by Cindy on September 4, 2009
Oh I’ve been wanting to work with all of the vintage pieces I have been collecting for some time. Working a little at time when I could steal away a moment, I created this necklace I’ve called “Heart of Mary”. Please read here about Saint Catherine Labouré. This history and meaning behind this Catholic medal is really very interesting.
I created a bail from a rhinestone shoe clip…it was just waiting to be “repurposed” into a sparkly halo of a bail. There are faceted aquamarine and vintage glass beads wire wrapped with stainless steel wire. I was hoping to create something rustic with a little bit of sparkle.
Heart of Mary is available in my Etsy shop
What are your plans for the long weekend? We’ll be heading out of town to visit my husband’s family in the Blacksburg area. It will be a long drive tonight! One of the highlights will be heading to Hillsville, an outdoor antique market that draws thousands of people. I haven’t been to this one in 8 years…one month before our first born arrived. We went home with a great big pie safe and an old wrought iron bed tied to the roof of our car. I’m trying to pack light so I can bring home some goodies again! 🙂
Have a safe weekend, friends.
by Cindy on September 3, 2009
1. SWAP
I’ve been at it again with the latest Charmsters charm swap. What I love about this group is that you can join in whenever you see a swap that meets your fancy. This time around I joined the Chain, Chain, Chain swap. We were to create 2 chain links for 22 participants for a total of 44 links. The hope was that we could create a base necklace for future charms. I used annealed steel wire to create my wire links…they remind me of paperclips. I’d like to make these again with a thicker gauge copper wire and oxidize them.
And remember the other swap that I completed recently? The stamped metal charm swap was my very first with this group of artists. I was SO excited when my envelope full of goodies arrived! The word is that the packaging is as cool as the charms, and boy was that true! I poured the content of the envelope out on to the table and the kids gathered around…oooh! ah! Everyone wanted to touch them. We were amazed at the creative packaging and all of the beautiful stamped charms that we found inside.
I signed up for my last swap of the year…the 12 Days of Christmas. This one filled up immediately…I’m looking forward to this fun holiday theme – and making 12 charms this time will be much easier.
2. New START
Oh so bittersweet…the school year started for my middle boys. We are 3 days in to the 2nd grade and Kindergarten around here. I’m proud of my little guys…they are getting acclimated to their new school and making friends. Looks like they have wonderful teachers and have the excitement of the new year to look forward to. We’ve received an invitation to the first birthday party of the year…and I’m figuring my way through the carpool lanes without upsetting too many seasoned parents. We’re off to a good start.
I’ve enjoyed the rare opportunity to spend some almost-one-on-one time with my oldest son. We’ve gone out to lunch, baked chocolate chip cookies, and today we went to the WaterMine – a water park.
3. SALE
I’ve put some of my jewelry on SALE! I’ll be adding new pieces soon…
Have a great day & thanks for stopping by! 🙂
by Cindy on August 30, 2009
In the blink of an eye this little guy went from Chubby Cheeks to a big 5 year old. We celebrated his birthday this week with the theme of his choice, TRAINS! For a while there it looked like we were going to be pirates again, then it was construction, and even a mention of police cars… But trains it was, and we went all out and took a little mid-week trip to Pennsylvania to see the trains!
We stayed in downtown Lancaster at the new Marriott that was just opened this year. This was no ordinary hotel; it was built with preserving history in mind. The hotel stands within the facade of a 110 year old department store… the ornate Watt & Shand. Guests are in for a surprise when they walk in to the lobby, for right inside one will see the back of a historic brick home. The front of the home is outside on the street. Inside the hotel one can also see a water-collection cistern that was unearthed and believed to be a part of the Underground Railroad.
We spent part of the day at the Railroad Museum of PA. I never tire of seeing old steam engines and reading about railroad history in America.
The rest of the afternoon was spent at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm where we got lost in a 5 acre corn maze. I’ve never been in a corn maze before, but let me tell you, it’s not easy to find your way out amidst the 10-foot stalks! My husband told the kids not to worry, if we were stuck in there for a few days, we could always eat the corn!
…the adventure’s not over for my little guy. Tomorrow *sniff* he starts his first day of Kindergarten. Five years can go by way too fast.
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