Saturday, October 11, 2014

Happy Autumn, Welcome Fall!



Don't you just love the colder weather that comes with the changing of the season? The leaves are starting to turn and the smell of wood smoke is in the air.

I love the colors of fall, so it's no surprise that they keep showing up in my jewelry.


One of my necklaces was included in this great Etsy treasury, featuring Virginia artists.

Take a moment to check out these wonderful products.

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTY0OTE4N3wyNzI0MzQ0OTM5/awesome-autumn?index=0&ref=l2&atr_uid=
 
 
Leave me some comments and let me know how you incorporate the colors of the season into your creations, products, etc.

Friday, September 26, 2014

Home sweet home


We have a new home!

It is such a great feeling after a year of fixing, staging, showings, inspections, etc.

Granted, we've been here for about 3 months now, but it is truly feeling like home now.
Look at our brightly painted happy door? It's such a cheerful feeling to come home to that.

 
The kitties prefer the front door view from the inside out.
 
 

One of the best things about the house is that I get my own craft room. I no longer have to live in one corner of the living room. Now I get to spread out. Yay! In reality it just means more work mess to clean up. But hey, I have yet to see a creative person's work desk that was not utterly cluttered.

 

All my beading supplies have been sorted out and I get wonderful morning light through the window. Sunday mornings, while the kids are lingering in bed, is my favorite time to sit and play with my pearls and wires.

Besides the jewelry work, I have also spent a lot of time in the garden. I just finished putting in raised beds and was able to get the winter veggies planted before the nights got too cold and the days to short. With any luck, we'll have assorted greens and lettuce to munch on in a few weeks.
 

 
And my biggest house project so far has been painting the downstairs living room. We're going from a dark, wood paneled cave to a bright and happy playroom. If you've ever painted paneling you know how long it takes. Cleaning, hole filling, sanding, primer, prime again and then paint two layers. But the results are soo worth it. I can't wait to show off the finished room.
 
 
Okay, now back to work! and have fun!
 
M
 

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Boxes boxes everywhere ...

... and I can't find my stuff.

When I last left this blog I was dreaming of a cute white cape with a picket fence and sunflowers.

I've been REALLY busy trying to make that dream come true. More than half of our house is packed up and everything has been painted, patched and cleaned. There are new windows and new carpet and the house is gorgeous. It finally went to market early January! Yay!

Now we just need to find a buyer.


http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3605-Whitehouse-Rd_Chesterfield_VA_23834_M64224-89639?row=60

You know what else I need to find?

Everything!

In the haste to pack up the house for the real estate photos, I packed up everything that wasn't already in a drawer, including my beading supplies. My beads were nicely sorted into small boxes, then those boxes went into bigger boxes and a few ended up in even bigger boxes. You get the idea.

The other day I had to restring some pearls (they turned out beautiful, btw.) but it took me 30 minutes to find the right string, my tools, the bead board, etc. And its not just beading supplies. Everyday household tasks turn into treasure hunts. Kids! Help Mommy find the muffin pan! First one to find it gets an extra muffin!

Lets hope for a quick sale so that we can get moved into a new house before someone asks me to find the Easter decorations.