tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post3912094459159141793..comments2024-03-27T00:17:05.607-07:00Comments on Castles Crowns and Cottages: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best FriendCastles Crowns and Cottageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-17735344022193994362011-12-12T12:25:03.922-08:002011-12-12T12:25:03.922-08:00Hello my dear friend! :) I'm starting where ...Hello my dear friend! :) I'm starting where I left off on your posts to catch up! Diamonds really are a girl's best friend. I used to work in a fine jewelry store and found that to be true! ;) I love the Aqua covered apples...and how lovely are the photos of Audrey! Friends really do catch those tears, don't they? I love that verse about the tears a friend sees...You are inspiring, yet again! Hugs friend...Hope you got my email about Amelia. Will chat soon hopefully! xoxo~CC Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792691562262851929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-12697208498701480652011-10-26T19:43:45.579-07:002011-10-26T19:43:45.579-07:00Dear Anita, you are blessed to have such a friend ...Dear Anita, you are blessed to have such a friend to share the similar passions of your lives. Enjoy.<br />Much love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-54447982968496208422011-10-19T16:37:33.599-07:002011-10-19T16:37:33.599-07:00I love this post Anita! :) Especially the Aqua d...I love this post Anita! :) Especially the Aqua dipped apples with Sabrina's Audrey H. & Humphrey B. reading the script in the background. PERFECT way to make me feel like I'm in Paris.<br /><br />Hoping this comment finds you having a spectacular week in school and at home in your creative space~ <br /><br />;)<br />xoxo<br />~CC~CC Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792691562262851929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-50300566726562533902011-10-17T08:01:16.285-07:002011-10-17T08:01:16.285-07:00Oh Anita... I am afraid I am a little behind in my...Oh Anita... I am afraid I am a little behind in my blog reading. You got 2 by me before I knew it! Of course, another beautiful post with exquisite turquoise images and a beautful pink cottage on the water! ~Hugs, PattiCrystal Rose Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427893770103768637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-5097057218401762032011-10-17T07:16:59.811-07:002011-10-17T07:16:59.811-07:00Greetings, Anita!, Great interview at The Enchant...Greetings, Anita!, Great interview at The Enchanted Home and I enjoyed visiting your blog!Barbara Bussey {The Treasured Home}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03727941110619539582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-5243732679557752382011-10-15T22:34:16.309-07:002011-10-15T22:34:16.309-07:00Friends are one of the most wonderful things in th...Friends are one of the most wonderful things in this world, I believe! And I am so grateful that I know YOU! What a wonderful way to think of friends as diamonds in our life, for they really are precious and make our lives rich and beautiful!<br />xoxoPoppies and Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794995513595150842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-12507989386106631172011-10-15T05:39:46.199-07:002011-10-15T05:39:46.199-07:00Happy weekend Anita!!!!!
How are you? :-)
I think ...Happy weekend Anita!!!!!<br />How are you? :-)<br />I think we're off to the pumpkin farm this weekend- I love this time of year!!! Halloween is so fun; I dressed up as Marilyn Monroe last year for a friend's costume party... :-)<br />Wishing you a wonderful weekend!!!!<br />Talk soon- sending lots of hugs!!!<br />Shannon :-)Style Diary Of A Fashion Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062221349986207010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-28615743466080155392011-10-14T21:09:07.633-07:002011-10-14T21:09:07.633-07:00So, can I sit in that little pink cottage by the l...So, can I sit in that little pink cottage by the lake, wearing a beautiful diamond crown and watch Audrey Hepburn movies all day? Please? You have taken my imagination to new places and I've run away!<br /><br />Thanks...<br />RobinRobinfromCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991684488709559707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-1496034969069209952011-10-14T20:00:01.503-07:002011-10-14T20:00:01.503-07:00Dear girl, I am waiting for your new post, but my ...Dear girl, I am waiting for your new post, but my eyes are closing...I hope this doesn't mean that Blogger is being naughty again. I sent an email this a.m. but I doubt that you got it. Yes, Violet is right. Just make a new Gmail account. So sorry for all your tech trouble!! Hope to see you in the a.m.<br />Love and Bonsoirs,<br />dawneDawne Boynton Polishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01715095314216841440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-2885048644280369762011-10-14T19:15:37.269-07:002011-10-14T19:15:37.269-07:00Missing you, and I know you must be so frustrated ...Missing you, and I know you must be so frustrated about your email!<br /><br />Can you start a new one elsewhere? I know many use gMail or HotMail.....<br /><br />I've been fitting in a tiny amount of glittering but taking care of everything here while my husband recovers from his surgery is taking up most of my time.<br /><br />Love you, have a good weekend my dear!<br /><br />~ Violet"Create Beauty"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13351220132065841813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-27051319222458873952011-10-14T19:03:36.304-07:002011-10-14T19:03:36.304-07:00Anita Dearest!!!
How are you? I have been thinkin...Anita Dearest!!!<br /><br />How are you? I have been thinking of you since Thursday afternoon, I felt for you, my dear!<br />I sent you an e-mail (twice just in case), but it looks like it's still not working. Did you see my message re: Sunday?<br /><br />Please know I am thinking of you and I would love to see you soon. I hope you are taking care of yourself, and getting some pamper time which you so deserve.<br />Love you, many hugs,talk soon I hope...<br />Bises,<br />- IrinaPalomaseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657973188175649386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-80991637463865385112011-10-14T15:21:55.295-07:002011-10-14T15:21:55.295-07:00Hello Anita,
Just stopping back to see what magic ...Hello Anita,<br />Just stopping back to see what magic you have created. You were on my mind today. Just letting you know how special you are and wishing you a lovely day.<br /><br />KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487481759201796912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-57327133967723945722011-10-14T10:52:25.909-07:002011-10-14T10:52:25.909-07:00Sweet, sweet Anita
I am so terribly sorry your ema...Sweet, sweet Anita<br />I am so terribly sorry your email is dead. I almost emailed you yesterday, but decided to post here instead and I am so glad that I did.<br />I am excited for you in promoting your artwork. Your style is elegantly charming! Life gets crazy, doesn't it? <br />Yes, Du Buh Du Designs by Christine Alvarado are dolls you will swoon for. The are flawlessly beautiful.<br />The first time I found out about them was about three years ago when a tragedy hit Stephaine Clark and beautiful Morman woman with four children. She and her husband Christian were in a horrific single airplane accident, where the pilot died and they were burned extensively over their bodies. Christine Alvarado made a Nie-Nie doll (which is Stephanie's blog name). I mean, the doll looked exactly like Stephanie, as she herself was a flawless beauty.<br />Stephanie's blog is called The Nie-Nie diaries and I was already a follower of her blog for about a month before their plane crash, so I was in shock, as were thousands of people, and donations came pouring in for the cost of their recovery. Anyway, Stephanie and her beautiful husband and children have been an inspiration to so many with this hard trial they have been through. That was a little side track from Du Buh Du Designs and how I found Christine's beautiful dolls. <br />Romans 8:28 I believe God's children are every where, no matter what race, creed, or belief they are in, if they believe in Him, they are his. I have a very open mind about this, as God sees the hearts of people and there is freedom in believing God cares about everyone. This is such a freeing thought and raises the joy of knowing God doesn't judge or see things as man's limited ability does. God accepts all, as Christ died for the sins of the whole world, He is not willing that any should perish.<br />I think of what we post sometimes, and I want to be true in what I post, as I think there is so little time left before the world falls apart and to be able to touch one soul with truth would be incredible. That is what we are here for, to help others see the light. <br />Just some words that are always in my heart. I have been buying a lot of items on Etsy and I have been trying to stop buying so many things! It has almost become a fetish with me to buy doll related items. So, I told myself, every time I want to buy something, to pray instead. I felt that if I am buying things more than I am praying, it may stop me from buying so much and praying instead. I think this plan may work. I felt that if I could start praying as much as I was using valuable time up to buy things, that maybe it would get me to thinking more about others and situations that needed praying about. 'Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind' kind of thing. To focus on what I am here for and everything else will fall into place.<br />Have a lovely weekend, my dear, and I hope your email comes back to life.<br />love and hugs,<br />TeresaA Magical Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-46467542021385675092011-10-14T10:14:54.291-07:002011-10-14T10:14:54.291-07:00Thank you, sweet Anita! have a wonderful Friday yo...Thank you, sweet Anita! have a wonderful Friday you also!!!!!!<br /><br />xoxo's KristinVær våkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462001543345657210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-58530097197428763982011-10-14T08:02:20.139-07:002011-10-14T08:02:20.139-07:00Hello dearest Anita !
How's your day today ?
H...Hello dearest Anita !<br />How's your day today ?<br />Here we have calm weather and a bit of sunshine.<br />Love and a big hug.<br />MapiMapihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300315294110478806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-21995796738773423142011-10-13T22:38:17.100-07:002011-10-13T22:38:17.100-07:00Bonjour belle Anita ...
Je t'envoie mes bisous...Bonjour belle Anita ...<br />Je t'envoie mes bisous d'amitié, qu'ils s'envolent vers toi par dessus les mers ...<br />A Bientôt<br />Marie-AngeSimplement ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09590914836737696602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-72616872266462031522011-10-13T21:37:25.259-07:002011-10-13T21:37:25.259-07:00Hello Dearest!
Since you may not have received my ...Hello Dearest!<br />Since you may not have received my email this evening I am coming here to give you a big HUG!<br /><br />Love!<br />Violet"Create Beauty"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13351220132065841813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-70449637215527735412011-10-13T20:04:17.514-07:002011-10-13T20:04:17.514-07:00Hello, dearest, Anita
It sounds like you had a fra...Hello, dearest, Anita<br />It sounds like you had a frantic evening! Sorry about your computer problems...that is not fun.<br />And yes, when I begin making my dolls again, I do want to sell them. They are such a joy to make! And they have their own personalities which take shape, and they become 'who they are'. And I know, since I have already made one doll, which they say, the first time to make anything is the hardest...it should be a lot more simple for me to sit down and make more. And Jane Des Rosier suggests making a few bodies at and time and the process goes much faster, as one doll is in one stage, you can go on to the next stage in the process with the other dolls. <br />I do have two favorite doll sites:<br />Du Buh Du Designs (with Christine Alvarado)...her dolls are to die for! She puts her dolls in her Etsy shop and poof! They are sold like that, in an instant! And then there are Black Eyed-suzie dolls with Sarah Faber (she was married to a rock and roll star in her past life) put has moved on years ago from that point...but her dolls are Gothic/Victorian Damsel in Distress style, which I did manage to 'capture' one of her dolls as it flowed through her Etsy shop. <br />I will definitely let you know when I begin creating my dolls again...and I hope it is soon! <br />(I think I would settle on a fair price of $75 per doll). I think that is a reasonable price and comparable to most of the doll makers who have 'studied' doll making in the Cloth and Clay doll ning site and have sold their dolls.<br />There is so much you can do with that one doll design. The designer of the doll (or the person who is buying the doll can request what they want on a doll)such as putting mohair on the head for hair, and dress her up anyway you want to. Mohair comes in all different colors...I even have a swag of aqua mohair! (or it may be wool roving, but it is aqua!)<br />I hope Friday is a more relaxing day for you.<br />XXOO<br />TeresaA Magical Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-29592557712810768712011-10-13T19:58:30.911-07:002011-10-13T19:58:30.911-07:00The longer I live, the more I value the friends w...The longer I live, the more I value the friends who surround me. Worth more than silver, purer than gold--they are treasures each and every one. Love your thoughts in this post!A Tale of Two Citieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03625687318415580972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-64659612414349699062011-10-13T16:59:15.361-07:002011-10-13T16:59:15.361-07:00Such an inspiring and beautiful post as usual Anit...Such an inspiring and beautiful post as usual Anita. It is so true that friends are like diamonds. I hope you are having a good week!<br />CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-70292691657886446002011-10-13T16:21:35.381-07:002011-10-13T16:21:35.381-07:00Dearest Anita
Ah, yes...my doll...she is so magica...Dearest Anita<br />Ah, yes...my doll...she is so magical...I had intended to make more, but then I had the care of my husband's invalid mother take precedence over my life for almost two years...so I had to set many things aside. I am now just getting my life back to normal. I adore marionettes! <br />And here I come to your site today and you are playing Enya...one of my most favorite musical artist. I used to listen to Donovan in the late 60's and I loved his music! Anything from the U.K. <br />Music takes me away to another world...<br />May you have a blessed rest of the day~<br />many smiles and joy to you today~<br />TeresaA Magical Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-71380129791376519512011-10-13T14:58:43.946-07:002011-10-13T14:58:43.946-07:00Anita, I got a good chuckle off the comment you le...Anita, I got a good chuckle off the comment you left me. How on earth did Ruben keep a secret that long??!! I could never. Sly devil, he really played that well.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-58518441215742980162011-10-13T14:16:32.541-07:002011-10-13T14:16:32.541-07:00Bonjour my beautifu lAnita! i love coming here (yo...Bonjour my beautifu lAnita! i love coming here (you already know that!) to read your post and... the tons of comments you get... humm... I think you are really reaching into people’s heart and soul with your beautiful posts. maybe you are casting a spell on all of us?<br />xo sandra<br />(et oui, je suis francaise, et mon mari est Hollandais!)Sandra van Doornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957585046008576628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-46024293248988786702011-10-13T13:08:17.226-07:002011-10-13T13:08:17.226-07:00Always a delight to come over to visit you in your...Always a delight to come over to visit you in your 'Castles Crowns and Cottages'.(even those three words bring a smile to my face and warmth to my heart :)<br />I had dropped by earlier on and then skipped on over to have a peek at what Irina was all about. LOVE it when you find kindred spirits.<br />Anyway, I'm back again, this time to leave a comment, after savouring once again your prose and thoughts. You really DO own quite the MOST BEAUTIFUL TIARA....unlike any other.<br />"embedded with rare finds whose facets dance like raindrops of hope..."......that is just SO lovely a description...*happy sigh*<br />Keep up the wonderful magic, Anita.<br />♥Victoria Sayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015227972951118205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867713086151020546.post-7751894351110650662011-10-13T11:23:22.723-07:002011-10-13T11:23:22.723-07:00Dearest Anita, what a full week this is for me - a...Dearest Anita, what a full week this is for me - and so much computerwork! But it looks like i get everything done in time, and that cheers me up! How's your week going so far? Weekend round the corner - YAY! xxMartinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13574063839585346586noreply@blogger.com