Its a fritty day here! frit Happens!

Frit happens! 
Frit is crushed glass used in Bead making
dating back to 1692 used in the makings of glass
There is a small amount of rain right now.
This is really nice because we never get rain!
I really miss overcast days and we never ever get them. Days that your body and soul just take a breather. I find myself just longing for them! A time for quiet meditation of: 
* things
* life
* a time to unwind
* a slowness to the seasons of my soul..
I never thought Id miss days like this. I miss days I took for granted in the past~dark and thunder and very overcast.
*I even miss the cold!

Today's a frit day for me..and these are frit beads that I torched and wanted to show you!

I got this as a door prize at the Lampworking guild I belong to..its neat!

I believe Lori Brodnax made it. Love this it sits on my desk..

                               

              

So that is what Ive been doing lately!


Next week? 
Off with my husband to take a Metals class with Gwen Youngblood. Really looking forward to that. Have waited weeks! 


After that? 
Save monies and re-coup!


Have a great day!


What are you up to today?
(I'm doing the rain dance and thanking the Man Upstairs!)

May I say I have a New Lampwork Shop? Yes I do..come share my Joy!

I have a new Shop its a Lampwork Shop! 

Singing Glass.

What else can I say but I'm overjoyed 

Lots of goodies in there!

I feel so Blessed to have such a great family.

Jenny my Daughter made me this new Etsy banner for my New Lampwork Shop..thank you Jenny! Jenny has a Banner Shop here on Etsy if you are in need btw..

I will be most surely be having a nice Giveaway 

to Celebrate so..

stay tuned!

Have a super day!

I heart my Macro Lampwork Beads I cant help it..

Today's Sunday and I heart my Lampwork Beads!

(can't help it!)

Ive been torching and cleaning beads to go to their new homes. As silly as it might sound it gave me so much pleasure matching up colours and sizes! Some pretties have gone to a dear close friend..I hope she loves them! And more have flown off to Sweden. So I'm torching more beads this week and then Ill be listing beads  for the 1st time for sale in My Singingwoods Shop! Excited!

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Not much is new..heat in the 90s everyday and so many mosquito's everywhere..its so chronic here in Houston.

We are still in a severe drought as its only rained 1 time Id say in 5 months. I don't want to say what my water bill was! There were no fireworks allowed this year and not a peep did we hear. I'm sure many were afraid of stiff fines. Ouch!

Studio Waterstone

Happy Sunday and I hope

you have a great day!

From Our Home to yours Happy 4th of July! Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July!

My family and I will get together today to have a

 barbeque..to celebrate Our freedoms with a big barbeque 

feast. Maybe well play cards too. Company will be invited. 

We will thank our Lord for His many Blessings of freedom! 

May our troops be protected as they fight for our freedoms 

and the freedoms of many others..

all ready for company later..

Yesterday I was at church and it was so wonderful.

A man stood up and read by 

heart The Declaration of Independence!

Then we sang hymns and sung OH BEAUTIFUL FOR 


SPACIOUS SKIES..


May this Beautiful Nation 


be Blessed with Gods Blessings forever!


Happy Fourth!

The Traveling Bead Box emerges once again!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Bead Box emerges once again!

Wouldn't it be a Dream come true to Win a Big Wonderful Box of beautiful Beads? Many handmade by very talented Artisans beads will be found in this box. Firefly Myst Artisan Jewellery is featuring the Box on her Blog. Check her out Here. Don't miss this one..its a goodie!

Happy Sunday everyone!

i heart macro

i heart macro

In the world beauty spills out!

a rose is a rose is a rose

already the acorns are growing..
 

I keep whispering to this mimosa 
wont you please grow
and bring me some of your
fragrance?
 

the prickly pear
thrives..maybe some flowers 
from you next year?
 

in this mega heat its amazing how the bees
just know where to find water..
 

inside the bird bath
I wonder what lives in it?

 i love macro 

from my house to
yours! 

i *heart macro* a Sunday thing and My Fathers Day..I miss you Dad

I

macro!

(its a Sunday thing!)

Here is Queens Anne Lace

so beautiful!

Did you know you can make a cake from the root of this " wild carrot" as it is sometimes called, and jelly as well. Its always been my favourest of flowers as it is seemingly fit for a Queen in all of its Glory!


Happy Fathers Day to everyone!


My Father is gone now how I miss him. He was such a good good man. I never heard him one time fuss at my Mother or ever say any cuss words. He gave me the best memories, and I wish I could once again thank him! 


We lived in the suburbs of NY when I was young. My Dad and I always loved the country so when he retired he bought this beautiful farm in Virginia. It had a stream that ran thru the bottom field covered by a small bridge so you could drive your car over. His fields over looked a vineyard and rolling hills. It was pretty breathtaking. 

This was one of his cats on the clothesline, but you can see one of the views he had from the house he had on top of the hill where he lived. He lived in a place called Fortunes Cove.

Theres my Dad Gordon sitting over on the far left and my little Jenny beside him peeking out. I was younger and pregnant to the right of them. Then my Grandfather from Norway and my Mother Dorothy. Sitting outside having a bite to eat. This was in SC, before moving to Virginia.

Here are Dads beloved cats Andrew and Dee Dee now long gone. How he loved cats! I think Dad is in Heaven now with these two and all of the Angels..


I miss you Dad!


Have a great Fathers Day!

A time for Giving..and Another grand Give~Away!

My Paying it forward..and another Grand Give~Away!

Firstly..as I mentioned in my last Blog entry I was making a necklace for my neighbors daughter as they are going to be foreclosed on..here is what Ive made from my own Lampworked beads and Green Girl charms. This isn't supposed to be asymmetrical or intricate as I don't know Mayas taste..so Ive kept it basic and simple. But its sure

is purty when its on!  

(she is away to her Grandmothers right now..

I've written her a Note with it..I sure hope she 

likes it..)
I wish them God speed in their days ahead..

(the colours are the same, but I've just lightened up the background a bit. My camera loves to project the colour purple in backgrounds!)

Now for the Give~Away..

Andrew Thornton's gone to the big Bead and Button show and brought back a treasure trove of beads some of what hes giving away. So generous! They are really beautiful beads! Here is the LINK

What to do this weekend?

Houston's so bloomin hot its hard to get out to do anything! With the city and suburbs seemingly encased in concrete and asphalt I would say its got to be cooler in the countryside! 

Maybe well go pool shopping?! 

Sounds like a grand idea lol..

have a great one!

BTW and Paying it forward with Kimberly

Okies BTW (for those who don't know its Bead Table Wednesday) is here and I will share what Ive been doing!

 My Lampworked beads are meant to be small (with this Green Girl Angel charm) to make this a wearable necklace for a 13 year old girl..

To cut a long story short my neighbors are having a hard time and the owner who is being the banker called me and told me she was going to foreclose on them, they must of fallen way behind. Daunting news..how very sad! The owner who sold them the house "for Sale by Owner" and is financing the house called me to ask if they moved out during the night and to call her if I "see" anything. My husband told me Janet don't do that, and I can't see myself calling her. I'm not the Alice Kravitts type.

And I feel very bad for them as she is a single Mom with a 13 year old daughter and her elderly Mother. Big sigh here. So Ive prayed for them yes, and I have been torching little beads to make the daughter a necklace. 


Its got an Angel and it looks like she is bringing good tidings! I will make this necklace and give it to the girl telling her tho that No matter what happens in this life that the Lord loves her and to stand firm in her faith that God can open doors of change even if they right now are closing.


Here's the beads Ive torched. They are small and only a few fancy ones. I will make some twisties today and see about wrapping them around some small beads and see how they look too. I don't want big beads for a cumbersome necklace..something made that she could wear often maybe.


I hope everything will be ok for them and maybe she can catch up..Bless them!

Paying it forward..

Its really nice to make some good friends in the Blogging world and my friend Kimberly Roberts is surely one of them! She was my bead partner 2 years ago in the big Bead Soup Party hosted by Lori Anderson. Some friends you just nick with and they stay close..what a great feeling! Kimberly's so talented now doing ceramics as well as her Lampwork. I believe she does it all! 


Here's what Kimberly sent me. She had a Pay it forward and I was luckily picked. Shes made me 4 Lampwork beads (ooops I forgot 1 in the pic!) to match the handmade ceramic that she made. 


How lovely thank you Kimberly. You Rock!


And its Hot hot hot in Topeka!


Ive never seen so many birds constantly taking bird baths two at a time! 

Stay cool!


I'm off for some cold Green tea!

And thank you for stopping by!

Another Sublime Giveaway!

Some Wonderful Give~Aways this Summer!

Here are just a few pictures of another Give~Away..

This is a smashing Give~Away from Lori over at her lovely 

Blog  Pretty Things! She went to the Bead and Button Show 

this year and came back with some real treasures! Nine 

blessed people will Win! Here is Loris LINK. I personally 

would love to win the new Green Girl Studio charm of an bird  

girl!

A Big Thank you to Lori 

who is Always such a Sweet 

and thoughtful Blogger!

Lanas having this GREAT Giveaway!

A Wonderful Give~Away!

Lana Kinney of Somethinguniquebylana 

is having a really Wonderful Give~away! 

Here's only a smidgen of what shes giving away!

Beauty's from Gaea, Mary Harding, Jane Perela, 

Gardanne beads, Jennifer Haynen and many more!

You can go to Lana's Blog HERE to find out more

of her very generous Give~a~way!

Its time to Come UP for Air! My little Lampwork story..

Ever just get plain ol silly? 

Well if we don't I think we are indeed old! 

I Lampworked these beads and laughed when 

I showed my daughter *silly really My 

little story about my beads..

We had a great day at the beach!

It was really hot!

So we ran to the waters edge..

and jumped in the ocean!

The water felt cold after awhile, and we

were hungry so we ran up to the blanket..

and dug into the meringue pie Mother had made!

Oh and it was so good!

Here are my latest Lampworked beads, some of which may go to Sweden. But at any rate I'm working on the torch. Mornings are always exciting, you feel like a kid..Christmas morning..open it up and look inside. 

Ive got alot to learn! But its a journey I tell myself over and over again. Maybe Ill take another small class soon? Not sure. 

My good friend Kimberly from Bahama Dawn has invited 

me to come to Abaco in November. Shes having the lovely Lampwork instructor Cassie Donlen come. Wow Lampwork, the beach, shells..Kimberly and Cassie! And vegan food as Kimberly's a vegan! I hope to go!