Beacon Blogger Award

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Sorry if lately I haven’t had time to respond to all the other beautiful Awards I have been nominated. I am always honored to be considered in nominees.

This wonderful Beacon Award surprised me today! I want to thank so much for considering my Blog I am very honored and I appreciate greatly my awesome and fun Blogger friend Wafflemethis

His Blog is very nice and interesting give him a visit!

This award is for the people who light up our WP world that bring love affection and purpose to our blogosphere.

The Rules:
Acknowledge the person who gifted it to you.

Pass it on to one or two folk of your choice.

If you’re not an awards person then consider it a gift.

My nominations are:

CELONA’S Blog

Reflections of the Heart

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A little note….video link fixed!

July 17, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

I just want to let you know that I fixed the Video in my today post “The Miracle of Life”
http://yesterdayafter.com/2015/07/17/the-miracle-of-life/

Some of you said that the video was not working! Right now works!

Enjoy it because it is amazing!

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The fire of a Dragon…

July 5, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Today the fire of a powerful and loyal dragon led me to the:

Dragon’s Loyalty Award

First of all I thank so much Erika Kind for considering and nominating my Blog
for this beautiful and great Dragon’s Loyalty Award!

The rules:

Thank the giver and link their blog to your post.
Pass the award on to other bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated.
Give 7 facts about yourself.

Ok let’s face the fire and see what 7 facts I can get for you:

1) I have been surronded by Art all my life my father is an amazing Artist and Oil Painter some of his beautiful painting are here somewhere in US, and in other Countries, he used to sell in a Gallery that was exporting Art from Italy to all over the world. He has been also winner of several Art shows.
This is just one of his beautiful paintings:

2) I have been practicing sports pretty much all my life. I have been a Tennis Player! I started to play Tennis at the age of 7 years old, until I was 18 years old, I have been playing seriously in Teams doing all the National Italian age appropriate tournaments and won several of them! :-)

3) One of my first passion in Art beside the love for drawing, has been and still is Fashion Design. I started to create fashion clothing for my Barbie Dolls, they were my inspiring Muses. I was able and loved to create beautiful dresses from scrap of fabrics, I was years ahead with the up-cycling…:-) I learned all the secrets to perfectly sewing from my mom, that was precious to me to learn such a great skill, that was perfect for my passion, and benefit me later in life as useful for my Fashion Design freelance, and job positions as Fashion Expert for several nice brands. I have in my plan for the future, to add to my Jewelry Collections also some unique and one of a kind fashion designs Collection.

4) Talking about Fashion my favorite store here in US which I loved as soon I discovered it is:
It was love at first sight for me, their products clothings and home decor style are beautiful! I had the privilege to work for them, and I loved it! I always enjoy visiting their stores, they have amazing layouts and displays, there are several stores opened in Europe too.

5) I am a Mom and I have a wonderful and beautiful 11 years old daughter:

6) I am Italian and who doesn’t like Italian food!!! I love to cook, and I am creative also while cooking I don’t like too much to follow recipes, I mean I do…but I like to put my own twist to it and also I love to create my own dishes from scratch!

7) And for last fact…hmmm…let’s say…I leave it for as surprice for the next time! LoL

And right now my nominees are:

The V-PUB

Krista Kemp

Joleene Naylor

Sarang – Wall of Wonders

CELONA’S Blog

Purpleanais

Thanks Erika again for this beautiful Award!
Right now with those 7 facts you guys got to know something more about me!!!
Go around and give your nominees…

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1 Liner Story Challenge

June 20, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

1 Liner Story Challenge

Erika Kind made me line #4 which makes me very proud. This here is a brand new challenge and it sounds like a lot of fun the longer it goes on.

Rules

1. Write one line in the ongoing story, in italics.
2. Pass the challenge onto the next victim/Nominee.
3. Link back to your nominator.
4. Link back to Me, Waffles, if you could please, this could be very interesting.
5. Copy and paste all the previous story and add your line.

My Nominee is The V-Pub!!!

And the story goes…

It was a warm sunny day and sea was a almost transparent shade of blue.
I lay there, watching the waves lap on the shore, a drink in hand, a tear rolling down my cheek.
I stand up yelling at that boy who threw this load of sand into my eyes and my drink when he jumped over me.
I then grabbed my water gun, running fast after him, I was laughing, he was jumping over people to escape.

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Lights

June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Today I am going to Reblog this post from one of my awesome followers HeavyCloud. As an Artist I love to Sketch, Paint, Drawing and Creating my Jewelry designs often while listening music. I love music most of it but not everything. It has to capture my inner soul that sometimes is Dark and deep or happy and lightening or calm and fluid like water…these mood are usually when I am creative as the best! Today I am sketching new designs for my jewelry collection and I am listenig this awesome music…warning it’s deep and dark…but great! :-)

Thank you Heavy Cloud for this post! ;-)

aliensoulmates

Music is an important part of our lives, and a crucial part of mine. That’s why I’d like to share this song with you. Be patient, the song builds up slowly and the voice only comes in at 8:36…

I hope that you will accept to take the time, close your eyes and let me take you with me. And I really hope you will enjoy this small journey.

Much love.
Your humble guide, HeavyCloud

(I strongly suggest using your headphones, if you can)

“It hurts to feel
It hurts to hear
It hurts to face it
It hurts to hide
It hurts to touch
It hurts to wake up
It hurts to remember
It hurts to hold on

Turn my head

The hurt’s relentless
The hurt of emptiness
The hurt of wanting
The hurt of going on
The hurt of missing
The hurt is killing me

Turn my head

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The STARLIGHT Blogger Award

June 7, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

The sweet, lovely and inspiring Author Erika Kind one of my super active Blogger friend, nominated me for the STARLIGHT Blogger Award it is very kind and I appreciate her thoughtfulness thinking to include me in her nominees! Thank you Erika so much!
She is a great writer having several book already published and a new one on the way, she also sing wonderfully and has a warming and charming personality with a lovely smile :-).
If you are new at this, and don’t know the story behind this launched New Award, read here below my original post. I wrote it some days ago. I am the person that created this :-) keep reading and you will know the reasons why I wanted to create and launch the STARLIGHT Blogger Award:

“During the month of May, 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 and appreciation and encouragement so please spread the love and pass it to other deserved Bloggers!”

Nominations Rules:
Nominate your 6 favorite 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:
Thank the giver and link their Blog to your post.
Answer the 3 original questions and then the 3 new questions from your nominator given to you.
Please Pass the award on to 6 or more other Bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated by you.
Include the logo of the award in a post or on your Blog, please never alter the logo, never change the 3 original questions answer that first then answer the 3 new question from your nominator and never change the Award 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 that deserve this award.
Copyright 2015 © YesterdayAfter.com – Design by Carolina Russo

My 3 Original questions for everyone to answer:

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

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 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 do that I feel like I don’t have enough time during the day!

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 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… :-)

Erika 3 new questions:

Who has been the starlight in your life?
Beside my family, my starlight in my life has been always “my heart” I did follow my heart in any situation.
What is your biggest dream and how are you working on its realization?
My big dream? You can read all about it on my original answer #3 here above :-)
What do you want to leave here on earth?
I would like to live a good mark of my journey here on earth and that who would be left would always remember me for kindness, generosity, for help and make others happy, and because I was able to inspire souls throughout my Art and my smile… :-)

New Questions For Those Who Accept:

1. Where your journey here on WordPress lead you so far?
2. When did you discovered that your talent was something to pursue?
3. What is the emotion, that you will never want to be without?

I will link to these amazing Starlight Bloggers, please make sure to visit their Blogs because they are awesome!

And my nominations for the STARLIGHT Bloggers Award are:

1. Lignum Draco
2. OM – Harsh Reality
3. Tai East
4. Laura Macky
5. Robin Vansal
6. Purpleanais

Thank you to everyone this is a great award be proud of yourself since you got it! That means a lot and that you are caring and very inspiring! I hope that you enjoy to pass this award to other deserved Bloggers. Thank you Erika one more time for nominating me. :-)

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Go giving…

June 6, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

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

Jo Traveller

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

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

June 5, 2015April 13, 2019 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

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

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”

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:

1.
2.
3.

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

Thank You!

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LoVe/HaTe Challenge…

June 3, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

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:

1. 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
4. I love snow! :-) And here in Cali I miss the winter and the 4 seasons…lol :-)
5. 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
7. Amazing Music
8. Travel and visit new places
9. My Designs and Creations
10. Read and write when I was teen ager I used to write poems

Now…..The Things I Hate:

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
eatpraylovemom

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!

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Great Award Season – Blog Tour Award!

June 1, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

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! :-)

Carolina Russo |Sa'Reyah

My 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:

Pass the tour on up to four other bloggers.
Give your nominees the rules and a specific Monday to post.
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?
Compose a one-time post on a specific Monday…

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