Etsybloggers Featured Artist for July...

Oh Becky...I totally forgot to blog about your amazing shop and blog this month...Thank goodness I remembered today...Please forgive me...

Becky is one of my devoted followers, a great team member and supportive Etsy artisan...Her Etsy shop is called Miesmama and features a fun, whimsy and very creative array of felted fabric items...You've got to check out her shop...

Did I mention Miesmama's blog?...Well, you MUST check it out because Becky fills her blog with lots of great posts...She features fellow artists and has a summer theme running on her blog for the summer...Lots of fun and filled with great pictures...Enjoy...

HOT HOT HOT Friday...

Sharing a firey hot focal relisted this morning...It was tough getting a great shot of this beautiful hollow...It is so much prettier in person...Guess you'll have to purchase it to find out...

Theme for Thursday - July 30

Each Thursday I post pictures from various Etsy Shops and YOU are to guess the Theme For Thursday...Make a comment as to what you think my Theme is...At the end of the month I randomly pick a THEME FOR THURSDAY WINNER...The winner will receive a surprise gift from my studio, maybe glass, maybe not but definitely something cool and handmade...

Now see if you can guess what my Theme for Thursday is
for this week... Good luck!...

It's the last Thursday of the month...You know what that means...COMMENT or take a guess and you will be entered in my end of the month Giveaway...I'll post the Theme answer next Wednesday night...

Nappy is the Bead of the Day...

Thank you Fire Divas for choosing Nappy Nubby Littles as your bead of the day...I love you guys...Here's a little blurb about this great group we call Fire Divas...

"Fire Divas is a group of dedicated artisan flameworkers who have come together to promote our work in handmade lampworked beads, glass sculpture and lampworked glass jewelry."

The Answer - Theme for Thursday - July 23...

This was a fun theme for me...So many of you were right on and also lots of other great guesses...That's the fun for me, all of your unique guesses...There is no "right" or "wrong" guess...They are all great...No way YOU can read what's on my mind but I try to get you to get inside my head and think about it...Anyway...Here's your answer to last week's Theme for Thursday...

UNDER THE SEA

Stay tuned for tonight's NEW Theme for Thursday...

What's Up Wednesday...

It's all about pairs today...So much you can do with pairs...Tell me some of the creative ideas you have for pairs...

Monday Meditation...

The Power of Mother Nature...What a Storm...

We had some very powerful storms roll through our area yesterday evening...As several neighbors reported they definitely saw a twister...We have so many down trees, and lots of houses damaged...Several families had to leave their homes because of major structural damage...We were lucky in that we didn't have to leave our house...Still we have some structural damage to the house and a lot of town trees...So many trees were just cut right in half...Take a look at the pictures below...

One of the firemen who came knocking at our door to make sure we were ok said it looks like a twister tried to touch town but only hit the tops of trees...We sit very low and I think that's why we faired better than our neighbors...

Thank God no one was hurt or injured...

Theme for Thursday - July 23

Each Thursday I post pictures from various Etsy Shops and YOU are to guess the Theme For Thursday...Make a comment as to what you think my Theme is...At the end of the month I randomly pick a THEME FOR THURSDAY WINNER...The winner will receive a surprise gift from my studio, maybe glass, maybe not but definitely something cool and handmade...

Now see if you can guess what my Theme for Thursday is

for this week... Good luck!...

COMMENT your guess and you will be entered in my end of the month Giveaway...
I'll post the Theme answer next Wednesday night...

THE ANSWER...

Well, this was a much easier one than the week before...I could hear all of your frustrations...so...I kept this past week's Theme for Thursday soft and easy...Most of you got it right...I was thinking...
ROAD TRIP...

check out this off beat video called "Road Trip"...

STAY TUNED FOR THE NEW THEME FOR THURSDAY!...

to be posted later today...

What was it you said...

I said...IT'S WEDNESDAY!...That means that it's the last day before this week's Theme for Thursday answer is revealed and a new theme is posted...Let's get those comments and guesses entered...

Click this LINK to check out the Theme for Thursday - July 16...

Fairy with Attitude...

Studio MME Stutterings is having a giveaway...That's right...I love reading Megan's blog and her artwork is amazing...The pendant shown below is the giveaway prize but not one of Megan's pieces so you'll have to check out her Etsy shop , studiomme as well...

So, if you would like a chance at winning this pendant, visit Studio M.M.E. Stutterings and do what I did...See you there!...

Tuesday's Treat...

A quick post from me before my day begins...I just relisted this mini set and I think would make a cool piece of wearable art...

Turn to Stone

Meditation for Monday

ALL IS WELL...

taken from You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

Slow Mo Saturday...

I love to name my blog titles by the day of the week...Ever notice that...It's Saturday so the usual...Straightening up, laundry, typical house duties, maybe some yard work too...Oh, let's not forgot fitting in some creative time...The most fun activity we love to do most of all is hang out at the pool...

Theme For Thursday - July 16 - a day late...

Each Thursday I post pictures from various Etsy Shops and YOU are to guess the Theme For Thursday...Make a comment as to what you think my Theme is...At the end of the month I randomly pick a THEME FOR THURSDAY WINNER...The winner will receive a surprise gift from my studio, maybe glass, maybe not but definitely something cool and handmade...

Now see if you can guess what my Theme for Thursday is for this week... Good luck!...

COMMENT your guess and you will be entered in my end of the month Giveaway...

I'll post the Theme answer next Wednesday night...

THE ANSWER to last week's Theme for Thursday...July 9

WOW...I can't believe that no one guessed this past week's Theme for Thursday...I think that is the first time that's ever happened...So...Without further adieu...HERE'S YOUR ANSWER...

Wise Old Owl

A wise old owl sat in an oak

The more he heard, the less he spoke;

The less he spoke, the more he heard;

Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?

Stay tuned for tonight's THEME FOR THURSDAY!

What's Up Wednesday...

I thought I'd share with my bloggy friends what I've been up to lately...I've had the urge to try something new after reading several blogs about the same...I have a history of making jewelry and doing very minimal wire work but haven't really done anything "real" in a long time...So I decided to start playing with some wire that I have in my old jewelry box...I also pulled out the amazing book Bead on a Wire by Sharilyn Miller...I haven't looked at this book in ages...This was just what I needed to jump start my creative juices...

So what do you think?...I love it...I wore it today to work and got several compliments...A great feeling of accomplishment...Now off to look for more wire so I can play some more...What will be my next project?...Ummm...

Lovely Blog Award...I am honored...

It is time I acknowledge the 2 "One Lovely Blog Awards" I have received over the past month or so...I have to say I am not the "chain letter, chain blog" type but I am so honored to be recognized by my fellow bloggers that I can't pass this up any longer...

The award was given to me by two amazing artists...Dawn Montgomery, her blog FirstLightGlass is one filled with life, craft and love...Visit her blog, etsy shop and artfire shop when you have a chance...The second person to award me this honor was Felicia Kramer, her blog FeliciaKramer is awsome and fun with lots of bright ideas and cool posts...Visit Felicia's etsy shop AnotherBrightIdea, to see some beautiful art, photography and creative designs...

So I'm not sure how this chain works but I think I have to pass the award on to some of my favorite blogs...So here they are, a few of the many blogs that I just love to follow and give this award to...

Stop by and give these blogs some love and a peek...

Splendid Little Stars

Memories For Life Scrapbooks

KABSCreativeConcepts

SweetBeadStudio

KimsCraftyApple

Lorelei'sBlog

LittleBoyThatGrewUpToBeMe

FabFibers

CreativeWithClay

BeadedTail

There are so many more wonderful bloggers out there but I wanted to keep my list to a minimum...

Enjoy...

MONDAY MEDITATION...

THEME FOR THURSDAY - July 9

Each Thursday I post pictures from various Etsy Shops and YOU are to guess the Theme For Thursday...Make a comment as to what you think my Theme is...At the end of the month I randomly pick a THEME FOR THURSDAY WINNER...The winner will receive a surprise gift from my studio, maybe glass, maybe not but definitely something cool and handmade...

Now see if you can guess what my Theme for Thursday is for this week... Good luck!...

COMMENT your guess and you will be entered in my end of the month Giveaway...I'll post the Theme answer next Wednesday night...

Green Spring...

My bead share for today is a mini set offered in my shop...I love this focal and the accent beads as well...

THE ANSWER - July 2

Well...lots of great guesses for last week's THEME FOR THURSDAY...Most of them were correct...I thought I'd have you all stumped for a while but holy cow you got pretty quickly...

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY...

Stay tuned for today's Theme for Thursday to be posted later...

We Have A WINNER for June's Theme for Thursday...

Well folks, we have a winner for June's Theme for Thursday blog giveaway game...

PATTI from peacoxcreations ...a great Etsy shop...Patti has some beautiful handmade baskets and crochet items in her shop...If you have a country style you have got to check it out...Just take a look at some of my favs...

CONGRATULATIONS Patti...

Who will be the winner for July?...

Gotta post to win!...

Monday Meditation...

A Good Home Please...

I would love to see these wonderful little creations go to a good home...Won't you please purchase one of these Littles...They are just waiting for someone to lovingly wear them even though they live in a beautiful box...

Happy July Fourth...

Some quick pics of our evening with fireworks in the driveway...