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GO confidently in the direction of your dreams....(even #crochet)

Awesome Crochet by Gena Renay: Gena Girl You're Awesome

Days 1 - 5 of the 30 Day "Made You Look #Crochet" Awe-A-Thon Challenge

reach up

grasp

stretch

got it!

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www.hookerchronicles.weebly.com

DAY 1

 

Model: QuianaNichol  

Photo:  Dean

DAY 2

Model:  *BF

Photo: moi

DAY 3

 Define your artsy style by indulging in the delicious treat of black and white beaded bliss, coupled with lace for that unexpected twist of sophisicated artistry, taking it to the next level.

Model: Mannie

Photo:  moi

DAY 4

 This is YOU personalized in crochet hauteness...

Model:  Julia

Photo:  Joypho Images

DAY 5

Black & white and AWE!D all ovah... 

Model:  Julia

Photo:  Joypho Images

 

*BodyForm, wink

Happy 4th!

Have a safe 4th...I'm chillin' with Hookie & Yarnie preparing for an upcoming event...
African American Graphics

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~ Emerson

Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises. ~ Leontyne Price

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. ~ Mignon McLaughlin

I never compete against the competition. The only one I compete against is myself, because one day I will beat the competition and then who will I compete against? ~ Billie Akauola

A young lady approached me in Walmart and exclaimed, "I just had to tell you, your hair is so beautiful!"

Some say the glass is half empty, some say the glass is half full, I say, are you going to drink that? ~ Lisa Claymen

Celebrate the FUNk! Day 19 of "Made You Look Bikini"

Check the previous post...here's the finished mistresspiece!!!

 

Go HOOK-HER!!!!

100% variegated cotton, silk flowers, beads, mirror bows

ooooh, what FUNk we're having ... from thread to a w.i.p.

100% cotton variegated, 1 side crochet  bra top ori~Gina~l concept, see the silk flowers, yarn, mirror bows...

oooh, watch it evolve....

The Knitting Drummer...

Pretty cool...

I love the editing job on this picture with my featured design....

Model:  Jenny Fer

Designer:  AWE!Some Crochet

Casting Call this Fri, July 3rd for July 11th's V-103 Car & Bike Show

Imperative Talent Management

Female & Male Models Needed   Promotional Job at V-103 Car and Bike Show     We are seeking beautiful female and male models to pass out promotional items at the V103 6th Annual Car & Bike Show Saturday, July 11, 2009 in Atlanta  from 1:00pm to 6:00pm   The official casting will be this Friday, July 3 @ Ova Da Edge 483 Edgewood Ave SE Atlanta, GA 30312-1836   10:00 pm sharp   For more details send in picture and contact number to info@imperativemgt.com     You will be paid the same day of promo!!!   Call 404-419-2123 if you have questions   Casting for All Models and Talent

AWE!Some Crochet in collaboration with Joypho Images

Come on, jump on in--the water's fine....

 

Summer Sizzler 2009:  A Hot Fusion of Models Partying Poolside!

 

www.SummerSizzler2009.com

Drop by often, constantly updating....

Doesn't the pool look so inviting?!

Thru the woods and to the lake to G-Hook's House we go-oooo, lol

It's a good thing to take rest-stops along the way...Even tho it is in the middle of the day, the hottest time, I can still walk in the woods, along the lake and mostly in the shade, all in my backyard.  "Never be afraid to sit awhile and think."  (I should have brought my crocheting along)

 

Yes, I Design for Males....

you do great work... my wife (Jenny Ferr) just shot in your stuff, amazing.
do you do any designs for males? -3D

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Crochet Male Sexy

Show Off Dat Stitch! Tshyro, Miss Africa 2007

Designed To Hook YA -- Ima~GINA~tive Ori~GINAtions in Motion

I purchased this 100% cotton yarn in the color "aqua ombre" and can't wait to "rock dat stitch"...keep a look out for its transformation, i.e., "material"ization stitch by stitch, row by row.

love and grow yourself...

"What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself."

-- Abraham H. Maslow

STOP AND PAY ATTENTION! Set an intention to be more aware. Become a watcher, of yourself and what’s around you. Develop the witness, the part of you that can step back from life and impartially observe how you react and think and feel. We learn so much about who we are!

"Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment."

-- Tao Te Ching

"The true profession of man is to find his way to himself."

-- Hermann Hesse

(from www.HigherAwareness.com)

Fashion Event tonight--private residence; send up "dem loopz" for moi

Internet @ home acting up so I had to head over to the pool and get in my blog entry--I really don't like skipping a day, especially when so many wonderful thAngs happened today...some are hush-hush until it materializes fully.  Anywho, 7:30am photo shoot went very well--the model is new to me but we kept in touch @ 65 messages back and forth on Model Mayhem plus a few phone convos before this day...The photographer I had worked with before but didn't know it until I saw him face to face today...He remembered me and I did think he looked familiar...

East Cobb Park in Marietta, GA was a delight to shoot in...

Model:  Jenny Fer

Photo: Meeeee Images, wink

~~~~ Oh, tonight I have a fashion showcase, "Haute Stitch" so let me get off this laptop and finish getting ready...

Young Michael Jackson

Who's Loving You?" Jackson 5

Crochet (kudos) does a body good...

 
"You too! Thanks for the friend return! I love your designs! They are so awesome. I am constantly inspired by you and your work! Hook on! Live Long!" ~ Laurie

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I love your style in this shot -- Jenny F.

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"Your crochet work is very exciting. Wish I had the bod to make and wear some of the things I saw.
Have a wonderful day. Live & Love in JOY and Drive Safely wherever you go.
S>"
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JULIA Photo: Joypho Images

Question Existing? has posted a comment on this photo:

THIS IS HOTTTT....I love it

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Dirty South Biker Boy has posted a comment on this photo:

Y'all look like real good!

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I Love Her!!!

Meeeeee!

     Choose to accept and become the person God has made you to be.  Tap into the oriGINAlity and creative genius of God in your life.  If you're not you, then who are you going to be?

Because...to break any paralysis in your life--2 words, "Do something!"

Is he straight pimping crochet?! Wait a minute, I'm The HHIC--Head Hooker In Charge, get off my corner, NOW

http://twitgoo.com/u/ginarenay

There was so much fun posting pictures on twitgoo....They ask, "What are you looking at?" Well, me and my work.....It is a constant reminder to do and embrace who and what you are!

Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might!!!

http://twitgoo.com/u/ginarenay

Live Your Own Life!

Live your own life

"We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead , what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people's expectations. The tongue of the original self is the language of the heart."

-- Julie Cameron

We are each unique beings with a unique path in life. If we wish to be fulfilled, we need to go to our own hearts for direction. We might regularly ask ourselves:

- "What do I really want to do?"

- "What brings me greatest happiness?"

- "How can I bring more of these into my life?"

Life wants us to go for what brings us most joy and meaning.

"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. ...I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing."

-- Oriah Mountain Dreamer

"Let me listen to me and not to them."

-- Gertrude Stein

"What you must dare is to be yourself."

-- Dag Hammarskjold

R.I.P. Michael Jackson...It's so hard to believe.... I'll miss you!

Moonwalk MTV Music Function

Inspiration (breathe into) -- Hook Forward = Action (breathe out, ahhhh)

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing.  Action always generates inspiration.  Inspiration seldom generates action.  ~Frank Tibolt


 

The skirt purchased on yesterday started this creative journey.  Actually, I was drawn to it while in the shop and thought of the model who is to wear it for an upcoming photo shoot.  I knew I would purchase a charteuse color.  Today @ Hobby Lobby I saw this lime ombre and had to have it--used my 40% coupon on that "bad boy", wink.  15 minutes earlier I was inthe Dollar Store and purchased lime silk flowers and ribbon trim....

 


An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.  ~Arnold Glasow

(I picked up these 2 green bangles on my errands today, too...I'm enjoying the way this plan is coming together...now, if I don't get distracted, again--my eyes have spied a wonderful combination of marroon yarn/lace/kente cloth, oh my!)  


Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.  ~Brendan Francis

Delicia, tell it and "hook 'em"

Delicia is sooo shy, wink Photo: Joypho Images DesignHer--ya already know, AWE!D GRYL G RENAY Fashions

I enjoy being hooked up in the head....makes me smile.

Mechachu has posted a comment on this photo:

Beautiful creation sis

(model:  Delicia....Photo:  Joypho Images)

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David Knox has posted a comment on this photo:

Excellent pose, great model. I would love to work with her, Gina.

(model:  Nikki...Photo:  Tim Brantley)

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Perfect ~Jr Mgt

 (model:  Julia...Photo:  Joypho Images)

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(model:  Delicia....Photo:  Joypho Images)

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hey love your stuff!!! very unique and different ~ Shatiel

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"girl, nice photo shoot. love the dresses and outfits. looks good :)"~Lisa

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NICE

Body:

I love the look Maybe Nice for a Shannon concert ;-). ~~Shannon

 

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Susan says, "Love your crochet work. I just connected with you on twitter and retweeted you. Hope it gets you a lot of new followers. Keep up the exciting work.
I LOVE to crochet (when I'm not helping women keep safer in and around our cars).
S>.".

Awe Loops Caught on Tape~~Julia!

Julia

Good day to you!

(I received the above animated image of quotes from one of my myspace friends--so timely--wanted to pass it on.  Thank you, Legend.)

 Model:  Chantal

Photo:  Joypho Images

DesignHer:  AWE!Dsome Crochet by GinaRenay

I rebraided my hair today complete with gold threads and cowrie shells...I'm going for a walk in the woods and around the lake to let the breeze blow thru my tresses, wink

Life: slow it down, watch it unfold....

Model:  Delicia

Photo:  Joypho Images

DesignHer:  Awe!Some Crochet

Fear and worry are like interest paid in advance on something you may never own. ~  John Mason

The word  worry is derived from an Anglo-Saxon term meaning "to strangle" or "to choke off".  There is no questioin that worry and fear do choke off the creative flow from God.  As we dwell on and worry about matters beyond our control, a negative effect begins to set in.  Too much analysis always leads to paralysis.  

"Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." Psalm 55:22

Never respond out of fear, and never fear to respond.  Action attacks fear; inaction reinforces it.  Take your fear and worry to the Lord, "casting all your care upon Him; for He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7)

~John Mason

work dat stitch, work dat stitch

 

love those colors...cool angle as well ~ Teesha

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ADE posted the following comments:

 

"nubianssssssssssss of de weaver...."

(models:  Delicia, Mercedez, Chantal)

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beautiful

(model:  Beautifull)

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goddess....work sis!!!

(me!)

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"dat's wha hot...yep in my poems of a future...with a old culture...folks dressed like dis every day ...love yo work sis"
 

(model:  Chantal)

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As long as I can recall, it is about connection--first to your God, self and others.  You must know thyself and thus grow thyself.  Walking and sharing in the gifts I have been given is crucial to rec'g more outpouring into and out of you, flowing in the refilling:  poured into to be poured out of.  So, thank you all for your wonderful support and words of encouragement as I walk this "hooked life" knowing that just because I reach the knot, it's not the end of the pattern....let it evolve and enWRAPture

Take and make time to play, even if it's with loopz....

I love your work! Very inspiring! From one artist to another! Happy to see another sista doing her thing! ~ Clarice

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Make time to play

"If we fail to nourish our souls, they wither, and without soul, life ceases to have meaning.... The creative process shrivels in the absence of continual dialogue with the soul. And creativity is what makes life worth living."

-- Marion Woodman

Stress, fear, negativity, too much to do and doing things for others at the expense of our own needs -- these all stifle our innate creativity. Relaxation, fun, meditation, and going after our dreams all get the creative juices flowing. Soul is always creative, always fresh and new.

How can you create more space in your life to allow the soul’s energy out to play?

"I learned... that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic, striving, but it comes to us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness."

-- Brenda Ueland

"I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of quiet life stimulates the creative mind."

-- Albert Einstein

www.higherawareness.com

Staying the Course...

Staying the Course
By BJ Gallagher

Our journey of life is about progress,
not perfection.
It's not about doing one thing
100% better -
it's a matter of doing 100 things,
1% better each day.

Progress is evolutionary
not revolutionary,
and most days we measure our progress
in inches,
not miles.

What matters most
is showing up for your life
whether you feel like it
or not.

Ask yourself,
"What two or three little things
can I do today
that would move me forward?"

You'll be amazed
at how much distance
you can cover
by taking it in increments.

The little things add up;
the inches turn to miles;
and we string together our efforts
like so many pearls.
Before long,
look what you have -
a whole strand!

Ah... beautiful.

www.hookerchronicles.weebly.com bikini awe-a-thon

Risin to the Top has posted a comment on this photo:

just beautiful

(model:  Sharianne, photo:  me)

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I had quite a resourceful day in the way of newly finished designs for 2morrow's photo shoot.  

 

I haven't been as diligent as I should with my 30-day "Made You Look Bikini" challenge only b/c I choose to post to that blog's site late @ night and it's soooo close to midnight at times that obviously it goes into another day.  So, since it is fresh on my mind, I will play catchup and post now....

 

whew, finally got caught up with 15 mins before midnite...DAY 4 of the 30-day "made you look bikini" challenge

 

DAY 5

 

black & White and AWE!d all OVAH

Loopz, Represent!!!

PHAT HOOK DIVALICIOUS

Playback!

I just get a kick seeing my fashions "in motion"--poetic strides, take a bow!

(models: Chantal, Mercedez)

Hook You Right~

that hat/headwrap. is wow lady. ~Baata O

 

(model:  Chantal)

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That dress is a beast. ~ Baata O

(model:  Chantal)

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hooking it up tight and right--whatever your hands find to do, do with all your might!!!!

 I crochet too. . . your pic is awesome!!! ~Jesse

(Model:  Chantal)

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Top Model with the cute skintone LOL hey thanks for the luv and friendship wow your style is definitely unique all right, wink. ~ Styles

Styles has posted a comment on this photo:

10 all day

(model:  Chantal)

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Styles has posted a comment on this photo:

oustanding

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Styles has posted a comment on this photo:

very cute your style is unique

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Too busy lookin beautiful to run da streets. ~ Barry

(model: meeeeee)

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Beautiful. ~ Barry

(model:  Chantal)

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Looking good Hook H(er) ~ Barry

(model:  meeeee)

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Jazzy girl! ~ Barry

(model:  Jazzmine)

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Stunning! ~ Barry

(model:  T'ReSay)

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I wanna get in on dat shoot!! plzzzz ~ Barry

(model:  D'Antionette)

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 WOWWWW!!!! Gina, U've done it again! ~ Barry

(model:  Nya)

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Runway Ready!! ~ Barry

(models:  Hassan, Cathy)

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chilling...

Risk.   Risk anything.   Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. K. Mansfield

Progress always involves risk.  You can't steal 2nd base and keep your foot on first. G. Wilcox

SWAGDELIC @ Stephenson Middle School--Fashion Matters Group 2009 Fashion Show

DesignHER GinaRenay, AWE!Some CROCHET

loving to see my designs photographed by various photographers....

 Flickr group page, bourbon street shoutout

Model:  Chantal

Photo:  Hawk Uprising

I love hookin' it up! crochet wip while I'm watching "Madea Goes To Jail"

work in progress:  orange sherbert, variegated ribbon of orange, green, purple, fuschia

bra top; I just had to stop and let you in on a design in the making...

I love it when you hook me, big papa

hello beautiful, how have you been?  Your talent is amazing.  Much love, blessings, and success.  from Eldridge

Models:  Delicia, Chantal

Photo:  Brad Mitchell

DesignHer:  Gina "AWE!D STITCHTRESS" Renay

30-day AWE-Hooker-A-Thon Crochet Bikini tops; follow me on my new website, Hooker Chronicles

MADE YOU LOOK BIKINIS!!!!

www.hookerchronicles.weebly.com

I started a new blog at the above website and hope to hang in there for 30 days hooking up crochet bikini tops. 

The site is still a work in progress....

MODEL:  QuianaNichol

PHOTO:  Dean Witter

Be here now...

"This moment is the moment of reality, of union, of truth. Nothing needs to be done to it or to you for this to be so. Nothing needs to be avoided, transcended, or found for it to be so."  -- Da Avabhasa

Works in progress...

I picked up these buttons--can't wait to use them.

 

orange beaded, fabric heart trim.... 

And this was just for fun!

Those are pens...Those would be great as gifts too.

Good morning; word to the wise...

Proverbs 13:20

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Model:  Delicia

Photo:  Shanti G

You are the company you keep. This well-known saying is just a short and weak version of Solomon's warning. No matter how wise you are, foolish friends will bring you trouble. But also, no matter how foolish you are, wise friends will teach you wisdom.

What a simple rule for wisdom and life! Dear reader, reject fools and choose wise men as your friends, and you will grow in wisdom and avoid much trouble in life. Even athletes use superior competition to bring out their best, though it may mean losing regularly.

Is it easy to make this choice? No. Your heart will lie that you are strong enough to resist foolish friends, and you may face the hard fact that some of your better friends are fools.

The Bible declares, “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners” (I Cor 15:33). The warning of deception is to save you, as many think friends are not dangerous. But if you allow an evil input in your life, you will certainly lose your good manners.

Fools cannot be real friends to a child of God. It is impossible, for they are incompatible by nature. They have nothing of value to offer. Ignore feelings or past history, and cut off your foolish friends. What is a fool? They do not fear God (1:7; Rom 16:17-18)?

David separated from the ungodly and fools (Psalm 1:1; 101:1-8; 119:115), and he chose companions of those who feared God (Psalm 119:63,79). Did he have good friends? His relationship with Jonathan was wonderful (I Sam 18:1-4; 20:16-17; 23:16; II Sam 1:26).

Child training includes monitoring friends, for peer pressure is one of the greatest threats to children and youth. Many noble parents make large schooling decisions to protect their children, but fail to monitor friends from church, relatives, sports, and the neighborhood.

Godly men are lovers of good men, so you must learn to discriminate wisely (Titus 1:8). Since men can be easily ranked on a scale of virtue and wisdom, wise men will move toward those on the top of the scale, even among a church’s membership.

How far should you flee fools? Very far! Go not in the way with them (1:15; 4:15; 9:6), and have no fellowship with them (Eph 5:11-12)! Your soul is at stake, dear reader.

Wisdom starts by fearing the Lord, which must be the first trait you seek. A good church can and should provide most or all of such friends (Heb 3:12-13; 10:23-25; II Pet 1:1).

thinking of a new website....have to get a name and start looping for 30 days....

 

eSAY HookHER--show you right...

 Model:  GinaRenay

Photo:  ReMARKable Photos

Found this image of my styling on model mayhem--a photographer's page

Model:  Kenneatha

Photo:  Joypho Images 

This is the whole outfit:

Model: Jade

Check out my friend, Renee!

My model friend, Renee, is in this video--proud of her!

Atlanta Personal Trainer and Founder of Body Design, Corey Ritter, demostrates the best exercises to tone those glutes! Check it out! thefitnessfactor.com