Mama's Got a Brand New Toy

Okay, I'm an impulse shopper. I can't seem to buy beads online very well because I don't plan what I'm going to make. I see the array of beads and things in front of me and ideas start to formulate. The only thing that I'm getting better at is avoiding going to the bead stores without a purpose. I may not have a design in mind, but I may have a color scheme or a certain person or something like that. Tonight, I went shopping for something blue and on sale at the local hobby shop. I found some great stuff and then I wandered into a different aisle. Shuldna dun that. I had a 40% off coupon and used it for a beginner's glass fusing kit.

I just got the girls to bed and started opening the kit. As I pulled out the hot mitts (gloves), it dawned on me just how crazy I am. Am I insane?! I can't keep my girls out of anything I own and now I have a box of rainbow colored glass shards and a nifty little glass cutter just begging to cut somebody's hand open. Well, nobody but me has seen the box's contents. I think that, before I go to bed, the box will be spirited away and it's existance will only be a rumor. But hey, you may get to see some pretty funky glass creations soon! That's always thrilling. I promise they'll be blood-free.

I am sooo sorry. I posted a new necklace set straight to my website without first posting it here. Don't feel cheated, please! On the bright side, there's a necklace and earring set (Droplets) that was posted here eons ago that just today made it to the website. Turns out that one of its earrings pulled a disappearing act on me and I had to make a replacement after giving up on the hunt. Here's the new set made with aqua-colored quartz (March's birthstone is aquamarine) called "Tides of March":


I also have my aunts' birthdays coming up. One is this Saturday and the other is in the first part of April. Guess what they're getting? Dang, you're good. I'll post pictures of the gifts after they've been given. I'm really excited!

Today is also somebody's birthday. My sweet, hairy, boy, Basil. Um, he's my dog. He turned seven today! He's such a sweetie. He got a shower yesterday with a new dog shower doohickey and a humongo edible bone today. I think the bone was about 10-12" long. It was gone in about 20 minutes.

Happy Birthday, Sweet-Basil-Boo!

Where the Wild Things Are

My four-year-old daughter has really kept me hopping lately. She's at a point now where I have to be in the same room with her all the time to keep her from getting into trouble. She's poured salt and pepper all over the stairway, in drawers throughout the house and on carpet. I haven't quite figured out the fascination she has with salt. She also sampled some kerosene which prompted the first call to Poison Control I have ever had to make. She turned out just fine, but that really must have tasted nasty! A day or two later, my husband discovers a box of matches in one of the drawers in her bedroom. Fifteen minutes before our Brownie Girl Scout meeting starts (at our house), I discovered that my little "darling" has dumped two packages of seed beads all over the couch and carpet where we have our meetings. What is going on with this girl??

Anyhoo, that's why I haven't been posting anything. I can't sit at the computer for any length of time without something bad happening. She's taking a nap right now plus Daddy's home. I was able to snatch some time every now and then to work on a new jewelry project. I had everything I needed loaded on a storage tote lid and carried it around the house with me as I followed my imp/daughter. I did take an "in progress" picture with the intention of posting sooner than this. This necklace and earring set uses the glass rectangle beads and copper chain that I showed you earlier. I call it "Wildflowers."

Necklace in the making:


Completed necklace (about 20"):



Earrings:



I hope that despite this latest delay to get something posted, you will keep coming back to see what's new. I'm still in the process of starting up my SummerSun Jewelry business, so I don't have anything to show on my official website. I need to get my business licensed, registered, and all that legal stuff. I'll be setting up a PO box this week too, I hope. I attended a Small Business Association workshop last Friday and learned a grim statistic: 50% of all new business ventures fail. Eww. I'll be working hard to avoid becoming part of that statistic. If you ever see something here that you are really interested in, just drop me a line and let me know. I can hold it for you until I'm "legal".