I am truly honored for all the Awards I received from all of you and for the last two special nominations received for this Award. My thanks go to Erika Kind and Krista Kemp my two sweet sis and very inspiring friends here on WP. Please visit their Blog for great readings. I will answer the questions for last nomination received from Krista.

“I got it back home! My created and launched “Starlight Blogger Award” I am so happy and proud that during last months this award went very far around, awarding many Bloggers all over the world. Means a lot 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 I am very

This is the reason that last June inspired me for the “STARLIGHT Blogger Award” is the Award that I created 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, Blogs you love to read, listen and visit daily!
I Issued this Award as token of love, appreciation and encouragement, so please spread the love pass this 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 questions 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 and never change the rules.
Please don’t delete this note: the design for the STARLIGHT Bloggers Award has been created from YesterdayAfter.com 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

Originally Posted Questions from Krista:

1: What is the #1 item from your bucket list that you HAVE to do before you die?

Well it is not easy to answer because I have many numbers in my bucket list, but surely I would love to have a home immersed into the nature near the ocean or in a forest!

2: What do you do to spoil yourself?

Anything that make me feel good and happy!

3: What is one embarrassing moment from your past?

I don’t really remember that I ever had embarrassing moments, maybe just when I moved to US in the beginning I had some silly moment with my english that wasn’t fluent. English it is my second language, so forgive me you all for some of my mistakes while writing! 🙂

Questions for my Nominees:

1) Can you describe a side of your Personality that we don’t know?
2) Did you found peace in your life? If yes explain how..
3) Can you write an inspiring quote in your own words?

And my Nominees are:

destinationenlightenment
Souldiergirl
mohnphoto
Trini Lind
Days of Stone
roamwildandfree

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A Special Thanks goes to…

During the past couple of months I have been nominated multiple times for these beautiful Awards listed in the gallery below.
I am truly Honored, Thankful, Grateful, Appreciative and Super Happy that I have been included in all the nominations. I am so sorry that I had no chance and time to reply and answer to all the questions posted for each award and fulfill the purpose. Since I am so honored I decided to thanks and link in once all of you that nominated me THANK YOU!!!!

The Dragon Loyalty Awards
Erika Kind – R.Goldstein – French55 – Ms. K – Krista Kemp

Starlight Blogger Award
BellaBounce

Sunshine Blogger Award
Krista Kemp

The Versatile Blogger Award
MommysPinterest
Erika Kind

The Creative Blogger Award
Joleene Naylor

The Wakuwafu Award
wafflemethis

I apologize if I forget anyone else that nominated me during the past months!

Awards

Encouraging Thunder

June 28, 2015June 28, 2015 Carolina Russo

My wonderful Blogger friend yesterday Featured on my Blog Erika Kind nominated me for this wonderful award the “Encouraging Thunder” I am delighted and truly honored by this nomination which I accept with great happiness for the second time! Thank you so much Erika for this beautiful award!
Erika has a great Blog and she is very loved here in the community…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 discovered to have this wonderful God’s gift to be an Artist since I was a child. I always loved to create and design what I was feeling following my heart, and make my own path, right 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 and promote my Jewelry Collections and Art in every form of expression I have…my watercolor paintings, digital art, photography and more, and be able to interact with other artists and inspiring people, share thoughts about art and life. As today after only three months that my Blog is active and 119 Followers, I love every day of it and everything I can share. I received a wonderful welcome in the Community from all of you that decided to Follow my journey here. I am very grateful for all the amazing people all over the world that I am crossing path with. 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 and inspiration great things will come!

And….my nominees are:
OM
Jo Traveller
HumaAq
Heavy Cloud
Moxie Luster
Krista Kemp
Anna

The bloggers in my nominees are all awesome and inspiring…some of them are very well known…so please give them all a visit! 😉

PS. As always stated you are not obligated to partecipate.

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The STARLIGHT Blogger Award

June 7, 2015 Carolina Russo

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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Announcing the STARLIGHT Blogger Award

June 5, 2015April 13, 2019 Carolina Russo

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!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

Awards

What a Thunder Strike…

June 1, 2015 Carolina Russo

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:
My 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!

Awards

Great Award Season – Blog Tour Award!

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 Carolina Russo

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 (date given from your nominator).

1. How does my work differ from others in my genre?

I am an Artist designer and my Art extends in many different ways. I like to have my designs and creations recognizable. I am hoping that when people see them they know it is mine without seeing my signature. I like to stand out from the mass-produced in anything I create. In my jewelry collection I like to work on One-of-a-Kind and Limited Edition pieces only. I like “uniqueness” because each jewel will be a little different from one another. In my artistic vision I believe that each person is different and deserves uniqueness. My jewelry is uniquely made especially for you.

2. How does my writing/creative process work?

My creative process start from my inspirations. I get inspired from almost anything, it can be all of a sudden something pops in my mind, or just looking outside the window…anything can be the start of a great creation for a painting a sketch or jewelry. Often, while making my jewelry, I get inspired by selecting the beautiful natural gemstones, their colors, their meanings and their powers. My creativity leads my hands to forge and hammer the metal around it creating a shape that will complete the natural stone bringing to life a wonderful creation. I like to write a little story for each jewelry piece and give to each one a meaningful and powerful title. I always create a custom packaging including my Certificate of Authenticity.

3. Why do I write or create what I do?

I have been an artist since I was a little girl. My great inspiration started at home. Growing up I have been surrounded by my father beautiful oil paintings and more of his art. I always had the love for drawing, create and handcrafts. I have been following my heart and path, believing that anything is possible if you truly believe in it and in yourself. Be creative is in my genes it is what I am. Each item I design it is special, unique and has a piece of my own story and background, there is my soul and heart in every creation I made.
I always loved to design what I was feeling…make my own path and right now my dream is to share it with the world and with you. I would like for you to express yourself and be able to create your own mutable story-style day by day, feeling special, beautiful and unique wearing my creations. I am happy when I can make someone happy!

4. What I’m working on at the moment?

At this moment my primary focus it is creating new designs for my “Among Nature” Jewelry Collection 2015″ jewelry inspired by nature. I will keep shooting and staging all my jewelry photos. Working on this website blog which make me happy. I came across to wonderful inspiring people. I love to create all the graphics that you see here. And… there are many other things that I would be doing artistically… 🙂

The Monday I choose for the nominees is June 8! Post anything you want on this particular day! Just pingback your own Blog Tour Award post on that day! 🙂

My nominees are:

Mihaela Beads Academy
Bruno Shooting Venice and More
Erika Erika Kind
Wilson Storing Hope
Moxie Moxieluster
575 🙂 thehappyhaikuer

These are all wonderful bloggers with great creativity, imagination and art. I choose more than requested by the rules, six bloggers insteed than four, because lately I came across several amazing blogs that I want to share. Please visit their Blogs and enjoy their posts, as I do anytime.

Congratulations to all…
Carolina

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New Design – Life of Courage and Truth

May 23, 2015 Carolina Russo

This week has been pretty full of nice things, I had new amazing followers, I have been nominated with 3 Blogger Awards, I am thrilled and I really appreciate and I am grateful to anyone that included me in these nominations! I have accepted all of them of course, but I had not time yet to complete my acceptance for “The Creative Blogger” and “Liebster blog Award” I will soon!

During the past days I have been working on several Artistic projects beside focusing on this Blog!

I have been working on Photography, Digital Art, new sketches and my Jewelry, bringing to life a new design “Hoops earrings” I like hoops I wear them all the time and I love how this design turned out they looks amazing on!
This design feature a large Silver wired, hammered and forged hoops having a charm made with natural powerful gemstones I used Amazonite, Red Coral, and faceted Crystal. I love the combination of colors of these three gemstones and their great meanings.

Amazonite takes the name from the Amazon river it is the stone of Courage and Truth. This gemstone it is used in Jewelry from way long time since the Mesopotamian Cultures. The wonderful light blue-green color remind the water it is soothing and calming for the soul. Emits powers of strong energy. Was often used as talisman for protection. This beautiful stone is believed to be used from the mythical Tribe of the courageous and strong Amazonian women warriors.
Red Coral the beautiful Red Coral gemstone symbolize Life and bring messages of peace within self, emits positive energy and protection.
Crystal there is an interesting message for clear crystals and it is that Clear Crystal has the property to amplifier the powers of other gemstones combined with it, in this case it will empower more the Amazonite and Coral.

I named the hoop earrings “Life of Courage and Truth”

I always love to read your comments….

Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂

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Nomination & Award

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 Carolina Russo

I am very happy to announce that I was nominated for an Award!
“The Sisterhood of the World”
This is my first one on the Bloggers world! So it is very special.

Lately my blog is growing and I made some great connections with my followers. I always say I love to interact with inspired people. I am happy with this Award to be able to promote and support other great Blogs. It is my pleasure to accept this Award and I would like to give many Thanks to my sweet friend Blogger Moxie Luster for thinking about me with this nomination. She is amazing and has a wonderful Blog with a variety of nice things to read. Please I suggest you all to go to check out her Blog for good reading.

Rules for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award:

Thank the giver and link their blog to your post.
Answer the 10 questions given to you.
Pass the award on to 7 other bloggers of their choice and let them know that they have been nominated.
Include the logo of the award in a post or on your blog

Questions:
1. Have you ever passed gas in public? No! sorry but I control myself. lol
2. What is your favorite snack food? I love chocolate especially with hazelnuts or almonds.
3. How many people have you gone on dates with? Uh..I don’t remember the number but several nice ones.
4. Name the best and worse thing in a relationship>? Best: enjoy each other and the love you have – Worst: you loose your own space.
5. Favorite animal and why? I love all the animals! Dogs are special they are so loyal! But at this moment I fave our Dutch Rabbit he is amazingly cute and super smart.
6. Would you rather smell the roses or smash the bees? Well…smell the roses.
7. Top 3 favorite musicians? I like…Fall out boy, Sia, U2
8. Star gazing or Mudding or neither? Star gazing
9. Have you ever been fishing and did you like it? Yes! I have been fishing…my dad wanted to teach me when I was 10 years old. I did liked as long I had some good catch!
10. Share a selfie! (I ran out of questions haha) Here it is me…

Bloggers:

I am going to link to these 7 terrific ladies Blogs, so make sure to click their links and enjoy the visit!

Magny Tjelta
Shade But No Shade
Just here, right now
A Spirit-Kissed Soul by Tai East
Annepm2015
ART PEACE
Amaranthine by Joleene Naylor

No one should feel obligated to accept or to link back. I just wanted to share your amazing Blogs with other’s in the Community. Though if you do decide to accept, that’s awesome!

Questions For Those Who Accept:

1. Why do you have a Blog?
2. What inspire you the most?
3. Do you like to create your work on day or night?
4. What is your favourite book? and why?
5. What mood do you have when you create?
6. What is your favourite Color?
7. Do you prefer the Ocean or Mountain?
8. What type of jewelry do you like?
9. Tea or Coffee?
10. What is your dream?

I hope that you have fun answering all the questions as well as nominating others! If you do decided to do this, please link to the post in my comments enjoy and have fun!
xoxo
Carolina