Sedona

This piece originally started out as a bracelet, instead a very earthy pendant was formed. I have been trying to create with other colors...that are not blues and turquoises. I always seem to gravitate towards those colors, but when you scroll down you will see I was not too successful. 

 Gorgeous fire agate, red river jasper, copper and some brass, originally I thought a copper ball chain would work well, but I felt it had to much copper going on, so I substituted a mellow antique brass chain. I am calling this piece Sedona. You can find this later today in my Etsy shop.

Sedona is on my bucket list of places I would like to visit...someday. 

The lovely LeAnn of Summers Studio  created this great porcelain pendant that I used as a toggle for the focal for this bracelet. I paired it with sterling, smoky quartz and fancy jasper. The glaze on this toggle is wonderful, blues and greens, my favorite combination.

 

  

Empty Nest Update

Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze.

Lyrics from Fiddler on the Roof by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock

A little update on our empty nest.
I have to say it is very quiet around here since Nick has gone away to college. No laughter, no pounding down the stairs, no doors or toilet seats slamming shut and no jingling of the keys he would wear around his neck. I long for those familiar sounds to remind me that our lives have not changed. Here are a list of the things that noticeably changed for the good:

Our water bills are cut in half!
Grocery bills are much lower.
The house stays cleaner
The phones stay charged!
ooh, less laundry!
I don't have to cook much...(not sure if that's a good thing or not)

But alas the boy is coming home tomorrow for the weekend and he is bringing his dirty laundry and will be taking 1/2 hr. showers, I will have to cook and my phones will be dead, and when he returns to school I will be cleaning up after him. I look forward to hear all he has to share with us and we will be back to normal even if it is just a few days!