Secrets of a Butterfly

Handmade items to give and to treasure

I have revamped my etsy shop, its something i have been wanting to do for ages now, and i'm pleased to say i am well on the way to stocking it with some of the items i've been making. i did this mosaic on big huge labs to showcase my range. Most of the pieces have a french vibe, with eiffel towers and old vintage postcard images featuring. Along with the wording you know i love so much like, 'wish upon a star' or 'believe'.

Do you like my new business card? Mandy of Belle and boo did it for me! i am very honored as the butterfly and meadow feel is just what i wanted. I sent her some star jasmine as she has been such a star to me.There's new things coming from Belle and boo too soon,so watch out for them.here's a sneaky peek at the new website front page!! i love swings in the trees and this was one of my favourite moments on holiday last year.... it would'nt seem much to many people,and may even seem too young a thing to do to others, but to me - the sense of freedom was amazing after many years ill in bed, in one room. To be out in nature surrounded by the birds song and to hear the branches and leaves of the tree and feel the wind against my face was an experience both of freedom and of fun, both of which were almost entirely absent for a long long time. i havent come across another tree swing as yet,but if i do, i hope to go on it.

One thing i have come to appreciate is to be in and to live each moment as much as i can,i did this even before i had much of an' out an about' life to lead,and it still supports me now. Also i must never hold back, worrying what others might think of me. Its my life, and as much as i can, i want to live it in my way. Maybe there will be a swing near Windermere this time,(in a different area of the Lake District) where we are going at the end of June-lets hope so ( ;

love and butterflies kat xxx

Handmade notebooks for the Boutique

Just thought i'd share some of the things i made and took across to the boutique Have to love last week. It was the first time i'd been out as far in a while and i felt it was a major thing to get over and to leave some new cards i'd been making, along with these little notebooks and 2 larger journals. I always love making things to take across to Kate,as she and i share a love of vintage and Paris in particular. So much of what i make has these elements to it,either in wording or images.

The shop is soley a clothes boutique the likes of which you'd usually only come across in London.So my cards and books are just added extras for people to browse as they choose from the ranges.Alot of the clothes are from French labels along with some from New york-there really isnt a shop like it around in our area of England so it has a unique vibe. I would spend much more there if i could afford it! as it is i like to save up for one or two things a season and this time along with my jeans i shared in a previous post i got a white broderie anglais type top by Tibi.If you can visit then do,but if not then Kate has a website at Have to love

I hope to make some more of the notebooks to put in my etsy shop,if anyone is interested perhaps leave me a comment on this post sometime,its always a treat to hear feedback and encouraging too.So far each one i've made has been totally unique,but i am open to requests if you have a particular idea in mind or would like one very similar to those photographed.

mmm an icecream patterned dress hanging here....reminds me to show you this treat i had at the riverside,because of the warmer weather, no other reason really..

I enjoy making these larger journals as there's a much bigger surface to work with and i can add more details. I liked adding the vintage brooch image and the ribbon to this one as the colours matched in well. The background papers i use tend to be either by K and Co or Daisy D's. As with the smaller notebooks the pages inside are plain white,(but these are thicker paper) which i prefer from a journalling point of few, to the lined or graphed versions. If you write in journals yourself then maybe you can relate to what i mean. I feel plain pages give you more freedom to express as you wish,lined ones are better for making lists and remind you of school work!  love and smiles kat x

The water of life

The beauty of the heart

is the lasting beauty:

its lips give to drink

of the water of life.
Truly it is the water,

that which pours,

and the one who drinks.

All three become one when

your talisman is shattered.

That oneness you can't know

by reasoning.

Rumi

The spirit of water

 

"Dr. Masaru Emoto, author of Messages from Water, has been able to further our understanding about water's caring and compassionate connection with us.

The photos are examples taken from the book, which documents his groundbreaking research into the effect of human consciousness on water. The book illustrates how water quality is reflected in its crystalline structure and how the consciousness of water can be affected by exposure to pollution, words, music, photos, and even prayer. When we reflect on how our bodies are primarily made of water, the implications of Dr. Emoto's work are staggering. "

By freezing water and taking pictures of the frozen water crystals that form we can see the impact we have.(there is a before photo(left) and an after photo (right) ...the after shows the results when chi and love were sent to the water in an experiment which is explained below.its a beautiful snowflake!)

 

"The implications of Dr. Emoto's work are profound and life-changing. For example, in one experiment, Dr. Emoto wrote to 500 instructors from all over Japan. He told them that he would be placing a cup of ordinary tap water on his desk at a specific date and time. He asked them to transmit their feelings to that water-to send "chi and soul" of love and the wish that the water should become clean. The before and after pictures (shown above) are truly remarkable. As you can see, the "before" photo of the tap water is a mess, whereas the "after" photo shows a gorgeous crystal. This is an amazing finding since the 500 people were not even in the same room, nor even in the same city. This demonstrates that people's thoughts can be gathered no matter how far apart they are. It confirms the power of thought and prayer and further suggests that perhaps we can purify ordinary tap water through our conscious thought and words. " by Felicia Weiss, Ph.D.

to read more of her article please visit Shifting Frequencies

and obtain labels from The Spirit of Water

It also i think it empowers us to know that the words we speak, use and see, have an impact upon us,as our bodies are more than 90% water. This is very much an important aspect in my recovery the use of words in the form of affirmation or prayer,along with intention and invocation.

I have found these labels(as in the top picture) that you stick on glasses of water,so that the water then is crystalised beautifully. I am certain i taste a difference or maybe its just sense a difference. Its what you'd imagine pure water from a mountain stream to be like once you've used the labels on ordinary drinking water or bottled water. Its that sense of it being pure and charged with the energy and vibrancy of its surroundings.

My blog post on water today was inspired by my buying this new mug yesterday in a garden centre,my first trip out in a wile and i really enjoyed it. See its what's inside it, that intrigued me!the words peace and love (and cha cha cha!) are on the base,so its an alternative to the labels on the outside. I know the water i place in it will recieve this vibration and form beautiful crystals,i believe benefiting me so much more.Momiji shop

Further steps along the path of learning about water and the many blessings it gives us,and how we can use it to help ourselves and in the form of sacred blessings and prayers are found following the link below. Isnt this a beautiful Mandala!!

click here to continue with  Ripples of Peace and blessings to you Kat x

TONIGHT-Light the way home for Maddie

Please Light a candle tonight 9.15 till 10pm
for Maddie

Supporters of the McCann family,and anyone around the world who's been touched by Madeleine's story, have been asked to light a candle,shine a torch or turn a porch light on between 9.15pm and 10pm-the moment the parents beleive Maddie was abducted-to show she is not forgotten.
please join in if your heart feels the call, and please check what time it will be in your area if you live Overseas.(Though i do feel, if you set the intention before lighting, it will work at 9.15 in your own time anyway as prayer transcends time and distance).I feel this is very much a way for us to send prayers and light and Love to Maddie in her time of need and that she must not be forgotten about. Its also a way to pray for all children in distress whether they have been taken, or are suffering abuse in there own family's (like the recent developments in Austria show all too clearly.)

The LIGHT THE WAY HOME initiative has been organised by Helping to find Madeliene an independant group of supporters.
please pass the word around. thankyou.