)

3 teaspoons of beef bouillon, dry

2 bay leaves

about 1 tsp of dried fresh parsley

about 1 tsp of dried fresh basil

a pinch of oregano

some salting with onion salt - to taste, so not too much - maybe 1/2 tsp?

Some sprinkling of onion powder. Maybe 1/2 tsp? or so?

1 can of tomato pieces (Or you can use a can of tomato sauce, NOT paste)

2/3 of one red bell pepper sliced and chopped

some stalks of fresh celery, chopped, including leafy tops - about 6

1 can of pinto beans

several pods of garlic. Not the entire head, just the parts inside.

                 I'm sure there is a cooking term for these,but I have a headache and

                  can't think of it!

1 /2 Cup - 1 Cup Pace picante sauce, medium hot

Add enough water to cover well.

Set on a medium burner, and put on lid.

Stir, and set on a low burner once it is hot throughout. Let it simmer (which means an occasional bubble on the surface) until you serve. It just gets tastier the next day.

That's it.

I also like to add 1 Cup of Pace Picante Sauce to my chili.

:0)

have a super day!

inkspired

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