A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him.
When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top, rocks about 2" diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them in to the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students laughed.
He asked his students again if the jar was full? They agreed that yes, it was. The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed.
The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles represent things like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff.
If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks.
The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the things that are truly most important.
Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life.
Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing.
There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner
party and fix the disposal."Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just pebbles and sand.
May there always be work for your hands to do;
* May your purse always hold a coin or two;
* May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
* May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
* May the hand of a friend always be near
* May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
* An Irish Blessing
Here's a link to Aunt Molly's Cabochon Gallery:
http://www.flash.net/~mjtafoya/mycabs/cablinks.htm There's maybe 15
links on how to do cabs
Here are some free graphed patterns dancing bears, a dove and a few others. www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1216/pat2.html
Here is an angel pin www.craftycollege.com/webofangels/wimplega.htm
Make your own beautiful beads with Polymer clay. http://www.sculpey.com/Projects/projects_FioratoPendant.htm
Artist Highlight: Pat Murphy
Loves the Lord and is active for Christ in her church and community
She is a member of the Ludington, Michigan EMMAUS Community
She is a very talented Beader Bead Page
The Nutcracker for Sara Pattern from B&B
Pat is a Quilter and Fabric Art's person. She is a National Quilting Association Certified Teacher. She teaches a variety of Quilting and Fabric Art classes for those who are interested. She has taught beginners and seasoned veterans. Quilt Page
Pat loves Pets Cats in particular (Amber is our current "watch" cat) Cats
Loves Wildlife especially Wolves & Meerkats she is a fan of Ansel Adams & Georgia O’Keefe. Loves the Southwest New Mexico (Land of Enchantment) She is an Amtrak fan loves to "ride the rails." And finds the rails a wonderful bridge between worlds. Loves Mystery (The Kellerman's) / Spy Adventure (Clancy) and Horror (King & Koontz) She is also a Manic Depressive and has a heart for anyone suffering from mental illness. Go To Her Bipolar Page Bipolar
She is also an angel for hope Angels for Hope
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QUILTS: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/4134/patquilt.html
ANGELS/HOPE: http://www.geocities.com/arthurmurphy/anglhope.html
PAT'S EMAIL: MAILTO:patmurphy@charter.net
beading www.noeasybeads.com/
http://www.beadjapan.net/hollybrace_inst.html
Nepal plus beaded berries to make a Holly Berry Bracelet
http://www.beadjapan.net/DaisyNepal_inst.html
Nepal plus daisy stitch necklace
Looking for beaded flower patterns!
http://beadedflowers.tripod.com/international/index.htm
http://kimberlychapman.com/crafts/bfgallery.html
Hyacinth
http://beadedflowers.tripod.com/international/patterns/hyacinth.htm
Tazetta Daffodil
http://beadedflowers.tripod.com/international/patterns/tazetta.htm
Lilac Tree
http://beadedflowers.tripod.com/international/patterns/lilac.htm
This a free program for color schemes... helps with mixing too. You must check this out
http://www.oken3d.com/html/tips.html
I have free photos to download on my site (this time it's flowers) that folks can use for this.... maybe I should have some beady ones? --AnnieLaurie
http://www.xochitl.com.
Free netting patterns www.goder.com/beads/f_pat.htm
Free netting tutorial net.html
Free bead tutorials ChevronChainBasic.html
Tutorial on making your own headpiece id12.htm
Here is the link to Maria's site wonderful must see! patterns_e.htm
http://shala.addr.com/beads/resources/graphpaper/ Here is a link to graph paper.
Bella on line is a wonder resource for patterns and ideas site.asp-name=Beadwork
Here is a site that does restorations to beadwork, bead knitting, bead crochet, loom netting, and canvas work. http://www.arhyonel.com/
I'm calling all hat makers...and asking you to send me hats for chemotherapy patients who are losing their hair. It is getting warm in North Carolina now, and will be getting warm here soon to...so I am also writing to ask if you would switch gears and start knitting/crocheting/sewing some cooler hats (cotton yarns; lighter weight yarns like DK yarns). We'll switch back to the heavier hats when fall weather arrives. Most of the patterns on my web site can be used to make thinner hats, but you may need to add stitches (and rows) to make the hat large enough. Be sure to check your gauge. I have started knitting the rolled brim hat with (DK yarn...i.e., thin yarn) and am knitting it 120 stitches around...which seems to make the hat a good size. Unfortunately, the lighter (thinner yarn) hats require more knitting to get a hat made...so they take a bit longer. I met my sister's minister who has promised to put my brochures on his church table...and to put a notice in his church newsletter. I have also written to several churches trying to get them to add a notice of this project to their newsletters. Frankly, I am desperate for more hat makers. I would like to ask for you to have placed in your church newsletter...if you don't mind...and if you have a church. Also, you can go to my web site http://www.headhuggers.org/ and print up the brochure which is listed there...and put copies on your church table too....if you don't mind. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Sue Thompson http://headhuggers.org/
Lydia has been working on the beadwrangler website for 14 years. You could easily spend a day looking at this wonderful site. If you are interested in finding a source for more projects like this with complete instruction booklets and supplies, you can find them here
Please be advised that these are free workshops; you can print out the instructions, but if you use them in a class or pass them on to a friend, they must indicate that they came from Beadwrangler.com Also, these cannot be used in the production of a magazine article, book, website, newsletter or any other mass distribution medium. Thanks, Lydia The Beadwrangler www.beadwrangler.com
Instructions on how to bead an ornament www.members.tripod.com/~beadnik/ornament.html
Beadwork tutorials and free patterns http://arleenhardin.com/free.html
Directions on how to make your own Victorian Beaded Ornament http://members.tripod.com/~Beadme/Ornament.htm
List of Christmas traditions from around the world. http://www.virtualquincy.com/quincy/holiday/xmas.html
the talented is Marya LeMieux Vafaei-Makhsoos "Mary". She attended college at Oklahoma State University, minored in Metalsmithing. She REALLY wanted to make jewelry, but silver and gold weren't her cup of tea. Her instructor encouraged her to work on beads by showing the work of Joyce Scott. She learned peyote stitch and hasn't looked back at metalsmithing again. She prefers bead embroidery best-and creates beaded dolls which she calls 'Feti' and beaded paintings.
http://groups.msn.com/Celticat/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2&pgmarket=en-us
As for other hobbies and interests? Well...she is a big fan of things Irish. She also likes to paint, draw... she is a regular Martha Stewart in household crafts. She can't support her bead habbit without a day job, of course! She is a a "computer test analyst" which basically means she breaks things for a living.
For a tutorial on bead paintings: bead painting tutorial http://celticat.homestead.com/beadpainting.html
MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME........
(1) To appreciate A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning!"
(2)My mother taught me about INDIVIDUALISM.
"I bet if all your friends jumped off a bridge, you would too!
(3)My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that stain will come out of the carpet."
(4)My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
"Stop acting like your father!"
(5)My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
(6)My mother taught me LOGIC.
"Because I said so, that's why."
(7)My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
(8)My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!!!"
(9)My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying and I'll *give* you something to cry about!"
(10)My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
(11)My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"
(12)My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you *look* at the dirt on the back of your neck!"
13)My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!"
(14)My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is finished."
(15)My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS.
"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?"
(16)My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room!"
