4 Terrific Tuesday 3/13/12

WOW, yesterday was a really wonderful day.  I was actually able to bead for about 4 hours - UNINTERRUPTED!!  LOVE'n it!! I am working on a sister to Ailani. Same color ranges, same type of flowers.... TOTALLY different. I can't wait to show you, but first, my new listing for today...

The Elephants are Running on the Landscape Necklace Set

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Yesterday I was HONORED by a dear friend of mine, Marsha from Pandula Arts.  She wrote a post about who had inspired her over the years and I am SO very lucky to have her as my friend.  She and I have know each other for about 17 years and between our kids growing up and our lives changing we have always stayed friends.   If you would like to read what she wrote about me, please go to her BLOG and check it out.

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And today I would like to close with this thought,

Friends are those we choose to carry us along the way.  ~KM

2 Marvelous Monday 3/11/12

What a weekend!  I always seem to have so much to catch up with when I start my Marvelous Monday posts, and this week it no different.  I did so many things this weekend with my family, and still got time to bead too!  I worked on a new necklace that started out with these 'possibilities' for beads - 

I wasn't sure if I would stick to these colors or not when I started, but after a few tries, here is what I came up with....

My Flower Girl - Ailani - Necklace

I truly like this one.  I have named her Ailani, for some reason I think of Hawaii when I look at it and so I found a Hawaiian name to match!

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Then there is my Swap partner over at Georgia Mountain Arts.  She and I are swap'n beads and findings for our ArtFire Beadweavers Guild Bead Swap.  Here is a photo of what I sent her.  I hope she has fun with it!!  I should be receiving mine in the next day or so.... I am so excited!!

 

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My dear friend Ms. Lori from Par-O-Dice Creations gave me another one of her great sets of booties to list for her, they are sooooo cute! Please go check my studio for more photos, these are not only cute they can fit up to a toddler.

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And now, for a featured artist.  Today it is ChristinaColwell.  This wonderful artist has drawing and painting 'in her blood'.  You can tell by the bright colors and great expression in her art that her life is sunny and happy.  Please go check out her studio and please, remember to support all handmade artist.

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As a closing thought I would like to say;

Whoever is happy with make others happy too.

-Anne Frank

1 Fabulous Friday 3/9/12

Yesterday I announced my newest Give-A-Way and somehow, I think it got lost in among my Tantrum!!

SO, here it is again!!

And here is what you can win... 

6 Tantrum Thursday 3/8/12

Since I haven't thrown a tantrum in a while I thought I would throw one about something that is very personal and close to home.  Two days ago there was a shooting at a local school, and it was the most horrible thing.  You can read more about it HERE.  But, what I want to talk about today is the violence that our children are exposed to.

I understand that the news needs to be 'dramatic' in order to get us to watch 'their channel', but there has to be a line - somewhere.  It is one thing for me screen the shows that my children watch.  But it is getting harder and harder for me to even watch the news.  They don't even just talk about the violence, they SHOW it.  And the little warning... this video may be hard to watch... (2 seconds before) just doesn't do it.

From showing Micheal Jackson's naked body from autopsy photos to showing the carnage of a car accident I just don't understand why it is necessary.  Why is it so surprising when our young people take violence into their own hands when we expose them to violence every day?

I can not even think to to understand what that young man was thinking when he came in and killed the administrator and then himself, but I have to wonder, with all the violence in our home via TV, Radio, Movies and even Internet, why are we always so surprised?

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 No matter what my plans were, my beading tray stayed where it was today.  I am not sure what went wrong, maybe it was just LIFE, but I didn't get to bead like I planned.  I'll tell you what, this 'life' thing sure is getting me in trouble with my 'beading thing'.  :)))

I was able to get photos of this bracelet I finished the other day though, for all of you that like purple, this one is for you!!

Even the Flowers are Purple Bracelet

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Everyone had just a great time with my last Give-a-Way, I thought I would have another one!!

Interested in winning this bracelet??  

Yes, I am doing another give-a-way!

Topaz Isn't just for the Fall