Sunflower Greetings Cards

On July 14, 2014, Jacksonville, FL, it was a Second Finale of sorts. After Four Months, Hundreds of Plants, and Thousands of Flowers ... my second sunflower garden had come to an end. It was a particularly hot day in Jacksonville, Florida and I was out in my yard doing the mowing, edging, weeding and pruning throughout my front and back yards. It was in the back of my mind for the last few days that I was going to level my sunflower garden. This was not an easy decision. I still had a few hundred sunflowers blossoming up the stalk; however, the really large blossoms were through.

After four months of tending my garden daily, the time had come. Something else had been occupying my creative time throughout the day. You see, on June 20, 2014, I rescued a white mommy calico cat along with her six little kittens. I estimated the kittens were just at 3 weeks. Each day, these kittens and their mommy filled my daily life. It was my goal to give them all my attention to set them on the path towards being the best possible pets for their new owners.

For six weeks, I spent countless hours with the felines. I found that experience to be one that I will always treasure. However, my second sunflower garden time had been usurped! Therefore, I took it to the ground.

White Mommy Calico Cat checking out newly-cut Sunflower Heads
Photo Taken: June 20, 2014 by JaguarJulie Ann Brady

In this photo showing the beautiful white mommy calico cat, the significance of it? I took it on the very day that I rescued her six kittens from the neighbor's bushes. I had found them before 9am that day. And, I had not yet nabbed the mommy cat to bring her into the Florida Room with her six kittens. I let her have some alone time outside. It was a couple of hours later that she came to me looking for her kittens. One thing led to another and I soon had her inside where she stayed with me for the next six weeks.

The Birth of Sunflower Greetings

This year, I found that my flowers were so lovely that I created a new line of Sunflower Greetings Cards at Zazzle. These sunflower blossoms brought me a lot of daily joy ... and I hope that you too will find some joy from my line of Sunflower Greetings [cards] ... Bet you can't pick just one!!

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Have you taken time to check out my line of sunflower greetings cards on Zazzle? Are you also a Zaller pro-seller? OMG, but isn't Zazzle a terrific site. You can find so many creative items there.

History: Excerpt from DIY Garden of Sunflowers that was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on May 2, 2014. On May 3, 2014 this lens earned the Purple Star Award for quality content. This lens was honored as lens of the day on May 14, 2014.

Kiss My Sunflower

Sunflower Love 2014. Can two sunflowers show love for each other? I seriously think so! Look. We were well into 2014 here in Jacksonville, Florida. My second DIY garden of sunflowers was flourishing with many plants ranging well above five feet. On May 28th, I actually measured one plant at 85 inches! That's over seven feet at 75 days.

I was so impressed with all the colorful and varied flowers in my garden. What's particularly amazing is that the entire garden is from my seeds harvested from the first garden in 2013.

Each day, I was out in my sunflower garden photographing the many incredible blossoms. It is truly like a spiritual experience for me. Once in a while, I come upon a flower that seems to speak to me more so than the others. Well, heck, if I am to be honest, they all seem to speak to me.

When I spotted two yellow flowers that were face-to-face, it became an interesting photograph. Over the course of a few days, I watched them and marveled at what seemed to be a conversation of sorts. I know people like me talk to our plants, but do they talk to each other. I seem to think so ... seriously!

The rest of the story ... these photos are gracing some greeting cards in my JaguarJulieFlowers Zazzle store!

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So, what did you think of my two romantic sunflowers? I'm telling you, the romance went on for days ... back and forth; back and forth! It was the most incredible thing to watch. Like two flowery people engaging in a romantic endeavor. And, it played out right under my nose; I could see it each day from my home office window that overlooks my backyard.

History: Excerpt from DIY Garden of Sunflowers that was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on May 2, 2014. On May 3, 2014 this lens earned the Purple Star Award for quality content. This lens was honored as lens of the day on May 14, 2014.

Attitude Shirts - Shirts with an Attitude

In my younger years, I will admit I wasn't yet a blonde. It was in my forties that I began to transition to a full-headed blonde as the gray hair started to come in and had pretty soon advanced to over 75%. At that point, my attitude was, "Hey! I might as well become a blonde."

And, fast forward to today. I am sincerely one of the blondes that DIY aka do-it-yourself! I'm divorced, got an attitude, and I am seriously doing it myself. In more ways than one. Might as well put my attitude on a t-shirt, blog and something that sells.

The Attitude Shirts : Shirts with a BIT of an Attitude! came around a bit later. I was just hitting my sixties and becoming a bit more open with my attitude(s) about things. When you work online, you encounter many others who might not be as soft-spoken as you. You learn to express yourself.

A sincere welcome to my Attitude Shirts on Zazzle: It's Shirts with a Bit of an Attitude. My Zazzle store was launched after more than a decade of selling online. While I might be a tad uncomfortable at using the title of an expert or pro seller, I do have the prerequisite experience. My line is a complement to my Squidoo lenses. These shirts initially sprouted from the many topics I discuss ... and then they blossomed into something else.

They epitomize the principle of keeping it simple, straightforward and topicable. These shirts don't beat around the bush, but get right to the heart of the matter. They are witty and bright and tell it like it is! They use simple type style, with black on white, and no special images, graphics, or designs to obscure the point > true transparency! Say it like it is.

Welcome to where we tell it like it is and then some!!! It can be a good emotional release to express yourself through shirts with a bit of an attitude! We love you folks! Hey Hey Hey! Isn't it a fabulous opportunity we have that there is a Zazzle site where we CAN express ourselves; have a little fun; be authentic and unique; make a little money too? I am honored that my items are showing up worldwide. Yeah, that's neat! Go ahead and picture your attitude to a "T" ... i.e., on a T-shirt!

Once upon a time, my line of Shirts with a Bit of an Attitude in my Zazzle shop was created as a "complement" to my Squidoo lenses. These shirts are a bit of a social commentary, if you will. Take a moment and browse the many expressions ... so have you been there and done that? There's probably a "T" that says it! Say IT. Go ahead, take a load off!

Check YOUR Attitude Here! Take a deep breathe and answer honestly please! Which would make you want to buy?

• Let's pretend someone keeps spamming you ... daily!
• Let's pretend someone sent you a malware application!
• Let's pretend someone doesn't get you!
• Let's pretend someone loves you!
• Let's pretend you have absolutely no sense of humor!

My Attitude, Art and Photography are on Zazzle. I now have three different shops on that great site! Once upon a time, it started with attitude on t-shirts. Some were positive; some were persnickety; and all were real expressions which all of us have felt some of the time. Hopefully, not all of the time. Then that attitude spread over into my two additional shops - Yes! Lots of positivity and creativity there. I hope you will take some time to visit and enjoy the sights and perhaps make a purchase or two. Let me know you dropped by!

1. Shirts with a Bit of an Attitude on Zazzle - You will find over 300 carefully written attitudes on t-shirts. Opt to keep the basic white tee that showcases the words or get jazzy with style and color. It is all up to you!
2. Jaguar Julie Designs on Zazzle - This shop is a mix of art, decor, designs and photography on a variety of neat products. You may be surprised at all that you can find here.
3. Jaguar Julie Flowers on Zazzle - Oh my, but I had a lot of fun creating the products in this shop. It all started with my sunflower garden that I grew from seed. Photographing over 100 plants, I hit upon some real beauties. There are plenty of other flowers from my Florida gardens. Come walk through my garden.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. --Winston Churchill

Kick-Off -- The very FIRST Shirt. OMG, please please please "Stop the Insanity" already!

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. --Oscar Wilde

#2 -- Life Interrupted! Imagine how social media can interrupt your life?

If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one. --Robert Cavett

#3 -- I've Lost My Mind! If I lost my mind -- you'd miss the real me!

Being in a good frame of mind helps keep one in the picture of health. --Author Unknown

#4 -- When Pigs Fly! Now wouldn't YOU want to know the story behind this one?

YOU -- woo hoo! When pigs fly my dear, look out below! --JaguarJulie

#5 -- I Am a Blonde! Pinch me -- because "I am a Blonde" -- I get a lot of those blonde jokes!

Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise. --Kathleen Turner

#6 -- Stuffed Cabbage Head! You are what you eat? I eat stuffed cabbage you know!

Heaven is under our feet, as well as over our heads. --Henry David Thoreau

#7 -- Trick or Treat! Don't you know that trick or treat is a social commentary of sorts?

Positive anything is better than negative thinking. --Elbert Hubbard

#8 -- Air Head Alert! Can JaguarJulie be self-deprecating?

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. --Buddha OH AND THIS ONE TOO: We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. --Author Unknown

#9 -- The Usual Suspects! WOW! It mysteriously disappeared.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. --Winston Churchill

#10 -- Too Hot to Handle! Sometimes that's hot and you're NOT and sometimes it's much too hot to handle!

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. --Hugh Downs

#23 -- Size Does Matter! Well, you will just have to read the lens to figure THIS out!

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog. --Dwight Eisenhower and/or Mark Twain

Dance, Love, Sing, Live ... Go ahead and just do it! I've saved SO MUCH MONEY on that counselor after all.
Go ahead and Laugh! 'Laugh your head off whilst you still have it!' --JaguarJulie

Express Yourself Here and NOW! Go ahead -- get a load off your chest if you like. “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” –Herm Albright could also be JaguarJulie!

Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yep, I can hear you now — biting your tongue? Oh come on — we both know that you’ve got IT in you. Been thumbing your nose at me have you? Oh oh oh, it’s NOT nice to fool with mother nature! Go ahead, I can take it — what does NOT kill me surely will make me a stronger person that you have to deal with!

Here are some books to help before you proceed! Can you hear me now?

1. ATTITUDE 101 - I picked this book because I dig John Maxwell as an author. His team player and leadership books are worthy reads. They say, "Attitude can make or break you and the people you lead."
2. Attitude Is Everything: Change Your Attitude... Change Your Life! - Oh gosh, haven't we heard that all our lives? You know that our attitudes are everything? This book is a self-help attitude book with 12 lessons.
3. Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life- The premise of this book is that "reconstructing your attitude" can and will "actually change your life." Wouldn't you want to know more about that?
4. Attitude is Everything Rev Ed: 10 Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action - The buzz on this author says, "In the world of professional speakers, Keith Harrell is making a difference." I was interested in his take on attitude as one of his clients, IBM, was a former employer of mine. 

History: Zazzle Attitude Shirts : Shirts with a Bit of an Attitude was originally created by JaguarJulie on Squidoo on September 15, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #4,560 overall. Lens #493 in the quest for Giant Squid 500 Club.