Snowy weather creations...

Since we were homebound a bit more than usual I created a few new things--here's one of them!

Caught the light.....

But one late afternoon while I was awaiting my ride home from work the sun was setting and I captured some pretty amazing shots....

here's one!

Snow....

Well, the snow came and came and came and is finally now trying to depart-amazing! It was quite an interesting week, and I am ever so grateful we have a 4 wheel drive truck and someone who knows how to maneuver it in the snow! Thanks, Mike! It was a very quiet Christmas because of it...

Snow!

We finally got some snow here, and it was so considerate of it to come on the weekend! I was able to get some really wonderful photos with it in the background of the beautiful new Swarovski pendant!

Turquoise and Smokey Quartz Earrings

I love this color combination!

Baby Blue Silk and Gemstone Necklace

Well, here's another creation thanks to that trip to Fusion Beads...I love this shade of blue!

Cranberries Necklace

I created this little lovely with components from Fusion Beads in Seattle. The link and head pins are hand made with fine silver and a butane torch.

Verdigris Necklace

We stopped in Poulsbo on our way home from the Rain Forest, and there is a lovely little bead shop that called out to me......here's a necklace I created with some unique beads I found there....

The Rain Forest....

We were able to spend Thanksgiving at the Quinault Lodge in the Olympic Forest--we had been hoping for good weather but apparently there is a reason it's called a rain forest.....we had a lovely time anyway!

Sunshine!

We're having a lovely weekend here in the Pacific Northwest and I was able to capture some amazing photos of this fluorite pendant...

Catching the light....

Now that the days have gotten shorter it is more difficult to catch the light for my photos. I had to stand out on the street, away from my trees in order to take this one.....

Rejected Pearl Necklace

I love pearls, and I think this necklace turned out beautifully! Check out my Etsy site for a better explanation of how it got it's name;)

Iolite

I took some new photos of an old favorite and caught the light just right...

Leaves

I love this tree, it always comes through with a spectacular show of color in the fall....

Lots of wrapping going on here....

Wire wrapping, that is! Love how this turned out!

Leaf Necklace

Almost as pretty as the real deal......

The view out my back deck...

This is the view I see while I struggle with photo's for my Etsy site. Isn't it beautiful? I hope the storms don't remove those leaves for a little while longer....

Issaquah Salmon Days

What fun we had today inspite of the wind and rain at this festival--and what a beautiful city Issaquah is, nestled in the foothills of the Cascade mountains......

It's the Berries Earrings

Well, being gone for awhile certainly impacts sales..yikes..so have started creating again. I caught the morning sun and got some pretty highlights on these earrings. Enjoy!

Busy weekend!

Wow, sales have skyrocketed on my Etsy site, especially thanks to a wholesale order. So time to restock! Here's another new piece:

Sweet Swallow Two Tone Necklace

I just got some new items in and have enjoyed working with them! Here's one of my new pieces...

Worthy Cause

I'm participating in an auction for this family which is going through a tragedy of immense proportions. Check out their blog at:
http://www.auctionforcarol.blogspot.com/

Tiny Lovely Labradorite Necklace

Oh, this turned out so sweet!

Marooned......

I thought this turned out beautifully! I found the flower and leave at Red Garnet in Mountlake Terrace and the rest just went together for me.

Copper Raku Necklace

I've fallen in love with the copper burgandy combo. I have had this raku pendant around and had to finally make something with it. Thank you Red Garnet Beads and Buttons!

New background...

I'm trying out a new background--what do you think?

Sea shell necklace....

I found this beautiful borosilicate shell and had to make something special with it!

Charlie!

Our niece Charlie helped me out by letting me use her as a model for some of my pieces--isn't she beautiful!? She turns 20 this week! Thanks Charlie!

Cashmere Earrings

These earrings turned out lovely and I got some wonderful shots of them--here's one of them...it really captured the sparkle of the Swarovski crystals!

Rain and Snow Necklace

I reconfigured this piece--and got some great shots of it! I love summer now that it has finally arrived....

Tropicana Rose

From my garden!

Happy anniversary...!

Mike and I celebrated our 34th anniversary by being tourists in Seattle. We started at Ivar's on Lake Union for a fabulous brunch, then off to the Pike Place Market.

We ended the day with a great dinner at Heidi and Tim's to help celebrate Tim's birthday!

Rings

I've been building these fun rings lately, and people seem to like them, really really like them....

Latest!

Sun and Sky Necklace

The colors of this necklace remind me of the beautiful weather we are having in the Pacific Northwest right now--it's been perfect!

The loop!

Don't look down!

Today Mike and I took a road trip to Whidbey Island (okay, there was a ferry boat ride in there too) then came home via Deception Pass. We stopped in Langley for some shopping, eating and sightseeing. It was a lovely, fun day!

4th of July, 2008

We had a delightful evening in Kingston where we went to view the fireworks this 4th of July. We met some wonderful folks on Len's boat. Here's proud Grandma Charlene, and Grandpa Len with the very delightful Muriel!