MOTHER'S DAY

For Mothers Day we took a nice ride in the country and stopped at a garden center that makes it's own hand made goat soaps, lotions, and,   wait for it.....FUDGE! Chocolate of any form is always a plus! 

We picked up some flowers too, I'm saving those photos for next time! But of course there were the goats. My photography skills with quickly moving goats aren't so great, but here they are....

Who doesn't love a goat , or a bunch of goats who love you! It was a fun day! 

Until next time, thanks so much for stopping by, I always love your comments!

BEAUTY

Recently, I received some beautiful handmade cards from the lovely and kind Suzy of Suziqu's Threadworks.  Suzy is a good friend and such a kind and generous soul to me, and I am so grateful to her for the lovely things she has sent me, but even more for her beautiful friendship. If you are not familiar with Suzy's incredible fiber and textile work, I strongly encourage you to visit her blog!

Amazing, amazing, amazing! I adore all the layers and detail, and the subject matter Suzy has chosen for me, birds and The Mother Mary, so close to my heart. I will treasure these works of art forever. Thank you Suzy! I love them so much!

OBSERVATIONS

While I have been spending a lot of time getting ready for a gallery showing, I spent some time in the yard today, with some precious hours of sunshine and mild temps, and had some fun with my camera. In the near future I hope to post some jewelry, and gifts from friends, but today it is observations in the yard! 

 

Iggy-the boss

Thanks for walking around my yard with me! I'll be back soon with new jewelry and hopefully new art! Hope your spring is bringing you some joy also!

PAPERS AND STONES

Another month gone by without a post, I am beginning to be a hopeless case! I have resigned myself to the fact that I will get to it when I get to it. That's it. Blogging without guilt! 

     I have been busy making jewelry and have done some more art journaling which is good for my soul. A girl needs to do something to lift her spirits in the midst of the cruelist winter ever!

    Hope you enjoy these pages......

 

and then I finished this

It's been a good couple of weeks! 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I always appreciate your comments!

HIBERNATING

It's been a month, and I don't have a very good excuse for not posting. I hate the winter, and I like to come home from work and get right under blankets because I have a cold problem with my hands and feet. It is so hard to get motivated. Eventually I can't sit still, so I get moving, and then it's late, and I get too tired to post. The truth. 

But here I am today. 

So here are some of the things I have been busy doing.

So, that's it!  There is a bit of collage work, (and I am really itching to do more), a lot of jewelry, and the beginning of teaching my self to make bezels and set stones! I am almost finished with it, I'll let you know what happens...fingers crossed!  Thanks for stopping by and not giving up on me totally!

Sharon

COLORFUL

            I enjoyed working on some colorful jewelry this weekend. The winter is getting to me already, the super cold temps and the grayness of the skies have me craving color! I have so many beads, and I just love the way they look when they are all laying next to each other on my bead table, randomly mixed.....serendipity.....bead love. And did I mention sari silk makes me crazy happy,  so I had a rush of color energy and I hope it brightens your day!

Thanks for visiting and taking a peek!

PEACE, LOVE, AND JOY

As promised , here is the rest of the post on Terri's Christmas gifts to me! I saved the best for last! Terri made me this exquisite necklace, Love, Peace and Joy. Terri teaches an online class called Soulful Adornment and she is a master at creating these soldered and resin filled pendants, and I am just googly eyed over them! I tried it, and was not so successful, she really has a great talent, and she tells such a beautiful story every time she makes these necklaces, every bead and stone is a magical meaning in the journey of the story! Each necklace is so personal. When I took the photos I did not have the proper lights set up, so please forgive me, but I think you will get the idea. I think you will enjoy and marvel!

I am so lucky! Thank you Terri! I love wearing this treasure and feel the love when I do! Terri also included this beautiful little vintage black beaded bag to hold the necklace....SWOON......

Thank you friends for sharing this post with me! We are off to the start of a new week, and I wish you all good energy and happy days! Thank you for visiting! Hugs!