Barbara Pagani's Tresor Cache 101

I came across this Artist in Syleathome.com pg 120 and just love the textures in her work. She works with polymer, glass, wax and resins...mediums I love playing with. Her are some examples of her work:

From the Design Sponge group- Herb infused Vodka http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/05/small-measures-with-ashley-herb-infused-vodkas.html To create the following infusions, I’ve provided some basic guidelines. Essentially, though, all that’s involved is putting a bit of the best quality vodka you can acquire (I like to use Rain Organics Vodka) into a lidded container, adding a few fresh sprigs of your herb of choice and allowing the mixture to infuse for several days. For each of the herbs listed, I’ve also offered five flavor pairings, if you’d like to infuse the vodka with a little more than one herb (which, of course, will also taste fantastic all on its own). These suggestions come from The Flavor Bible, my indispensable go-to manual when looking for ideas for culinary pairings. Read more at Design*Sponge http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/05/small-measures-with-ashley-herb-infused-vodkas.html#ixzz1MQpaw0f7   Herbs Cilantro Pair with: ginger, chile peppers, f

This one comes from Mamie Jane's a great idea for some of my old watches and graphics from The Graphics Fairy http://mamiejanes.blogspot.com/2011/04/shadowbox-frame.html

I came across this poem on http://christenmattix.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-03-22T21%3A20%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=10 Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The forest breathes. Listen. It answers, I have made this place around you. If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here. No two trees are the same to Raven. No two branches are the same to Wren. If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you, You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows Where you are. You must let it find you. by David Wagoner