Earring and stamping class

I am so loving spending time with other crafty people. Learning new things and sharing tips and problems with techniques!and just plain laughing and talking while we work.Too bad I have to work for a living!I checked out Bead Fest web site for the first time...i want to go! The classes look amazing and one in particular makes me drool! Oh well..maybe some day!

Second Bracelet class

 this one is a bangle bracelet! They were all so

different! We all basically modified the pattern to our own tastes as we went along. Its fun to work with a group of women! I do things i wouldn't make the time to learn or play with otherwise! Am playing in Jewelry awhile for the summer when I can travel safer at night! (pm in a snow storm is not so much fun! ) Will get back to bears in progress soon though,,I can hear patterns calling my name!)

beautiful summer morning in Vermont

We are finally having some truly beautiful weather ( which will be Wednesday and Thursday!) but the sun is out the weather warm but not humid! not a cloud in sight! We do not usually have all the hay fields still up right now but the rain and heavy flooding made cutting hard this year..one of my favorite things about the hill I live on is watching the hay fields move in the wind. Very like watching the ocean! They ripple and sway just like ocean waves in a light breeze. Soothing and special to me. And all those dandelions people try so hard to remove are beautiful strewn by the thousands around the meadows and farm buildings. The deer and turkeys are appearing
nightly.
and now off to work! Have a lovely day in your part of the world!

Copper Bracelet Class

I took another class last night at Bead Crazy in Williston Vt! Such a fun bunch of classes! Ginger is always so warm and friendly! Reasonable cost and tools provided!  Last night we learned how to make these beautiful hammered copper bracelets! And with some scrap pieces we made earrings and I made these little pendants ( cant wait to add the chain and beads!)  Great way to learn new techniques and make gifts!

Nothing in moderation

Not the rain..not the sun...nothing in VT. Comes in moderation any more! Weird! My dental work is on hold for awhile. My DH bought his tractor finally. He's over the moon. It's used but just what he wants at the moment . There are 3 guys hanging off my house repointing the brick ( thank you God for help that shows up!) they show up with grinders and ladders and scaffolding at 7 a.am. Then he decides to go for the refinancing and putting up a garage this year. Yeah. I love my old house but face it folks they have NO storage! And we have STUFF! I was beginning to worry about being one of those people who has a path through the piles of newspapers that you read about.. Buried under their collecting ! Maybe I will even have garden someday like the one over at Snowy Day Bears (see my blog list)

Seeing Green!

No not my hair this time..finally have someone we trust repairing the brick on the house. Re pointing etc. was a bit freaked out when I got home from work and there are all these metal plates and huge lag screws holding the brick facing to the house frame. Please let these be temporary... the green I am seeing will be dollar signs otherwise. I adore old houses. Scares my husband to death..the more of a wreck it is the better. I just want to save them all..we are too old and too poor at this point to do that! ( for comfort anyway!) I cant even keep this one clean at this point!  Yes we hace named the dust bunnies!

Seeing Red...

Okay so the good news is that over the years I have learned to take most things in stride..and vanity has no longer rules my life completely... my favorite
hair color product revamped all their colors. Resulting in my choosing poorly what color my head is lately! This last time I went darker to counter the gold in the 2 other attempts .. And Voila! I am a redhead! If Ronald McDonald needs a few days off..I' m good to go as a replacement. Sigh... I remember crying myself to sleep the first time I cut and permed my waist length hair! And if I dig out the box I bet now I can tell you almost exactly the color of Reilly's mohair! I wonder what next week will bring?!

A Lovely 3 days in Maine!

sooo nice to get away for a bit and to have absolutely no rain! The 80 degrees was too much for me but hey at
least we were in Maine near the ocean! Did lots of antiquing , checked out the flea markets. Had great company ( my DH!) and wonderful food. Have to take a photo of the new little Herman bear I bought. I was looking for doll sweaters..the vintage ones..but of course because I was looking there were none to be found! Isn't that always the way? Missed my doggies but they were having fun splashing in the wading pool with the other kids when dad picked them up! now back to work!