a tree in winter.

This post is rather late, seeing that my birthday was over a month ago, and we’re on the verge of spring, but I really wanted to share this necklace, so… Last year when I turned 40 I decided to buy myself a gift (or gifts) and I ended up buying a few pieces of jewelry [...]

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guess i’m way beyond the pale.

a gift in time I did manage to finish my brother-in-law’s bracelet in time. It turned out very nicely, and more importantly, he liked it. Of course I forgot to scan it though. But he has to give it back to me to adjust the length (it’s a bit too long), so I’ll scan it [...]

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i wish i had a river.

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and Hanukkah (for those who celebrate them, anyway). Mine were wonderful – I am blessed with a loving, fun, and generous family. My husband gave me some very cool gourmet chocolates by MarieBelle. Each chocolate is handcrafted from the finest natural ingredients, and the top of each delectable [...]

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thank goodness for overnight shipping.

The most wonderful news! My two Marie Antoinette canvases have been selected to appear in Stampington’s special MA publication! I’m very happy and excited. So that $20 it cost to send them overnight has turned out to be money well-spent. The publication is due to come out on April 1. On the Christmas gift-making front, [...]

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however, i was disappointed in the margins.

Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little. – Edna Ferber I found this great book, Organize Now! by Jennifer Ford Berry in Joann’s a few weeks ago, and within ten seconds of skimming through it knew I absolutely had to have it. It wasn’t in my budget at the time, but [...]

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i think you should be sitting.

I’ve been reading Beadwork August/September 2007 (I’m just a little behind on this magazine!). The master class article in this issue is by Marcia DeCoster. She discusses her “concept of small component design” – creating beaded components which can then be sewn together in different ways to form pieces of jewelry. I love this idea [...]

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i have your photograph.

This is a picture frame that was intended as a Christmas gift for someone. Due to a lack of foresight and poor time management skills, it was not finished in time. It is still unfinished at this moment. It started as a plain frame that I purchased at AC Moore. I then covered it with [...]

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