Donna in Hollywoodland

2009-05-25T22:19:00.000-07:00

Psychedelic Stripes

These groovy stripes were created as a fractal. Psychedelic abstract design
in bold and bright pink, blue and turquoise from Donna Grayson Abstracts.

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2009-05-25T19:12:00.000-07:00

Manipulated Architectural Design

This is from a photograph of a floral architectural design on a 1920s building in Hollywood. I patterned the photo, and added special effects.
More items available at Donna Grayson Photography

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2009-05-24T22:04:00.000-07:00

Colorful Bookmarks

Bookmarks make wonderful gifts for the avid reader or student.
These bookmarks are actually made using the Zazzle skinny business cards. They are
available in packs of 20 - and you can personalize the back of the card with your name.

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2009-05-24T18:53:00.000-07:00

When you are going through Hell

Thought for the day from a Bottle of Honest Tea .

"When you are going through Hell - keep going".
A quote from Winston Churchill

Here's an interesting blog post from Dave Shearon's Blog on the quote - and the song by Rodney Adkins and his song by the same title If You're Going Through Hell.

This is great advice for anyone who is going through Hell.
Just keep going.
Because if you stop and stand still, you just might get burnt to a crisp.
So keep moving until you come out on the other side.

Winston Churchill on Wikipedia
and
Hell on Wikipedia

Winston Churchill on Amazon.com
and
Hell on Amazon.com

2009-05-23T21:37:00.000-07:00

1920s Cameo photograph

These items are a photograph of a beautiful 1920s cameo wallpaper.
I took the photo, and added special effects.

Available on greeting cards, notecards, postcards, poster prints, mousepads, stickers and more at Donna Grayson Photography .

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2009-05-22T23:14:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day Sale

70% off all Posters !
50% off Business Cards !
25% off all Aprons !
10% off T-shirts !

Sales starts Friday 5/22/09 and ends Monday 5/25/09.

Check out my Zazzle Stores:
Donna Grayson Design
Donna Grayson Abstracts
Donna Grayson Photography
Donna's Greeting Cards
Donna Photo Frames

2009-05-21T23:08:00.000-07:00

Funny moment at Target

The other day, shopping at Target on La Brea and Santa Monica Blvd.
I looked in my basket and I had:
Nails
and
Nail Polish.

Of course, the nail polish was not for the nails - the nail polish was for my finger nails.
Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Plus in Vanilla Whimsey.

The nails were for hanging a Tapestry that I bought on Ebay
from Full Moon Loom.
Its black, blue and purple with stars and moon designs.
And will eventually be hanging on a wall.

As for the Nails and Nail Polish....
I was alittle embarrassed to bring just that to the check-out stand because it was
just, well, kind of weird.
So I found some earings on sale too.

2009-05-20T22:53:00.000-07:00

Buck Rogers and Scarlett O'Hara

I just had the wonderful experience of seeing "Gone With The Wind" on the big screen at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Wilshire Blvd.

To start the night off, they showed News Clips of the Gone With the Wind premiere.
Very exciting to see a Clark Gable interview.

First, a wonderful panel discussion on Gone with the Wind and it included some of the child actors from the movie.

Then they showed the first in the Buck Rogers serial.
If you ever get a chance to see one of these, I really recommend it.
Buck Rogers' is a pilot whose plane crashes and he is frozen - until the year 2440 or thereabouts.
He then because an astronaut / pilot in the new time period.
The serials were made in the 1930s - so it is funny to see what they thought modern technology would look like.
For example, in the 1930s there was no knowledge yet of computers. So when the Scientists in 2440 have to look things up, they are still using Books.
This got major laughs from the audience.

And then the screening of the nearly 4 hour long "Gone With the Wind". Including intermission.
This is truely one of the most outstanding romantic movies ever made.
Gorgeous on the big screen.

Of course, I could go on and on about the Dysfunctional relationships in Gone with the Wind.
But I won't - its meant to be a dramatic romance and it sure is.
I'll just blame everything on Ashley - if he had married Scarlett, whom he loved - and not the other woman who was the perfect wife - well, none of this would have happened.
Ashley and Scarlett would have settled down to a crazy married life wrapped around her self-absorbed behavior, and everyone would have been happy.
Instead, everyone married people they didn't love - and its emotional torture.
Then of course there is Clark Gable as the dashing Rhett Butler - and its a major melodramatic romance.

I loved every minute of it !

Buck Rogers on IMDB.com
and
Gone with the Wind on IMDB.com

2009-05-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

Fathers Day Coffee Mugs

I took some of my Abstract designs, and made Fathers Day mugs from them.
Father's Day is June 21, and a coffee mug, travel mug or frosty mug will make a great Fathers Day gift.

The mugs can be personalized, you can change the greeting to read whatever you want.
More mugs on Donna Grayson Abstract Design

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2009-05-18T23:56:00.000-07:00

Happiness is not the Destination

I saw a customized license plate frame on a car in the parking lot of Ralphs Grocery store
on the corner of Western & Hollywood.
The car was parked right next to mine.

It said "Happiness is not a Destination - its the means of travel."

I like that saying better than the belief that you have to be happy all the time.

A few years back, I had a friend who was always striving to be happy. She thought happiness was the ultimate experience.
She was very miserable in her pursuit of happiness, because whenever there was a problem in her life she became unhappy.
The she would become frustrated at not being happy - which made her even more unhappy.

I never really thought happiness was the ultimate goal.
Instead, there is a deep joy that comes from feeling fulfilled and knowing you are doing what you are meant to do in life.
And that begins with a belief in God, and a belief in things eternal.

Joy is different that happiness. And its possible that while having joy in your life, you'll have some down times.
But just because you hit a bad bump in the road - you can still have that deep inner peace and joy that comes from a place beyond what you can create.

Check out the Yahoo
Answers Search for Happiness
and Happiness on Wikipedia.com.
and then
Happiness on Amazon.com

2009-05-18T23:04:00.000-07:00

Bright Rainbow Abstract Design

Bright turquoise, blue, red, pink and more colors in a bright psychedelic rainbow pattern design. All items can be customized.

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2009-05-17T21:57:00.000-07:00

Newport Inglewood Earthquake

Yes, we had an Earthquake today 5/17/09 at about 8:39 pm.
Magnitude 4.7 - which is a pretty good shaker.

I was doing some light housekeeping - and rearranging the books in my bookshelf.
It felt like someone picked up my apartment building by six inches and layed it straight back down.
Then we rolled and rolled.

Cinnamon the Cat just layed by her food bowl with a look that said "Are you scared? Am I supposed to be scared?"

I stuck my head out of my apartment, and there were plenty of neighbors in the hallway. It was the usual "Did you feel that?" conversation.

Nothing even fell over, but it was still a pretty good shaker.

In case you care what Miley Cyrus and Lindsay Lohan said on Twitter, I found this news article to tell you all about it.

And now would be a good time to check out the US Geological Survey for the map of all the most current Earthquakes.

And if you want to know what my fellow Zazzlers are saying about the Earthquake, check out this Zazzle Forum Post.

2009-05-17T12:44:00.000-07:00

Pretty Spring Flower Postage

All of these beautiful flower postage stamps can be personalized with your own name, initials, monogram or message. Pretty postage for your summer or spring correspondence and mail.

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2009-05-16T12:38:00.000-07:00

Colorful postage stamps and stickers

All items can be personalized with your own message.
Designs also on greeting cards, notcards and postcards.

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2009-05-15T12:21:00.000-07:00

Wedding Postage

A variety of colors, styles and text are available on these wedding postage stamps.
These can be customized with your own message.

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2009-05-14T12:13:00.000-07:00

Graduation Gifts

Zazzle has some great Graduation Gifts - tshirts, coffee mugs, hats and really cool postage stamps and stickers to use for your Graduation announcements.

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2009-05-13T12:01:00.000-07:00

Purple and Red Floral Design

A lovely purple and red vintage inspired floral design. Greeting cards, notecards, postage stamps, coffee mugs, magnets, business cards and more

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2009-05-12T11:56:00.000-07:00

RSVP in colorful stripes and circles

This fun stripes and circle design in Available on postage stamps, postcards, notecards and greeting cards.
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2009-05-09T11:47:00.000-07:00

Groovy Dog Tshirt

My original designed pet shirt was Awarded the "Today's Best Award" on Zazzle!
The Groovy dog tshirt.
Available in many other colors and styles.
Lots of sizes available to fit any pet !

Check out more groovy pet styles !
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2009-05-08T11:41:00.000-07:00

Dog Shirts On Zazzle

Customize these fun dog t-shirts and add your own words. Or add your Dog's name.
Available in many styles, many different colors to choose from, and
lots of different sizes to fit your pet.

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2009-05-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

Soft Blue and yellow Stripes
Soft pastel stripes available on many items. New monogram designs too.

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2009-05-02T11:27:00.000-07:00

Photo Shirts
Customize these photo tshirts, and add your own picture.
These designs work best on light color tshirts.

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2009-04-30T14:31:00.000-07:00

Save the Date Magnets and Postage

Colorful Save the Date Magnets and Postage Stamps - for your wedding or special occassion.

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2009-04-28T14:26:00.000-07:00

Colorful Thank You

Fun cheerful Thank You greeting cards, notecards, postcards and postage stamps.
Colorful circles and dot designs.

Colorful Thank You Coffee Mugs make a great gift

2009-04-27T14:11:00.000-07:00

Colorful Business Cards

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