Bead Trends Giveaway

 I just received my package from Bead Trends and was wowed by the cover...the turquoise pail and sand are perfect for July and the lampwork earrings by Tracy Gonzales just gorgeous! There are so many great projects in this issue especially the crochet necklace by Sharon Borsavage...this is really just wonderful and so creative. You also do not want to miss The designer highlight who is Cherrie Fick, she shares her love of nature in all of her wonderful designs. Don't you just want this issue? Well.... Seeing that I just love to share I would like to give a way a July issue of Bead Trends to one lucky blog reader and to another lucky person the pair of earrings "Midnight Dance" that  I have on page 41. Yes, that's right two winners! 

 Ok, now to all the fine print...(1) Become a follower of this blog and leave me a comment telling me what type of jewelry you wear everyday. Is there something you just can not leave the house without? 

(2) Hop on over to my JudithBDesigns Facebook Fan page and be one of my friends. Your name will go in the proverbial hat for each entry, just let me know what you did.  Giveaway ends on Saturday at 12noon. 

Ok dokey...good luck!

Beach Music

Summer is here...ready or not. We have had the hottest June on record for Tennessee with temps in the high 90's and humidity the same. These days are for lounging in the pool or staying inside....not many choices, especially for myself as I just do not tolerate this intense heat, sweat dripping down my back....no thank you!  However inside I  am never at loss of what to do, the days are never long enough for me.

Collected beach glass...

Beach Music

...my summer

                                                  You can find Beach Music on my Etsy site.

On another note I am still struggling with my browser, it is making blogging so very difficult, nothing is lining up correctly and I am just struggling to figure this out, it use to be so easy!  I had been using Mozille Firefox and I loved it, but something happened maybe my system got a virus...not sure. Anyway no amount of re-loading has helped and all the work my DH has done this past week has not helped. Finally he was able to load Opera and that is working nicely but is not compatible with Blogger...uggggh! I really do not have time nor the patience with this! I want my Fox back! What do you all use for your browsers?

My summer winter has began....

I hate to complain, and I do not do it often but it is damn HOT, 99 degrees ! My summer winter has officially begun! I am treating summer like winter, I can not tolerate this heat and humidity it wilts me and makes me cranky....... I am staying inside where the air conditioner can keep my house a comfy 74 degrees. I have lots to do while I am in my cool shelter...make jewelry, clean, paint...and many other projects I have been putting off. I will only venture out for necessity's like food,playing poker and to check my garden...oh and if my neighbor asks me to swim in her new in- ground pool but that is it!
Well you will know where to find me, I will be the cool calm and collective girl in her clean organized house wearing her bathing suit (just in case).
Judy