25 Days of Christmas- Day 23 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Looks like a lot more than seven fishes....

25 Days of Christmas-Day 21 Christmas lights and Full Moon

25 Days of Christmas- Day 19 Mailbox Mouse

Peeking out from the tree...

25 Days of Christmas- Day 18 South Philly

It doesn't feel like Christmas until we venture down to the Italian Market and load up on Christmas goodies...

25 Days of Christmas- Day 17 Wall art

I finally hung my one hour paintings from Squam. They are unfinished, but in the spirit of "a painting in an hour" I think I should leave them that way

25 Days of Christmas- Day 16 Whoville

Cindy Lou Who would love my little tree....

25 Days of Christmas- Day 15 My Little Buddies

One of my favorite parts of the Christmas Season is bringing out my little buddies...

25 Days of Christmas- Day 14 Do I Dare?

Grace posted a link to "The Sketchbook Challange" on Facebook and it totally intrigues me. At the same time, it scares the bejibbles out of me. Do I dare take a chance and follow this? I'm not sure if I have the nerve to post my scketchbook or if I am even good enough. What if I start and the other posted works make mine look like the work of a two year old? I have until 1/1 to decide. And if I do decide to join in, it will probably take me that long to figure out how to put the badge on my blog.

25 Days of Christmas- Day 12 'nuff said

25 Days of Christmas- Day 11 The Phoenix Festival

Every year on the second Saturday of December, our town holds the Phoenix Festival. This was the first time in the 4 years that we made it, sort of. We got there just as it was lit.

Pretty cool...

25 Days of Christmas- Day 9 Our Christmas Tree

With flash...
And without flash...

25 Days of Christmas- A little bit of Squam

I finally have some sparkle lights in my studio. Thanks Michael for hanging the second set!

25 Days of Christmas- Day 7

I received a package of art supplies in the mail yesterday and this label was on two of the pieces of what looked like package filler.

Funny, its exactly how I feel...

25 Days of Christmas- Days 3, 5 and 6

I am a little behind in posting because I was away this weekend, but I had my camera by my side

Day 3- The Christmas Parade
Day 5- A Room with a view

Day 6-Winter sky over Cape May

25 Days of Christmas- Day 2 The First Snow

Ok, so it wasn't much, but we did have some snow on Thanksgiving.

And a pretty nice meal...

It's Done

My final COHS craft show was this weekend and I think I was given the sign that it is truly done: Two day show, $16 in sales. What a way to waste a weekend. I got a little choked up on my way out of the parking lot. I used to have so much fun at that show. Now I have no more craft shows.

I've looked for shows closer to home, but there doesn't seem to be any. And if I do find any, I'm sure they won't want me because there are always too many jewelry people. That's what happened at O'Hara. When I started there was only a couple of jewelry booths. This weekend there were 15+ at a show with only 80 spaces. Oh well...

The Lemon Tree

Michael wanted a lemon tree for his birthday so we got one. The problem is that I think the pot is too big and it is going to be a monster. I am told every flower will be a lemon. I think I am going to have to open a farm stand in a few months...

This is it...

photo taken 3-19-2006

After this weekend, I am giving up on my final craft show. I have been doing this show for more than 15 years. It was much easier when I lived closer to the venue, but now I am more than 20 miles away. Its a two day show that leaves me exhausted by Sunday night.


The show has changed over the years. I used to be one of two jewelry designers, now I am one of more than 15, and the show is not that big. Several of the "artists" don't even make their own product.


I don't know what I am going to do with all of my pieces and supplies. I haven't been able to find any local shows since I moved.


Its time to move on, I just don't know where...

Wanted: Glitter

I need more glitter in my life. Somewhere along the way, I lost my sparkle and I need to get it back. I've been feeling down for quite some time, and its starting to wear me down. (last Friday didn't help) The heavy cloud that hangs over me for 8 hours every day at work isn't making things any better.

I loved the sparkling lights that were hanging everywhere at Squam. It made everything seem more magical. I want to find a way to hang them in my studio to give it a more comfortable feeling and so it seems less cold.

Maybe if I get a little more sparkles around me I'll be a little happier.

Images of Squam

August Break Day 30- Big Flag

August Break Days 28 and 29

Day 28, Farmers Market bounty

Day 29, yum

August Break Day 27- Ok Universe, Bring it on...

August Break Day 26- Not the right color

Its just not....

August Break Day 25

My wall of Art and menus in the kitchen has a new addition. Thanks Melissa!!!

August Break Day 24

Statue at Valley Forge Freedom Foundation. I stopped by for a plant sale but ended up just taking pictures.

August Break Day 23

Pretty Clouds

August Break Day 19

My new under cabinet lighting. I love it :)

August Break Day 18- The real Day 16 picture

P-ville seems to be a rainbow magnet. This is probably the 2oth one we've seen since we moved in.