Tuesday Beads are Few, So Here is a Random Post :)

I only got this one set made and just a few eggs still waiting to be etched.  Yesterday was mostly a day of errands.  Today is more of the same as I run around town with my Mom for lunch and shopping.  She needs to find a dress for a wedding we are going to together next month.

While I was out yesterday, I picked up this book by Heather Powers.  One of my eggs is shown on page 15 and she uses my headpins in the necklace tutorial on pages 66-67.  It's pretty neat seeing my work on printed pages, which makes me so grateful for those of you who buy my lampwork, use them in your jewelry designs and then submit some of those designs for publishing in magazines or books.  You all are just the best and go far in reinforcing I am where I need to be and surrounded by the right kinds of folks.

Here is a funky lentil which also came out of the kiln.  This is what happens when too much glass is added before forming the lentil shape.  It smooshes out.  And yes, smooshes is the technical glass term for this.

 

For you Nikon fans, I am thinning out my stash of lenses and selling my 35mm/f2.0 lens and my 105mm/f2.8 Micro lens.  They are both in perfect condition with no exterior wear/marks and come with B+W MRC filters over the lenses for added protection, as well as their original Nikkor boxes, manuals and front/rear lens caps.  Email me at kelleysbeadstudio@me.com if you're interested.  They both performed perfectly on my D90 and now my D700.

Yesterday was my Grandma Eloise's 93rd birthday.  We went out for hibachi for dinner together.  She deals with a bit of dementia and Alzheimer's, so it was a surprise a few times throughout dinner that it was her birthday.  She is always in wonderful spirits and has the best disposition.  My kids adore their great grandmother.

Oftentimes she has crazy hair and even crazier clothes.  One is just not a concern and the other makes her happy.  Her memory is pretty much shot and thoughts do not stay in her head long before being forgotten.  But she always knows she is surrounded by people who love her dearly and knows that the feeling is mutual.  She enjoys being with us and hearing the kids laugh.  She is not the same person she was in my childhood.  Losing her husband and her oldest son over the last ten years were hard blows.  While I miss the woman she was, I am so very thankful she is still here with us...celebrating another birthday (wow, 93!), laughing easily and returning our hugs and kisses.  HaPpY bIrThDaY to my Grandma!

Thursday Randomness

I floundered today and picked up a Taco Bell chicken chalupa supreme, beef taco and KFC cole slaw.  I could skip the slaw and just drink the juice.  Asparagus may be the only thing on my plate tonight. 

Heather of Humblebeads helped some of my eggs grow up.  They are now searching for new owners here. :)  I love that my eggs are hanging out with Humblebeads and Earthenwood Studios beads!

The kids are going to bed early tonight because they had a hard time waking up & getting ready this morning.  The boy child yelled at me that it was because he didn't get enough sleep (he was in bed by 8pm last night --> on time, for him), so I told him I'd make sure he gets more tonight :D  Thinking bedtime may be closer to 7pm tonight!

Nicki helped one of my red egg beads grow up and you can see more pics here.

I caught up on emails, blogs, convos, pics and pricing last night.  But I have not had a chance to follow through on a phone call to an etsy newbie yet.

I need to get to the vet's office before I leave early Saturday morning or Henry won't have any of his special food that keeps him from getting bladder stones and other urinary tract probs.

My friend Anne is back at the torch and making headpins with brass!  I'm so happy she got rid of that cast and can play with fire again!  I think her lampwork is so lovely.

Holly was excited about her new buttons and headpins.  I'm really excited to see her put them in action because her idea featured in this pic looks so darn cool to me!

 Todd is away for business and I loathe the emptiness and quiet at night.

Mallory just posted a tutorial on how to make earrings out of lampwork headpins here.  She also makes headpins and sells them in her etsy shop.

I will show you more pics tomorrow, but I can tell you now I have 6 sets of headpins to list, 3 sets of eggs, 1 button and 4 sets of beads.  I will be a listing fool come 8pm EDT tomorrow night!