Christmas Angel Globes

You can count yourself blessed if you have been touched by an angel. There are heavenly angels and then there are earthly angels. From my earliest days in Catholic school I first learned about Heaven and heavenly angels. That set the stage for my jou...

This is the first instance on Squidoo that I've actually written about my Catholic upbringing in Cleveland, Ohio, and what an impact it had on my spiritual being. You see, it was the nuns and priests that I encountered in elementary and grade sch...

Art can be found all around us. Do you believe in heavenly angels? I believe in angels, in guardian angels. There are also angels on earth, earthly angels and Squid Angels. And, there are angels in art, the art of angels. As beauty is in the eye of...

Would you not agree? We live in a busy world that presents us with more than our share of life's challenges? Interacting on the internet can increase those challenges as we learn how to communicate effectively with others. Sometimes we might step...

My first introduction to the art of William-Adolphe Bouguereau was back in the 1980s in Cleveland, Ohio. We had taken a Sunday trip to The Cleveland Museum of Art. I saw this huge oil painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau of a mother and her childre...

Christmas is a time of year that evokes memories to last a lifetime. Christmas Angels have been a part of the Christmas tradition for many years.  Thank Heaven for Christmas Angels -- Art Posters, Figurines, Ornaments, Tree Toppers and Nativity...

Remembering Christmases past, I think of the beautiful Christmas Nativity Sets that the churches I attended would set up. They were usually very life-like, even larger than life, with straw and the manger. Today, you can captivate that memorable sett...

Christmas Snowglobes are the sweetest gifts to give and receive for the holidays!  Know someone who lives in the South?  Well, spread a little Christmas cheer with a snowglobe.  It's a bit of Christmas mixed with snow in a globe!&n...

Welcome to CloudWorks Angels where you can find some of the sweetest angelic gifts for your little angel. Or, maybe you are shopping for yourself? Well, blessings to you my dear and thanks for dropping by. CloudWorks Angels are some of the very sweet...

Growing up in Northeastern Ohio, we generally received a fruitcake each Christmas.  Personally, I don't mind a little bit of fruitcake during the holidays despite the fact that the fruitcake fell out of favor within the past few decades. I h...

What's a hot toddy?  It's basically a mixed drink that is served hot.  The ingredients can vary but usually include an alcohol to start like brandy, rum or whiskey; hot liquid such as water, cider, tea, coffee, cocoa; sweetener...

Growing up in our household, Christmas was a favorite time of year.  A childhood tradition was to first find the perfect tree. Our living room had the perfect picture window for showcasing our decorated tree.  Last, but not least ... came t...

Christmas time evokes such pleasant memories of bygone years spent celebrating with family and friends.  I remember those years of waiting down the basement of our Cleveland home, with my parents and grandparents, whilst Santa Claus deliver...

Eggnog is something that my family looks forward to each Christmas.  We like it so much that it's served at other holidays, as well.  What's great about this particular traditional drink is that you can "spruce" it up with...

Having a difficult time trying to decide what to gift your significant other, mother, father, son, daughter, best friend, or coworker? I've put together a great list of the best presents to gift as Christmas approaches, to help make your job a li...

Gifts that are under $25.00 could easily be referred to as stocking stuffers as they're affordable and could well fit into a stocking. The 'stocking stuffer' gift is a type of gift that is great for gifting anytime of the year -- not just...

Board games were extremely popular when I was growing up and they continue to be a standard in spite of all those electronic video games. I personally don't play video or online games, but love to reach for our Monopoly or Scrabble board games when w...