MIND OVER MATTER

Bird Lover-available on etsy here

Garden-available on etsy here

Guess I was in a bracelet kind of mood this weekend, and I can absolutely say I am in a spring kind of mood, permanently! I am craving green and flowers and spring, and that is what seems to be pouring out of my mind, into my hands, and onto the bead table. Bird Lover features a beautiful vintage sterling silver bird charm with an inspirational quote on the back. Garden features a gorgeous ceramic butterly focal by Nan of Spirit Rattles.

Hope everyones weekend was a great one. Remember we are one day closer to spring! Thanks for visiting!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway HERE!! You have till March 4th!

THANKFUL GIVEAWAY

These can be yours! These are beautiful deep peacock 10mm pearls, wrapped in sterling, and they dangle gorgeous citrine quartz briolettes, also wrapped in sterling.

It's giveaway time again. The fact is, it's been a real crappy 2 weeks around here, and it's about time this gets turned around and things start moving in the right direction, and I can't think of a better way to do it, then to give back to everyone who is always there for me. Sooooooo:

1. Leave a comment

2. Become a follower or let me know you are already.

3. "Like" me on facebook.

4. Blog about this giveaway with a link back.

5. Heart my etsy shop and tell me your fav item, I am always looking for feedback.

6. Spread the word on facebook.

Six possible chances to win! I'll draw a name on March 4th.

Thank you again for all your kindness, you help me to be able to keep creating things like this and I am forever grateful!

Oh, AND, 10% off everything in my etsy shop if you enter code 10OFFNOW!!

OLD ROSE AND DUSK

OLD ROSE-available here

DUSK-available here

Two more pairs for the shop. Here we have what I like to call the representation of the two faces of Sharon, vintage and pretty, and the rustic Sharon, a bit of bling among the subtle beauty of silver itself. I can't live without either!

It's been another rough week, as my tooth problem led to a huge antibiotic problem, and I landed up having to get the damned thing pulled anyway. Yes, I am so so so sick of this. I have lost at least 5 teeth over the past 8 years, and the others are mainly caps, and bridges. Is it connected to the autoimmune or vice versa? No one knows. I pray for an answer.

Okay, lets talk jewelry, that's a lot nicer! Thanks for letting me vent, your kind visits, and your friendship. Look for a giveaway in a day or two...it's time to give back to all you lovely people!

FINALLY

I am so happy , and honored and humbled to be published in the latest edition of Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine. I had submitted pieces about 6 months ago, and the issue arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, and I was just blown away. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would at some point be published in this beautiful publication, and together with all the other fantastic jewelry artists that are in the magazine also. I do not have adequate words, and my emotions are so overwhelmed right now, to tell you just how I feel. I have Christen Olivarez, my family, and every person on the blog who has stopped here at my little blog with encouragement to thank for this. I am grateful. My apologies for the photos here, since my scanner sucks, but pick up the magazine if you can, and see all the amazing pieces and artists that are all contributing in idea, creativity, and thought and to helping each other reach our goals....with each other they are all attainable.
On another note, my eyes are closing as I am on so many pain killers due to another nasty tooth problem, ever ongoing in this disease of mine also. Even my wonderful dentist came to his office and saw me today, on a Sunday, another reason why I am grateful.
Thank you all again for visiting, I am honored and so fortunate to have all of you as a part of my life.

WATER

available on etsy here.

I will never tire of this color, I am always drawn to it.....the color of the ocean, well, as close as it gets. Holding these stones and wearing earrings like this help me to feel a connection to the ocean, that incredible vast space of water that when I close my eyes takes me to another world, a world of calm, warmth, peace, rythm....goodness. It connects tiny me to this huge universe and makes me feel good, and I hope it does that for you too.

Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for all your visits, comments, friendship, and words of support....you help me everyday...I thank you all so much!

AS CLOSE AS IT IS GOING TO GET

I have fooled around with this blog long enough, and this is as close to getting this how I want it as I can. Lori from Waterstone sent me a link to a great tute about getting your photo to fit your header, but none of the things listed in her tut are listed in my html. I cannot find a size in the header section anywhere, and to verify I am not totally insane, my daughter spent time trying to help me out, and she couldn't find it either, and she rocks with computers. When I was in work I could go to template designer and change the colors of the fonts, at home I cannot get anything to work in the section, and there aren't any pictures of the templates, so I am wondering if this is a Mozilla problem, and maybe I need Internet Explorer, or maybe I really don't know what I am talking about! In any case, it is staying like this for a while, cause I am done wasting time when I want to make jewelry! I am still open to suggestions.

HELP!

Okay, I need help bad! I am trying to change this blog look, and I cannot get a photo to fit this header, does anyone know what I am doing wrong? I will be the first to admit, I suck with computers, and right at this moment I am despising it. I also cannot remember how to change the color of the fonts on the titles....2 years and I am going brain dead! Can anyone help this sorry soul? Yes, you can laugh at me if you want!!!