Lime Lime Green

Until a few years ago, I had no idea that flowers in this lime green color actually existed.  It's so fresh and uplifting.  A friend came over to dinner the other night and came me these.  They're gorgeous, especially when the light shines through.

Happy Saturday - have a great last day of February!

Colors of the Ocean

Yesterday I felt like working with blues and greens and turquoises.  I got out all my supply boxes (and there are a lot) and started working on an asymmetrical necklace using all these colors plus sterling silver.  I had this lovely sterling silver square link that I've been waiting to use so I incorporated that into the design also.  I love the finished product as the colors are so fresh!

Verde!

With the close advent of spring, I thought I'd share some of my "green" pieces of jewelry with you.  I often wear green and seem to gravitate towards beads and supplies in every shade and hue of green!

Making Your Own Photographic Lightbox

When I first started selling my jewelry on Etsy, my photos were terrible. I was very proud of them until I started seeing other peoples' pics! I figured I was in bad need of a effective lightbox. Not wanting to spend a lot of money though, I decided to search the internet for instructions on how to make one. It ended up costing me about $50, including the lights, to make.

I bought some white soft board from a craft store, cut out "windows" in the side and top and then covered the windows with think white fabric. I bought clip on lights which I aim into these windows.

It isn't pretty but hey, it works and it was really cheap to make. If you make something similar remember to keep the bulbs at a safe distance from the fabric so it doesn't become a fire hazard!

Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!!!!!

It was my youngest son's 9th birthday yesterday.  He had a party last week, so yesterday was relatively quiet.  They skiied all day and then came home to a raclette meal.  For those of you who aren't familiar with raclette, it's a swiss cheese.  You slice it up and each person grills their own cheese which they then eat with potatoes, fresh bread, ham..whatever you like.  It's very social and lots of fun and the boys love it.

I made an ice cream cake by using vanilla and chocolate icecream and throwing in some crushed Skor bars and Malteasers.  What a sugar fix!  No junk food for me for the rest of this week.  I love the candles I put in the cake.  Can't remember where I bought them but they're so lovely and bright and burn for ages.

  

The Lemonade Award

Hooray, I won the Lemonade award!

http://southerngirlflorals.blogspot.com has given me the Lemonade Award!  Thank you!

Here are the rules:

1. Put the logo on your blogspot or post.

2. Nominate at least 5 - 10 blogs that show great gratitude and/or attitude.

3. be sure to list and link your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know they have received this award by leaving a comment on their blog.

5. Nominate your favourites and link to your post.

Here are my nominees:

1. http://kbyk.blogspot.com

2. http://madewithclayandlove.blogspot.com

3. http://rachellovespeace.blogspot.com

4. http://smilemonsters.blogspot.com

5. http://sewmuchdetail.blogspot.com

6. http://personaltreasures.blogspot.com

7. http://peaksboutique.wordpress.com

Jane

Dreaming of My Summer Garden

It's a bit dull outside but a lot of the snow has disappeared.  So has my snowshoeing, which I was really enjoying.  However, now I can see the earth in my garden and a few hardy plants have shot up some shoots.  So in anticipation of spring, here's some pics from my garden from last year!

Experimenting With Copper - Part 2

The other day I posted a copper bracelet that I was working on.  Well I finished it and here's a pic to prove as much.  I attached a small copper charm and a couple of vintage German glass beads that have a hint of copper in them.

My Nature Inspired Jewels

Two of my passions are gardening and jewelry.  Every now and then I take a look at recent items I've made and I realize that my love of nature is reflected in many of my jewelry pieces.  Here's a few.... 

Who Doesn't LOVE Smarties!

It was my younger son's birthday party today.  We had his friends over to play hockey outside, have lunch and of course, eat birthday cake.  I made a simple chocolate cake, poured melted chocolate with a little cream mixed (to stop it hardening too much) and then covered it in Smarties.  Of course, I ate some of those too! Yum!