I am so very happy that Maribeth has graciously agreed to play our light hearted Sweet 16 feature for our Blessings blog! You most likely have seen her beautiful photographs, these are 3 of my personal favorites ~



what glorious color!

mysterious & whimsical!

surprisingly beautiful!

First, the basics ~

name- Maribeth Corona-Evans
shopname- Brief Moments Photography
blog - http://www.1000markets.com/users/briefmoments/blog_posts
markets-Marketplace of Blessings, Camera Angles, Peace & Love, Image Captured, The Succulent Wife, The Village, Garden State Artisans, and the Grand Arcade
a web site other than 1KM?- http://www.briefmoments.etsy.com/

Now that we know the basics, let's get answers to the questions we've always wondered about!

1. what do you have for breakfast? Mostly toast with the occasional soft-boiled egg or bowl of cinnamon and spice oatmeal.
2. can you recall a favorite book from childhood? The Cave of Time by Edward Packard. I loved the fact that you could choose which path to take and then if it didn’t work out, you could choose another and then another until you succeeded in your adventure.

3. did you ever have a pet turtle? No pet turtles, but I had many wonderful pets from gerbils and parakeets to hermit crabs and puppies.
4. if you had another talent, what would it be? Do you mean like a super power? (insert grin) Being invisible always sounded pretty cool to me, but if that didn’t work out, I wouldn’t mind writing a best-selling novel or two.

5. what color is your hair? Dark brown

6. do you sing in the car? Yes, probably too much! LOL!

7. any indoor plants? I had a bunch of them until my kitties decided to snack on them for lunch. For my kitties’ sake (some plants can be toxic) and for my plants’ sake, my mother adopted them and now they are flourishing with other happy un-eaten plants.
8. do you have a tattoo? No official tattoos, but I’m a sucker for a Tweety Bird rub-on tattoo.
9. prefer tea or coffee? Definitely tea.
10. carpet or wood under your feet? I prefer wood with the occasional snag of carpet but right now there’s only carpet under there.
11. mug or cup & saucer? Mug, lots of them.
12. favorite time of day? It depends on the season. I love summer mornings and fall evenings.
13. favorite season? fall
14. favorite dessert? Anything chocolate --- mousse, cake, cookies, ice cream, pretzels --- really anything you can have chocolate in or pour chocolate on.
15 favorite color to wear? I love wearing soft pastel colors like sage green or periwinkle blue.

and last but not least...
16. favorite ice cream flavor of all time? Rocky Road

Thank you so very much Maribeth, for playing Sweet 16 & allowing us get to know more about you!! :)

Blessings 1st "Sweet 16" !

"Sweet 16" is a light hearted look into one of Blessings shop owners at 1000markets; and for our special kick-off I've selected our tireless & sweet founder, Katy! Her designs styles are eclectic, from classic to organic all with an artistic edge.
I have known Katy for only a few months & already she has become such a dear friend!
This is gorgeous!


Just one of Katy's many pairs of earrings, these are my personal favorite


and this bracelet!

now let's meet Katy!~~~

Name - Katherine Anne Curtis
Shop name - Jewel Fire Designs
Blog- JewelFireDesigns.blogspot.com
Web site other than 1KM - none

1. what do you have for breakfast? organic cereal & a banana
2. can you recall a favorite book from childhood? Anne of Green Gables
3. did you ever have a pet turtle? yes, Elmer
4. if you had another talent, what would it be? needle arts
5. what color is your hair? strawberry blonde
6. do you sing in the car? yes & everywhere else no one can hear me!
7. any indoor plants? lots
8. do you have a tattoo? no
9. prefer tea or coffee? tea (hate coffee)
10. carpet or wood under your feet? both
11. mug or cup & saucer? mug
12. favorite time of day? late morning
13. favorite season? Fall
14. favorite dessert? carrot cake
15. favorite color to wear? blue or black
16. favorite ice cream flavor of all time? peppermint

Thank you so much Katy for playing Sweet 16!

Welcome to Blessing to Blessings!

This new blog was created to give the artisans of the Marketplace of Blessings & our friends a place where they can be totally free to express their faith. We can share our praises, answers to prayer, our struggles & especially our blessings! If you'd like to share, just contact me to help you post it here.

Since this is our first posting, I thought I'd share with you how God answered a recent prayer & blessed me with our Marketplace of Blessings. ~~
I have a shop at 1KM Ever so Dear & although I belong to a few large "markets" I desperately wanted to belong to a smaller one, a place where i could fit in & feel like I was really home.
I applied to a very small market (which I'll refrain from mentioning by name). At that time, there was only one other shop that made jewelry; & I thought for sure I'd get in. Instead I got a note saying while I have beautiful jewelry, they don't feel I accurately represent _____ . I was totally devastated! For days I just couldn't understand why I was rejected.
I finally prayed about this & Lord opened my eyes to the 'new age' & pagan attitudes & items in almost all of their shops. Why hadn't I seen that before? I had to ask myself would I really want to belong to a group like that? What do I value more my love for Christ or a marketplace? Naturally I choose Jesus! I still ached to belong to a small group that I could joyfully & completely call home; however, I left the situation totally in His hands.
Later a message arrived from Katy at Jewel Fire Designs, telling me she got the go ahead for a Christian market & said God put me on her heart and wondered if I'd be interested in helping out! WOW
Don't you just love how the Lord works?! There is more to this, but that can wait for another time.

What answer to prayer or blessings do you have to share??

shared in love♥