You run through the forest, settle before the sun

i am getting ready for Stitch Rock: Indie Craft Show & Bazaar. It is this Saturday October 3rd from 12pm- 6pm in Downtown Delray Beach Florida. this will be my first big craft show and i am so excited/ nervous. these pics are a few of my newest crafts, all going with my peace forest theme. the song stuck in my head is the fleet foxes- ragged wood. i cant wait for a nice adventure after this show. my poor bicycle misses me.
peace & love!

congrats to TWO daisies

peace on flickr
The Good Things Happen in Two Giveaway winners are these two daisies: Living Reflections of a Dream and Giovanna! A big congrats to these daisies! Both of these ladies are filled with sunshine and love. I always enjoy there blog posts, they are filled with inspiration. Win or lose you are all lovely in my book. I will do more of these giveaways and hopefully you will win the next time around. Hope your weekend is filled with sunshine and fun!
Peace & Love.

All Works of Love are Works of Peace & 100th Post Celebration!! + giveaway

"All Works of Love are works of Peace"- Mother Teresa

Its time to celebrate! Today is a special day. In celebration of International Day of Peace and this being my 100th post I want to show you some inspiration to me and have a special giveaway for you.
Since today is International Day of Peace I want to let you know why I love Peace. In the photo above I have some things that inspire peace to me. Things I treasure like the Peter Max Peace poster. In 2006 I got to meet Peter Max and he signed it for me. It was the best. He is an amazing artist and a huge inspiration to me. A photo of my family in 1985- my dad, mom, me and my twin sister in bonnets. I love how young and happy my parents look and how tiny we are. Some books that inspire me- The Book of Peace, The Giving Tree, and Peace- the Biography of the Symbol. They are all filled of lovely images and beautiful stories. Other things that makes Peace special to me are: the 60s/ 70s era, artists/ inspirational people like John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, and so many others. Here are some inspirational peace quotes. Through Etsy I met this inspiring peace artist- Just Give Me Peace. Her art is very inspiring and filled with lovely messages of peace. On Flickr you can find this amazing group One Million Peace Signs who have been gathering many inspiring images of peace. You can add yours or get inspired by all the Peace images. I think more than anything what Peace means to me is just that feeling it creates. Peace is a movement and something I strive for. I see more and more people after it and it gives me hope for a better world. People joining together for the GOOD in this world. We live in a beautiful place full of lovely inspiring places and people.

Good Things Happen in TWO Giveaway

For my 100th post I have decided to do a giveaway to TWO lovely readers of TWO Peace Owl and Other Lovely Things Eco Friendly Prints! I have five prints shown in the photo above: Peace Owl 'I'd Rather Be Riding My Bike', Try to Be Free- Like a Feather, Peace Owl Blowing Bubbles, Peace Owl with Guitar and Mushrooms, and Peace Owl Dancing to Record Player. To enter leave a comment telling me your favorite TWO. Make sure you also list a email if I cannot contact you on your blog. You can get one bonus entry by becoming a fan of Peace Owls and Other Lovely Things on Facebook. Leave a comment on my wall to get the bonus entry. I will randomly select TWO lovely winners Friday September 25th. I just wish I could send each one you a hug and something special but my mail man wouldn't be able to handle all that mail.
Good Luck! Peace & Love!

here is my favorite dish to make

Chilled Avocado Salad
Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. oregano
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut in bite size pieces
1 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
1 large Roma tomato, seeded and diced
1 green onion sliced

steps to create this yummy dish:

1. whisk oil, vinegar, salt, and oregano in large bowl. Add avocado; toss gently to coat.
2. Add rice, black beans, tomato and green onion; toss gently to mix. Cover and refridgerate for one hour. *warning- this one hour will seem like forever after making this dish and wanting to eat it right away... but this is worth the wait because it tastes best chilled. You can serve this with some tortilla chips and a eating utensil. Yum.
(I am sharing this recipe with my dear blog friend Dee from Our Little Love Nest and I figured others may want to try it too. So here you go. Hope you enjoy this dish! I found the recipe card at Walmart. I found that cute vintage owl tray at the trift store the other day. It was a match made in heaven. I love it.)

p.s. i was hoping to have an update for you on the Eco Tee Design contest. They have narrowed the designs from 50 to 5 since yesterday and next week the winner will be selected. I was hoping to find out the top 5 designs but we will have to wait till next week (sept 23rd i think). a big thank you to all that voted!

p.p.s. my next post will be the big 100th post! can you believe it? check back Monday for a special celebration post. i will be celebrating my 100th post on the 'international day of peace'. it feels like the perfect day to celebrate.

Peace & Love!

peace owls need your vote for an eco tee shirt design contest

Acouple weeks ago I was stumbling around the internet curious to find a eco friendly tee shirt printer and i found a fun contest instead. It is from Planet Green and Hessnatur with a chance to win a dream prize: "The winning T-shirt design will actually go to print on hessnatur T-shirts produced at Grameen Knitwear in Dhaka, get embedded into Hessnatur’s collection and then go on sale worldwide. Talk about huge. The winner could very well walk away with an experience that not only boosts their career to brand new, more elevating heights but that also inspires the global community. Proceeds will help Grameen Shikkha, the education division of the humanitarian, anti-poverty organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus, help support students in Bangladesh." Sounds wonderful to me. I hope my Peace Owl design has a chance of winning. You can VOTE once a day until September 15th. The votes will determine the top 5 and then Planet Greens judges will announce a winner around Sept 23rd. My peace owls would be so excited to win but they realize the competition is filled with lots of lovely earth friendly designs. wish me luck! peace & love.
UPDATE: The winner of this contest was Lindsey Seligman with her "One Life Design". It is very lovely and perfect for this contest. Congrats Lindsey!

Raindance Music & Art Festival #2

Well the second Raindance has come and gone just like that. This was a fun little 2 day hippie festival in Tampa Florida. The weather was full of sunshine with just a sprinkle of rain each day. The days were full of good music, good vibes, smiles, dancing, jam bands, sunshine, bubbles, art, floating in the pool, foam parties, peace and love. I wish I could do more festivals they make me happy. Making people smile from something you create is just the best feeling. I hope you enjoy these photos. I wish i had more to share but I was slacking on the photo taking this trip. peace & love!

Raindance Music & Art Festival Bound

I'm free and off to Tampa Florida for an awesome 2 day hippie music & art festival- Raindance. I am packing up the Peace Owls and Peace Forest art i have been working on and then I am on the road. When I come back I will post lots of photos and let you know how the show goes. This will be Raindance #2 the first one was fun and I am sure this one will top it. I cannot wait. Have a lovely weekend! I will be back late Monday. Peace & Love!