Wont you be Mine?

Valentine that is ;-)
Since I will be shutting down the shops for a while in February to take a much needed vacation ( Mardi Gras here we come!) I figured it would be a great time to try and move some inventory to new homes, and make room for new designs soon to come when I get home!

Use code LOVEMONTH to take 15% off in the One of a Kind Shop between Jan 25th-29th 9pm PST

*sale does not apply to the cost of shipping, custom orders or previously purchased orders. 

Happy Shopping & thank you for your continued support and reading my blog. I know I have not been overly active in posting so far this month, but I can assure you after a much needed get away down south full of food, music, parades, beads and costumes, I will surely come home with plenty to say!

Shop Update Preview - 1st of 2012!

All these goodies will be heading into my shop tomorrow, Weds Jan 18th, at approx 10am PST. They are all available on reserve, just contact me via etsy, or email to claim one of these as yours!


Beautiful Day Necklace
Sterling Silver and Turquoise

Have a Heart Necklace
Sterling Silver and Thulite

Golden Thread Ring Size 7

Sterling Silver and Cacoxenite in Amethyst

Water Lily Ring Size 7.75

Sterling Silver and Aqua Drusy

Many Moons Necklace

Sterling Silver and Citrine

A good start to 2012, I think!

Dear 2012...

I have hopes for you.
Not HIGH hopes, because that might be setting myself up for let down, like I did for 2011.
I have dreams which seem out of reach,
and plans which might just be doable.

I plan on laughing more.
Even when I want to cry.
I plan on setting aside time for myself ( this may be a repeat from last years hopes and dreams. Perhaps I may have more luck this year)
I plan on not stressing the little stuff,
because there will always be something bigger.

I plan on taking the lessons I learned from 2011, and spinning them into positives this coming year.
Lessons like :
- there will always be someone waiting in the wings to bring you down. I don't plan on making room for those people this year.
- I deserve better fitness and health. I've worked hard the last month to lose a few pounds and I owe it to myself to continue and start 2012 the right way ( so far, I have!)
- more time must be made for (good) friends. Plain and simple.

2011 Did reinforce a few rules to live by for me as well. Things I don't think nearly enough people do.
Like:
- the power of a genuine compliment to someone else often goes unknown. Next time you think something nice in your head about someone - say it to them.
- focusing on one's own art, yet being able to appreciate the talent of others is a craft all onto its own. A strong sense of your own creative path is essential to success.
- Sometimes it takes standing alone to understand truly how wonderful standing next to another feels.

Dear 2012, welcome.


What lessons did you take from 2011?

He Just Wanted to Say "Hi!"

"can we go for a walk now?"