tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post6372226025359314543..comments2023-08-04T15:09:10.997+01:00Comments on my little red suitcase: mandala makingHeather http://www.blogger.com/profile/16391490107612393396noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-53476565398412143892014-03-17T18:11:12.809+00:002014-03-17T18:11:12.809+00:00I saw this in the background on today's post a...I saw this in the background on today's post and had to come in search. It is completely gorgeous..stunning..love it!!! Sarah xoA little happy placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601735912512054801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-28368491251496434852013-05-20T02:00:35.573+01:002013-05-20T02:00:35.573+01:00I have always loved mandalas. I grew up with a hun...I have always loved mandalas. I grew up with a hunger to learn everything about our Native American tribes. A circle is a very important element in their beliefs. <br /><br />I too have always wanted to buy one of the Mandela coloring books and one day might. I have a lot on my plate right now, but have a cross stitch Mandela project set aside for when I have some time on my hands.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-8158021256468451772013-05-16T12:29:42.009+01:002013-05-16T12:29:42.009+01:00That is beautiful That is beautiful A Strong Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121247746854621323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-11806483342161163242013-05-13T08:27:22.783+01:002013-05-13T08:27:22.783+01:00~ Dear Heather....I firstly love the name of the M...~ Dear Heather....I firstly love the name of the Mandala....Then the beautiful, colours and the wonderful concept of setting the mind on a more gentled settled path.....It is very special....~ Wishing you a week full of creativity.....and inspiration....Love Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458369096640059521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-735173708369659822013-05-13T08:11:22.454+01:002013-05-13T08:11:22.454+01:00This looks like a perfect way to step back from th...This looks like a perfect way to step back from the demands of life for a while x x x take care x x x janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387068724390946472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-9619851757250798462013-05-13T06:29:28.196+01:002013-05-13T06:29:28.196+01:00Dear Heather, i am loving your mandala already! Ho...Dear Heather, i am loving your mandala already! How true are the things you say, sometimes there is so much around us to inspire us. But sometimes i feel its a bit too much, then i shut off my internet and take a stroll, look at nature and that gives me so much of a breather !!<br /><br />Love reading your thoughts as it inspires me to think beyond the surface !<br /><br />Love,xxxRajeswarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148702322536743378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-73630436171039709552013-05-12T17:15:01.681+01:002013-05-12T17:15:01.681+01:00You definitely have inspired me to paint a Mandala...You definitely have inspired me to paint a Mandala! Need to find out more about them. Love your colorful, crocheted one!<br />Thanks for the continued inspiration, dear Heather!<br />xoxoMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541697451249535177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-70926958530632245642013-05-11T17:28:46.363+01:002013-05-11T17:28:46.363+01:00painting them watercolours sounds amazing! you mus...painting them watercolours sounds amazing! you must show us sometime xHeather https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391490107612393396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-24467338225330248992013-05-11T17:13:34.570+01:002013-05-11T17:13:34.570+01:00It's beautiful, the colours are so vibrant. If...It's beautiful, the colours are so vibrant. If it gives you peace to work on this then all the better! xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-76363729995838785682013-05-11T16:50:25.768+01:002013-05-11T16:50:25.768+01:00So pretty Heather, and a kind of refuge ... someti...So pretty Heather, and a kind of refuge ... sometimes that what we need xAnnie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-80111474208772065102013-05-11T13:36:39.790+01:002013-05-11T13:36:39.790+01:00I love your beautiful mandala Heather, you've ...I love your beautiful mandala Heather, you've done such an exquisite job of it. And you have a wonderful way with words - very eloquent - have you tried your hand at poetry?<br />Mandalas have so much meaning and are a very suitable subject for meditation - I used to paint them in watercolours but haven't crocheted any - yet - but my interest is certainly there if only I had time to do everything!!! Joy xJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753693250341975299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-9684194517848654212013-05-11T13:09:16.849+01:002013-05-11T13:09:16.849+01:00It's fabulous The colours are so pretty. I lov...It's fabulous The colours are so pretty. I love looking at crocheted goodies, there's something so peaceful and cozy about them.<br /><br />I have a bit of thing for round cushions and am going to make myself one - but stitched not knitted. I am rubbish with knitting needles. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257653410136495378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-1080445758479759952013-05-11T11:36:41.360+01:002013-05-11T11:36:41.360+01:00well said! xwell said! xHeather https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391490107612393396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-25743725140783387972013-05-11T11:16:23.134+01:002013-05-11T11:16:23.134+01:00Hi There, Clearly you have a project that will hel...Hi There, Clearly you have a project that will help you find focus again!!! Sometimes, without realising it,we just need to sit down and create something!!!And the mind will settle as it focuses on a project!!!<br />Have a fab and happy weekend!!!<br />Love<br />AMarieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576572114374257757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-75367981294484483072013-05-11T10:10:58.844+01:002013-05-11T10:10:58.844+01:00Thank you Hannapat! I didn't know these detail...Thank you Hannapat! I didn't know these details. Interesting that mandala means circle in sandskrit. Generally my pinterest phases are quite spread out. I think it became a place for me to put myself when I wasn't very clear about what I was doing! I like the inspiration, and it made me very much want (need) to connect with what was real again after! I went outside and potted my tomato plants, hands in the earth and all that! x Heather https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391490107612393396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-16884397485485932812013-05-11T09:52:44.889+01:002013-05-11T09:52:44.889+01:00What a beautiful Mandala, I love the colours you c...What a beautiful Mandala, I love the colours you chose. This is another little item on my list that has been waiting for far too long. Like you I find that when I go through my Pinterest 'phases' my vision becomes blurred from the sheer multitued of projects I start craving to make. This can be a good thing, but sometimes I feel that it all becomes a bit overbaring and there is definitely a loss of clarity somewhere along the way for me. In sandskrit Mandala means circle and in Buddhism it represents the universe. Although the basic forms of Mandala's contain four gates with a circle in the centre, it is known to exhibit radial balance. So this little mandala of yours may very well just be restoring that wonderful equilibrium. Enjoy your weekend xoHannapathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973402312667870414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-70696300543559021012013-05-11T08:32:28.725+01:002013-05-11T08:32:28.725+01:00there's always so much more going on beneath t...there's always so much more going on beneath the surface I think! xHeather https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391490107612393396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-30608562716651183222013-05-11T08:30:46.425+01:002013-05-11T08:30:46.425+01:00thank you Claire, the hearts were just a happy str...thank you Claire, the hearts were just a happy stroke of luck in the random layers! It's almost like doing a cats cradle in the way that you can kind of work out what needs to come next. maybe easier than it looks! xHeather https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391490107612393396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-45974942636027908192013-05-11T01:52:04.675+01:002013-05-11T01:52:04.675+01:00I love all your reasonings developed while making ...I love all your reasonings developed while making a beautiful mandala!!!!! Ying and Yang, my dear!!!!<br />xxxxx Alehomemade@myplacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184903626254666162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-50693494476098412422013-05-10T23:16:24.338+01:002013-05-10T23:16:24.338+01:00Your mandala is looking lovely and colourful:) I w...Your mandala is looking lovely and colourful:) I want to make such a cushion, too - some day...Sonja frå Sunnfjordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072971792740577442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-64559896736234516542013-05-10T22:33:55.736+01:002013-05-10T22:33:55.736+01:00I love it..cant wait to see it as a cushion. Would...I love it..cant wait to see it as a cushion. Would love to learn how to do this!ButterandBuntingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981249421210957432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572011697771003818.post-9064804789344187292013-05-10T22:05:06.533+01:002013-05-10T22:05:06.533+01:00That's very lovely Heather, I love the pink he...That's very lovely Heather, I love the pink hearts ... I'd love to try and make one too, but it looks rather complicated!<br /><br />Enjoy your weekend<br /><br />Love Claire xxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.com