Life...

Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. -Sophocles

Alrighty, bear with me.  Friday freebies is on hiatus for a few more weeks.  Today, the family and I are leaving for a quick weekend away.  We are just going to San Francisco to do the touristy thing.  We are staying at a nice hotel, going to a show, going to a fancy lunch, etc. etc.  We just want to be together.  I am really looking forward to it.

Late next week, my son and I leave for Michigan to visit more family, for a couple of weeks.

Summer is upon us and if it were up to me I'd spend every moment with my wonderful kids and hubby.  I love them all so much.  The picture above is of me and my beautiful step daughter, Abigail.  She looks just like her dad, except she is beautiful and he is a goofball.  What can I say?

I hope you are all out there enjoying the sun and enjoying your families.  This is the life, and it is what true wealth is all about.  I hope you all feel as rich as me!

Hannah Grey and The Wild Gypsy

http://www.hannahgrey.com/shop/

http://wildgypsyart.blogspot.com/

Doesn't that sound like the name of some kind of fantastical tale?  Hannah Grey and the Wild Gypsy?  Actually, it is the combined names of two fantastical businesses.  Long time ZNE members and old friends Shoshannah Jennings of Hannah Grey Curiosities and Drygoods, and Carolyn Sadowski of The Wild Gypsy are both offering some amazing freebies in their online stores today.  Since it is Freebie Friday here at Born Broken - I thought I would share the info!

 

So, be sure and ~run, don't walk!~ over to Hannah Grey.  This wonderful store full of art supplies and mixed media goodies is closing down its online division.  What does this mean for you? A 35% discount on anything orders equalling $50 or more, LOTS of clearance items, and FREE shipping on orders over $100.  Go quick!  Things are being snapped up fast over there.

And speaking of run don't walk ~ check out The Wild Gypsy's blog, where she outlines how to receive a beautiful collage  sheet download absolutely free - but only from 3:00 to 6:00 pm (eastern time, noon to 3 pacific) TODAY - Friday June 11, 2010.

And with that said - what do YOU have for us on Freebie Friday?  We love tutorials, giveaways, and freebie images, gifts, and goodies.  SHARE SHARE SHARE!  Leave your freebie link below.

Noodlette

Ok, ok.  So, it is only macaroni and cheese.  Still, somehow I found this addicting.  Hi!  Good luck and enjoy.  In honor of freebie friday, I am happy to share:

http://www.kraftbrands.com/macandcheese/pages/default.aspx

Speaking of lovely freebies ~ it's that fabulous day again!  Have fun everyone.

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Fabulous Day!

I found the most lovely blog today - isn't it sweet? 

You can find the blog, and a wonderful vintage greeting car image collection (for you, for free!) here:

http://www.bittersweetandthelittlesoapcompany.blogspot.com/

Speaking of lovely freebies ~ it's that fabulous day again!  Have fun everyone.

LEARN MORE ABOUT FREEBIE FRIDAY, HERE.

Do YOU have a freebie to share!  I'd love it if you'd link up here at Freebie Friday - below!

 In honor of Freebie Friday here at Born Broken, I looked around for some fun freebies, and stumbled across Zwani.com, which houses everything from free twitter backgrounds to graphics galore.  Warning:  most of their offerings are very shmaltzy myspace kinda stuff.  But, thetre are some goodies in there, too.

Anyway, if you are up for all their blingy pre-teen crud - you  might find some fun graphics. 

Oh, and TGIF!  Speaking of freebies... Join In!

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Stop and say hi!

It's Freebie Friday here at Born Broken ~ and I figured I'd honor all  of you who have been so kind as to leave a comment on this here blog.  It is so lovely to know that people are stopping by and hopefully enjoying their stay for a moment or two.

In honor of all of you, I created a blingy-thingy to let the world know that I love comments.  As you can see, I have a small version on my sidebar.

If any of YOU would like this silly comment box, let me know - leave a comment (!) and I'll share the code with you.

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Happy Siete De Mayo!

ONE DAY WHEN YOU LOOK FOR ME

By Victor De La Cruz

One day when you look for me

you won't find me

and in your heart

there'll be no one left to tell you

which path I took

and where I forgot you.

One day when you open your eyes

I won't be here

I'll have taken another path

and forgotten you.

You'll look north and south

to where the sun is born and where it hides

where the four roads meet

you'll look crazy, searching for my footprints.

Who knows what rains

and what winds

will have swept them away.

So, it is Freebie Friday here at Born Broken, and I also remembered that I wanted to do some kind of Cinco De Mayo post.  I'm a little late, so instead I am posting for Siete De Mayo.  I also included a poem by Victor De La Cruz.  He is an Oaxacan poet from Juchitán, a hub of Isthmus Zapotec art and culture on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. His books of poetry include First Voice, Two that Three Poems, and Isthmus Corridos. I absolutely loved the beauty of the translation above.  I thought its' melancholy tone matched that sad little face on the girl above.  I hope you enjoy it.  Take a moment to enjoy both Latin American, Hispanic and indiginous cultures today. 

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To create the image above, I used a freebie from the Art By Canace blog.  Canace is a wonderful founding member of ZNE ~ and I thank another wonderful ZNE member, Stacey Merrill, for letting me know that Canace occasionally offers freebies on her blog.  Take a look, and play, play, play!

Happy Friday everyone! 

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So Nice

"It would be so nice if something made sense for a change."

- Alice (Alice in Wonderland)

I have a fun Friday Freebie for you today.  The beautiful artwork above is by Tiffini Elektra X - also known as Tartx.  She is an incredible mixed media and assemblage artist, and as you can see above -digital art is also among her expertise.  Tiffini has a website here.  She also has a blog that she kept up a few years ago - and, even before it was all the rage again - she was a big 'ol Alice in Wonderland fan - and she shares some wonderful tutorials, photoshop brushes and more - all for free - here.  Among those brushes, you'll find some lovely Alilce in Wonderland art of your own.  And of course, so much more.

Have fun with her wonderful free gifts for you all!

Do you know about a great freebie on the internet - or maybe you offer one yourself?  Leave me a comment here, and I'd be happy to share it with others in an upcoming Friday Freebies post!

Dreaming of Freebies!

TGIF everyone!  I had fun playing around with some images and photoshop to create the graphic above.  I particularly like the way that the balloons came out.  I used cropped faces from a vintage greeting card, and then used them as the fill in a layer that contained some circles that I made into ovals.  Then, I just used a white and red variagated color fill for the third ballon.  They really look like balloons - don't they?  I definitely need to brush up (ha! No pun intended) on my photoshop skills.  It was fun to get a little practice in.

So, the little graphic above is a gift for you - dear reader.  You can do whatever you want with it.  It is all yours!  You can reprint it on your own blog.  You can just read it here, and visit it every once in a while.  OR - you have my permission to regift!  I won't be offended in the least.  Just tell your favorite gift recipient that they have a little graphic giftie waiting for them here on this blog, and that they too can do whatever the want with it! 

What better day than Friday - to introduce a freebie theme?  It seems like friday freebies are a common thing around the internet.  When it comes to offering up gifties - I'd love to hop on the freebie bandwagon!  So welcome to my official Friday blog theme:

In addition to sharing little freebies of my own, every once in a while - I will endeavor to also share with you one or more of my own favorite freebie finds.  So be sure and stop by and visit on Fridays.  What a wonderful way to start off a weekend.

To kick off Freebie Friday, I am excited to share with you ShabbyBlogs.com.  If you haven't already visited this site, now is the time to do so!  The website is filled  with completely gorgeous blog goodies - such as backgrounds, headers, buttons and blinkies.  But wait - there's more!  There is also a blog that has even more fun freebies - such as printable cupcake wrappers (!), image graphics, and more.

Happy Freebie Friday everyone!  Click on the button below to visit a fabulous freebie site: