Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

Autumn Teacup, originally uploaded by Kimberly Shaw Graphics.

Are you decorating for autumn? I have not started yet. Well, a strand of garland and a pumpkin teapot so far but I would not necessarily call that, ‘done’! I am in the midst of painting some balsa wood pumpkins to string up. I take pictures and show you when it’s done.
Have a wonderful day!

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Welcome to Blue Monday. Below, are two pictures of the windows of the glass factory in Cabo San Lucas, MX. The story below the photos is what God said to me while I was visiting the factory. Of course, you don’t have to read the story, but if you do, please let me know what you think. I’d love to hear form you either way. I love reading what my net friends have to say. Have a great day and may God bless you!

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In Cabo San Lucas, MX, there is a glass factory. It started out on the beach, but now has its own location on the outskirts of town. They still use empty booze bottles they collect from bars and the beach. These are the windows of the factory, made from the glass of empty, broken bottles. If mere mortals can exact such a complete and total transformation that a bottle, with its label and previous uses can be turned into a beautiful work of art, how much more can the Master Craftsman, our Lord God, transform your life?

When my husband and I went to Cabo on our honeymoon four years ago, the story of what the bottles go through struck a cord within me of the transforming power of the gospel. Workers from the factory go around and collect the bottles. They then break the bottles into smaller pieces. They don’t bother to remove the paper labels because they come off in the fire. The refining, transforming fire. Once the glass has become soft and malleable, the master craftsman breaths into it a new life and a new identity. It could become a leaf, a swan, an ornament, a glass, a candle holder. All traces of what it once was are removed. What it used to be is unrecognizable. It is a new creation. You cannot walk up to it and call it an empty booze bottle. It is different. It has been transformed. No matter how hard it tries, it cannot change itself back into a booze bottle. (If only we were as smart!) If you are saved and feel pulled to return to what you were, I hope this gives you encouragement to stay the course, to stand. If you are not saved and you have been searching, I hope this story makes you want to know more about the Master Craftsman who can change a person so completely and give them a new start. No matter what you have done, no matter what labels people have been trying to place upon you, you too, can become a new creation. Please, contact me if you have questions or would like to discuss this more.

hello my Pink Sat. friends! It is so good to hear from you!

I’ve had this little doll for as long as I can remember. I can hardly believe she has survived all these years with her lovely arms in tact! Do you have a little doll like this? Kimberly of Kimberly Shaw graphics, has one that holds your used tea bag in her cupped skirt. So dainty and adorable! You can see it by clicking here LINK

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Sky reflected in surface of the pond.

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Geisha in the Sky!, originally uploaded by R.Berdar.

One of my Aunt’s had a tea cup like this, only it was a picture of the Empress inside.
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I bought one. I should have bought more. I love this mug. I don’t use the lid much, but it’s so pretty and feminine and holds the right amount of tea to get me through the day.