INSPIRATION BOARD ... { LEMON + LIME }

1.danske 2.sugarpie honeybunch 3.lucyndskywdmnds*** 4.clumsy bird 5.Henry Road 6.catmil 7.Betty Crocker Recipes

tag and stick pin credits : Shabby Princess

SIX LITTLE HAPPY THINGS ... AND TWO LOVELY BLOGGERS !

Recently I've been tagged by two lovely blogger friends, {On & On} and Sarah from {Dayspring}.
Thank you so much ladies!


and here is my list of six little happy things on a hot afternoon like this!

1. a glass of cold water.
2. this song(stand by me) of Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and Andy (an Iranian singer in U.S. ) which is for Iran, and I'm so proud of it!
3. this recent post of Sara. thank you sweet girl for smiling!
4. a sweet secret! ;)
5. thinking about this weekend that Farshad will come back!
( Oh I miss him so much ... )
6. and this cute photo :

I CALL IT { ART } ... DANIEL EGNEUS

check his {website} and {blog} for more fabulous works.

INSPIRATION BOARD ... { MORNING! }

1. Deirdre Rooney 2. Laurie Frankel 3. Polly Wreford 4. Joanna Henderson

WHAT ABOUT THIS HOMEMADE NEW YORK CHEESECAKE?!

It was heavenly yummy!
but... it's not as good as my number one cheesecake in the town yet!
well maybe I should try other recipes.
oh but it was so good... Mmm!

LIBERTY / BIRDS EDITION

photos by {slider72}

LOVE ME IF YOU DARE ...

... Being an adult means to have a speedometer that marks 210 and not driving over 60 ...

" ... Friends are like eyeglasses. they make you look smart, but get scratched and then bore you.
luckily, sometimes you get super cool glasses ... "

Jeux d'enfants (Child's play) or 'Love me if you dare' is a french love story born of a game of truth or dare gone out of control.

THIS IS FOR YOU ...

I feel blessed.
believe me or not, I feel blessed.

I have my family to support me.
I have a very good man to hear me, love me, be with me...
I have a beautiful motherland that I am proud of ! am in love with !
and I have you, my friends!
you with your beautiful hearts from all over the world.
and never in a million years did I expect to have this number of international friends!

so this photo is my gift to you guys. this is the tiniest thing I could do for your support...
Thank you so much, you are so wonderful !
:)

LIBERTY / BIRDS EDITION

{Photo by hello elise}

FATHER ...

Thank you for taking care of us when we're having very awful days.
thanks to your support, help and love.

Thank you for bringing white flowers to your wife yesterday, when we had all totally forgotten about your 38th anniversary...

Thank you for being such a good husband and father.

I love you so much, Baba!

Photos from last summer:
Dad with Dario + Dad when I had made him lunch! :)

...BUT THE SUN ALWAYS COMES OUT TOMORROW

My very dear friends, here to tell you I am okay.
and appreciate all your thoughtful and sweet messages.
you can't imagine how much they've all meant to me...
your alleviative, worthwhile and priceless messages were received at the best possible time.
thank you so much...


This is the view from my window. this is my favorite spot to sit and think. this is my place for talking to God. this is what makes me feel a little calm.
...

I CALL IT ART ... {CASEY O'CONNELL}

I'm promising myself to start illustrating again ...
like Casey that paints "what she lives and what she feels".

via rockstar diaries

ECHINACEA FOR THE LOVE !

Farshad took the {what flower are you} quiz and his result was {Echinacea}!
We both didn't know that something like this flower even existed!
but anyway we like it.

There's also a flower which is on our "we-love it-together" list.
I will tell you more about the flower and our list later.
:)

and we love each other!

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{background and tags credit}:
ShabbyPrincess

GREEN VERSUS BLACK ...

You can't believe me if I say that the streets of our city were absolutely in {green} the last few days.
tomorrow is the presidential election.

cross our fingers and hope for a green country!
...

SUNFLOWERS FOR SHADDY.

Shaddy from {Paper Cut Screams} took the {what flower are you} quiz and her result was {Sunflower}!
it's great Shaddy, thank you for playing dear.

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abbytrysagain - juli - laura tj - lifelovepaper

SNAPDRAGONS FOR FARAH.

Farah from {Ramblings of An Inane Mind} took the {what flower are you} quiz and her result was {snapdragon}!

Thank you Farah for playing.

p.s. Doesn't this flower take you back to some sweet old days of your childhood?!
for me; it does!
:)
have a nice day lovelies!

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Noa Noa FOR SUMMER

I am totally in love with these {Noa Noa} High Summer pictures!

and a few favorite outfits :

via {amberbyday}

{UPDATE}

{Dario's Everyday} is updated!
Please click here!

TO DEVELOP SOME FILMS ...

I was looking at some old pictures...

that's what I do when I feel a little blue, when I feel something's wrong, when I need to be sure that nothing is changed...nobody's gone...
and I know things are changing... I know that people are fading... I know I know!
but I just need to think that everything's fine. everything is always fine...

okay!
then suddenly this photo showed up and made me smile, cause I got that what I NEED is developing some films!

DESIGN CLASS

Some more pictures from my design class :

LILY OF THE VALLEY FOR GRACE !

Grace Albaugh loves {lily of the valley}!
Thank you so much Grace for playing.
:)

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WISTERIAS FOR TINA !

Our dear Tina from {English Muse} loves Wisteria!
here you're darling; these are your flowers!
:)

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p.s. Picture #2 in from my Flickr archive! :D

{background and label credit}
ShabbyPrincess

{FORGET ME NOTS} FOR 7UPKELS.

7upkels from { thoughts from the girl next door } loves {forget me not}

this is such a beautiful flower with the cutest name ever!
I found 2 little folklore story at Wikipedia about this cute flower:

In a German legend, God named all the plants when a tiny unnamed one cried out, "Forget-me-not, O Lord!" God replied, "That shall be your name."

and;

In the 15th century Germany, it was supposed that the wearers of the flower would not be forgotten by their lovers. Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not". This is a flower connected with romance and tragic fate. It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love. Most people use these in weddings for love.

it's lovely,right?!
:)

thank you 7upkels for playing!

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TULIPS FOR SARAH !

Dear Sarah from {Dayspring} loves Tulips.
Thank you darling for playing.
:)

You can also see my photographs of Tulips here at my Flickr.

p.s. Tulip means {declaration of love}
wow!

{Please view the full sized images,because they are all very beautiful!}
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what milk - mariahochhaus - annamariahorner - lifelovepaper

{background and ribbon credit}:
shabbyprincess

MAGICAL LOTUSES FOR A PINK LOTUS.

Pink Lotus from {In Full Bloom} loves Lotuses!

There is always something whimsical about Lotus in my mind. and when I found these beautiful pictures the other day,this feeling got stronger. it's a really beautiful flower with such a rich concept behind.
I found a note by the last picture(right, down) that was interesting for me :

It is said that seeing a lotus in your dream, represents growth, love, purity, beauty and expansion of the soul.
Lotus comes from the Greek word "lotos" and the Sanskrit name is padma, it is an ancient and universal symbol.
"It is the flower sacred to nature and her Gods, and represents the abstract and the Concrete Universes, standing as the emblem of the productive powers of both spiritual and physical nature.
It was held sacred from the remotest antiquity by the Aryan Hindus, the Egyptians, and the Buddhists after them; revered in China and Japan, and adopted as a Christian emblem by the Greek and Latin Churches, who made of it a messenger as the Christians do now, who replace it with the water lily.
It had, and still has, its mystic meaning which is identical with every nation on the earth" (SD 1:379 - Theosophy Dictionary on Lotus).

A few days ago I saw this pond on the left of the road, somewhere, in the Indian state of Bihar as we were driving from Varanasi to Bodh Gaya.
It was early in the morning at sunrise and it was still very foggy, there were many lotusses waiting for the sun and their reflection on the muddy waters was providing a dreamy kind of atmosphere.
I thought then that showing this image upside down would emphasize the effect...

I'm not getting tired of this {flowers} story! I'm learning so much and this is what I really want! :) besides; I can feel your beautiful smiles :)
Am I wrong?!

...

Thank you dear Pink Lotus for playing!

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BEAUTIFUL LILIES FOR SOME LOVELY LADIES!

my {new} lovely friend Neda from {The Daily Post} loves Pink Lilies.
[we have recently met each other and we both think we like each other so much! :p I will tell you more about our story later! ;) ]
Darling Whitney from {A Cheery Disposition} loves Stargazer Lilies.
and, the beautiful Micaela from {The Dolce Vita} loves white Lilies.

so here you are ladies;
these are your Lilies!
:)

p.s. Lily means majesty!
p.p.s I am really learning the names of many flowers; and it's a very good thing!

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BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS FOR MY DARLING DARIO !

baby Dario loves {B l o s s o m s}!

just look at him!
I love you Dada! :)

p.s. Do you know what Shokoofeh means?! ...
it means {Blossom}!
yes! :)

{photos credits}{left to right, up to down}:
Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie - The cherry blossom girl - {manda} - abbytrysagain - thebline

{background and label credit}:
ShabbyPrincess

PINK JASMINES FOR MICHELLE .

Michelle Dransart from {wildflower studio} loves {pink Jasmine}!
:)
her own blog is a lovely archive of flowers and other beautiful photos she takes.She's actually a great photographer; so be sure to check this.

p.s. Jasmine means amiability!
wow! I love this word!
:)

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PEONIES FOR M.C.L. !

M.C.L from {Une Envie de Sel} loves {Peonies}!
be sure to check her blog; because she has the cutest daughter and a lovely blog as well.
:)


p.s. Peony means shame.
oh really?!

{pictures credits}{left to right, up to down}:
Miel et Soleil - .nevara - honey.huckabee - catmil

IN MEMORY OF ...

This post is dedicated to the memory of those 228 passengers and crew aboard flight to Paris.
...
feel for the loss of all on board, and just hope now they are at peace...







...

Giveaways are fun!

Hello everyone! :)
first of all; there is a great {giveaway} at {oh, hello friend} that you can't miss!
{check it here}

There is always something fun about giveaways. I love to participate and I always know that there is a very tiny chance to win but I do it. and hope I win it!
I think it's enough; dreaming about some cute stuffs is just lovely enough to have a little smile for a day!
:)

what do you think? do you also like giveaways? do you hope you win?!

okay, I have something very interesting for you lovelies!
I found a quiz that will tell you {what flower are you}!
yes!
you can click here or check the banner on the left side bar to take the quiz and find out which flower describes your character the best.
and I'm so very pleased to make it known that I am a Daffodil !

{photos credits}{left to right, up to down}:
the cheshire smile - abbytrysagain - perfectbound - miss elan eous - corfu~ - catmil

She's a real { L I L Y } ... !

{ Niloofar } means Lily!
she loves { water Lilies }.
she is one wonderful, lovely and great friend of me!
she's a real beautiful Lily ...

and I miss her like crazy these days...

p.s. water lily means wisdom.
:)

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halifaxlight - alles-schlumpf - me! :D - samuli ikaheimo - suyiself

{background and label credit}:
ShabbyShoppe

{FRANGIPANI} INSPIRATION BOARD FOR {SARA}

Lovely {Sara} from {One Long Road} is a girl who likes Frangipanis ideas for her wedding!
so here it is {Sara}, this is a little inspiration board for you!

p.s. Does anybody know what {frangipani} means?!

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BEAUTIFUL { ROSES } FOR { CATE } !

{Cate} from {in company with sparkles} loves {Roses}!
:)
these are your flowers, darling Cate!
and thank you for playing!

and {Rose} means {beauty}!

{photos credits}{left to right, up to down} :
Sandra Juto - the cherry blossom girl - rosiehardy - Miel et Soleil - haeshu

{background and label credit}:
ShabbyShoppe

Gladiolas for {G} !

Hello lovelies!
Thank you everyone for sharing your favorite flowers with us!
as I promised I am finding great photos of your favorite flowers! and believe me it's fun! :)

{G} from {Paper Cuts, Art Heals} loves Gladiolas!
here you are G, these are your flowers!

{ and those who adore flowers and haven't left comments yet can just tell me about their favorites and will be surprised with some beautiful pictures! Yay! }

p.s. Gladiolus means Sincerely!

{photos credits}{left to right, up to down} :
a.n. - PCMechanic - Dyrk.Wyst - Juli