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Go giving…

Today I was reading this beautiful post from Jo Traveller…I was stunned from this post and such kindness…

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It seems the people I admire the most are those who give. They give their advice, they give their love, they give their time.  They give freely without expectation.  They give with integrity and honesty.  Imagine a mother or father’s love for their child. It is endless, it is selfless, and it is the fuel that drives life. 

Through many channels I have learned about the cycle of giving and receiving. In order to enter into this cycle you must either give or receive, but you cannot horde. You cannot hold on to things and imagine that there will be shifts in your life and movement
in your heart. You must give in order to enter the flow. 

Interestingly enough,  the work affluent means to be in the flow or to flow to

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I’ve also heard it said that you must give that which you wish to receive. If you…

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Announcing the STARLIGHT Blogger Award

Announcing the First Issued STARLIGHT Blogger Award
the light emanating from the stars…

 

Starlight Blogger Award 05/30/2015

During the month of May 2015, I have been nominated with a rain of beautiful Awards. My Blog is quite new I couldn’t describe the happiness and joy of how wonderful is all this kindness here in the Community. I did accepted and appreciated each Award with gratitude! It means so much to me knowing that my YesterdayAfter Blog is loved, inspiring and brings light to someone soul and to all the wonderful Bloggers that included me in theirs nominees. This is a great reason that inspired me creating a “Design for a New Award”. I want to celebrate the creative bloggers who have truly inspired me and others through their beautiful and original content, imagery, art, abilities, and wonderful personalities. That’s why I want to announce the first issue of the “STARLIGHT Blogger Award” a new Award to honor those individuals who are considered The light emanating from the stars the bloggers that brings daily light into your soul with their creativity the blogs you love to read, listen and visit!
I wanted to create this Award as token of love, appreciation and encouragement so please spread the love and pass it to other deserved Bloggers!

Nominations Rules:
Nominate your 6 favorite “Starlight” Bloggers! In your nominees I would like for you to think at the light emanating from the stars the ones that truly touch your soul with their work, the ones that are the light for you a true STARLIGHT Blogger.

  • Rules for the STARLIGHT Blogger Award:
    1) Thank the giver and link their Blog to your post.
    2) Answer “First” the 3 Original YesterdayAfter  questions and “never” change them.
    3) Then answer the 3 “New” questions given by your Nominator.
    4) Pass the Award on to 6 or more other Bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated by you.
    5) Include the logo of the Award in a post or on your Blog please never alter the logo and never change the rules.

**Please don’t delete this note: the design for the STARLIGHT Bloggers Award has been created from YesterdayAfter is a Copyright image you cannot alter or change it in any way just pass it to others great Bloggers that deserve this Award.
Best wishes!
Copyright 2015-2019 © YesterdayAfter.com – Design by Carolina Russo

 

YesterdayAfter Original Questions:
(Never change them!)

1. If you describe or picture your inner soul how will you describe it?

“These are My Answers”

My soul is deep blue I don’t know why but if I have to imagine what color is I see it in all the shades of blue. My soul is very receptive and absorbing a lot from the outside. Is very balanced but sometimes can have some great picks on things I like and love. My soul has perseverance and takes challenges I am always been thinking “if you don’t try you never know!” I refer this quote to my Art and creativity! My soul fight for what I believe in. My soul wouldn’t ever tried things that would harm myself in a negative way. My soul is encouraging and positive to others and myself.

2. What are you working on right now?

Right now this year 2015 I am working mainly on my Jewelry Collection on custom orders and non! I am trying to promote my creations and online stores as I want to share them with the world. I am also working on designs for other future projects I have in mind. I always keep sketching and I take notes of any kind of creative idea pops in my mind. I also took a break for a while from watercolor painting and I would like to go back on it soon! In the main time instead painting I am more working on Digital Art who I love. There are so many things that my creativity lead me to want to do that I feel like I don’t have enough time during the day!
Update 2019 as today my Watercolor Painting is my primary focus, it is my life and daily work as a full-time independent Artist and Illustrator! Still creating Jewelry designs too! <3)

3. What is your creative Dream Project?

My Dream Project it is a real dream! One day I would love to be able to have my own Atelier Studio Gallery in a nice place, where I can work, display and sell all my creations of every kind together. This magical place will reflect my Art and taste in everything from the interiors to the products I design extends to my paintings, Fashion, Jewelry, Art and Interiors it would be so magical what I have in mind…for now my Atelier is virtually here on YesterdayAfter taking shape day after day… the future? Who knows never say never… :-)

And my nominations for the STARLIGHT Bloggers Award are:
I will link to these amazing Starlight Bloggers, I had quite few more than 6 :-) please make sure to visit their Blogs because they are awesome!

1. Magny TJELTA
2. Erika Kind
3. THE V-Pub
4. Joleene Naylor
5. Anne Murray
6.  Karen Shade But No Shade
7.  Jo Traveller
8. Souldier Girl
9. Moxie Luster
10. First Night Design

Please note:
No one should feel obligated to accept this Award or to link back. I just wanted to share with other’s in the community how inspiring and amazing you and your Blogs are. Please If you do decide to accept this Award, that’s great and greatly appreciated!

New Questions from the Nominators:

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I hope that you had enjoyment answering the 3+3 special questions formulated for you having the opportunity to share your words as well as nominating 6 others to you Special STARLIGHT Bloggers! If you accept this Award please put a link to the post in my comments. I would love to see it! Love and thanks to all!

Carolina

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Thank You!

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Photography – Seagulls

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“You have the freedom to be yourself,
your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way”

Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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LoVe/HaTe Challenge…

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In this challenge, given to me by my blogger friend  Karen Shade But No Shade:
I have to list ten things that I love and then ten things that I hate.
Then, I have to nominate 10 bloggers to do the same.
Is not easy to do this challenge since there are too many things that I love and also many things that I hate I will try to list some of them… :-)

Things I Love:
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To be Creative and I am very thankful for this gift.
2.
Interact with interesting people (Here I found many!)
3.
Share thoughts with other Artists of every kind Artistic Souls are Universal
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I love snow! :-) And here in Cali I miss the winter and the 4 seasons…lol  :-)
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I love the Ocean upper and under water and I love to paint water reflections in my paintings.
6. Looking up at the stars and Moon at night
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Amazing Music
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Travel and visit new places
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My Designs and Creations
10.
Read and write when I was teen ager I used to write poems

Now…..The Things I Hate:
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1. Any kind of Abuse on humans and on animals.
2. Injustice in general.
3. Poverty in the world.
4. Hanger.
5. Not trusty people.
6. To be interrupted during my creative process.
7. Smart..ass remarkable comments.
8. That our Society is not what it should be.
9. Be deprived of freedom.
10. Unconsidered and irresponsible drivers.

Wow! Right now you have more knowledge about me! :-) It wasn’t quite easy, there are of course many other things to add at this list I was happy to participate thank you again Karen ! :-)

I am going to pass this challenge to:

Bhumi
Joleene Naylor
Souldiergirl
Moxie Luster
Robin Vansal
Jo Traveller
Johncoyote
The girl in the little black dress
Mandy Moran
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Sorry I don’t know if any of you already did this but if you didn’t and you are willing to participate it would be great!! You don’t have to do it… but it’s a challenge so challenge yourself! :D

If you choose to give yours, I would love to see them!

Messages to readers

New Feature to my Blog

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Something New…a new Feature added to my Blog!

A new month just started greatly!

Especially here on WordPress with the +50 Milestone, all the Awards given to me from amazing and inspiring people who I enjoy to share thoughts daily, and  the surprise to discover new followers and their kind comments about my Art and my Blog! All this is very motivating and encouraging thanks for all the great support. I always wanted to share with the world my Art this is the purpose of starting this Blog.
My design in any form is my way to be in the world, and my job, where I am focusing on right now. I would love  for this business to grow  being able to provide all my creativity and high quality craftmanship always.

I have been working daily on organizing my online store and promoting my Jewelry Collection.
For who don’t know, I have an Etsy Shop where I sell my Jewelry online. Is for a while that I wanted to be able to sell here on my YesterdayAfter Blog and have the complete control and direct contact with my customers.

Well..great news!
I’ve been working really hard on this feature and I am pleased to announce that  have added a few brand new pages here on my menu that will guide who is willingly to purchase my Jewelry.

First of all I added a PayPal Buy Now button on my side bar

On the menu there is a drop menu when you click on Shop you will find several pages to help you. Click on How to Order this page will guide you
Click on Custom Order form  this is a form to fill in if you would like to place an order.
Click on Shipping and Policies here you find important Policies and Shipping info to absolutely read if you intend to place a Custom Order.

This is all! I just wanted to let you know about this new feature, for any questions you can always feel free to email me via my contact form here

Thanks :-)

 

Awards

What a Thunder Strike…

Today it is a great day!!!
What a nice way to start June!  After reached the #50 Followers Milestone which is growing already by the hours. Today I had a wonderful nomination for another great Blogger Award:
encouraging-thunder-e1427793461525My new friend blogger  THE V-PUB  nominated my blog for this wonderful and striking award the  “Encouraging Thunder” I am delighted and truly honored by this nomination which I accept with great joy! Thank you Rob for this beautiful and unexpected award!
THE V-PUB is a great Blog as the soul that is behind it. Rob is an amazing musician and vocalist a great Artist. His music and interesting posts will delight your visit to his Blog… make sure to click that link up there!!!

Well about this Award here there are all the rules:

The Rules:

  • Post it on your blog.
  • Grant other bloggers the award.

    What you cannot do:

    • Abuse or misuse the logo.
    • Claim that it is your own handmade logo.

    What you should do after receiving the Encouraging Thunder Award:

    • Enjoy the award!
    • At least give thanks via comments, likes and/or mentioning the blog that you received the award from.
    • Mention your purpose in blogging

    My purpose in Blogging:

    I always loved to design what I was feeling…make my own path and now my dream is to  share  my artistic creations and visions with the world. My creativity and my collections will come alive here on this Blog. The purpose is to display my Art in every form of expression I have, and interacting with other artists and inspiring people, share thoughts about art and life. I am here now…and we will see what the future brings for all of us, blogging is amazing you know where you start and you never know where you land… with positiveness great things will come!

    And….my nominees are:

    Joe Traveller
    Moxie Luster
    Erika Kind
    Shade but no Shade
    Anne Murray

    All my nominees are great bloggers and awesome people who I enjoy daily
    please visit their blogs!

Milestones

Yay…#50 just a start!

Hello everyone,
a HUGE THANK YOU!!!!!!!

I have a big celebration to announce and it means a lots to me!
Today a great Milestone came to my way…
followed-blog-50-2x#50 Followers! I am very happy and a tanks goes to all of you that in a way to another came across here stopping by  YesterdayAfter Blog and decided to Follow! I really appreciate all your kindness and beautiful words of compliments and encouragement left on my comments!
I started to work graphically on this blog at first as website only in August 2013.
I wanted to create mostly a portfolio website for my artistic creations and display my Art. I enjoyed creating all the graphics collages and images you see on here like the header image on the front page. Life events came on my way and I had to take a break for a while.
I never posted as blog anything until this year on the 03/24/2015 with my “New Update” very short post, from that day as today over only 2 months later I enjoyed this Blog very much!
I came across amazing people creative artists, musicians, writers, other jewelry makers and amazing photographers it is very inspiring be able to share  thoughts on a daily basis with amazing people I am so grateful for all the amazing journey here in this great community. Many of you become friends which I love to interact with.
I know 50 followers are not 500 or 5.000 or 50.000 but it has the same meaning to me!

It is the start of something great coming that can only evolve more and more….

Enjoy with me as you will come along the way of my journey….

welcome_msg2img copyThis is one of my graphics featuring a girl travelling over the antiques maps of Italy to California
who is that girl???
:-)

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Great Award Season – Blog Tour Award!

As part of the rules for this Award:
the Monday that Anne my nominator choose for the post nominees is June 1st so it is today! I am going to reblog this post hope that you enjoy reading again! :-)

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blogtourawardMy special thanks goes to the wonderful Anne for her nomination of the Blog Tour Award. I am very happy to accept the nomination with great honor because she decided to choose me and my Blog between millions of great other ones. Please visit her blog she is a fabulous writer of beautiful stories and novels, sure you will have a good reading time with her.

The rules:

  1. Pass the tour on up to four other bloggers.
  2. Give your nominees the rules and a specific Monday to post.
  3. Answer four questions about your creative process which lets other bloggers and visitors know what inspires you to do what you do.
    • How does my work differ from others in my genre?
    • How does my writing/creative process work?
    • Why do I write or create what I do?
    • What I’m working on at the moment?
  4. Compose a one-time post on a specific Monday…

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