Blissfull Living Studio Happenings...

It's the 26 day countdown until the 

Strange Folk Festival!
http://www.strangefolkfestival.com
Woot Woot! 

If you've never been 

I highly recommend going there...
It's Sept 26 and 27th at Union Station in St. Louis. 
I'll tell you what...There's nothing like it,
ANYWHERE!

It's a fantastical adventure! 
The new space that the festival is using this year
will be a sight to see..
I'm sure it's full of Magical "fuckery" 
as some people might say...
I'm envisioning trapeze abstract art painters, 
tight rope walkers fighting with glue guns 
and explosions from sparkle cannons. 
Am I far off? 
   We will see....
You won't want to miss it. 

There's so MUCH more to share and talk about...

And am finding it challenging leaving this forum

 because I want to share so badly, 

 but....

So much to do...

Until we meet again...

Best Wishes and MANY cheers!!!!

Follow your heart! 

Natalie

STRANGE FOLK FESTIVAL

http://www.strangefolkfestival.com

MIDTOWNE HARVEST FESTIVAL

https://www.facebook.com/events/1629276607323787/

Turning Point

Although I have made this distinction before never have I seen it so clearly. As I try to stay focused on what I really want as a tornado surrounds me I find myself in this mode of moving energy. Like a contoller maybe, or trying my hardest to create a divine shift in the energy that surrounds me. Or is it a drug? Anyways,  here I am once again with this intense desire to rearrange furniture. It's been like this since I was a kid. It makes me feel better, somehow. Not just when things are shitty or chaotic. I 

passionately enjoy it...but now, it's like this intense desire to feel better and this new layout will be a bandaid until things heal? So I keep rearranging, making it through. I am really grateful for this self taught healing modality/creative gift I have. So while it may have bloomed from a room of loneliness as an only child, it has blossomed into a passionate intense desire for an appealing design aesthetic which I love. 

I love designing space and at the same time it has a healing affect, bonus. The space may be a room, a blank canvas, paper, etc. I guess it's kind of like birth again or something, this newness...anyways...

Can you relate?

                                   

I am going through a really tough time in life right now but am focusing the BEST I can on what I want, doing what I love, and letting all of the negativity flow through me, feeling it, processing it's message yet letting it go through me to make room for what I want. I believe that by doing this I am creating a momentum. Like a circle or the recycle triangle with arrows which propells me in the direction I desire. If I allow the negativity inside me stay



 in the cycle without exiting then I'm continually focusing on 

what I don't want. But the key here is believing in myself, having trust in my focusing abilities, having faith that I really have the power to create the reality in which I desire.. That desire is love/flow. And being SO open to recieve the love I desire that it is formless until it's manifestation. Just focusing on how I want to feel and doing what makes me happy, following my passion and loving my family even if it 

means living a family of 6 instead of seven. I have pretty much ALWAYS gotten what I have focused on, be it good or the bad, unfortunately the the later too. 

I have manifested A LOT of amazingly wonderful things in my life when I have focused on what I want. 

I plan to continue that pattern 

So... I am going to have faith in my compass. 

So now...

I let the sadness flow through me, not inside me:) 

And I keep shining my light and spreading the love. 

Peace all.

Glorious Fanciful Friday Flitting: Colour Theme; Dandelion with a Pinch of Ochre

Yes I did,

I said Flitting..

Fanciful, glorious flitting..

I had a plan,

a divine one,

the mission was on..

Our first stop in the mission was to go to Peridot,

on Cherokee Street in St. Louis.

I TOTALLY forgot to take pictures there

but I have a sneaking feeling that

they will come about on my trip back there in a week

and 3/4 to be exact

upon my "drop off mission"

Yep, Nato Botto Art will now be available at

Peridot, yay!!

They will be having a grand reopening on Saturday, Feb. 5th.

So come on down,

your the next contestant on the.....

just had to say that:)

Here is a cute cuff I purchased at Peridot, made by

Scarlett and Maria.

I love it!

See the bit of dandelion :)

Next on the journey,

Genie and I stopped at a cute cafe,

also on Cherokee street, called

The Mud House.

Great atmosphere,

warm,cozy,funky,happy,

great food,

Run by clearly people who love what they are doing.

I really recommend checking this place out while your

out shopping on Cherokee Street,

especially at Peridot,

checking out all the handmade items by local artists.

LOVELY..

(funny card on the bulletin board at The Mud House

it says "I like the brown one's)

While philosophizing in The Mud House parking lot,

I had a "fucking sweet hell yeah" idea.

giggle

And by the way, that exact moment was at

2:22.

I won't go into details..

Onward we go..

Dick Blicks..Grand Opening in Delmar Loop

Hooray!!!

It was so full of ahhh's!!!

Also we were given a

message from an angel

while in the handmade paper section,

that I was hyperventilating over, with excitement.

Seriously I was,

ask Genie :)

While at Dick Blick's someone overheard me saying

that I forgot my coupon

and they gave me one of theirs.

SWEET!

I was still obsessing though over my

30% off the entire purchase coupon,

so I asked the guy behind the register if he had anymore..

He said, "I think I have one more available"

"SWEET"

The obsession disappeared.

So now I had two coupons and could only use one.

Across from me was another girl checking out,

without a coupon..

It was a perfect

"pay it forward" moment.

I was glad..

Clickity-clackity

clop-clop-clop

Giddy up..

On our way to find some old books for projects..

Bingo!!

Stay tuned for some kick aspen creations from

that shopping spree..

The secret ingredient??

Well let's just say the color is Dandelion and mix that

with

Eskimos and flowers..

Curious?

You should be because they are going to be so cute!

Just sharing my joy!

Have a great Weekend all..

Peace

Mission complete :)