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Some see the word neutral and cringe. To them, it equates to boring, flat and lackluster. Not me. The more life I live, the more I appreciate the low contrast. The neutrals aren’t muted to me, they are calm. They are peace. The high highs and the low lows are the facts of life, yet I am keenly aware of how grateful I am for the lovely palette of neutrals. They go along with everything. They bring calm to their surroundings. Rather than seeing them as lacking luster, I see them as a bringer of peace, a calmer of chaos. A soft to the harsh. I’m working on being more of a neutral in this season. How about you?✨ #dothepolka
What would your “Let Go” list be right now? Something to ponder...I read someone’s post today that said “April Distance means May Existence”. Cheers to you and yours on this Sunday!✨#letgo #stayhome #socialdistancing
That’s a wrap on our Matching Game this week! Here’s what I learned: Having something to look forward to, even as silly and simple as this, was oddly renewing. Getting dressed did wonders for me this week and helped propel me forward. We joke about our yoga pants and sweats, but they really do start to impact more than we think. The Matching Game was about far more than fashion and even less about some sort of statement. Rather it was a way to play with my daughter. Little did I know it would be even more valuable to me. Don’t forget to play.✨ • • • #matching #momdaughter #matchinggoals #twinning #mommyandme
I tend to gravitate toward people who let me in. Those who live beyond the surface. A recent conversation with one of these friends forced me to grow up a little. I was whining about this, all of this. Some validated, some not. She was a gentle sounding board and then gracefully offered exactly what it was I didn’t realize I needed to hear. The reminder I had somehow lost sight of. I have tools to handle this. There is loss enveloped in this undefined time, in this season. Use the gift of perspective for good. Rather than sinking, help others float.✨The greatest lesson I learned from loss is that no two people feel it the same. There is no magical formula, step-by-step list or rhyme that will unanimously release the burden. ✨If you are on fire, those closest to you will catch your spark. Caution: That can be for better or for worse. ✨Communicate clearly. Believe it or not, they can’t read your mind. Do yourself and your people a solid and communicate it. Speak it, write it, heck, sing it if you are so inclined. ✨When I have been in some of the hardest and darkest times, going outside seemed unappealing. Do it anyway. It forces you to get dressed, breathe new air, move your body and change your environment. ✨When your bucket feels empty, fill someone else’s. Just trust me on this one. Be well, friends. Cling to what is true. #thoughtfulthursday
Make sure you are following @shopwoodennickel for details on how to get your hands on one of these special pieces. Shop local, support small business and show up when it matters most. The business owners in our communities are the ones who donate goods to school fundraisers, who hire young people and give them experience, who make us more than a town, rather a community. This is when unity makes a difference. Birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions and Mother’s Day are all still going to happen soon. Celebrate with gifts that impact families right here, right now. Wooden Nickel is making something special happen, adding a bit of sparkle. Remember, light shines brightest in the dark.✨#our5cents #dothepolka
Little did I know what this year would hold when I chose the word REFINE. How about you, how’s your word working out right about now? It’s almost prophetic, this word that seems to have chosen me. Because remember when I said it scared me? I leaned in anyway. At least I thought I did. And that’s when it was easier. Life, that is. That is when my husband and his team of employees had the option of working, healing and using their gifts. That was when my child was being poured into by therapists and teachers while she developed social skills. That was when my son was building forts with the neighborhood kids every afternoon. That was when I finally came to a place of peace I had worked damn hard to get to. For some, this is the pause they have desperately needed. A forced reset that just might heal something they never realized was broken. For others, it’s a disconnect, it’s an interruption and a new way to argue. And even still, there are those that this virus has infected without actually making them sick. It has already taken too much. And just like the earth is healing itself from the harsh of winter, I pray we all will find healing. In one way or another, in big ways and in small, that this virus would refine us all.✨ • • • #covidstrong #seekhope #stayhome #oklahoma #refine
We’re actually not all in this together. How each of us as individuals is being affected is not the same, should not be compared and is worthy. Worthy of what? Acknowledgement, validation and perhaps grief? While each of us is feeling this uniquely different, THAT is how we can find unity. Right there in the very fact that this one virus has actually affected us all in various ways.✨There is a plan coming together for a mini Collection to release in a rather unconventional way very soon. Stay tuned! #dothepolka
Yesterday, I spent the better part of the afternoon failing. In a desperate attempt to feel useful, I unearthed the sewing machine I’ve never actually learned how to use. As it turns out, making masks is not a way I’ll be able to contribute. I cursed more at that sewing machine than was necessary which really was a reaction to it all - everything. Going back to what I know, my studio, was bittersweet. Part “waving the white flag”, part “protecting my peace.” When I spent those hours getting frustrated and adding to my whelm, I took away from my own and my family’s peace. I selfishly want to do some greater good but at what cost? I apologized to my quad and we rallied around the fire over a game of Yahtzee. Let’s all remember to be gentle. When it’s hard, we need a soft place to land. Stay soft. • • • A special thanks to @uprooteddesigns for the dried floral props! #oklahomadesign #workfromhome #oklahome #stayathome #womenwhocreate
It’s simple and the only investment is a few minutes of your time. Do you have a pair of jeans that are tired? Perhaps the hem is too long or maybe even a little short. Give them a quick refresh and fluff the hem in a few quick steps. Swipe through to follow along and see just how easy it is. Grab your favorite scissors and let’s get started! 1/Standing in front of a mirror, decide where you want the hem to ultimately fall by rolling pant leg one time, evenly all the way around. 2/Use a piece of chalk to mark your line. 3/Carefully turn jeans inside out and cut along chalk line. 4/Use removed piece of denim as a template for the second pant leg. 5/Begin snipping along the bottom of each pant leg. Don’t worry about being too precise or even. 6/Rub the snipped hems against each other rigorously to encourage the denim to loosen and fray. This part will be messy! 7/Give the jeans a quick hand rinse, continuing to ruffle their feathers, so the speak. 8/Throw them in the dryer and let them fluff to their glory! • • • #denimdiy #naptimediy #frayedhem #fluffyhem #chewedhem

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Happy Birthday, Shel! // Free Printable

Polka Square September 25, 2016 0 Comments

Click link below to download a free 8″x 10″ Printable PDF!

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The Giving Tree was written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein and published by Harper & Row in 1964. 

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