At last, Spring is Here!

If you are reading this before 6:44 AM CST, you must realized that spring has not yet arrived, and winter is still here.
Then, at 6:44 AM CST,
Spring will burst out in Southern Minnesota!
Yahoooo!
It's been a long, cold winter.
What amazed me, this year,
is that so many robins stayed. There were huge flocks of them around.
They must like the cold weather we had!
Now, when I look, I see robins with twigs in their mouths.
I see mama robins waddling around as their eggs grow inside of them.
The crows are here in force.
The twigs they carry for their nests are more like branches.
The snow is finally melted.
Today, I looked in my back yard, and, you know what? I saw stubbles of green grass on the lawn.
There's not a lot yet, but it's almost there.
Take a look at this photo. I don't know if you can tell, but there are teeny, tiny bits of green showing.


It's barely there, but, it's there!

Look at these bare tree branches. Do you see the little tiny nubs at the end of the each branch? Yes, the tree is beginning to bud!
Our temperatures have become, almost over night, more mild.
Our days are brighter.
I can hardly wait!
Spring is finally here!

What Am I Wokring on Now?

That is such an easy question to answer: Beads, Beads, and more Beads! I am melting lots of glass and making beads! Almost everyday, I light up my mini cc torch, and I make glass beads. I made t beads to sell. (Check out my etsy store.) I make beads for Beads of Courage, an outstanding organization dedicated to giving beads to children who are ill as they progress to through their treatment and to the families of children who have died. I make beads for me. I make beads for friends. I also make a little bit of jewelry. Here are a few photos.





This is Tuscadero, and he's in my etsy store right now.


















These are a sample of some of the butterflies I make for Beads of Courage. Butterflies are given to grieving families about a month after a child has passed.




















This is a bead I made for me. He's my creature! I really like him!



















This is a teddy bear I made for a friend who loves candy corn. She liked this bear!



















Here's one of my favorite pieces of jewelry. It's absolutely stunning!