http://thepenguingeisha.com Shiny Things Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:02:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In an on-going effort to learn to create beautiful things and make what I would once buy, I have discovered the joy of cookies. I have long known the joy of eating cookies. Along with cake, cookies are on the top of my sweets priority list. This past year ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2010/01/01/delectable-holidays/ snowflake cookies Originally uploaded by JILL's Sugar Collection these cookies are truly magical! They look as though they are made from actual snowflakes - they are true works of art. I bet they tasted good too! With practice, perhaps I too can bake and decorate something so whimsically beautiful. http://thepenguingeisha.com/2010/01/01/beautiful-snowflake-cookies/ Where would a little girl be without her imagination? In a world without possibility that's where, and I for one have always had my mind drifting in the clouds of possibility. I have always been able to close my eyes and go Wonderland.  My affection for Alice has been life ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/11/08/an-alice-state-of-mind/              Perhaps one of the highest compliments of all for an artist is the request of a custom piece. A merger of two unique points of view into one piece created by an artist envision by a client. To trust someone else with your visionis an amazing thing that ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/10/04/custom-combs-call-out-for-creation/ This summer has brought a lot of positive attention to my little Etsy shop. It seems that people are enjoying my recent creations and have been using them in their treasuries. I'm very excited to see my work through the eyes of others - it pleases me to no end ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/09/14/front-page-news/ Beauty can be vibrant and colorful, or it can be delicate and fragile in soft shades. Of course, since beauty is in the eye of the beholder it can be anywhere in anything if looked at with a different sensibility. It is with this in mind that I am looking ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/09/08/moths-are-butterflies-of-the-night/ There is not one woman I know in this world that is not involved in changing herself for the better in some way. It may be through diet, exercise, education, motherhood, meditation, or even simply trying to blog more often. It does not matter how small or big the change ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/08/25/metamorposis-is-a-constant-state/ Using feathers to create hair accessories seemed like a chance to reconnect with a sense of whimsy and create items for gals that enjoy mother nature. Feathers are nature's original accessory, it seemed they were a perfect fit. I hit the internet, ordered feathers wholesale and I created, but sometimes ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/08/12/a-whole-new-respect-for-frontier-women-and-farm-wives/ For many years I truly believed one had to be "good" (with natural aptitude or talent)  at something before he or she should endevor to do more or that activity. Subsequently, I believed that since I was not "good" at art, or a "good" cook and gardener that I should ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/08/10/reconnecting-to-a-sense-of-self-through-creation-of-all-sorts/ While in Toronto I spent some time on Queen Street West being inspired by the heart of the city, the pulse of creative types and having an opportunity to peer into the garment districts baubles and wears for sale. The availability of beads, feathers and all manner of creative supply ... http://thepenguingeisha.com/2009/08/07/urban-creativity/