The Legend of Two Wolves

6th Grade Art - Culler Middle School

A Cherokee Legend

A grandfather is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.

“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

 The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The grandfather simply replied, “The one you feed.”

TTFN

LeAnn aka pasqueflower

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Wordless Wednesday

Sculpture at The Legacy - Lincoln, NE

Artist Unknown

O is for Orioles

It's Shameless Commerce Tuesday, and today I'm featuring a recent custom order.

I made this walker bag for a dear lady who is an avid Baltimore Orioles baseball fan.  (Now that the football season is officially over in the USA, we are looking forward to spring training and baseball season.)

The reverse side, with a large divided pocket, is made from a rally towel.

I used Riley Blake large polka dots in orange for the lining of the center pocket:

And I just couldn't resist these baseball buttons:

I received the nicest thank you note from her daughter, Maggie:

That is the cutest thing I've ever seen! 
She'll be the envy of all the "girls" at the home and maybe some of the "boys" too! 
Thanks so much! Go Ravens and Go Orioles! :)

Most of my walker bags are custom orders, designed as gifts for someone special.  

TTFN
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pasqueflower
http://pasqueflowerponderings.blogspot.com
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Treasury Thanks

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!  The groundhog did not see his shadow, so I'm looking forward to an early Spring.  The tax office is CRAZY busy this time of year, but I am grateful for the extra paychecks.

And I am also grateful to the talented curators who featured items from my Etsy shop, Pasque Flower Creations, during the past week.

Judy from JNOriginals featured my red chevron oven mitt in her Valentine's Day treasury, V-Day Eye Candy.  Speaking of eye candy, take a look at this cute felted wool iPhone case from Judy's shop:

Judy went to the other end of the color spectrum for her treasury, A Sweep of Blue, where my leaves on periwinkle oven mitts were among the featured items.  These blue fingerless gloves are just the ticket when you need to keep on texting and it is FREEZING COLD outside BTW.  Love her signature flowers.

Elle from Elledielle, an Etsian from Italy, featured my aqua chevron oven mitts in her treasury, Love Geometry.  Elle's shop has the cutest items.  I just love this Gino the Cat Shopping Bag.  Gino the Cat is available as a throw pillow, too.  Too cute!

Samantha from the FlourdeLis shop also featured my aqua chevron oven mitts in her treasury, Hostess with the Mostest.  Samantha bakes incredible cookies for special occasions.  Take a look at these Ooh La La Paris cookies.  Yummo!

Babito of PetalGirly, featured my red chevron baby bib in her cute treasury, All I Need Is Love.  Babito is from Latvia, and she makes such pretty hair ornaments.  I loved this red French barrette.

Athena of LalalitaBodyCo created a colorful Valentine's Day treasury, Heart Me!  Athena makes wonderful body care products.  This pretty fruit punch lip balm caught my eye.  Apply a little before you pucker up to kiss your sweetie on Valentine's Day.

Rita Greenwood of HomeGiftShop featured my prairie sunbonnet in her treasury, Prairie Daydreams.  Rita is from London, England.  I love this designer lavender bag from Rita's shop:

Louise Sanders from SunshineLemons featured my yellow chevron oven mitt in her treasury, Spring is on its way . . ..  I hope she is right.  I am SO ready for Spring!  Louise makes personalized printables.  I love this yellow and blue mix, beach chevy.

Sarah Beth of Magnolia Surprise featured my heart zip pouch in her treasury, Hearts In Conversation.  This heart card holder from Sarah's shop would be a perfect little Valentine's Day gift.

Duni of PeriDotbyDuni featured my purple cloth napkins, made from handwoven Guatemalan fabric, in her pretty purple treasury, Beautiful Amethyst.  (Purple IS my favorite color!)  Duni's shop is full of pretty and feminine shabby chic items, like these cute polka dot and lace shorts:

Antiquity Travelers featured my green chevron oven mitt in her treasury, Waiting for Green.  These green amethyst earrings would be worth waiting for!  How unique and pretty!

Kathy of tapestry316 featured my fabric covered travel journal in her treasury, Write it down, pack it up, and send it off!  Kathy is a talented artist who is able to capture the personality of the horses she paints.  I just love this art piece, Cat and Horse Saying Good Morning:

I'm booked solid at the tax office today (yes -- Sunday), so I need to sign off and start crunching numbers.

TTFN
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
http://pasqueflowerponderings.blogspot.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pasqueflower
http://www.facebook.com/pasqueflower

Wordless Wednesday - Painted Desert

Culler Middle School Art Tile (6th Grade)

Valentine for Baby

It's Shameless Commerce Tuesday, and today I'm featuring two newly-listed boutique bibs from my Etsy shop, Pasque Flower Creations, perfect for baby's first Valentine's Day, but wearable all year round.

This happy, colorful, whimsical print from the Willow Bloom collection by Alexander Henry, was used in two new bibs -- one with a red and white Carolina gingham check reverse side, and the other with pink and white Carolina gingham.  The bibs are reversible, so it's like getting two bibs for the price of one.

This unisex bib features red and white chevron fabric by Riley Blake.  The reverse side is white on red polka dots, also by Riley Blake.

All my bibs are high quality 100% cotton fabric, with a layer of preshrunk cotton flannel sandwiched between the layers for extra absorbency.  I use capped metal snap closures -- no Velcro to attract gunk, or to catch in baby's fine hair.  My bibs are made using a Mod Tods pattern.   To see more boutique baby bibs, visit the Baby Bibs section of my Etsy shop.

Thank you for stopping by!

TTFN
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pasqueflower
http://www.facebook.com/pasqueflower
http://pasqueflowerponderings.blogspot.com

Treasury Thanks

Each week I try to thank the curators of treasuries who have featured items from my Etsy shop, Pasque Flower Creations.   With Valentine's Day fast approaching, it was no surprise that two of the treasuries had Valentine's Day themes.

Antiquity Travelers featured my hearts on black zip pouch in her treasury, Queen of Hearts.  Antiquity Travelers is a shop with "adventurous jewelry."  These beautiful  red rose lampwork earrings with jade would be perfect for a special dinner date with your favorite Valentine – SO pretty!

Linda B. of lindab142 featured my red chevron oven mitt in her treasury, Valentines Day Gift Ideas.  Linda B. is also a jewelry maker.  This red and silver heart necklace and earrings set would make a lovely gift for some lucky Valentine.

Deb Baroff of storybeader featured my aqua chevron oven mitt and my blue man pillow cover in her treasury, Geometric Blues.  One double feature deserves another!  This blue flowered journal is one of my favorite items from Deb's shop.

And these blue handmade paper beads are SO unique and pretty!

Fresh Greens, a wonderful treasury created by n2thewoods, featured my green chevron oven mitt.
This black mesh necklace with green leaf by n2thewoods is both earthy and edgy -- a beautiful piece!

Linda Pruitt of Pruitt Creations featured my green chevron oven mitt in her treasury, Nice Lime and Cool Turquoise.  This cute cup cozy from Linda's shop fits nicely into the cool turquoise category:

Thanks, again, to this week's creative curators!

TTFN
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pasqueflower
http://www.facebook.com/pasqueflower
http://pasqueflowerponderings.blogspot.com