New Bracelets

40th Birthday

Birthday and Vacation

Allen and the stage

This past week I celebrated my 40th birthday and enjoyed four days off from work.  My birthday was the best day.  I received a very special Pandora bracelet from my mom along with delicious brownies from Quality Baker in Gulfport, Missisippi.  After dinner at Lucca, my husband and I went to the Michael Buble concert.  We had very good seats and the concert was GREAT.  The rest of the week flew by with time to rest and do nothing.   This weekend I did work on some new pieces to send to my sister in Gulfport to sell at her salon - Changes Hair Bar in Pass Christian.   Back to work tomorrow.

The process of making a necklace and then taking it apart

This weekend I made a necklace that had a lot of small beading.  Unfortunately, I settled on using a clasp that I did not really want and by the end of the night had taken it apart.  I felt a little frustrated but after a good nights sleep decided to change it up a bit.  I have learned that these setbacks are not necessarily a bad thing. 
I also took apart a necklace I made about a week ago.  I am going with my gut feeling and some advice from (yes, believe it or not), my husband.  Go figure!

New Piece

Introducing the Work Area

The First Day of August

Today was a relaxing day of movies, food, making jewelry and spending quality time with the dogs and the hubby.  Also, it is the first day of the month that I turn the big 40 and I am looking forward to it. 

Necklaces

Necklaces