EAT PRAY LOVE

Words of wisdom. I have just finished Elizabeth Gilbert's book Eat Pray Love, what a delightful, thought provoking, inspirational and humorous book.

'It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance. So she travels to Rome, where she learns Italian from handsome, brown-eyed identical twins and gains twenty-five pounds, an ashram in India, where she finds that enlightenment entails getting up in the middle of the night to scrub the temple floor, and Bali where a toothless medicine man of indeterminate age offers her a new path to peace: simply sit still and smile. And slowly happiness begins to creep up on her.'

So great that I have ordered the next chapter 'committed'

At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love,Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both survivors of difficult divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who - after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing - gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to discover (through historical research, interviews and much personal reflection) what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. The result isCommitted - a witty and intelligent contemplation of marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and suggests that sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in her amorous fantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood. Gilbert's memoir - destined to become a cherished handbook for any thinking person hovering on the verge of marriage - is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love, with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.

I can't wait to receive and start reading. *tapping her nails on the desk*

By the way I have ordered the next edition from http://www.bookdepository.com/
with free shipping world wide (ohh I love that phrase)

As long as the dollar is right you can get books for far less than what you would in NZ you just need to be patient...

**Happy New Year ***

Wow, so it's 2011 already :)
Time flies when your having fun. My new years resolution, apart from the eating healthy, loose weight....blah blah is to attempt and master new techniques....so far I am having fun :D



My twisted dreams ring. Using wire and my NEW ring mandrel with a divine Cubic Zirconia stone for a centre piece.

And my first attempt at Silver Clay ......



I used a resin mould to get the textured look before cutting out a small hole for the pink stone. I just need to find a fine chain to hang this beauty from ;)

Oh well back to the designing board.....many more ideas running around and awaiting to be released and created............

Bracelet/watch

Gee I think I need to come up with a better name for that one ..... time to get my thinking cap on.

Thank you everyone who entered and supported this give away.

Sabah Lee is the lucky winner.

I have got some more stock of the extras I need to create these so if you would like one, they are $22.00.

Send me an email on pelimadesigns@hotmail.com or visit me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gisborne/Pelima-Designs/120617907959121

Talk soon
Tarn :D

Giveaway

Because its Christmas is less than 26 days, ouch :)And because I am humbled by all the support I have received from everybody on Facebook and my Pelima Designs page. I am offering this lovely bracelet as a give away. Please leave your name and email address if you would like to go in the draw to win.

This bracelet is gorgeous and is practical by bearing a little watch so you'll never be late.

I will make the draw Sunday night 5th December 2010 at 8pm (NZT)

And the winner is......

Bobbie.

Thank you to everyone for your support. I am very humbled by your support, well wishes and recommendations. If I could something to everyone I would :)

WOW 600 likers ~~

I am a little stunned at each time I hit a milestone :)
600 likers in only a short space of time.
I opened by page in May.
I am so thankful for your support, kind wishes and compliments.

To celebrate my latest milestone the give away is one of my handmade, one of a kind pendants. You can guarantee that there will never be another one exactly the same :)

So please leave your name and email address below if you would like to be in the draw :D I will make the draw Monday night at 8.30 - Thank you so much everyone for your support ~~

If you can't access the comment box as you need to have an account and would not like to open an account but still enter ~ please send me an email to pelimadesigns@hotmail.com and I'll add you in :D

Long time

Feels like forever since I had a moment to upload something on here. Thought I might add some of my latest creations.