Oh, I'm not so good at this blog thing lately am I? I wonder why that is... I do think of things I could write about, but then I usually...

Three new delicious chocolate caramel flower necklaces - one is around my own neck and is not coming off any time soon, the other two are fo...

Goodness, it's been a long time since I've updated here. Let's see, where should I start. I guess I'll start with a confessi...

This is for Luke's teacher for the last day of school. I made the beads today, it was GREAT melting glass again :)

Well... what a crazy week (or was it two?) since I last posted. First of all, my hood did not work and it was SUCH a disappointment. After s...

Oh, what a good weekend this was for the studio. Frank just about knocked himself out though - he had to dig this ditch so the electricians ...

This is Big!! We got the studio painted and it's SO cute! I just love it, though the "cape cod grey" I picked out seems a litt...

Frank built this for me. It's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it's rock solid and will keep the fan noise out of my studio...

Tiles are a little darker than the picture shows, walls a little lighter - strange. Will try to grout tomorrow maybe.

I gave up on the faux/weathered look. Went with Ben Moore's Aura AF-535 - a foggy beachy blue, it's a little darker than this, but i...

Steps were finished last night: I finished priming and started painting. I'm trying to get a look similar to this (from a Veranda magazi...

I posted a bunch of sunny day shots on my house blog . if you want to see.

And they are almost done. Also got the priming inside almost done. Lots of "almost done" these days.

I've been taking so many macro pictures that I almost forgot to capture the big picture in my garden's most colorful month. Here, ta...

I love this time of year in my garden. Of course the new lens makes it all the much more fun.

Another Starfish necklace with watery blue green stones.

Frank and Luke got me the micro/macro lens I've been wanting for my birthday yesterday. I'm so happy! I can take pictures my way aga...

This is my entry in the Art Bead Scene April Challenge "Taking Flight" . The gorgeous glass leaf pendant is by Shirley C of Jumpin...

This was actually more fun than I thought it would be - it is like preparing a giant canvas with my kind of textured base... the only thing ...