Christmas Follies 2008

A visit with the Mr. and Mrs.

A shy shepherd herding the flock

An angel in the wings, a composed narrator and a floating friend

Radiant angel

The ultimate Gingerbread House - A Family Tradition

2008 Review Continued

Growth

Fun

Old Friends

Family

New Adventures Inspired by Old Loves

Swim Teams

New Places

Giggles and Laughter

Drums and Dancing

and... Mosquito Bites

We will not miss you 2008. We shall look back fondly on all the opportunities we seized, the adventures we went on and the growth we accomplished! We embrace 2009...who knows what it will bring!

The first showing

I was prepping for an Artisan show to be held at the end of November, when a friend of mine invited me to be at a Harvest Festival today. I was so stressed, and freaking OUT about all of it, but I got it done. This is what I came up with in 2 weeks. The display is not the best, but it'll get much better by 11/29. I did have a wonderful response to all of it and sold 4 SIGNIFICANT pieces, which happened to be the priciest!

Kelly green sea glass coupled with natural amethyst on nylon coated steel cord with sterling silver clasp.

Gold beads, natural lapis lazuli, amber sea glass, cobalt sea glass on nylon coated steel cord and gold lobster clasp.

Cornflower blue sea glass with sterling silver bail and soft blue sea glass on simple sterling silver bail.

AND, look for my etsy shop coming soon!

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To the Lab, Igor!

Lab??? I thought that was my laundry room! Oh, wait, it is my laundry room!I've taken over any extra space I may have had to pile clean and/or dirty clothes in here so I could be near the sink and electricity - scary - at the same time!

Above, the round container holds water and a piece of wood - all the glass has to be drilled on slow speed, under water so the bit (diamond) does not overheat and break. This is where I've been spending my time lately...thank goodness I have some good tunes loaded on the ipod! And, back to the lab I go!

Here's ONE ...

I'm working like crazy, but only got a pic of this one so far - whatcha tink???

Creative Chaos

Thanks to some AMAZING encouragement from a certain someone, I've jumped off the deep end ...gearing up for a women's artisan show (I will be a vendor) in November and our church's Harvest Festival (also a vendor)! I'm aiming for using as many recycled or all natural products as possible. The fabric that I've begun weaving in with the vines is 100% cotton.

Above and below are works in progress...all stemming from the war I waged on the Wisteria vines invading my yard.

I'm making fairy wreaths (hair wreaths) and other things as they pop into my head.

Sorting of the sandglass for jewelry while patiently awaiting the supplies. The new necklaces, bracelets, earrings I will be making are of a much higher quality than the previous ones - made with sterling silver and gold as well as leather, etc.

I've taught myself how to braid leather to enhance the pieces. Buying the leather already braided was a bit cost prohibitive, but it had such a nice look to it. So, thanks to my darlin' honey who just happened to have the above book...I started practicing.

Practice piece with silk cord - this is a round braid.