My Truths!

being a good mother was my main goal in life. i believe I have achieved that goal.


if i had to choose between coffee and food, I would choose coffee.

i'm happiest when i'm out in nature.

twilight is my favorite time of day.

i'm always sad in the morning.

i'm an avid reader.

i love horror movies and i have watched 30 days of night a million times.

i don't like barney or mr. rogers.

i don't like nutella.

my favorite ice cream is rum and raisin from laura secord.

i have my ears pierced three times and my nose, once.

i don't have any tattoos but am considering getting one.

it's important that i always maintain my dignity.

my experience is that things always get better.

i keep a bowl of cat food outside my door for any stray cat that may be hungry and i have for the last 20 years.

listening to my children talking and laughing together downstairs when i am up in bed at night makes me so happy. they are night owls. I am not.

the goal for the next part of my life is to focus on my art career.

when i die, i want to be cremated immediately. i want to be remembered for the way i looked in life and not in death. this is very important to me.

my brother-in -law, rod, makes the best martinis.

i believe that everyone is good at something. the thing is finding that something.  

i have four cats and a dog.  

i prefer to walk my dog when it's dark out.  

i like driving in snow storms. 

 i'm kind to people. 

 i work out. 

 i meditate and practice yoga. 

 i go to a knitting group every wednesday night. 

 I love skating.    

Happy Weekend!

I can't believe it's Friday! Where did the week go? I have been working like crazy and the time flew by so quickly! Have an awesome weekend all my beautiful fellow bloggers! :)

Hip Hoops!

I love hoops! They are funky and fun!

My Life In Photos!

Tiddles laying on the deck.

Supper out with my family. This dessert was so yummy!

Toronto

I love the beach!

Art dolls. One still unfinished.

Jewelry waiting to be mailed.



Ricki stretched out on my bed.



Morning coffee on the front deck.

Shadow me

Me

Blue Pearls and Spirals!

It's an absolutely gorgeous Autumn day today. A wonderful time to be alive. It was a pleasure to take my jewelry outside to photograph. A warm breeze blew against my face as I snapped some pictures of these little beauties and I smiled happily to myself. Gennie and Ricki ran around in the garden and sweet birdies sang their sweet songs in the trees above me. :)

Soft Pink!

I found these beautiful, pink stones on my travels and I love them. I realized that I don't have many pink stones at all and I wonder why...I think the color is so soft and pretty.

Fuschia!

These lovely fuschia earrings wrapped in oxidized copper wire are now available in my Etsy shop!

Rose Pearls and Spirals!

Happy Weekend! :)

Wire Wrapped Turquoise Teardrop!

I wrapped these lovely turquoise teardrop stones in steel wire and tumbled polished to shine and strengthen the wire.

Pretty Purple!

Purple is such a pretty color! It was really catching my eye as I walked from store to store today while at the mall. I went there only to mail some orders at the post office and before you know it, I'm leaving with some yummy new clothes.

Rainy Days and Wednesdays!

Pearls and copper are so pretty together, especially creamy pearls.

I always take photos of my jewelry outside. Natural light, in my opinion, is the best light. I tried using light boxes but felt that the photos looked too sterile.

I waited all day for the rain to stop so I could take some photos of this pendant made for a customer in California. My chance came around 3:30pm, so I gathered up my camera, jewelry and props and ran outside. I got around three shots in before the rain started again and covered my stuff in tiny, wet droplets. Oh no, this just wouldn't do! I looked around for some shelter with natural light and settled on a spot on my porch with an overhang. The photos weren't perfect, but they would do. Now this little pretty and eight other pieces, are leaving Newfoundland in the morning and heading to sunnier climes. I love my job! :)

Pretty Pale Purple Pearls!

A trio of 4mm pale purple pearls wrapped in tons of oxidized copper wire hang from hand formed copper hoops. So lovely!

Green Pearls!

I've been making lots of jewelry this past week. I've been away from my studio for a couple of months working on things around the house and I have missed being creative so much! Now I am ready to settle myself in and get busy.

On a recent trip to Toronto to see Peter Gabriel, I bought lots of art and jewelry supplies to keep me occupied for a while. I was like a kid in a candy shop -- so happy to be surrounded by things that I love. Sadly, we don't have a lot of my favorite art supply stores here in Newfoundland.

I shouldn't say that I wasn't creative over the summer because I did learn how to hook a rug. I've always wanted to learn and a good friend of mine showed me how. I'm still working on it and I will post some photos of it later in the week. I have to say that I really enjoy hooking! :)

The beautiful earrings in the images above are made using 10mm green/yellow pearls wrapped with oxidized copper wire. It's fun taking something shiny and making it look old.

Happy Monday to all you lovely people!