Just checkin in...

Sorry it has been soooo long... been working on a few things and busy with summer, kids, new doggie, etc...

This is Happy... we adopted her from the Pasadena Humane Society end of June. She is lying outside Michael's door waiting for him to get up... that pink thing was a bear, but is now a poor chewed up piece of pink... Happy likes to get all the stuffing out... she doesn't eat it just likes to de-stuff... We had to have some rules regarding the couch pillows. Happy is a Weiner-Beagle we are pretty sure. She loves to go to the dog park but gets nervous if too many dogs are saying hello at the same time.

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Went to a few bead shows....

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Took some classes at Farrin O'Connor Design Studio in Pasadena... http://www.farrinoconnordesign.com/

Signed up for some more....

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Bought some wireworking books... Bead on a Wire by Sharilynn Miller and pre-ordered her book Contemporary Copper Jewelry...

This book is fabulous... order it here...

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Copper-Jewelry-Step-Step/dp/1596681438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251157199&sr=1-1

read her blog here...

http://wirejewelrylessons.blogspot.com/

Learned some new techniques from Bead on a Wire...

How to wire wrap wire

How to make my own links....

like these heart links...

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Been working on a new special ordered cuff...

Bought these Lasso Hoop Earwires from my friend Rocki at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6033823 and made these fun earrings... those are also her Swirl Headpins...
Made these fun earrings with Lava Beads and... Rocki's Interchangeable Copper Spiral Hoops then made a necklace to go with...

WOW !!! Great Contest... Giveaway...

I saw this great giveaway cross posted on Tracey N.'s blog Thanks Tracey !!

Go check out this blog and sign up to follow. She is doing a great giveaway... whoever wins will be lucky indeed... Good Luck all... Hurry ends tomorrow Friday !!! Check out her Channeling Morticia necklace...

Deb

http://silverparrotdesigns.blogspot.com/

Happy Mother's Day !!!

Just want to wish all my gals a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY !!! Enjoy your special day and take some time for yourself... As for me, my kids are cleaning the whole house and taking me out for a meal... I'll let you know how that turned out... LOL

Love, Deb

PS... this beautiful orchid pic was sent to me by my friend Barb who lives way up northern Cali and her orchids are loving the moisture in the air... Thanks B !!!

Want to share something with you...

This is a really important EFT event... so much so that when they went live yesterday at 5pm my time, over 40,000 people were trying to access at the same time... the servers really took a hit. I got an email today saying that there is still time to register and it is still free... AND they have fixed the problems... so if this is something you are interested in finding out about go check it out.

Deb



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This nine day event begins on Monday, April 20th –– Starting in the evenings, with 2 major presenters a day, you listen to any presenter any time within the next 24 hours at no charge…
You can still attend this event without charge if you REGISTER NOW !

Belt Buckle # 2

This was actually done quite a while ago, just never attached to the buckle blank... Thanks for looking...

I am in the process of moving... We got the opportunity to move into a (very) little 2 bedroom house in Pasadena. I could just walk out the gate at the back of work property into my new driveway... LOL Is that a good thing??? It has a little yard and my son is envisioning partys!! my daughter is looking on-line for puppies... !! Hopefully this will all get done this weekend and it goes off without a hitch...

Have a great day !!!

Love, Deb

My Cuff is Done !!!! Finally !!!! Sigh...

Well.... I have finally finished my first bead embroidered cuff... I took a class at San Gabriel Bead Co... using a gift certificate that my friend Donna gave me for Christmas... and for a 6 hour class all I had done at the end was the I attached the focal cabochon and one side of the fanning nibblets around it... That is because my cab was a good size and you are bezeling 2 beads at a time on that first round... I used a chrysocolla cab for my focal and on the sides, also pyrite cabs, turquoise, coral and lots of black beads all shapes and sizes... Anyways... In whatever time I had free (when I was in the mood) I worked diligently at this and it really was fun... I love how it turned out and it is nothing like what I originally planned... So for the future I will do earrings and a pendant (I already have the cabochon for that! ) But first I have some catching up to do... Donna wants me to change the length of her necklace and I need to restring some puka shells for her (since last May shhh)... And fix 2 broken bracelets...

Thanks for looking and comments are appreciated...

I just finished this bracelet for a friend... my BBF best beady friend Carol... http://beadsandbirds.blogspot.com/ and have to get that in the mail soon... :-) This pattern is designed by Christina of Good Quill Hunting http://www.goodquillhunting.com/ who is also my good beady friend... Anyway the bracelet is called Ice Bracelet and you can get it from her etsy shop where she also has the pattern I do believe..... http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6005454

Christina is my beading idol... She does the most exquisite work and is always encouraging me to try something new... So Thanks Christina !!!

Snow in my cactus ?!

This is what I woke up to the other day... snow (just a dusting really) on my back patio, the roofs of houses on the way taking Missy to school... It didn't last of course.... Then the next day... 70 degrees again.. What wierd weather we are having... I really feel for those who have lost power due to the storms and am praying for them.

Have a great day everyone...