Easter is so Near, and Maybe Spring, too? Rambling Thoughts! Pink

 So, I made myself this funky necklace for Easter!  I used all polymer clay components.  Handmade, of course!

Here's another view.  It does remind me of the spring we'd love to be having here in Minnesota now!  Sigh!  Soon, I hope!

And this necklace goes with my newly
PINKED
up
Hair!

I want to be ready for Easter!

And when I showed this bead off on Facebook, someone commented that it matched my hair!


YES!!!

Now, I'm really ready for Easter!

Good news, the floor, getting caught up - This That and the Other

The new floor will be finished tomorrow!!!!!!

I got started on getting caught up with my earrings.

These are the ones I made with my polymer clay components.

At Sharon's suggestion, I added beads!

I like this so much better!

I can hardly wait for a patina to develop!!

Good News!!!

I. LOST. 7. POUNDS!

Yahooooooooooo!

This That and the Other

Bits and Pieces of News!

1) Still loving that beaded kumihimo.
This is my latest bracelet.  I am now in the process of stringing a necklace.  It will be my first!!!  I can hardly wait to wear it!!

2) I'm having a drawing on my Face book page.  To enter, all you have to do is "like" my FB page and leave a comment under the item you would like to win.  Oh, yes, it's two items that I will be giving away.
Here's the link to my FB page. 
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosebuds-Lampwork-Beads/152068214814970

Here's what I'm giving away.

One of a kind lemon blue shards.  These will never be repeated.

Good for lampworking!

This little mini set with a bird!!

Get on over there!

If I remember, I am drawing the winners names' on Sunday night!!!

Otherwise, it will be soon after!!!

:)

This, That and the Other in My Etsy Store

This shell is one of my favorites!

It's new to my store.

Do you like it?

Here's where you can find it.

(This)

I never thought I'd like this set!

The colors just aren't my usual ones!

What do you think?

Here's where you can find it!

(That)

This is ORGANIC!

I love it!

What do you think?

Here's where you can find it!

(The Other)

Now, back to our regular programing!!

So, What's New? This That and the Other

If you read  Friday's Post,

then you already know this.

See this magazine?

Turn to page 14.

 

Yup!  Those are my headpins!!!!

Thanks, Pam!

I also learned to make hoop style earrings!

I've been trying to make hoops for several years!

I've been hoop impaired.

Today, it worked!

Not bad for a good week, is it?

I Heart Macro! - This, That, and the Other!

I Heart Macro!

Eggs and Bacon

Breakfast on a Dime

A visitor

Let sleeping dogs lie

I Heart Macro!

I Heart Macro! - This, That, and the Other!

I HEART MACRO!

Outside, the sun is HOT and the air is STEAMY.

Notice the reflection to the upper right of the sun.

An outside garden has erupted into a vision of fungus!

Truly beautiful!

Summer is maturing, and the thistle is beginning to bloom.

A leaf has become lace, destroyed by an unseen enemy, but the resulting skeleton, is a piece of lace.

Inside, Walter the ever curious cat, inspects the fabric from my photo tent.

All is well in the world right now.

Happy Valentine's Day and the Challenge

Happy Valentine's Day!

I wish you and your soul mate a very precious day of love!!!!

To my children, I love you both!

To all of our family and friends,
we love you, too!




The Challenge

As you know, Deb Batten, aka FireBird Flame Work and I, challenge ourselves each month to extend our creative souls and try a new skill or work to enhance those we already have.

Last month, the challenge was Bead %$#%%^****(())) Kumihimo. Certainly not a good one for me. However, we continue, although a bit late this month, to pursue a further development of our creative souls. This month, and this was Deb's idea, especially since it's my fault we are running late, we are challenging ourselves to work on copper, but wait, it's not just that. The name of our challenge this month is:
Color Me Copper.

So, what will be doing? Deb and I will be challenging ourselves to work with different ways to patina copper. I'm sure looking forward to this one! We will do the reveal at the end of the month, so stay tuned. You can also check out Deb's blog for her side of the story!

This, That, and The Other

Item #1
Save the date for the next
Bead Soup Blog Party.

Item #2
If you're going to be in the St. Peter, Minnesota, today,
I will be at the St. Peter Holiday Fair,
sponsored by the St. Peter Art Center,
of which I am a proud member.
Be sure to stop by for a visit!
There will lots of great artists there!
You'll be able to finish your Christmas shopping early.

Item #3
I'm having a THANK YOU give away on my Facebook "like me" page.
Check it out here.
All you have to do is leave a comment on my "like me" page!
Go for it!
Well, that's all for now.
Stay tuned!

This, That, and The Other

Look what Nicki, from Nicki's Reef did with my headpins! What a great idea! She's got a blog, too. Be sure to visit her blog, too.
















I'm participating in a jewelry swap. Check out Lori Anderson's blog to learn more about this. This is the jewelry I received from Stacy M. Curry. I can hardly wait to get started on this exchange! The reveal will be November 17th. Stay tuned. This is going to be fun!














I've been gone a week, and look what came in the mail! I won this gorgeous necklace from Julsbeads giveaway to pay it forward! Thank you, Juls! Now, I have to find something to pay it forward, and once I get organized again, I will pay it forward!














This was also in the mail! Nikki of NLC Beads had a sale in her Etsy store. I bought this alien. Isn't it great? I love him!

















All right, I'm tired. See you later! More to follow later.

Etsy Sale - 9 Items to remember 2009

It's late, but I wanted to let you know about the sale I'm having in my Etsy store.














How about this Ancient Heart? The bead is beautiful, and I've used a cord made from wool that I felted. It looks and feels great to wear.

This is one of 9 items I have in my store for sale. If this, or any item in my Etsy store sells, I will add another item for keep the sale number at nine. Have a look and see what you would like. There are some good items on sale. Enjoy the shopping!