tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206576222024-03-07T00:32:57.618-05:00Starshyne Productionsa creative satellite of Jamie Ridler StudiosJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.comBlogger761125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-66098338269963146362009-07-08T00:00:00.000-04:002009-07-08T00:00:21.313-04:00Today's the Day - Launch!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjxd4IK2hd3zsspR0F16FOO7EQx59buDogsGFDr-e5v4_8ki8pzVmPwPVGOX5ArjXmM9_uu6DUaixSmVXorH_oz23JTHbpWGAIVECbGwR4EQLoZzLpa1APcbY3a-Wde6aIAwV/s1600-h/jamie+ridler+studios+badge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjxd4IK2hd3zsspR0F16FOO7EQx59buDogsGFDr-e5v4_8ki8pzVmPwPVGOX5ArjXmM9_uu6DUaixSmVXorH_oz23JTHbpWGAIVECbGwR4EQLoZzLpa1APcbY3a-Wde6aIAwV/s400/jamie+ridler+studios+badge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355856419467042642" border="0" /></a>You are officially invited to the launch of the new online home of <a href="http://www.jamieridlerstudios.ca">Jamie Ridler Studios</a>.<br /><br />I hope you'll come over and play!<br /></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-67026772886176956012009-07-07T00:00:00.000-04:002009-07-07T00:00:17.630-04:00Full Moon Dreamboard: The Full Buck Moon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/TheFullBuckMoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/TheFullBuckMoon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's the full buck moon and we have fully arrived in summer. Now is the time to get into action, to sense your own power, to step up and in to all that you want to create this month. What will it be?<br /><br />As you likely know, what I am creating is a brand new website, and the launch is tomorrow! I'm treating it like a big opening night party and I do hope you'll come and celebrate this new venture with me, this new and beautiful home for Wishcasting and for our Full Moon Dreamboards.<br /><br />As a part of the celebration, I'll be having giveaways and also offering a 1-day only special on <a href="http://www.yourcreativespark.com/">Your Creative Spark</a>. I'll post the address on Wednesday, and if you're on my newsletter list, you'll receive an email invitation with all of the details.<br /><br />May this be a powerful month for us all! May all of your dreams come true.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/easylink.php?owner=starshyne&postid=07Jul2009"></script>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-30368993530453053362009-07-06T23:57:00.000-04:002009-07-06T23:57:00.978-04:00My Full Buck Moon Dreams<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/030-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/030-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is such a transformational time in my life. During periods like this, I find dreamboards so helpful. On those days where things are feeling a bit rough, slow or stressful, I look at my board and remember what is actually important to me. And on the days when things are happening, flowing and going, I look at the board and drink it up like nectar!<br /><br />I'm in the midst of:<br /><ul><li>Creating and launching a new website, a beautiful, creative welcoming studio where dreams get supported with loving care<br /></li><li>Revamping my entire wardrobe with the help of the wonderful Safina Ruda of <a href="http://www.faithboutique.ca/">Faith Boutique</a>. I told Safina I'm looking forward to feeling personally expressed and professionally empowered.</li><li>Redoing my entire studio. After the <a href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/128a-Thewallscomedown.jpg">wall came down</a> during our repairs, this space was a blank slate. Now it's painted beautiful purply blues and my desk and computer are in place. But everything else? Still in disarray.</li></ul>But in the midst of this what I'm dreaming about is where this transition is taking me. And looking at my board, I trust it's going to be taking me some truly amazing places!Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-36922796080127910782009-07-05T21:08:00.003-04:002009-07-05T21:16:38.408-04:00Project 365 ~ Week 26<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/181-SewThisPage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/181-SewThisPage.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I have been having lots of fuzzy pictures lately, dang! I pulled out this box to get working on "Sew this Page in <a href="http://www.tnc-wreckthisjournal.blogspot.com">Wreck this Journal</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/182-RacoonsMoveIn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/182-RacoonsMoveIn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A family of raccoons has taken refuge in our neighbour's shed. It's amazing to watch them breaking in and sneaking out right in the middle of the day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/183-MovingintotheStudio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/183-MovingintotheStudio.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My studio is painted and things are getting moved back in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/184-WorkingintheStudo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/184-WorkingintheStudo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>the new home of my desk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/185-PurplePepper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/185-PurplePepper.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I've never seen a purple pepper before. Justin brought one home for us to try. It tasted like a pepper with a bit of a tougher skin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/186-MarketDelphiniums.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/186-MarketDelphiniums.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The market is open and Justin brought me delphiniums this week. Isn't the colour amazing! They're especially a treat because my delphiniums didn't come up at all this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/187-7WestwithShannon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/187-7WestwithShannon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And the perfect end to a lovely week, hanging out with Shannon for dinner. That glow is the her camera taking the same picture! I think I"m looking at her camera and she's looking at mine, lol!<br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;"><em>Project 365 is my attempt to capture a year in my life through a photograph a day. On Saturday's I'll post the week's pics. At the end of the year, I'll create a video of all these precious moments. Feel free to participate at any time. Yours can be Project 347 or Project 292. It's up to you. See the results of my Project 365 ~ 2008 </em></span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/celebrating-2008-project-365.html"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;"><em>.</em></span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-44585534047254318082009-07-01T00:00:00.001-04:002009-07-01T00:00:00.802-04:00Wishcasting Wednesday ~ July 1, 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnegI8Iu1aKoocoBnPHeYpwgvRE3IDzVgG2MzwDsSu8k_feQcFyTrFJFr4cfE_8X3nYc7XakwK7MZuM0dCO6bv1oMGR-NPAAXcReI62F8bVtCSEV0RzZ9U0XAIhMHQ0U7DLwUG/s1600-h/Mother's+Day+2008+%2824%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnegI8Iu1aKoocoBnPHeYpwgvRE3IDzVgG2MzwDsSu8k_feQcFyTrFJFr4cfE_8X3nYc7XakwK7MZuM0dCO6bv1oMGR-NPAAXcReI62F8bVtCSEV0RzZ9U0XAIhMHQ0U7DLwUG/s400/Mother's+Day+2008+%2824%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353291260402664354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">What do you wish to nurture?</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello, beautiful wish makers and dream tenders. I have to tell you how much this loving, supportive community that's growing with Wishcasting means to me. Every week I am touched, inspired and joyful as I read your wishes and encouraging words. That's one of the reasons why I'm so excited to share with you that as of next week, Wishcasting will find a new home.<br /><br />Many of you know that I'm currently nurturing a new website/blog. Today I realized it would be so special for me to launch it on a Wishcasting Wednesday. Then I'd just know it was going to be surrounded by and filled with magic and love. So here it is, I'm writing this publicly for the first time, next Wednesday, I'll be launching my new site. Stop by here for the address and an invitation to my online launch party. I'll look forward to seeing you there.<br /><br />And in the meantime, as always, you can be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the wish prompt above on your blog and then add a direct link to your post in the box below. Support wishes by visiting other participants, leaving a comment saying “As (insert name) wishes for her/himself, so I wish for her/him also.” It’s that simple. There is great power in wishing together.</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/easylink.php?owner=starshyne&postid=1July2009"></script><br /></div></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-89660217124465003192009-06-30T00:00:00.001-04:002009-06-30T00:00:16.018-04:00Don't be Afraid to Have Style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcpCcUnfzHvJ0T-DosvwVNCWGfEQfAljeRYqe_IQXq_48wA2d7SAJDtB45xlw2FbfnFkOOyE8mdI4WEeGDDBY6MJnSXEc8pDcUyZUrhp9I-pJiWwBEF2jv27hIjYho7E2Z2zp/s1600-h/Inspiration+Board.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcpCcUnfzHvJ0T-DosvwVNCWGfEQfAljeRYqe_IQXq_48wA2d7SAJDtB45xlw2FbfnFkOOyE8mdI4WEeGDDBY6MJnSXEc8pDcUyZUrhp9I-pJiWwBEF2jv27hIjYho7E2Z2zp/s400/Inspiration+Board.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352801852494812818" border="0" /></a>Have you ever received negative messages about the things that you love? In my life there have been two things that I've received some real negative messages about: style and performance. I'll talk about performance another day but with my wardrobe consultation coming up Thursday, my mind's on style.<br /><br />Ever since I was a little girl, I loved clothes. I remember my red shirt with the frills down the front, my pink blouse with the ballooning sleeves, my crazy yellow oxfords, my red skater dress with the twirling skirt - all of these I wore in public school. I remember spending hours pouring over pattern books my mom brought home, choosing from each page which sleeve I liked best, which collar, which length, expressing my preferences and honing my taste. Clothing was a daily act of creative self-expression.<br /><br />I don't just remember how my clothes looked. I remember how I felt in them - both how outfits amped up a particular aspect of my personality and also how they sensually felt against my skin. The mood of a flouncy skirt and sandals was so different from a pencil skirt and heels - and I loved them both. Over time, my changing wardrobe expressed different periods of my life. They represented me as a dancer, as a student, as an artistic director, as a club chick.<br /><br />It came as a shock to me in grade 7 when I discovered that clothes could also define your status, and that people could use clothes to pigeonhole you. That was antithetical to my take on fashion but it was certainly a popular view. Over time, it also became clear that in many people's view, being concerned with fashion meant that you were materialistic, superficial and quite likely, a snob. And if that wasn't bad enough, we all know the impact that a limited view of beauty has had on the self-esteem and confidence of countless women and girls!<br /><br />How could I in good conscious love fashion?<br /><br />I think the answer comes in taking a stand for love. It's crucial to our expression of ourselves that we be allowed to love what we love. Fashion can be a way of expressing our love for colour, for texture, for shape. With fashion we can celebrate our uniqueness, our sexiness, our sensibilities, our sense of humour. Where fashion turns against us is when we let someone else dictate what is loveable and what is not, the latter often being our poor, tender bodies.<br /><br />So many wonderful things in this world can turn into cages when they're accompanied by 'shoulds.' Fashion, work and life can all become oppressive when we feel we must follow rules that someone else prescribes. And fashion, work and life can be fulfilling and expressive when we define for ourself what is beautiful, what expresses our sensibilities and our spirit.<br /><br />So, don't be afraid to have style...<br /><br />Your style.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">By the way, the site I used to come up with my wardrobe inspiration board is <a href="http://www.polyvore.com">Polyvore</a> and it could be a fun way to create a dreamboard. <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/full-moon-dreamboards.html">Full Moon Dreamboards</a> are coming up on July 7th. If you're in Toronto, I'm hosting a live Dreamboard Circle on Sunday, July 5th. You can find out more <a href="http://jamieridler.blogspot.com/2008/05/time-to-dream-in-toronto-sunday-june-7.html">here</a>. You can email me at jamie(at)openthedoor(dot)ca for details or to RSVP.</span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-17596268643070767942009-06-29T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-29T00:00:18.816-04:00Guest Post: Heather Plett ~ Dreamboarding at Work<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/IMG_3606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/IMG_3606.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Heather Plett likes to play with words, paint, and photos over at her blog (www.fumblingforwords.blogspot.com). In her day job, she leads a national team of fundraisers and public relations professionals, some of whom like to get down on the floor with scissors and glue and others who do not. She has used dreamboarding in a variety of leadership roles to help teams explore possibilities and dreams.</span><br /></div><br />“Okay, now push away from the table, take your scissors and glue and get down on the floor.”<br /><br />I don’t think they’d ever heard those words before at a business meeting. Some of them looked at me reluctantly (“you want me to do WHAT?), and others jumped up eagerly (“you mean I get to PLAY?). Once I’d convinced even the resisters to get down on the floor, I passed around large sheets of construction paper and stacks of old magazines.<br /><br />This was an annual planning meeting for my team. Instead of facilitating a traditional strategic planning exercise, where-in we spend tedious hours coming up with carefully worded (and dreadfully boring and uninspiring) goals, objectives, and action plans, I decided to try something a little different. “Flip through the magazines,” I said. “There are no rules for this exercise. Just start cutting out pictures and words that inspire you. Try to imagine the possibilities for our team for the coming year. What do you dream of? What do you hope for? What things get you passionate? In the end, put together a picture of where you feel our team (and you as a contributor to this team) should be a year from now.”<br /><br />After about an hour and a half of cutting, pasting, and creating, the group shared what they’d created. Some had used mostly words, others had only pictures. Some had very organized categorized boards, others had random scattered images. One of the artists in our group had embellished hers with coloured pens. Each board was unique and each said something important about where our team was going. The common themes we found running through most of the dreamboards became the basis for our annual plan for the coming year. The ideas that were not common between boards were tested with other team members before being added to the whole.<br /><br />Dreamboarding at work. Have you ever tired it? Why not consider it next time your team needs to gather for strategic planning/visioning/etc.?<br /><br />Here are a few of the things I’ve learned after doing this a number of times with different teams:<br /><ol><li>When individuals have completed their dreamboards, you may want to combine them all into a large collage. Another option would be to work on one common dreamboard from the start, where everyone contributes to a large board with their own ideas. If you do a common board, make sure everyone feels like an equal and honoured participant.</li><li>Draw out some of the surprising, unusual, or risky pieces you see in the boards that some people might be reluctant to share. Sometimes the best ideas are the ones that are the most hidden. Create a space where team-members are safe to be vulnerable.</li><li>People will respond very differently to this exercise. Some will jump in eagerly, and some will offer a great deal of resistance. If you anticipate that more than half of your team will be resisters and you’ll have a hard time getting anything meaningful out of it, you may want to consider small steps to work up to this. For example, the first time you step away from more traditional strategic planning exercises, you may want to start with word play - write down all the words that come to your mind when you think of where your team should be next year. (It’s a little less threatening than getting down on the floor.)</li><li>Watch for negative energy and try to stem the tide. A few resisters can ruin it for the more eager participants. Find a way to respect their fear or blockage and then help them work past it toward a place of possibilities.</li><li>When it comes time to explain what they have created, some people may need some prompting to get to the heart of what they’re dreaming about. Some of the greatest “a-ha” moments happen after a person has put the pieces together and sees the final product.</li><li>Consider posting the dreamboards in a shared space in your work place (lunch room, hallway, etc.) to remind people of their visions and possibilities. (Be sure you clear this with the team first, in case they’re embarrassed about having other people outside of the team see their creations.)<br /></li></ol>In my experience, sometimes the greatest epiphanies can come when a team is getting lost in creative play. I’ve seen some wonderful ideas that have emerged from dreamboarding that I suspect never would have emerged if we’d taken the more traditional strategic planning route. It may not be for everyone (would a team of auditors or accountants get into this? Hmmm…), but if you have a creative group that needs an extra little boost, it’s worth a try.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/IMG_3747.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/IMG_3747.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-14043434584513828582009-06-28T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-28T00:00:04.639-04:00Inspiration: Everyone is Beautiful<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jPwTrTaZRm0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jPwTrTaZRm0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">A work by <a href="http://www.katherinecenter.com/">Katherine Center</a></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-51400300591310321592009-06-27T00:00:00.001-04:002009-06-27T00:00:19.854-04:00Project 365 09 ~ Week 25<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/174-ChocolateDropQuickies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/174-ChocolateDropQuickies.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last week we finally got our pantry shelves and were able to unpack the remaining kitchen boxes. Going through the food items, I saw we had coconut, oatmeal and cocoa and I just couldn't resist making chocolate drop quickies. These have been my favourite since grade 6!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/175-StudioPainting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/175-StudioPainting.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Justin's been so wonderful, painting my studio for me. Isn't that colour absolutely delicious? It's called Peace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/176-BeadHeavenEvent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/176-BeadHeavenEvent.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Monday night we helped celebrate the opening of our friends' new store, <a href="http://www.beadheaven.ca/">Bead Heaven</a>. That's Andy in the dark blue shirt surrounded by his family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/177-WalkHomefromArtPicnic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/177-WalkHomefromArtPicnic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I walked home after this week's <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/06/not-so-serious-business-of-art-picnic.html">art picnic</a> and saw the most exquisite rose bush. It was absolutely sublime.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/179z-SabineandITourCSI.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/179z-SabineandITourCSI.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My dear friend Sabine and I went to a tour of the <a href="http://socialinnovation.ca/">Centre for Social Innovation</a> and felt inspired and completely at home. Imagine a space filled with smart, creative people working to make the world a better place - and doing so in a gorgeous, high-ceiling, loft-like place downtown. Sign me up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/180-WreckthisJournalFriday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/180-WreckthisJournalFriday.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And Fridays until the end of July are <a href="http://www.tnc-wreckthisjournal.blogspot.com">Wreck this Journal</a> days! This is a shot from my vlog for this week's adventure.<br /><br />How was your week?<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><em>Project 365 is my attempt to capture a year in my life through a photograph a day. On Saturday's I'll post the week's pics. At the end of the year, I'll create a video of all these precious moments. Feel free to participate at any time. Yours can be Project 347 or Project 292. It's up to you. See the results of my Project 365 ~ 2008 </em></span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/celebrating-2008-project-365.html"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><em>.</em></span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-57292493631388661152009-06-26T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-26T00:00:23.778-04:00Wreck this Journal ~ Week 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0122.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I had fun doing this page. I just scribbled some watercolour crayons, spritzed water on the whole thing and mushed it up with my fingers. It was cool to feel the paper disintegrating as the colour spread.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/054.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I had a lot of fun learning about fire, dropping matches...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0552.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0552.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>and seeing what happened.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0602.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0602.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I buried a page in my garden to decompose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0512.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I had an absolute blast melting crayons onto the page. And I'm defiant; I'm not going to clean this mess up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/0082.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I experimented with some inks, dropping them onto the page, closing the book and seeing how far they would sink in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/002-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/002-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And this is totally not on the list but since we're painting my studio, I thought the journal should get in on the action!<br /><br />You know what's weird? The one thing I really haven't done is write in it. Maybe next week.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This is a part of <a href="http://www.tnc-wreckthisjournal.blogspot.com">The Next Chapter: Wreck this Journal</a> summer of creative destruction :)</span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-89128090953688054982009-06-25T08:29:00.004-04:002009-06-25T08:48:00.865-04:00Things to come...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfUpd2jf81DLeBoxz1AUOjoa9ikmb8BWVu_BMd0zZTZWoWptIDhCNHHvjMDdFCfC1BaItFRrluoCrbOk5EI-zomqgf_K9NfStC4jDHvITyI6iN70xpFtYrggM8Kl_2-N2VuYR/s1600-h/iStock_000009469346Medium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfUpd2jf81DLeBoxz1AUOjoa9ikmb8BWVu_BMd0zZTZWoWptIDhCNHHvjMDdFCfC1BaItFRrluoCrbOk5EI-zomqgf_K9NfStC4jDHvITyI6iN70xpFtYrggM8Kl_2-N2VuYR/s400/iStock_000009469346Medium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351241819440723298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Website Coming...<br /><br /></span>There is so much coming up! I'm really excited to share with you that in the next couple of weeks I'll be launching a brand new website! The new site will bring together all of my offerings under one roof. Wishcasting, Dreamboards, articles, a new podcast, all will find a home in Jamie Ridler Studios. I know this will take a little bit of getting used to and it will be a bit of a hassle to change your links, but I do hope the inconvenience won't stop you from joining me in this new and beautiful space! I hope it will be an inviting, inspiring, expressive, creative space for all of us.<br /><br />I will still keep Starshyne Productions. This has been my creative home for a long time. Maybe it will be like my little cottage retreat!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Podcast Coming...</span><br /><br />Once I settle into my new home, I'll be sharing with you a weekly podcast on creative, authentic living featuring interviews with inspiring bloggers, as well as other creatives and solopreneurs. My hope is that the podcast will help you bring all that you are to all that you do and to do it with confidence and joy!<br /><br /><a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/full-moon-dreamboards.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Full Moon Dreamboards</span></a> - online July 7<br /><br />July 7th is the Full Buck Moon - a moon full of masculine, assertive, powerful energy. It's a time to savour, a time to acknowledge your own power and get into action, a time to enjoy with abandon the abundance of life. What are you going to dream this month? To find out more about Full Moon Dreamboards, click <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/full-moon-dreamboards.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Full Moon Dreamboards</span> - in Toronto, Sunday July 5, 2:15-5:00.<br /><br />If you're in the Toronto area, you can join me for a live Full Moon Dreamboard Circle in the Broadview and Danforth area. The cost is $10 and it's only an additional $5 to bring a friend. RSVP at jamie(at)openthedoor(dot)ca for more details or subscribe to my newsletter over on the top right of this blog.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to sharing all this wonder and excitement with you. It's going to be fun!Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-42241707074907843682009-06-24T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-24T00:00:18.152-04:00Wishcasting Wednesday ~ June 24, 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqgJrNSWIA5Bn1RGJ-c9uh5hHmx_qZTvkt7_x1Z5VOdAKWsHZh7IyGMEXWkRFivV8mG7f6sgoNiZRnIajqhd0rxH3NFdcwvg9JMo5xB_te09EWJO3TwbydoZEFRU4BlGoYcOc/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqgJrNSWIA5Bn1RGJ-c9uh5hHmx_qZTvkt7_x1Z5VOdAKWsHZh7IyGMEXWkRFivV8mG7f6sgoNiZRnIajqhd0rxH3NFdcwvg9JMo5xB_te09EWJO3TwbydoZEFRU4BlGoYcOc/s400/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350651472779260066" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">What do you wish to savour?</span><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the wish prompt above on your blog and then add a direct link to your post in the box below. Support wishes by visiting other participants, leaving a comment saying “As (insert name) wishes for her/himself, so I wish for her/him also.” It’s that simple. There is great power in wishing together.</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/easylink.php?owner=starshyne&postid=24Jun2009"></script><br /></div></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-26414702294380870502009-06-23T00:00:00.003-04:002009-06-23T08:16:59.698-04:00Dreamboards: Starting a Dreamboard Circle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobnUQVpHVcKf9H3gzuz5EY79R26T3rHXdOz-6a_vi84LDf8dmKYIpNCZvA9nbXs3gSlmkQHF4qvZiuoflXhVnsM8CXt45SoMB6bdnhnCBCR-tk__to29QnCjWJAJMetH9-7xg/s1600-h/Dreamboard+Leader.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobnUQVpHVcKf9H3gzuz5EY79R26T3rHXdOz-6a_vi84LDf8dmKYIpNCZvA9nbXs3gSlmkQHF4qvZiuoflXhVnsM8CXt45SoMB6bdnhnCBCR-tk__to29QnCjWJAJMetH9-7xg/s400/Dreamboard+Leader.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348651223888939986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Many of you have expressed an interest in creating your own <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/full-moon-dreamboards.html">Full Moon Dreamboard Circles</a>, and I'd love to help. In a guest post last week </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/">Rachelle</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> shared some </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/06/guest-post-rachelle-mee-chapman-how-to.html">fantastic strategies</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for getting started. One question that </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.melbamcmullin.com/">Melba</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> asked was how did people get their dreamboard circles together? I'd love to share with you how I've been organizing groups ever since I was a teenager. It's simple, effective and pain-free (if you let it be).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Jamie's Top Tips for hosting an Event</span><br /><ol style="font-family: arial;"><li>Decide what you want to do - in this case, host a dreamboard circle</li><li>Find an ally, one good friend (or sister - thank you, <a href="http://www.planetshannon.blogspot.com/">Shannon</a>!) who will definitely be there with you to have fun.</li><li>Plan the event activities and get supplies.<br /></li><li>Set a date, time and place.</li><li>Be generous in your invitations. Be inclusive.<br /></li><li>Host the event, knowing that at minimum you and your friend are going to have a great time together.<br /></li><li>Enjoy!</li><li>Repeat.</li></ol><span style="font-family:arial;">Let me just say a bit more about #5.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Be generous in your invitations. </span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Let go of trying to decide in advance who would be interested or great for your group. Instead, be free and abundant in your invitations and trust that the right people will turn up.</li><li>Don't give up or be discouraged by sour or dismissive responses. You never know what seeds will be planted or are already stirring. The very people who poo-poo'd dreamboards just might join the circle one day.</li><li>Trust your intuition. Don't hesitate to invite someone you just met or only know slightly. If you'd like them to be there, make the invitation.<br /></li><li>Let the invitation spread. Encourage people to bring a friend or pass along the invitation to anyone they think might enjoy making dreamboards or meeting new friends. Be open to who shows up.</li><li>Stay unattached to the guest list. If it turns out that your circle is just you and your friend, awesome! You're going to have a great time intimately sharing your dreams and sipping tea or margueritas. </li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">You can absolutely create a Full Moon Dreamboard circle. </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://gypsy-warrior.blogspot.com/2009/06/wishcasting-wednesday_17.html">Jennifer at Barefoot in the Sand</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> took the leap and organized one for a Meetup group. No one had ever heard of dreamboards, so it will be quite an adventure for everyone! Best of luck, Jennifer. I know you'll do an inspiring job!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Full Moon Dreamboard Circles are powerful, creative communities, and I'd love to support you in creating one. I'm thinking it would be great to hold a free teleseminar on the topic. I'd share with you some Dreamboard Circle tips and you can ask me any questions you might have. Sound good?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">NOTE: Our next online Full Moon Dreamboard Circle is on Tuesday, July 7th. If you're in the Toronto Area, you can join me for Dreamboard making on Sunday, July 5th. Click <a href="http://jamieridler.blogspot.com/2008/05/time-to-dream-in-toronto-sunday-june-7.html">here</a> for details. I can't wait to share the Full Buck Moon with you!</span><br /></span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-89546750260625283422009-06-22T00:00:00.003-04:002009-06-22T00:00:16.101-04:00Celebrating Bead Heaven<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9mgF6gYUXYtcXH46DnWlNknlJiMRM3Ja1lXqUQ3fVRMJ6ataffJUSsV0NTgFyVQsKwpH46d7c51uv5x6pXL7KDeL6X7z73ikUi6lobwgJwyHkX4IPteAWOeOALC0BL1d0g3w/s1600-h/Bead+Heaven.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9mgF6gYUXYtcXH46DnWlNknlJiMRM3Ja1lXqUQ3fVRMJ6ataffJUSsV0NTgFyVQsKwpH46d7c51uv5x6pXL7KDeL6X7z73ikUi6lobwgJwyHkX4IPteAWOeOALC0BL1d0g3w/s400/Bead+Heaven.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348467846753623890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I have to share with you the launch of this beautiful bead store, which is the heartfelt effort for our dear friends Andrew and Sherry. Justin and Andrew have been friends since they were in junior high. I can guarantee you that if anyone suggested at that time that Andrew would own and run a bead shop, there would have been some serious laughing going on!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">But here it is - a beautiful space of colour and creativity: <a href="http://www.beadheaven.ca/">Bead Heaven</a>.<br /><br />It is always inspiring and exciting to see someone put their heart and their work out in the world, to see people find the courage and wherewithal to share their gifts and create something in the world. It's something to celebrate! Congratulations, Andy and Sherry.<br /><br />Bead Heaven sell beads, offers classes and will also feature the work of local artisans. Until the end of June, they're having an opening sale featuring 20% off of everything. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">If you're in Toronto, check them out at 569 St.Clair Ave. West, west of Bathurst. You can also visit their website at www.beadheaven.ca or find them on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81755879692&ref=mf">Facebook</a>.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Be sure to say hi to Andy for me :)</span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-42078482894524101812009-06-21T00:00:00.001-04:002009-06-21T00:00:21.836-04:00Inspiration: Jonas Gerard<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vXODxFzn9mU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vXODxFzn9mU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Thank you, <a href="http://differenceayearmakes.wordpress.com/">Rebecca</a>, for sharing this inspiring video and artist on your blog as a part of <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/wishcasting-wednesday-jan-7-2009.html">Wishcasting</a>. It makes me want to play, move and paint.<br /></span></div></center></center>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-49607587606621458972009-06-20T12:21:00.004-04:002009-06-20T12:40:03.812-04:00Project 365 09 ~ Week 20<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/166-WTJfuncontinues.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/166-WTJfuncontinues.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This week I spent a lot of time with <a href="http://www.tnc-wreckthisjournal.blogspot.com/">Wreck this Journal</a>. You can see more of what I got up to <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/06/wreck-this-journal-week-3.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/167-WorkingonMyTaxes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 600px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/167-WorkingonMyTaxes.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Even as I was working on my taxes, the journal wasn't very far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/168-WagamamaTaxBreak2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/168-WagamamaTaxBreak2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Meeting with our tax consultant, we stopped and had coffee at a lovely spot called <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/guide/food/coffee-tea/wagamama/">Wagamama</a>. The coffee was awesome, the cookie tasted homemade and the service was delightful. I'd highly recommend stopping in if you happen to be in the King & Bathurst neighbourhood of Toronto.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/168-WagamamaTaxBreak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/168-WagamamaTaxBreak.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And they even had an art display of various books, including this one called "Hugging." I absolutely had to sit underneath it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/170-ThrilledbyNewImages.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/170-ThrilledbyNewImages.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This week I've really been working on my upcoming website with the help of <a href="http://www.elasticmind.com/">Tara</a>. My task this week was to find images that will become the navigation buttons. I'm in love with the ones I've chosen and can't wait to get the new site up and running and ready to share with you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/171-MarketisOpen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/171-MarketisOpen.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>On Thursday our local farmers market started for the summer. We are absolutely thrilled. What wonderful treats Justin brought home. Those strawberries are unbelievable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/172-PlottingwithGenieSeaandDanette.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/172-PlottingwithGenieSeaandDanette.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Thursday night was totally awesome. <a href="http://reality-insanity.blogspot.com/">Genie Sea</a> invited <a href="http://www.danetterelic.com/drawingboard/">Danette</a> (pictured here, hehe) and I over for a scrumptious dinner and an evening of plotting some powerful creative adventures. There's some yummy possibilities coming over the horizon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/173-CoffeewithAnnabelTJ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/173-CoffeewithAnnabelTJ.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Friday morning was my monthly inspirational coffee with the amazing Annabel of <a href="http://www.clearspaceonline.com/">ClearSpace</a>. Her sweet little one kept us good company as we shared some biz ideas and strategies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/173-WWSFF.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/173-WWSFF.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And, of course, the week wouldn't be complete without hanging out on Friday with <a href="http://www.moviemoxie.blogspot.com/">Shannon</a>. We went and saw a program at the Worldwide Short Film Festival, which she is doing amazing coverage of <a href="http://www.moviemoxie.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />What a great week!<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><em>Project 365 is my attempt to capture a year in my life through a photograph a day. On Saturday's I'll post the week's pics. At the end of the year, I'll create a video of all these precious moments. Feel free to participate at any time. Yours can be Project 347 or Project 292. It's up to you. See the results of my Project 365 ~ 2008 </em></span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/celebrating-2008-project-365.html"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><em>.</em></span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-80710180491821350802009-06-19T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-19T00:01:00.977-04:00Wreck this Journal ~ Week 3This week for The Next Chapter: <a href="http://www.tnc-wreckthisjournal.blogspot.com/">Wreck this Journal</a>, I tore it up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/012-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/012-6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I scratched it up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/023-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/023-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I took it in the shower. Now, if you want a shortcut to wrecking your journal, this the shower works a treat!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/039-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/039-3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I wore it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/049-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/049-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I threw things at it.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzcYJ-ArfKRbYfnmNEr_i3yVEHy1-TRkoJ9q17oFs6_fGrozYQmqzAjbMZf5_I4KqYTnS-LJ09FYLc' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I took it for a walk.<br /><br /></div></center><center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgDbGXEwrDlH9s3-pNAntyd9cYnKtWUHvRlxhvCOyc8voPqWC20bzeF8vt7pxGZkGcMDU8202VQv8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></center><br /><br />This journal is an awesome adventure companion!Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-21866902318275626312009-06-17T00:00:00.001-04:002009-06-17T00:00:00.897-04:00Wednesday Wish Prompt: June 17, 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/wishcasting/023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/wishcasting/023.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-family:arial;" >Who or what do you wish to play with?<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the wish prompt above on your blog and then add a direct link to your post in the box below. Support wishes by visiting other participants, leaving a comment saying “As (insert name) wishes for her/himself, so I wish for her/him also.” It’s that simple. There is great power in wishing together.</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/easylink.php?owner=starshyne&postid=17Jun2009"></script><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-87037908903085357782009-06-15T08:42:00.006-04:002009-06-15T08:52:13.950-04:00Curing Boredom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk3a2bgQomnBu8lUdULPE9v9_3mMa4XLsts0hbJmWveqEQj7jL6lRAAuiiak1cpuivbs5A2iK3Af4pocK985mE9jIzHk9iioPzwhO7-KH7iVs9GSgJh0GHPcFyaWOR0vCi49F/s1600-h/LionessbyJustin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk3a2bgQomnBu8lUdULPE9v9_3mMa4XLsts0hbJmWveqEQj7jL6lRAAuiiak1cpuivbs5A2iK3Af4pocK985mE9jIzHk9iioPzwhO7-KH7iVs9GSgJh0GHPcFyaWOR0vCi49F/s400/LionessbyJustin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347534580249481010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">This post was originally an article for my monthly e-zine, News from <a href="http://www.openthedoor.ca/">Jamie Ridler Studios</a>. If you'd like to subscribe, just add your name and email to the box on the right. It also includes dates for upcoming dreamboards (online and in-person).</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br />What makes something boring?<br /><br />This question sprang to mind when during a recent trip to the zoo, I saw more than a few people take a quick glimpse at an animal, declare it "boring" and move onto the next. Anything that wasn’t moving or putting on some kind of a show, whether it was a big cat or a bug, was “boring.” One little boy asked his dad, "What's going to happen?" To which his father responded, "This isn't a movie, Jared."<br /><br />What is someone seeing when they look at a lioness and label her “boring”? What does it take to spark our interest when a 400-lb predator from another part of the world cannot do it? What hope does our work have or our neighbourhood or our partner? What pressure are we under to “perform” so others will not take a quick look, label us “boring” and move on?<br /><br />How exhausting!<br /><br />What if boredom, like beauty, lies in the eye of the beholder and all we have to do is switch the lens? I invite you to give these lenses a try. They are tools for life adventurers. Use them with wild abandon:<br /></span></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lens of Awareness. </span>Boredom often strikes when we’re floating through a habitual situation without actually engaging in it. Washing the dishes is so dull and familiar that our minds do busy work or numb out. Turn up your awareness and change the experience. Feel the water temperature as you immerse your hands. Notice the curve of a plate, the rim of a glass, the edge of a knife. Hear the sound of the sloshing water. Discover the richness of the moment.</span></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lens of Curiosity. </span>When boredom creeps in, get curious. Explore new angles and possibilities. In that mind-numbing meeting, what question would your 9-year-old niece ask or your 87-year-old grandfather? What question could you ask your partner, co-worker or friend to discover something fresh and new about them? What don’t you know?</span><br /></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lens of Presence. </span>Let yourself be bored. Don’t try to make anything happen. Just give yourself a few minutes to experience boredom. See if anything shifts. See if there’s anything hiding in there, like tiredness or emotion. Give yourself and whatever it is that bores you an opportunity to be together and see what happens. Jared’s dad was right; this isn’t a movie. We don’t know what’s going to happen next and that’s the adventure, even if what happens next is nothing.</span><br /></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >I’d love to hear how these work for you and what your strategies are for curing boredom.</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-25951523259766926352009-06-14T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-14T00:00:00.691-04:00Inspiration: Any Time is Hammer Time<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vfxCnZ4Dp3c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vfxCnZ4Dp3c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to <a href="http://reality-insanity.blogspot.com/">Genie Sea</a> for sharing the magic and madness!<br /></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-6326261970495750892009-06-13T00:00:00.002-04:002009-06-13T00:00:00.899-04:00Project 365 09 ~ Week 24<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/159-UpwithJustin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/159-UpwithJustin.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's so wonderful to look back on the week and know there were lots of wonderful things going on. Last Saturday Justin and I went to see <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/">Up</a> - what a treasure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/160-FirstFullMoonDreamboardCircle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/160-FirstFullMoonDreamboardCircle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sunday I hosted the first <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/06/full-moon-dreamboard-circle-live.html">Full Moon Dreamboard Circl</a>e in Toronto. Another wonderful treat! i'll be hosting the next on one July 5th! And online, we'll be posting on the full moon itself, July 7th.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/161-YuryMelisasBread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/161-YuryMelisasBread.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>On Monday Justin and I made bread from the starter shared with us by our contractor and his wife. How's that for a gift from the man that put the kitchen together with his own hands!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/162-ArtPicnicTuesday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/162-ArtPicnicTuesday.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And Tuesday was <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/06/not-so-serious-business-of-art-picnic.html">Art Picnic day</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/163-CookingaRealMeal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/163-CookingaRealMeal.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This week was also the first time that Justin and I got back to cooking just a regular meal in our repertoire. Nothing fancy, just something that feels like home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/164-OvergrownbutBeautiful.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/164-OvergrownbutBeautiful.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>With all the work on the house, our garden is completely overgrown but some of it is wildly delicious - just look at this extraordinary clematis with that lovely little columbine at its feet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/165-WTJFridayFun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/165-WTJFridayFun.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And Friday, well, you know I hung out with <a href="http://www.planetshannon.blogspot.com">Shannon</a>, and you know we had to get up to some <a href="http://www.tnc-wreckthisjournal.blogspot.com">Wreck this Journal</a> mischief. I'll share more of that next Friday!<br /><br />We also caught up on So You Think You Can Dance, which is one of my favourite shows EVER. And this week there was a number that deeply spoke to me. I've watched it again and again with deep love. I hope you enjoy it too.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tsmfddPnvLM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tsmfddPnvLM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;"><em>Project 365 is my attempt to capture a year in my life through a photograph a day. On Saturday's I'll post the week's pics. At the end of the year, I'll create a video of all these precious moments. Feel free to participate at any time. Yours can be Project 347 or Project 292. It's up to you. See the results of my Project 365 ~ 2008 </em></span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/celebrating-2008-project-365.html"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;"><em>.</em></span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-30512493565888967732009-06-12T00:00:00.001-04:002009-06-12T00:00:01.819-04:00Wreck this Journal Week 2: Wrecking Friends!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/012-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/012-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">As a journal-wrecker, I've learned to take my journal with me everywhere - you never know what's going to happen.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/017-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/017-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">I took my journal to my biweekly art picnic with my creative entrepreneurial friends. Can't you just tell an adventure is about to begin! Shortly after this picture was taken, my "sticky" page was complete with strawberry jam muffin (thanks, <a href="http://www.danetterelic.com/drawingboard/">Danette</a>) and honey, stickers and more! Then suddenly, two of these women ran out onto the street with the journal and came back with this:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/031.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">My most seriously wrecked page to date! Thanks, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.jennhicks.ca/">Jenn</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> & </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.footprintmemoirs.com/">Chris</a><span style="font-family: arial;">!</span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-86510149473871668592009-06-11T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-11T00:00:04.204-04:00The (not so) Serious Business of an Art Picnic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPxm3pI-J_ZnQsK02ukVseQIFJzOAu_nbKgyUb4GgB5xtNySQcPz4dOdj3wz3316zHWE7ETW4piLKgM_L-fkUGfPGb9BoR4-Nu5ka2CXby_uBMJztkdgo79wa1CLNoh5oPrqk/s1600-h/113-Biz+Play+Date.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPxm3pI-J_ZnQsK02ukVseQIFJzOAu_nbKgyUb4GgB5xtNySQcPz4dOdj3wz3316zHWE7ETW4piLKgM_L-fkUGfPGb9BoR4-Nu5ka2CXby_uBMJztkdgo79wa1CLNoh5oPrqk/s400/113-Biz+Play+Date.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345070461240248002" border="0" /></a>Every 2 weeks I meet with a great group of creative women entrepreneurs in my 'hood. We're there to encourage and support one another as we face the challenges of our various businesses. We celebrate our successes, talk through fears and struggles, share resources and strategies. It's invaluable! One of the things that totally amped up the power and connection of the group was when we turned our coffee meetings into art picnics.<br /><br />What's an art picnic? In January, I interviewed the ever-inspiring artist Leah Piken Kolidas of <a href="http://creativeeveryday.com/">Creative Every Day</a> for a series of interviews with highly creative bloggers that became the e-collection <a href="http://www.yourcreativespark.com">Your Creative Spark</a>. One of the things Leah shared was her concept of art picnics - getting down on the floor, spreading out your art goodies and letting yourself play!<br /><br />I mentioned this to the group; eyes brightened, ears perked up, and we gave it a try. Everyone brings a few things to the table at the coffee shop we've set up as home. Magazines, scissors, envelopes, stickers, origami paper, book pages, magnets, inspiring Yogi tea tags, everywhere. And we cut and paste... or not. We chat. We laugh. We get teary. Amidst the creative activity, we ask each other, "How do you deal with..." "Do you know anybody who..." "What do you think about..." And somehow, amidst the play, the conversation is easier, the pressure less and the flow so easy and natural.<br /><br />And if you have an upcoming meeting of some kind, whether it's for work or business or volunteering or your community, why not bring a few art supplies and see what happens? See what a little creativity can do to the tone, the content and the progress of the meeting. I'd love to hear what it's like for you - and I bet Leah would too!<br /><br />If you'd like to experience an art picnic for yourself, Leah leads Virtual Art Picnics. She's a wonderfully encouraging, gentle leader and is sure to create a safe and supportive space for your creative exploration. Her next Virtual Art Picnic is June 17th. You can find out more about it <a href="http://creativeeveryday.com/virtual-art-picnic">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What would happen if you brought your creativity with you everywhere? (PS. You do)</span>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-68051771285062012462009-06-10T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-10T00:00:00.287-04:00Wishcasting Wednesday ~ June 10, 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/BodyWish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/true-diva/Album%201%202009/BodyWish.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">What do you wish for your body?</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Be a maker of magic and a tender of wishes. It’s easy. Answer the wish prompt above on your blog and then add a direct link to your post in the box below. Support wishes by visiting other participants, leaving a comment saying “As (insert name) wishes for her/himself, so I wish for her/him also.” It’s that simple. There is great power in wishing together.</span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.blenza.com/linkies/easylink.php?owner=starshyne&postid=10Jun2009"></script>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20657622.post-19229851728805311012009-06-09T00:00:00.000-04:002009-06-09T00:00:00.126-04:00Guest Post: Rachelle Mee-Chapman: How to Build a Dreamboard Circle<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >This weekend, I hosted my first <a href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/06/full-moon-dreamboard-circle-live.html">live Full Moon Dreamboard Circle</a> and it was an amazing experience. There is a hunger out there to create and share in community. I know many of you are aching to participate in a live circle and of course I would love for you to join me here in Toronto, and if that's not feasible I really want to encourage you to start one of your own. My dear friend Rachelle, a soul-filled encourager and dreamboard advocate, is on this mission too. She has generously offered to share her instructions on how to create your own Dreamboard Circle. I hope it inspires you to give it a go. Here's to dreaming together, Jamie.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >How to Build a Dreamboard Circle</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >by Rachelle Mee-Chapman</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;" class="mceTemp"><a href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/be-well.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1880" title="be-well" src="http://www.magpie-girl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/be-well.jpg" alt="be-well" width="400" height="177" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: arial;" class="mceTemp"><em>a dreamboard made of wallpaper samples, wrapping paper, and magazine letters.<br /><br /></em><span style="font-family:arial;">The tea lights ring the room and ambient trip-hop spills from the speakers. There are seven of us around the table ranging in age from fifty to five. We've chatted a bit and filled our mugs. Now it's time for cardstock and magazines, glues sticks and scissors. It's the Full Moon. It's time to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/full-moon-dreamboards.html">Dreamboard.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A Dreamboard circle is one of the simplest </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/soultribes/">Soultribes</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to form. It doesn't require complicated leadership, and the supplies and techniques are very basic. You can form one easily with these simple steps...</span><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><strong style="font-family:arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Timing</span></strong><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;">Dreamboards are sometimes linked to the Full Moon. I find it's hard for a group to strictly follow the full moon, since she falls on a different day of the week each month. So you might want to pick a set day (i.e. Third Thursdays) and make your boards together then, and just present them at home to the next full moon when she next arrives. It takes about 2 hours for a group to make and share their Dreamboards.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family:arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">People</span><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Invite a group of people to come and Dreamboard with you. Explain that Dreamboards are a simple collage to help us achieve our hopes and dreams by making them more tangible. Dreamboarding also helps us live more intentionally, and hold on to the important in the face of the urgent. (For more information on Dreamboards </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.blogher.com/dreamboarding-manifesting-dreams-reality">here's an interview </a><span style="font-family:arial;">with a Dreamboard founder, Suzie Ridler.)</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >Reassure people</strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> that they don't need to be artists to make a Dreamboard! It's just collage - like in grade school! (It helps to include a simple example in your invite.)Don't start with too big of a circle. I find 4-8 guests to be a good size, since you need plenty of room around the table for art supplies and elbows!</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;" face="arial">Who to invite</strong><span style="font-family:arial;">? The lady in the carpool line with the bumper sticker you like. The person who's always writing in their journal at the coffee shop while you write in yours. The teenage babysitter you chat about life with before you take her home. The woman who sit next to you in yoga. I bet if you think about it, you have plenty of candidates!</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family:arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Supplies<br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Supplies can vary but this is my </span><strong style="font-family: arial;" face="arial"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Short List</span></strong><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >:</span><br /> <ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>cardstock for the "board" part (plain or colored)<br /> </li><li>magazines (design magazines like Dwell are great)<br /> </li><li>scissors (a pair for everyone)<br /> </li><li>glue sticks<br /> </li><li>sharpies or other markers<br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">And here is my</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-family:arial;" > <strong>Long List</strong>:</span><br /> <ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>origami paper<br /> </li><li>stickers (especially gold stars and seals)<br /> </li><li>wrapping paper<br /> </li><li>alphabet stickers<br /> </li><li>stencils<br /> </li><li>Milagros (<a href="http://www.artchixstudio.com/mall/abmcharms.asp">http://www.artchixstudio.com/mall/abmcharms.asp</a>)<br /> </li><li>rubber stamps (I like alphabet stamps)<br /> </li><li>tiny envelopes<br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">Inviting people to contribute to the supply bin helps form a common ownership amongst the group. Once people see what you can use, they will probably be eager to bring their "finds" from art supply stores, card shops, and their own craft cupboards.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family:arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Set Your Intention</span><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">I like to begin our circle by introducing the theme of the upcoming Full Moon. There are a lot of different names for each full moon, and you can find some of their meanings </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names">here.</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> You can align yourself with seasonal energies by connecting your images on the Dreamboard to the themes held in that month's moon. For instance Spring moons carry themes about softening soil and new beginnings, while Fall moons have harvest and abundance motifs connected to them. Of course, people can also make something unrelated to the moon that is timely for them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Begin your dreaming time by helping people get centered. Something as simple as asking people to sit comfortable and take three deep breaths can still the room and settle your souls. Then invite people to start ripping pages out of magazines, snipping things out of colored paper, and pasting away.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family:arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Direct Newbies</span><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Even though collage is very accessible, many people experience some anxiety when they first start making Dreamboards. Some things I've found helpful for new folks are to suggest that they work with a theme.</span><br /> <ul style="font-family: arial;"><li><strong>Color Themes:</strong> What color represents what they are dream of this month? Orange sunny energy? Cool blue comfort? Suggest that they pull images from magazines that are in those colors. They can decide later which ones to use and how to use them.</li><br /> <li><strong>Image Themes:</strong> Another way to narrow things down is to work on an image theme. For instance, one friend works a lot with water images, and she'll often start her board by just tearing water pictures from magazines.</li><br /> <li><strong>Word Themes:</strong> For people who are less pictorial and more verbal, working with a certain word or set of words can help. Clipping a word ransom-note style from a magazine like "LOVE" or "JOY" and be a good central image to work around.<br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">It's also helpful to put out a big manila envelope. Use this to stash the bit people ripped out and decided not to use. Knowing there's a place to keep these extra bits really helps people get over their fear of "wasting" a good image.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Share a Little<br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">When people's boards seem to be filling up, ask if anyone would like to share what their board is about. It's important that you introduce this as an optional part of the circle. (Although in my experience most people choose to participate in this.) Then wish each other "Sweet Dreams," take your Dreamboards home, and let them manifest good things into your month!</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">One More Thing<br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Once you get to month two into your Dreamboard Circle, you can start the gathering off by asking if anyone wants to share their experience with their </span><em style="font-family: arial;">last</em><span style="font-family:arial;"> Dreamboard.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It's always interesting to hear where people put them and how they interact with the boards over the course of a month. Sometimes the boards really "sing" and other times they seem dormant. I've had immediate results with my boards, and other times it's been six months before I've looked back on an old Dreamboard and realized "Ah ha! That's what that meant!" For instance, I made a Dreamboard I titled </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/20080718/dreamboard-i-was-meant-for-the-stage/">"I was meant for the stage."</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> I thought it was about my desire to play and sing in front of an audience. But now I realize that my stage is the web and my mic is for podcasting. (Although I am still taking the guitar lessons I started when I made the board, just in case!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And don't forget, if you blog or use a site like </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magpie-girl/sets/72157607269621476/">Flickr</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, you can share you Dreamboard with other dreamers by adding your link to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/2009/01/full-moon-dreamboards.html">Jamie's list</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> each month over at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com/">Starshyne Productions</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. It's a lovely way to get and share inspiration with each other. Enjoy your Dreamboarding...and may your circle come to you soon!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VqIaP2URAZ6zXjBLTLwN26ESYSkUZcx7HB2Jg_3KcWzOdqhqNZUzSnZAd7Y1ZDeMSQBeiYYTHm_WKXgKJDt4rqWCQq9tClw9DzqkvIQGrnGrHrEPs0Wd_UFkbIWjsfEscJWx/s1600-h/Magpie+Girl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 73px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VqIaP2URAZ6zXjBLTLwN26ESYSkUZcx7HB2Jg_3KcWzOdqhqNZUzSnZAd7Y1ZDeMSQBeiYYTHm_WKXgKJDt4rqWCQq9tClw9DzqkvIQGrnGrHrEPs0Wd_UFkbIWjsfEscJWx/s400/Magpie+Girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344995455041645906" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-family:arial;">Rachelle Mee-Chapman is an alt.minister, writer and mother to several. You can find her writing about </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/soultribes/">Soultribes</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/tag/dreamboards/">Dreamboards</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and other spiritual practices at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.magpie-girl.com/">Magpie Girl</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. She hopes to be back soon with fun techniques you can use to expand your Dreamboard repertoire (gel transfers anyone?) Follow her on </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://twitter.com/magpiegirl">Twitter</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Rachelle-Mee-Chapman/562571318">Facebook</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to get notice of the next installment. Thanks for being here!</span><br /></em></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.com7