0 Frivolous Friday 5/9/14 (Bead Soup, MOB Fest and JellyFish)

OK, it is almost the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party Reveal day!!  TOMORROW I will get to show off all the creations I made with my soup!!  Want to see what I sent to my friend Kimis Jewelry and Gifts??  Here it is....

I can't wait to see what she made out of it all!!  OK, well until tomorrow.......

And tomorrow I'll be at the MOB Fest!! Please come on over if you are in the Jacksonville Area, this is going to be a great show and a wonderful day to be outside in North Florida!!  Hope to see you there!!

Just look at these!!  I love showing off some of my older creations!!  I do also have a 'sale' coming up.  For those of you that want to have a full week's early notice, leave your email address.  I'll do the 'pre' sale on 5/12/14 and then announce the discount to everyone else on 5/19/14....so leave your email address!!

And remember, I make and sell patterns too!!

Just look at how this one is coming along... I hope my mom likes it!! Come over to my Fan Page or Google+ page, I post 'working photos' throughout the day!

Today I would like to leave you with this thought;

The question isn't who is going to let me: It's who is going to stop me!!

0 Talented Tuesday 4/29/14 (8th Bead Soup Blog Party, Swarovski Pearl Flowers and Taryn's Treasures)

Today I have so much to show you!!  First though I have to apologize... I got so excited last night about finishing my 'frog' that I forgot to take photos of it being done!! It is already off an to it's new owner!! But, I also got excited because I was able to finish - that means that I get to start showing off my 8th Bead Soup Blog Party  creation!!  The BIG reveal will be this Saturday, but you'll get to watch me working on some of it now....

Here is the SOUP I received from the amazing - talented - Ms. Kimi from Kimis Jewelry and Gifts!!!

Not only did she send me some of my favorite colors, but she included DRAGONFLIES!!!  YEP, dragonflies!!  OK, this one of those that I just can't wait to work on!!  First thing, to do a BIG project.... Let's start with this...

If you want to watch me work on this, or other creations, come on over on my Fan Page or Google+ page, I post 'working photos' throughout the day!

And of course I couldn't let today go by and not show off another new creation!  This is another on from the party last week, and boy, is it beautiful!  I have to tell you that this is a 'new' creation for me and I just love the way it turned out!  I have mixed feelings about the design, in one way it looks like a birds nest (in a good way) and also it looks like flowers....what do you think?? This one is EXCLUSIVE to my La Juliet Studio, so that means that it ships FREE!

Today I get to feature another wonderful artist!  I have to tell you that when I first received Ms. Carla's interview I really hadn't heard of her company Taryn's Treasures.  To say that this handmade artist makes just 'soap' is a total understatement!!  Her creations are 'all natural and simply beautiful' to look at!  

Getting started just after her son was born about 3 years ago she took her creations from one recipe to a studio full of beautiful creations.  Tomorrow I'll tell you about who her support group is and how she took that one recipe and turned it into a great business!

Here is just a few of her favorites - and mine too!!

Check out her sites and come back tomorrow and I'll tell you more about her and her creations!

www.tarynsbathtreasures.com

www.facebook.com/tarynstreasures

Today I would like to leave you with this thought;

When you help someone up a hill, you get that much closer to the top yourself! 

0 Fascinating Friday 3/7/14 (Alhambra Dinner Theatre, Prima Beads Give-A-Way and Blogiversary)

Oh my goodness.  What a night I had!!  I was able to go to the Alhambra Dinner Theatre with my mom-in-law.  And boy did we have fun!! We saw I ought to be in Pictures Starring Richard Karn from Home Improvement. 

Dinner was AMAZING!!  The show WONDERFUL and then after the show we were able to actually meet Richard Karn!!!!  What  a fun evening!!

What did YOU do last night??

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Many of you already know that I am participating in the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party, but there was a little bit of a delay with getting the partners all up and ready, so I just found out who my partner was!  Out of 400+ people I was partnered with someone I have worked with before.....and who's work I soooo very love!!  I am so excited to be partnered with Kimis Jewelry and Gifts!!!!  Over the years we have inspired each other in our creations and I can't wait to do it again!!  Keep watching, I'll show you when I receive my soup and then n the reveal date I'll let you see what I made with it!! :) 

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This give-a-way is over, the winners have been announced (was it you??) and now to wait for them to respond!! 

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 I am sure that I will be able to finish this wonderful necklace by the end of the day (I hope), but I am still thinking it might need something else.  As I sit here working on the strap the center just looks....plain....   Remember, you can come on over to my Fan Page or Google+ page throughout the day to watch it grow!! 

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I am gathering all items for a HUGE give-a-way on my blogiversary (in just over a week), if you are interested in adding something to the 'pot' in exchange for some publicity, please let me know!!  max@kraftymax.com

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For today I would like to leave you with thought;

Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right! ~Henry Ford.