Remember Me

I Believe in Faeries

Faerie (Fairy):    Pronunciation: (fā'u-rē, fâr'ē)

"A tiny imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous,
and possessing magical powers."



One of my most favorite movies !!!!!
"In the midst of World War I, two little English girls breathe some mystery, magic and belief into people's lives when they take pictures of fairies."



Please visit http://www.thefaerycrossing.com

This site has ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS graphics and an abundance of "faery lore". On the "greetings" page, there is a link that takes you to Second Life's 3-D virtual world group "The Faery Crossing", or at the bottom of the page, you can follow a link to the beautifully designed website menu. There are even plans for a "Faery Market" which will be of interest to all artists & crafters.


 And on Etsy..... Meet "The Fairy Nana" who makes the most AMAZING fairy costumes!!!


Visit fairynana's Etsy shop:
http://fairynana.etsy.com

Fairynana says: "I was nicknamed "Fairy Nana" by my eldest granddaughter, and I consider myself to be one of the luckiest people I know...able to fill my days with creating fairy outfits designed to make the people who wear them feel as beautiful, unique and precious as they truly are.

Making Faerie costumes was actually one of the silver linings that came out of a stroke I had several years ago after which a physical therapist encouraged me to sew in order to regain the fine motor control in my right hand. Once I'd mastered some rather rudimentary skills I made a princess skirt for my granddaughter's birthday, and soon moved on to making custom fairy and princess costumes for individual Make-A-Wish kids (something that I still love to do.)

I love that when someone puts one of these costumes on the magic just suddenly begins and everything else seems to disappear...."

And now I must bid you adieu...
Remember to wear your fairy wings
and to sprinkle faerie dust wherever you go.

"Hand in hand, with fairy grace,
Will we sing, and bless this place."

~William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Happy Anniversary to my blog !!!

I realized today that I have been blogging for one year! Happy blog~iversary to me!!! Thank you to everyone who has visited my blog! My prayer is that you have been entertained, informed, encouraged & inspired. Thank you for your kind words, encouragement & support.

Blogging is FUN! It gives you an opportunity to "share yourself" so people can get to know who you really are. Blogging is a creative outlet where you can design your own blog template & banner and/or share your latest artwork. And the writing...is therapeutic & healing.

"Remember Me" (the "paper arts" business/blog/etc.) was born of a desire for people to remember who I am, what I love, & how I touched others while I was here on Earth. "When this you see, remember me..."

I try to dwell on things of beauty, inspirational art & words of kindness. There is so much vulgarity & mean-spiritedness in our world, I want my readers/customers to know that "Remember Me" will always try to uplift them & bless them. 

Hugs & Kisses. Emily XOXOXO

Christmas in July

Happy Christmas in July!

Some of the sellers on Etsy are having a "Christmas in July" sale.

At "Remember Me" ~ all Christmas items will be listed at a reduced price and will include FREE SHIPPING to the U.S. & Canada and REDUCED SHIPPING to "Everywhere Else" during the month of July!

To find other sellers participating in this sale, go to etsy's homepage at:

http://Etsy.com

then, type in "christmasinjuly" or "Christmas in July"  in the search bar at the top of the page. To the left of the search bar, use the drop-down menu to choose "All items: tags, titles". Then, hit the "Search" button.

This is great for those of you who start your Christmas shopping early! There are some GREAT deals to be found whether you are looking for handmade items for gifts, vintage collectibles for decorating, or supplies so you can make your own Cristmas crafts. Check often, new items will be added each day!

 

Here is a direct link to my Christmas Items:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5050681&section_id=5510926

Happy shopping!!!

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Etsy but Were Afraid to Ask

"Happy Anniversary to You" ~ Don & Barbara ~ 56 years

Friday, June 13th, 1952...yes, Friday the 13th...my parents were married at the Chapel of the Sandpoint Naval Air Station in Seattle. Again this year, their anniversary falls on Friday the 13th!!!

Mom says it was a lovely affair with her 2 sisters as bridesmaids, her cousin as photographer, and co-workers filling in as best man & ushers. "The Captain gave us his sword to cut the cake!" she says.

They borrowed her Dad's brand new Cadillac for a honeymoon trip down the Pacific Coast Highway as far as Santa Cruz, CA.

It's so sweet to think of them so in love and happy. They're still that way!

Marriage brought many moves ~ from Seattle to New Orleans to Omaha to South Dakota back to Omaha to South Carolina and finally to Hawaii where they live today.  

Marriage also brought children ~ Emily & Fred born in 1954 & 1956.

They taught me what love means...kindness, respect, affection, tenderness, commitment.

Have a lovely day today, Mom & Dad, with precious memories of your life together.  We love you and will be thinking of you!!!

Let's Play the "flickr game"

1. Emily, 2. Chocolate Stash, 3. fun at the miss irmo pageant, 4. Grocery Shopping, 5. johnny depp, 6. ~ Lovely Gesture... ~, 7. Sheep, 8. peanut butter cupcakes with chocolate frosting, 9. ARTISTE DANS SON ATELIER, 10. Granddad and Mom and their five kids, 11. Curaçao - Traditional Sweets 2, 12. A Cloud the mighty Sun encloses

Let's have some fun!!! Let's play the "flickr game". Here are the rules:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker).

the questions:
1. What is your first name?.....Emily
2. What is your favorite food?.....chocolate
3. What high school did you go to?.....Irmo
4. What is your favorite color?.....white
5. Who is your celebrity crush?.....Johnny Depp
6. Favorite drink?.....milkshake
7. Dream vacation?.....English countryside
8. Favorite dessert?.....cupcakes
9. What you want to be when you grow up?.....artist
10. What do you love most in life?.....my family
11. One Word to describe you?.....sweet.....yeh, right!?!
12. Your flickr name?.....Remember Me Emily

Altered Flashcards

I found a "stash" of vintage flashcards in my art studio the other day and decided to "alter" some of them. Always the smart aleck ~ I came up with a "sassy" geek girl photo and some snappy sayings. What fun this is!
 
Watch my Etsy shop for more "Altered Flashcards"!

Les emotions de la France Book Swap

I am so happy to be participating in the "Les emotions de la France" book swap hosted by Rhonda Thomas.  Our instructions are:

"Each participant will create one original altered page to copy for this book. The page should involve any emotion that you desire, love, hate, fear, anger, and the list goes on and on. I don't know your thoughts, but an emotion from France just seems to have so much more intensity to it. Therefore, your altered work must have a french vintage theme to it and most importantly, be written in french.  On the back, you need to put the English translation."

I couldn't decide on just one emotion ~ there are so many ~ so I have acture of a "Drama Queen" on my page! She is FULL of emotions!

Swaps are sooooooo much fun! I just love to see what other artists create, given the same assignment. We will each receive a 24 page book of our own to cherish.  Thank you Rhonda for hosting this FABULOUS swap!

"I'm Baaaaaack" ~ All is well ~ Love my new computer!

Wow! I had no idea how dependent I was on my computer! I actually had withdrawal symptoms the first two days I was without "my precious".

Anyway, I ended up buying an Apple IMAC !!! And I am LOVING IT!!! I had some issues setting up and determined that a wireless network was not going to work for us. Also, after deciding to go back to a direct ethernet connection,  found out that the wiring from the DSL jack to the modem downstairs was "fried" by the lightning strike and had to be replaced. 

A big "Atta Boy" goes out to Shane of Viroqua computers who was able to salvage all of my data from my old computer and put it on CDs for me. Way to go Shane ~ you are my new BEST FRIEND!

Now, if I can only get rid of my "PC Brain" and start learning the Apple MAC based software. Stay tuned.....the adventure begins.....

Lightning Strikes ~ "Girl Interupted"

Lightning hit our house last night and my computer is "FRIED". All art projects have come to a screeching halt! I can't believe how SICK and UPSET I am that I do not have access to my beautiful vintage images, my verses and sayings, my links to fellow artists' blogs, etc. I will know this afternoon if my computer is repairable or not and if my data is salvagable or not. Meanwhile I am shutting down my Etsy shop as it is just not possible to run a business from the town library computers! So.....I will be offline until my computer is fixed or we get it replaced. Thanks for your patience and understanding. Emily. XOXO