Take my hand, come along with me, the land we are headed to is situated upon a point in the far west corner of a distant memory, high atop a clown mountain!
Inside this room all of my dreams become realities
and some of my realities become dreams! I bet you recognize this, just play along, or uh, sing along that is!
Let me in I'm starving!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...
Hold your breath,
Make a wish,
(Note: print this secret letter out and hold it up to a mirror to reveal it's hidden message!)
Count to three.
Come with me,
And you'll be
In a world of Pure Imagination!
Take a look...
And you'll see
(print out and hold to a mirror to read me!)
Into your imagination...
We'll begin, with a spin, traveling in the world of my creation,
What we'll see will defy explanation!
If you want to view paradise,
Simply look around and view it,
Anything you want to, do it!
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it!
There is no life I know,
To compare with Pure Imagination,
Living there, you'll be free,
If you truly wish to be! To quote one of my favorite muses, of course, Mr. Willy Wonka!
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! That's what my grandmama always used to say...an unexpected package arrived at my doorstep, leaning over to pick it up I could hear it's contents rattle! As I opened it and peered in, I saw my fractured reflection looking back at me, and before even the slightest hint of disappointment could wash over me, a light bulb went off above my head and a large smile curled across my face! This is Perfect! I know just what I'll do! What a great gift! Thank you!
Details and Devices:
Camera, one broken mirror, paper masks on popsicle sticks, vintage backgammon game, one (ironic) packing label, card stock & circle punches, oil pastel sticks on construction paper, black & white acrylic checkerboard painted on canvas, one big red flicker kiss brooch and just a sprinkling of pure imagination!
149 comments:
I have the kiss brooch so I can start rightaway! Fun and inspiring post again! thanks!
Thank you for all your prayers and blessings!
Have a wonderful Labor Day,
kari & kijsa
I just love your sense of imagination and creative thinking, who else could come up with this delightful tale with the contents of the box you described? Pure genius!
Thanks, I enjoyed it a lot.
-greeneyez2
You have the best imagination, Sandra!
I love that movie, it's one of my faves! and I could hear the music play along n my head as I scrolled along! cool post. :)
Well you are the queen of imagination !!! Clarice
You have me hooked. Can't wait for more.
Jennifer
I always enjoy your stories . . . and photos!
Sandra, i can't wait to see what you make with the contents of your goody box!!!
Yes~ Im singing along! "If you want to view Par~a~dise....simply look around and view it" Great Post! xoxox Rachael
How nice that you created something so whimsical and mind bending from a fragmented treasure.
Hi Sandra!
Wow! What an inspiring treat to come to your blog and hear the songs of Willy Wonka playing! I just watched The Chocolate Factory and Hook...I'm in some kind of Neverland of my own imagination. Funny how inspiration runs in streams, themes and movies!
Awaiting your amazing work!
You had me humming along there! I Love the images in this post- fresh and fun (although I will admit I got a little vertigo from the black and white images.. LOL)
Have a great week!
What a wonderful post. Your imagination and way of telling a story just amazes me.
Have a great week.
hugs,
Barb
Inspiring to see what positive things can come from a unexpected (possibly disappointing) outcome!
Another fun and fanciful post!
Curiouser and curiouser,
that is what your posts make me,
to see,
what the next one will be!
There are Not many Imaginations who could take something Broken and make it a Piece of Art! Inspiring as alway Sandra. Jamie
Love it!
The snozzberries do indeed taste like snozzberries:)
Here's to the dreamers of the dreams:)
FUN post Sandra!!! Love the B&W...you know me???!!! LOL '-)
Hope this note finds you well.
Chris :)
Great post, I could hear the music in my head. You have a wonderful imagination!
This brought back so many wonderful "hidden messages" memories from my childhood.
Have a blessed week.
I love coming here to see what magic you have cooked up for us... love the hidden messages... Da Vinci did that didnt he?
Your blog is chock full of imagination and I can not wait to see what is in store for us next
HUGS
JO
Wow, that was some journey you took us on. I realised at the last moment it was Willy Wonka so I went back to the start and sang along again. Great post!
Wow...
"THE" Sandra Everton... stop at my home I meant Blog and left me a comment!
I just couldn`t believe it!
You are like the QUEEN of ART and I so love ALL YOUR CREATIONS!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
You made my Day if not my Week!
YUPIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Kisses
Debbie moss
(FROM ENGLAND)
You tell an utterly amazing blog story!!!
I loved this!! Great story! And great creative use of the box of "lemons" you were given! The visual pics and the story were pure lemonade!
"""FrEaKiSh""" Yet cool!
:oD
Amber
Amazing...your blog is addictive.
Susannah
What a fun post. I always enjoy your stories... and your photos as well.
Fabulous!
Well this is such a fun post!
Karla
When I was a kid, I was in love with Willy Wonka. You took me back there for a few minutes.
Thanks for stopping to comment on my blog, Sandra.
Marilyn @ The Creative Wabbit
It´s nice to be here, you are so creative! And this time it was different...and interesting:)
oh what a great post!!! I needed some inspiration and like always I find it here...
Thanks and have a wonderful week!!!
Wonderfully imaginative!
imagination is the elixir of life.
it has saved me on more than one occasion..
xoxo nita
Your blogs are epic. I check back every day to see if there is a new one! I guess that makes me Augustus Gloop.
Linda
FABULOUS as usual
where do you go when you're not here?? I miss you when you're away......
so glad that mirror broke! :-)
I can't wait! I wonder?
Well, this was fun and scary. I felt like I was whizzing through a fun house in a little cart. Surprises popping out unexpectedly at every little bend in the tracks.
You are GOOD!
I can't wait for the next ride!
:) Debi
Pure Imagination Indeed.
Your Grandmother's right about the lemonade and you are right about the true gift of imagination. Beautiful post. Looks like you come from a long line of talented woman.
xox
Constance
Mirror writing just like good ol' Leonardo....you're a genius! I think I'll be humming along with you and Willy for a few days. It's one of those songs that gets stuck like a broken record in the brain and repeats over and over and over.....
Holley
What a wild ride - Do you know Arthur Tress' Teapot Opera - not quite so vertiginous and rhythmic as your work
Great post as always Sandra! Rachaelxo
That purely entertaining and left me smiling at the end.. I actually went through and read it all over again!
Thanks for a great post! Loved it! Very creative!!
Mountain Retreat
Fabulous! Love your pure imagination!
Hugs,
Donna
I always enjoy the journey through your creative eyes! Fun post.
c
You are amazing Sandra!!!
Love it all!
Rosemary
Wow! This was great and I think you must be crazier than a loon to have come up with this! hee-hee All of us here must be just as crazy, for we loved it and understood it!!!! This truly was a Funhouse Ride right out of the old Fairyland Park I used to go to. Loved the visuals, the "music" and the ride.
THANKS!!! - Kathy
Love your blog! I have been cleaning out my studio, and found my copy of Where Women Create, and your story really inspired me. SO... I had to check out your blog, too! We are downsizing from a large house to a tiny one, and I was relieved to see that you had a small studio...and that made me feel better! Thanks for an inspiring blog, and LIFE!!
I love this Sandra! When I was little... I thought I'd just might grow up and marry Gene Wilder.
Magical post! And thanks for your encouraging words!
Hi Sandra!
What a lovely blog!
So glad to find you!!!
Thanks for stopping by to see my aqua inspired treasures...
Now you have put in the artistic mood for black and white!
I am adding you to blog list!
Can't wait to stop by again:)
Kayellen
How fun! you find art and magic everywhere :)
thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm so happy to have discovered yours. Really a lot fo fun to be had here. A happy place!
The Bay is about a mile from my house at the foot of main st.
Thanks for the reminder to play...I needed that...Katie
What a visual feast!! I was humming, absorbing and having childhoold flashbacks all at once!!
lovely....
xo
I love it! :D
Hi, Sandra. Thanks for stopping by. Your blog is fantastic!
Keep on creating!
Liz
Always a Delight!!!!!!
XO....Kimberlee
What a great post! SO creative & inspiring! :) chris
This was so much fun!!!!
I enjoy looking into your art world. Always a treat!
Stop by and see my paper project I made for a bridal shower gift.
http://abundantcuriosities.blogspot.com/2008/09/genealogy-art-gift.html
Amy
Dear sweet Sandra. You given you a Rock on Sistah-Friend award!
Drop by Sisah pick up your award we love you!!!
hugs ginger
You always do such fun things!! I love your ideas and I knew it was your work in Romantic Homes before I even noticed the name;-)
Hope you have a great weekend!!
Michelle
Hey Chica! Because Ginger loves your blog, she's given you a Rock on Sistah-Friend award! You can see your blog listed on my blogroll at www.colormeuntypical.blogspot.com
Don't forget to check out the rules and pass the love along!
pure brilliance and creative genius. not to mention a really good attitude :)
Just wanted to say it makes my day to see you've visited. I'm always trying to keep up & knowing people are checking in on my creativity feels wonderful. A heartfelt Thank You!
Ms Sandra I apologize for not writing sooner... lots going on.... have an operation on my foot on Thursday ... details on my blog.... so touching base... not sure if I will be up to snuff for a while... will visit just dont know how the commenting will go
But I do know this is one place that will certainly bring a bit of cheer
HUGS
JO
Brilliant and inspiring as always!!!!
Jenn
Yoy're so cool! I love your imagination and outlook on life.
Sandra!!
Once again, a wonderfully creative post. The lemonade was delicious. :)
Always, always a treat to stop over here.
Cathy
Your even creative with a broken mirror!
I want you to know, that my artistic husband thought the neighbor's cat was beautiful too! He took as many pictures as he could and was inspired to draw her right away. I knew the cat was an expensive pampered miss when I saw her, or at least she should be pampered, and I couldn't just leave her on the street...
Thank you for your concern and your encouragement!
Your posts are pure joy! They are my break from reality. They are also inspiring, thank you.
Wonderful post. I like that saying. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!Thanks for sharing with us! That post is so much fun to look at and read!
*HUGS*
This post is so trippy! I love it! You are too creative! :)
What a lovely post!
You always take me on the most fantastic journeys!
I love the surreal and mysterious quality of your blog. Beautiful pictures!
I loved this post! Thanks I needed to read this...I have some lemons in my life as of now (come and take a peek at my place to see what I mean)!
Love the photos! Thanks again for your inspiration!
Cheers!
Well one thing's for sure-you've turned the "seven years of bad luck" superstition on its head with this post. Can't wait to see what you do when you "walk under a ladder". And I can't even think about that "black cat crossing your path"!! Lemons into lemonade indeed!!
D.
I know my imagination ran wild.I can't belive I kissed the puckered lips. LOL Hugs Marie Antionette
I would like to call you a real blog performance artist. Wonderful imagination
Hi Sandra!
What a wonderful imagination you have! You create a place for us to visit that is on a different plane, it takes us to a far away existence!
Away from the everyday! Thanks!!
Hugs, Sherry
That was amazing! You're very impressive! :D
You are truly amazing...I learn a lot about photography and art looking at your posts...I know photography can be art in the right hands...like yours :)
What a grand way to make lemons! And, you provided us with entertainment too! Catching up on your wonderful blog..
Your work, imagination, whimsy and creativity never cease to give me joy! I've missed your posts; the wait wasn't in vain!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I loooooooove yours. All those pictures are amazing and I love most of your favourite books, as well :) I pretty much spend my whole life in my imagination, so I really relate to this post! I'm going to add you to my favourite blogs list :)
Wow! Wow! Wow! Awesome post.
Thanks you for taking e on this magical trip. i really enjoyed it.
and thanks for visiting me
I love traveling into the land of imagination, where the magic is never ending and you can meet the creative muse there. Such an inspiring post, I love your secret messages and magical images. Thank you for stopping by my blog. It's always a treat to come here for a visit. Karen
How lucky we are to all have our imaginations Sandra, but I sure am lucky to be able to see into yours! Thanks for sharing and always bringing me a smile!
I love your whimsy..and Willy Wonka. Love this post. I have several of your books.
Thanks for visiting my blog and the comments on my swan photo.
Now that's creative!!!
gosh..i'll have that tune stuck in my head all nite now lol
great imagination!!!
LOVE the LIPS :)
Hi -- thanks for stopping by -- don't know if you discovered I have three blogs attached to my profile. I think you'd enjoy the one called Adventures in Nature, more the one you commented on (A New Yorker In Houston)!!
I'd be so please if you care to come by again and check that one out.
I have such troubles loading multiple pictures on that one but you do such a lovely job of it. Am I missing some secret or is it the blogger standard format you are using that makes it easier than the ones I chose?
Ooo what a feast for thine eyes... as usual!!!
Only a great imagineer could come up with such a delightful disaster!
I can't wait to see what's next... what adventures lie ahead... what tale you'll tell... waiting, I'll be... until then...
Rowan Willow
aka Tiffany
oooh, thanks for stopping by my blog. i find your style of photography quite intriguing. i'm going to have a look around. :)
Wonderful workout of my eye, my imagination and my brain (trying to read backwards!). That was a wonderful post.
Thanks, too, for the lovely comment on my blog about my fish painting. Much appreciated...;)
I love your wonderful artsy blog! I couldn't help but notice your glass eyes in the vintage glasses on your sidebar! I actually bought a glass eye at a flea market last year and now I wish I had bought two. So cute.
Thanks for stopping by my place today. :)
Willow
I guess "To Be or Not to Be" may not be the question...
Sandra, I believe you've invented a new art form with your sequential art and commentary. I know blogs can be art, but this is unique, set apart somehow (and loads of fun! I feel like I just went through the looking glass).
Do it again! - this was magic! - first time here, but not my last! - thanks for stopping by my blog - your comment was wonderful -
I feel as if I'm wallowing in inspiration. All your gorgeous photographs are a feast for the eyes.
What a fabulous post and blog, I love your work. Your wire ladies are fabulous. Thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comments
Oh what a delightful post. I so enjoyed that! Very fun! :)
Everytime I stop by, I leave feeling like I've had the time of my life. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
What a fun post! :)
I want what you're having! You've got the wildest ideas! :-)
Have a great hair day! Becci
Great post and what a I love the quote from grandma ! I keep that in mind !
Oh My Sandra that was a really cool post(:)You are super creative --forsure~~!!!
glad you came over to see me ..
hugs, Patty
this very much reminded me of black and white soda shops.... did i just age myself ;-)
This post is cool!
Kristen
It's going to take the strength of those with happy imaginations to continue to make the world ours rather than that of the world bankers, yes? Keep that imagination in focus, as ever!
C who makes the sign of the Zwee!!!!!!
Willy Wonka! The Gene Wilder one of course--Johnny Depp was just SOOOO *NOT* Mr. Wonka.
Thank you for such a creative and tantalizing post!
Pure magic...
~Sadie Lou
wonderfully inspiring!
my thanks
My goodness, your blog is always fun! I felt like I was in a carnival fun house with this one!!
gosh girlie! YOU ROCK!
you are truly blessed with a wonderful imagination & a 'glass half full' outlook
xo
I think there was more than a smidge of imagination involved here. boy, yu just enlightened my day! Thanks so much.
What a fun little adventure! Thanks for the "class!" :-)
Creativity, art.......lives its own life and visit the open human soul when you least expects it. Not all souls open up for it. Yours do, and the world is blessed.
What a great post! I live my life that way, make the very best of what you have or are sent :)
Hi
Your are invited to spend a weekend, with me, traveling around my home in the beautiful Tyne Valley, Northumberland. Enjoy!
Di
You seem like the kind of gal who would like a SWAP featuring vintage images and "thinking outside the jar"... hop on over to my blog if you like Halloween things and swapping - sign ups are tomorrow (September 16).
great post as always - love the kiss brroch against that photo - awesome
You fun and wacky lady! :)
I love the red, white and black.
oh my , oh my, my word! This caught my attention - Imaginative post! Yeah!!!
fun!!
You do make some FANTASTIC lemonade!! I just love that little round face and the smoochy lips, so funny and cute. AND what fun to make up some magic messages....reminds me of being a kid!
Smiles, Karen
What a wonderful and Magical Post!
So inspiring!
Magic and Joy!
Lisa!
Hi Sandra, Love this little escape. I needed it today. Thank you for pushing our imaginations.
Have a great day.
hugs, Celestina
la rea rose
Hi Sandra!!!
I have a sweet award waiting for you on my blog!
I love how you turned those sour little lemons into the most delightfully imaginative lemonade. Very tasty!! ;)
Thanks so much for lovely comment you left at the Blogway Challenge on my blog. It means so much. I always enjoy your articles and projects in all the magazines I read. Your art is beautiful. Please have a wonderful day.
What a fun post! Loved it. And, thanks for visiting my blog and taking the time to leave a note. Mary.
I`m asking to all the Bloggers to support our dear FRIEND Mandy!
Please do come over, and DO LEAVE A COMMENT!
Kisses
Debbie Moss
Thanks so much for your SUPPORT!
One of my favorite movies-so delightful!
WOW Sandra! You have a lot of comments here! Those faces are kinda creepy but I like them. Thanks for your comment on my blog today.
suze:)
i have just been thinking of you lately..i hope you are well.
i always love your beautiful creations.
xoxo nita
Thanks so very much for you kind words about my dollies.
Love this post, you inspire me to dream out loud.
Smiles,
Becky
THATS IT! That's who you are...
Your "WILLA WONKET"
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Becky
Hello,
Thanks for your lovely comment.
You have a beautiful blog.
Mx
wow~ I needed to hear this today ;)
your mind is oh so brilliant my dear a true visionary!
xo ~Bella
This is such an inspiring post !!! I love your imagination
What an imaginative post!!!
Whew! *that* was quite a ride! Fabulous post, as always :O)
Stunning pictures and such a creative post!!!
Wow!!
Wow!!
Wow!!
Congrats on your one year!!!!
what an intriguingly written post...you had me at the first hidden message...the way you write is beyond this world...your blog would be great as a treasured book...completely mesmerizing and spellbound! thank you for inspiring my heart...again! xo jo ;)
Wonderful...thankyou.
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