Have you ever had one of those days where you knew it was just going to be a good day? Today is that day. The past few days I've learned things that I knew all along but sometimes the mind needs more time to figure out what the heart already knows.
Every day is a special gift from God. I've always been the kind of person that worries about everyone else except for myself. I've finally grasped the concept that I can't change people, I can't change circumstances, I can't change the world. So, I am letting go and allowing myself time to breathe. Time to take care of me, my dreams, my goals, and my life. If anyone wants to follow me along that journey, Great! If not, I'll do it alone and do it happily! My heart's been torn so many times that the scars actually take up more room than the muscle itself. I amazed at my will to keep going in spite of circumstances. It wasn't easy, I'll tell you that much, but underneath the scars is a person that's just wanting to live. Alone, together with someone else, it doesn't matter to me anymore. Too much stress will kill a person. Too much worrying about other's will too.
If someone wants to go down the wrong path, I can't change it. I could try and offer words of advice but it looks like my words don't do any good. The person is going to do what they want to do regardless. It's their character, it's their choice and it's who they are.
I am so better than that!
Now that I have realized that, it's time to go to work on ME!
Have a blessed day everyone. I know I am blessed, will continue to be blessed, and continue to do what is right in all circumstances never allowing the bad choices others make to affect my life!
Be Happy!
I live in the desert and am surrounded by dirt! The only beauty around me is the mountain that I'm nestled beneath. The only problem is, it's full of brush and pine trees. The only way to envision season's is to close my eyes or make beads lol. I imagine driving down a tree lined street in New England during the fall. The glorious trees where the leaves are starting to change color. I see Reds, Browns, Oranges, Purples, and Green. It's surreal and peace washes over me.
That's what these leaves represent. Fall colors that could only be seen in person by my beads.
So of course the color palette of the fall pantone colors are up and circulating online and in magazines everywhere. How many of you actually base your beads on the "current trend?"
Here's the palette
When I was growing up, there weren't very many people that we knew who had cancer. Now, it seems that wherever you turn, someone has it, lost someone to it, or is a survivor. I've lost my dad and sister to cancer and I wish that it would just go away and DIE! I started to create awareness pendants for cancer. I've been asked by many to make one for them. They either have survived the beast or wear it in honor of someone that lost the battle. I've downloaded the chart of awareness ribbons and I'm shocked to see how many there are. When were caught up in our own little world, sometimes we don't see the suffering of so many people.
I know there's a cure for cancer out there somewhere. If I can do my part and raise awareness and funds in order to help them find a cure, I'm all in!!!
I sell these pendants in my etsy store under awareness items. I donate $5 for each pendant to the American Cancer Society. I don't want to focus only on breast cancer but ALL cancer!
I will be making bracelets, beads, and other items hopefully in the near future to add to this category.
Each month, (if there are sales) there will be a document showing the amount donated. This way, I'm held accountable for adding to the fund, and you'll be able to know that :-)
Please join me in helping to find a cure for cancer. Whether you buy one of my items, whether you make your own, or whether you donate straight to the American Cancer Society. Let's not lose any more loved one's!!! You can also find this item here....Awareness Items
What do you do when you lose creativity? It's a question that artists ask all the time. It's sort of like a "Writer's block." and you can try shaking out of it, beating yourself out of it, or just let it ride. I make glass beads! I try and sell them too. (Notice how I said, "Try?") It doesn't help when it's 110 degrees outside and sitting in front of the torch just adds a few hundred degrees to your already soaking wet body. So, instead of torching, I've pulled out the little beads. Seed beads to be exact. The beads that I don't play with that often because they just have a way of frustrating me. I drop so many of those lil buggers but once I get the hang of it, I really do enjoy beading and trying stitches I've never tried before.
You could even play with wire. I made 4 rings in just a little over an hour. I've noticed the past few art shows I've done, people were always looking for rings. I had two of them to offer and that's just not enough. So if the heat is on, and you feel like you should be making something, pull out the wire or seed beads and just play.
The rings below were mostly made on 20 gauge wire. I do use 18 gauge sometimes but if you want to wrap it around the bead and then around the ring to hold it in place, 20 gauge works better and chances of the wire breaking in half is slim to none.
Hope you like them!
