My version of Jane's Love Letters
created
to
celebrate her birthday yesterday...
YB Crazy
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
How Do You Spell Love?
How Do You Spell Love?
I love "letters".
- Hand-written heart-felt notes sent in the mail with the stamps upside down, sealed with a kiss.
- Calligraphy (from Greek 'kallos' meaning "beauty" + 'graphẽ' meaning "writing") the actual art of creating beautiful letters.
- Initials have always been a fascination of mine. Growing up my initials were Y.A.H. for Yo-Jean Amy Huff. Yes, I do have a middle name and it is not Jean. The hyphen in my name makes it one word. I always signed my artwork YAH until I was married. After that my initials became Y.A.B. which didn't hold the same fun as YAH so I began twining the YB. I like the duality of the sound YB or (why be ___).
- Letters are the core of every book, every story, every love letter--a tangible way to hold what you feel, to share your love. As most of you know I have a passion for books, for reading, for writing...
I love Jane's "letters"...her initial pendants. They have personality, they are timeless and best of all, for those of us with less common names, no letters have to be excluded.
Over the past year Jane's initials and I have bonded. They speak to me. They excite me. I have excavated them from beneath the rice while visiting at the store and photographed them in a variety of ways. I watched as people choose their letters.
For some a single initial, or first and last initial, some with secret meanings, their children's initials or grandchildren's. Round, square,and rectangle. Linked together or in multiples on the same chain. On leather cords, silver chains and chokers, some long, some short. For children and great-grandmothers, for new moms, for mothers and daughter, sisters, dear friends and teachers.
It is always personal. A gift of love.
I love Jane's Letters.
Then again, as Jane reminds me when I prattle on 'you love a lot of things'. So true.
You can now find Jane's initials at With Heart & Hand
258 Dedham Street Norfolk, MA 02056 (next to Eagle Brook)
Tue - Sat:11:00 am-5:00 pm
Sun:12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Phone 1 508.384.6568
Website http://withheartandhand.net
Or find Jane on Etsy and on Facebook
(please forgive her sad web presence, I'll be helping with that between batches of cookies)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/baileycreationshttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Janes-Jewels-by-Jane-Zafarana-Bailey/199029203543382
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
How to Become a Vegetarian...When You Hate Vegetables
It is a well-known fact that I do not like veggies. My mother always said if I kept trying them I would like them...
That did not happen.
Do you think these would count, so I can say I'm a vegetarian?
I cooked them, just right...my special recipe....mmmm.
Plan ahead. Order your Easter Cookies before April 1st.
Watch for more photos of the Easter Minis.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The Crown on Your Head
I am so excited by the discovery of this new book--The Crown on Your Head-by Nancy Tillman. It is beautifully illustrated...but more than that it is a story to share with the people you LOVE whether young or old. It celebrates the beauty of each of us----a reminder of how "special" we are. Read it aloud.
An excerpt:
"On the day that we met and I put you to bed,
I noticed a crown on the top of your head.
It was made up of sparkling, glimmering things.
Like moonlight, and fireflies, and dragonfly wings."
I brought several to Bambi's so that you can see for yourself....
it is a delight....beautiful words, beautiful art and a beautiful message--one we all need.
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