#AtoZChallenge - Industriousness and Proverbs 31

Industrious - working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent

13.  She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

We each have a gift and a responsibility to use that gift to make the world a better place.  We didn't sign a contract, and no one will come hunting us down if we don't, but think about it for a minute.  Go ahead.  I'll wait. ...

If we each make our own corners of the universe a little better by giving our best efforts, it also gets better for our friends and loved ones.  Even if the work we do does not affect people directly, it makes the big picture prettier to look at.

19.  She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

Some peoples' talents lie in the areas of arts and crafts.  I visit several blog link-ups each week where people share where their creative muses have been taking them.  Wow!  The efforts are somewhere in the area of inspiring and mind-blowing.  

I think there is something in the human psyche that drives us to create beauty with our hands.  It may be arts or crafts; it may be words or music; it may be a talent for organization of friendship - the list is endless.

SO, your mission today, should you choose to accept it is to go out and create something beautiful.  Inspire us in the comments with your ideas, past or present!

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(thanks to Jeremy @ Being Retro for the original button design, to dictionary.com for the definitions, and to picmonkey.com for the ability to customize the graphics.)

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Please join my friends at "Inspire Me Monday", hosted by Create With Joy.  I guarantee you will find inspiration!
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Here is the original picture of my polymer clay creation from my last "Wordless Wednesday" post:

And here is its evolution since then:

The gold and silver is from metallic powders brushed onto the unbaked clay.  The piece in the middle is a cane slice designed to look like agate that happened to match the color scheme of the project.  The little bits of color around the spokes are four different clay colors mixed with some translucent clay.  Each original ball was then separated into 3 balls and 25 pct of the original was marbled with its neighbor on either side and the mix placed between the two "primary" colors.  I hope that made sense.  
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What is feeding your creative soul today?  I'd love to hear!