getting back to basics...

I love the look of this combination.

Fresh water pearls, garnets and only one lampwork bead. I call it my beer bottle beach glass heart bead. Laura because she's such a good girl calls it rootbeer bottle beach glass...okay... that works too.

It's almost time to give something away...

in the shape of a heart

since I don't have the time to go look for beach glass, I thought i'd make my own.

random acts of Anklets

This one is my new favorite. (the black one)

I wear an anklet almost year round and I rarely take them off.

I swim with them, shower and sleep with them.

oh, what a beautiful day...

I made beads in the morning then sat in the backyard and made this bracelet in the afternoon.

life and Life...

I've been published!

Wow! what a blessing!

Check out the June issue of Belle Amoire Jewelry magazine

O.c

when I was a little girl I used to go to the dime store not far from my house and I would look at all the stuff.

Makeup, brooches, embroidered hankies, perfume, toys, candy...

I remember there were 2 brooches I was particularly interested in. One was a swan with rhinestones on the body and the other was this orange dude.

I remember going back again and again until I had enough money to buy one and the decision was a tough one.

I think I made the right decision.

This one definitely fits my personality the best.

I can't believe I still have this funny little dude!

'treasure'

Okay, so, I finally got my Etsy shop rolling (kind of) My friends keep encouraging me to get going and I appreciate it.

I'm just a butt dragger at heart!

Anyhow, now that I have a few things in my shop I want to show off the newest beach 'treasure' bracelet I just finished for a gal in Colorado and it'll be in the mail by Thursday.

I gotta make myself one of these! actually, I had one and I sold it off my wrist!

My friend Laura has one of these and every time she wears it she sells one! Yay Laura! I love it when that happens!!

garden party

finally, I've opened an account with etsy. Yay! now I just need to add some stuff to my online store =) click here to go to my new store.

Simple things

naked lady continued...

I just can't let it go...






I've remade the naked lady bead so that the silver head pin doesn't come out of her bottom.

I think it's a little nicer, not that I meant anything by the previous beads, they just needed a little 'adjusting'.

Okay, okay, so this might be easier on the eyes then the last post !