My Christmas Necklace

Hello! I just have to post a picture of the adorable necklace I made myself for Christmas. It features a lampwork penguin and snowman, both handmade by myself!

Soooo cute!!

Happy 2005 (very soon!)

Hello! I hope everyone had a terrific holiday season. I had a really good Christmas, lots of running around, as always, but I don't mind because it is lots of fun to see all my family and friends. Christmas Eve we went over my aunt and uncle's house for lunch, then to my dad's for dinner, then to Midnight Mass. On Christmas Day, it was my mom's house in the morning and my husband's parents' house in the afternoon. Today we're heading out to a friend's house for lunch, yesterday was lunch with my husband's Grandpa and a stop at my dad's house, Monday was a visit to my husband's aunt and uncle's house. This weekend are 2 more parties with friends, and a potential 3rd party is already in the works. I love the holidays!!!!!! :)

It's hard to believe New Year's will be here in just a couple days! I want to thank all of my wonderful customers who have made 2004 a good year for my jewelry business. I totally enjoy this hobby/business so much, and it is always so exciting to hear from any of you. Many of you have become friends of mine, and I really appreciate all the compliments and words of encouragement, both with my jewelry and my bead-making. I couldn't ask for nicer customers, that's for sure!! If you ever have ideas of new pieces you'd like to see me create, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail! :)

I have TONS and TONS of sale items listed on Ebay right now, so please check them out! I am also totally in love with my new Fuchsia Floral Fantasy charm bracelet... it is definitely one of the most gorgeous pieces I've ever designed!!

One more thing...a huge CONGRATULATIONS to my friends Dawn & Dan, who just got engaged on Christmas day!!!! Best wishes you guys!!! :)

Happy Holidays!!

Hi Everyone! I hope all of you are having a good holiday season. I really can't believe Christmas is almost here, I don't know where all the time goes! I've been super busy with presentations/exams/papers for school, and my last exam is this afternoon. I've also been getting together with lots of family and friends, and doing lots of Christmas shopping (I think I'm finally done...now I just need to get everything wrapped!!) I also had a craft show earlier this month, which went fairly smoothly, it could have been better, but oh well. So I've had very little time for making new jewelry or beads these past few weeks. I have a week off from work between Christmas and New Year's, so I'm hoping to play with my torch quite a bit during that time. I also plan on having several sales on Ebay after Christmas...Time to clear out a bunch of my older merchandise to make room for some new stuff! I have sooooooo many lampwork beads that have been sitting around waiting for me to make jewelry out of them. At one point, I was totally out-of-control with my bead-buying, so even though I barely bought any beads this past year, I still have a TON of them in stock from before!! Plus, I really want to focus on using my own handmade lampwork beads during this coming year, as well as starting a bridal jewelry collection. I have lots of big ideas, and I just hope I can find enough time for all of them! Once I'm done with school (only 1.5 more years...), it will be so nice to have more free time again. But in the meantime, I'll try and make the best use of my Christmas vacation as possible! :) Hope everyone has a great holiday season, and keep warm!!!! :)