Sunday, June 24, 2007

Busy Weekend!

Well....all the insanity started Friday evening...I bought a showcase slot on Etsy to get some more exposure so more people can see my work. Totally not ready for it at ALL! So, most of friday and saturday I sat in my little "office" beading away on anything I could think of that would be attractive enough to get people to come look in my Etsy shop and possibly buy something..anything

Came up with some things, but then I saw what everyone else was putting in the showcase *insert crying guy*Don't get me wrong, I love what I do and love what I create...but lets face it, I'm only a small fish in a huge pond!So here's what I came up with...keep in mind, I like to think outside the box :)



Whew!! So..that's done. Sunday rolls up and we have to get in groceries or risk starvation...which means after going to bed at 3 am (watching Deadliest Catch) we have to get back up at 9 am to hit the store before the church people come flocking in with their screaming kiddies (see why I only have dogs?) Groceries home and put away ...mostly...

Off to the Bead Gallery to take a class on wire wrapping Cabs!! YAY! I love learning new things ...specially when it involves some new jewelry for me to make!!I thought I would be quite rusty since it's been awhile since my last class, but most of us got done in about 1 hour. I'm a big turquoise junkie so I knew I had to do something with the big chunk I've been hanging onto for the last 6 months with no idea what to do with it...hey...it was pretty! Anywho, I digress...class went great and this is what I ended up with...


Not too shabby for my first and I've already got a custom order to make another *thumbs up Fonze*

So now I sit here bored ..too early to go to bed ...so I put together another bracelet :) I totally fell in LOVE with these colors and for anyone that knows me..I'm not a bright color person..I like the muted "earthy" colors..I do have to rethink this design though, cause it just isn't quite what I want..I think I'm going to have to make a seed bead loop with a button closure. I do really love the hill tribe silver snap colsure, but there is a gap next to that (the silver beads cover it, but it looks "off" to me) So back to the drawing board with this one...but almost....


Dinner tonight is nothing special..DH is having leftover Beer Beef Bolognese Parpadelle

Made it from this awesome recipe I found on another blog here > http://teczcape.blogspot.com/2007/05/parpadelle-with-homemade-ragu-sauce.html

It was wonderful, but omitted the beer since DH and I don't drink beer and it would just end up skunked in our fridge :) My lovely dinner is a frozen chicken breast stuffed with broccoli and cheese...not the healthiest, but I'm too tired to make anything tonight! Well..off to check my dinner...till next time, happy beading!

2 comments:

Mendy at Modern Charm said...

Wow, I love the colors in the bracelet! Your pendant is very nice, too!

Tracy said...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those bracelets--they are such fun! I am surprised by your use of color here ;o) That wire-wrapped cab is a dream come true--you did a super job on that, adn your first try yet! Glad you got a custom order already--won't be long, you'll be selling lots. We love beer, so DH would love this pasta recipe--must try. Happy Beading! :o)