tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9642964701146750312024-03-05T02:32:00.570-07:00Virago Creations Pearls & NuggetsPearls of wisdom and nuggets of information from Audrey Parker, the creative force behind Virago Creations!Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-46490553791332408592011-04-24T00:01:00.001-07:002011-04-24T00:01:04.323-07:00In Your Easter Bonnet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>...<em>with all the frills upon it...you'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade..."</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies-Jewelry_Supplies/2/104/0/0/0/0">Jewelry Supplies</a></div></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-62495089023325907252011-03-30T00:02:00.000-07:002011-03-30T00:02:00.289-07:00Wicker and Straw<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wicker and straw - great for home decor, warm weather accessories and more...</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curated By: ViragoCreations</span></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></span></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ArtFire.com</span></a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><br />
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</div></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-8811383196720228822011-03-29T00:01:00.002-07:002011-03-29T00:01:03.996-07:00Unique Gift Ideas for Men<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've found some interesting and unique gift items for the man in your life...Father's Day is coming up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art-Photography/2/88/0/0/0/0">Fine Art Photography</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-33556678017388689922011-03-28T13:16:00.000-07:002011-03-28T13:16:23.559-07:00Inspiration - Turquoise with a Pop of Color<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turquoise is a versatile color that complements a variety of other colors...this collection features turquoise with pops of vivid pinks and reds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 20 is <strong>Alien Abduction Day</strong>, when "the skies are carefully watched by those expecting / wishing to be abducted by an alien life form.</span><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-35235615934169161642011-03-07T06:00:00.003-07:002011-03-07T06:00:18.694-07:00The Green Fairy<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Journey into the realm of absinthe and the Green Fairy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Absinthe was a popular alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. Believed to be a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug, absinthe was banned in the US and most European countries by 1915.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>"<strong>Let me be mad...mad with the madness of Absinthe, the wildest, most luxurious madness in the world." </strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>~Marie Corelli, 1890</strong></em></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Evidence has shown that it is no more dangerous than any other alcoholic drink and a revival of absinthe began in the 1990s in the European Union. US distillation resumed in 2007.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-5102030402769289972011-02-14T06:00:00.002-07:002011-02-14T06:00:28.860-07:00Untraditional Chocolate and Flowers<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some non-traditional 'chocolate' and 'flowers' that I found browsing through artist studios on ArtFire...Enjoy!</span><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-76316734563748078282011-02-03T06:00:00.003-07:002011-02-03T06:00:29.128-07:00Chinese New Year 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some Asian inspired creations in preparation for the Chinese New Year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit and is today, February 3, 2011. The Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon, 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is the Lantern Festival, celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=10613"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/design">Indie Design</a></div></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-2111580300675615122011-01-31T14:56:00.000-07:002011-01-31T14:56:05.657-07:00Je T'aime - Love and Romance, Paris Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><style>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some romantic Paris-style items on ArtFire...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=13133"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art">Fine Art Paintings</a></div></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-32650027031064653042011-01-24T06:00:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:00:00.653-07:00Valentine's Day Gifts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All kinds of hugs and kisses...just in time for Valentine's Day gifts!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=12443"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/handmade-Jewelry/2/5/0/0/0/0">Handmade Jewelry</a></div></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-42923658851785441842011-01-23T11:52:00.000-07:002011-01-23T11:52:30.089-07:00It's Tee Time!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on the picture to see some unique golf themed creations that I found on ArtFire.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=12436"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Unique Gifts</a></div></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-79805469281512501642011-01-17T06:00:00.003-07:002011-01-17T06:00:01.458-07:00Benjamin Franklin<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. He was a man of many talents and over his lifetime, he was a printer, writer, inventor and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He had poor vision and needed glasses to read. Tired of constantly taking them off and putting them back on, he figured out a way to make his glasses let him see both near and far. He cut two spectacles in half and put half of each lens in a single frame. We call them bifocals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of his other inventions and discoveries include:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A flexible urinary catheter that appears to have been the first one produced in America</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lightning rod to protect buildings and ships from lightning damage</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An iron furnace stove that is called a Franklin stove. He also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company to help people live more safely. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The simple odometer to keep track of distance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The long arm; a long wooden pole with a grasping claw at the end to help reach books (or other items) on high shelves.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> <style>
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<div style="clear: both;"></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=11196"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a> </div><div><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a> </div><div><a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><br />
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<div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=11483"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-91371189973114153302011-01-13T06:00:00.001-07:002011-01-13T06:00:09.043-07:00Spice Market - Saffron<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This collection appeared on the ArtFire front page on January 9, 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saffron is a spice derived from the stigmas and stalks of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus) flower. The stigmas are dried and have a reddish orange color. Saffron is used in cooking for seasoning and coloring in dishes such as paella and yellow rice and as a textile dying agent, imparting a golden yellow color. Saffron is considered the world's most expensive spice by weight; it takes 225,000 stigmas to make one pound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Click on the picture below to see twelve artists' unique vision of 'saffron'. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-80604858264624085782011-01-12T06:00:00.002-07:002011-01-12T06:00:18.103-07:00New Orleans<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I hear 'New Orleans' I think of Mardi Gras, voodoo, good food, jazz, beignets, chicory coffee, secret courtyards, architecture...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=11002"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Unique Gifts</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-24376928238167089302011-01-11T06:00:00.001-07:002011-01-11T06:00:07.035-07:00The Goddess<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is the definition of a Goddess? There are many meanings...</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A female being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A female being believed to be the source of life and being and worshiped as the principal deity in various religions.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An image of a female supernatural being; an idol.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Something, such as fame or wealth, that is worshiped or idealized.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A woman of great beauty or grace.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on the picture to see twelve varying interpretations by ArtFire artists.</span><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Unique Gifts</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-61077730308397944532011-01-10T06:00:00.004-07:002011-01-10T06:00:15.469-07:00The Lion Sleeps Tonight<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"</em>, also known as "<em>Wimoweh</em>" and originally as "<em>Mbube</em>" (lion in Zulu) was a song recorded by Solomon Linda</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and his group, The Evening Birds, for a South African record company </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in 1939. It was covered internationally by many well known 1950s pop and folk revival artists, including Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, The Weavers, Miriam Makeba and the Kingston Trio.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In 1961, it became a number one hit in the US as adapted by the doo wop</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> group, The Tokens.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It went on to earn at least $15 million in royalties from covers and film licensing. Then, in the mid-nineties, it was licensed to Walt Disney and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> used in the film "<em>The Lion King"</em>, its spin off television series, and live musical</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, prompting a lawsuit on behalf of the impoverished descendants of Solomon Linda.</span><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies-Jewelry_Supplies/2/104/0/0/0/0">Jewelry Supplies</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-1431152170344387552011-01-09T09:44:00.001-07:002011-01-09T09:46:43.979-07:00One Door Closes, Another One Opens<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beautiful creations, mostly photographic, from various ArtFire artists that illustrate the saying, "One door closes and another one opens."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies">Craft Supplies</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-38953564531455667032011-01-08T06:00:00.002-07:002011-01-08T06:00:02.668-07:00Cubes, Cubists and Cubism<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/design">Indie Design</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-24774703717259075232011-01-07T06:00:00.001-07:002011-01-07T06:00:08.409-07:00Home on the Ranch<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ranch inspiration creations...leather, saddles, rope, barbed wire fence, cattle, calves, cowboy boots, denim, turquoise, iron...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/fine_art">Fine Art Paintings</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-4031469164169203672011-01-06T09:01:00.000-07:002011-01-06T09:01:30.512-07:00Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a great article from Jay Goltz, that was in the New York Times. He gives ten reasons why small businesses fail.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you see your situation in the list, and make the necessary changes this year, you may be able to detour towards success.</span><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies">Craft Supplies</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964296470114675031.post-30246570766776760452011-01-05T06:00:00.001-07:002011-01-05T06:00:02.905-07:00Taupe<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taupe is a vague color term which is used to describe almost any grayish-brown, brownish-gray, or warm gray color. It often overlaps with tan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pantone ink and RGB hexadecimal specifiers describe 'taupe' as a warm gray.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 14px; text-align: left; width: 200px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=10579"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Unique Gifts</a></div><br />
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<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ViragoCreations" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: ViragoCreations">Curated By: ViragoCreations</a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 25px; text-align: right; width: 80px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-white.png" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_brown" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/design">Indie Design</a></div>Virago Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026660109743261784noreply@blogger.com0