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New Assemblage Jewelry and the First Casualty of the Simplicity Project
Just a peek into what I've been creating lately...working on cuffs and lots of creamy pearly rhinestone infused things...maybe because so many weddings seem happen in the spring and early summer...
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The Messy Middle
Below is a poem that is currently on SARK's call line. Read by her. I call it when i need someone to tell me that I really matter. When I need someone to give me a virtual hug. When I need a cheerful...
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Stain (Memorial Day 2012)
my father, circa 1968Today I remember you.Or what there was of you.The same stories you told meabout coming home from Namto be there when I was born.Stories about getting on the 'chopper and then me...
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A Dream to Paint, 10 days can make all the difference
I met Jenny a couple of years ago, when I created a special assemblage necklace for her using a special thimble that belonged to her grandmother who had passed away. She and I have formed a special...
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Decorating Ideas with Vintage Jewelry
Just fun kind of post about what I've been doing with some vintage jewelry as home decor! Vintage jewelry can be found so many places...garage sales are probably the cheapest place, followed by thrift...
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move over Ms. Wintour! New Jennifer Valentine Inspired Georgian Style Collets
collet in deep pink and goldI've got new Georgian styled collets in the shop! These go beyond the Anna Wintour inspired collet necklaces that I have previously done. They are entirely my creations! and...
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Vintage Georgian Collet Raffle and Assemblage Earring Giveaway!
I really want Jenny to make it to Italy. She has worked so hard to get half way there. She has been working hard and adding her own money, and paintingtheselovely things to auction off to make more....
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White Picket Fences
There is no cure for Fabry's disease or the issues I have with the resulting nerve damage. There is only wishing it didn't exist, and dealing with all the "stuff" that comes along with it. But then...
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Antique Oriental Designs for Free Friday!
Antique geisha coffee card antique sewing, thread collectors cardI have always been infatuated with the orient, since the rare visits to my great-grandfather's house as a child. It was filled with...
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Measuring Up
self portrait: late nights at Sacred Cake I want so much to measure up...be that amazing blog writer, that spectacular jewelry designer, the amazing mother, the saintly peace keeper.. the word DYNAMIC...
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A Saturday Morning "Hope Note"
I guess I feel like I have to have something monumental and incredibly spiritual to say in order to come here to write. I was inspired by this post from my dear friend from afar, Sherry, who has...
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A Heartfelt Thank You
I was going to begin this with a story about the adversity I faced going into this new wholesale jewelry partnership with the wonderful company Creative Co-op... I was going to go into more detail...
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Assemblage Jewelry in Dreamy Sapphire Blues
Really loving the assemblage jewelry pieces in the shop that would transcend well from the workday to a holiday party or a special date. This blue really pops and would be great if you are like me and...
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New Jewelry Partnership! Jennifer Valentine and Creative Co-op
I received the samples of the New Jennifer Valentine Jewelry line for Creative co-op recently and I've been having so much fun photographing and picking out my most favorites from over 40 pieces! So...
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Morning
I am here, in our little room upstairs which we refer to as "Paris" though I've never been. It is a vacation spot for me; our bedroom, where the boughs of the trees reach inward toward the windows,...
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Gift from the Sea, Part One
me at Jax Beach, circa 1976 I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, about a 40 minute drive from the frothy coast of Jacksonville Beach. I have the sweetest memories of being there under the sun;...
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Pushing the Piano Home
I came across a small, chapel sized upright piano on its side last Monday in someones yard two hours before you had to leave to teach.It was fate, i said. Something told me i needed to go out.Snow and...
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Surfacing
It comes when I least expect it. And I am left wondering where it came from. What triggered it...The feeling that I cannot catch my breath...the feeling of being smothered. The helplessness that comes...
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Affirmation, a Mother's Day Letter to My First Born
My Dear "Little Prince", Mother’s Day morning is here, and I reflect today in the rare stillness of early morning; my thoughts turning to you. My first child. Born to me on the edge of 18. I...
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Free Easy DIY Earring Display Idea
I don't like my favorite assemblage jewelry to hide in a box, so I made something simple to display my assemblage earrings that is easy to make, and makes each pair easy to see and enjoy, wear and...
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