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Tuesday ~ November 1st
Seeds & Seed Pods
I was at the Devonian Botanic Gardens yesterday, putting in more hours for my practicum. I have 8 more hours to go and that's it - I will finally have my Master Gardening Certificate ~ phew, just in time for... winter.
For a couple of hours I was cleaning seeds, which was truly fascinating - their shapes and textures seem so unusual & imaginative! There was a microscope for examining closely all the grooves & fringes & furry tails that comprise so many of these seeds.
Then I came home & roasted pumpkin seeds.
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Thursday ~ November 3rd
Stu-stu-studio...
I just realized that I've never shown you guys my studio?? I cleaned it all up on the weekend & took photos so if you click on the picture above you can see it. |
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Saturday ~ November 5th
Dreaming Large...
About 5 years ago I wrote a list with the title "20 Things I look Forward to Accomplishing in My Life". It goes like this:
1. Earning a University Degree (√) 2. Having a successful career (well, I think I'm getting there...) 3. Learning to play the guitar (√) 4. Horseback riding on the hills of Easter Island 5. Running a Race (√) 6. Meeting Oprah 7. Going on an archaeological dig (√) 8. Writing a book (in progress) 9. Swimming with the fishes in the Galapagos Islands 10. Learning how to tap dance (√) 11. Owning a horse 12. Beachcombing on the shores of Thailand 13. Learning how to make a fantastic gumbo 14. Hang gliding 15. Going on Safari in Africa (√) 17. Seeing a whale in the wild (√) 18. Spotting a toucan bird in Costa Rica 19. Camping in Alaska 20. Downhill skiing without fear
Of course there are other things I want to do & perhaps I need to update my list, but this was part of a visualization exercise. I think it's been a very powerful tool in helping me realize what is important in my life & what I want out of life. For me, it's not the material things you collect over the years, but the experiences you live & the skills you gain as you travel this incredible journey. After I wrote this list, I put it where I would see it every day (on my refrigerator). It's been moved to my desk since, but I review it from time to time & check off the things that happen & I'm amazed at how these dreams of mine have started to transpire! How about you? What's your list? |
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Monday ~ November 7th
I had a super weekend! On Saturday we had a private show, which was a lot of fun, thanks to the super nice ladies that came! On Sunday we celebrated my nieces' birthday. That's Alexis on the left - she turned 11 & that's my other niece Chelsey on the right. Those two are so cute - they're not big fans of having their photo taken so almost every picture I have, they are turning their heads to hide or they have a horrified look on their face like, 'I can't believe you are taking my photo!'. I know they're going to loose it when they see their picture up here; sorry girls, I couldn't resist (snicker, snicker). Speaking of photos, I should have one up in the next day or two of some of our jewelry that we have available - we are having an open house in 2 weeks, but I'll write more about that once I get the photo up. Just waiting for the sun to come out so I can get a shot in the natural light - looks like that won't be happening today. We had our first dusting of snow last night & the clouds are still lingering. I also want to get the contests going again...I've been thinking of some ideas so when I get a chance I'll start a new one ~ thanks for your patience. |
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Monday ~ November 7th
Open House!
The Bead Tree is having an Open House Weekend Sale November 19th & 20th in Edmonton. This is a great opportunity to do some Christmas shopping for your friends, family & yourself. We'll have lots of one-of-a-kind art jewelry that will make special gifts for those you love or a perfect treat for yourself! Email me at carrie@beadtree.net if you haven't received an invite yet & are interested in coming. |
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Friday ~ November 11th
In
Flanders Fields the poppies blow
We are the
Dead. Short days ago
Take up our
quarrel with the foe: |
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Monday ~ November 14th
Cirque du Soleil
My mom made this little number on the weekend. It was actually part of a custom order for one of our favorite customers so it is sold, but I thought it was so pretty I wanted to post it anyway.
I had a pretty good weekend. Went for a walk in the woods, visited with a friend who was in town for the weekend, made a bunch of Christmas cards, attended a Remembrance Day ceremony, ate a really good steak sandwich, watched the Edmonton Eskimos beat the Calgary Stampeders to advance to the semi-finals (sorry Flanders!), won a little money playing poker & cleaned the house. Hope you had a good weekend too.
I'll be working all week getting ready for our open house this weekend. After that I will post some bead sets up here for sale! |
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Wednesday ~ November 16th
Desert Bloom
Here's another bracelet - this one is for sale & will be available at the open house this weekend. Still working lots - I had a very productive day yesterday, despite a cold I caught last weekend. I don't know if I'll be back this week or not, but expect a major update either Monday or Tuesday next week - I've pulled all my beads from the bead box & I'm going to get Judes (the name I call my mom when we're doing business) to organize them into sets for specials.
I best be off, thanks for checking in ~ hope you're enjoying your day! |
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Thursday ~ November 17th
Turkish Delight
I think this one is sold, but I had some leftover pictures from when I updated the jewelry grove about a month ago &, at the time, I missed putting this one up. This bracelet is from our series called "Turkish Delight". Judes made several bracelets with a mix of different stones & silver and added one of my lampwork beads in it...can you spot which one was made by me? I love these bracelets because they look so exotic & there's so much tactile interest to them. |
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Another little sweetie just recently made. |
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Tuesday 2:00 p.m. ~ November 22nd
I just listed 30 specials ~ so I hope find something you like! Click on PRUNE PRICES to view all the goodies! |
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Tuesday ~ November 22nd
The sunset outside my front door!
Wow, those specials went fast! Thanks so much to all of you that purchased & expressed an interest. Sorry to all that got to them too late, I guess I need to put specials up more often, huh? If you would like to be notified when I list new bead goodies, email me at carrie@beadtree.net & I'll put you on my list.
I've updated the Jewelry Grove. I kept a lot of the pieces that have already sold, just so that you can see the different styles, and of course, there are a few new pieces to look at that are now available. I'll be going to the post office in the next couple of days so if you see something you like & would like to see it in your mailbox before Christmas, please notify me a.s.a.p.
* Just want to send out a special thanks to all of you that come here to check things out on a regular basis, I appreciate your presence here.* |
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Wednesday ~ November 23rd
Photo courtesy of Durham
I put up the new contest here. It requires a little reading so make sure you have a few moments for it.
I also wanted to take a minute & thank all the wonderful people that came to our open house & our earlier show (Earthly Goods Girls). We really appreciate your purchases & hope that you love your pieces as much as we've loved making them. We have such extraordinary clients/friends; they sure make us feel special. So thanks to all that have been supporting our business!
And while I'm on the topic, a big Happy Thanksgiving to all my American buddies! Hope you spend this weekend enjoying your family. |
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Sunday ~ November 27th
Smorgasbord...
Jewelry table at our open house
Close-up of jewelry
Thought I would post a couple of pictures from our open house. Unfortunately, every photo I put up here is shrunk down so that it doesn't take forever to upload onto your computer screen. Because of this, the photos with a lot of stuff in them (i.e. jewelry) cannot be viewed with the clarity of the originals, but at least you get the gist, right? Now that this show is over, Judes & I will be working towards our next show, which is in Tucson, Arizona from January 31st to February 6th. Incase you're in that part of the world during that time, here's a link to the event. I'm really excited about it, but I'll be working extra long hours now & won't be able to accommodate any special orders here until afterwards. I will try to keep you all up to date on the progress & show some sneak peeks as I go along though.
Yesterday Chris & I went to see Walk The Line, the new movie about Johnny Cash & June Carter. I would say that I enjoyed it, just as a movie alone, I thought it was quite a captivating love story. As for as a movie about Johnny Cash, it was o.k. but it was missing a lot of aspects about his influence on the world of music. I think I would recommend it regardless, Joaquin & Reese did an incredible job of singing, but it comes up short as far as Johnny Cash the legend goes.
As for today, oh boy am I stoked! The Grey Cup (Canada's equivalent to the Super Bowl) is today & the Edmonton Eskimos are playing the Montreal Alouettes for the championship. Chris & I are going over to my mom's - she's throwing a little party & my brother is making his famous chili. My grandparents will be there, Grandpa right up close to the television & my grandma will be hiding in the other room because she can't bare to watch (she gets more nervous than the players). And tomorrow I start a 2 day class with Larry Brickman! You can see the kind of beads he makes here. Pretty Cool! |
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Monday ~ November 28th
Woo-hooh! The Edmonton Eskimos are the Grey Cup Champions!!!! And boy was that ever an exciting game - one of the best (wouldn't you agree Flanders?).
Got to run to class, but thought you might enjoy this picture:
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Monday ~ November 28th
Click here to see photos from my Larry Brickman class... |
