my heart is open...

i stand on the threshold of something big...i know not what it is as yet...and that is the adventure...a surprise awaits me...it is a promise to be kept in my future...


my heart is full of joy and acceptance...i know that i am growing and stretching myself beyond any self-limiting beliefs i once held as truth...i am trusting that God will hold my hand and lead the way...

my heart is open and waiting in joyful expectation for the next journey...

i BeLiEvE

i TrUsT

i LoVe

mad hatter tea party...

i start each day barefoot by the sea...

today i am wearing flowers in my hair for the tea party...

mermaid #1 - acrylic on canvas 20'x24"

and my little dragonfly friend helped me drink my tea this morning...


then i came home and put on my party hair and makeup...

invited a few friends and off we went to visit the other partiers...

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here

we should dance.

the fanciful miss has invited us to a tea party...

i picked some pink roses...

have brewed my fave tea - Latitudes Rooibos - YUMMMMMMM
a blended african red bush superior grade blended with apricot, mango, peach, marigold flowers, and red currants.,,,excellent for iced tea as well....

my fave tea cup is filled to the brim...

the magic moon

and we have tea party favors for you...

...tea sachet

whole leaf tea sachet favors - personalization available

as seen in InStyle Magazine and Oprah Magazine

Turn a simple cup of tea into a celebration to indulge all of the senses! These beautifully packaged tea sachets are the hottest gifts around. Present them as guest favors or serve them at your next event, for a truly unforgettable display. Whether you are planning a small tea party, a formal banquet or your own wedding, our tea sachets will add an elegant touch and are sure to be a conversation piece. from www.beau-coup.com

and there must be heart-shaped sugar...

heart-shaped sugar in glass tubes

Capture the sweet romance of your day with these beautifully packaged wedding favors. Tiny heart-shaped sugar cubes fill clear tubes for an elegant effect that will delight guests at your tea or coffee themed bridal shower. from www.beau-coup.com

and sunflower cupcakes...

cupcake from kuidaore

The topping, a Whipped White Chocolate & Lemon Ganache using Valrhona Ivoire 35%, is both delicious and very easy to make. It is also a real joy to handle, and the ideal texture for piping - tinted a golden yellow, it makes for a rather fetching sunflower design.

and the paper wrapped tea sandwiches

from design mom

i have tossed a fanciful salad...
YUM!!!


and gathered fruit galore...

and created a few hors d'oeuvres...

there could be pink champagne on ice...

served in flirty girl glasses

flirty girls all in a row - hand painted portrait wineglasses
later i will put on my favorite dancing shoes...so let's dance...
and nibble on pink champagne truffles...


next year we will escape

to my fave place to take tea...THE RITZ London

One of the most elegant restaurants in London, Tea at The Ritz. It’s tea time, it’s time at The Ritz. Give yourself the best seat and indulge in excellent selections of cakes, pastries, sandwiches, scones and a range of coffee and tea. Sandwiches with Cucumber and dill, Smoked salmon with lemon butter, Egg mayonnaise with mustard cress are some of the restaurant’s famous dishes. from London Guides

enjoy the others who have laid on a tea at a fanciful twist blog...just click any link to the right of the page to visit other partiers...

please follow me if you like what you see here...there is always something exciting...and i will follow you back!!!! pleas follow me on twitter - Cre8Tiva and friend me on facebook - Rebecca E. Parsons ....have a beautiful mad day!!!

truffles

shoes

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roses

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doodle bags...

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Accessories, Clutches, Wallets, Totes and Jewelry

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Your special one-of-a-kind Doodle Bag will be handmade with a loving spirit by Rebecca E. Parsons. One day after painting a mural she noticed a heart-shaped splatter of paint on her dropcloth. That design inspired these unique creations.

Rebecca designs, handpaints, sews and fashions one-of-a-kind, purses, wallets, and jewelry out of canvas dropcloths from her mural and faux finishing days. She will personalize one with a quick doodle portrait, personal symbol or your favorite words or phrases,. It's perfect for jeans or that little black dress. They always get attention!

Each is made of sturdy #12 canvas and should last for years. The purses are fully lined and finished with a magnet closure and button and bead embelishments. E-mail cre8tiva2@gmail.com to order a customized purse incorporating your favorite colors and words. Prices range from $30 - $250 each.

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oyster art...

i have found a new passion...art on oyster shells...how do you like my creations??

a dolphin comes during my prayer...

a dolphin comes during my prayer...

during my morning meditation and prayer time, a family of four dolphins often come by...this morning i caught a glimpse of a solitary dolphin...i was blessed enough to catch her photo in the golden rays of the sun...how magnanimous is our Creator to give me such a gift each morning? my soul dances for joy...

miraclethought-marianne-williamson-choose on oprah.com

Every situation is perfect the way it is. Every circumstance offers you a lesson that will help you become the person you're capable of being. What will you do? It's your decision as to how you handle it, Marianne Williamson says.

In every moment you are given a choice...which aspect of your being will rise up to meet it...every choice brings you a chance to exercise your spiritual muscles...and hone your persona until it is perfectly aligned with your spirit...

When you deliberately seek positive aspects of whatever you are

giving your attention to, you, in a sense, tune your vibrational tuner to

more positive aspects of everything. And, of course, you could tune yourself

negatively as well. But as you are deliberately looking for positive

aspects in yourself or in others, you will find more of those things:

"The better it gets, the better it gets," for you get more and more of

what you are thinking about whether you want it or not. --Abraham

my new series...architecture

a new series of work embracing my roots in faux painting...all have a plaster background...let me know how you like them...

architecture 1 - acrylic on panel

architecture 2 - acrylic on panel

architecture 3 - acrylic on panel

building my wings...

i am building my wings...my art wings that is...here are some of my fave angel painting...

you can share it by clicking the share this link right now...ShareThis

'golden wings' - 2009 venetian plaster, acrylics, 18K gold on canvas

"Do what you love, and love what you do. DO WHAT YOU LOVE, AND LOVE WHAT YOU DO!...I want you to go to the edge of the cliff, jump off, and grow your wings on the way down. Don't worry about having the wings, they'll come." -Ray Bradbury

so i am in the process of building my wings...i jumped off that cliff earlier this week...and i have not hit the ground as yet!!!

'on silvered wings' - 2009 plaster, acrylics on canvas

and this free fall seems to be freeing me...

opening me wide to ALL the possibilities

of my LiFE...

and my He♥rT...

have you ever just stepped off the edge,

without a plan or a safety net...

and met your best self on the way down?

i am finding

strength

and purpose

and wild abundant joyfulness

my wings have indeed come

and my eyes are seeing with new clarity

all that lies before me....

'acceptance" 2009 plaster, acrylics on canvas

the courage to stand in my own truth...

for those of us in the midst of realizing that our plans for ourselves may be different from those of our destiny….life can be confusing, exciting, terrifying, enthralling…and more than a little off balance…so I ask for the ancient path…and walk in it…

at a crossroads...which way to go??

“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient path, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Jeremiah 6:16)

to the reflective mind, i am in the midst of a major spiritual transition where i am to grow my higher wisdom…i have created all the experiences in my life…to learn specific lessons, hopefully gaining wisdom and understanding within the process…if learned, i integrate the lessons into my being…if not, i am bound to repeat them until i do…

i must admit that my perception of a perfect world may be skewed…i have been searching for a way of fitting or molding my future according to the conditions unfolding in my life…i did not choose them…i did not even see them coming…but they happened nonetheless….

in 2008 the focus of my energies shifted to survival…my long-term goals dissolved into immediate life-saving concerns…and my personal world became very small…job loss leading to bankruptcy and foreclosure does this...

practicality is the main goal of each day (and i am so not practical)…forward visioning has been put aside until i become more centered…i find myself betwixt and between reality and possibility… the confusion, illusion, and delusion can get the better of me if i allow it…i choose not to allow it…

so i am embracing the prospects and possibilities of a destiny much different than what i had planned…

during this journey i have been forced to take inventory and open baggage that had been so carefully tucked away….i am confronting my worst fears-loss of security, my job, my home…but i am discovering a new strength…a new wisdom…even a new power (if i dare to speak it)…

i realize that i am moving into a new paradigm where my sense of restriction is vanishing…my fading commitments and obligations have become obstacles to my getting to my new and improved future…

i thought trust was my only issue…but i have learned during this time of bankruptcy, foreclosure, and job loss that i do not know how to receive…

earlier this month a friend became very upset with me over my inability to accept the offers of help i have received…she said i was like the man standing on his roof in a flood who kept refusing help…of neighbor on a cow, a man with a rowboat, people in a power boat, and a rescue helicopter…all the while he prayed for God to save him and kept saying, “No thanks, I have faith in the Lord, the Lord will save me.”

the waters rose higher and higher and eventually the man on the roof was washed away and drowned. Upon arriving in heaven, the man said to God, “Heavenly Father I had faith in you. I prayed to you to save me and yet you did nothing. Why?” God shook his head and replied “I sent you a cow, two boats and a helicopter, what more did you expect?”

this week i spoke to a friend who was in Spiritual Direction formation with me…she said i needed to let others minister to me so that when i am able i, in turn, will be able to minister to others…

so simple, so profound…i am learning to open my heart and receive…

why is this so hard for me? i have always been the one with the solutions…a helper, a giver, a fixer…i ‘prided’ myself on being the one with the God-given wisdom to serve others…

P R I D E that nasty little fault of mine…so the inability for me to find the right, best or any solution has shattered this prideful self importance which is really rooted in low self-esteem…yet i was standing within the pool of prideful self-pity refusing to see the offers of help for what they were…OFFERS OF HELP!!!

a hand of help offered by those who care about me…and i was stubbornly refusing to receive…

“There are so many opportunities available to you in your world. All you need to do is be open to see them. Complaining about life and your circumstances blinds you to what is right in front of your eyes – and that is the possibility of you being “in-charge” of your life and not your complaints running it for you” -Yvonne Rice

this is a big one for me as i am struggling between trying to control everything and letting go and letting God be in control…and i am not even sure how to do this…

i remain conflicted…i know God helps those who help themselves and i also know i need to get out of the way and let God work…but i am unsure exactly how…how to get out of His way…

any suggestions?

short of sitting on the couch until ‘they’ come and put me out of my home…i do not know how to stop working toward bankruptcy, foreclosure, and trying to find employment

each morning i ask for guidance and direction and i believe that what comes to me is what God is sending…even though it feels uncomfortable and unpleasant…and i would prefer to be anywhere else doing anything else, yet here i am 13 months past my job loss still holding on somehow…

if i stop and allow myself to sit with this for a moment, i am amazed…how on earth am i still here in the home i love when my saving account is depleted, foreclosure papers sit on my desk, collection calls overwhelm my phone line, and i am surviving on raman noodles…yes, one can survive on nothing else but raman noodles for several months…but that is another story…

God has indeed been good to me this past year…He has sent me help exactly when i need it…a small commission job…help from my church…help from my family…nothing in excess, but just enough to survive another few days or weeks…and that is how it has been…

i believe that i am going thru this so i can help others in the future...allowing people to minister to me so i can minister to others...does this make sense...and i have decided to stand in my own truth even if i am judged...

this is my path at this time and i claim it and embrace the fruits of it to come...

if you know of anyone who would benefit from reading my blog recounting my adventure in foreclosure, bankruptcy, and job loss please pass the link along...

down...but not out blog!

butterfly blue...

butterfly blue - 2009 acrylic on canvas

mad hatter's tea party...

it's a mad hatters tea party...next weekend...i will be hosting the mad hatter's ball here...all that is required is to wear your most unique hat...let's see some fanciful hats please...

i love you francina...

my heart is broken...this is the home of a dear friend who was in Scared Heart University's Spiritual Direction program with me. she suffered a terrible tragic loss in April...

a man driving this Maserati over 90 MPH went airborne completely through her home killing her husband Bill...here is a follow up story...the driver is charged with murder...

please pray for Francina and their two sons....

here is a YouTube video of the path the car followed to the home...

if God brings you to it he'll bring you through it...

a beloved friend said this to me today...another friend told me i could not keep open a door God has closed...that's been me for a long time now...trying to hold open a door God closed...

For those feeling alone on their journey...

"God, I don't understand why you're allowing me to feel distant from you right now, but I trust that you will always do what is best for me. So I place my prayer life in your hands, and I accept whatever it is you wish to do with it. "  Mark E. Thibodeaux, God, I Have Issues

from Neale Donald Walsh's  I believe God wants you to know today...

....that the sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.

The Bhagavad Gita says that, and it is right.  This scripture means that when all creatures are living in the illusion of darkness, the sage sees things as they really are, and awakes to that vision, praising the perfection. Conversely, what the world calls "day" (or "bright" or "real") is an illusion...the "night of ignorance"...to the wise person who sees how pointless and worthless the shiny stuff of life that most people seek truly is. 

Peer deeply into the darkness, then, and you will see the light.  Yet turn away from the brightness of what others call "day", for they mistake the bright for the good.

pink skies in morn - sailors be warned...

God...i have issues...trust, belief, fear...and my friends have been pointing these out to me recently...as has the universe (see the posts below)...as i travel on this journey of my life, i step forth not having a clue where i am going

sweet tweet book auction on ebay...

to bid click link below

Sweet Tweet collaborative artist book 

From Jane Powell of Random Arts in Saluda, NC...

This project began with a call for artists and when all was said and done, over 70 responses came in to Random Arts and our"premade" envelopes went out to each one. In that envelope was a single die cut bird image and a single die cut, handmade paper red heart. Each participant had complete liberty to use these two items (or not) to create a 5" x 7" journal page that we would eventually bind into a book and auction it on eBay for a good cause. Well, the good
cause came to us through one of our teachers, Louise Mc Clure of Saluda. She suggested that we consider Arts For Life North Carolina as our "good cause".

Arts For Life is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives and healthcare experiences of children and adolescents battling cancer and other serious illnesses. Arts For Life helps children all day everyday in four cities across North Carolina. AFL’s staff members and volunteers teach the arts to patients for over 300 hours each week. We work with more than 2,500 patients annually. Our visual art, creative writing, and music programs decrease patient stress and anxiety, keep patients active and engaged, and help families cope with the realities of illness.

That was enough for us to proceed with the focus of our efforts for this fund raiser. For those of you who do not know, our last book with 72 contributors sold for $500, and the entire amount went to the Saluda, North Carolina Senior Center.

Now the time has come for each of us who participated in creating this book to have the opportunity to bid on this "one of a kind" artist collaborative. In this case, our "book" is now a 2 volume set due to the size of the pages and the amount of contributors. That means you are not only bidding on ONE book but TWO!!! So, it's 2 for the price of 1!!! Please bid with both your "art" heart and your "compassionate" heart for the kids.

Pages from our books have been viewed by many, on our blog starting last October, and running through the end of last year. This year we added to the excitement by creating a "traveling" exhibit by taking 3 gigantic board walls from the shop to Inspired Artist Retreat in Concord, NC. Talk about excitement! Over 300 attendees applauded our efforts and took notes, pictures and asked a multitude of questions on various techniques on each of the pages. It was fun for all of us to show off your work to all in attendance there in Concord.

Thank you all so much for bidding.

my contribution below...

"create authentic vision" - 2009, 7' X 5.5' acrylic, paper, banana leaves, on watercolor paper

Random Arts in Saluda, NC is sponsoring a Collaborative Journal called "Sweet Tweets." This is my contribution...

the back

close-up of face

close-up of wing

close-up of tail feathers

close-up of depth os folded/twisted paper