tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907202606678302102024-03-18T20:17:37.648-07:00My attempt to be CoherentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-73615733029195478752015-11-03T19:44:00.001-08:002015-11-03T19:44:55.421-08:00<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I realize that I sound angry. I doubt that was a word much associated with me for the better part of my life. But it started slowly. And the worse things got the more dog-down-deep-pissed off I became. It was a 'frog-in-the-pot' type of scenario. But usually my anger didnt show it's self. Instead, I became even more sick. I tried to pretend it wasn't there, I also gave in to it. Ate/drank/smoked omg too much. I guess this was supposed to make me feel better. I had times of very good productivity, and as time shoved me onward, less and less.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was first *finally* diagnosed with Fibromayalgia, of course I got right online to see what I was in for. OMG O. M. G. I thought that of course I would never lose my husband, my friends, be at the mercy of others, being completely shit-ass poor, completely substance depandant with the possibility of homelessness and/or suicide not even remotely something I could ever relate to. When my husband left me five years ago after an excruciatingly difficult time for both of us, I pretty much was in denial about the whole thing. Not in denial about Steve being gone, but in denial about what that really <i>meant</i>. 5 years of dawnings cracking upon my head like concrete eggs. So, hmmm, did it occur to me that I was on the very trajectory predicted over 15 years ago? Of <i>course </i>not!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did manage to start losing weight, which was something I was told by at least one Dr. that I needed to get my mind around accepting my round/unhealthy body how it was and learn to love it. Uhm, that was not good to hear, but .....I did it anyhow! And in the end I ended up losing ONE HUNDRED POUNDS! I have a lot to say about that and also our healthcare system, but it'll have to be not right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also got together with an old crush from high school with a bangin' body (I climbed the mountain with him) and got some silly girl fantasies met. Dumb, but it feels important to get out there, because I'm sharing my process, and that man was, and still is a big part of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, I just got too tired and way to hungry. Please be kind !</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-57424269112289534262015-11-02T23:38:00.000-08:002015-11-02T23:38:37.146-08:00That was six years ago, all of that down there.Six years ago I wrote about losing our friend and what an awful time it was. Ya know what? <br />
<i>It never got better!!!!</i> So I have some things to say that aren't usually associated with "Laurel Peters"<br />
I'm going to be honest, at least as much as I can be without harming other people's chance at happiness. And, of course it's cathartic and supposed to be healing to blog. No one reads this crap anyhow...<br />
First off....what the HELL????? I grew up believing that I was given everything I needed to be a success. Success pretty much meaning a Christian Artist...you probably dont even know what that is, don't give it another thought. <br />
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I was told over and over that I was chosen by God and was his perfect child and I sang 'like an angel' was nice-looking and had a good personality. So, ya, uhm, turns out I wasn't very successful, largely due to the fact that I was never WELL. I have been puny healthwise, always. So, I had all of those cool things, but I had this <i>other</i> thing that kept me from taking advantage of aforementioned cool things.<br />
I'm just setting up some background here for you...and ya it took me like 5 years to be able to get the above scenario down to just those few sentences, hahaha<br />
Ok, Back to 6 years ago, the beginning of my years of paying for thinking I was anything other than a slithering slug trying to earn money singing for <i>GOD. </i>A year after that...my husband left me. That being the most life-changing thing that ever happened (ya, uh-huh, divorces just <i>happen</i>). Ill probably write more about that later....for now Be Nice<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-32017196876462560562009-09-14T02:37:00.000-07:002009-09-14T02:45:28.575-07:00Alive Again?<span style="font-family:verdana;">Last January one of my closest friends died horribly and unexpectedly. It was a terrible time for our family as my husband was having serious health problems and both he and my son had gotten laid off at Christmas.<br /><br />So, now it's September, the time when things start to die. After nine months I am finally starting to remember myself again. How I used to take a little pride in my home. How I used to laugh and be silly. How I used to care very much about what was going on in the lives of people around me. Even how I used to have a passion for making jewelry.<br /><br />The leaves are falling all around me, the tomato plant my friend and I planted together has died. But there is a blossom coming from the seed of joy left dormant over these long months.<br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-75162101213215804452009-07-30T01:05:00.000-07:002009-07-30T01:24:08.894-07:00SSSSH................!!!!!!The SATeam Summer Sizzler Sale is Here! SSSH - from Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, August 2 - get FREE shipping with any of your purchases - just put SSSH into the comments section and you will receive FREE shipping.<br /><br />Check out the other great deals to be had that weekend through some of the fabulous SATeam members participating!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6461895">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6461895</a><br /><br />And here is a look at some of the wonderful things you will find!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5FJ-YdjqI8ypntupO-BUa5vuQT1s65-InfRh7szRI3HjWb_Ndic5naxRwvaXVEkUzAzuwWyWvEY3Jip7kpDeQtGs32dWVm_UiMtrHBu3TmDKRoHuQonF2QJRTBhQSMngSLvtdrdEQKZL/s1600-h/il_430xN.60135513.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5FJ-YdjqI8ypntupO-BUa5vuQT1s65-InfRh7szRI3HjWb_Ndic5naxRwvaXVEkUzAzuwWyWvEY3Jip7kpDeQtGs32dWVm_UiMtrHBu3TmDKRoHuQonF2QJRTBhQSMngSLvtdrdEQKZL/s320/il_430xN.60135513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364162237384243522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Isn't that just the MOST gorgeous necklace?<br />Caron from http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5928790<br /> makes gorgeous stuff and is part of our sale!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rfJQJA4ZJYjD8XfH0fDWpkHKlpT5V5bOkimbtY6TBrln_vJWfrmvVx4RKGQMkKb8mML2FC2dCAV5qhQUXvDaSPEBG8Z9Vn2FZK21TCX8ulXq-QJh_i4tnddrpsqv_XYCtRuqGExpkZcD/s1600-h/il_430xN.72551378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rfJQJA4ZJYjD8XfH0fDWpkHKlpT5V5bOkimbtY6TBrln_vJWfrmvVx4RKGQMkKb8mML2FC2dCAV5qhQUXvDaSPEBG8Z9Vn2FZK21TCX8ulXq-QJh_i4tnddrpsqv_XYCtRuqGExpkZcD/s320/il_430xN.72551378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364163565957826482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These darling earrings are REAL preserved Orchids! Michelle from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6450232">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6450232 </a>has these in her shop, and SO much more!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-30480939494154745982009-05-29T12:30:00.000-07:002009-05-29T12:37:06.976-07:00BIG SALE!!!!!!My team of FABULOUS (truly!!) jewelry makers is having a sale this weekend!!!!<br /><br />Go check it out at http://starvingartiststeam.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Here are a couple samples of the beauties on sale....mine too!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzSSy3PRsidANvNH6lgiiJD-TAPCTmT7fwsUnTVr6_pzyjd89OAZsH2nkreflccKT83SwKleyKWyscCZde4KEC9S04kSRnIsVfWldKMwNaX0pmCiL9miUEeHvAOPW2wNgUy9mDTEjnD38/s1600-h/il_430xN.71879011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzSSy3PRsidANvNH6lgiiJD-TAPCTmT7fwsUnTVr6_pzyjd89OAZsH2nkreflccKT83SwKleyKWyscCZde4KEC9S04kSRnIsVfWldKMwNaX0pmCiL9miUEeHvAOPW2wNgUy9mDTEjnD38/s200/il_430xN.71879011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341331423001793650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyZGaJSb4VL_1NAQfK32QFUt2pbFY0mf0F6WTu0YBwpDwxbQKsuzOPrUIpr3b5A3WME4ShKw1_cEraPdZ3PvClsVcTlOqqBxxcVKFDTEChga1-uXwguQ3ngKHFgcPQ9o69XtspGVJrwGV/s1600-h/il_430xN.72360458.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxsbRio4nZiOMKtZ1yVcvz88dgVzJcdCr5c8EHDNl05advHXNqu17k4znSf0QIgYfCIJ-Fab1zmdGaivR0z5wiesL7tXJMgi4z0QlmDSEMX-rc91vs909OmuoRJaV9-Ao3g9E8N_vI8fB/s320/salebanner1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328164730633301362" /></a><br /><br />Our FABULOUS Jewelry team on Etsy is having a sale today.....All of the participating shops are offering FREE SHIPPING ALL WEEKEND LONG!!!!<br /><br />Here is a link to my shop: www.lavalleygirly.etsy.com <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5126595"></a><br />and the teams shop where a list of shops is available for your surfing pleasure!!<br />www.sateam.etsy.com<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6461895"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-33273988352596711462009-04-17T00:48:00.000-07:002009-04-17T00:56:57.541-07:001000th Etsy Sale!!!I DID it!!! I dont know why it makes me so happy, but hitting my 1000th sale on Etsy is like crack!!!!! I've been so happy all day. And today is my 2nd "Etsyversary", so it's very appropriate that I have my 1000th sale at the same time!!! Yeay!<br /><br />If any of you are reading this who are my FABULOUS customers....THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, it has been a joy serving you! <br /><br />If any of you are reading this and REALLY want to have 1000 sales under your belt.....know that you CAN do it, it takes lots of time and energy. You just have to keep doing all the things everybody tells you to do....just way way more often!<br /><br />And here is the 1000th item sold:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AgTU7w77BbnBTFq7gF2DNOx2sCglIhFSvHhDOsp632ulnYKvBCTkng6JbmS9P0NIrs3REXE38Uqk1gy82dJY-DiB4DqXn7Tbxm5N9Fu6A1UlTkM3tNKyPk5PPMdEz06pihWFNaggYlMP/s1600-h/il_430xN.62894937.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AgTU7w77BbnBTFq7gF2DNOx2sCglIhFSvHhDOsp632ulnYKvBCTkng6JbmS9P0NIrs3REXE38Uqk1gy82dJY-DiB4DqXn7Tbxm5N9Fu6A1UlTkM3tNKyPk5PPMdEz06pihWFNaggYlMP/s320/il_430xN.62894937.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325565585519169954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />It's one of my Laurel Flowers....a design I came up with a long time ago and is having a good run :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-27038672994625765732009-03-23T01:59:00.000-07:002009-03-23T02:12:20.804-07:00900th sale!!!! 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<br />It wasnt that long ago that I came in here crowing about five hundred sales...but folks, in less then three months I am now at 900!!! Can you believe it??
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Never ever dreamed it could go this well!!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-28238023057763112762009-02-21T01:34:00.000-08:002009-02-21T01:51:36.557-08:00I AM NOW A TWITTER-ERIn honor of my new Twitter status I am featuring a few really cute fellow twitter-ers from Etsy.com.<br /><br />If you want to follow me:<a href="http://www.twitter.com/lavalleygirly"> www.twitter.com/lavalleygirly</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZUSCOwZF9PMUOo9nDV7us1o5SUn3csa0PpeU86KVspxScroZKV48J6Tfk_wwNxSUQEdNywuI9F6xxbkT9HKI8EGGgr_6LWlbytDozblW3k9ceiiQgFj7eNZlpPS7zKyIM1caGP2_SS3V/s1600-h/laika6000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZUSCOwZF9PMUOo9nDV7us1o5SUn3csa0PpeU86KVspxScroZKV48J6Tfk_wwNxSUQEdNywuI9F6xxbkT9HKI8EGGgr_6LWlbytDozblW3k9ceiiQgFj7eNZlpPS7zKyIM1caGP2_SS3V/s320/laika6000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305182119593811762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.laika6000.etsy.com">www.laika6000.etsy.com</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrJJmOQcVA-B6C1UkvgAuP31w4DOicogkBHTaV4oEqiUf8fD25L7X0dSqJg56KsRExcumGUAncfZLD5zYpCXBuycFkDwoV9GsNW-_OgWQeffP-tz4mz1_p9SHtcNoRA4ApN1AKxP4KNTV/s1600-h/threewheelsdesign.com"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrJJmOQcVA-B6C1UkvgAuP31w4DOicogkBHTaV4oEqiUf8fD25L7X0dSqJg56KsRExcumGUAncfZLD5zYpCXBuycFkDwoV9GsNW-_OgWQeffP-tz4mz1_p9SHtcNoRA4ApN1AKxP4KNTV/s320/threewheelsdesign.com" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305183063671653474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http:///www.threewheelsdesign.etsy.com">www.threewheelsdesign.etsy.com</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6mYlbSXm4NS5Lh_6cCG57LE0wkv2a7DZ_TN80jMmBsceD37ByyLFZzN_KioOvvKmHsAwPbcu-8YdSxWzB7uPR2HXuWA-UVAjUT9sxdLFZt-5bRLHetkLvtGbmKlpaA6iiyY4bEd9de-_/s1600-h/www.barkingbirdart.etsy.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6mYlbSXm4NS5Lh_6cCG57LE0wkv2a7DZ_TN80jMmBsceD37ByyLFZzN_KioOvvKmHsAwPbcu-8YdSxWzB7uPR2HXuWA-UVAjUT9sxdLFZt-5bRLHetkLvtGbmKlpaA6iiyY4bEd9de-_/s320/www.barkingbirdart.etsy.com" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305183498778689970" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.barkingbirdart.etsy.com"><br />www.barkingbirdart.etsy.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-26134007725251057962008-12-29T23:07:00.000-08:002008-12-29T23:22:02.944-08:00So you want to be a successful seller on Etsy?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEDoibz68j8-GuDGoKeOZwqaSfv8EAGWOcVDvNFeL90kAoOEh5HB6D9Q3kowdlU1f15vMCRETePyTGk1P2mKG3eQ91iCrORqCIHZYsC10urovaks36mSlUvs9hOhuhu1ZI23PLrpdPZF4/s1600-h/il_430xN.27769858.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEDoibz68j8-GuDGoKeOZwqaSfv8EAGWOcVDvNFeL90kAoOEh5HB6D9Q3kowdlU1f15vMCRETePyTGk1P2mKG3eQ91iCrORqCIHZYsC10urovaks36mSlUvs9hOhuhu1ZI23PLrpdPZF4/s320/il_430xN.27769858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285478994038385314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />If your dreams of becoming a successful Etsy seller are fading fast, I have one question for you........are you a BUYER on Etsy? If you havent sold any items or many items....it's time for you to go shopping!!<br /><br />Now dont get all worried, There are plenty of inexpensive things that are thoroughly wonderful!<br /><br />But you need to establish yourself. People need to see your good feedback. If you are a trusted buyer then it goes to show you will be a trusted seller! It's not a backbreaking task for sure!<br /><br />Here are a couple of things I have bought and LOVE!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcFS2Ma84oXY2O0FljDmoQsdJXcCW-mZZaeKwHMTaNfy-4xI60gRq-wvjvUfe22u9RC7a3JDh3fe5TDeT3r9U6dCihSpSkccx8BMN4Cni3L9RksnrD4QTMg8HZfH-uDOK5xgNFOTYfEHz/s1600-h/il_430xN.25819512.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcFS2Ma84oXY2O0FljDmoQsdJXcCW-mZZaeKwHMTaNfy-4xI60gRq-wvjvUfe22u9RC7a3JDh3fe5TDeT3r9U6dCihSpSkccx8BMN4Cni3L9RksnrD4QTMg8HZfH-uDOK5xgNFOTYfEHz/s320/il_430xN.25819512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285478498812512418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrtRhdjBzkwRPOtxFN9BvoMg-9vkEdI992mtAjPrAa69JH5TZidaLa9XLeMg5HIBooighl_lh5xmOS3Hwm5SkzGxdeROyHS6xaXJgXxN1WLdwtYEsqr2PrmPlo_xw6BML_n1AYyWBKZ78/s1600-h/il_430xN.27511336.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrtRhdjBzkwRPOtxFN9BvoMg-9vkEdI992mtAjPrAa69JH5TZidaLa9XLeMg5HIBooighl_lh5xmOS3Hwm5SkzGxdeROyHS6xaXJgXxN1WLdwtYEsqr2PrmPlo_xw6BML_n1AYyWBKZ78/s320/il_430xN.27511336.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285478847129781826" border="0" /></a><br />MossyOwls.etsy.com EssentialGoodies.etsy.com (try 'Amazing Grace or Still!)<br /><br />Happy shopping :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-92170273618908259872008-11-08T03:28:00.000-08:002009-03-23T01:47:04.444-07:00500th Sale on Etsy!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkcq3JCzF1oB5xV4oAQG3eIbgcZjB9Z_fL8ePLnV0DmqGtaPKCp9g9b3MQ-qwKLXloEHcbUn2RpGWYj00FcoJ3PApIk80oEqxpSeuBNHFczvgEkC6PemuZ4ieMTvHhPjtunZ7fUq16xMS/s1600-h/il_430xN.60003949.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkcq3JCzF1oB5xV4oAQG3eIbgcZjB9Z_fL8ePLnV0DmqGtaPKCp9g9b3MQ-qwKLXloEHcbUn2RpGWYj00FcoJ3PApIk80oEqxpSeuBNHFczvgEkC6PemuZ4ieMTvHhPjtunZ7fUq16xMS/s320/il_430xN.60003949.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316301979115673602" /></a><br />Simply AMAZING! Do you have any idea how hard it is to get anyone to notice you on Etsy much less BUY something from you? So, after about 1 1/2 years I have hit the milestone of 500 sales! Here is a picture of the 500th item sold...<br />Not the most glamorous thing I sell, but they are something people like because I sell a lot of them.<br /><br />I am going to have a little think back to when I started my Etsy shop. My friends were HORRIFIED at how cheap my prices were. Well, I had a PLAN...I had all this cheap but cute stuff sitting around. I had very few tools or equipment and I had a dream to learn how to solder and work with Sterling Silver..which I could not afford to do when I started Etsy. So the plan was to use the stuff I had to make sales on Etsy and then gradually start incorporating nicer components...along with a little higher prices.<br /><br />Guess what? People BOUGHT from me....it was all just stuff that was languishing in my house...I put it together and people gave me money for it.<br /><br />I saved up and bought a torch and various equipment.....learned how to solder....I now have a pretty darned nice studio set up.....paid for by ALL ETSY MONEY!<br /><br />My prices are still low...but they are fair to me. I am doing what I love, just had my best month evAR.<br /><br />There will always be more tools, gems and silver to buy...that is part of the FUN....but I am glad that my business plan has worked out so well. It feels DANG good!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-14019729683846398252008-11-02T01:27:00.000-07:002008-11-02T01:32:05.406-08:00HELD......Sterling Silver and Pearl Necklace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LaL8BbTNUT52xAeofVdye85fgUUcuaUGjEdQ02mc5G2BiLeN6cBf6bfO7CPihWllML3hkxBR_qR8itdmT0I7uJW0u0w8-If_J5mI3qc1GBKnAq9ym9yc9XOSCmrIAVUt2UfR52Ot8zrE/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LaL8BbTNUT52xAeofVdye85fgUUcuaUGjEdQ02mc5G2BiLeN6cBf6bfO7CPihWllML3hkxBR_qR8itdmT0I7uJW0u0w8-If_J5mI3qc1GBKnAq9ym9yc9XOSCmrIAVUt2UfR52Ot8zrE/s320/DSC_0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263990340270366546" border="0" /></a><br />I used to hold on to way too much. But as I've gotten older I train myself to let go of things that I dont need. But what I have discovered is there are plenty of things I've held onto that aren't things.....they are.....feelings.......anger, fear, resentment, toxic things. I'm getting rid of them slowly.<br /><br />Now, everything and everyone I hold on to is a decision I have made that I want that in my life....well, some of you I'm sure I'm still deciding on.....oh, and there's a coat I've had for a long time that I cant decide about....but overall, I'm doing pretty well!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-24000703695330229462008-10-26T13:47:00.000-07:002008-10-26T13:48:11.895-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEz9DBpN_TNkl2qFfcwrKYQvSrUn1vHdDXTS9LsuYgSU2mOQGsBkPy3ExWto_1yHXVooJS_KwifHnfFXpUvwFA2asWGRc-cSnDjTaZLuOF9cgGVyfpU9lH6IxVvrqiKFkK11sgOby2vVfX/s1600-h/Flyeraluminumtree-full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEz9DBpN_TNkl2qFfcwrKYQvSrUn1vHdDXTS9LsuYgSU2mOQGsBkPy3ExWto_1yHXVooJS_KwifHnfFXpUvwFA2asWGRc-cSnDjTaZLuOF9cgGVyfpU9lH6IxVvrqiKFkK11sgOby2vVfX/s320/Flyeraluminumtree-full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261567215118955394" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-73747375222471124742008-09-21T00:12:00.000-07:002008-09-21T00:16:43.247-07:00AGING STINKS.....with a couple of exceptions....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMlZYbj72v10abwktu1TwTmXqJ4GZ2NmHnK6WCPLWrzKwY54X4XO-_moSsygxyAtloOdiQVDP_hj3kV03EQV-yx9ZR25X3CDbS08UVvii-ERYoavyaV6_MwbvXA3zwn3FXft2kwGaCU2b/s1600-h/2794080457_a17281d0d4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMlZYbj72v10abwktu1TwTmXqJ4GZ2NmHnK6WCPLWrzKwY54X4XO-_moSsygxyAtloOdiQVDP_hj3kV03EQV-yx9ZR25X3CDbS08UVvii-ERYoavyaV6_MwbvXA3zwn3FXft2kwGaCU2b/s320/2794080457_a17281d0d4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248369927445081346" border="0" /></a><br />Maturity....ah that elusive little bugger........no fair that it takes so long to come and you only get it in such small doses. And then you are too old and tired to care that you are mature.<br /><br />Aging is so tough, but the best thing about it is that you begin to gain real perspective on life, the way you choose to live it and the things that get thrown at you during it.<br /><br />I used to think that everyone needed to know every single thought I had. That somehow I would burst if I didn't share MY perspective on everything. Now, to be honest.....I have only made a few deliberate steps away from that...it's not been a 'growth/maturity' thing.....well, outside of the fact that I recognized that people didnt WANT to know what I thought about every single blooming thing. It was a big moment for me......someone actually TOLD me that they didnt need to know every single thought that went through my head and that my opinion would be more valued if it was meted out a bit. Wow, I was gobsmacked! What nerve, what kind of person would say that kind of hurtful thing to a friend...what a painful blow...what a MOMENT OF ILLUMINATION!<br /><br />I wish I could find that friend, I wish I could tell her that even though she doesnt know it and isnt around to see it that I really did hear what she said. And it changed my life.<br /><br />But......the tendency never really goes away.....I still have to really work hard to cork up the dam of words that wants to fly out....and I have limited success with it. But I am aware........that must be the part that growing older and maturing has to do with it......Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-7952136198534714592008-08-13T01:14:00.000-07:002008-08-13T02:27:53.685-07:00Kristine's Heart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN8udy8sLT8ytB4xEFY4iogNQVzhkrVRDbjTvB6vcLiobbDNx3GGZ-cyUrLn__NxlbwLJ5DLGVGH5-rKVf2cqq0PelJXvCM-APO_Lu1lbbTMJBiuogXGknEfJBzRjUCHvZ8uQ23ScoWpR/s1600-h/2759531802_a9e47bbfcb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN8udy8sLT8ytB4xEFY4iogNQVzhkrVRDbjTvB6vcLiobbDNx3GGZ-cyUrLn__NxlbwLJ5DLGVGH5-rKVf2cqq0PelJXvCM-APO_Lu1lbbTMJBiuogXGknEfJBzRjUCHvZ8uQ23ScoWpR/s320/2759531802_a9e47bbfcb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233913983139931570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I created this stylized heart for my Sister-in-law to be. The syombolism here is that the heart is composed of two separate pieces of silver, bonded (soldered) together. Each part adding it's own uniquness to the whole. This heart also has sparkly Swarovski crystals wound around it......like her sparkling personality, and it is a Big Heart (over 2" wide) like hers.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-67753029820953926852008-08-10T02:14:00.000-07:002008-08-10T02:17:24.256-07:00For My Son's 21st Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3j4OBaLPcmx5UIvJYLugUZidpYQTzC8LXsjyh0R5V5Zf6GC5BnXkYWYkbRjJlfE4WGn8bMGxoMp6usmtv_futqjr6NONHdXSHSmF8wpG5l2kK2D8uxs6k5X6ImvbOASDVUTA2wrgXUSs/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3j4OBaLPcmx5UIvJYLugUZidpYQTzC8LXsjyh0R5V5Zf6GC5BnXkYWYkbRjJlfE4WGn8bMGxoMp6usmtv_futqjr6NONHdXSHSmF8wpG5l2kK2D8uxs6k5X6ImvbOASDVUTA2wrgXUSs/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232815528702441666" border="0" /></a><br />I made him this cross. It was a labor of love. I made it in a style I thought he would related with.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-73764999469918973482008-08-09T01:38:00.000-07:002008-08-09T01:43:25.206-07:00New FAB Hair Thingy.........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Tx4ibuv_C8_m_gExJHiVBuGgb5yGankH_c6h76380nl2ejPknG8i0Z5zSAGXwZBcfhGKpmFa-71_OF8fLsSSurL_s59siLXw5IJLmNci7F3hEF1p80eexhakd8r9ipEdNPAupvQ8OA6t/s1600-h/2733751757_c17e884741.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Tx4ibuv_C8_m_gExJHiVBuGgb5yGankH_c6h76380nl2ejPknG8i0Z5zSAGXwZBcfhGKpmFa-71_OF8fLsSSurL_s59siLXw5IJLmNci7F3hEF1p80eexhakd8r9ipEdNPAupvQ8OA6t/s320/2733751757_c17e884741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232435658643050130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This one I'm especially proud of...I love this. To wear it is to feel feminine and strong, just like this little flower. Made from copper I have given this piece a patina and sanded away until it came to the place that it needed to look.<br /><br />The are on my site lavalleygirly.etsy.com along with many other choices for hair Glamour.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-23872991289416426682008-08-02T02:44:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:59:37.422-08:00Timeless Chandeliers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O91cp9ecSA3Dh_wCDv4arV_UsAAJJovOcfncN1z13CjjUZACWJjn8op-2YsBXi-2AH6x7VmJuWlvhgNVV-_fVCwikgROtsIJlyRxaBbtDUvOcyuR2CQMCZe_9uUMpiQWE992DkiHjN8i/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O91cp9ecSA3Dh_wCDv4arV_UsAAJJovOcfncN1z13CjjUZACWJjn8op-2YsBXi-2AH6x7VmJuWlvhgNVV-_fVCwikgROtsIJlyRxaBbtDUvOcyuR2CQMCZe_9uUMpiQWE992DkiHjN8i/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229854271090422898" border="0" /></a><br />I love chandelier earrings. They bring out the femininity in me. I love they was they move against my cheek. I love the tinkling sounds of the beads dancing together.<br /><br />They will always be what I put on when I want to feel special. Fabulous ChandeliersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-45292946531711733142008-07-31T01:49:00.001-07:002008-12-11T17:59:37.906-08:00More FAB Hair Thingies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CSEO3c5w4w3FQm4J-ieBLhKQRoCX1YO-YUxM2nakFk52U7a3xcivGOlm8qVCs4ZKHm48bQ5gJLy0LdFhRVy_FT8XlTBgfOSy1gUu0gqBPWQttXFAu539RlvRLkaqgMCEYO6zLuB7glhZ/s1600-h/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CSEO3c5w4w3FQm4J-ieBLhKQRoCX1YO-YUxM2nakFk52U7a3xcivGOlm8qVCs4ZKHm48bQ5gJLy0LdFhRVy_FT8XlTBgfOSy1gUu0gqBPWQttXFAu539RlvRLkaqgMCEYO6zLuB7glhZ/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229101000268393458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These little guys are selling like hotcakes!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXSpE5nju6FzxyvfNQ-mWhtjVvzfjhKSBSYbmpeOKj9nz9JuH_JXwmq5L9zaCNSOap8lDBXdoNFZFDSeQ73G0eoDktbz9I1NdPdehDwMnkICVsLsixDWJQZg74wcKX4ssz3uW8bQEHd-g/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXSpE5nju6FzxyvfNQ-mWhtjVvzfjhKSBSYbmpeOKj9nz9JuH_JXwmq5L9zaCNSOap8lDBXdoNFZFDSeQ73G0eoDktbz9I1NdPdehDwMnkICVsLsixDWJQZg74wcKX4ssz3uW8bQEHd-g/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229099460523589986" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-1934199560659559232008-07-24T03:05:00.001-07:002008-12-11T17:59:38.611-08:00My FAB Hair Thingies!!!!OH yes..these rock! I am making a little different style now, it's easier to make and I am using beads...sometimes even lampwork beads by my friend Jennifer Kramer of http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=99355<br /><br />Here's some pics for you to drool over!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGj-cKtdofdJQVF3pPxcfUisJhrqBMn7sc5A1UG1ve9CeMoSGBUlnkoSCOzuHgPrsAGOPTXMd2pYNxIXXt3MPlqg09zKGME7bAq0dZcWxLtZjmEysKUmRq2h6-NmW7S81-iCb0wGLgeti9/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGj-cKtdofdJQVF3pPxcfUisJhrqBMn7sc5A1UG1ve9CeMoSGBUlnkoSCOzuHgPrsAGOPTXMd2pYNxIXXt3MPlqg09zKGME7bAq0dZcWxLtZjmEysKUmRq2h6-NmW7S81-iCb0wGLgeti9/s320/DSC_0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226520599901369538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw4wUpixz0RYJSlmoImLVeW8C9sD7ZhVLdBaya0jo3rWnF9vt9sDqDDuMwuqUoV1-2urHZLYwKRjnjs5xNf8XCqlRjOl-fbBsNR5rC5QoMj0BCbgtRxp37bTI8UkWjtTQXdgVvxbhYQsU/s1600-h/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw4wUpixz0RYJSlmoImLVeW8C9sD7ZhVLdBaya0jo3rWnF9vt9sDqDDuMwuqUoV1-2urHZLYwKRjnjs5xNf8XCqlRjOl-fbBsNR5rC5QoMj0BCbgtRxp37bTI8UkWjtTQXdgVvxbhYQsU/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226520860449368290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvTfa4GNo_wgFXPa3JwK6kPaH0Dx1i7U2OKzQvHv38WnLVbOgKWXgTGwN5eERjiJDH2gNoiMg9oeNh1ZMknJHrUMrKmFN1yATOLA30JI6wuJEsoa4alhRW-K2zhcTLjPvAgJWEsGDMshn/s1600-h/DSC_0019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvTfa4GNo_wgFXPa3JwK6kPaH0Dx1i7U2OKzQvHv38WnLVbOgKWXgTGwN5eERjiJDH2gNoiMg9oeNh1ZMknJHrUMrKmFN1yATOLA30JI6wuJEsoa4alhRW-K2zhcTLjPvAgJWEsGDMshn/s320/DSC_0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226521175973985906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN88tKs7bxygSiLJSvRTSe-mDE1sZv4Qoj6fMCYJHDWbpFcnr_48fZSmuD-YoqqtdDtPQQcGOnj7RqCNnn3Xi5ICaotq-gp_fFa3ab7AfxPmM_rNIT8uENibaPBQKZQ92-6OODhUn3Fau/s1600-h/DSC_0039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN88tKs7bxygSiLJSvRTSe-mDE1sZv4Qoj6fMCYJHDWbpFcnr_48fZSmuD-YoqqtdDtPQQcGOnj7RqCNnn3Xi5ICaotq-gp_fFa3ab7AfxPmM_rNIT8uENibaPBQKZQ92-6OODhUn3Fau/s320/DSC_0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226521415730712498" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-9094600770112925242008-07-01T00:25:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:59:39.100-08:00LemonTree Sudio<div style="text-align: center;">My new friend Shelley has the cuuutest shop! Here are a few of the things she makes:<br /><br /><br />Isnt this birdhouse DARLING?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxTqJrusM9xj_1OakTSHzRz7Th7U1fk0PWtlfaXXJkBCT7psFksOQPjdjbYoNeugwhuhhKYoAWN_uQtSjHo0yWauBhRV4QuZetfpWwnjHsDqUaVJE9bvjI7e9f7hkG8dvNafHx5SjxZ3O/s1600-h/bird+house.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxTqJrusM9xj_1OakTSHzRz7Th7U1fk0PWtlfaXXJkBCT7psFksOQPjdjbYoNeugwhuhhKYoAWN_uQtSjHo0yWauBhRV4QuZetfpWwnjHsDqUaVJE9bvjI7e9f7hkG8dvNafHx5SjxZ3O/s320/bird+house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217943849713673682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And look at this cute owl...who (hooooo) doesnt love owls?<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZTDr_4QldPcZmOTQDqTYcsE_YZ_a-fYgmZhzNfDI2BRO2Th24obCAYtpLRQ0Vn67W97eyiegVPdjduGAsj5UHNSCQ7mekIe6MxT0TQSzN_yXbPCwFzRliiODXXv05uw-2V9FuTeC8uUT/s1600-h/owl+card.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZTDr_4QldPcZmOTQDqTYcsE_YZ_a-fYgmZhzNfDI2BRO2Th24obCAYtpLRQ0Vn67W97eyiegVPdjduGAsj5UHNSCQ7mekIe6MxT0TQSzN_yXbPCwFzRliiODXXv05uw-2V9FuTeC8uUT/s320/owl+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217943875190949650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxRycdJ-TDcQeVJ1JsNpGN79YQc0MPemS96W8D88TVorj13LuM7r22TrzplkG__G6U7R9Wb9h7cRK1vH0zsumxRJQFxhkmkJ2teKCXQughDxSQwDnXnlhfVBCsYYuoM1w8m2DxfrvoBE1/s1600-h/black+kitty.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxRycdJ-TDcQeVJ1JsNpGN79YQc0MPemS96W8D88TVorj13LuM7r22TrzplkG__G6U7R9Wb9h7cRK1vH0zsumxRJQFxhkmkJ2teKCXQughDxSQwDnXnlhfVBCsYYuoM1w8m2DxfrvoBE1/s320/black+kitty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217943880252025426" border="0" /></a> I bought these kitty magnets and they brighten up my boring 'fridge!<br /><br /><br />Here is the link for her shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=5622688">http://www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=5622688</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-59601391026021948792008-06-12T01:09:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:59:39.937-08:00Ooooh, These are fun to make!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGxWl_UW1G3MtsFJ29DEIZKm-Y24tEDcrF9RMAz-mGyIhPOFEKFar2RXuZKTRdsmL_dfG2DEWIxXcqfGqHcYL7FuOBigzPbISolHfmvGz3oA9N5WmWjs_NAZKzC7fSC8IQEPV8g84OFr6/s1600-h/DSC_0019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGxWl_UW1G3MtsFJ29DEIZKm-Y24tEDcrF9RMAz-mGyIhPOFEKFar2RXuZKTRdsmL_dfG2DEWIxXcqfGqHcYL7FuOBigzPbISolHfmvGz3oA9N5WmWjs_NAZKzC7fSC8IQEPV8g84OFr6/s320/DSC_0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210904725895839058" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, MORE scrolly stuff, but I LOVE scrolly stuff! It's so fun to make, it's almost like I cant mess it up....well not too badly............Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-84055612522516683132008-05-17T23:56:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:59:40.102-08:00Niiiiiiice!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVh2EMonWoDxslxStijezbaHuWhdjxiC_91ZEI6vcUzjlf_oqpEayQSINI2DK3KK-02PMaaXTXsoYFNaYpbDGZSLyG2_3GGTFCzrjkiYyH1deRvKDPIi8Z2mnM5Tk1BI4kC9WyWwDcqIM7/s1600-h/DSC_0105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVh2EMonWoDxslxStijezbaHuWhdjxiC_91ZEI6vcUzjlf_oqpEayQSINI2DK3KK-02PMaaXTXsoYFNaYpbDGZSLyG2_3GGTFCzrjkiYyH1deRvKDPIi8Z2mnM5Tk1BI4kC9WyWwDcqIM7/s320/DSC_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201609593442402866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Wow, my wonderful friend, Jennifer Kramer surprised me with these wonderful earrings! If you make jewelry you will know how VERY much work goes into a piece like this! If you dont, you will see that they are just super-duper cool!!!<br /><br />Jen is the Owner/Administrator of my home-away-from home: <a href="http://www.starvingjewelryartists.com/index.php?&CODE=01">http://www.starvingjewelryartists.com/index.php?&CODE=01</a><br /><br /><br />She also has a wonderful shop:<br /><a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=99355">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=99355</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-2743997949335836312008-05-13T00:15:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:59:40.701-08:00Scrolled Silver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iYTst61u8k5uyHbZ952aLtB1KdSywRhyTxMs8FnQ0869QAS09LsFjpPw5-XCT6QvTun1qVyebwNz5Qp42zgmb6FvMbmQB-dtMh_lJDOngxgKnBq_0KDi_bEglLcisxgxbEJTeyFasvFJ/s1600-h/DSC_0276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iYTst61u8k5uyHbZ952aLtB1KdSywRhyTxMs8FnQ0869QAS09LsFjpPw5-XCT6QvTun1qVyebwNz5Qp42zgmb6FvMbmQB-dtMh_lJDOngxgKnBq_0KDi_bEglLcisxgxbEJTeyFasvFJ/s320/DSC_0276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199758526962336290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here's my latest offering on Etsy. I love soldering. This was a lot of fun to make. I love the ear wire connection because it doesn't add any length to the earrings.<br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390720260667830210.post-65049967238060277942008-04-28T22:06:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:59:41.055-08:00Cool Hair Thingy Prototype<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfluJ4qDmZ3YWzrb0XXjnCTZ7wUM6UL8H92nFFnpIggYThVzq1HHGYb0NKTlppF3SsvhM_pgbXh1lmgPFPB9c3grxRepHKW61Th1zyFuCEphd-WjRROP3EmAJ_WGedxzXnMG0Ph4Q6kmT/s1600-h/DSC_0005-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfluJ4qDmZ3YWzrb0XXjnCTZ7wUM6UL8H92nFFnpIggYThVzq1HHGYb0NKTlppF3SsvhM_pgbXh1lmgPFPB9c3grxRepHKW61Th1zyFuCEphd-WjRROP3EmAJ_WGedxzXnMG0Ph4Q6kmT/s320/DSC_0005-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194530109504735874" border="0" /></a><br />Here's my latest project. I just LOVE this thingy! Wearing a dumb rubber band or claw is just the pits! It gets hot here in LA and I like to be able to throw my hair up, but I always feel so ugly!<br /><br />So, I designed this little baby! I am testing it out right now. Working on some other designs and other way cool 'secret' things for it.<br /><br />This next pic is of it in my hair.....after a whole DAY in the hot, sweaty LA sun. I didn't even touch my hair before the pic, or ALL day!!! Wow!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40rhyphenhyphenmtuh2-rtDxX4WYklNz_4LYOzASHBBmonYqSvBuKQKMqwYWjtollhkEoT30u8ZJHtzRri35Yj2odBMhX-pV5sdoPvain0Yl9Y1y4vHiOsfVQ25MWbGiJRQNmL28DbnUT0-TTrrjfv/s1600-h/DSC_0001-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40rhyphenhyphenmtuh2-rtDxX4WYklNz_4LYOzASHBBmonYqSvBuKQKMqwYWjtollhkEoT30u8ZJHtzRri35Yj2odBMhX-pV5sdoPvain0Yl9Y1y4vHiOsfVQ25MWbGiJRQNmL28DbnUT0-TTrrjfv/s320/DSC_0001-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194530581951138450" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3