:: giveaway winner ::

"Beautiful! Looks like fun for you! ~Cochelle"

thank you to every one who entered. 

May your weekend find you full of life, love, and light. 

studio view

:: morning magic :: 

morning magic :: 8x10

It is no surprise that so many enjoy a cup of coffee or tea to start our day. It creates a moment for us to gather our strength and find our peace before the day rushes on. As the steam lifts from our cups so do our wishes for the day. 

** Please stop by to put your name in for the giveaway. **

(Ends Thurs. 10pm mountain time)

new moon giveaway

** giveaway now closed **

To celebrate the opening of my etsy shop, tenacious lace, I would like to invite you all to join in on some fun. I will be giving away a set of my photo cards to a lucky winner. 

:: giveaway ::

giveaway opens today for the new moon 

until 10pm (GMT) Thurs. May 16th.

winner will be announced Fri. May 17th

- to enter the giveaway please leave a comment below 

-please provide a way to contact you

(only one entry per person) 

 a little love :: photo cards

* (1) 2.5" x 3.5" - "make a wish" photo card

* (1) 2.5" x 3.5" - amaryllis "you are beautiful" photo card

* (1) 2.5" x 3.5" - "let go" photo card

* (1) 2.5" x 3.5" - "wander" photo card

* (1) 2.5" x 3.5"- "breathe deeply" photo card

a little love :: photo cards are about spreading a little love to yourself and/or friends and family. Sometimes we just need a little reminder to believe in wishes again, that we are beautiful, it is okay to let go, we have all have a beautiful story to share, and we can find such simple but profound healing by breathing deeply. 

Send a whole packet or send one in a note and surprise someone who could use some joy in their mailbox. Tuck the cards around your house or leave them around town as a random act of kindness. 
Just share a little love. 

Each packet will be sent with a wish that a little love will find its way to you each and every day. 

to purchase your own set of photo cards or to see more of my work please visit my shop. 

Thank you and good luck. 

letting go of fear

Fear is a strong force but we can choose to recognize it and then let it go. That is not easy, at least for me. Growing up fear was with me as I made decisions. Mostly, the fear led me to choose what would allow me to go unseen, fade into the wall and not make much of a splash. I did what I was supposed to and tried not get into trouble with anyone with authority.

It served its purpose but at a price. 

I learned not to shine. 

I feared everything. 

In high school, I began this long, slow journey of letting go of some of my fears that had held me captive but this fear(less) skin is still unfamiliar. It is easy to return to those patterns of fear and making decisions based on them. One thing that I have found that is stronger than my fears is my tenacious love. It lures me away from the wall and tells me to shine brightly. This tenacious love holds me close and shows me how to let go of each and every fear one deep breath at a time. Choosing love takes practice. I created the art above as a reminder that though fear is my old pattern, I have within me a tenacious love.

today I will let go of fear

and hold tightly to my tenacious love,

I will shine. 

holding on to the night

Sometimes it is easier to hold on to the night than to welcome the bright, morning light.

we would have to let go of what we know for the great unknown.  

what might you be holding on to:

fear

anger

familiar choices

others' opinions

indecision

control