Valentines Day

Here's a few shots of the family with my niece's new puppy. He's just the cutest little thing I've ever seen, but then again, puppies are always cute.

Busy Weekend

So, yesterday we went on an exotic excursion off the island to thrift - find cool used stuff at second hand and vintage clothing stores. The hubster made out like a bandit. He found an amazing grey wool coat at the Antique Mall in Fremont; a cool grey vest at a vintage clothing store, also in Fremont; and a real neat black pinstriped shirt at Buffalo Exchange in Ballard. We were able to find all of these great stores thanks to a fellow blogger, Dottie Angel. She so kindly answered my email request for names of thrift stores in the greater Seattle area. She has a wonderful blog you should check out sometime. You can find a link to her website to the left if you are interested.

No jewelry making of any kind went on this weekend due to the urgency of finding the above-mentioned pieces of attire for hubbie's Mystery Weekend costume. His character has changed and thus the costume change. He's been Hershel Barr for the last four years now. His new alias is Al Betseroff. Being a reformed gambler, it was imperative that he have a new, cleaner image.



Langley's Mystery Weekend is in its 26th year of production. If you want to have a weekend of good clean fun, come visit us on February 27th and 28th in downtown Langley. I, unfortunately, will not be participating this year. A much needed educational opportunity has come up and I will be unable to play Al's wife this year. As far as I know, he has a new wife this year.

Today was picture day for the cast. So, here's a sneak peek at some of the usual suspects...









If you want to know more, just visit the Langley Chamber of Commerce's website.

Eagle in Flight

This is probably one of the worst photos I've taken, but it couldn't be helped. Steven and I were sitting in the office surfing the net when I saw a BIG bird fly in front of the window. It started to land when I realized that it was a bald eagle. It came to check out our pond. I quickly changed lenses and tip toed into the living room. I didn't even have time to change the settings on my camera or compose the shot. It knew I was there instantly...



You can't see its head because of the divider between our windows. That was too bad. It wouldn't have been half bad if that weren't there.

My New Favorite Photographer

I don't know who he or she is... More research is required! But, http://bomobob.blogspot.com/ is my newest favorite photographer I've found on Etsy to date (www.bomobob.etsy.com). You can find some wonderful photography that brings you back in time and around the world... Check it out!

New Items for Shop

I have this thing for old buttons... It's not like I have a ton of them, and they are all mostly white, but I've been hording them for years, trying to come up with something to do with them. Well, voila! Button and bead bracelets!!!

This was the first one:



Last night I made another, plus two bead only bracelets. They'll be on my Etsy shop this evening...

Still Working on Garage

Am I the only one in the world that can't cook until the kitchen is completely clean? The same thing goes for creating at my make-shift jewelers bench in the garage. It's no fun jumping over various obstacles, weaving in and out of sheets of plywood to get from the house to the bench. Last weekend I ran in and out, in and out. Every time I sat down there was something out in the garage that I needed. Every time I went to my bench there was something in the house that I needed. The universe is simply testing my patience. Creativity would flow so much more smoothly if I only had one place to create...

Half of the shelves are up in the garage. We gave ourselves a break yesterday to go to town for a movie. We had three rides left on our ferry pass - don't want to waste that! We saw "Leap Year." It was good, a bit predictable, but a nice twist on the usual romantic comedy. The scenery was absolutely awe inspiring. I knew Ireland was a bit rocky, but I'd never seen so many rocks in my life... My kind of place.

Earrings Sold to Benefit Haiti

I just sold my first pair of earrings on the Hearts for Haiti Etsy shop!!! Way to go Erin! Thanks for your help!!!!!