It's been a few days...

All I can say to even try to excuse myself from my lack of blogginess is that work is madness at the moment and I've really been feeling the stress. Publishing has 2 levels, thumb-twittling and die-hard. Right now, we're in die-hard. Plus 10. Times infinity. The GOOD news is that today we got some of the load taken off our backs FINALLY after months of pleading and trying to explain the impossible nature of the task that has been handed to us in the amount of time that is allotted. So that's a bit of a weight being lifted.

AND I'm leavin' on a jet plane heading to the beach on Sunday!!! I am in dire need of some sun and relaxing...possibly a bloody mary or 2. I also get to see the family and hang with them for a few days, which is always nice!

Whislt I've been busy not blogging, I managed to make a few new goodies that are ripe for the purchasing in my shop. The one above is quickly becoming a personal favorite. The pendant is recycled from a necklace that my friend gave me when she was purging some old jewelry and thought I might be able to reinvent it. And so I did! And I adore it. It's so simple and fun and...yes...whimsical. I hope someone out there gives it a good home. (I've named the ladybug Layla...it's a weird quirk I've had since I was little...I feel the need to name things. Especially things that look like animals...or insects, as it were.) You can rename her when you buy her, if you wish. My feelings won't be hurt. I can't speak for Layla though, she's sensitive.

Anywho...I also made this little gem with these DEE-LIGHTFUL little robin's egg beads I came across on etsy. It's so beautiful and if a necklace can be breezy, then that's just what this is! Check it out in the shizz-op!

Other than all the work and creating, the boy and I managed to find a new bar/restaurant that I'm very intrigued by. It appears to be owned and operated by a group of about 7 or 8 friends roughly my age, possbily a bit younger, who have decided to just serve great beer and food for ridiculously cheap and have a classic video game chill out room in the back. Now, you're thinking..."That's rad! Where do I sign??" And yes, it is extremely rad (can I pull off "rad?"..hmmm...perhaps not) At any rate, great beer: CHECK! great food: CHECK! but the staff seem far more interested in hanging out than actually running a serious business. They are uber-nice, but no one was manning the front of the restaurant, the chef rotated between cooking and playing a game of chess in the front near us (granted, it wasn't terribly busy) and our waitress, while sweet and not a screw up, had clearly never waited tables before.

I hope they can pull it together because I think they're on to something great. I mean, I played Guitar Hero with the manager last night!! That's pretty kick-ass!

Well, I suppose I've taken up enough of your time this evening. Sweet dreams blogland!!

What a Day!

So, work (real work, that is) has been crazy hectic with deadlines out the WaZoo and today was of course no exception. BUT, my day was made infinitely better by the fact that I made 5 sales this morning!!! Yep, you read that right, 5 whole sales! I'm still excited about it! Very cool.

Now I've got some re-stocking to do at the store. I spent all last night posting all of my rainy day creations. You know, all those pieces I had ample time to work on due to the crazy Texas rains we were having. The first picture is a bracelet that I am now in love with. I was going to make it a necklace, but I stopped midway and thought it would look great as a bracelet...and it DOES!


I've had these little strawberry beads sitting around for a while wondering what I would do with them. So I made these little earrings. They look so cute on! I'm pretty happy with them!

So, in summation, it's been a busy few weeks. Now, I think I'll get back to working on some items to list in the shop. Maybe I'll spark up the torch and make some new glass bits! I haven't been on my torch in FOREVER it seems. I need to get back to it and stop letting real life get in the way. *Sigh* Ok, first ice cream, then creations!
Have a good evening out there in the blogosphere.

It's Flooding Down in Texas

Yes Stevie Ray, it IS flooding down in Texas. I'm quite sick of it, in fact. When we moved here almost a year ago, I was under the impression that the Lone Star State was, how you say, a little more hot and dry. Ah well.
So, here are a couple new creations. These pictures are less than good. I'll have to wait for the boy to get home to take some decent ones for the store. I made this amethyst, tiger eye, and quartz necklace last night. I was in the mood for something purple and all these beads just seemed to fit so well together. Come to think of it, all this rain has been pretty good for working on jewelry. I find myself completely undistracted by going to the park or the pool or any sort of outdoor fun. :-P (I'm really not as bitter as I sound.) But it would be nice if it didn't rain out any chance of seeing fireworks tomorrow night. I do love me some fireworks!

Again, these are not the best pictures; I am not the photog in this relationship! But I kinda sorta really dig this little necklace. I don't have any blue jewelry myself and this is just so subtle and cute. Hopefully someone out there will see it the same way I do and snatch it up!
Well, I suppose I should go continue to catch up with my backlogged Harry Potter reading (another good side product of all this rain) if I don't want to be too terribly surprised by the forthcoming movie! Happy 4th! "=-