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Wednesday ~ November 1st
If you have some free time this weekend, my friend Tamye is hosting her annual Stampin' Up! 15 card work shop here in town. If you want to add that personal touch & make your own cards for Christmas, this is a great opportunity to do so. It's reasonably priced & such a fun event! I don't know if she has very many spaces left, but you can go to her website to see the cards & to contact her directly. Just clickity-click here.
This morning, I start yoga lessons! There's a new place opening up a block away from my house. A block away - I'm not kidding! It's a massage therapy & yoga studio - could a girl get any luckier? The rest of the day, mom & I are pricing & packing up our goodies for a lunch show we're doing tomorrow. I'll try to get some more photos of jewelry to show you all. |
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Friday ~ November 3rd
Ring Necked Pheasants
I've been holding off showing this picture for about a month because I was hoping to get another opportunity to find these two & get a better shot. Unfortunately, we had a our first major snowfall last weekend & the weather has turned rather nasty so I don't know when I'll get a chance to go looking for these guys again.
We spotted these pheasants while walking near the ravine back in September. It was such a beautiful morning ~ a bright, blue sky, calm winds & the air saturated with that familiar autumn smell. What a wonderful surprise to spot these two plump birds on an already perfect walk!
I don't recall ever seeing a Ring Necked Pheasant before. In fact, I didn't think we had them in this neck of the woods, but it turns out that they were introduced here from China at the turn of the 20th century for hunting purposes & they're somewhat common. Did you know that the male can attract a harem of up to 10 hens in the spring? Busy, little devil.
Tomorrow I have a cooking lesson downtown at the Hotel McDonald (I'm such a sucker for classes). The Hotel McDonald is one of my favorite places in Edmonton. I love this old building & the bar inside is fabulous. If the sun comes out this weekend, I'll snap some more photos of our jewelry. Have a great weekend. |
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Sunday ~ November 5th
Flower Pendants
More goodies you'll find at our show November 18th & 19th.
Tonight, 5 members of my family are celebrating birthdays so Mom's cooking turkey for 25 of us. We picked the turkey up yesterday - it was 32 pounds!
On a less festive note, I have to get a wisdom tooth removed tomorrow & I'm really scared. I had 3 pulled when I was 12 years old, all at the same time & it was quite traumatic. The last one wasn't completely in so they wanted to wait. Well, I've been stalling for years & years. I even had a filling put on my last wisdom tooth because I couldn't bare having it removed when a cavity appeared. I guess they've improved the procedure since. Chris had all his removed earlier this year, however, he did end up with a fever & was very sick for several days, but he promises me it only takes a few minutes & doesn't hurt. Wish me luck. |
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Monday ~ November 6th
So here's 2 pictures of the neckties I've been mentioning. They're made of hand-dyed silk & on the ends are some really fun bead dangles including one of my handmade glass beads. We have an array of colors, but so far we just can't keep the black, grey & brown ones in stock. I guess those are the most popular hues for the winter wardrobes. You can wear them about 20 different ways so they're very versatile. My sweet nieces, Chels & Alex agreed to model a couple of them if I promised not to show their faces because they're a wee bit shy. I wish I had the hindsight to take some photos of models wearing these outside when the leaves were turning. I really should get some pictures of our jewelry on people...one of these days.
And here's that 32 pound turkey. He was so heavy that he broke my mom's oven window when she had him resting on the door. He was good though.
5 more hours until my dentist appointment... eeeeee |
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Tuesday ~ November 7th
From our Moon Rocks Series
I survived!!! Actually, apart from the body freezing fear & mental frenzy I worked myself into prior to the extraction, it wasn't that bad. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a walk in the park either. I mean, it feels awfully wrong to have a tooth "rocked" out of your skull, but within minutes it was done. And today, sure I feel like someone punched me in the jaw, but really, it's nothing an Advil or 2 can't ease & it got me out of going to the gym this morning (bad Carrie).
Well that's enough excitement for this week. I'll be torchside, making as many goodies as I can for the show. After yoga tomorrow, mom & I will try to finish writing out addresses from our mailing list & we'll send off the postcards. I'll probably send an email postcard by Thursday or Friday of this week & perhaps another little reminder a couple days before the event. And in the meantime, I'll be throwing a few more sneak peak photos up - like the one above. Moon Rocks - these guys are so sparkly, so charming, so...don't say it Carrie... so OUT OF THIS WORLD! |
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Wednesday ~ November 8th
From our Cupcake Series?
I don't really have a good name for this bracelet, but the glass beads kind of remind me of those detailed East Indian pillows & cushions (not quite, but I can see myself heading in that direction). The colors are pink & brown with a pinch of purple so I could get away with calling it a "cupcake" bracelet, but that name doesn't quite suit it ~ not to mention the beautiful match with the porcupine silver beads & gorgeous teardrop clasp. The whole feel of the bracelet is rather exotic...any suggestions? Do you know that on each face of each of these glass beads are 100 stacked dots, so for each bead there are 200 dots stacked on top of each other! That's a lot of dots & of course not the quickest bead to make, but I really like making them & I like their texture & overall look. I'm going to make a series of these in different colors I think, so if a name strikes you, please send it on to me. |
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Thursday ~ November 9th
Pop Art Bracelets
I know I say this a little too much, but these really are my new favorites. I love the bright layered pools of juicy goodness, the flat, cool feel on the wrist & those sweet little dangles.
New riddle clue here.
"The thing about art that delights and confounds us is that it never happens again. This delights us if we have learned how to look because the esthetic experience allows all of our human faculties to be absorbed in the environment of the present and for a while to be fully alive without reflecting, without turning back or looking ahead." ~ Corita Kent (Courtesy of Ms. Kerry Smith) |
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Friday ~ November 10th
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Remembrance Day ~ November 11th
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Monday ~ November 13th
More show...
This week is going to be hectic ~ I'm really looking forward to the weekend show. This last weekend was rather tame for us. We did go out Friday night to my brother's as he was throwing a housewarming party, but other than that we've been at home working or watching episodes of the 8th season of The Simpsons ~ who's your favorite character? It's a toss up between Homer & Ned Flanders for me, although I do have a soft spot for Lisa. Chris' favorite is Mr. Burns - weird. |
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Tuesday ~ November 14th
Classic black & white bracelets with earrings ~ up for grabs this weekend.
I've had emails from people wondering if they can come to the show even though they didn't receive an invite. Just to clarify, this is a public show, so if you live in or near Edmonton & want to come, please email me at carrie@beadtree.net & I'll send you out the information. |
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Wednesday ~ November 15th
Wouldn't this just add that special sparkle to anything you wear this winter? Pure silver mesh wrapped around a core of jet black glass & encased in crystal clear. Heated & reshaped to form free-style nuggets & paired perfectly with sterling silver crinkle beads & black & iridescent swarovski crystals.
I cleaned up the page a little so it doesn't take you forever to upload if you're on dial up. However, if you've just come here, feel free to peruse the November & October archives to see some of the jewelry pieces that will be available this weekend for one-of-a-kind gifts, for stocking stuffers, for spoiling & for feeling special. |
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Thursday ~ November 16th
A whole batch of cute...
Sadie ~ Halloween 2006
Ella & Ruby ~ Halloween 2006
Above, 2 adorable pictures of our friends' girls.
Below, an email sent to me with the subject heading: "Cat For Sale" ~
And check out these links:
These are cute & cool ~ found electronic components recycled into robots!
Cute games to play, just the graphics alone are so adorable.
And these are pretty cute too. I used to have a slipper collection when I was a kid so I'm a little slipper crazy. Right now I'm wearing my favorite pair of fuzzy chartreuse colored slippers that I truly believe I can't live without. |
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Friday ~ November 17th
O.k., I don't think I'll be back to update until Monday or Tuesday so have a fabulous weekend! I will be checking emails & our business line for those last minute inquiries regarding our show this weekend ~ toodles. |
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Wednesday ~ November 22nd
A table full of jewelry at our Open House
I'm back! What a show! Thanks again to everyone that came out to support us! You are amazing. We had more people in than ever before & sold about 80% of our goodies so that's fantastic! We are completely sold out of our silk neckties, but will have some more up for grabs before Christmas so if you're interested in knowing about them, email me at carrie@beadtree.net. For all of you that couldn't make it, I made up 3 galleries of goodies still available so you can check them out if you're looking for some great gifts for Christmas (for yourself too). Here they are: |
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Thursday ~ November 23rd
I saw this box for chocolates in a magazine & immediately thought that this design & these colors would make fabulous beads. Once I get a chance, I'll try it out. Right now I'm working on a secret project. I'll tell more later, perhaps much later...
Last clue for the riddle contest, now up here. I still haven't made the beads from the last contest, but I will get that done this week too if all goes well.
Happy Thanksgiving down south! |
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Thursday ~ November 30th
Wooh-hooh, I'm back! Did you miss me? Did you miss me? Come on, you can admit it. I sure missed you! My computer crashed last weekend or so I thought. On Sunday morning when I turned it on, nothing happened, so I took it in to get fixed first thing on Monday & apparently it sat there for 2 days before they decided to look at it & when they did, they discovered that nothing was wrong with it in the first place. It booted up on the first try ~ ?
I have since stopped to ponder what the point of all that was? Maybe my computer just needed a little vacation? Maybe... but what I did realize is how utterly dependent I am on this machine. I felt kind of lost the last few days like I was missing my favorite TV show over & over again or something. There were moments when I didn't know what to do with myself. How am I going to eat lunch? Just sit at the table & eat lunch - that's crazy. I need to write emails & surf the web & look at photos while I eat... Sad, really.
So what went on this past week that I would have mentioned here if I could have? Well let's see...
It's been really, really cold. The last week or so the temperature has been hovering around -25 C (-15 F) with a wind chill of -35 degrees C (-31 F). I betcha that doesn't even compute for some of you Southerners - take my word for it, it's been cold. And because it's been so cold, I have had loads of birds to my feeders - lots of sparrows, puffed out like little brown marshmallows, chickadees flitting around & this very cute downy woodpecker. Don't you just want to knit him a wee sweater?!
What else...
Maggie looked cute & matched the furniture all week long...
Umm...
A load of Bohemian Waxwings visited my Mountain Ash in the backyard yesterday. They hung around for hours, but this is the best picture I have. Those tiny blobs are birds people.
Oh and hmmm..... what else, what else...think Carrie...
Oh right...WE GOT A HOT TUB!!!! A precious, beautiful, warm water filled, happy days are here again, Hot Tub! Here it is - the delivery guy is backing it up into our yard. Chris & I had our first soak Sunday night. The temperature was -25 C (-15 F) & it was snowing out & we sipped champagne & laughed that we could actually enjoy a cold night like that. Bliss.
I'm off ~ I've got to catch up on emails. |
