Cracked Glass

As I'm staring at my great little glass crackle beads, I'm reminded of the cracked windows in this house. Only 8 years old, it's surprising to me that 2 of our windows have randomly, without help from the children, cracked. They already let in lots of frigid air, so with cracks I'm just not feeling too warm about them right now. The manufacturer doesn't sound surprised by this and does nothing to fix them! So sad. Now about 6 of the windows in our morning room (which is ALL windows) are showing condensation between the panes. I wonder if this is considered normal too?

Super Bowl

Today my husband asked me if I was looking forward to the game tomorrow. Since we're going to hang out at my sister's, I said, "yeah." Then he asked if I knew who was playing. I said, "no," thinking that really wasn't important. Then I remembered something I saw when I went out to get sour cream (for onion dip I HAD to have). It was a pickup with unusual red markings on the windows that caught my eye. I thought I saw an anarchy sign, which I hadn't seen in years. Then I looked to the other window and saw the word GAINTS painted very clearly. I studied it for a minute, then began to laugh uncontrollably in my mini-van as I realized what that was SUPPOSED to spell. I was so curious who was driving the vehicle I waited as he got out-just to see what a guy looked like who is so proud of his team that he must write its name on his vehicle; wondering if he really wanted, supported, and was working for anarchy or just knew how to write the symbol, and finally; debated whether to let the lad know that he might want to check his spelling before painting his car. So after recalling all of this, I said to David, "I think the Gaints?"

Lizzie Love will now be de-stashing supplies at the etsy shop

In an effort to destash, I will now be selling supplies on lizzielove as well. I usually purchase large quantities of beads, so once I’ve used the amount needed for a particular project, I’m often ready to release them. (Especially since I’ve never made the same piece twice!) So now you can enjoy usable quantities of beads at low prices, and just like my jewelry, I’ll ship the beads as reasonably as possible. Look for glass and crystal beads in all shapes and sizes, including millefiori and Swarovski; gemstones and pearls; and some unique wood and metal beads.

Game Day

Mario Galaxy on the Wii, Battleship, Diego Memory Game, and now Dominoes. Along with a little maintenance on the etsy website, this has been my morning. Glorious. I love it! Of course I have to force myself not to clean or create, but its freeing not to do it! The little one is walking around with pajamas and no undies or diaper, so I keep getting crack shots of the sweetie. Just one more cup of coffee and I'll have to figure out a plan for the day. 11:00 am, this is pretty good. Though with it being 11 degrees, do we really want to plan something out of the house?

Love is in the air!

Love is a Path. This is a spiral rope weave bracelet where I've used a hot pink mix of matte seed beads for the core, and spiraled shiny black beads around that. Three sterling silver "heart"y charms adorn the bracelet. Click into my shop to see the all-bead closure.

Bridal Pieces

Here is the bridesmaid necklace for an April wedding. The dresses are a gorgeous, light shade of turquoise, that proved a little difficult to match!








This bracelet I've created as a gift for the bride (something new!) who also happens to be my beautiful niece.

Sold at the Galleries on Broadway

Earthy Pebbles crazy lace agate and swarovski pearls bracelet







Karma Carnelian with butter jade and sterling








Blooming in Red and Gold
Origami Paper Pendant with gold fill







Crystal Triad








Autumn Rounds with aqua quartz and jasper











Cherry Blossom origami paper pendant with freshwater pearls and swarovski crystals