Thursday, March 8, 2012

March FuLL moOn ~ Notions, Potions, & a bit of Magic with Whale

 seaman's drawing sperm whale circa 1810


 Notion: 
*************
Now that we've awoken from the Wynter sSLeeP,
and had a little bit of Fun`tyme Fun`tyme to reJuVeNate,
it's time for a little Fine Tuning.

Whale reintroduces us to our creative and intuitive energies
to show us a talent we've forgotten about
or haven't been aware existed.
Whales energy helps you to  understand
the ancient language of "energy vibrations,"
and are able to distinguish
where others are truly coming from.
Gut Intuition.

Whale asks us to recall our past
 and listen to its stories
so we can creatively heal old wounds.

 Potion:
*************
*a handfulle of Sea SaLt
*the Bath
*BLuE candles
*{any} White flowers ~ I like Magnolia
*Whale songs if possible,
if not, something slow and soothing
 *PaPer and Pen


a bit of Magic:  
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Work with Whale
to hone your instincts for whats best for You,
and help You to tune into the vibes
and intuitive energies that will do this.

Whale reintroduces us to our creative and intuitive energies
to show us a talent we've forgotten about or haven't been aware existed.
People with this totem are able to understand
the ancient language of "energy vibrations,"
and are able to distinguish where others are truly coming from.
Whale asks us to recall our past and listen
to its stories so we can creatively heal old wounds.

As you soak down into the Water, silently call to Whale.
Ask Whale to help show you,
 how to reconnect to your Inner Energies and intuition.
tune into the vibrations.

If the vibrations aren't right you'll know,
as you'll know when they are right.
There are uncomfortable vibes
and really groovy ones;
apply accordingly.
you know the saying...."i had a feeling."

Visualize your Self deep below in the deep Blue.
Yes, you can breathe!
Along comes Whale,
with it's slow, steady, swim;
with it's Song.
A slow, beautiful,
meditative musical of breathing;
a calling to those EnErgies
you need for Intuition and Guidance.

Tag along, hang on, and know
that Whale protects you from any harm.
Look about you.
What do you see?
 What do you hear?

Feel the powerful vibrations from WhaLe.
This is your tuning fork.

Relax and let the vibrations align
with you. If any feel uncomfortable,
breathe through it.
Your fine tuning.

Soon the vibrations stop
and a sense of peace,
yet heightened energy
fills you.

This is your Guidance,
your Intuition.

WhaLe begins to show you a piece of your History.
It could be from an Ancient Ancestor,
it could be from Your Self.
Remember so you can write it down
and see what it means later.

When it is time to say good Bye,
thank WhaLe as it swims off
and become aware of your breathing.

Concentrate on your breathing and let
each breath bring you closer to awake.

Once you are fully awake,
write down everything you can remember.
Don't forget to date it.


Take the Gifts that
WhaLe has given you
and go forth.
Allll aboard, the GrOOve~train!


{cannot read the artist name on picture for credit }

Native American Animal Zodiac


meditation property of The Holiday HoHo Queen. Please give credit if reposted.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March's The Whale

 "Fiction was invented
the day Jonas arrived home
and told his wife that he was
three days late because he had 
been swallowed by a WhaLe."
~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez












WhaLe Print

WhaLe Ring

WhaLe Wall ArT

WhaLe ChaRm

MiNi mini CroCheted WhaLe

WhaLe AshTray

WhaLe RinG in SiLveR

Dark BLue MaRy Janes

Monday, March 5, 2012

Lips like SPriNg...





My second favorite time of year for Beauty SuPPLies is Spring
{Wynter is tops!}

On a trip to Sephora last week, 
I picked up these 2 new LipSticks.

You may or may not know, 
how I lament the passing of The 90s Lipstick, 
or 80s for that matter.
The luscious color saturated cream that never seem to go dull.
You could follow my trail by the BrightAss Pink Lipmarks 
that would put a paper trail to shame.

I am forever on the lookout for those elusive lipsticks.
Everything is some kind of "gloss" or version of it. 
Listen, if I wanted GLoSS,
I'd hit the Maybelline Kissing Potion ~ roll on BayBE!

I digress...



The first one is Make Up for Ever in #15. 
It is pure and simple, Violet.
I fell in LoVe with it the second I saw it.
It's a Pearly Violet and is a touch sheer,
 but has enough coverage 
that it is one grOovy Lipstick.
And it stands out too~
in a very Feminine Punk kind of way.
I really slathered it on to catch the
Violet hue.


This is definitely my Spring lip color.
Especially for a hot date with The Chook.






This next one is a Sephora Brand ~
Sephora Rouge in LoVe TesT.



This is fairly close to the Punk Pink
I used to wear in the 80s 
and the Dark Pinks of the 90s. 

When I tested it at the store,
it was a lipstick,
creamy with loads of color.


When I got home, the new one seemed much more sheer,
so I whacked off the tip, and got to the good stuff.
LoVe TesT is a great day lipstick. 


Both lipsticks seemed normal in all the other departments:

*Longevity ~ normal: Same as most other lipsticks

*Moisture ~ normal: Doesn't seem to dry out my lips

*Prices ~ normal:
 Make Up For Ever #15                  $19
 Sephora Rouge LoVe TesT            $12


I say, RoLL on in Spring,
make the World as pretty as I feel! 

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Duncan Hines Frostings Creations ~ Orange Creme


 
 Every year The Blu Man creates a cake for his Day of Birth Celebratories.
He shares a birthday with Dr. Seuss, yes, yes he does,
so usually for his class, we would make 
White cake cupcakes with Blue Colored Vanilla Frosting.
{You know, Thing 1 & Thing 2}

This year he wanted
 half White cake and Half Chocolate
with Orange Frosting.
He was elated.
I wasn't.
All I could think was that no one would eat them.
How wrong I was.


Growing up, and occasionally still, 
I will find the Orange flavored canned frosting.
I like it. I always have.
Of course when I went shopping, 
they didn't.have it in stock,
BUT~
they did have this awesome new stuff!

Duncan Hines has a new line called the Frostings Creations
and I am just SuperKala over this.

They hawk a "frosting starter" 
which is just Vanilla/White Frosting
then you've got Heaven to choose from.
You've got to check out these Flavors!

Make your cupcakes....
 
Using a Devils Food cake mix,
and a White cake mix,
Make the CupCakes per instructions on box.
I used the Egg White recipe for the White Cake.

Fill CupCake PaPers with a little less than half
of one flavor, and then top off with other flavor.
Bake and CooL completely.

Ready to Frost?
 Just mix 1 packet to 1 can 
and instantly jazz up any flavor cake.

We were making a lot of Cupcakes, so we used  4 boxes of cake mix.
I used 2 cans of the Frosting with the 2 packets
and honestly, next time, I would add a 3rd
for more flavor kick.


Only decide this AFTER doing the 1:1.
{flavors like Raspberry can get overwhelming pretty quick}


We used the Orange Creme.
I couldn't stop eating it.

Apparently,
The Classmates couldn't either.
This is the first time EvEr,
not only did EvEry kid take a cupcake,
EvEry one oohed, aahed, and ate it
while simultaneously saying how good it was.
EvEry bite, and cupcake.

well done, Blu!


 I can't wait to go grocery shopping next week
and pick up a couple more of these
most especially the:

* Chocolate Marshmallow
*White Chocolate Raspberry

Maybe Chocolate Marshmallow on a Red Velvet cake or German Chocolate
and a Chocolate Fudge cake withe the White Chocolate Raspberry.

excuse Me, while I go crank up Le Oooh~ven!



Friday, March 2, 2012

Happy Birthday to The Blu Man and Dr. Seuss...





You're both Incredible!

Tools I'd Like to have....

Plasma Torch/ Cutter

For Real.
I have a friend, Annie, who is a Metal Artist.
She took a round of metal,
Doily~ied it,
cut out the Doily pattern,
cut the circle in half,
painted them bright white, 
and had two of the Finest!
End Tables I have ever seen.

Torches are so COOL!

I don't know what kind of Torch she has,
but this one from Harbor Freight might be one to start with...

Plasma Torch/Cutter

Thursday, March 1, 2012

CRaFts from Around the CoRner...


 OMG!
These shrinky dink earrings are so Rad!

I really need to get some shrink plastic
and replenish my fine point Sharpies!

This would also be a great project for
The Kiddos to get started on Yulemas presents.