Handpainted Ladies And Lads...

Hello all my fellow jewelry lovers! I have created some new jewels this week that feature some exquisite antique handpainted portrait pendants...here's a little preview of what's coming to my shop this afternoon...

Come see more pictures of these new/old pieces in my shop this afternoon.

image courtesy of: allamericanhealthcare.net

Thank you to all who have served our country and to all who still serve!!! 

Happy Memorial Day!

Mountain Run...

Just getting back in from a quick trip to the mountains...had to check on a few things and do a bit of summer maintenance on our happy place. I never knew how much work a little 'chalet' in the woods could be!

We did get to enjoy some really lovely weather in between the tasks we had before us....

The picture and arrow below (taken from the highway in the valley below us) shows how hard we are nestled into the side of the mountain and it's dense tree line. We are up about 3500 feet elevation.

The hot tub was one of the projects on the agenda...and wow this thing is a lot of up keep...after the fix, we thought we would take a dip and enjoy our hard earned effort to get it back up and running!

...I've also finished some earrings for this week's shop listings...

These will be available in my Etsy shop later today! 

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Patriotic Pieces...

 Managed to get a few pieces finished this week even though a few hurdles got in my path...and by that I mean the 'always fun' computer meltdown and the very scary occurrence of a sick little fur baby.

The new pieces this week are gonna be some great "go to" jewels for all of your presidential election celebrations and parties, and they are just great all around pieces for the inner "Patriot" that resides in us all!

... I will be listing these early Sunday as I have to scoot out of town at the beginning of the week 

 for just a few days.

So come join me early Sunday morning to see more pictures of them. 

Happy weekend everyone!

Mother's Day Shop Sale...

Happy Mother's Day to you all!!!!

 Whether you are a mother or not, come celebrate with me today in my Etsy shop, as I am offering a storewide sale of 15% off and free shipping (as always) for all domestic shipping. Some good deals are to be had, and some new pieces will be there too. Here's a sneak peek at what I'm bringing to the roundup today....

Have a wonderful and happy day everyone....

See you this afternoon over at the shop!

This Past Week...

Had a wonderful week this past week having lunch with the 'families'.... and by that I mean my family and this cute little goose family that lives on the bay by the restaurant we had lunch in. These mama geese had tons of little ones with them, they're hard to see but most of them are floating off in the waves. And those mama geese were very protective of there babies....didn't even think about getting any closer than this!

My mom and my sister having lunch and celebrating my mom's retirement from 30 years in a hard labor camp, and by that, I mean, WalMart...

I also got to work in my flower garden this past week....

...and I couldn't help but notice that my roses are 'kickin' bootie' this year!!!

...I've had this same rose bush in my flower bed for many years, but this is the first year I've had this many beautiful, velvety blooms on it...

I was also able to try our neighborhood's newest pizzeria. They specialize in New York style pizza, which I am totally crazy about.....So Good!!!

I really loved the pizzeria's cool urban decor... Check out those light fixtures though!!!!

...And I have some new pieces finished up with lots of antique beaded cut steel elements...

All of these new pieces will be in my Etsy shop later this afternoon. 

Hope you all had a lovely past week too!!!