Art Therapy for Broads Abroad : A Pearl Necklace of 4 Letter Words

:: And if I say to you that I am glad of everything we have done together, and sorry that we will not be here together in forty years, laughing at a faded photo of you impersonating a lion, it having withered well, you less so, as we stand fabulously old, in a city that understands what spirit it takes to be old, to be beautiful, to be much looked at, to be itself, to be never quite caught, to have a past, to be content, to have seen much, to have remained, to have continued…::

- Jeanette Winterson

My grandmother never left home without a strand of pearls and a tube of red lipstick!  I have to say, that on the days I'm not feeling too snappy, I use one or both of these items, instantly getting my groove on!  Add a few spicy words, and you have some voodoo that can send you over the edge of a joyful day!

There are some words in the world that simply seem perfect.  They fill every corner, like a black and white photograph : S N O W!  Strung together on a pearl necklace, there is nothing that can make a better statement about loving comfort! 

Here you will find a list of 4 letter words I love to roll around in my mouth:

a b l e : b a b u : c u r l : d e e r : e a s e : f e e l : g l u e : h e n s : i m p s :  j y n x : k e y s : l u m p : m i l o : n o o k :o n c e : p i n g : q u a t : r a t h : s n o w : t w i g : u r g e : v a l e : w i n k : y u r t : z o o t Wouldn't they be just perfect floating inside the iridescent glow of a shell? A Pearl Necklace of 4 Letter Words © News From A Broad, 2012 Materials: A pen and piece of paper A dozen or so pearl beads - nice and chunky A dozen or so 14' lengths of string - any kind that soothes you! Rub on letters or a Sharpie, my favorite art tool. Process: Take a few moments to write a list of 4 letter words. Use the rub on letters or Sharpie to write one letter on one pearl. Find center of your string, and place the first knot. Add a pearl, tie a knot, and continue until the strand has one word. Repeat the above instructions until you have several strands of single words. Options: Added touches: Tie the entire collection of strands, end-to-end, spacing the words Conclusions: Are you seeing a relationship between your words & actions? I totally L O V E you! Create the life you want! The Broad

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