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Nostalgia

Nostalgia
Remembering the past
Idealization of times gone by
Days of old
Bittersweet memories
Nostalgia
Childhood freedom
Unrestrained laughter
Swinging and hiding and seeking
Discovery and dreams
Nostalgia
Longing for what never was
Aching for a past never experienced
In the way it’s remembered
Reminiscing
Leaving out the struggle
Nostalgia
Faded valentines
Handwritten letters tied in paisley ribbon
Envelopes with abbreviated addresses and one cent stamps peeling at the corner
Albums with velvet covers
Sepia toned portraits
Hiding stories of days gone by
Frozen smiles or frowns
Everyone dressed up in their Sunday best
Portraying ideal families in ideal situations
Their own nostalgia created on a tin photographic plate
Someday someone will long for the days of old
And they will mean today

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Art Guild

So fun to attend the Whatcom Art Guild monthly meeting tonight.
Got 4th place in Artist of the Month for our candles. Antique insulators and bobeches filled with scented soy wax.
so many beautiful and creative projects presented by very talented people. The theme for the art challenge was “monochrome” so I entered Rust&Roses. This is antique cork taken from old life jackets. I used barbed wire for the rose stems and real dried roses.

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Old Things are Beautiful

These are old things in my otherwise modern home. They are things from my childhood or things I acquired somewhere along the way. Some things I made while others I collected. Enjoy!
Apple Head Dolls – made in about 1974 with our very old neighbor lady Mrs Van Mater

These were given to me when I was little by another elderly neighbor lady Mrs Pate. I love old grannies!

My great aunt Fanny gave me this vase as a wedding gift and this is her family photo album –

This was given to me by another old neighbor lady when I was a child and is still beautiful

And here are several things from my great aunt Margarett, my Grandma, and others:

I have been blessed with treasures from the past which have inspired my life and given me an appreciation for the beauty and details of history and craftsmanship and especially for making beautiful and fun things by hand. Thank you Mrs VanMater for countless hours spent with three little neighbor girls letting us stitch and craft and bake. To my great aunts, grandma, and my own mom for spending time with me and always encouraging me.
Blissful and blessed
©Belindabotzong2017

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Dollar Tree

I know money doesn’t grow on trees
But at Refind Creations sand dollars do!
Sand dollars are one of my favorite Refind Nature sources. The intricate details were created by my favorite Artist! I just embellished those perfections with acrylic and gold pigment to create a unique ornament that can be displayed all year. Mine hangs on my rearview mirror to remind me that the creator of the universe took the time to include minute and magnificent beauty in the details of a simple sand dollar. He loves texture and patterns and leaves his unique fingerprint on every design, as seen below. If you’re out shopping for unique gifts this month please stop by. They are $5 each!
Whatcom Art Market

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Gold Dollars

My latest project .. a Nature Refind Creation.. the original design is my favorite artist in the universe.. I just embellished His amazing handiwork!!
These will be featured as ornaments but for year-round display. I have mine hanging on my rear view mirror.. let me know if you get one how you display it!

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Home Sweet Home

Be it ever so humble
There’s no place like home ..
adding Refind Creations home decor with one of my favorite themes .. Home Sweet Home and Heartstrings..
For sale in our booth starting next week

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Light Your World

I will place 30 candles to our space at Whatcom Art Market. Fragrances like Home Sweet Home, Peppermint, Lavender and Bergamot Citrus will fill your home with beauty and comfort.
If you’re out shopping and need some unique gifts come check out space at Whatcom Art Market in Fairhaven
10% of all candle sales will be donated to Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham.

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Rusty Dreams

My dreams are the color of rust
Sepia tones of things from days gone by
Rusty pipes and brass tinged with the ages, things once useful now forgotten
Refind into new and beautiful
My treasures are covered in dust
Found in bins and trays and hidden places
Discarded glass in hues of blue and green
To be Refind into visions of light
Inspired by things layered in crust
Bark, cones, flowers and leaves
Nature made
Fallen to the floor of the forest, washed up on a beach or piled in a junk store
Refind into creations uniquely beautiful

©Belindabotzong2017

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Sunflowers in Progress

Here is a taste of the latest work in progress at Refind Creations.
This is an abstract birch forest made of birch bark and leaves. This will be mine but it inspire more to come.

The others are sunflowers made of cork floats and pine cones. These make me happy. Sunflowers are joyful and beautiful even when they fade.

Soon to be for sale at Whatcom Art Market in Fairhaven!!
©Belindabotzong2017

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Weekend!

This cold and snow covered weekend is the perfect time to head to historic Sedro-Woolley for a day trip! Visit the amazing museum, get a perfect cup of coffee and lunch at The Woolley Market, shop the many antique stores, including of course, Ferry St Antique Mall at 100 Ferry St. Stop by our booth and buy a candle or two to help light up these dark wintery evenings!
Our candles are unique and beautiful. Hand poured soy fragranced with essential oils — lavender and jasmine, orange and cloves. Our vessels include antique insulators sitting upon beautiful antique bobeche stands. We have many styles and colors to choose from.
Ten percent of all sales goes to the Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham.
You will love spending the day in Sedro-Woolley! Post a comment here after you go and let us know how much fun you had!!