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Enjoy the lovely beauty of extraordinary local women that have inspired us! These 4 women have all participated in our contest In All Her Glory, The Photo Project. Find out more about it or enter yourself at www.trulygifted.us.com today!

Give the gift of art

The season has arrived! It's the time to remember those we care about and figure out unique ways to show how much we appreciate them! The anticipation of giving is in the air! Give the gift of art!

This exciting purchase is usually reserved for our own personal spaces. But Why?? How better to show someone we care than to give a stunning piece of art to adorn their sacred space! Everyone has a spot in their home that can come alive with a new treasure that they will cherish for a lifetime!

Our exceptional wrapped canvases from "The Lotus Collection" are the perfect gift! Stunning reflections of nature that never go out of style. Make the season sparkle with these fresh ideas of gifts & decor!

Special Holiday Savings on the Lotus Collection!!!! Place your order today for a 10" x 10" set of the Lotus Collection for just $449.00! This is a tremendous savings on the highest quality art canvases in our premier collection! Normally $516.00!! Click here for more info! Order any of these 10" x 10" pieces singularly and recieve $10.00 Off! Use this coupon code to receive your discount: 4b39696701

Introducing our Holiday "Artificate"!
Undecided on what to purchase and want to give the option of anything on our site? The Artificate is a great choice! Click here for more info!

Enhance and enliven your holidays with these Truly Gifted Specials Today!!

A Bewitching Business Meeting

Unexpected surprises are indeed fun. Like the afternoon of mischief night my friend and business partner Lyn and I met up with a graphic designer friend, Mary Carol at Earl's in Peddler's Village to discuss ways to promote our webstore, http://www.trulygifted.us.com/ . It was mid day, the ideas were on the table and our laughter filled the air, such a fun break from the normal working afternoon. While brainstorming and enjoying ourselves we noticed a trail of witches entering the restaurant. Never had any of us seen so many elaborately costumed women, and all witches! So intrigued, we had to go say hello. Learned they were from the Red Hat Society out to celebrate Halloween! Such detailed costumes and adorned with spooky jewelry, they gathered to enjoy the afternoon in bewitching style! Their sense of fun inspired us so we took some photos and way caught the spirit of Halloween. When you are open to enjoying life, it surprises you with all kinds of funny things. For us an afternoon of collaboration offered up some bewitching fun!

Light Up Your Holidays!

These candles add the perfect glow to your holidays and are like no other candles we have seen! Produced in Amish Country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, they are only found in small exclusive gift shops! Whether you choose the Teardrop or Soaring shape, both make a decorating statement and are offered in a variety of beautiful colors to add to your holiday lighting! Candles are so important to the holidays, everyone appreciates them as gifts and their unique style and hand-poured shapes will impress the best on your list! Click here for more info . . .
Truly Gift someone with the glow of these exquisite lights!

Eco Chic Trends

You can't go anywhere without hearing about green, environmental, or eco couture! I am excited by the creative ideas and offerings that this movement has brought forth! Artistic Environmentalism, consciously producing and bringing to market accents that tread lighter on the earth! It's a moving, educational trend and has us all thinking in a new way. If we all changed one small thing in our lives we would tremendously impact our planet!

The hipster handbag from Harvest Capture Designs features the powerful Lotus flower in 3 stages of bloom! Excellent art, captured by Terree Yeagle on an organic farm with inspirational words is a way to promote local farming, promote beauty and nature, and of course look stunning! Click here for more info . . .

Our line of Luxurious Face and Body Soaps are fragrant, beautifully packaged and organically made with the gifts of the earth! 4 oz. bars made with olive and soy base using the purest essential oils offered in 3 fabulous flavors! Almond Butter, Citrus Butter and Lavender Butter handmade bars! Perfect for stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or to pamper ourselves! They can also be customized for a wedding favor or a business gift! Click here for more info . . .

Nutty Necklaces, handmade by Shirley Meyers, uses recycled washers from her family business! Reuse, reinvent, recycle, all words for this jewelry line! Beautiful shells, gems, and stones found on the earth and put together to create this unique eco fashion! Click here for more info . . .

As this trend continues, be assured that we will look out for new ways and materials that follow this eco couture movement and use them in creating our top quality products! We will educate and inform you as we learn how to embrace this great movement!

Fashion Tips and Trends

All of us want to look our best for the holiday season! It is fun to get a few items to pizazz ourselves for the holiday as well as give great gifts that represent the trends! Here are some tips!

Scarves are all the rage!! Everywhere you go scarves are used as the perfect accent to an outfit! Dress it up or add some color or pattern! Great trend for the cold of winter! We offer two designs of 100% silk scarves in our Lotus Collection. Each hand painted by artisan Deborah Zwetsch. Original art textiles created for Harvest Capture Designs! No two exactly alike. What a unique way to capture the trend! Click here for more info . . .


Bracelets are everywhere and big chunky jewelry! Take numerous bracelets that blend from your collection and build them on your wrist for a chunk of color. Large necklaces that cover your neckline as Cleopatra would of worn! Beautiful holiday fashion! We offer some unique recycled nuts, Nutty Necklaces by Shirley Meyers, in our Jewel Heist line! Click here for more info . . .

Nature inspired handbags are very vogue! Handbags always seem to be important but this years trend is to have florals, nature patterns, and recycled materials of all types! Any way to promote and support the earth in so many products is Chic these days. We offer our unique hipster handbag in 3 designs that hit the trend! The lovely Lotus flowers symbolize "becoming of ones own potential" and provide a stunning accent to any fashion ensemble! Captured by Terree Yeagle of an organic Lotus Flower from Harmony Hill Gardens, supporting and promoting the green movement! Click here for more info . . .

Luxurious high boots, all types of tights and leggings, great fashion trends to sparkle up this season!!

Introducing the Truly Gifted " Artificate"

A unique way to share the spirit!

Undecided on the perfect way to Truly Gift your Christmas list?
Purchase an exciting "Artificate" exclusively available for our art inspired products! Our collaboration of artisans offer some exquisite opportunities to give the gift of art. Fashion, jewelry, home decor and art collections available only through our store.
Order yours today at www.trulygifted.us.com!

In All Her Glory

"Joy is a refined beauty, as a wonderfully composed piece of music! A quiet presence that shares her passion with others by educating and training budding artists. Graceful, unassuming and open."

As we head towards Thanksgiving and the greatful attitude that the autumn colors inspire, think of who you know that is an inspiration to you. We love this project because it honors others, highlights beauty and glow, and inspires us as we build our businesses. In All Her Glory is about everyday people that offer that uncommon spark. Those that are our mentors, our friends and coworkers. Please take a moment and nominate someone. Notice those who you are greatful for and tell us. We know there are many hidden gems out there! We want to hear of them! Looking forward to hearing of your inspiring women! www.trulygifted.us.com under the In All Her Glory heading to place your nominee!

Aquafest 09

Harvest Capture Designs makes its debut at a local nursery open house! Showcased throughout the main building and at the site of a green business card exchange. Lovely spot hosting our exquisite art and with all types of horticulture leaders! Perfect place to be on an autumn afternoon!

Nature Inspires Fashion and Home Decor | BeyondJane

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Bring the Beauty of Outdoors In

Beth Kershaw Interior Designer for Harvest Capture Designs talks about using nature art to decorate your interior walls and make big impact! View the entire Lotus Collection line of wall art and home accessories at http://www.trulygifted.us.com

In All My Glory!!!!

Some dreams are the dreams of many people. Who doesn't yearn to know what it's like to be a rock star . . . hollywood star . . . . or super model. I have to say that I definitely felt like a super model during my recent photo session for Truly Gifted's "In All Her Glory" the photo project and contest. At the ripe young age of fifty, I never thought I would appreciate images of myself. Like most people, the thought of having my image captured in film is intimidating. Although I have many friends and family tell me the clique' "you look good for your age" I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would like the pix as much as I do. I guess that's the difference a good photographer makes. Terree, owner of The Moment Photograpy, http://www.themomentphoto.com/, was phenomenol at making me feel comfortable. She talked me through each of the pictures and gave me techniques to use to help capture the true me. Outside of great pictures the shoot was a blast!!! What I conceived as intimidating turned out to be great fun - I think I could get used to being a supermodel LOL!! The goal of the project is to show the amazing qualities of real women. If you think you'd like the chance to feel like a super model for a day, check out the contest requirements at http://www.trulygifted.us.com/mp_includes/pages.asp?id=2082

Symbols of Transformation

We all have symbols about us, art, sayings, objects that remind us of our greatness. One such symbol that has build our whole collaborative effort is the beautiful Queen of Flowers, The White Lotus Flower. We offer this up as our symbol, the beginning of our line of Harvest Capture Designs, not just as a product to purchase, or something to wear, but as a sign of transformation of ourselves, our ideas, and our efforts with all. We invite to join in, having some sign of this becoming to ones own potential around you as a light post to joy on your journey. We started the Open Your Heart Campaign with this symbol of nature, about growth through rough conditions, and flowering to all the greatness you are. We consciously open our hearts as we venture through this collaboration when things get off balance or we step into unknown territory. It makes a difference and so we offer it to you.

Nature is on the rise these days with all the green movements and consciousness about the earth. It is about nature, the simplicity and complexity, and above all the beauty, the flowering that occurs. We are soothed by the great outdoors and inspired by it. The lotus has carried sacred meaning for all of humanity throughout countless times of strife and chaos. Invite her into your life as a symbol of transformation. An urge to open you heart to the situation and be prosperous, joyful and wise. We offer many products to chose from with inspiring words and images. And we will create more! As the butterflyl spreads its wings, open your heart to the light of the sun, no matter where your feet are planted.

The White Lotus represents
Knowledge, Wisdom, Purity, and Enlightenment, Health, Beauty, Generosity, Long Life, Luck, Honor, Fertility, Prosperity, Good Fortune, and Wealth.

Just lovely!!!!

Love our Hipster Handbag!!!

Getting so many compliments on our trendy bag. People are amazed that it is a photographic image and not a painting!!! Check it out - we know you will love it too!!!http://wdcart.com/trulygiftedcom/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7_9_24&products_id=73&zenid=og581k20cnlq52nphr2s5t6526

Summer Party Accents

Time for lots of outdoor celebrations and gathering with friends and family! I love the coming together picnics and parties of the summer! It is fun to have new serving things, interesting decor accents, a spruce up for the party season! I must highlight some of the Truly Gifted items that are available for this celebration season! We all love gatherings so the store offers many fun accents!



The Glow offers two great lines!

The silk lanterns are beautiful, colorful and excellent accents! Liven up any backyard or event! Easy to put up and take down, and very cost effective for these times! Excellent decorative lighting!

Candles are always a mood enhancer! We have the unique soaring and teardrop shapes in fabulous colors! Made in Lancaster, we had never seen these exciting shapes! Long burning and unique way to add a glow!



Signature Style serves up a few dishes!

The fish plates are fabulous for Hour de vours or sushi!! Catchy way to present a meal!

The swirl bowl and vases offer lively orange decor! Swirling like cremesicles and fresh for the summer. Decorative presentation for salad and some fresh picked flowers.



Jewel Heist offers some great dazzling gems!

Nutty necklaces are fun, unique and eco friendly. Made using recycled nuts mixed with shells and beads. Wonderful gifts from the earth strung together! Must have beach fashion! Perfect hostess pizazz!



Harvest Capture Designs offers cutting edge decor!

These lines are exclusively available through http://www.trulygifted.us.com/!

The Lotus Cutting Board is a piece of art! Great to serve cheese or slice up the drink garnishes.

Wall art is plentiful with the New Spring Awakening line of bamboo and tulips! Hot colors. Cool styles and on new surfaces of metal and acrylic!

Brighten up your summer celebrations!

All available at http://www.trulygifted.us.com/

Find Your Passion in Custom Products by HCD
Harvest Capture Designs is a collection of magnificent nature inspired art products that rocks us – the collaborative partners of “Harvest Capture Designs.” The outstanding canvases, luxurious linens, eye catching & flirty handbags, and more are gaining the attention of many who share our love for the outstanding images. But know that anything that “rocks you” can be captured and designed into your own personal design line. The uniqueness in our “Harvest Capture Designs” is that we know the origin of our subjects; we know where the florals are grown and the date they were harvested. But if you have the desire for your own personal designs, the experts at Harvest Capture Designs can assist you in turning your passions into works of art. Whether your passion be your garden, home, hobby, family, lover, pet, etc., we can expertly capture your heart’s desire in light and color you’ve only imagined and render it into personal, custom art products. The possibilities are endless and – so, if you have the will we have the way!

Check out Harvest Capture Design's "Open Your Heart" fine canvas photo art

"I love my hipster handbag," exclaimed Sandy Wurst about the Open Your Heart hipster handbag she recently purchased from http://www.trulygifted.us.com/. We have been getting rave reviews from everyone that owns the bag! Our customers are so excited to finally have a quick grab bag that loops over the shoulder and holds just the basic necessities like keys, phone, lipstick, & sunglasses! Harvest Capture Designs, sold exclusively online at Truly Gifted, started with The Open Your Heart Design and have 2 New addtions: Awaken Your Passion and Bare Your Soul! The stylish artwork on the bags speaks volumes about beauty and a bright positive mental outlook! At the same time the convenience of size and ease of use makes this bag the true must have accessory of any season! In addition why not add the lovely handmade silk Lotus print scarves for a one of a kind fashion statement! You will be empowered as you wear both the Lotus Hipster handbag and the Lotus Art Scarf! Just wait until the compliments start to fly...you will love what you hear!

Join Our Collaborative Experiment

" Every one of my writings has been furnished to me by a thousand different persons; a thousand things, wise and foolish, have brought me, without suspecting it, the offering of their thoughts, faculties, and experience. My work is the aggregation of beings taken from the whole of nature; it bears the name of Goethe."

Harvest Capture Designs was born as an experiment. We all wanted to work together, our individual business very different but all connected to beauty. We all celebrated many times in many beautiful areas of nature, skiing, surf fishing, cabins and beach houses. We successfully connected our love of nature into products that used all our talents individual and made them into a new product. Only with each part, person or talent could we have created these incredible products. It truly defines a collaborative, a design collaborative. The Lotus, inspired our first line and it represents coming into ones own grand potential. We all have different dreams, places we want to go, things we want to develope. We have products to share, a book of inspiring woman set in motion, a movement into the green market as individuals and the big plan of an event spot. The Lotus Project combines art, music, and horticulture in unison with a tract of land and harmoniously developing all these venues while using the earth to beautify, power, and sustain itself! Lots to do. Many are needed in their ideas, talents, offerings and skills!

We are inviting you all to be part of our Collaborative Experiment! How ever you can think of to be part of it all! Maybe you are inspired by nature as we are and create a cool product for us to share. Email us! Know some hidden artist? Tell us about it! Are you an inspiring woman for In All Her Glory? Do you know one to nominate? Is there someone who we should know or someone you know that we should? Does nature inspire you in a way we need to hear about? Create with us! Join our mailing list. Follow our blog! Friend us on facebook. Join our fan page. Share our site with others. Success is created when many come together with like minded ideas. Collaborative means we need many minds and are open to many ways and ideas. Goethe puts it best in his quote! We open our hearts to all possibilities collaborating! Jump in on our experiment! Our goal is wealth and fun for many!!




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Designer House Rapping UP!

If you haven't made it to the Bucks County Designer House & Gardens at Upper Mountain Farm in Solebury, you have until Sunday! That will be the last day to see the extraordinary transformation of a property, 2 unique homes, and some outside buildings. The level of expertise involved in making this years Designer House a huge success is unrivaled. Lovely furnishings, wonderful wall treatments and designs in wood, tile, canvas, metals, sculpture, flowers, trees, shrubs, fabrics....the list goes on with just so much beauty to see. Come on out this week and weekend and view for yourself that scads of design talent and treasures to own right from our local Bucks County area! And of course...check out the Lotus Gallery Hallway and the outside cafe wall for The Spring Awakening Tulips. Truly Gifted, our online store at http://www.trulygifted.us.com/ offers many objects of art for your home and the ability to customize your big walls with bold canvas artwork that reflects the natural world. Let Mother Nature indoors to grace your home and enjoy her bounty with Harvest Capture Designs.

Transform Your Home with Lighting

The mission of Truly Gifted is to bring beauty to your home. To make it a place where you love to be and you love your friends and family to be. Picking the perfect wall and décor art that reflects your personal style is important; but how do you showcase the special and loved elements of your home beautifully? Well, it’s all in the lighting. One of my learned gifts is interior lighting design. I trained under an expert, Phil Blosser of Blosser Lighting Design. The way he is able to make a beautiful home even more beautiful with direct lighting techniques is amazing! The irony on expertly lighting a home is that it is not accomplished by purchasing lighting fixtures and making them the focal point. It is quite the opposite. The trick is to “hide” the light source and direct light on the beautiful elements in your home. A well-lit house is a combination of dark areas interrupted with bright vignettes showcasing those beautiful and sometimes very expensive elements that adorn your house. It is similar to sitting in a dark theater and viewing the spectacular way the spot light illuminates the main character in a play. Envision guests in your house being amazed by one incredible vignette after another at an evening cocktail party or holiday dinner. Another advantage to accent lighting is that, with proper placement of fixtures, better task lighting can also be achieved. Most people think in order to read or perform a task that "brighter" is better and that they need a glowing orb in the middle of each ceiling. In actuality, “brighter” produces glare which in turn leads to poor visibility. An equally bright room also leads to a flat, uninteresting, one dimensional look. Directed light is both beneficial to the look of your home as well as functioning tasks in your home. It is biologically a fact that the eye is driven to light. Do you want to drive people to the light of a 75 cent light bulb, or the light illuminating your prized possessions? The same philosphy holds true with exterior landscape lighting.

Harvest Capture Designs are unique in that the photographer, Terree Yeagle, expertly manipulates light in capturing the image with her end goal being to create a print that is commanding in color and composition. The bold white Lotus contrasted on a dark background utilizes the same concept of lighting that I mentioned above. This is just one of the elements that make these prints so compelling. With the addition of small, hidden, directed low volt lighting these prints literally jump off the wall. Know that if you are handy and you have the ability to weave wires behind the walls of your house that, quite inexpensively, you can transform the home you currently have with better lighting. But, if electricity is not one of your gifts you’ll need to consult with a contractor or electrician who has the expertise to install the lights and get wires into sealed walls. Not many contractors nor electricians install lights in the manner I have described, as they still install lights today the same way they did 50 years ago - that's where a lighter designer or a contractor who works with a lightening designer is important. I can suggest some contractors/electricians via email.

The next time I write I’ll discuss the “color temperature” of light - as not all light is created equal. Feel free to ask me about your home lighting dilemmas!!! Email your lighting questions to sandy@trulygifted.us.com

The Bucks County Designer House and Gardens is now open daily. http://www.buckscountydesignerhouse.org/ Come one come all and view the amazing transformation of beautiful exteriors and interiors and...check out our space ...the 2nd floor hallway the Lotus Gallery! It's located at the Upper Mountain Farm in Solebury.

Plus big thank you's to all our contributors:

Michael Colkett, Colkett Painting http://www.colkettpainting.com/ for our French Provencial wall finish

John Yeagle, The Artful Home http://www.theartfulhome.biz/

Sherwin Williams Paints of Doylestown, & Doylestown Electric

The few images above preview the The Lotus Gallery and Harvest Capture Designs, the signature line from http://www.trulygifted.us.com/ . See more by finding us on facebook. Search Truly Gifted

Hot Spring Fashion!

Introducing our .......

Hipster Handbags exclusively available at http://www.trulygifted.us.com/

Calling all girls to what's hot for spring!

This amazing hipster handbag is a must have Fashion accent! Blooming with spring color!

Awaken Your Passion to life with fresh white, lime green, bright yellow and vibrant orange!

Bare Your Soul to the beauty of the world in bright, sunny, golden yellows!

Open Your Heart to abundance of spring, with rich reds and the glowy creams!

Beautifully stylish, cutting edge organic florals! Shine brighter with the beauty of nature!

We can not explain fun of wearing this hipster! Wherever you go, the comments will fly! A stunning statement to any outfit, these Lotus images attract attention, polish any look and carry forth a positive vibe! Creatively combining fashion, form and function, you will love this stylin' hipster and consider it a key to your wardrobe!!! Running around doing errands or to step out at night! Simple, attractive, inspiring! Don't be fooled by its size, enough room for your wallet, phone, keys, lipstick and even a passport! And the 50" strap fits over all kinds of outwear or is easily shortened with a quick knot!

Perfect for gift giving as well! Brides this is the newest rage for your bridal party! Creative, unique and cutting edge! Available for gifts in the styles above or make it even more personal, with your bridal flowers, your special words and sentiments for your favorite girls! The Moment Photography can professionally photograph the flowers of your special day, creating a one of a kind memory keepsake that is sure to be well received and boldly worn! Email us at info@trulygifted.us.com for details our your exclusive hipster!

Homemade Organic Soap Favors also available with your personal message! Upcoming photos and commentary on our blogs! Stay tuned...... email us for info!

Beautifying Bucks County

Photograph by Terree Yeagle themomentphoto.com
Written by Lyn Hicks harmonyhillgardens.com

A wonderful show at Bucks Beautiful! Look at this fabulous set that included all http://www.trulygifted.us.com/ products!! We were the most vibrant welcome with bright spring green and rich reds and oranges. Perfect festive accessories to awaken the spring gatherings of friends and family. We were so well received, running out of business cards! Hundreds of them! Imagine that? Very exhilarating!! Made so many connections of other artisans, interested customers, wowed ladies looking for that brilliant accent to add to their collection. The word has been spread about in a big way locally, delighting the eyes and senses of all the passers by, we optimistically offered our new products with great response.

The horticulture garden lovers were so charmed and intrigued by the Lotus Wall Canvasses! They couldn't believe it was a photo! Of course, with Terree on our team how wouldn't we even impress the botanists!! Very wide open market to investigate, right up there with the other to do items. Our new venture has quite the list.

The college kids loved the hipster handbags! Two bright designs in fabulous spring colors with Awaken Your Passion! Perfect for springs emergence. Modulari Decorative Screens truly excited them for dorm decor! Every one loved the Modulari! They are one the cleverest ways to sparkle up a area with a new look. Easy, convenient, light weight. These are selling. No ones seen them before! They also loved the pillows and lanterns to cozy their dorm rooms! The lanterns are truly festive! People love them and we hope to keep them in stock!

The candles delighted everyone! Yes, we knew that! We hadn't seen them either before and knew we had to carry them!! They are slow burning and just in beautiful colors and shapes!! We could of sold sets right out of our room! Some one suggested we do just that at the Business Expo in May.

The ottomans got lots of lookers! The infamous sock ottoman to be unveiled soon enough!! The cozy pillows made of silk linen were perfect for the sushi table. Truly a sophisticated way to bring nature in on your couch or cozy chair! The table runner had many interested takers! The silk repeat ribbon has a soft reflective nature for even a traditional room! These custom pieces developed through Beth's creative eye were just stunning! More people just wanted to have a seat! One kid even ate the sushi off the plate!!

Yes it was a very successful show! We were delighted to be so well received and enjoyed every minute of sharing our great creations with the world. The Bucks County Designer House is our next local unveiling! Some new patterns for window treatments and seat cushions! Even a hall runner with an exquisite border by Terree! Ahh so exciting!!! Awaken Your Passion!!

Truly Gifted Goes Public!

Wow! Word of the day as Truly Gifted stepped out into the Doylestown limelight at the Bucks Beautiful Garden & Home Show yesterday. A whirlwind of excitement surrounded us as friends and family came by to show support. They were really taken by the beauty of the set Team Truly Gifted designed. And many visitors came by and expressed how impressed they were with the design and all the fresh fecorative accent merchandise. For us this event brought to fruition the vision we've been driven by for the last 4 months. It really felt so fabulous to see the Harvest Capture Designs wall art canvases, cushions, and ottomans fit together in the colorful mod sushi set scene! We are off and running! Please visit us online soon at our ever improving e-commerce store at http://www.trulygifted.us.com/

Truly Gifted around town

Hey friends! Just keeping ya'll updated on our whereabouts as we really start rocking the ecommerce scene! Come on out and see us with many new products, and enjoy community, art, and commerce at the same time! The above image has a listing of Truly Gifted Appearances over the coming months. Oh and don't forget to shop at home for things of beauty at www.trulygifted.us.com. The interface of our store will be changing this month as we learn better ways to manage the online shopping experience! Any suggestions, give a shout as we are always looking to improve and learn! Adios for now!

Inventory is Growing!

Oh my gosh! The products are really coming together. This is so crazy exciting. Today the frames from our signature style arrived and in person they are just so different and fun. That is the common thread in all our products, the unexpected! Our own designs are quite unique. I know this as I am such a shopper and I have not seen anything remotely like our big wall canvases in The Lotus Collection. I should mention for big walls yes, but we've made sized for smaller spaces as well. Take a look, surely there is a spot in your domain that would majorly benefit from the addition of one of The Lotus Collection Canvases. Those folks that are tired or bored with the same old standards.....check us out! Colors, textures, we are bringing to ya!

And The Glow.....soon we will have the most incredible candles I have ever seen. Hope to wow our followers and customers as well! Get ready to light your fire with gorgeous colors and wonderful shapes of decorative candles!

Adios for now! Peace and all good things.

Terree

Queen Lotus, our Inspiration

Photography by Terree Yeagle www.themomentphoto.com

Written by Lyn Hicks www.harmonyhillgardens.com

February 8, 2009

The Lotus collection was inspired by the incredible white blooms basking above the pond July 2008 at Harmony Hill Gardens. Grown on the farm, given in a vase at a celebration, captured in bloom, then designed into products.

The Lotus Flower symbolizes beauty and creative potential admist the muck of the world. It is considered one of the oldest human symbols on the planet. As far back as Egypt, it represents the opening of the heart. The Lotus is considered the Queen of flowers and is the epitome of femine beauty, harmonizing all aspects of being and expresses coming into ones own potential. This incredible beauty inspired our Open Your Heart campaign and all the continually growing products in the line. We hope you join us in embracing the Queen Lotus as a symbol of transformation in your life and Open your heart!

Symbolizes: Knowledge, wisdom, purity and enlightenment
Health, beauty, long life, generosity, honor, luck
fertility, prosperity, good fortune and wealth

The morning is here and it is a good calm morning. Had some wonderful responses to the first post. Great ideas and many well wishes and I appreciate so much every person taking the time to support us. I decided to post what my Dad's reply included. You all likely know it but maybe take a few minutes and read it again because it is just the best!!! Enjoy Oh the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away!
You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoesYou can steer yourselfany direction you choose.You're on your own. And you know what you know.And YOU are the gal who'll decide where to go.
You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
And you may not find anyyou'll want to go down.In that case, of course, you'll head straight out of town.
It's opener therein the wide open air.
Out there things can happenand frequently doto people as brainyand footsy as you.
And when things start to happen,don't worry. Don't stew.Just go right along.You'll start happening too.
OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
You'll be on your way up!You'll be seeing great sights!You'll join the high flierswho soar to high heights.
You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don' tBecause, sometimes, you won't.
I'm sorry to say sobut, sadly, it's trueand Hang-upscan happen to you.
You can get all hung upin a prickle-ly perch.And your gang will fly on.You'll be left in a Lurch.
You'll come down from the Lurchwith an unpleasant bump.And the chances are, then,that you'll be in a Slump.
And when you're in a Slump,you're not in for much fun.Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.A place you could sprain both you elbow and chin!Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?Or go around back and sneak in from behind?Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confusedthat you'll start in to racedown long wiggled roads at a break-necking paceand grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.The Waiting Place...
...for people just waiting.Waiting for a train to goor a bus to come, or a plane to goor the mail to come, or the rain to goor the phone to ring, or the snow to snowor waiting around for a Yes or a Noor waiting for their hair to grow.Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to biteor waiting for wind to fly a kiteor waiting around for Friday nightor waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jakeor a pot to boil, or a Better Breakor a sting of pearls, or a pair of pantsor a wig with curls, or Another Chance.Everyone is just waiting.
NO!That's not for you!
Somehow you'll escapeall that waiting and staying.You'll find the bright placeswhere Boom Bands are playing.
With banner flip-flapping,once more you'll ride high!Ready for anything under the sky.Ready because you're that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!There are points to be scored. there are games to be won.And the magical things you can do with that ballwill make you the winning-est winner of all.Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
Except when they don't.Because, sometimes, they won't.
I'm afraid that some timesyou'll play lonely games too.Games you can't win'cause you'll play against you.
All Alone!Whether you like it or not,Alone will be somethingyou'll be quite a lot.
And when you're alone, there's a very good chanceyou'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.There are some, down the road between hither and yon,that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.
But on you will gothough the weather be foulOn you will gothough your enemies prowlOn you will gothough the Hakken-Kraks howlOnward up manya frightening creek, though your arms may get soreand your sneakers may leak.
On and on you will hikeand I know you'll hike farand face up to your problemswhatever they are.
You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know.You'll get mixed upwith many strange birds as you go.So be sure when you step.Step with care and great tactand remember that Life'sa Great Balancing Act.Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?Yes! You will, indeed!(98 and 3 / 4 percent guaranteed.)
KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
So...be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Brayor Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,you're off to Great Places!Today is your day!Your mountain is waiting.So...get on your way!

open your heart

I have these 3 great friends, all super talented, all so much fun. We've taken our friendship to another level by becoming business partners. Our venture is called Truly Gifted and our online store will open soon at http://www.trulygifted.us.com/. In this place we will offer items of our own design and fabulous finds from other artisans whose work inspires us. Okay so open your heart.....

Here is the great thing. Every single day we find inspiration in literally everything in our path. It comes to us in many forms; words, songs, other people, connections, smiles, comments, stories...you name it, we are finding it and it is carrying us along swiftly as we work on our new start up biz. So one of the very first inspirations was a flower, The Lotus Flower that my flower farmer friend grows in her pond. So she offers arrangements using the Lotus for my other friend, Sandy's graduation from nursing school party. The Flower delights me so I take one home and watch it's beauty literally unfold before my eyes. Being a photographer I immediately grab my camera and begin to document the process. Well the images from the Lotus were crazy. They completely freaked me out. I told Lyn about the images and she was anxious to see the results. Go back. Now Lyn and I, had been brainstorming for months on ways to boost our current businesses. She is a flower farmer and I am a photographer. Self employed folks doing our best but always open to something new and exciting, right. Well while canoeing last summer one of her dreams and my ideas collided! Right there on the Delaware River, we found our destiny! We had always had such a fab connection. Now the possibility of us blending our goals and ideas seemed like a no brainer! So we embarked on The Lotus Project. Our idea is create a haven for celebrations like no other. And believe me, we celebrate, and a place like in our dreams does not yet exist! We want to make a place of art, the natural world, music, and life celebration to the area of Bucks County Pa. Now all these months later, do we have ideas!

So how to great such a big idea and give it life....cash. Don't have what we need so how do we get it? We simply opened our hearts. Lyn openly talks often of the Queen of Flowers, the Lotus and the symbol of beauty and hope and love and openess! Open Your Heart. We did! And what has come is mouth wide open unbelievable. We are on our way. Okay forward again. So the Lotus Flower images.....have become our first product line. The first division of Truly Gifted, is Harvest Capture Designs. And now I introduce Beth, another friend, and interior designer. She joined the mix of Lyn (Harvest), me, Terree, (Capture), and Beth (Design)! And back to Sandy, she pulls it together as the healer girl. She's a nurse. Anyway the trip down the river, the Lotus Flower and a million chats, dream swapping, and the biggest mover of all, we opened our hearts!

Join us, Open Your Heart and awaken to life's great beauty. None of us know what is to come, but grabbing all the pleasure and hoping for the best is one great way to spend your days!

In this space I hope to offer fun stories of greatness, pleasure, knowledge, and tales from our journey in giving our dreams wings! Hope you find something inspiring, something to make you smile!