friday the 30th

today was rather busy, had to be at the doctors for 2week post checkup after my surgery!

everything is fine and dandy, then off to see ashley at the hair salon to get my wig busted! lol

i felt like i was there all day as the salon was super busy...anyway, came home took a nap

(love my naps)..

julie came home and we are off to have dinner at minicos ~one of our fav pizza places!

me driving there
just a little hole in the wall place...

those are the best places arent they??

julie was at the memorial tournament all day..

she is going back tomorrow, i really hate golf, too boring and too too quiet!!

look for her on tv, she probably will have her yankees ballcap on!

me an my new doo!! the back is super short..this picture is not flattering at all..

ugh!! on well!!

look at this delish pizza, yummo!!!!!

snippets~

thursday was biggie's 2nd birthday, he is holding his stuffed bear that he received for a gift....

as of today the family room is sprinkled with clouds courtesy of the stuffing from his new bear~~

doesnt take long for one of the crew to get a hole started....
biggie and nelly
biggie and miss vera
this is miss dymond~a pup that my daughters vet clinic is

fostering, it was her weekend to take her home ....
she came to good manor for a little socializing with our pack and everyone played nice!

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we are at starbucks tonight using their wi~fi as our stupid wireless modem

is fried!!! we havent had it that long, so we should have a new one tomorrow or thursday..

such a frickin' hassle!!!!

if i wasnt so adicted to this darn thing, ugh~~~

smudge~

please send healing thoughts to this little furry sweet faced pup named smudge
we want him to walk again and i know our blogging community can work miracles...

i found out about smudge from the sister of follow your bliss fame

you can see more on smudge over at elizabeths blog

ps..thank you from my heart and all my furry faced animals hearts

xoxox

new work~

while recuping yesterday and today, i decided to give a try a new jewelry technique by
stephanie lee that is shown in her new book~Semiprecious Salvage...

her technique instructions are super clear and easy

and as long as you have all the correct tools

it is a breeze, this bracelet took about 1hour to complete

and later in the evening i soldered all the jump rings together...

i had previously purchased a sterling silver spoon from ebay

do not use not a silver plated one..

i am not saying that silver plating will not work but it might just be

alot harder to get the results like stephanie lees ....
i think that the most time comsuming step was stamping the words..

the word "grace" was all ready inscribed on the spoon making it all the more special and on the inside or backside is the date july 22, 1888...

instead of using a lobster clasp i opted for a toggle, i like toggles as there have so many options!if you have an insterest in jewelry making get stephanie lees book , it is so worth it!!!

xoxox

out of commission~

okay people i will be out of commission for a few days...

i am having a couple of outpatient procedures tomorrow.......

you know i am heading towards

those menopausal years
of my life-ugh!!

these 2procedures should

end years and years of painful heavy cycles..

okay i can

be alot more descriptive

but i do not want to gross anyone out...

so if you need details you can email me....

xoxox

journal page

i did this journal page tonight which will

ultimately

be a little bigger than an atc for a friendship swap book...

i used a combo of golden (michael demeng approved) paints,

my fav watercolor crayons, my fav white gel pen and rubber stamps..

xox

weekend recap~

we had an impromptu bonfire saturday and lots of folks showed up and

it was our biggest yet!!

hot dogs and s'mores went fast!

julie, deb, kelly and heather showed up first to get a good seat
little miss vera stayed out until midnight

and slept in sunday morning

the toads are back...
monday mail call..
i love this!!

a belated gift from my friend and fellow faerie-briteraven

it is the perfect necklace for me!!ok, this box of goodies is from bee shay!

she is always in charge of the ATC/Fatbook artfest bookswaps

she was cleaning house and posted that she would take

the first 2people who sent her the postage..

well i was so lucky to get

this awesome box of inspiration!!!!! thats it for today, i dont mind telling you

that is friggin freezing and dreary and rainy here...

ugh!

we are having homemade mac n cheese tonight..

yummo!!

special day~

happy mothers day !

i love you, mom...

FINALLY!!!

yippee!!

i have been wishing

and

waiting for a class close to me with

the one and only

sallyjean

now finally it will happen

this july!!!

at a cute little store 3hours away

in ann arbor, michigan

called
FOUND

Soldering for Virgins: The Bracelet
class description is as follows:
For virgins and not-so-virgins....a workshop filled with the basics of soldering, from what type of supplies to use (and why) to the tips and tricks of achieving a smooth and shiny finish. Discover how to solder 3-dimensional objects of unusual shapes and materials. A special sidebar of glass-cutting by hand for those who want to know it all!

In this class, you'll practice making small individual charms - each one different from the others, including square charms, 3-D charms, charms using beveled glass, found object charms, bubbles, double-bubbles, marbles and more. At the end of the day, you can attach the charms to a bracelet (not supplied) and wear your art jewelry proudly...

I am so excited and cannot wait!!!

sunday doings

yesterday we went and looked at this house located in granville, ohio

home to dennison university, it is a darling small town with lots of charm

we didnt actually go inside byt drove up to the home

we will be setting up an appointment

to do so soonthese beautiful horses are located a hop, skip and a jump from the house we looked athere is main street in granville so very very cute!!julie enjoying the rootbeerfloats we bought at the ice cream salon

yummy!!
just some beautiful fuzzy flowers on the other side of main street
we ended the day with a cookout at julies aunt/uncles home

gawd, the food was great!!

xoxox
ps.......

my friend sue at artful adventures tagged me for the

ARTE Y PICO award

which is so nice, i met sue at valley ridge last summer

in a class taught by nina bagley..she is a wonderful artist and a fellow animal lover,

go give her blog a look see....

i have been tagged before and meant to post about it

but it always goes by the wayside,

so i am publicly apologizing to my friends that i didnt post

but it didnt mean i didnt appreciate it because i do

and it is hard to choose 5people to nominate

so i nominate all the blogs i have listed

because they are listed as great and inspiring blogs to visit!!

xoxoxoxox

mail call

mail call

lookie what i got in the mail today...a real sweet little birdie nest

that promptly went into the freezer....

and lookie at this sweet little heart made out of clay by miss ellen

absolutely darling

ellen recently took a class from tejae to make these beauties

this prompyly went on my birdie hutch..

thank you miss ellen

i really really adore my heart

xox

spoon art

today i finally finished my last 2spoons for my spoon swap..

i tell ya it was easy, i didnt want them all to be the same so it was really hard for me to finish the last 2, but i really like how they turned out and now my favorite part is the dressing or wrapping of the spoon!!!

then off in the mail tomorrow on their merry way to australia!!

what a nice evening