bee my valentine?

Welcome FEBRUARY!

All around blogland ...it's a Valentine extravaganza of happening.
Have you seen? Oh please say you have heard!
If you haven't ... WHERE have you been this past week?

Let me tell you about how something that starts oh so small ...
Can grab hold with seemingly lightening speed and ...
Move the world.

First I must tell you HOW an idea that appears small becomes an idea of grandness ...
You see ... I believe that the same idea will arrive in different ways to many people all at once. First, one must act on the idea or it might be lost to you forever. There are others in which that same idea has been given who may take the idea and make something of it. Maybe something small ... or maybe something big.

Rule #1 ... Always listen to your heart.

Now, no matter how small a tickle ... No matter how huge a tug ... Many that receive the idea never do anything with it. But It only takes that first person to act on it ... And that idea can gain power until something very special happens. As if each person is preparing the path for the next, that one little idea grows with each person that touches it. Because eventually ... What is done with the idea at just the right time, in just the right way ... Well, that is what makes ideas into magic.

Once upon a time a lovely little idea began under a Faerie Moon ... An idea to give away something special. And so each week ... a piece of her heART was offered ... People began to come from far and wide to peek ... to watch. Fingers were crossed & stars were wished upon all in hope of being the one to receive something very special.

At near the same time another heART offering was taking place ... An anniversary happened at Ms. Pam's. It was her first blog birthday and she decided to throw a party! Inviting everyone to come and play ... (and they arrived by the dozens. In groves!), Miss Pam wanted things to be special so SHE was the one to give out gifts! Inviting each guest that visited her blog that day to leave a comment, they would be entered to win a party surprise. A grand time was had by all ... What a party that was!
And a lovely idea got larger.

As the days and weeks passed the trickle of magic continued across blogland touching down here an yon ... & like a musical note, found and nudged it's way into the heart of the perfect host ... Having actually always been there ... It began to speak louder telling her to do what her heart wished most of all. Deep inside her heart it landed and there it was invited to stay & was nurtured. And as you know ...
That is all magic needs to blossom.

It merely needs someone to wish it to be real.

So on one particular day a beautiful young fae named, Miss Sandy, of the land of ART TEA LIFE was thinking of something to do for her friends (as Miss ATL so often does) & at that very moment, was sprinkled by what one can only believe was faerie dust. Off a passing wing it fell, which started the tickle of an idea to grow larger ... And in no time, something GRAND was born! It tickled her thoughts until one day, a promising, most spectacular act of true friendship & sharing ... Happened. Because that idea in her heart was about to turn into ... Magic.

Everyone knows that magic is meant to be shared ...
And soon, in a POOF of cyber faerie dust ...

EVERYONE WAS PASSING THE MAGIC FORWARD.

Did she know how far one act of kindness could travel? Of how many lives would become part of the circle, caught in the waves and ripples of that one little action? It was after all, just an idea that was offered to make one other person happy. Did she realize how many others would smile because of it?

Well, it just goes to show you what can happen.
After all ... They say that you manifest your thoughts into reality.
Commit and providence will respond.

Is this not proof?

For in her hands, this one precious thought of kindness became larger with each moment her heart held it and finally could be contained no more. That once tiny idea inside one special heart that wanted only to share ... grew gigantic.

And it could not be stopped. Once, Miss Sandy took a deep breath & tossed that pebble, sending that gesture into the world by the way of a heARTfelt offering with no strings attached ... (except maybe heARTstrings) It was bigger than us all.

That gesture was when Miss Sandy ATL asked those that visited her blog if they would be her Valentine. The offering was that each would be entered to win a piece of her heART should they wish ... (a nothing short of amazing original handmade ATC was offered as the prize.) All one need to do was toss their name in the proverbial hat.

Then she stood back and waited.

Within hours multitudes were at her doorstep dancing with excitement. But it did not end there ... You see, Miss Sandy had added something different to the idea gifted to her. And the result is what we see today. She challenged others to giveaway their heARTs for Valentines as well, and it was that tiny pebble of a difference that caused the ripple outward around the blogs worldwide touching heARTs in waves of bigger and bigger rings from that moment forth.

She connected us all together. Like Magic.

It quickly became apparent to all that watched, that the big prize really was what was happening across the miles ... Introducing new friends, bumping lives into other lives, causing smiles to burst forward into huge grins, and best of all ... It wasn't stopping! It was gaining momentum!

And here we are!

It's a story of how one life can touch so many others ...
Even if they didn't know it would happen, didn't know that others would be affected ... Once something like this starts, it continues onward. Oh, it perhaps changes it's path here and there, but once it starts ... A thing like this has it's own destiny. You always must remember that every act has a reaction. And that reaction has the potential to be Infinite. It has the affinity to continue gathering as it moves, more of it's sameness. Good or bad. No life that touches or has been touched can ever be, UNtouched. Those lives have been changed. Whether or not they ever know it happened.

Doesn't it make you marvel?

The whole idea mesmerizes me. Absolutely spellbound.

I am one of those many reached by the rippling magic of that first cast heARTist heART ... and am ::DeLiGhTeD:: that I was! And now I wish to offer here a piece of My heART for this Valentines grand event, so I am asking you ...

.:: Won't you Bee My Valentine? ::.

..:: a palm-sized heart pincushion w/flower pins & a pet bumble bee ::..

-- designed for you with love ... by me .:: zUzU ::.

Made of vintage rayon fabric & trims, with vintage flowers made into pins, and one cheerful chenille bumblebee ...
Measuring 3-inches at it's widest point, it is a functional pincushion stuffed w/cotton, washed pacific sand, & wishes ... signed/dated ... & tagged with studio logo.

The rules of the game are Ohhh so simple.
You need only to comment on this post if you would like to take part in the drawing.

Your name will be placed with the others into a vintage teacup, with one name to be drawn out by a hug of VERY excited baby bears on Friday, February 9th at 8pm PST... The winners name will be posted later that evening before midnight.

I will HaPpiLy mail this heART offering toot sweet by sparrow post to anywhere you are ... worldwide.
Everyone is welcome to play! ... I hope you will.

=^..^= kisses, zU

** Don't miss visiting the other heARTists participating in the from the heART giveaway this Valentine's holiday! ... Do HURRY! (some drawings are already ending on Friday, February 2nd ... others are longer ... but BEE sure to get there fast and place your name in the drawings!) Here are a few blogs to start you off!

(ANYONE taking part in the Circle of HeARTs giveaway let me know & I'll include a link to your blog here!)

And if you aren't already participating ... There is plenty of time before Valentine's Day!
By all means ... JOIN US!
Then let me know so I may add you to ...

= The Circle of heARTs =

Nature Trail (nature girl)
Ocean Dreamer (lisa)
Bluhm Studios (heather)
Be Dream Play (eb)
Follow Your Bliss (jillybean!!)
Art Dog's Life (kim)
Teresa's Art & Life
Speckled Egg (heather)
Kansas Rose (jenny)
Creative Chaos (karin)
CariKraft (cari)
Baumcat (cat)
Linda Harre
Rodrigvitz Style
Miz Smoochie Lips
JamJar (joy)
Pea's Corner (pea)
Zorana
Turquoise Cro
Dianne Rambling on ... (hee::hee cute name!)
Hidden Haven Homestead (peggy) *St. Patty's Day drawing
Little Melfie's World (melissa)
Art & Soul "Thoughts become things ... Think good ones!" (pam)
Faerieluna (Rella) *weekly
Seeing Red (Christiane)
Just-Bee-Cause (janet)
Sioux's Zest
Maude & Mozart (laura)
Izabella's Blue (izabella)
Inspired by Color (tina)
Paper Madness (donna)
The Decorated House
Constant Partial Attention (julie)
Garden Girl (maggie)
sepia art studio (delila)
My Country Cottage Garden (anita)
Boxwood Cottage (carol)
A Happy Miscellany (mrs. staggs of merryville)
Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods
Life is a Collage (natalie)
Free Spirited Art (tracy/seaside enchantment)
The Pink Kitchen (leigh ann)
Tejae's Art (tejae)
Living as Rosa (rosa)
Creative Rants (nerissa)
Altered Antiquity (kathy)

Comments

[Joan]

Please put my name in the teacup--and thank you!

[Art Tea LIfe]

oh my ! leave a comment ?

I seem to have already left drool, tears and giggles all over this place !

My comment ? YOU GET IT ! you just really GET IT don't you ???

I never thought I would get over ten people signing up ! The real beauty has been seeing others and thier enthusiasm to put up thier own HeARTs...This is a Dream.

I just think --- Imagine what we could do with this kind of magic...

Please PLEASE put me in your teacup. I think this little heart is the most precious thing and that bumble bee needs me !

Love VERY MUCH - S.

[Lisa(0ceandreamer)]

please add me to your teacup - and please come add your name to my nest. I will add your link to the list on my blog too. Your post says it ALL and I want others to read it so will make a point to say that too.
Sharing the links of our hearts makes for the most beautiful necklace of love ever created!
Lisa

[Jill]

WELL!!!! Holy smokes Mis zUzU! I want to play! Yesirreeeeeee!!! Uh huh!!! You betcha by golly wow! Absoltively posolutely!!!!! So put my name in that lovely teacup...and I will be wishing wishing wishing for a little faerie dust to be sprinkled upon it....so my name is picked!!!!!
Kowabunga!!!! jeepers creepers! Man alive!!!! holy macaroni! Yeee Haw!

[Joy]

that is such a lovely post, here is my name being popped into your hat. Thank you for putting your name into my hat. please add me to your list of participants.

[plongstocking]

this is sooo fun. I'm glad I fell into this. Please add my name to the teacup!

[Mizsmoochielips]

Ooooh what a beautiful story and cheers to all the Queens of heARTS! Please dip my name into your cup of sweeTEAness :) I think you expressed it perfectly, the chain reaction of giving!

[Dianne]

What a thoughtful and sweet post! I made a little something last night inspired by Sandy and Carole/Pea.
Please come on over and sign in to try and win my offerings.

[Zorana]

How very sweet! Thank you for stopping by my blog. I would like a chance be in the cup :-)

[eb]

ahhmm - sounds like trying to clear a choked up throat - zU - were we on the same moonbeam? - dear lovey - I just don't know how to express.... hmmmmmmmmm.... is this not MAGIC of the highest order - oh dear - my fingers are doing their own thing - alright! LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS - I WANT THAT PINCUSHION! - please PLEASE pull my name out of that teacup - oh - btw - my macaroni is SUPER HOLY (big sister macaroni) - but hers is more cheezy - I think you probably know what I mean - I'm - well I'm - in a swoon - xox - eb.

[Carrie W.]

My heart's pounding ZuZu!~ I'm ever so excited about this! Please add me to your beautiful tea cup! Your such a sweet and talented lady! Your blog is wonderful, like you!!!~
Thank you ZuZu! Now put me in the tea cup!!!!!!!!

[turquoisecro]

O! I really need a pin cushion!!!Please add my name in that teacup and don't forget to visit my Blog and meet my little crow who soon flies to his or her new home! www.turquoisecro.blogspot.com

[lauren]

please include my humble offering of heART and add me to the cup for the oh so lovely the cushion !

[kim]

please include me for your darling HEart giveaway...and thank-you for putting on the list of giveaways....xoxo~k

[Melissa Lobdell]

Oh my! Talk about need--I need your sweet pincushion... The little bee? Perfect! Please, please add my name to your teacup! Maybe turn the corner a little bit so it catches on your hand when you're drawing names... I know it's totally not in the spirit of love and generosity but I really, really love it! Thanks for popping over to my blog! Maybe I could dog ear your name a little too?? And if you're updating, feel free to add my link to the many heART giveaways! xo-Melfie

[Laura Duet]

Hi Dear Zuzu!! I just started a HeART giveway on my blog tonight!!! Hope you can enter!!

love, laura

[seeingred]

I absolutely love what you wrote for this post, I hope you don't mind, I am going to copy to a Word document and keep it. It is a GREAT description of the evolution of the heART giveaway.

And of course, please enter me in your drawing, you heART is adorable and heARTfelt!

[Stephanie]

This has been absolutely magical! Look what is happening, truely all over the world! Thank you for your wonderful story that captures the magic!

[janet]

Oh, yes, please add my name to the list! I will bee so happy to win....Just Bee-cause!!

[naturegirl]

Bee..lieve me when I say that I indeed want to win this BEE-utiful gift! Toss my name into the list!
ZuZu you have written this tribute to *ms.ATL* so eloquently..I just love to read your writing...this was powerful..Bee..lieve me!You are the BeSt.hugs...(my emails to you keep getting returned?)hugs

[Linda Harre]

What a lovely post......Sandy really started something wonderful! Now, if the world would take notice....how much happier we could all be!!!!!!!! Count me in...Linda

[PEA]

Isn't this just sooo much fun?!! hehe Please add my name to your giveaway:-) Thank you so much for entering mine and letting me know that you were also participating!! I'll add your name to my links:-) Hugs xox

[Karin (creativechaos)]

Please count me in.....This has been so very special. I love what you wrote!!

[Rella]

Well my dear zUzu...your post, as with everything you write, is most beautiful. Your little bee and heart are so incredibly precious. May I add my name to your beautiful teacup?
........AND, I EXPECT TO SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST THIS SATURDAY for the next 'gift way' that will, most decidely, contain a heart. <3 Rella

[Autumn]

please add my name