Don't waste life.

“Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rainy day routine

Living on the westcoast in basically a rainforest makes for many a rainy day. I like the sound of rain on the roof, preferably at night, but the gray overcast during the day I could do without. It tends to depress me, and we get days and days of it here in a row.

I usually open the windows, letting in some fresh air and try and get some work done in the studio. If I can't get motivated at all I retreat to the couch, with a good book and the cat.

Favorite Tool - Canon MX700 printer

I use my printer a lot! I am often printing up images for my pierced pieces, tutorials, inspirational sayings to hang in the studio. I got the Canon MX700 about two years ago and I really do like it. It scans and faxes as well, so it's really the only machine I need office wise. It's pretty easy to use, and has wonderful image quality.

To Celebrate!

Kaye Husko won this give away!!!!

To Celebrate 103 watchers I am giving away a assortment of 6 penny charms in your suggested "style". I've got bead themed, horse themed, rodeo, sayings, funny, skulls, trees etc etc you'll get a copper ball chain to wear them on too.

Leave a comment hear with your favorite saying. I'll draw a name wednesday the 25th!

Plain will never be the same.

I love this poem. It's from a yogurt commercial!

From deeply depth in the sea of same,

Plain broke free from the same old same.

Plain will never be the same.

"With nothing to lose and the world to gain,

Plain arched its back and did proclaim.

Plain will never be the same.

103!!!

103 Followers!!

Stay tuned I'm going to have a give away to celebrate!

Let me introduce you

Let me introduce you to one of my best friends. Andrea Guarino Slemmons of Andrea Guarino Beads. I met Andrea many years ago, she's actually the instructor I took my first "real" beadmaking class with. I went to her home studio in Pt Townsend and took a two day semi private lesson with her. WELL, I was hooked! Hooked on beadmaking, hooked on Pt Townsend and definitely intrigued by this amazing sharing person. We didn't become close friends till years later.

I've had the joy of being close friends for years now. We've traveled to Germany, Turkey, Texas and many places in between. She's a joy to travel with, I often help her out in classes by being her teaching assistant. She's a wonderful instructor, sharing all she knows and very caring and attentive.

I'm lucky to call her my friend. She listens when I whine and moan about living so far away from everyone, when I can't get motivated to make anything, when I don't want to go for a run today and many other general gripes. Always being supportive, always being a friend.

I thought you all might enjoy a little introduction to such a wonderful person!