So I realized as I hit new post that this is my 100th post. Wow - and it has been a long time coming. I have been slacking in the blog department - I have to decide how I want to deal with this thing in the personal vs. business end. Oh well - so Thanksgiving.I was supposed to visit a friend for Thanksgiving, she just had a peanut who is a beautiful bundle of joy. But plans changed so I stayed here. Mom and Dad did manage to stop by for a total of 3 nights over the break as they were dea... Read Full Story

I've been terrible about blogging and posting jewelry lately. I could make excuses - that I haven't felt well, that I have been busy at work, etc. But I think it is really just my personality. I am a bit Obsessive compulsive and I pick something up, obsess about it completely unhealthily and then drop it. So I am trying to find a happy medium. I haven't stopped creating, I've just gotten out of the habit of writing about it. It was painful to look at the computer for so ... Read Full Story

I caught up with a pair of old friends over the recent holiday weekend. It was wonderful. I hadn't seen them since their wedding in 2002 - where I was the maid of honor. I was blessed to be close to both the bride and the groom, and loved the role I got to play. I suck at keeping in touch with people. We had done well with phone calls and letters till about 3 years ago and then we drifted apart. After being sick lately, I realized that there are important things in life that I had l... Read Full Story

I missed a friends birthday this passed week. I missed a lot this passed week - the doctor has me on meds that make me forget things - like what I said 5 seconds ago :-) Thank goodness for post it notes. So a week later - I realized that I never said happy birthday, sent an email, a phone call, anything to this friend, Cash. She is totally my work buddy and her birthday deserved recognition. So I made her these flirty yet funky earrings. I don't know why but as I made they they scre... Read Full Story

I am so far behind in posting. I have a headache that makes it hard to type - I know that sounds lame but the doctor says I am not crazy the computer is painful! But I have all sorts of jewelry that I need to share so I want to catch up!!Move in has happened. The students are back. We are in the third week of classes. I am overwhelmed. They are such blessings and sometimes curses as well. I love the moments when they come in and tell me that they are excited for the semester and want t... Read Full Story

I have spent the last week in the dark - literally. I only left the dark room to go to the dr.s or to have tests done. So - this darkness made me want to work with blacks. Although I believe they need to be tempered with the light - hence the white and clear beads worked in as well. I love this necklace, I don't always create things I would wear - but this is one I would wear every day (unless of course I was wearing brown!) I don't play with multiple strands often - and have neve... Read Full Story

Kendy asked for more lavender as a nod to our favorite residence hall - here it is. My new organizer is lavender (with a touch of pink as well). This was my weekend project - to reorganize my bead stash. I decided I had too many to keep them in the boxes as I had before. I wanted them organized by color and easily accessible without having to empty boxes of beads.So I headed to Kmart. Not a normal shopping place for me, but I had found exactly what I wanted on their website. I got there... Read Full Story

I love finding random things on the internet - I found this website http://wordle.net here at 88 words (this is her new blogsite - its a good read) and have spent way to much time playing with it. So in the interest of sharing the random funness of the internet - here is my wordle from this blog. Enjoy - go make your own! Read Full Story

Bust EarringsOriginally uploaded by matilda sue I am back again. I have taken a brief sabbatical from the blog - unfair to all of you I know (That was sarcasm you couldn't read). I never had a chance to write while I was home for the wedding - it was amazing and beautiful and it was wonderful to see people. While I didn't write, I did spend some time thinking about this blog and the direction it had taken. I started this as a place to share my creations and thoughts with my famil... Read Full Story

The wedding is in two days. I have a to do list a mile long and a heck of a drive ahead of me. I have decided helping with weddings is like babysitting. Tons of fun but a reminder that its not something I want to do anytime soon. Ugh. And when I do - years from now for either in case you were worried that when I hit 30 I would feel some uncontrollable biological urge and would just settle - I may just elope. Although I say that now and if it ever happens I may change my mind.I didn'... Read Full Story