Our New Little Man

So I have been MIA for a while now. A very good reason for that. Kenon and I just had our first child ,Wren :) He was born March 26 and weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 22 inches long. What a wonderful blessing he has been for our family. It is the truest form of LOVE I have every felt. It is quite amazing how you can't imagine your life with out this little person in it. We learn from one another everyday and I can't believe he will be 3 weeks old tomorrow.

Jewelry Show

This Saturday March 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. you can find me at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center in Peachtree City GA. The Recreation Department is hosting 60 jewelry vendors. All handmade and unique. I am booth 11. So come by and say hello!! Ok, back to making lots of new jewels:)

Nesting

Creating jewelry has really taken a back seat lately. I have been nesting like crazy. I am now nine months pregnant and Kenon and I have finally finished the babies nursery. We have a couple of shelves to put up but other than that we are ready:) I really haven't been able to focus on anything else but waiting for Wren to enter the world. His room used to be my old jewelry studio and it took us about a month to move everything out. I have to say it was a great way to purge stuff I didn't need. Long story short I went from a whole room to a closet in our media room. It feels good to be organized and ready to move forward.
I have a show on March 13th and I am hoping he cooks a bit longer (his due date is March 23) and I get my creative juices moving toward a new spring line. It will come it always does. Happy Wednesday everyone!!

Depression Glass?

A couple of weeks ago my junkin pals and I happen to run across the best estate sale. This woman was a collector of all things glass and much more. When ever I go to these sales I always like to ask about the person who lived in the home and owned all these great items. The funny thing is this woman was still living and had remarried and her new husband told her that he had everything she needed at his house. So she had so get rid of all her stuff. And when I say stuff I mean STUFF. She had a lot for one woman. But I can't judge I love pretty stuff too:)

I found all kinds of unique pieces but when I saw this beautiful green cake plate and glass canister I had to have them. The lady who was in charge of the sale said that they were depression glass from the 30s. If anyone knows for sure please comment and let me know. I am curious about them. The plate has the sweetest daisy pattern. I just love them. The canister went in my kitchen and houses my tea bags and the cake plate is going to be the center piece of my spring decor. Isn't funny how these types of "things" make you so happy:)

Valentine's Day A Couple Of Days Late

I woke up Sunday with this drive to blog about a really great Valentine's Day message. But then as I started writing and I was like this sounds so crazy I need to experience the day first and then write about it later. So I scratched it. I have a special place in my heart for this day because it just reminds me that no matter if you are in a relationship or not you are loved. Either by family, friends, or yourself. It can be a really big day filled with deep thoughts or a day filled with handfuls of red, white, and pink peanut M&Ms!!
My hubby and I exchanged our cards and he surprised me with the movie Bright Star the romantic, yet sad, love story between poet John Keats and fashion forward Fanny Braun. (I was so excited).
Then we took a ride over to my parents for lunch. That is were the Valentine's Day light bulb went off. My mom is a holiday decorator. She has a flag that she hangs outside the house for every major holiday and I think ones she makes up:) So the house was a treasure trove of everything that represented the day. I feel like you walk right into LOVE when you are at my parents. I may a bit bias considering that it is my childhood home. You just get a sense that everything is right with the world when you enter a place that just makes you feel so warm and fuzzy. I hope your Love holiday was filled with lots of warm fuzzies too!!

Showers of Love

 

 

    I haven't really talked about how hard is was for kenon and I to start our family. But last June we found out we were pregnant after trying for three years. We were over the moon!
    This past Saturday was another one of those moments in life where you are just so thankful. My friends Tiffin, Jessica, Jessie, and Kim thru me the most magical baby shower! It took my breath away and at that moment I felt so loved. Being pregnant has been so surreal and magical in itself that having a shower filled with family and friends all gathered to celebrate this miracle was very emotional.
   It was like they reached right into my head and pulled out all the whimsical ideas I had swirling around about what I would have wished for. I will let the picture speak for themselves (taken by Jessica/ Peachtree Photography).
  If this is how I reacted to this shower I can't imagine how the next one will affect me. My mom is throwing a big Italian dinner/shower.. I am truly blessed!!! Thanks girls!!!

Cash and carry jewels with a heap of possibilties

I should have blogged about this two days ago. But it took me that long to recover from all the excitement of being at the Atlanta gift show and meeting one of my favorite artists and bloggers, Kelly Rae Roberts. It was literally a spur of the moment change in plans to go. Thanks to my friend Suzanne, my other friend Tiffin and I were in at the last minute. Being 7 months pregnant and running thru the temporary jewelry area of the cash and carry section and then huffing it to another building to wait in line was a little like an Olympic event. Once we were in line outside Demdaco's permanent showroom I was so excited to meet Kelly Rae.
She was there signing wall canvases and promoting her inspirational line of paintings, ornaments, and wall plaques. I was so excited to meet her. She was as lovely in person as she is in her wonderful blog posts. I know it was seconds of conversation but you can tell she is where she is for a reason. So fantastic to have met an indie artist that has made it doing exactly what she loves to do. It gives me inspiration that it is very possible to be a full time artist and be successful at it. Put it into the universe and believe in possibilities:) I don't think I would be where I am today if it were not for believing in possibilities with so many things in my life right now. What a great whirlwind of an evening.