Summer at last!

by Cindy on June 16, 2007

Summer break has officially started here!   The school year ended this week.  Do you remember that wonderful feeling at the start of summer?  Good times are ahead.  I love this time of year.  And as much as we love ice cream around here, we’ve already visited our local Friendly’s and Dairy Queen.  Of course Baskin Robbins  will surely be a destination too. 🙂 

 

Summer is…….
 

 

 

 Summer is going to the beach and diving into blue waters.
Swallows dart and jet through skies.
Summer brightens up my day.
Children’s mouths wide open, as ice cream melts.
Grasshoppers jump all day long.
Children scream and shout how wonderful
Until summer slides away from me.

Daniel Martin

 

Amidst all the excitement of the last week of school, I’ve been busy here at sweet bead studio with a necklace and bracelet commission.  It really is fun creating with wire.  I especially love the part when all of the wire links are created and I lay out all of the components to create the final design.  Like a puzzle, I change pieces here and there until it is just right.  You can see the new wire necklace in the Gallery.  In the next day or two I will also post a few new necklaces in the Shop….and as you may have already noticed, I just love the color blue.  Yes, I will be working with other colors in the rainbow very soon. 

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads, Grandfathers, Godfathers and Father figures out there! I hope you enjoy your day!

 

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Rain rain go away

by Cindy on June 3, 2007

Oh no!  The weather did not cooperate today and I was unable to take pictures of the new goodies for the shop.  🙁  Let’s hope for some sunny weather tomorrow so I can snap some good pictures!

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A little day trip

by Cindy on June 2, 2007

I hope everyone is in the midst of a nice, relaxing weekend.  Today we decided to go on a little trip to one of our favorite locations….Colonial Williamsburg.  When we lived closer, this was our #1 destination  for a stroll with the dogs and a nice picnic in the field.  Today was beautiful and sunny, the perfect day to show the boys around the historic buildings and homes.  Our tradition is to stop in to The Trellis restaurant in Merchants Square to pick up sandwiches for our picnic.  We also tried a fairly new place for picnic goodies, The Cheese Shop, which is filled with gourmet treats. 

                                                           

Back to The Trellis…this is a well-known local favorite, home of the original “Death by Chocolate” dessert.   The co-owner, Marcel Desaulnier is a master of decadent desserts and several cookbooks.  To complete our lunch, I had to pick up a few cookies aptly named “Absolutely Deep Dark Chocolate Fudge Cookies”.  We enjoyed our picnic, fed the squirrels and birds, played  frisbee, climbed on the humongous old trees, took lots of photos, visited a pair of gentle horses, and strolled through the gardens.  Then as a special treat before our ride home, we made another traditional stop at Wythe Candy and Gourmet Shop.  Here the boys picked out their favorite unique gummies, and I picked up some fudge.  What a fun day. 

On the jewelry front, be on the lookout for some new pieces I’ll be adding to  the shop….here’s a little hint…silver wire work and lampwork!

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