What's Going On ...

I won't go into long stories because I don't have time at the moment and you are probably just as busy with your bad selves to read it all..so, let me give you the CliffNotes versions:

1. Yes, I have beads, well, at least I think so..I made Icicle beads last night and I'll go inspect them to see if they are worthwhile...I never am positive things turn out well until I SEE the beads first hand...those creepy kiln gnomes that freak with the beads are always a threat...

2. We have no heat...yes, Brian smelled propane yesterday (I can't smell, remember) and turns out the gaspipe running to our heater in the studio was leaking...so at 9:30 last night we called the City they turned off the gas leak and today I have a plumber scheduled to arrive 'between noon and 6:00pm'...good thing I took a 5 min hot shower last night before all the hotwater was gone...

3. I am sad to say that our next door neighbor passed away yesterday..at least I think he did...(I talked to his wife this morning and he did pass last night)...he has had pancreatic cancer for the past year or so and it had spread to his liver and he was slowly drifting away...there have been a crowd of friends at the house since Monday, he chose to come home and die instead of a hospital with strangers - can't blame him...We are gonna miss him (Dennis) as he was one of the reasons we bought this house! When we met him, we just liked him so much and he and his wife (Donna!) are just the best neighbors you can have...We've only had 6 years living next to them, but we sure did appreciate them...

4. I feel that I need to clarify how the Garage Sale items work - someone was upset that I misrepresented the pieces she received - but I sent exactly what I pictured in the page (she said they were nothing like what was pictured, I don't understand that statement, I didn't do a 'switcheroo' or anything)...If you spy something you want and have a question about it EMAIL ME and ask...If you want to see the ring on my hand, or need a size spec on the stone ASK ME...I didn't want to take 4 pics per ring to cover all aspects of the piece because the time it would take to shoot and process them would outweigh the $20 I'm asking for the piece...I have had folks email and ask about the pieces, I'm happy to answer whatever you want to know -especially if it means you won't be buying a piece you are unhappy with..I don't appreciate the accusation that I am being dishonest or trying to dupe you into something - please ask before purchasing if you aren't sure...that's all you need to do...

5. A few folks have asked if I have the 1.5" Icicle earrings in stock and I do, but not many sets left...I need to go get more wire to make more of them and the 1", but as long as you see the 'ad to cart' button there, then they are instock...Oh, and in class my instructor helped me come up with an alternative to make these work as PENDANTS so that you could wear the beads on your neck...I'm still working out the details to those, tho, so it'll be a bit before i have anything to show, but how fun would it be to use those Fiore Massicio or Stella beads that I made for the Max and Me Beads jewlery..remember those? They are too wide to make the curve for the earrings, but they'd work perfectly on a straight pendant...so stay tuned for those...

And I guess that's it for now, back in a bit with the results on the beads...i hope the BF was berry berry good to me...