before I call it a day...

Before this long day of computer lessons is over; I thought that I would add that I have charm designs in the newest issue of STRINGING magazine. You will find 2 stars on page 13 and 2 of my favorites ( I call them toast and hummingbird ) on pages 37 as a pair of earrings. I love, LOVE seeing my work in magazines and I hope that you will find it as inspiring as I do. It is a charmed life !!!! twinkle twinkle ! Lois

The laziest days...

I have spent the last 3 days around here being incredibly lazy! I have shopped, had breakfasts and lunches out, spent the day with friends and watched several hours of television shows that I had prerecorded! I have not managed to do much very creatively but then maybe it is good to let the mind rest and wander for a bit. After all as Scarlet said, " tomorrow is another day! "

Here is photo of a piece I have done out of PMC. Some handmade chain, man is this easier to make than the way I made chain before!!! ) and a nice abstract toggle. I like the toggle so much that I am going to cast it and make it available on my site and at my shows. I think you will like it too! Here's to a little snow in our area tonight! Lois

new photo of Jacob and a spiral

Here is a new photo of Jacob taken while we were fooling around with Andrea's IPhone. We all love those spirals and I think Jacob looks impish in this shot. Cold, dreary day here and perhaps just the teeniest chance of snow tonight. Now that would make this boy happy! If only I had that log cabin in the woods surrounded by snow where I could be sitting in front of a fire, knitting or reading... ahhhhh! A slice of heaven that's for sure. Lois

I was feeling pretty good tonight until I came home and saw a small white cardboard box on the kitchen counter and I asked, " what is this? " and my husband answered, " Marmalade". I almost lost the brave front I had been putting on for Jacob when I realized our bright, loving orange kitty was in that box! I could cry for hours!

Anyway, I am cheered by the thought that Andrea is going to make a bead from some of the ashes so we can always have Marmy near us.

The happiest thing about today is that we have Christmas lights up all around the outside of the house. Nice multicolored twinkly lights! We are going to add even more tomorrow. Everytime I look at them; I think, " why don't we leave them up all the time? " They are so catch your breath beautiful! Ahhh ... the holidays and the things I have loved all my life! Lois

Our sweet kitty, Marmalade has suddenly passed away to kitty heaven and we are all feeling shell shocked. It was a very unexpected event and particularly hard on Jake who at 11 has lost his first pet.

We love them madly when they are here with us and madly do we miss them when they are gone. My poor Marmy, he was only six and had an undiscovered congenital heart defect.

I will find a picture of him and try my hand at getting it from camera to computer to blog. He is worth my bumbling computer efforts!

sign me, missing Marmy - Lois

hearts afire

Here are some new, wonderful silver lined hearts I've added to my website. Really pretty ! All from the Czech Republic! Lois

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! It's a few days early but being in retail and around good friends; we celebrated the holiday yesterday. If I say that I am a thankful person all the time, that would be pretty much true. I am especially thankful for good health, family, friends, you know, all the usual things ( ! ) but I am especially grateful that in making my charms, painting and having my shops, I am doing what I absolutely love! It is an amazing feeling. I am sure that those of you out there in the great white cyber space ( or is it colored like the aurora borealis? ) that make jewelry or crafts to keep or sell are just as grateful. What a blessing to be able to do any work that you love or feel passionate about!

Here's to a wonderful Thanksgiving, a time of true joy in togetherness or self and my special wish would be for world peace and an end to global warming before it gets worse!

Lois

Today it's my birthday and although I should be feeling older; I feel more beautiful, more sure, more together, more creative, more a woman than at any other time in my life. I finally understand the saying, " if only I knew then what I know now... " I would have been a powerful, strong young adult! I guess there is wisdom in the universe, that allows us to get wisdom as we age. Here's wishing us all our birth year filled with peace, wonder, creativity, friendships, family and the gathering of wisdom! with love, Lois

a friend's bead and help

This incredibly talented friend that has drug me kicking and screaming into the world of technology helped me do all this blog stuff. You may recognize her bead. It's a MOTHWING by Andrea Guarino and available at andreaguarino.com. Pretty cool, huh?
Lois and Andrea

a different sort of painting

This is a painting that looks like our area in fog. Soft colors, a hazy sun/moon and dreamy, just like Port Townsend.
Lois

Jacob and me

I hate having my photo taken because I still expect to see myself as the 20 year old I am in my head! Anyhow, we took this photo as a birthday gift for my husband who really loved it. I thought I should post it here so you all can see I am a woman of distinction and experience. Lois

Sale Day !

Already it is time for the annual sale in my bead shop! We were very busy today and having a 30% off everything sale makes all my customers smile! I especialy like seeing the customers that have become friends over the years. It's a little like greeting family and old friends as they come in the door.

A sad note though - sheesh - my DVR failed to record Men in Trees tonight and I missed seeing JAck and Marion on the little screen! Tecnology, both a blessing and a disappointing curse! Better luck next week. Lois

Today

Well here it is a foggy, gray day in the Pacific Northwest and I feel charged even if the local elections are not going the way I wanted! I am going to re arrange my trim and embellishment shop tonight with Melissa from my bead shop. My mind is buzzing with ideas and soon my hand will be too as I start refinishing an ancient shelf unit to place trims on. All these years that I threw away beat up furniture only to find out now that it is a hot collectible and that I LIKE it!

My next goal on this blog is to figure out how to post pictures! Stick with me kids and I will show you magic! HAHA, Lois

Here I am!!!

blogging without any knowledge of what I am doing! Here is my journey of play in the world of all that glitters.