Spring is the most welcome of friends!!!

I am so happy to see the trees happily showing their pretty spring leaves.....it seems like something we would not ever see again, here. The winter has been so long and difficult. Still, even though spring has shown it's pretty flowered headdress all around the fields and gardens, our area thinks sometimes it is thrust into the cold of winter yet.....we had snow several times last week.....almost blizzard like conditions. Did not last long, but still.....can't winter take it's long nap and let us have a respite, at least for a while?!! I am sure soon, it will retreat into wherever it goes during the beautiful spring and summer months and we will not need to see it again for some time. I do love winter, bu only for so long! I am so deliriously happy to see the beautiful green grass and the pretty, sweet-smelling blossoms and hear the birds singing happily! My favorite time of year, of any time. Spring is lovely, happy and sweet, like a dear little child. I have been trying to get myself out of the winter doldrums and it's been quite difficult. My husband, Mike and I are working on so many projects. It seems easy to get discouraged and lag behind where we want to be. My question for today's post is just about that very thing.....discouragement! I wanted to ask....

"How do you get through discouragement and keep working on something that is very important to you so you can finally accomplish what you have dreamed of doing??"

I would love to hear from anyone with some encouraging words and thoughts. I hope you like the pictures I posted today. I will come back later and tell you where I found these lovely, inspiring, delightful photos. I hope you have a beautiful day! Thank you dear friends for your visits! I am so grateful for you! Happy Spring! Debbie

New part of my blog!!

I thought it would be fun to find out what everyone is thinking about different things so I've decided that I am going to have a question on my blog every day that people can answer if they would like to. There are so many thoughts I have that I would like to share with others, in the form of questions, so I thought that would be a fun thing to do for everyone. So here is my very firt question.... "If you could create a perfect world for children....what would it be?" Hope to hear from you. I would love to know what you all think! Here's what I would do.... If I could create a perfect world for children, I think the first thing I would want to do is to make sure there weren't any children starving or alone or afraid anywhere in the world. I hear about so many children suffering and being taken advantage of, and it truely breaks my heart. I would want to have safe and happy places for all children of the world where they could feel loved and comforted. Secondly, I would want the children of the world to be able to learn and grow and be nurtured in a wonderful, exciting educational environment where they can have the opportunity to learn and see so many things! Children have the most wonderful imaginations and creativity and ideas. I would want to help all children bring out their fantastic potential! Also, I would want to help parents learn how to be kind and patient with their children, too. That's crucial! There's so much that can be done to make a better world for children everywhere! What do you think??

(Here's where I found all the beautiful pictures above......)

1. Sophie Anderson

2. Wonderful old puppet show......probably in France

3. Moonstitches

4. oldflowers4me

5. i gautier

6. little girl in pink with dog......?

7. girl in huge trees.......?

8. little boy praying......?

9.......(last 5 pictures of adorable little girl)......from the blog......tous les jours dimance

Hope you have a wonderful day! And I hope you will visit my Etsy store as I have some of our wonderful little children's films listed and they are really fun!

It's at: http://www.sunflowerhouse.etsy.com

Bye, have fun today!

Debbie

My photography.......

I thought I would share with you some of the photography I've done. I love doing photography; it is very special to me. There are so many photographers that I like too, who so inspire me. I'll try to list those, soon. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Debbie

Trees, Smiles and Storytelling

Just some pictures of me.....happy times and love of storytelling. These are some of the scenes from our new dvd's!

Our new films are now available!!!

We are so excited!! Finally, we have our wonderful dvd's finished and they are now available for you to purchase!! I posted something about some other dvd's that we were offering, but these are so much better. I am so thrilled to have finally learned how to do better dvd covers and these stories and dvd's are just wonderful!! Please tell your friends about them, too! We are so anxious to share them with everyone!!! These are wonderful films for children, families and even nannies who would like something truely different for the children they care for! They are each $10.00 with $3.00 for shipping. Wonderful for a gift for someone or for yourself!!

The first dvd is "Fairyland Storytime with Marcel and Sarah". We've given ourselves wonderful storybook names and in this dvd we share some very enchanting stories using our beautiful art. I am sure you will love this dvd!

The next dvd is called "The French Laundress". It is a sweet little story about a little lady who works as a laundress in a french chateau. One day she discovers an abandoned little fairy chair in the corner of the laundry room. She helps bring the joy back to this little fairy throne and sets it in a beautiful garden where it can be enjoyed by all the birds and little animals and her dear friends.

The 3rd dvd is called "An Afternoon at Fairytale Cottage with Marcel and Sarah". This is a delightful dvd filled with wonderful characters. A fun Saturday spent at Fairytale Cottage, meeting Fiona.....the Princess of the Winter Gardens, Benevito......the Baker and all the other wonderful and curious little people at this enchanting home in the woods. This dvd will delight and surprise you!

The 4th dvd is called "Discovering the Enchanted Treehouse, with Sarah and Marcel". This is a delightful tour of this incredible house in the forest!! Sarah and Marcel take you on an exciting adventure through the amazing rooms of the Enchanted Treehouse where you will see the tiny instruments, books, brooms, dishes, chairs, mirrors, beds and all the other fascinating details of this wonderful forest home......everything is created from the world of nature!! A charming and very unique little movie!!

And finally......the last dvd (but by no means the last one we will be offering!) is a wonderful slide show of my husband Mike's incredible sculptures! He is truely a great artist and his sculptures will touch your heart! A fascinating look into the world of a very different artist whose works are inspiring, beautiful and very unique!!

So, these are our first dvd's but many more are on the way!! I hope you will visit my Etsy store to purchase them!!