Hello Friends!

I thought  I’d do a little show and tell today.  I am the proud owner of this beautiful original piece of art by Julie King – a wonderful photographer and mixed media artist.  There are a lot of swaps and trades that go on in this community of crafters and artists…and I was happy to be a part of one recently.  A few months ago Julie contacted me saying that she liked one of my stamped copper bracelets, and would I be interested in doing a trade?  Of course!!   I couldn’t believe her generosity…she offered to create an original piece just for me??  “Dream Soar Fly Free” is a collage created with torn vintage sheet music and scrapbook papers.  Julie also used pastels and ink to create this sweet piece….I just cannot wait to put it in my future studio.

Now on to more blog land friends!  I was touched when Susan of Hot Rocks Glass Jewelry passed on the “One Lovely Blog Award” to me.  I know so many of you feel the same way that I do – that our blogs have been a path leading us to far away places and new friends.  Susan is a fun and talented jewelry artist in Canada who creates truly one of a kind pieces.  I really like how she names her jewelry pieces after pop/rock songs. 🙂  Thank you for thinking of me, Susan!

Now talking about far away places…I also received an award this week from the dynamic duo – Julie and Donna!  Julie and Donna are twin sisters who create gorgeous jewelry together…with a vintage touch (my favorite kind!).  They started their blog, Sissy Sparrows, fairly recently.  I’m honored to have made friends with these sweet sisters from Australia.

There’s a little something extra with this award….I need to share 7 things about myself that you may not know.  Hmm…what to say?

1.  I have been to the Eiffel Tower, the Tower of London, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

2.  I am a hopeless night owl….wait, I think many of you already  know that!

3.  I just started drinking coffee again after a 1 1/2 year break (it was inevitable on account of #2).

4.  My husband and I joke around that one day we’ll be antiques (vintage  stuff) vendors and travel around the country to different shows.

5.  I iron my clothes every night (okay, not if I’m heading to StrollerFit).  If I’m staying in a hotel, one of the first things I do is check to see if there’s an iron.  I know you are rolling your eyes here.

6.  I  love nonpareils…or Sno-Caps.

7.  Am I the only one that feels really strange sharing random tidbits?  I do.  Oh, I guess #7 should be that I don’t really feel comfortable being the center of attention.

…..and that’s a wrap!  Have a great week!!