A friend posted this on her facebook and I thought it was kinda cool so I copied and pasted it here to share :)

Hope everyone is having a beautiful and creative day!

 An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, & ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth." The boy thought about it, and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed."

Hi everyone! No I didn't fall off the face of the earth. Just hiding indoors from the summer heat! When I lived in Michigan I hibernated in doors during the winter, here in Arizona I hibernate during the summer.

So...here is my summer so far...

Spending lots of time in my back yard trying to grow my flower garden :)

 My neice graduated high school! Which made me feel about 100 years old :)

My brother and sister in law had their 25 year anniversary, which turned into a big family gathering (It was in Michigan so I didn't get to go, but my mom took photo's)

Taking advantage of all the great bead sales online. Above are the fantastic Jennifer Jangles Beads. 

  These are my nieces and nephew that moved from AZ to MI last year. They came out for a visit. So I got to spend a ton of fun time at the park, scrapbooking, jewelry making, and lots of laughing and playing. I miss them soooo much!

 

i hope everyone is having a super creative and relaxing summer!

anyone else halving problems with your follow list?

My friend (Followers) list is not showing up. I've tried removing and reloading it, but it is still not  showing up. Is anyone else having this problem? Wondering if it is a problem just with me, or with blogger.

Wedding Piece..

So this month at SBC they gave us a strand of pearls for the challenge. I was a little discouraged as I didn't feel it was enough to work with; however, with the pressure on yesterday, as the piece is due this Saturday I thought I better decide what to do with it. I wanted to do something a little bit out there, a little bit avant-garde. A little out of the norm. So I made a big overwhelming bow and added the pearls and some matching swarovski crystals. I'm very excited about how it turned out.

Bead Journal Piece..

I haven't gotten a lot accomplished the past few months; however I did manage to get one Bead Journal piece done. (photographs below).  Now I have two days to start and finish my bead challenge piece for Scottsdale Bead Supply Store. We meet Saturday Morning at 10:30 and I haven't even started the piece. I do have something in mind for it, something a little bit avant-garde. We will see if I can pull it off.  I had hoped to work on it yesterday; however the night before last we had a big dust storm and I spent 2 1/2 hours yesterday morning cleaning up all the dirt. Not to mention the 3 hours the night before I spent cleaning my bedroom (yep, left my screen door open...big OOPS). Everything in my room was coated with a thin layer of dirt. Looked like I took my room to the beach. So after my cleaning I laid down to take a nap, and woke up, well...just about a half hour ago. Nothing like a 15 hour nap to get rejuvenated. I'm hoping for a more productive day today :)

Here is my Bead Journal Piece. This is actually a piece that I have been planning for about a year. I purchased the zippers in an assortment of colors off from a super helpful seller on etsy about a year ago, and have been collecting the other pieces along the way. I really love the way it turned out and am planning to make at least one more in different colors.

i'm still here

Hi everyone. I just wanted to drop a quick post and let everyone know I was still here. I know it's been a long while since I've posted. I hope to write a more elaborate post in the very near future.

Thing is that I do have a disability that occasionally kicks me in my butt, and between my gall bladder surgery and my condition i've spent a great deal of time in bed these past few months. When this happens it is a struggle to be on the computer.  SO I have missed everyone, and I am anxious to catch up on everyone's blog. I'm hoping everyone is having a Fantastic summer! And that everyone had a wonderful 4th.

Again, I can't wait to catch everyone up on the few things I have been doing, and very eager to see what  everyone else has been up to.


Will write soon. (HUGS)

So trusting, free, and relaxed. I adore, and envy her when she is in this state of being.

Bead Journal Project April Piece

Here is my April piece for the BJP. It actually turned out a little better then I expected.  I like it. It is very random, making choices from bead to bead. I'm still recovering from my gallbladder surgery, so anxious to get up and get creating again!