Mother's day

Thank you Jesus, for my mother. Today is not mother's day yet, but I would like to take this day, tomorrow, and every other day to honor her. Mother's day shouldn't be the only day to show love to our mothers. They are not all perfect but  I can't imagine not having the love of a mother, and I can't imagine my life without being by my mothers side. She has been my strength, my encouragement, my heart, she taught me how to dream, how to love, and how to treat others kindly.

My mother is a great woman. She raised four smart, amazing girls all on her own in rough parts of New York City, until I was born and my Dad came around and raised me with her.
There's nothing she had to do for me to love her, It's unconditional. She never graduated from high school, she doesn't work, we don't live in a house, she's just a full time mom, and that's enough to love her,  she gave us a lot of love, care and attention.

So I just wanted to take this time to appreciate my mother, and thank God for her. I also pray that all mothers who had the courage to raise their kids and took up that full time job, begin to feel appreciated, loved, and honored more.

The same goes for fathers also by the way. Some people may not have their mother in their life anymore, and their father was their mother, so take mothers day as a day to honor your father as well. They deserve it.


Watch this awesome video about mothers:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/worlds-toughest-job-ad-american-fake-job-interview-23334187

Tips for New Aspiring Fashion Designers

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There are so many fashion designers with thousands of unique ideas. They come from all over the world. Some are lucky enough to know right from childhood they were meant to be designers and some grow a love for it as they get older. When we look at magazines full of gorgeous fashion garments, pictures of models wearing designer clothing and runway shows that give and take so much inspiration, it's easy to get hooked on the action filled fashion world.     It has created a generation where almost everyone wants to be a fashion designer.   That being said I wanted to give a few little tips to some of you who have decided to try a career in fashion design but have no idea where to start. It's not as difficult as it seems.
  Get Inspired Search, observe, and imagine. Search the internet, magazines, and anything that you know you love to see if you get an ideas. Inspiration can come from anywhere, the people around you, the sky, the flowers, literally anything. Observe the people around you, what they love , what they wear, and how they like to wear it. Observe colors that work together, observe everything.  Imagine your new design, and be creative. It might seem a little hard or overwhelming at first because there's so many things already out but if you have vision then it will certainly become easier over time. Your imagination will overflow with ideas.
Start drawing You don't know how to draw? Start by using templates or croquis.  You can find them and many more on www.fashion-era.com or Google.com. Just print them out and then trace them with layout paper and draw your design. It helps you draw faster and helps you get your idea down quicker. Remember, getting your idea down on paper is more important than getting every detail on the figure perfect. After a while you might not need the templates anymore. Then you can start adding some personality to your fashion design model. Maybe a cute hair cut and some outstanding jewelry or make her pose a unique way that adds character to the drawing. Like these few beautiful drawings:

  

Take Initiative Critiques are to improve your work, make the clothes, get the customers, sell the clothes Do not be afraid to show people your designs or to go to other people for opinions.  Remember you can learn from other people and you can always get better at drawing. If you have the guts, you can submit your work for evaluation or maybe for a job if an opportunity arrises. Or you can try having your own fashion line, by deciding on a brand name - registering it - learning to sew or hiring someone to do it for you and getting customers. You can decide where you want to sell, (online, home, small shop, ect..). To read more about fashion design visit the related articles:

• Dream Jobs - The Fashion Designer (rosaleengallagher.wordpress.com)

• Start using a fashion croquis (nextinfashion.wordpress.com)

• The Design Society (central.hcc.edu)

• Fashion Designs Sketches (fashiondesignssketchespsnj.wordpress.com)

BBU Blog Hop #9

BBU Blog hop has been going on for a while and I think it's such a great idea. It's an amazing way to get new bloggers known and united.

As of Sep 5, BBU are hosting their ninth blog hop and I finally decided to join in. As a new blogger myself I'm looking forward to meeting new people and finding interesting new blogs.

If you'd like to join, here is the information directly from their page: BBU Blog

Please read the following rules before you submit your link.  Those who don't follow the rules will be removed from the Blog Hop.

Blog Hop is now a permanent weekly feature, so if you're interested in co-hosting then follow us on Twitter and look out for our cohost tweets!

If you don’t know what a blog hop is, it’s simply a way to find new blogs to follow and gain some new followers. You’ll get so much further as a blogger if you interact with other bloggers too!

The rules of BBU Blog Hop are very simple:

♥ Follow our blog through GFC (or Hello Cotton)

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♥ Add the button to your sidebar, or do a blog post about our Blog Hop.

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About Me / My first Post, Welcome

Hello there!

Welcome to my blog! Pure Treasure. 
You're probably thinking, 'what a name for a blog'.
 It was kind of hard to choose a name. When you're a new blogger and have no idea what you're getting yourself into, and every site about blogging says it is of major importance, than it gets a little overwhelming finding the perfect name. 
I chose that name because of a quote that says, "A pure heart is the greatest of all treasures." It always reminds me that there is nothing, not even a jewel on earth, more important than a heart full of  happiness, love, confidence, purity, and awesomeness, that really is the greatest treasure. That is why I named my blog Pure Treasure.

My purpose for this blog is