A Whole Lotta Fun, A Whole Lotta New

When you work really hard, or not, relaxation is very important. I ordered this daybed from West Elm back in April. It was backordered and after a lost truck and a lot of hassle, it has finally arrived. It fits just perfect in the corner of my family room and is a welcome addition for reading and rest.


I had a wonderful opportunity yesterday to help my friend Jennifer of Textile Fetish at her table at Felt Club XL in LA. It was sooo crowded and just hopping with excitement. There were so many talented people and great music playing. I met a lot of people I've recently 'met' or 'known' for a long time on line like Nicole of Queen Puff Puff , Jenifer of Sprout Studio , Jenny of Sew Darn Cute , and many more. My camera didn't like the dim lighting but Jennifer got a lot more pictures and as soon as she gets back home to Texas I'm sure we'll see more.

I've been jamming getting my jewelry ready for the New World Flamenco Festival in August. I've got so many new designs that I've made just for the festival. I can't wait to show them off.

Summer Time, Family Time

Hi, remember me? I know I haven't blogged in a while. It's because the kids are out of school and running me here and there. In between that, I had to finish the crocheted blanket for my daughter and get in gear making flamenco jewelry for the Flamenco festival I'm vending at for the second year in a row. It's 9 shows of selling jewelry and accessories. Busy-ness.

So here's the completed Babette blanket I crocheted. My daughter loves it. While she was away for a week, I completely overhauled her bedroom. 4 full days it took with several trips to stores to get organizer bins, baskets, files, etc. She was completely surprised and happy about it. Whew.

Every year for the 4th of July we have a block party. It starts with a little parade then onto the festivities. Most of the street was there plus many friends and family members.

This is the gang lining up for a waterballoon toss. See the cute guy on the right in green? My hubby. He lost and got all wet.

Here's the pups and my son. The dogs got to be in the parade of course. We had other games such as corn on the cob eating contest, a basketball shootoff, a football throwing contest, another water game and our new favorite, musical chairs. The kids played fair. The adults, well, let's just say it was musical chair death match and one of the chairs is no longer with us. Either is a pair of someone's sunglasses. I didn't play, I ran that game. So funny.

A sampling of the flamenco jewelry I'm making. I have tons of new earring designs that I'm sure will be a big hit. I've made them but haven't had a chance to photograph them yet.

Spring Bracelets Introduced

It's time for a little spring time celebration. You see yesterday I finally got a new car, so now I know I'll make it to my next destination. That's a lot to celebrate! New spring bracelets will be hitting the website soon. The Garden Bracelet, the one on the bottom, is a new version of an old favorite. And when I say favorite, I made a couple like those and they flew off the website within a day or so. Stay tuned.

This Whippet up Pretty Quick

I know, I'm not good on playing with words, but this was fun. I bought the crochet pattern from greyhoundcrafts.com and it's a gift for someone we got our dogs from and who watches them for us at times. I have 2 whippets, which look like greyhounds, so why not? How is it jewelry related? Because it's wearing a beaded collar courtesy of me.

Brightening the Day

There are big fires about 5 miles from my home and what should have been a really beautiful day has turned really ugly. It started out with Santa Ana winds which come from the desert bringing warm air. So we're talking 40 mile an hour winds. Top that off with a brush fire that got way out of hand and many homes are now threatened. We have to stay indoors now because the air is so poor. Sad. So to brighten the day, I finally edited the photos of the new jewelry that will hit the website this week. Remember the pink stone I found, here it is. I still have a call out to the shop to find out the name of it. It's highly faceted so it really sparkles. I have these designs in the pink as well as in Tanzanite blue. Can't wait to get them out to the world.

Flamenco Collection

In an effort to enhance the flamenco jewelry collection on my site, I found wonderful filigree findings in sterling silver and brass and have made more flamenco earrings. Now these earrings are not only for flamenco, but they fall into the chandelier earring category we are all familiar with as well. I just love the filigree fans in sterling silver. With these Swarovski crystals, shining is the only option.