A silly day

Some day's I look at my beads and I just want to play. I want to experiment, I want to try to do something new and different and just push the envelope with a bit of silliness. Usually when I have one of these day's I don't really care if I come up with anything in the end or not because it is just playtime. Sometimes though I surprise myself and make something that while it may be a bit unusual but I like it and this was one of those day's. I had a lot of left over beads from my peach USB bag but not enough for to awfully many things, so you know I have been working on some cuffs so I made up a plain cuff and sat thinking what could I do with it a little different. I beaded a glass marble and set it in the cuff but then I realized it was quite tall off the wrist. What could I do to minimize that? Well when I thought about doing fringed loops, all I could think of was a floppy flower so grabbed a few green seedbeads for a bit of contrast and some tiny little cheap pearls and just started looping and looping and looping. When I got done I thought well, this is definately different but you know what? I like it. It is silly, it is fun and yes regardless of that I like it and posted it in my Etsy shop. Funny how sometimes a little goofing off ends up in productive work time.

A bit more scenery

I thought today was a good day to share abit of my home with you. This water fountain sculpture is called "The Spirit of Life" Commissioned by Katrina Trask in memory of her husband Spencer Trask who lived his life in service of making Saratoga a better place for future generations. They owned a large mansion that is now an Artist Retreat, Artist from every medium may it be a painter of a songwriter are given the opportunity to spend a few months at the retreat to work on their craft and the grounds surrounding the mansion are full of the most amazing rose gardens which are open to the public during the summer and draws many people not only tourists but locals who just love to wander the gardens and photograph.
Just another bit of our rich history. I should mention the Trask's lived in the late 1800's.

Todays creation

Managed to finish another USB bag and get it posted in my Etsy shop. I am finally feeling myself again, we have had a couple of hot day's without much rain which was very welcome. My house has been really quite today, everybody is gone away except me and it is kind of nice. I started a little house work , managed to clorox my back bathroom and get a start on my kitchen, hoping to do my front bathroom tomorrow. Stuff like this has to be done when no one else is home because both my daughter and my grandson are allergic to the smell of a lot of cleaning supplies. When they are home I use vinegar and dawn. But right now it all needs cloroxing. Iwas so sick last week, then Sunday my granddaughter started with the vomiting and runs. She has a sleep over with a friend from middle school. She was really bad for a few days running a temp etc. The day she was sickest a letter came home from the middle school with 2 confirmed cases of swine flu. Instant panic, by the time we got hold of the Dr. though, she was finally feeling better and it was just a stomach virus. Whew!!!

I have to tell you, even though it is very new, my experiment with my Etsy shop is not making me happy. Very low views and absolutely no sales. But I will hang in there cause it could be just because people are out enjoying summer rather than looking at things on the computer. Still have a few weeks to see if views go up and I have posted several new items. Would like to do 2 or 3 a week but with my particular type of work it is a slow process and sometimes I can't post new items as often as I would like. Any way, it is getting late and I have spent alot of time in front of the computer today, I wish you all a good night.

Kindergarten Graduation

Okay, I am officially old. Yesterday my Grandson graduated from kinder-garten. We proudly attended the ceremony in the horribly hot school gym which was very cute and brought the usual gramma tear to my eye but within the minutes after the ceremony I was ready to leave. We were all invited to stay and have icecream sundaes with the kids and I thought I would lose my mind with about 70 kindergarten kids running wild around the gym. I no longer have the patience to watch that and enjoy it anymore so we have decided that we are glad these things are done. Except my son has not had children yet so I will probably be doing it again at some point.

Thought I would show you what is apparently now the newest fashion statements for teenage girls. My grandaughter got this hat at the Americade. It is actually quite eyecatching with a lot of sparkle and bling but who would know because we must wear it sideways. Okay? Any way, another school year is finally over, I for one look forward to summer vacation each year with out relaxed schedules. So, even though it is a bit early, Happy Summer everyone.

I'm back

I have spent a number of day's basically not getting out of bed. I have felt really lousy. Nothing worse than getting sick in the spring and summer months. Although I did not miss out on much, most of the day's I was to sick to get up it was raining out any way. I did get another bag done though and got it listed in the shop last night. This USB key holder is pretty neat idea and I have to work up a few different designs to use it in different way's. Have been up most of the day today so my energy is fading fast but hope to be even a bit stronger tomorrow so I can get back to normal routine. I truly hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and Fathers day.

Saratoga Characters

Hi folks, I'm having a really bad day, sick since last night so don't have a whole lot to say. So just another bit of Saratoga. The wild life, ducks, squirrels, chipmunks in the park are so used to people all the time they follow you around. The ducks will follow for bread and crackers. There is a lady who sits in the park for hours with a can of nuts and the squirrels will get right up into her hand to eat. This baby chipmunk sat and posed on the rock for me until I got a little to close. Wish I could have gotten just a couple inches closer.

New Bag

Here is today's work that I just posted in my Etsy shop. I am sure you know by now I love fringe. So far I have made very few things without fringe. This bag is so delicate and feminine with the clear beads and 2 shades of pink but Yup, Love the fringe. I am going to attempt a few pieces with some decoration on the front but Not Fringe. I won't like it but some one else will. I know not everyone can love it as I do.