tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29445480862891147122012-01-21T17:29:03.660-08:00An Inspirational Photo Blog that encompasses all aspects of Art. Things that inspire me and touch my soul on a daily basis... photography, art, etsy, experiments with paint, vintage living, and my daily ramblings. I love to create. Need to create. It is a daily necessity...I MUST create. You will find art, photography and daily inspirations here. Thank you for visiting...I hope you stay awhile.Amie Bleu~♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/15791471378089645629noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944548086289114712.post-69936347066610558652011-08-24T09:01:00.000-07:002011-08-24T09:01:38.770-07:00

The Holstee Manifesto. So much good advice it almost hurts!  This is your life....make it a good one!

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Comparing is a yucky habit that never has much of a happy ending. Life hands all of us different "kits" full of different stuff, and to compare one set of skills, circumstances, attributes, looks, relationships to another is like comparing water to fire and wanting them to be exactly the same....even though we need both water and fire just about every day of our lives. If you are feeling

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Here is a great deal from Shutterfly. You can order a 5×7 Folded Photo Greeting Card or 5×7 Flat Stationery Card from Shutterfly for just $0.99 shipped to your Mom when you use coupon code MOMCARD at checkout. For a little more than the price of a stamp you can make a cool personalized card. This is how to do it: ■ Log in to Shutterfly and click on “My Account” at the very top right. Or

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  You never know when the little steps are going to be the very steps that turn things around for you, so never think that small steps are insignificant. You never know when a chance meeting is going to turn into a brand new job, or a treasured relationship, or a path to a cure to your illness. The first day back at the gym is the first step towards a whole month of trips to the gym, which

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The weather here has been quite crazy for April in Texas.  One minute its cold and the next its hot.  It can't quite make up its mind what it wants to do.  So....on these kind of wacky days I pull out my casserole making skills.   A warm hearty dish of goodness that will soothe the soul and warm you to your core.  Here is one of my favorites... Three Cheese Potato Bake Ingredients 2 lb.

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Dear Beautiful Girl, That thing that's been lingering on your mind, burning in your heart, that scary beautiful thing that you can't get out of your whole soul because it wants to be heard and acted upon. Guess what lovely? It's not going to go away. It's not going to go away because it's the deepest wisdom and authenticity of you trying to get you on exactly the right track. It is your truth.

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Dear Lovely Girl, It is never too late. You are never too damaged, or too old, or a "has-been". There are many situations, relationships and moments that inflict the lie that our best times are past us...but we must remember what the truth is....and remember that anything or anyone or anywhere that tries to push the belief on us that it is time to give up...needs to be confronted, toe to toe,

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Ahhhh.... Spring Awakening....I LOVE it when the Earth awakens from her Winter slumber.  When flowers start to bloom, bees start to buzz, and the grass starts to green, you  feel so alive and in the moment.  I love filling up the house with twiggy blooms (as I call them) fresh from the outdoors.  I literally go out on the perfect twiggy bloom hunt, barefoot in the grass, pail in hand, with my

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This is fun!  You'll need scissors, a nail polish color pale, with a varnish base newspaper, alcohol (like vodka or other) and a top coat. Varnish your nails by applying a base coat and two coats of varnish. Put alcohol in a glass. Cut small pieces of newspaper large enough to cover your nails. When your nails are dry, soak them in alcohol. Cover your nails with small pieces of newspaper.

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Dear Sweet Girl, Of all of the difficult things that we must learn to do in this world, in this life....forgiving ourselves is so often one of the very most difficult. How can we expect to move forward in joy, to grow into who we are meant to become, or to restore the parts of ourselves that feel lost if we are stuck beating ourselves up? Whether it was a bad decision, a broken

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It is a glorious privilege to live, to know, to act, to listen, to behold, to love. To look up at the blue summer sky;to see the sun sink slowly beyond the line of the horizon; to watch the worlds come twinkling into view, first one by one, and the myriads that no man can count, and lo!the universe is white with them; and you and I are here. - Marco Morrow

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Dear Patient Girl, Sometimes you just have to wait it out and that's the only thing you can do. Sometimes you have to just patiently wait for tomorrow to be a better day, for things to turn around, for your mood to lift, or for your flu to go away, or for your friends to come visit, or for light to come back in the windows and into your eyes. Sometimes you just have to wait and believe, to

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Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of the truth~ Gandhi

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Growth, healing, change.....they all come with a rollercoaster of emotions. Sometimes we feel like we are up to the challenge, sometimes we forget there's even a challenge.....then, the next minute, we can be bursting into tears with overwhelm, feeling like there's NO WAY we can meet the challenge. None of the emotions are wrong....they are all part of the journey. All of the emotions are

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This homemade pudding in this layered dessert is divine, economical, and uses on-hand staples such as milk, eggs, flour, sugar and bananas. The peanut butter sandwich cookies take this trifle over the top. Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings Ingredients 3 cups milk 3 large eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 5 medium-size ripe bananas 1 (1-

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From Home Sweet Home to this.... It started the way every dorm room does, with lots of boxes and stuff and not enough space.  An ugly room with bare walls and cold floors.  So, here is the story how we turned an ugly little typical dorm room into the cutest dorm room ever that any girl would love to call home.   Meet the roomies....two girls with ALOT of stuff!  How on earth are we going to

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Dear Valuable Girl, You don't always have to be so tough, you know. There are people all around who want to help and would jump at the chance if they knew how to help and what you really need and want. There are so many people who love you. You don't have to carry this alone. Somehow it happens that we isolate ourselves over time, stuck in a mode of survival, and forgetting that there's

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1 bag of Rolo candy 1 bag of pecan halves 1 bag of pretzels (knots or squares) Topping of your choice (optional) Place the pretzels on a foil lined baking sheet. Unwrap the rolos and set one on top of each pretzel. Pop it into the oven at 250 degrees for about 4-6 minutes. The rolos will look the same, but that’s long enough to make them soft. Gently place a pecan on top of each rolo and

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Dear Uncomparable Girl, You are beautiful. You are different than ANY person who has ever been born or ever will be born. You do not look just like anyone and no one looks just like you. Even though the media and society will try to tell you differently, it would be absolutely ridiculous to think that we should all look a certainway...be a certain size.....that there is an "ideal". Somewhere

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I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life~

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Oh how I love the long lazy days of summer.  When you can actually CHOOSE to stay home and relax all weekend while the kids run barefoot in the grass.  I love to cook...experiment really.  I rarely cook anything straight from the recipe.  I am like always changing it up a bit...adding my own bit of creativeness.  I am a total quiche lover while my hubs thinks they are a bit too "eggie"....so I

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A little happiness for your day....

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Virtual Cupcakes just for you....

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I totally did NOT Photoshop this cloud in any way. Other than the texture I added. I am ALWAYS seeing hearts in the clouds.. My hubs says he is to blame...just call him Bruce Almighty. lol  My kids are teenagers and we STILL play the "What can you find in the clouds" game....I of course am always finding hearts but we did spot Bart Simpson, an Angel, horse, cats, dogs, a runner and lots of other

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Maybe that's what life is...a wink of the eye and winking stars.  Hope your day is filled with winking stars.

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  Mark Twain~

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Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold~♥170/365, originally uploaded by Amy~Ever After~.Open your eyes and see whats right in front of you. The beauty, the life, the colors, the smells...the little things that are often overlooked. Too often we are always looking beyond for something better when what we have right in front of us is quite amazing.  Relish it, love

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Modeled after the very first Ferris wheel, which was built for Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the Navy Pier Ferris wheel provides unparalleled views of the Chicago skyline and lakefront. Pretty amazing....you must go for a visit if you havent already!! xo

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Ok...so I MUST share with you this recipe I just made.  If you LOVE lemons....your going to LOVE this.  I have several Meyer lemon trees and am always looking for recipes that include lemons.  Mmmmmm this one is soooo good.  Like something you would order at a fine French Resturant.....so light and full of flavor. Not to mention they are sooo pretty looking your guest wont be able to concentrate

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Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn Elle Country Living Country Living Country Living I think its time for a bedroom makeover....yep...after looking at these beautiful bedrooms I think its time to do it....  My hubs will just have to live with all the lovely fancies...the chandelier, ruffles and lace, soft pinks, greens and whites, and all the extra frills.  An overload of romance and beauty.....the only

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Some Day Soon I will be able to slow down....kick my shoes off and run barefoot in the grass...ohhhh some day soon... Have a Lovely Fathers Day weekend....go tell your father that you love him and relish the moment. :)

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Ahhhh the classic little Sundress.  I LOVE summer when you can slip one of these babies on, clip a flower in your hair and go barefoot in the grass.  There is nothing quite like the feeling of wearing a soft cotton sundress in the heat of the summer to make you feel lovely.  When my daughter was little I would make us matching sundresses... back in the day when I would sew on a daily basis.  Now

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I have been so consumed lately with all the end of the year festivities....Prom, Senior Awards night, Graduation.   And when one thing ends that means another begins....  Traveled to Waco for a two day Freshman orientation which was quite amazing.  If there is one thing you do that is of upmost importance.... stress education and good grades.  Force your kids to do their homework and study

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that

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Summer fun at it's best.......♥

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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures ~♥  Happy Wednesday...

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A few photos of my blooming roses.  Yes, I adore roses.  They are so beautiful, yet fragile.  So soft yet watch out for their thorns.  I especially love the old fashioned climbing roses...I end up planting new ones every year, adding to my obsession.  So beautiful...they make me happy!  And happy is good! ♥ Hope you have a Lovely Rose filled Weekend!! ♥ 

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Sometimes I have my head in the clouds....but what a lovely place to be~ 69/365, originally uploaded by Amy~Ever After~. Yes, I really do have my head in the clouds with this one. Between designing and setting up a blog, website, learning html, a etsy shop, red bubble shop, my head is totally in the clouds! But wow...what a lovely creative place to be. I have always had this extreme need to

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"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That

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Sandpoint, Idaho.  What a lovely place....I traveled there a few times for work and fell in LOVE with it!!  It was so beautiful we even considered moving there.  A quaint little piece of Heaven.  You see, I was one of those moms who was always looking for the perfect place to raise my children.  The perfect town, with the perfect schools.  I have since realized their is no such place.  Yes,

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All this prom talk got me to thinking about my own Senior prom.  Such sweet memories so long ago...my black velvet sequin mermaid dress, my BIG HAIR....(ohhhhh I was KNOWN for my hair...Whitesnake had nothing on me!!) AQUANET, Phil Collins, Cindi Lauper, Erasure, Madonna, the Challenger, dinner at Landrys, hanging out at the lake after, dancing under the stars to the cassette tape he made me

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My daughter and her two best friends on their Senior Prom night.  Every year we have a "Prom Party"...which includes the girls coming over to spend the night, pizza & popcorn, facials, manicures, pedicures, last minute shopping, lots of photos, and hair....OH MY...lots & lots of HAIR!  I have done my daughters hair every year for prom since her freshman year and most her friends too!!  This

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Heres hoping your weekend is a sunny one~

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Summer Lovelies...

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More butterfly lovelies....Hope your enjoying your week. ~♥

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From the files...More texture work.  Have a Blessed day~~

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Butterflies...butterflies...butterflies....they are EVERYWHERE!!  Love this time of year when they come out and dance between the flowers.  Makes for such lovely photos.  I could never get tired of photographing them.  I sit...I wait in my garden...for them to bestow their beauty upon me.  They love the zinnia's...and i love them.  Here's hoping your days are filled with many butterflies.....

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“The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.” ~Pablo Picasso

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Hope you all are having a fabulous friday....the weekend is almost here!! So very excited.  Going out on another photo shoot this weekend.  Hopefully the weather stays pretty!!  The heat has temporarily subsided here so I thought we would get in another out door shoot while we could without melting!  Have a great weekend full of sunshine and love....

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Another one of my most viewed photos on flickr.  Everyone always ask how we accomplished this?  Was she on ropes, did she just jump, how?  Well the secret is quite a simple one....a trampoline and a girl willing to jump around a hundred times to get the right shot!! It was actually really fun....we also did some angel shots where she put on wings and tried to look like she was flying.  Ahhhhh

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Around 5 months ago, I started a group on flickr... 52 Weeks of Gratitude.  The reason I started this group is because I participated in the 30Days of Gratitude group last November and I immensely enjoyed it! It made me stop and think of all the wonderful things that I have to be Grateful for on a daily basis!! This past year was a tough one...loss of a loved one, one major move and two major

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We have always had a special tree in our family....  In our first house we chose the largest oak tree in our yard as that special tree...the one where the kids would stand in front with big smiles every year on the first day of school.  Only to come back 10 years later and realize that our tree had fallen during a storm....it was a very sad day.    When we moved...the biggest one at the farm

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Way before digital was even a thought.  My sweet babies back in the 90's... the hubs and I would scout out cool locations and go for all day photo shoots with them!  I am in the process of scanning many of my old prints into photoshop and playing around with them.....textures etc.  I miss those day..sweet memories sweet times!  Make a sweet memory today...kiss someone you love, call

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To my best friend and husband of 21 years....HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE!!  Pumpkin pie is his favorite and he hates cake....so a birthday pumpkin pie it is!!  Only the best will do...  

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“If life gives you lemons, make fabulous cocktails”… I have three lemon trees in my backyard....three. They produce tons of lemons in the summer months and I am always looking for something creative to do with them.  Well....here is a perfect little recipe that helps me put to use my backyard lemon bounty.  Its also a fun little treat to make for a dinner party...your friends will love you for

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For each ecstatic instant We must an anguish pay In keen and quivering ratio To the ectasty. For each beloved hour Sharp pittances of years, Bitter contested farthings And coffers heaped with tears. ~Emily Dickinson

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I LOVE old places.  This photo is of an old gas station no longer in operation.  Standing as if time had suddenly stopped.  We were out for a weekend drive and  came upon this wonderful little place.  I only had wished it were open and that gas really was 33cents a gallon!!  I can envision the little old men sitting on the front porch telling their tales.....

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Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.  

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I LOVE the way they give the photos almost a painted feel...  making sometimes a boring photo into a piece of art. This is one of my early textured images before I had learned about the "eraser" feature of photoshop!  Hence all the spots on her face. This one I wanted to create an extreme grunge feel to give it a magical, fairytale feeling. An overload of textre....It is my most viewed photo

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Alright, alright...I have FINALLY decided on a name for my blog! I know its crazy but it took me forever...I thought about going with something generic like my name...or my Flickr name, Amy EverAfter, but it was just too common and all taken.  After much deliberation and deep thinking...and a little help from the hubs I finally fell in love with... drumroll please..... "Amie Bleu".  How did I

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