Get Out!

It seems like we don't leave the house much but when we do, we go big! We are a family of music lovers and tend to have music playing around the house. Both Robert and I are long time Peter Gabriel fans and couldn't believe he would be performing at the Santa Barbara Bowl, which was one of only 12 dates on his New Blood Orchestra Tour. These performances are unique in that they are mostly his songs, with a few others from artists like Paul Simon and The Magnetic Fields, performed entirely with an orchestra, no guitar, no drums. FANTASTIC! I tend to be highly emotional with live music as it is but was was literally moved to tears within the first 2 minutes, it was just so beautiful! We weren't supposed to take photos during the performance but I took some before...

It was a bit long for a nearly 6 year old but a nearly 10 year old had a great time. We are looking forward to our next family concert...

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Jewelry designer Lana Kinney has quite the stash brewing for a giveaway! She will be posting more info soon....

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A Real Page Turner!

But then again Stringing always is! The summer issue is smashed full of artist beads which makes me so happy! And designer Denise Yezbak Moore gave me the royal treatment with one of her projects titled "Gleefully Gaea"! Thank you, Denise!

There In Spirit...

I keep jealously reading about folks that are off to the Bead And Button Show in Wisconsin. It must be an absolute dream to take off for such a fun event. I have yet to do a big bead show like Bead and Button and truth be told I think I'm a bit "ascared" as my little ones will say. How do people leave their families and homes for that long? I did send a big old box of goodies to Eclectica who will be at B&B. If you are there, stop in and say hello! Since like myself, there are many of us who can not make the show I'm offering 10% off in my etsy shop. Just use the code "LOVETOBEAD" at check out.

Lace

I had a flash of what I wanted! It was a long, long linked chain with bits of flowery glass. The glass would have to be ceramic. I would love to use silver for this but the cost is just too much. Who would have thought that silver would be as much as it is! It is crazy! Copper is lovely too...

I made these lace beads and the links. It is super long and I love that!

All Bundled Up.

Our June gloom is in full effect right now. It is like a second winter on somedays and I heard there was even snow in our local mountains over the weekend. I like being bundled up. So do beads. They are good at playing along!

These beads were bundled up, cozy and warm in my etsy shop.

Some are listed. Some will be soon...

More Mailbox Madness!

I got these in the mail last week. I know. I've been a bad, bad girl. I may have to give my paypal account CPR!

These beauties are from Jade Scott. What a talent!

Mail!

Oh! It was a good day for the mail box! And me! I had ordered some silk sari ribbons from this etsy shop which was recommended by lovely Janet and am in love with them. Also in the mail box were the amazing and beautiful pendants from Andrews giveaway. They practically jumped out of the package and dove into the silk. There was no stopping them!

 This little beauty was from Andrews shop. I saw it posted on his blog and could not resist. In fact he had several that were jumping off the monitor at me and I could have done some serious damage to my paypal account!

Divine. I'm in pendant heaven! Thank you Andrew!

One more.... UP FOR GRABS!

This is fun!

Comment if you want it! You know the drill!

UP FOR GRABS!!!

DOWN FOR SAFETY!  Just kidding! Post a comment and she is yours!

This garden and flower goddess is no petit flower. She is bold! Like a goddess should be.

Don't forget to send your name and address! Enjoy!

Up next...

GRAB ME!

I think Lorelei must be psychic! She snagged that butterfly fast! You go girl!

This dream link is a bit on the chunky side but perfect for a bracelet. Glazed front and back...

One freebie per friend please! And don't forget to email your address!

Soon this flower lady could be yours... Soon...

UP FOR GRABS!

Heres the deal, first to comment gets it! I'll be posting a few more this week/weekend! Happy almost summer vacation! Please make sure to email me with your mailing address!

Fly away little butterfly....

And yes, she is an original design, glazed front and back. Not that you'd look a gift horse in the mouth...

Attention Target Shoppers...

Just ignore the crazy lady on the coffee maker isle doing the happy dance like there is no tomorrow! Apparently she won Andrew Thorntons SERIOUSLY amazing giveaway! Seriously!

Me: Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!

Joelle: Get out!

Me: I can't believe it!!!!

Joelle: And you get a car, and you get a car, and you get a car!!!

I am is utter shock and totally amazed! SERIOUSLY? Thank you Andrew!

Here are the goods....

Awesome.

A Few Beads... And Another Chance To Win!

Make us all a wee bit happy!

I thought I could just pick a winner, but truth be told every reward was just so lovely and in reading them all I imagined each of you doing it! It was a relaxing reward in itself!  So I just picked a random winner! Happy Memorial Day everyone!

Congratulations to...

Greer!

Who said... "All kinds of rewards - chockies, reading, chilling out, but my favourite is to spend some time on line checking out all kinds of creative endeavours in all kinds of fields."

Please email me with your info and I'll send you your beads! Thanks everyone for leaving such great ways to reward yourself. I hope everyone has gotten a chance to do just that! 

I'll be having another giveaway this week to celebrate the beginning of summer vacation. I'm call it an "Up For Grabs" giveaway! Remember is school when someone would hold up something awesome from their lunch and scream "UP FOR GRABS!" and then someone would grab it? Same here! Goodies will quickly go to the first to respond! Keep your peepers open! It may happen more than once!

Well, Read.

I have been stacking up the books lately and lamenting the lack of time I have to read them.

One that I have read is ceramic artist Sabine Brunners tale of "My Cat Kevin" which is sweet and cleverly illustrated with her ceramic work. It is a book about an adopted cat is at the top of our bedtime reading.

Jewelry Upcycled! is another satisfyingly photographed gem of DYI jewelry inspiration by Sherri Haab and is exactly what it states. Unlikely items that seem to be at the end of their life are turned into fabulous works of jewelry art. Who knew the ass end of a plastic soda bottle had such potential!

Tragically, I finished The Hunger Games trilogy and am haunted by it and being in desperate need of a laugh picked up Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss. Her humorous chronicle of the demise of punctuation has me laughing out loud and at myself! I'm sure she would have a field day with me!

What's turning your pages?