Month: March 2012

New Purple Project Series: Purple-ized Story Videos

New Purple Project Series: Purple-ized Story Videos

When I first started this blog, I spent a year on The Purple Project where I turned ordinary UNpurple things into grape things.   I did some with purple dye, some with sewing, some with buttons, some with applique and some with paints.  Now begins a […]

In Other Grape News…

In Other Grape News…

My life is getting very busy these days.  Last week I actually counted how many items I write per month at my “day job” over at Art of Eloquence.com and I shocked myself grapely.  Including blog posts, newsletters, various articles, free gifts for my subsribers, […]

The Purple Song

The Purple Song

Found two different versions of The Purple Song.  Enjoy and have a GRAPE day!

Baby squirrel gets purple cast

Baby squirrel gets purple cast

Found this article online that reported how this baby squirrel named, Violet.  The article reports that… “Violet fell to ground when a couple unknowingly trimmed the tree branch that was holding her nest.” The rescue workers at the Wildlife Aid Foundation bandaged her up in, you […]

What is It? 3/12

What is It? 3/12

What is it? This is the time of the week where I post a picture and you guess what purple item it is.  It could be a bird’s eye view as it was the first week or it could be a picture of only a […]

Purple Birthday Cake Recipe

Purple Birthday Cake Recipe

I posted a picture of this cake on our Facebook page a while back.  While going through my daily Purple Google eLerts, I found the recipe!  The recipe says it “uses a special purple food coloring that comes in a soft gel paste (available on Amazon). It […]

“Paint the Town Purple” Cancer Awareness

“Paint the Town Purple” Cancer Awareness

February 26th was Paint the Town Purple day in Fallbrook, California to promote cancer awareness.  According to an article in the Village News: “According to the California Department of Public Health, more than 144,800 California residents will be diagnosed with cancer this year and more […]

What is it? March 5, 2012

What is it? March 5, 2012

What is it? This is the time of the week where I post a picture and you guess what purple item it is.  It could be a bird’s eye view as it was the first week or it could be a picture of only a […]

Name a purple Dr. Seuss Character

Name a purple Dr. Seuss Character

Today is the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Seuss.  Today is also the day that a new Dr. Seuss movie comes out, The Lorax. I thought we’d celebrate Dr. Seuss with some grape fun this Friday. Dr. Seuss books have had a long list […]