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Glass Beads & Jewelry
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Thursday ~ May 15th, 2008
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Canada Goose
Since I bought my Canon Rebel XTi, I really haven't been overly impressed with the photos I've taken. In fact, when it comes to the beads, I'm still resorting to my old FujiPix camera. I know the major problem is that I need to invest in a good lens, but there's also the problem of not knowing how to work the camera properly. I can set it on auto, or switch it to landscape or portrait... but there are a lot more little buttons on it getting rather dusty from lack of use. So tonight, I start a 6 week photography class ~ wish me luck.
Hey cool, a Nancy Cartwright interview:
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Wednesday ~ May 14th
1:35 p.m.
I'm back. I'm also 3.6 pounds down from last week ~ yippee! That makes my total weight loss after 5 weeks 14.2 pounds. Things went reasonably well last week, although again, it wasn't anywhere near perfect, but I think this way of eating is really beneficial to my health so I'll stick with it. Good news is I surpassed the weight roadblock that's been a problem for the last couple of years & I really do feel different inside. It's like my body has switched into a higher gear. Thanks to all of you out there sending wonderful, supportive emails, it's appreciated!
9:50 a.m.
I have some errands to run & then it's Weigh In Wednesday. Be back in a few hours with the results. |
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Tuesday ~ May 13th
Above photos left to right: Leah, me, Wes & Chris; Pat & Chris; the campfire; Sunshine, Jonny, Ruby & Ella riding the jeep.
Every year, Pat & Ken (Chris' parents) host an egg hunt usually around Easter, but this year we had so much snow late in the season, they were unable to do it until this past weekend. They invite family & friends over for the event (there were 23 of us this year) & we each get a colored ribbon & have to find bags full of chocolate & toys hidden in trees around their acreage that have the matching color ribbon on them. Afterwards, we have a wiener roast & relax around the fire while the kids, all hyped up on chocolate, run around playing with their toys. This is definitely one of our favorite events of the year, thanks so much Pat & Ken.
My mom was away for Mother's Day so we'll be celebrating later this week with a game of golf & lunch. Hope all you moms out there were spoiled over the weekend.
It's going to be a beautiful, warm week & I've already been to 2 greenhouses, poking around for garden treasures. I bought a cool lantern that looks old & exotic. It can be hung up or can just rest on a table. I think once our pergola is up in the backyard, I'm going to hang it for some groovy nighttime lighting.
And yesterday I bought 2 very large burning bushes & 3 rose bushes, which I've never really considered for the yard before. I think they'll be quite wonderful though, they bloom through the entire season & I went with pinks & purples to contrast against our grey house. It's garden time!
Oh, & thanks for your input on the Savoy beads ~ a resounding yes so I will definitely keep experimenting with the stripes. |
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Saturday ~ May 10th
Photo courtesy of National Geographic
Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful moms out there! |
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Thursday ~ May 8th
Savoy Beads
I made this set of beads after being inspired by the striped pattern of an ottoman (below) that I spotted on a design blog a while back.
I asked Chris what came to mind when he looked at the beads & he said they reminded him of a bar we used to go to called Savoy. Actually, Chris & I began our relationship in that bar back in 2000 when his friends & my friends, all interconnected, would meet there every Friday after work for drinks. Those were very good times & I think the name suits the beads perfectly.
I'm not sure what I'll do with them yet? I wouldn't mind exploring this style with some other colors as well. It's quite time consuming because there are lots of different colors to pull & you have to have a pretty steady hand, but in the end, I like the effect. What do you think? As for the hearts, looks like people still dig 'em, so I will be making some in the near future as well.
* Sometimes it's not the lack of ideas but the abundance that slows you down ~ I need some serious focus * |
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