tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44863765139955171802024-03-05T10:06:17.614-08:00Orion's RoseThe artistic life of Denise Anne TuckerDenise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-18154291123677088672020-11-08T14:28:00.001-08:002020-11-08T14:28:37.748-08:00<p> I've been thinking alot about the New Jerusalem and the building up of Zion. Reading Job and Mormon inspired this poem. Great and terrible things are ahead</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBi0LzE3Of390XmuaDYQSl0mzREdtKxpM1zBVVCkcZ_M0VQnFTA9bmOB6EJvCB_W6PJZGLCxuCNhzbC3KHfLVM5fig6y_tetccYaH5EqsE7_mck3KIo0KR0ni9v8LYOp1gIxCNqyiAxo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="468" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBi0LzE3Of390XmuaDYQSl0mzREdtKxpM1zBVVCkcZ_M0VQnFTA9bmOB6EJvCB_W6PJZGLCxuCNhzbC3KHfLVM5fig6y_tetccYaH5EqsE7_mck3KIo0KR0ni9v8LYOp1gIxCNqyiAxo/w640-h410/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJF8mlVGIf_1H6f7cxBrL3Saa4t0aGVJD-ktkB4-_J9iR5s4S9zkbbITMVVgspuc9qRh2L3oWPZvjCccrQKXJ3RSXZjSQPfy-L2-67dUgEoFEiU2wAVEeGoGcL7sHXDMrUQKZHHEWDW_k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="468" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJF8mlVGIf_1H6f7cxBrL3Saa4t0aGVJD-ktkB4-_J9iR5s4S9zkbbITMVVgspuc9qRh2L3oWPZvjCccrQKXJ3RSXZjSQPfy-L2-67dUgEoFEiU2wAVEeGoGcL7sHXDMrUQKZHHEWDW_k/w640-h436/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38WmPBCqPQj8OFjVI4x23x5zyXfpPckAGCv00G7dcoEYnNwURgj1xdPetjro8gC3Mxq27gWfnbO9lskCxd1ZC1UxpxNQGFhqjkO-lOAvlDJ2lXhr7fLssYfN8E8x8e4QR3_QwvhtHEoY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="468" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38WmPBCqPQj8OFjVI4x23x5zyXfpPckAGCv00G7dcoEYnNwURgj1xdPetjro8gC3Mxq27gWfnbO9lskCxd1ZC1UxpxNQGFhqjkO-lOAvlDJ2lXhr7fLssYfN8E8x8e4QR3_QwvhtHEoY/w640-h403/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-46964311834545763432012-04-15T14:34:00.000-07:002012-04-15T14:34:55.406-07:00Wounded Warriors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today I was inspired by a photo posted on Facebook by my friend in England, Brother Lawrence Lew, O.P. His photo and the attached message inspired this poem that I wrote this afternoon. Thank you, Brother Lew, for your beautiful photos and service to Our Lord.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wounded Warriors</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I am left</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hanging--</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wounded by words,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Betrayed and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Abandoned</div><div style="text-align: center;">by those</div><div style="text-align: center;">who were once</div><div style="text-align: center;">friends--</div><div style="text-align: center;">I must remember</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the end</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will kneel</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the feet</div><div style="text-align: center;">of a Sacrificed Savior.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Resurrected Lord</div><div style="text-align: center;">that I greet</div><div style="text-align: center;">understands.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He still carries</div><div style="text-align: center;">the wounds of friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">In His hands.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Denise</div><div style="text-align: center;">April 15, 2012</div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-71342773424875528422012-01-08T18:59:00.000-08:002012-01-08T18:59:01.421-08:00Silver Linings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWseUGd97lpwSfxHtYWOpx7vV1j9_ViIxIOdHa5C-YzPUU2vohgUTUgvZbexnNxxgqAtyFSyvrZqhdZKTPnvQTcG9dBWQzs2Ha1pKi_LWSE_OKYIv4otL1CEukqLoAToNWKuHywoZGJ4/s1600/Clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWseUGd97lpwSfxHtYWOpx7vV1j9_ViIxIOdHa5C-YzPUU2vohgUTUgvZbexnNxxgqAtyFSyvrZqhdZKTPnvQTcG9dBWQzs2Ha1pKi_LWSE_OKYIv4otL1CEukqLoAToNWKuHywoZGJ4/s320/Clouds.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Everybody falls sometimes<br />
Gotta find the strength to rise<br />
From the ashes and make a new beginning<br />
Anyone can feel the ache<br />
You think it’s more than you can take<br />
But you're stronger, stronger than you know<br />
Don’t you give up now<br />
The sun will soon be shining<br />
You gotta face the clouds<br />
To find the silver lining...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">From "What Faith Can Do" by Kutless</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's my favorite new song!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to face the clouds</div><div style="text-align: center;">and find my silver lining...</div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-42390528466538998142011-12-05T20:30:00.000-08:002011-12-05T20:30:39.134-08:00Ode ot Abigail...Today in my office a student shared with me pictures of his Ragdoll cat. <br />
I thought I would share pictures of my Ragdoll cat Abigail.<br />
Oh, she is so beautiful...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And she helps me to write. Someone has to spell around here!</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;">This year I did something quite new.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I call it "Inspiration" Jewelry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought some necklaces at a Trade Show in October,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then I reworked them and created matching earrings and bracelets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to go with them,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"inspired" by the necklace's color palatte and stones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really like the result.</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;">This one I created the necklace, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I called it "Mixed Metal Madness".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm quite mad about it, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Yesterday I put up my little cookie tree. This year it is painted silver and decorated with blue and white and silver ornaments. My Mom and I picked up dutch blue and white ornaments at the Outer Banks last May. I also have a new white owl to add to my growing Christmas Owl collection.<br />
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On Friday I attended the Riveting Silver Metal Clay workshop by <a href="http://www.sherrihaab.com/">Sherri Haab</a>. She is one of the nation's best jewelry artists. She's published many books and is on the cutting edge for new mediums and techniques in jewelry creation. She travels all over the nation and around the world giving her workshops. She had just returned from New Zealand and Australia. I've been aching to try my hand at silver metal clay. It was great. Sherri is here (on the right) helping artist Betsy Phillips with her amazing bird pendant. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is her book. You can buy it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Metal-Clay-Revised-Expanded/dp/0823099326/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304645924&sr=8-1">here</a></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;">You never know who you meet at Art and Soul. In my silver clay workshop, I ran into Betsy Phillips, who used to lived in Greensboro, NC and owned the most amazing boutique named Rag Poets. Betsy is an up and coming silver jewelry artist. That creative eye that filled her dress shop with amazing clothes is filling her heart and mind's eye with amazing jewelry designs. She was wearing a Buddha necklace she made the day before. I loved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">On Saturday night, my friend Melissa and I attended the vendor night. The artists who taught classes sell their designs and pieces at this event.</div><div align="center">I discovered a mixed media artist named Sarah Whitmire.</div><div align="center">I purchased one of her lovely heart creations.</div><div align="center">You can visit her website <a href="http://www.caspiana.com/">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReJVyK74WYZEJE6s_zATa32IYHCYObomrsVxSY7XNYtOH-fX1VEV3BQyNGSvcKa0hwkZ6_5gBFa24GVRcRnumx6Ys8qACWyKLCi8QXu9qvr6neR7zTnnIhQIEcd5BiIZ1g8y6H5YgW4M/s1600/Art+and+Soul++2011+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReJVyK74WYZEJE6s_zATa32IYHCYObomrsVxSY7XNYtOH-fX1VEV3BQyNGSvcKa0hwkZ6_5gBFa24GVRcRnumx6Ys8qACWyKLCi8QXu9qvr6neR7zTnnIhQIEcd5BiIZ1g8y6H5YgW4M/s320/Art+and+Soul++2011+013.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">I visited Sherri Haab's booth and enjoyed my visit with her and her terrific assistant Rachel.<br />
Best wishes to Rachel's son, Joshua, who is leaving for a mission this summer.<br />
I hope to take another class from Sherri in the future!!!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Sunday I attended a workshop on Metal Embossing by</div><div align="center">artist Magdalena Muldoon.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is what I made...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><em>I'm already looking forward to next year's Art and Soul Retreat...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yseE3rI8M4lgdiKEd5giPvK7dHLJcbrztWZukmzlHYgQtF4kea2Felu2zgReLKwHMF8piTOv7TWe_H2WoRYwchQzgNx3EQeHXyDjnkEBS0wsxC2cB8wUCusvc9LUS8hHHuf4HtbRgQc/s1600/Art+and+Soul++2011+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yseE3rI8M4lgdiKEd5giPvK7dHLJcbrztWZukmzlHYgQtF4kea2Felu2zgReLKwHMF8piTOv7TWe_H2WoRYwchQzgNx3EQeHXyDjnkEBS0wsxC2cB8wUCusvc9LUS8hHHuf4HtbRgQc/s320/Art+and+Soul++2011+011.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-84821371107012831302011-03-19T20:27:00.000-07:002011-03-19T20:27:30.012-07:00Giveaway at Beaducation!!!I purchased the book "Stamped Metal Jewelry" by Lisa Niven Kelly recently.<br />
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This is a whole new world for me in Jewelry making, and I've been buying up the TOOLS<br />
to get started--letter sets, design stamps, dapping tools, and hammers. Just had to buy two new hammers,<br />
brass ones weighing 2 lbs!<br />
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Beaducation blog is hosting a giveaway <a href="http://blog.beaducation.com/2011/03/national-craft-month-contest-week-3.html">here</a>.<br />
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Visit this blog and get stamping!!!!Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-40861094850068046632011-03-10T20:00:00.000-08:002011-03-10T20:05:27.229-08:00Creating New SpaceI've been away from my blog for about six months now.<br />
It's time to reconnect.<br />
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Last year was difficult in many ways,<br />
so this year I wanted to recreate my creative space.<br />
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So, first of all, a new blog background and header<br />
with JW Waterhouse beauties!<br />
I love Pre-Raphelite art.<br />
This was perfect.<br />
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For the most beautiful blogger backgrounds ever,<br />
go to Kirsi's site at<br />
<a href="http://blo64rt.blogspot.com/">http://blo64rt.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Now I'm also recreating my home office/guest room/jewelry room/writing room.<br />
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The colors will be teal, apple green, white, and brown.<br />
So far I have the comforter.<br />
Painting the walls apple green will take place next week.<br />
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Notice the lovely new silver lamp from TJ Maxx, my favorite store!<br />
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The grand cat Abigail likes the new comforter!<br />
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I look forward to working in this new space.<br />
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Hopefully many more books will be written here.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-14314969174546765452010-10-30T21:08:00.000-07:002010-10-30T21:08:13.764-07:00A New Day has Come...<div style="text-align: center;">Enough of regrets and tears.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enough of fears.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Life has just begun~</div><div align="center">Awake my soul.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A New Day has come!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This weekend's theme was mixed metals.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I took gold and silver and copper and gunmetal black chains</div><div style="text-align: center;">and created necklace and earrning sets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Turned out very nice.</div><br />
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<div align="center">This next one had a gold elephant pendant.</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;">I love the heart on this one!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pendant on this one was actually an old earring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's great how jewelry can be recycled!!!</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;">This heart almost looks like it came from a piece of old silverware...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another golden pendant...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did make this multistrand purple gemstone necklace set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pendant is from Gaea.</div><br />
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</div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-69624055318446230112010-09-24T20:04:00.000-07:002010-09-24T20:04:59.101-07:00Adelaide's Vintage Home and Garden StoreThis afternoon I went over to visit Adelaide's Vintage Home and Garden Store here in Greensboro, NC. This is my favorite store in Greensboro, a haven of painted furniture and garden wonders. One of the first things I saw today was this darling cabinet painted cornflower blue.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was more blue, in flow blue dishes and darker blue cabinets.</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;">I've had my eye on this green table for some time now.</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;">These avocado hand-painted end tables took my breath away. Wish I had another bedroom!!!</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;">How about some <span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>RED???</strong></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;">More blue dishes... You can't have enough blue dishes!</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;">There is a new cute area they are calling "Babyland", filled with sweet nothings for your sweet baby!</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;">I am so honored that Adelaide carries my Orions Rose Jewelry in her shoppe. Here are the latest items</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that I placed in her store!</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;">These are beaded lanyards, great for hospital workers and those who have to wear ID badges!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wear your ID in style!!!</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;">If you live near Greensboro, come by Adelaides!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Live Simply. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Live with beauty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPN22dhZbkmpV1YHZdEO_pDN1IKjYuavWt7FR6SFwXy9ZnUcmvFLUVcgRChwri8mRbqrJIgiYM3bn2RoaTf08iYIIvy8uiACCpf-oW0WIUYlSF5KTB8naTh0aHnVuPNIWlBBHwW_9HzEU/s1600/Adeleides+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPN22dhZbkmpV1YHZdEO_pDN1IKjYuavWt7FR6SFwXy9ZnUcmvFLUVcgRChwri8mRbqrJIgiYM3bn2RoaTf08iYIIvy8uiACCpf-oW0WIUYlSF5KTB8naTh0aHnVuPNIWlBBHwW_9HzEU/s320/Adeleides+025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-18140091268519913892010-09-05T20:56:00.000-07:002010-09-05T20:56:29.559-07:00Pockets of PeaceI awoke this morning feeling at peace.<br />
I read in "Streams in the Desert" about the power of stillness.<br />
Here is an excerpt of a poem by Freda Hanbury Allen~<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>"Be all at rest, my soul, for rest is service,</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>To the still heart God does His secrets tell;</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Thus will you learn to wait, and watch, and labor</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Strengthened to bear, since Christ in you does dwell.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>For what is service but the life of Jesus,</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Lived through a vessel of earth's fragile clay,</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Loving and giving and poured forth for others,</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>A living sacrifice from day to day."</em></div><br />
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</div><div align="left">Today in Church, I read chapter 12 of Rick Warren's <em>The Purpose Driven Life</em>.</div><div align="left">It was about your friendship with God.</div><div align="left">I had a Stake President once who taught us, "Make the Lord Your Friend."</div><div align="left">Today I am grateful for family and friennds and my Heavenly Friend.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">During my trip to New York City, I visited the Met Museum and saw lovely Christian works of art. I found this stunning painted of Joan of Arc by Jules Bastian.</div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you look closely, you can see an angel </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">guarding close by amid the leaves of the tree.</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;">Here is the display of the Antioch Silver, discovered in this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">early Christian center of worship from the time of the early church.</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;">Amid all the rush of mid-town Manhattan,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a pocket of peace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in a Catholic Cathedral.</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;">There was no dieting in the Big Apple!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WHY WOULD YOU???</div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-62326361897120183482010-08-14T09:31:00.000-07:002010-08-14T09:31:55.918-07:00Living my NYC Reality Show Dreams!!!<div style="text-align: center;">A few years ago, I would have scoffed at the idea of watching reality tv. Now, like most America, I'm hooked. During my trip to NYC last week, I got to go to locations where three of my top reality shows are filmed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, my fav--Project Runway!</div><div style="text-align: center;">In New York City, FASHION RULES, and I was welcomed by wonderful shops with great dresses displayed in the windows.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Parson's School of Design where<em> Project Runway</em> is filmed. You couldn't go inside--it's a school with tons of security.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it was fun just seeing it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey, where was Tim Gunn?</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;">Next, we dashed over to KLEINFIELDS wedding dress store, the home of the reality series</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SAY YES TO THE DRESS!</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;">Okay, let me just say here for the record....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've NEVER seen such beautiful dresses in my life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They take your breath away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing them on TV doesn't translate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first rack of dresses I saw were high-end designer gown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">priced at $35,000!!!</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;">The detailing was unreal. Here are silk roses cascading down the back of a dress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I died.</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;">Some dresses had this cris-crossing thing going on. I've seen it on the show, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but in real life, it's ten times more lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note the bejeweled dress in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On TV, I thought these overly sequined dresses looked cheap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In person, they are divine!</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;">My other favorite fashion reality show is the Rachael Zoe Project!</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;">On season one, during NY Fashion Week, she took a now famous (or infamous?) 20 minute shopping trip to New York Vintage! This is a cozy vintage dress store on 25th street.</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;">And then something more like my speed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, there is a GIANT TJMAXX in Manhattan!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I died again!!!</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;">Ladies, it was TEN TIMES bigger than your regular TJ Maxx stores.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got lost in the handbag department.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A sea of handbags...What a dream come true!</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;">My friend Paula and I came home from one day in Manhattan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">exhausted but fashionably fulfilled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were greeted at the door by Lizzy!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, here is a fashionable pet!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Day1= Shopping!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First on my list (yes, I had a list written on a white notecard) was bead buying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this <a href="http://www.wildthingsbeads.com/article-bsny.html">bead shopping in New York</a> article, which told me where to look--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the bead places in the big apple are on 36th, 37th, and 38th streets, between 6th and 6th Ave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went to a ten-story warehouse owned by Carl on 38th ave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">According to the article, he owns the entire building and has been in the bead business</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">since he was 16. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got off the 2nd floor elevator and saw this...</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;">Are you completely amazed?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've read about this place--stacks of VINTAGE glass beads five feet high and five feet deep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carl met us at the door and gave us a brief tour. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were rooms of metal chain and findings, pearls, semi-precious gemstones, and two rooms for vintage glass beads--one is very pricey, one is not so expensive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you buy by the pound.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carl's daughter and "grandma" were there working, packing up orders and weighing beads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carl handed me a cardboard box, smiled, and said, "Enjoy".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent alot of time in this corner, which had the less expensive vintage beads.</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;">Of course, I started in the most EXPENSIVE Vintage glass beads pile...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carl handed me this and I died...</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;">Then he handed me this, clear glass crystals from Austria!</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;">So, I wandered next into the PEARL room. I found these delicious button shaped pearls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the strands are very long!</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;">Finally, in a remote corner, I went exploring for more vintage glass beads and found these gems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beads come packaged already in small to medium clear packages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This makes them easy to toss inside your cardboard box!</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;">Most beads came assembled in large hanks. Trust me, you get your moneys worth. However, some bead treasures are loose inside the packages. I took these home with me. I'm a bit nuts over the dark green ones!</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;">So, if you are going to NEW YORK CITY any time soon AND if you have a wholesale business license for your bead habit, visit <a href="http://www.cjssales.com/">CJS Sales Warehouse</a>. Ask for Carl. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wear old clothes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be ready to get dirty... and very happy.</div>Denise Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248077396757242114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486376513995517180.post-73202435044514877562010-08-10T18:16:00.000-07:002010-08-10T18:16:09.862-07:00Welcome to my new Blog<div style="text-align: center;">It's the beginning of a new academic year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the beginning of a new blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Come walk with me through the mysteries of life.</div><br />
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