Gem Show's RULE!!!

The mere fact that I get a day out of the house to surround myself by shiny beautiful beads should be enough. But once I year I let myself go crazy and I stock up on my favorite staples, mainly Silver Toggles and Beads and a few pieces of glass from a couple of my favorite local glass artists. Here's a look at what I got today, and those of you who purchase Silver know that I spend a small fortune today. But believe me, it's WORTH it! Here's a photo of my whole stash. I'm in Heaven!! Really, I am!

And some close up's:These little glass flowers are my new addiction... Can you tell? I bought a TON of them!

And here's the Toggle Parade...

I just can't believe all the good finds I got... man, I'm exhausted!! Buying beads is hard work. But it's such a good feeling to know that I have hand selected each and every one of these pieces that go into the beautiful creations that I design for all of you. Gives me the warm fuzzies! 

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Look for some new pieces with my fun new finds to come soon!

A warm sunny day, FINALLY!

What a beautiful day outside today! Perfect for photographing what I made the other day! Here's a peak!

Black pair I believe is SOLD at this point! Will let you know if that changes.

And this is my new favorite bracelet called "Hawaiian Lei"!

I love it!

It was definitely a Tropical themed design session. I love these beads! I'll have to see if I can snag some more soon! I hope you'll check out my Facebook Fan page for more photo's! And don't forget to become a fan!:

www.facebook.com/mjmjewelrydesigns

More to come tomorrow! Plus look for Etsy listings as well either tonight or tomorrow morning.

New New New!!!

Yes, new jewelry will be coming tomorrow! :) 

Happy Easter!

Off for a fun day with my family... but here's what my friend will be wearing to her Easter celebration! She custom ordered these the other day and I got them done in the nick of time!

I also had the the time to photograph her beautiful little daughter in her Easter outfits. How can you resist this little bunny?

Happy Easter!! Have a wonderful, peaceful day.

A fine time was had by all!

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!!!

The sun is out, the house is slowly getting pulled back together after our water fiasco and it's a holiday weekend. How can you beat that? We'll be coloring Easter eggs tonight with the kids and that is always an adventure! I wonder who's hands will absorb the most color this year? My little ones don't like to use the spoons to lift the eggs out, they are not coordinated enough, so they just pick them up with their hand and they end up being more colorful than the eggs! But it's all a lot of fun and great memories for them. Sorry for the lack of jewelry posts here the past week, it's been a very different and difficult kind of week here. 

Back to normal next week for sure! 

We'll miss you Travis...

Travis, you were a good dog.
My Mom will be lost without you.
I hope your heart is all healed up and you are running again...even though our hearts are breaking now. 

We'll miss you Trav!

The Sun's OUT, but the water is still IN!

Going on day Three of removing water from the basement. And yes, it's still coming in. More slowly now, but definitely still coming. I'm so sick of it. But in the end, this will force us to look into taking better care of our home, cleaning the gutters every fall, making sure that we can do everything in our power to prevent this from happening again. We need to dig a trench around the foundation, to fix the outside and seal the walls on the inside so that we can do some renovations. My house is a mess. But my office is clean for once!! So maybe I will take refuge up there later on and just lose myself in my beads. Keep the positive thoughts coming my way!! They along with the sunshine are keeping my happiness level going upward, which is the RIGHT direction for a change! :)

Does anyone have an Ark I can borrow?

This rain has certainly caused it's damage this week. We've gotten so much that our basement is taking it on and let me tell  you, I am not happy! We're off to buy a Sump Pump as soon as Home Depot opens, but in the meantime we are just shop vac'ing it up, and it's taking forever. Unfortunately, the water is still coming in too... this will be my life for the next couple of days, I'm afraid. Although the hubby is doing the majority of the work (I can't lift those heavy buckets). But I'll be on clean up once the water is out. Another less than fun project. 

Mother Nature, please... we need some sunshine over here! At least to dry out our spirits. It's been a long night, with no end in sight. 

Update!

Just a quick update to tell you that I've named the pink/brown bracelet "Cherry Blossom" and it is listed up on Etsy right now! Along with "Mojito", and "Raspberry Lime Sorbet". 

On a happy note, my "Rainforest" bracelet has Sold and will be on it's way to a new happy home in the morning! Thanks Bonnie! 

Have a great night everyone!

Be back tomorrow with more good stuff! :)

Favorite Color Combo's!

I had time to make some new jewelry the other day. Used some of my favorite color combination's too!

Take a look:

Brown and Pink

I still have yet to name this one. It deserves a REALLY good name. I'm usually good at coming up with them but I'm stumped. Someone suggested Tea for Two, but I'm on the fence about it... I'll take suggestions!!

Green/Blue (specifically Indian Sapphire, as it is one of my FAVORITE Swarovski Crystal Colors)

"Rainforest"

Green and Blue again, but BOLDER this time.. remember what I said about

Navy? :)

"Mojito"

Purple/Green (Raspberry to be exact!)

"Raspberry Lime Sorbet"

Green/Blue AGAIN! I was on a roll...

Still no name yet for these handwrapped glass bead earrings! 

Blue/Brown (Navy... of course!)

"Night Sky"

Beautiful dark blue with flecks of browns that look like little stars and things floating around in the night sky. 

This is one picture of each item, if you would like to see different views you can see the rest of the photo's on my Facebook Fan Page!

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Don't forget to "Become A Fan"! 

See you there! :)

Etsy listing's coming this weekend for these and some others as well.

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A very productive day!

I can't believe how much I got done today, considering the amount of sleep that I got last night. One of my kids was up and I only got a few hours. Not to mention that I spent the evening in agonizing pain after the workout I attempted to do with my husband. The "AB Ripper" is ridiculous! LOL! It's SO HARD! Oh my god, I can't even walk today... my legs are so sore, my abs hurt so much and my back is killing me. But no pain, no gain right? ;)

New jewelry is coming! Not boutique jewelry, NEW jewelry!! I made 5 bracelets today...one of which is a very intense charm bracelet. In addition, I made 2 pairs of earrings. I'll photo tomorrow and post the pics up! It's Thursday night, so I am writing this quickly during a Grey's commercial so I'm off.. Have a great night! 

My clock grew wings...

I can't believe how fast I let the day get away from me!! Time really does fly, whether you are having fun or not. Today was a catch up on my cleaning day since I didn't do much of that over the weekend, opting for enjoying the warm sunshine while it lasted. I will be working on those Etsy listing's tonight with some new jewelry. 

Oh, and I got some beads in today... Seriously? I had to pick my jaw up from the ground. They were a completely unexpected find, I went on the recommendation of Kelly from Silver Parrot and grabbed some disks and a focal from this shop on Etsy. I'll give the info tomorrow when I take my own photo of the stash I got (simply because that would require me opening an entirely new window to look it up and I am on a roll). 

I love disks, I love NAVY blue... not all blues compare, but there is something about Navy blue that makes me weak in the knees, and I love shiny things. This pile of beads I got is a good mix of everything I love. 

I promise a picture tomorrow! I hope you had a good Monday! Dancing with the Stars is on tonight... maybe I'll watch while I list... I have it set to record in case I get carried away on the computer. :)

A little Spring Cleaning...

Changing things up a bit! I sometimes get very bored with looking at the same things every day. Which is why I am so addicted to Lampwork Glass beads, because every SINGLE one of them is different. I never get bored with them. But other things, not so much. I tire of seeing the same colors and pictures. Which is why for the past few days I have been working on changing things again here on my Blog, in addition to my Etsy store banner and my business cards. It took me a long time to find just the right piece of jewelry when I switched from my original business card design two years ago. Now, I have so many favorites that I wish I could just print each one differently to have a variety. Now that's not very cost effective, however, changing your blog background and banner is easy! And free, since I design them myself. 

Here's my new layout:

When I change the business cards, I also have to change my earring cards, post cards and banners, brochures, posters, etc.

I wont do them all at once, I'll use up my supply (which is rapidly dwindling) and then reorder. But I am happy with the new look. It's Springy, happy and represents who I am as a designer. I hope you like it!

Have a great weekend!