tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49837181053335026862024-03-12T21:53:14.684-04:00Velvet Lime DesignsVelvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-15337466944526832302017-12-25T18:34:00.000-05:002017-12-25T18:44:42.151-05:00Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-65903023030887881862017-12-23T09:28:00.002-05:002017-12-23T10:00:16.493-05:00Light of the World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we're sending you a single-stem, light-filled Christmas tulip to say "Merry Christmas to you" and to remind you of the reason many are so joyful during this <i>season of light.</i> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's the celebration of the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ, "</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">the one who is the <i>true Light</i> arrived to shine on everyone". </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(John 1:9) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Laura's husband, James Rhodes, is the artist who created this</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">luminescent tulip that radiates hues of lemon, gold and saffron. When he's not busy at </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://rhodesdesigngroup.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">Rhodes Design Group</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> he finds great joy in bringing </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"</span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">God-colors into the world", (Matthew 5:14),</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">through his pastel paintings. We're often inspired by his works that hang in our studio, and as Christmas approaches, we wanted to share this light-filled artwork with you as a visual gift and reminder of the "light who has come into the world." (John 12:46)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"What came into existence was Life, and the Life was </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Light to live by</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn't put it out..." </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">John 1: 5 - The Message</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">Peace. It's wrapped itself all around each one of the Velvet Lime Girls lately. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">Around Laura, with a husband just coming out of the Emory Hospital ICU, around Marybeth, with a daughter overcoming a concussion, and around Rebecca, as she and her amazing team oversee the 1000+ children at </span><a href="http://northpoint.org/children/waumba-land"><span style="color: blue;">Northpoint Church</span></a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yeah, we've each experienced a peace that transcends all comprehension lately, and we just had to let you know, if you're facing some kind of challenge or amazing busyness this Christmas season, there really is a peace that can hold you and calm you. </span><br />
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<span class="text John-14-27" id="en-NIV-26696" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-26696A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-26696A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-26696B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-26696B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> and do not be afraid." John 14:27</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">P.S. If you're in need of a little extra comfort today, pour yourself a cup of tea, and settle-in to the words of this <a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=tightropetb&p=comfort+song+laura+woodley#id=1&vid=c8eebf16281780a3b99f058d2ed7545d&action=click"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Comfort Song</span></i></a>. Even if the music style isn't your <i>cup of tea, </i>the soothing words here promise to bring healing to any heavy hearts out there. There are long pauses, so soak in the whole ten minutes of comfort and <i>peace</i>.</span></div>
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<br />Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-3242293370731493242017-10-22T13:01:00.000-04:002017-10-22T13:01:36.721-04:00Joy<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">JOY is the third <i>buoy to safe harbor </i>that we'll talk about during this breast cancer awareness month. Joy will buoy your spirit and life to a healthy, happy and whole place. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For those overcoming breast cancer,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">finding a little joy each day is an essential daily requirement.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We've found a few simple sources of random joy that can brighten even the weariest of days and we'd like to pass a few on to you right here.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Get out in the sun!</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, just stepping out into the sunshine will do wonders for your countenance and, as it turns out, for your health as well. According to Dr. Mercola, the vitamin D that you'll soak up in just a 10-15 minute period can be extremely healing to your whole body, lower your blood pressure and interfere with breast cancer's ability to spread. Just take a quick look at some of the other benefits of sunshine in this article by Dr. Mercola: <a href="https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/01/vitamin-d-benefits.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">Dr. Mercola on Vitamin D</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another article by Dr. Veronique Desaulniers points out that an 83% reduction in breast cancer occurred when the vitamin D level in the blood was doubled to 50ngml: <a href="https://breastcancerconqueror.com/vitamin-d-absolute-must-breast-health/"><span style="color: #351c75;">Dr. V on Vitamin D</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, just stepping out into the sunshine can increase your vitamin D level and start you down a healthier path! Obviously, a little vitamin D supplementation will need to go along with that sunshine exposure and both Dr. V and Dr. Mercola offer vitamin D suggestions on their sites. We hope you check these info links out and treat yourself to a little time in the sunshine today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yep, just a simple laugh! It's more powerful that you can imagine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to WedMD. a good laugh can boost your immune system, positively affect blood sugar levels and improve your sleep at night. So, pull out those old funny movies, joke books and stories that make you belly laugh. Or just share some light-hearted moments with cute, little ones or people who make you smile. You'll find some other great health benefits of laughing right here: <a href="https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/give-your-body-boost-with-laughter#2">WebMD on Laughing Benefits</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mmm... did someone say chocolate? Yes, you read that right! In moderation, a little bit of quality chocolate is quite beneficial and will certainly bring a little joy into your day. Yum! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aim for dark chocolate that has a high cacao content for the greatest benefits. One of our favorite chocolate companies is the Lily brand found at Whole Foods. Since it's made with stevia, there are no sugar concerns here, just-sheer-chocolate-joy! We bet your antioxidant levels are going up just thinking about this little bar! For an additional boost, read about some of the amazing health benefits of chocolate right here: <a href="https://draxe.com/benefits-of-dark-chocolate/">Dr. Axe on Chocolate</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since we're tossing out random ideas on sources of joy, we'll wrap up with one last idea today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you are on a healing journey for your health, it's amazing how <i>trying something new</i> will expand your horizons and bring in unexpected joy. We recently tried something quite new and the health benefits have been amazing, so we'll chat about it here for a moment. After reading about the remarkable health benefits of a hyperbaric-oxygen chamber, we stepped into one for the first time at<span style="color: orange;"> <a href="https://www.lyfewell.com/">Lyfewell</a></span>, right here in Johns Creek, Georgia! Oh, if you are on a healing journey, you need to stop by this place! The hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and the pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) increase oxygen levels, enhance blood flows and bring scientifically-proven restorative health benefits to the body. Yes, you'll begin to notice a nice positive change after a few sessions and you'll be glad you tried something new and so beneficial. Take a few moments to learn more about this interesting treatment at their site: <span style="color: orange;"><a href="https://www.lyfewell.com/our-therapies/">Lyfewell</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are just a few of the random sources of joy we've experienced lately. We hope you'll share some of your little joys, (your "buoys of joy"), that have perhaps brought you into a safer harbor on your healing journey. We'd love to hear from you and be inspired! </span><br />
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<br />Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-65156558612027093032017-10-08T10:56:00.000-04:002017-10-08T11:19:50.744-04:00HOPE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we're continuing our focus on Breast Cancer Awareness month with another <i>buoy of hope.</i></span><br />
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Wouldn't it be great if you could find a way to REALLY detect the earliest stages of breast cancer? You know, long before a mammogram catches it? A mammogram can certainly detect a suspicious area, but how great would it be to know <i>much earlier</i> and begin an effective healing protocol? Well, there IS such a test and it is called a thermogram. The chart below sums up the differences between these two types of tests:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This short video clip of Dr. Veronique Desaulniers discussing thermography sheds a little more light on the benefits of thermography versus mammography: </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hZMZBfSis&feature=youtu.be">Dr. V on Thermography</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And this article by Dr. Jockers sums up other benefits of thermograms:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the places we've found to have a thermogram done in the Atlanta area is through <a href="http://www.atlanta-breast-thermography.comhttp//www.atlanta-breast-thermography.com">Atlanta Mobile Thermography</a>. The technicians are great, and your report will be reviewed by a panel of doctors and then discussed with you. Each week the thermograms are available in several locations around Atlanta. Check out their Facebook page to see if a location is near you this week: </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mobilethermographic/">Atlanta Mobile Thermography Facebook</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For those of you outside the Atlanta area, this site can direct you to an accredited thermography center near you: <a href="http://www.thermologyonline.org/Breast/breast_thermography_clinics.htm#USA"><span style="color: purple;">Thermography Centers </span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you're wondering about the validity of thermograms, take a quick look at this link from Atlanta Mobile Thermography. (The first segment is much of the same info presented above, but scroll down for additional info.) <a href="http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1f3bc0597a6746ddf63b00a6d&id=fa035ab967">Thermography Info</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We hope you'll take the time to educate yourself on the benefits of thermography and set up an appointment for your first thermogram! You'll be glad you did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sending you hope,</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do!" Proverbs 4:7 TLB</span></i><br />
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-20219334824373887502017-10-01T13:22:00.000-04:002017-10-01T13:22:10.924-04:00Safe Harbor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A safe harbor. Sometimes that's all you need. A place to restore, revive and renew yourself. As we launch into Breast Cancer Awareness Month this month, we'll be identifying some life-lines, buoys and safe harbor suggestions for those who are navigating the rough waters of a breast cancer diagnosis. Pass this on to anyone you know facing breast cancer. It's rough seas out there for many of them, but they can ease into calmer waters with the right compass and buoys. We'll be talking about some of these buoys this month and we look forward to you coming aboard with us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We know what it's like to be tossed into the overwhelming, tumultuous, open seas of a breast cancer diagnosis. One of the Velvet Lime Girls, Laura, faced this diagnosis in June of 2015 and everything changed here in our little studio. The seas were just-pretty-darn-rough for awhile, with our anchor in God holding us down and averting a major shipwreck. There's just SO much to process with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Do you go the conventional route? Alternative route? A combination route? What DO you do??? One thing is for sure ... you can't ignore it. You're in a storm and you need some direction. <b><i>You need buoys that will guide you into a safe harbor.</i></b> We found some! And when you find buoys that help, you just want to yell out at the top of your lungs, over the crashing waves, to everyone out there adrift in the sea, "We found help! Here are some buoys to safe harbor!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, that's what we're going to do. We're going to yell out and point you in the direction of a few buoys we've found helpful along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our first beautiful buoy is a site called <span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;"><a href="https://breastcancerconqueror.com/">Breast Cancer Conqueror</a>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whether you choose a conventional, alternative or a combination route to overcome breast cancer, you'll find a treasure of resources, support and compassion here. It's a great place to start if you just don't even know where to begin. As their site says, you'll learn to "Never Fear Breast Cancer Again." The founder, Dr. Veronique Desaulniers, healed her own breast cancer naturally and documented the journey in her book, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heal-breast-cancer-naturally-dr-veronique-desaulniers/1119198315?ean=9781631619915&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_BN+Bing+Books_00000000&2sid=Bing_e&sourceId=PLBiP74830">Heal Breast Cancer Naturally</a>. Along the way she left a trail of <i>research-backed medical studies</i> and resources that make this book a <b style="font-style: italic;">big, bright buoy</b><span style="font-style: italic;">,</span> helping women on their healing journeys and guiding women who want to prevent getting breast cancer. Go get the book today for yourself and then get one for your daughters, your mothers, and the friends you love. It's been the biggest buoy out there for Laura and we know it will help guide you into safe waters. Check out the heart of the healing program right here in this video: <a href="https://breastcancerconqueror.com/never-fear-cancer-again/">7 Essentials Program</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'll be sharing several other <i>buoys</i> during this Breast Cancer Awareness month and we would like to hear your stories of the lifelines and guiding systems you have used to navigate your course through the rough seas of a breast cancer diagnosis. Remember, you have a voice and you can use your story to help someone else who may be in distress. So use your voice and help us tell others about <i>the</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"My help and glory are in God - granite-strength and safe-harbor God." Psalms 62:7 </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Velvet Lime Girls</span>Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-17338872132219994412017-09-18T12:04:00.000-04:002017-09-18T12:04:54.713-04:00Garland Your Life with Grace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Garlands of Grace draping your life. Doesn't that sound like a lovely way to live?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, we think so, and these watercolor embellished flowers from our garden seem to convey just what a grace-draped life would look like... relaxed elegance and refinement in the midst of raindrops and watercolor-splashes. What a beautiful way to live. When we read this passage below from The Message today it inspired the colorful splatters above and brought some new insights about <i>Wisdom.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><span class="text Prov-4-3-Prov-4-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">"Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text Prov-4-3-Prov-4-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding!</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="text Prov-4-3-Prov-4-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text Prov-4-3-Prov-4-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious.</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="text Prov-4-3-Prov-4-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">She’ll garland your life with grace,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text Prov-4-3-Prov-4-9" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">she’ll festoon your days with beauty.”</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">So, we're on a little mission around here in our studio to <i>Get Wisdom.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And just like this slender branch of buds, we believe Wisdom will <i>garland our lives with grace.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Velvet Lime Girls </span>Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-75646644514429652892017-09-01T12:48:00.000-04:002017-09-01T12:58:48.635-04:00Change of Season<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, we're still enjoying the beautiful wrap-up of summer here in Georgia, with light breezes, warm temperatures and sunny skies. Thoughts of fall are not even on our horizon, but today that changed with the arrival of our Hello Fall doormat sample! Oh, we were just thrilled to receive this beautiful sample from the great team we've worked with at Evergreen Enterprises! Thank-you Evergreen!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Apparently these doormats with our artwork are available at many locations that carry Evergreen doormats and we even found an online Groupon offer for the decorative doormat! Here's a couple sightings we've had of the Hello Fall doormat. Let us know if you see one in your area!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Labor Day week-end to everyone,</span><br />
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<br />Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-29834589566257602832017-08-15T05:30:00.000-04:002017-08-15T09:46:58.081-04:00Whispers of Grace<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These tiny finger-painters, bubble-chasers, feather-finders and gigglers really know how to <i>live life in full bloom</i>! They find <i>joy everywhere</i> and squeal in sheer delight over the tiniest little treasure...like this soft, delicate bird feather nestled in the leaves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These little ones who dance around so carefree and light have brought new insight into what living life in full bloom is all about. They find joy, treasures and giggles in the <i>ordinary, everyday rhythm of life.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The free and light pitter-patter of these little ones in our studio is a beautiful reminder of one of our favorite quotes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So we hope you'll take a moment today to rest, relax, laugh, (maybe even chase bubbles) ... and begin to live your life in full bloom. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You are so beautiful in full bloom.</span><br />
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-20226645039614136142017-05-13T10:53:00.001-04:002017-05-13T10:53:55.339-04:00Happy Mother's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Mother's Day to all the great Mom's out there! Yep, you know just how our Mother bird feels in our graphic above. You know the joy that comes in giving to your children ... even when it's the very last worm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Celebrating and honoring Mothers everywhere,</span><br />
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<br />Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-62093589995311979582017-05-01T11:43:00.001-04:002017-05-01T11:57:11.234-04:00Hello May!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello May 1st! We're so glad you're here. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You're the month that slips in with armfuls of spring flowers, refreshing rains, weddings, graduations, and thoughts of the the long summer exhale that is just around the corner. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're going to enjoy <i>every moment</i> you bring to us this month. All 31 days of you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're going to smell those fragrant, first blooms in the garden, gaze at the deepening shades of green in the grass, inhale the scent of fresh rain on our face and let our spirits soar carefree again like the sparrows that speckle morning skies with light-winged twirls and pirouettes. With our refreshed countenances, we'll celebrate graduations with grateful hearts and joy for the future, witness soft vows at May weddings that awaken our hearts with romance and cause us fall in love again, not only with others, but with ourselves. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'll make sure to inhale grace and exhale praise for the beautiful days you'll bring us this month and we won't let one moment of your beauty be overshadowed by the even more glorious days of the summer ahead.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, we're going to enjoy you month of May.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it..." Psalm 24:1</span></i><br />
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<br />Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-12553581804298493892017-04-28T05:00:00.000-04:002017-04-28T06:42:40.858-04:00FUN Grad Card at Trader Joe's!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you have a fun-loving grad in your family or circle of friends? We've created the perfect light-hearted graduation card for them and you can find it at your local <a href="http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/2109"><span style="color: magenta;">Trader Joe's</span></a> store! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yeah, that's right! Just look for it in the card section!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The inspiration for this cute little card is easy to find. Marybeth, one of the Velvet Lime Girls, used to zip around in a cute little yellow bug just like this for a few years, and it's bright yellow color always brought a little sunshine into every place it travelled! And now, with the upcoming high school graduation of Marybeth's daughter, Madison, this fun-loving card will always hold a special place in her heart and ours. Yes, there will be so many wonderful adventures ahead for Madison and for all those other wonderful graduates out there about to begin a new season of life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hola! Our storage area is overflowing with <a href="https://issuu.com/divinityboutique/docs/divinity_2017_catalog"><span style="color: magenta;">Divinity</span></a> Spanish gift items, so we are doing a give-away!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are SO appreciative of the generous box of samples we received from Divinity and as most of you know, we do not sell products, we just create the artwork for products, so a give-away seemed like a perfect way to share some of these cute gift items. We had so much fun creating the artwork for these products and have enjoyed hearing about how well they have been received. So, here's a give-away for our Spanish-speaking friends, (or for a Spanish teacher, relative or friend). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Just SHARE our post and your entered.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Winner will be randomly selected on Thursday, April 27th. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. Here are the items in our give-away package:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.sears.com/divinity-boutique-184191-spanish-clipboard-pad-pen-set/p-SPM8739442203"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spanish Clipboard with Matching Pen</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.reconciliationchurchsupply.com/product.asp?sku=0759830243292"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spanish Zip Pouch Purse with Pink Heart</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.reconciliationchurchsupply.com/product.asp?sku=0759830243056"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">2 Square Boxes of Matching Pad and Pen Set with Spanish verse</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.shop5loaves.com/product.asp?sku=0759830242936"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spanish Magnetic Listpad and Pen Set</span></a><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sowerchristianbookstore.com/product.asp?sku=0759830242981">Spanish Thought of the Week Set</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A big thank-you to the team at Divinity for producing a beautiful collection of such heart-felt gift items featuring our artwork and also to all of our Spanish-speaking friends. We appreciate you! Friendship has no language barriers. (Amistad no tiene las barriers del idioma)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dios lo bendiga,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the highlights of the year around our studio is the celebration of Easter. It's much more than bunnies, chocolate and Easter egg hunts for us. Although we do joyfully participate in all these fun traditions, Easter is really a time when we pause, with honor and respect, to remember the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made on our behalf, and on Sunday we celebrate the glorious <i>resurrection</i> of Jesus from the dead. We hope you'll pause to read the full historical account of the first Easter as recorded in the Bible. You'll find it over in chapters 18, 19 & 20 of the book of John. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we're sending out a lighthearted Easter blessing to you and we hope you'll feel free to pass it along to others. It's a vibrant little graphic to share as we remember the greatest blessing ever given to all of us at Easter.</span><div>
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-53514694421628700922017-03-25T09:18:00.000-04:002017-03-25T09:18:50.670-04:00Cultivate Kindness<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spring arrived earlier this week and we are dusting off our gardening tools and playing in the dirt again! Oh, we just love this time of year around here in the Velvet Lime Girl's studio! The garden begins to come to life as the little seedlings we nurtured through the previous weeks are planted tenderly into the soil. It's a busy time of <i>cultivating </i>in the garden too and it made us think of other things that we can cultivate in our lives. Things like kindness... that quality of being friendly, generous and considerate.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just like garden seedlings, kindness can be cultivated, tended, and developed until it becomes fully developed in our lives. And oh, what a beautiful sight that is! Far more beautiful than any flower garden or vegetable patch. <i>Kindness brings a beauty to all the</i> <i>terrain</i> <i>around it</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, we hope you'll cultivate a little kindness today into your life and the lives of those around you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">P.S. Thank-you to <a href="https://trendsinternational.com/886073.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Trends International</span></a> for selecting this artwork to be in their 2018 calendar!</span></div>
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-17044846488043384002017-02-23T05:30:00.000-05:002017-02-23T09:34:59.596-05:00Landscapes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Split-Second" Morning Glory in Velvet Lime Girls ' Studio Garden</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We've been busy in the studio lately...dreaming about spring. Seed packets are scattered everywhere and little seedlings are beginning to sprout. We're so eager to fill our landscape with fresh, new life and color! It always amazes us just how drab the winter garden can be, just before it transforms seemingly overnight, into an explosion of color, life and joy.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Raindrops on Geranium Buds in Velvet Lime Girls' Studio Garden</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The hours we spend planning, dreaming and imagining our garden landscape made us think about <i>the</i> <i>landscaping God can do in our lives</i>. His landscaping can create a transformation that lasts forever. A transformation that doesn't fade with any earth-bound season. And like a well-tended garden, our lives, so very loved and tended by God, can become a <i>salvation-garden</i> for all the world to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, if the landscape of your life looks a bit drab at the moment, or perhaps you're in a winter season of sorts, we hope you'll pause a moment and let the gardener of your soul begin to landscape you with His Word, His promises, His expressions of love for you. Just a glance of Psalms 139 will show you how much He adores you. He probably dreams about how beautiful your true colors will be once you let Him water you with His fresh words from the Bible. Oh, how He loves you and wants to see you bloom. And we can just imagine how beautiful the landscape will be once you let the master gardener carefully nurture the garden of your life.</span><br />
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-634921963125213552017-02-14T10:08:00.003-05:002017-02-14T10:13:12.959-05:00Be My Valentine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's a little Valentine for you today! A heart embellished graphic that carries a reminder of just how valuable your heart is! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's so important to guard your heart because, as we discovered in a beautiful passage in the Bible, <i>that's where life starts</i>, that's where the issues of life <i>spring</i> from. We like the way Proverbs 4:23 says it best:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Keep a vigilant watch over your heart; <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">that’s</span> where life starts.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We've been learning just how important keeping a watch over our hearts really is and it led us to another beautiful discovery... <b>our hearts will follow what we treasure</b>. It's true! Just listen to the way a man named Matthew said it:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So we're choosing to re-evaluate what is really important in this life and with God's direction we're discovering <i>true</i> <i>treasures and blissfully letting our hearts follow.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank-you to<span style="color: magenta;"> <a href="https://www.flagsrus.org/products/be-mine-valentines-day-sassafras-switch-mat"><span style="color: magenta;">Evergreen Enterprises</span></a></span> and <a href="https://www.flagsrus.org/products/be-mine-valentines-day-sassafras-switch-mat"><span style="color: magenta;">FlagsRUs</span></a> for choosing our Valentine's Day themed artwork <i>BE MINE - My Heart, My Treasure</i> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">to grace their garden flags and Sassafras Doormats. </span><br />
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<br />Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-7990477870617573412017-02-13T09:49:00.000-05:002017-02-14T09:22:26.879-05:00Love Recklessly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-85161027443108052062017-02-09T05:30:00.000-05:002017-02-09T07:45:02.339-05:00You're Loved <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're sending you a Valentine sentiment today to remind you of just how very loved <i>you </i>are. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a tender, heartfelt expression from God, the one who knew you before you were born and who has promised to </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">never</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> leave you. Just listen to the way he talks about you:</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whoa...precious, honored, loved. That beats any box of chocolates, flowers or sweet sentiments you may or may not receive this Valentine's Day. YOU are LOVED by GOD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So tuck this little Valentine in your heart today and let it's sweetness just melt-all-over-your-soul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">P.S. Thank-you to <a href="https://www.shoplegacy.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">Legacy Publishing Group</span></a> for the Valentine's Day gift to us of this coaster ... with our artwork! They've also featured our artwork on calendars, cards and stationery. Love working with this great team! </span></div>
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-44478720261034848762017-01-29T09:38:00.000-05:002017-01-29T09:49:36.467-05:00Give-Away!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Valentine's Day will be here soon and we've decided to do a heart-themed give-away! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's an artisan glass plate we designed for the Enesco/Gregg Gift Company. The 4" x 4" x .5" size makes it just right for keys, jewelry, a sweet treat, a bridal shower favor or your favorite Valentine! <b>Just share this Facebook post with your friends and you'll be entered into the give-away. </b> We will randomly select one person on February 8th. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you'd like one of these Love glass plates for your favorite valentine <i>before</i> our give-away ends, you can find them online at these sites below, </span><span style="font-family: '"arial"', '"helvetica"', sans-serif; font-size: large;">(we just do the artwork here!):</span><br />
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-49578079431481976772017-01-19T08:57:00.000-05:002017-01-19T09:38:50.002-05:00Squeeze the Day!<div style="line-height: 16px;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes you just have to squeeze the day, or as the inspiration source of this phrase implies, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Seize </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the da</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y!". The original Latin phrase is <i>carpe diem</i> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and it means more than just seizing or grasping the day. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Carpe</i> is more of a 'pluck', like when you pick fruit, so the phrase ends up grasping the thought of</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">enjoy the day, pluck the day when it is ripe.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We do! One of the ways we seize or squeeze our day is by saying a few of the love expressions God says about us that we find in the Bible, and </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">we have tons of these plastered all over our studio walls. </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It's amazing what can happen to your heart, your spirit, your countenance, your outlook, your whole life when you speak words of encouragement written just for you from the Bible. They just light up </span>your world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We think it's because those words from the Bible are God speaking to <i>you</i>...speaking light into your world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So find a few of His love expressions <i>written to you</i> today in the Bible and let Him squeeze your day with </span>a heavenly embrace.</span></div>
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Velvet Lime Designs –http://www.blogger.com/profile/08166291275365111714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983718105333502686.post-76956906210699763322017-01-08T13:48:00.005-05:002017-01-08T14:12:23.743-05:00Snow & Ice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay, we were expecting to be making lots of big, puffy snowmen this weekend here in Georgia, but instead we woke up to sprinkles of snow and lots of ICE. It made us think about BAD ICE, one of our snowmen who <i>didn't </i>make the art licensing tour with any of the manufacturers we work with...yet. <span style="text-align: center;">He has a few bad habits that he needs to get rid of before he can become a respectable snowman and join the ranks of other licensed snowmen who hang out on cards, wrapping paper, gift bags, napkins and wall art. We're working on his tattoos, his clothing choices and some of the friends he's been hanging out with. You know, bad company just has a tendency to rub off on you and BAD ICE'S yellow spot is a perfect example of what bad friends can do to you. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello 2017! We've been waiting for you! We started thinking about you over a year ago as we created artwork for each of your twelve months. <a href="https://www.shoplegacy.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">Legacy Publishing Group</span></a> gathered all those sketches together, wrapped them into a beautifully packaged calendar, and made you look so good! (Thank-you Legacy!) So 2017, we thought we'd show-off a few of your months today as everyone welcomes in this new year!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and leave the ballast rocks of the past to embrace new life ahead.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To keep my heart open to God </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and remind me that new life can bloom in "dead of winter" moments.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Most of all, thanks for crowning me with a love straight from the heart of God.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"The glory of children is their fathers." Proverbs 17:6</span></i></div>
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