It's In The Bag!

I seem to be turning into a bag lady. Actually I've always been one. I must have a lot of baggage! HA HA! There have been some really nice bags lately and some friends my do well to mind their adorable orange Target finds lest they be purloined from under their nose!

Thankfully etsy has many an option to keep a bag crazy girl like me out of trouble!

These two adorable bags are MINE! MINE! MINE! But you can get one too! One is for the awesome new camera my family got me for mothers day. And the other is for my pencils.

Simbiosis

Blue Q

I snatched this up at a silent auction! I could be happy with all, er any of the bags they offer! CUTE!

How friggin' cute is this one!!!! And its just the back side of the bag!

I bought an adorable eiffel tower print bag last fall from 

Sommer Designs, but this one would rock my world!

Ahhhh. The cuteness of a cute bag!

The one that got away...

Whah!

This beauty was snatched away from me because children need to be picked up from school. Humpf.

(Jillian of The Noisy Plume smoothed my feathers and assured me there would be more...)

I die.

Arbor/Earth Day Event!

Next Saturday my good friend Yvonne and I will be sharing a booth at the Thousand Oaks Arbor/Earth Day Event! We will be selling jewelry and parasols! Her 9 year old daughter is already quite the blossoming entrepreneur and will join us at our table selling hair clips!

I've been working on earrings this weekend, like the skull and daisy ones in the photo... I hope they find good homes!

Thousand Oaks Arbor Earth Day Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Conejo Creek Park North (23 Fwy and Janss Road behind the Library) Come out and see us!

Where Are They? Part 2

Melanie Brown wanted to let me know exactly where my little precious guys and gals have been....

They are now at her etsy shop (thehaunteddoll.etsy.com)

Love Shines

This is "Love Shines". And doesn't it? When you have that feeling of love and warmth. It radiates out of you like rays of light. Like when my little ones, for no reason shower me with hugs and kisses. Or when I snuggle with my gassy old mutt and she licks my face in a loving way. When my guy is home at the end of the day. Shine. I like to shine! How about you? What makes your heart shine with love?

Where do they go?

Some times I wonder, what happens to the pendants and beads when they leave here packed all snug and sound? What fate are they met with when they arrive at their new home? Are they loved? Are they played with? Are they and their new families happy? I will sometimes come across them, unexpectedly and happily when they have been transformed from simple clay pendants into another's creative dream...

This butterfly fluttered by way of rosemckaydesigns on her etsy shop

Laurel Moon Jewelry created this lovely set....

Live Wire Jewelry caught my eye with this simple and elegant design...

Jewels by Kat made this lovely bracelet...

Lorelei had a great post recently that paired her designs with clothes to inspire...

I found this lovely silk necklace in The Maddison Gallery's etsy shop...

Stefeny Stanyer made this beauty of a necklace...

Giddy Up! A design from Tasha Moon Designs

It was nice to see them again. Travel on....

If I missed you and you would like to be included in a post like this, send me an email! (gaea (at) gaea (dot) cc)

What's wrong with her?

I almost caused a scene at the post office yesterday!
And this is why...

I was finishing up some business at the post office counter and decided I couldn't wait to open a package from Andrew Thornton. And as I stood there opening it I literally heard that angelic "whaaaaaaaahhhh" sound and nearly fell over backwards at the beauty that lay inside! So then I went to my friend Joelles house and opened the package for her to see and it made the same magic sound and now rays of light came shooting out of it! Needless to say I'm more than pleased with his bead club! Fab! Thanks, Andrew!

Sunshiny Day...

It is a super beautiful day today! Sunshiny day with the bluest, blue sky. It would be a shame to spend it inside on the computer. So I won't!

Here are some earrings that made me feel good! What made you feel good today?

Mommy, can I have one! PLEASE!!!!

Have you seen artist Lorena Angulo's work? It is oh so beautiful! And I simply must own one of her pieces! A ring perhaps or some earrings! That would be divine!

We will always be April Fool's...

for each other! Happy Anniversary Sweetie! I will always be your fool in love!

The day: April 1st 1990.
The first date: Denny's

Things turned out just fine!

Get Yer Beads! Red hot beads!

And other fun beady items! Beads 2010 is available for pre-order! The issue includes a bracelet project I submitted as well as a few connectors and charms! I'm excited to see what else is in this years issue! The cover looks like a fun treasure trove! I would like to dive in right now!

Itty Bitty Love...

Some of the itty bitty heart charms from the last firing are now bitty heart earrings. I loved playing with them so much that I put more into todays firing in all sorts of pastel colors for spring and summer. I took a batch of the hearts earrings as well as a few other shape to Rains, our local 114 year old department store and their buyer Melynda really liked them. I hope their customers like them as well!

Odd Ball...

This shape is odd. It some how feels old and modern to me at the same time. I made one like this last year and then I forgot about it. It seems to be following me. It will show up in and around the studio at odd times and in odd places. It's an odd ball. I think it would like to be called the "in and out" bead or maybe because of my fondness for the Harry Potter series the "come and go" bead.

I'm Having An Affaire!

A Jewelry Affaire! Have been for quite a while! Guess what came in the mail today?!?!? My copy of Jewelry Affarie Magazine! The premier issue! Yah! It is really lovely and has such a diverse group of designs! I noticed Nancy of Round Rabbit has a lovely project! Editor Beth Livesay did a fantastic job! The magazine is grouped into sections that have a nice flow to it! Three of the projects I submitted are included! I couldn't be more pleased!

Ombre Winner!

I got to play a little with some of the "Ombre" beads this week. The "content" face bead has been floating around the studio for a while and she just happened to be in the right glaze to snuggle into this design...

Random Integer Generator

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Timestamp: 2010-03-26 16:51:16 UTC

Congratulations to...

Abeille à miel said...

"what beautiful beads, and lovely colors! I've been inspired by the colors of the woods lately, so lots of different shades of green are making me happy. :)"

Here is a little more green to make you happy! Please email gaea (at) gaea (dot) cc me your shipping info!

Have a great weekend!