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Our theme this week at the Three Muses is POSTAGE STAMPS to be used however the fancy takes us.  I thought I would send you something along Oriental lines before I take a fortnight's holiday break in sunny Portugal.

See you on my return.

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Our theme at Take a Word this week is MAINLY BLACK AND WHITE.  Ta Dah!

Credit to Hidden Vintage Studio for the lovely zentangled girl.  The stamp template is in the public domain.

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We have STRIPES as our theme at the Three Muses this week and as our Union Flag is comprised of stripes what could be more appropriate!  I added a few more stripes (the London Underground Map) and a modern day barcode just for good measure!

Credit : the chair was Googled but the remainder was free to use in the public domain.

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Our theme at Take a Word this week is SHADES OF PURPLE and that's when I remembered the little fairy queen I saw from my window (a week last Tuesday).   There she was all shimmering purple in the moon light!!!!  What!

Credits to FinecraftedDesigns (retired), SharingTubes, and the PublicDomain.

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DIGITALMANIA

For the Digitalmania (FRAGMENTS) challenge.

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is DANCER and that made me think of all kinds of dancers, from ballet to ballroom and even to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, but then I wondered if Elvis was still in the building!  And he was!

Credits to Pixabay and SharingTubes.

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Our theme at Take a Word this week is JUNE BRIDE and I thought this vintage bride was particularly lovely, especially carrying her bouquet of Lilies for togetherness.

Credits : the bride and groom were free to use and the background (much changed) was courtesy of RubyBlossom.

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Our theme this week at the Three Muses is SHADES OF GOLD.  So here is my golden butterfly!

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Our theme at Take a Word this week is TWO and here are my two.  Here was a couple of women in New Zealand watching their children play in the sea whilst having a chat between themselves.  It was one of those snaps I knew would end up being the basis of a piece of art later!

Credits : all my own work!

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So, it's MODES OF TRANSPORT across at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of the lovely green striped fish I saw riding his bicycle clean out of our garden pond (a week last Tuesday).  Not like any fish I've ever seen before and in fairness I'm not sure whether he was a fish since he swore he was a butterfly.  and who am I to disagree!  I loved his crown though.

Credit to FinecraftedDesigns and Pngimg.com.

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Our word for inspiration at Take A Word this week is BALLOONS and yes, I admit it, it did remind me of the girl I saw from my bedroom window (a week last Tuesday).  There she was as large as life floating sedately by apparently without a care in the world.  I think she was having a wonderful adventure!

Credit to Pixabay and TumblefishStudio.

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is BATHING BEAUTIES and that reminded me of the girl I saw a week last Tuesday as I walked along the beach near my home.   She was a beauty!!!

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Our word for inspiration at Take A Word this week is BOTANICAL!

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Yes, IT'S SHOWTIME at the Three Muses next week and I have chosen grease paint for my artwork.

I will be away for a couple of weeks enjoying a holiday in southern Turkey ..... but I promise to give you all a thought and raise a glass to your creativity whilst I'm away.

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SEA WORLD is our theme at the Three Muses this week ..... and this popped into my head!

Credits : Pixabay and Pingimg.com.  The umbrella was created by me.

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We have TIME as our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week and that reminded me of a strange sight I saw, a week last Tuesday, from my bedroom window.  There in the darkness I saw a gentleman's pocket watch hanging there in the sky.  As I watched I noticed the timepiece was disintegrating before my very eyes as birds began to fly from it, or out of it.  I couldn't tell which.  But even stranger, as I looked closer, I saw a man desperately hanging from the minute hand of the timepiece and wondered where he was bound.  I never did find out because the very next moment the watch disintegrated totally and disappeared from sight.    One question ..... could it be the cheese I ate before bedtime?

Credits : timepiece and birds from the public domain.  The brave gentleman and the background are from my own stash.

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We have TEA CUPS as our theme at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of the loving cups I saw recently (but not through my bedroom window).  They were quite charming.

Credit to Pixabay, Pingimg.com and the public domain.

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Our theme at Take a Word this week is COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW and that reminded me to tell you about the lovely rainbow tree I saw from my bedroom window a week last Tuesday.  I swear I'm telling the truth .... even though it had completely disappeared by the following morning!

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It's MAIL ART with a Vintage feel across at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of these two Ladies In Waiting!

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We have BLACK AND WHITE as our theme at Take a Word this week and that reminded me of these two little one's, I saw from my bedroom window a week last Tuesday, looking down the beach and out to sea.  What a cute picture they made.

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is A RUSTLE OF SPRING and that reminded me of the masses of daffodils we now have poking their heads above the snow in search of some sunshine.  Aah well!

Credit to HolliewoodStudio for the bottles. The remainder was found in the PublicDomain.

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It's a SPLASH OF RED at Take a Word this week and that reminded me of the lovely Norma Jean.

Credit : PublicDomain

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is HANDS.  Ta Dah!

Credit : pixabay and my own work.

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Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is WINGS and that reminded me of this little piece of mail art just waiting to be sent.

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Our theme is HEARTS at the Three Muses this week and 'happiness is definitely heart shaped'.

Credits to Irene Alexeeva.

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Our word for inspiration this week at Take a Word is EGG and I could tell you that when I looked from my window early a week last Tuesday morning I saw what looked like the very breakfast I was about to eat.  But I won't because I don't think you'd believe me!

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Our theme this week at the Three Muses is BUTTONS and BOWS and that's when I remembered about this dress I saw displayed in the window of a shop the other day.  It was all buttons and bows!

Credit to Bluesse and Pixabay.

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Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is GREEN. So here's a nod to the upcoming St Patrick's Day celebrations.

Credit to Pixabay and Kubivet.

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is ANIMAL (which Bev says can't be either cat or dog).  Mmmmmm!

Anyway, luckily for me I had seen, by the light of the full moon a week last Tuesday evening, a cow making a giant leap across the sky and I knew then which animal I would use.

Credits to HiddenVintageStudio and Bluesse.

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It's BLUE AND WHITE at Take a Word this week.  Ta Dah!

Credit to SharingTubes and Pixabay.

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As Spring is almost here in the Northern Hemisphere our theme at the Three Muses this week is FLORAL.  I am so longing for Spring, especially as we've woken to thick snow this morning!

Credits to Pixabay.

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Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is (Silhouette).  And look what I saw from my bedroom window a week last Tuesday!

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is GRUNGE and that reminded me of the piece of wall art I came across a week last Tuesday!  :D

Credit to HolliewoodStudios for the girl whilst the remainder is my own.

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Our theme at Take A Word this week is MOON and that reminded me of the lovely pink sky and luminous sliver of moon I saw a week last Tuesday evening from my window.  It just made me think of that old Frank Sinatra song Fly me to the moon!    Aaah!

Credit to Itkupilli and SharingTubes.

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It's SONG LYRICS at the Three Muses this week and that made me think of Frank Sinatra and Fly Me To The Moon!

Fly me to the moon

Let me play among the stars

Let me see what spring is like

On Jupiter or Mars

In other words, hold my hand

In other words, baby, kiss me

Fill my heart with song

Let me sing for ever more

You are all I long for

All I worship and adore

In other words, please be true

In other words, in other words, I love you

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Here I am back from Scotland just in time to participate in this week's Take a Word BIRD challenge.  Mine is a Zetti bird as you can see, he's quite dapper and enjoys nothing more than a morning walk where he can show off his latest boots or hat!

Credit to Nancy at Crowabout Studios and the PublicDomain.

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is TURQUOISE AND RED.  Her's one I made earlier.. Ta Dah!

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Mabel Felt A Million Dollars

It's JUST AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL at Take a Word this week and who better than Mabel to show off her new outfit and tell you there is nothing old fashioned about her!   She's such a show off!

Credit to FinecraftedDesigns, Itkupilli and the PublicDomain.

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DIGITALMANIA

For the Digitalmania (Inspired by Lynne Perrella) challenge.

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is WINDOWS and that made me think of the little white kitten I saw peeping from its window a week last Tuesday.  It looked to me as though she already had a couple of enthusiastic suitors!

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Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is MUSIC.  Ta Dah!

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WOMAN IN A FISH HAT

It's INCREDIBLE HATs this week at the Three Muses and that reminded of Picasso's Painting : Woman In a Fish Hat .... and I was inspired!

Credit to RoseyPosey, SharingTubes and the PublicDomain.

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INCOGNITO

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is BLACKBIRD!  I think this one is incognito!

Credit to FinecrafedDesigns (now retired) and Bluesse.

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DIGITALMANIA

Created for the Digitalmania (GRAFFITI) challenge.

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Our theme for this week at the Three Muses is ZETTI and I remembered seeing this very strange girl, a week last Tuesday, who I think could be described as a Zetti.  Stripy stockings, colourful and strange clothes, though no wings to speak of.   Still she did seem to fit the description otherwise.  I was most taken up with her spectacles!!!!

Credit to TumblefishStudio and bit of my own stuff here and there.  (I believe the background was a blog freebie, but I can't recall from who.  So if anyone recognises it let me know and I will credit.)

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We have FISH as our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week and that reminded me of a new fangled bicycle I saw a week last Tuesday.  The designer had obviously thought about oncoming traffic hazards when trying to head out into traffic from a side road!  Oh did I mention a fish was actually riding this bike?  Honest!

Credit to FinecraftedDesigns and TumblefishStudio.

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DIGITALMANIA

For the Digitalmania (Graffiti) challenge.

Credit to TumblefishStudio for the background image.

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WORD FOR JANUARY

My chosen word for inspiration this January is KINDNESS. 

I confess to often being too busy, too rushed, or too selfish to think enough about other people.  In an attempt to be less selfish I will try my hardest to be kinder, listen more, smile more and be more warm and generous to others!  I promise!

Credit to Rosey Posey.

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We have CHILDHOOD as our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week and that reminded me of the strange bird I encountered a week last Tuesday.  It was a charity shop find, a child and the bird mounted in a boxed picture frame.  I thought it was quite an interesting purchase.

Credit to Finecrafted Designs.

May I wish you all a very happy, healthy and peaceful 2018.