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The Amazing Story of Mauvin, the Plumberry Bird!

The Amazing Story of Mauvin, the Plumberry Bird!

  The Amazing Story of Mauvin, the Plumberry Bird “Once upon a time there lived a Plumberry Bird who soared above the purple mountains of Violetta.  He was a happy little bird with a grape capacity for love.  His name was Mauvin.  Mauvin soared above […]

Plumeria, The Princess of Purple

Plumeria, The Princess of Purple

The Story of Plumeria, The Princess of Purple Oh I had such fun writing this that I decided to make it an audio and so as not to be outdone by anything I’d previously recorded, I thought I’d add sound effects.  This is my first […]

Pa Pa Purple Sheep

Pa Pa Purple Sheep

Here is another purple-ized story.  We now have three so far. Which one do you like best so far?  Pa Pa Purple Sheep Papa Purple sheep, have you any wool? Yes Good Grape Sir, three bags full! One in violet, one in plum, And one […]

Little Purple Riding Hood

Little Purple Riding Hood

Okay folks. Last week’s Purple-ized Story was the Itsy Purple Spider.  How do you like it as compared with this week’s Little Purple Riding Hood?   Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl whom everyone called Little Purple Riding Hood because she […]

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 […]