Shhhhh

Quietly, come closer.

Can you keep a secret?

Wanna see my BSBP piece?

Ok, but Shhhhhh.

It is wonderful, is it not? :)

Guess you will just have to check back on March 3rd for the gloriousness!

I.Heart.Macro

Spring!

No food this go! :)

While I have missed winter terribly, I am looking

forward to spring.

Please visit Lori's blog to see more
macro goodness
or as Lori says,
 "I Heart Close Ups: Up Close Photography for Macro Makers and the Camerologically Challenged". 


Yup, that's me!

Echo Creative Club

Another month gone by ~ 

so fast.

Just like I did last month, I asked Jeannie to surprise me

with her choice of beads. 

(best part of the deal, makes me work

outside of the box.)

She sent me some of her peeled paint beads in 

white. 

Stunning.  

I am not going to lie, I was at a loss for what to create. 

I wanted to make a bracelet, but no matter

how hard I tried, nothing seemed to work.

I was continually drawn to some of the vintage crosses that

my sister in law gave me to create with, the simple gold one

in particular.

As you know, I love, love wire wrapping

and thus this was born.

Her beads lent themselves to this piece

so gracefully.

I know that it sparkles, and for some, that might

be too much.

It hangs so wonderfully!

Thank you so much Jeannie, for this opportunity to 

play in the big leagues. 

Please swing by her blog and see her wonderfulness. And

when you are done, please visit all wonderful blogs

below to see what everyone else has created.

Cindy Cima Edwards  http://www.cindycima.com

Courtney Breul  http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.com

Dagi  http://kokopellidesign.blogspot.com

Jeannie K Dukic http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog

Kristen Stevens  http://kristen-beadjourney.blogspot.com 

Lola Surwillo  http://www.beadlolabead.blogspot.com

Malin de Koning  http://beadingbymalindekoning.blogspot.com

Michelle Buettner  http://www.MiShelDesigns.blogspot.com

Molly Alexander  http://www.beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com

Shannon Chomanczuk  http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com

Grateful.....

For a wonderfully productive weekend.

Most can be found here

For my family.

For my husband, the love of my life.

For I am loved unconditionally.

When I start to go down THAT road and complain or

feel sorry for myself, 

I have to stop and take a long, hard look around. 

For I am so very lucky, 

and for that,

I am grateful. 

What are you grateful for on this Monday night?

How's your soup coming along?

Just a gander at what is sitting on my table. 

This particular list of ingredients is giving me

such a hard time, can't quite figure out how to

mix it all together to come up with something

delicious!

But, I will not be discouraged,

in fact, think I may have had a stroke of 

inspiration!

Hope your soup's are simmering 

nicely.

I.Heart.Macro

Purple Cabbage!

Please visit Lori's blog to see other

amazing shots of macro goodness.

I.Heart.Macro

Who doesn't love a lava lamp!

Please hop on over to Lori's blog to see more 

wonderful macro goodness!

Mine!

All. Mine!

Wonderful components and a pendant by Nancy Schindler of 

The Rabbit Muse

Do you know how hard it is to get these? 

I mean, when she has a shop update, they go like

hotcakes.

(I was being bad at work, shhhhh)

Luv! Luv!

Components by Kristi Bowman.

Please go to her shop and see her wonderfulness!

I can not wait to play.

(anyone know how to create more time in the day??)

Happy Wednesday!