2018 is about CDF’s!

I’ve been missing again from my blog, yep, I tend to do that quite a bit.  2017 was quite the year for me and I’m not even going to review that year, in short there was many things that required my personal attention and when I needed relief I always turned to my CREATIVE LIFE. I’m still living creatively – it’s what drives me!  NOW I’m back and the “Now” and present moment is all we have.  My 2018 has started off really, really well!  I’m excited to share my creative projects and when I have some great photo collages of those I will post, but for now let me ask, “What is your 2018 looking like so far?” Right now, mine is truly about my CDF’s – what the heck is a CDF?   That’s what I thought when I got my 2018 Desire Map Planner by Danielle LaPorte.

Core Desired Feeling – much stronger than just a “feeling” 

A CDF stands for Core Desired Feeling!  That sounded great to me so I am diving in.  I hope your 2018 is looking good with desires and hopefully everything you are doing is full of love and I hope you are asking yourself how you want to feel in 2018 and how do you want others to feel in 2018?  We should all want to feel loved! For me of course I want that, who doesn’t, but I’m also focused on “Feeling Alive” and that will be a post for another day – and hopefully at least each month as I’m creating a monthly theme around the words “Feel Alive”.  Anyhow…

Love is the answer for many, many things.  I’m not talking about romantic love, of course most love “romantic love” and maybe when you see the word, “love” your thoughts go to that, but I’m referring to pure love. The kind of love where you disappear because you put others first, the kind of love that keeps humanity thriving.

I’m not great at practicing this kind of love, but with age comes wisdom and some of the books and works of my favorite mentors (ya – Dr. Dyer and lately, Danielle LaPorte) wisdom that I’m recently digesting are having a positive impact on me, including music (may lyrics are crazy, deeply powerful) and I have this knowing that we should be living with this kind of love in all our actions, I think for the most part with all the turmoil (aka – Shit) we are dealing with collectively in the world and personally in our lives can just pierce our soul until we get that epiphany that we are half way through are lives (or at least I am) and it’s time to go deeper….”oh don’t you worry, follow your heart and nothing else – Simple Man”.  And look to nature – we can learn so much by observing clouds, the trees, the birds and of course the FLOWERS! I wish us all the best to make 2018 full of love, this post is just an excerpt for my pre-exercise I have given to myself to find a CDF (Core Desired Feeling) through writing and practicing fierce love and wide-awake living in a way that works for me and ask myself at the end of 2018 – “How did you love?” not live, but love – “one thing you will leave behind is how did you love?” – Shinedown And that’s it from me. BTW – I’m a major Shinedown Fan now (ahhhhh….so just another band to occupy me!) I have some digital art photos – but I won’t post just yet, Shinedown has become somewhat of a distraction – it’s like chocolate for me, I just can’t eat one….so about 2 hours later I would still be listening to them or watching their videos on YouTube and I certainly don’t have time for that right now….see what I mean – Shinedown distracts me (Big Time!)

Back to my point(s)….
Now from Danielle Laporte, “ Desire Map Planners are universal, keep it light or go deep. Answer the soul prompts with just one word or fill up the margins. You can whisper the mantras or burn some pages. However you go about it, I hope you keep remembering, more deeply every time, that you can create a life that feels amazing – the way you want it to feel.”  I love my new planner and now my new book – The Desire Map book – it’s capital “A” AWESOME & AMAZING + (PLUS) I have already identified my TOP CDF – CDF is a Core Desired Feeling.  My TOP CDF is “Feeling Alive” – yep, that’s what I want to feel Alive!  (BTW – Shinedown has a song, “I’m Alive! – yep, I would add that in!)  So how do you want to feel in 2018?

Check out the link to see more resources!

http://www.daniellelaporte.com/store/?dlap=62183

 

 

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New Shop Logo Excitement!

Have you heard of Moo?  I have a friend (an interior designer) who showed me her new business cards and as soon as I held it in my hand I was immediately in love with the cardstock (yes, crafters get pretty excited over cardstock!) I told her the cardstock was awesome and definitely high quality….and the core was colored (that feature alone sold me too!)  So I asked her where?  She said Moo!

https://www.moo.com/share/sgg8cs

So, let me back track here….It’s been a great week, I’ve had the privilege of working with a graphic designer to finalize my new logo for my shop!  And I already new where I was getting my cards from so once my logo files were sent I jumped on the Moo site and started to finalize my cards (super easy/very user friendly site) and now my business cards from Moo are on there way! Pretty fun way to kick off the weekend! I also have more cards stocked in my shop, offering you more choices!  If you are looking for something to get a grad or dad click the menu above and shop now!  You will also get a “Pounceback” coupon for 40% off your next purchase on ANY item in the shop (no minimum purchase).  It’s a purrrrfect deal!  Have a great weekend friends!

MAY the 4th be with You!

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NOW through May 31, 2016 Star Wars Themed Frames will ship FREE in U.S. only! Limited Selection! All “one of a kind” mixed media frames! And I will include a coordinating greeting card for Free!!!! Visit link above and check the shop! No coupon code needed – the shipping is waived!!!

This one of a kind frame can be yours!

Can I just say how fun and what a pleasant surprise it is when someone is kind enough to share something you made and pinned!!!!

I’M still learning the ropes around Pinterest! My Goodness! I know how to Pin, but to combine Pinning and Marketing…. ummmm, I still need to work in that arena.  Everything is a “day at a time” right?!

I hope you will follow along on my  business ventures!

Maybe I will have something in my shop that you will like or I can custom make something for you?

Mini Backdrops re-Pinned this item above!

My shop is slowly getting more stocked and I only say “slowly” because I sold 2 sets of greeting cards, a paper heart and recently a Steampunk frame, so my quantity has dropped, but sales are up sooooo Hooray!!!! This is good and yes, I am giving myself a “shout out”! And wanted to share my good news with you!  😘👍👊

If you are on Pinterest I would also love to connect with You!

Big Time Shop Sale

Visit my Etsy Shop for unique, eclectic, handcrafted items – décor pieces, greeting cards, mixed media canvas frames, and upcycled art!  use code “Spring” and get 30% off anything!  Anything – No minimum purchase!  This is a “big time” deal!

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Yes I used the word “Big Time” because I’m having a generous sale right now that lasts until 4-23-16.  I had someone already take me up on the offer, because she wanted a heart in my shop, but she didn’t want the gold pieces in it and I am very accommodating for custom orders as long as I have the time to make them!  So I’m making her custom heart!

Also, now is a great time to buy a unique gift for MOM, and in my shop you can get a handmade card while your are there – like a “one stop” shop and I always go the extra mile to put nice finishing touches on my packages so you know you are getting something special.  I’m very new to selling, but I’m not new to making and I’ve had a few people say that doing 30% is a little much when I’m not really making any money in my business yet….well, it might be a little much, but I don’t care!  I love deals and I don’t know who doesn’t!  Sure, I’m not going to be able to have these kind of deals all the time, but for now…I’m doing it!

I also and a little “over the top” generous too because I’m sending a “Pounceback” coupon for 40% off the next purchase and it won’t expire until 2017!  Yep, 2017!  That gets you through Christmas for goodness sake!

I’m all about honesty!  I am very committed to building my business because it’s something I want to do the rest of my life!  I have a day job and I’m nowhere near the point of ditching it and I’m committed in whatever I have to do!

I’m holding on tight to my dreams, time will continue to roll on and I’m not one to wait until retirement to live the second half of my life so I started!  I’m here to learn business and understand what I can do to serve others and provide quality handmade items!

I hope you will give my shop a look!  Thank you, from me and Frankie (he’s the Cat Boss that gets to watch me hustle – and I’m jealous of him!)

>>>>>>>>>>>>Here’s the picture of the custom paper heart in progress! <<<<<<<<<<<

A lot of walking my own path in the last 8 months! Its not easy and there’s bumps all along the way, but I’m walking, I’m talking steps even though they are sometimes very small steps, they are my steps!
Hope you are encouraged to walk YOUR path!
My favorite person and author of all time Dr. Wayne W. Dyer once said, Row, row, row Your boat, don’t row my boat!”
Go ahead and row your boat, walk your path and do it at your pace whether that’s slow or fast!     Cheers!!!
Pictured below the late Dr. Dyer, so missed my friend.

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Cat Facts even about my Frankie

One of A Kind

The Boss

The Cat Bible

• Cats can be persistent
• Cats spend a lot of time sleeping
• Cats like to snoop
• Cats have routines
• Cats spend a lot of time grooming
• Cats are popular in books, novels, TV commercials, blogs and internet videos!

• Things I know about my cat – Frankie! (My Reincarnated Cat!)
• He has the longest whiskers I’ve ever seen – I think he once was Gandalf the Grey
• He is intrigued by my scrapbooking – I think he once was an artist
• He is enamored by my hair – I think he once was a hair stylist
• He doesn’t like doors to be shut – I think he suffers from Claustrophobia
•  He knows exactly how to get what he wants – He was (is) a player
• He likes to sit back and watch or sleep while I work – He used to be a boss
  • Oh wait, he still is a boss – he’s my boss. Yep, I work for my cat, Frankie…
  • Yo, Frankieeeee – I’m just taking a break to write a blog about you boss!

Ok, he’s giving me that glaring eye like the one in the picture, it’s time to get back to my other work!

We are “One of A Kind” – I hustle, he sleeps – but we both work hard to hopefully bring you what you like!  Thanks for stopping by

Meow, Cat Chow, until next time!

~Lori & Frankie