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ART MAKING

February 13, 2012

Circle of Life Soapstone Sculpture Giveaway

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am an artist above all else. I see beauty everywhere. I love my Circle of Life Soapstone Sculpture. It sits on my desk and reminds me of my mission. Circles hold a deep meaning for me and my business…rocks are a powerful symbol. This sculpture is made of natural African Soapstone which is among [...]

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If you watched the Super Bowl last Sunday you will remember the M&M’S ad, created by BBDO New York, which thrust Ms. Brown into the spotlight after working behind-the-scenes for the past seventy years as Chief Chocolate Officer (CCO) at MARS Chocolate. In her role as CCO, Ms. Brown helped launch several new products and [...]

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February 11, 2012

Meet the The M&M’s Museum of Chocolate Artists & Their Art

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

The M&M’s Museum of Chocolate Artists

Milk Chocolate Sculptures
Ms. Brown: Life size sculpture of Ms. Brown (Jim Victor)
Diploma: Masters in Milk Chocolate (Jim Victor)
Shoes: Ms. Brown stands proud in her white high heels (Hakan Martensson)
Glasses: Ms. Brown’s trademark accessory (HakanMartensson)
Glove links: Diamond encrusted glove links (HakanMartensson)
Name Plate: Chief Chocolate Officer of M&M’S (Hakan Martensson)

Photos Framed in [...]

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February 9, 2012

My New SONY Alpha NEX-C3 with 18-55mm Lens

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

Look at this beauty!!! Tuesday morning at breakfast, SONY & Collective Bias gifted me with the Alpha NEX-C3 16.2 Mpx digital camera. This camera is capable of going everywhere I go easily. I love the ability to change lenses and the tiltable 3.0 LCD screen to review my shots or to frame my next shot. [...]

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Happy New Year!!! As 2011 washes into 2012, I look forward to all the possibilities that lie ahead. I promise to ask myself, “Where is the gift in this moment?”

As I leap into 2012 my resolution is simply to look for the gifts in the moments of my life. The two precious moments pictured here [...]

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December 25, 2011

Happy Merry Christmas to You!!!

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

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I am so thrilled to show you my DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #24 ~ My Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Christmas Tree for 2011. Most of the decorations are from the Dollar Tree. They had some awesome and beautiful ornaments this year!!! I did add a few of the blue ornaments from the Midnight Clear [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #23 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Candelabra

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The DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #23 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less candelabra I found for a steal at Goodwill. By now you should have discovered that I love my local Goodwill store. I could decorate a mansion pretty well with the things I find there. This candelabra is no exception. It was brass before…now [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #22 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Candle Scape

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My DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #22 is Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Twig Tree that I keep up year round. I decorate it for the season. The simple addition of two votive candles adds another layer of texture and color. I found these two aqua glasses at Goodwill and knew they would be perfect for [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #21 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #21 is the chair backs decoration for my dining chairs. Earlier this year Himself painted the chairs and the legs of the dining table in one of our Ghosts of Furniture Past projects. They look great but I thought I would add some Rebecca flair [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #20 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Table Decor

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My DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #20 is simple yet Elegantly Sumptuous. It is the personification of Luxe for Less. I picked up a footed wooden bowl at Goodwill for under $2. I filled it with the beautiful ornaments from the Midnight Clear collection at Kmart. I surrounded the bowl with another Goodwill find – a [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #19 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #19 is using lots of glass to bring sparkle and shine into the decorating scheme. I found these tall glass goblets at my favorite decorating store…Goodwill. I had been looking at them in the stores for over $20. I picked these two up for under [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #18 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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My DIY Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Christmas Decor Vignette #18 is an inexpensive way to get some glamour into your decorating scheme. I so wanted a large mirror over the mantle this year. Mirrors large enough to work here are very pricey indeed!! So I found this 30′ X 48′ frame at a yard [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #17 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #17 and Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less idea today is magnolia leaves rimmed in silver. They turned out so amazingly awesome, it is one of my favorites this year.

It is very easy to do…you clip some branches of magnolia leaves and draw around the edges with a silver (or gold) [...]

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