It came! It came! It came!

My bead soup ingredients arrived on Friday!

I am sooooo happy. 

Joanna, I love it all!

Do you know what this is? Restraint! It took great control to get the camera 

BEFORE I tore into the package.

Wonderful card and packaging.

All my ingredients.

I am in love with the colors and those flowers!

Ribbon! Three colors. How did she manage to get them all rolled up 

so neatly?????  Joanna uses fiber really well. This will be 

a challenge for me. But, that is what this is all about, yes? :)

Love this butterfly focal and clasp. The focal is very light weight, not sure

what it is made from. 

So it is Sunday, I am sitting here enjoying my pumpkin spice coffee 

(I love Green Mountain Coffee and my Keurig)

and relishing in the fact that it is Sunday and I still have another day!

I am mulling over ideas and playing with my soup ingredients

I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend!

Bead Soup

Here is an actual shot of what I sent Joanna! I can't wait to see what magic she creates.

Lots of color and fun! 

I can't wait for my ingredients to arrive so I can cook away. 

Happy Wednesday.

I am back.

It has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster ride.

Some expected, some not.

I am tired.

Enough.

I know that my soup arrived safely! I can't wait to see what Joanna creates.

Hopefully my soup will be here this week. :)

We did the fair just before I left for Seattle.

And then a few shots from the airplane on my journey home.

I love clouds!

(can you tell?)

Life.....

.....Can be a bit of a bummer.

My dad died yesteraday. 

And while expected, it was unexpected. 

And though we were not close, there is still a hollow feeling in the middle of me.

I seem to ache everywhere.

I leave for Seattle on Sunday to help my sister with things.

But first we celebrate my son's 13th birthday - several days at that. 

I am still going to try to participate in Andrew's challenge and my beads have gone off already 

for the Bead Soup Blog Party (all the way to Poland!!!!)

Needless to say, my Muse has run screaming from the house! :)

I will be dark here for a bit.

Ready for this to all be over............

:)

Teaser!

Here is a quick teaser of what I sent off to Joanna Matuszczyk!  They have a looooong journey ahead of them. I hope she likes her ingredients.

Something new!

I decided to try a new wire wrapping technique. I once saw the most amazing necklace done using keishi pearls and wire wrapping.  It was a truly stunning piece.

Now, while mine is not exactly in that league, I have to say that I am rather pleased with the outcome.

So summery and fun!

 I have to laugh though. 

Once it started to work, I started to use sparkly beads!

I know, I know

It's August, I know that.

But, I made a wonderful pumpkin spice latte

from A Cozy Kitchen.

Great site, BTW. I doctored mine a bit, I did vanilla soy milk, fat free half and half and added some maple syrup. 

Next, the test.

Poured it into my coffee.

Now, if I were really good, 

I would have taken a picture for you BEFORE I even tried it,

or drank it ALL!

(photo courtesy of A Cozy Kitchen)

It was really good.

I am looking forward to fall, my absolute favorite season! Of them all!

Enjoy.

He cracked me up!

Our dog had to have surgery and has since been relegated to wear the

cone of shame.

You know the one, the satellite dish looking thing that stops them from

licking the surgical site.

Bromley hates that thing,

but he loves to lick.

So, my son gave him a friend.

He cracked me up! 

This is the stuffed animal that Bromley carries around.

Happy Saturday.

Soup is on!

Bead Soup, that is.

Lori Anderson spent many an hour putting this together and getting

everyone their "cooking" partners.

I am happily paired with 

Joanna Matuszczyk and her blog is

Bizuteria z filcu

She is in Poland! I am going to get Polish beads! 

Sooooo cool!

Her work is so fun! Great colors and I love her use of fiber. 

I have my package all prettied up and ready to send out. I am off to the post!

This is going to be so much fun!

Baby Christian needs our help!

My friend Juls of Julsbeads nephew was born early - very early, 4 months. Those last months are so very important for development for a baby.  As a mother, I can't even imagine what his mother, and father, are feeling, going through, and how they are coping.  My heart goes out to them. 

Juls has become a good beady friend and my heart goes out to her also. To help her brother and 

sister-in-law with expenses she is having a sale in her shop. Everything is 25% off.  

Her heart is so very big and generous.

I don't normally do things like this, but if you can, hop over and check out her shop.

Her beads are magically wonderful!

 I mean, everyone can always use some magic!

The coupon for the 25% off is Christian.

If you would like to donate directly through PayPal, you can by donating to

julicannon@hotmail.com

You can read her whole post here.

Thank you.