first beach trip and antiques on holiday

   On June 8th Kenon and I will have been married for 8 years. We got engaged in Destin Florida so we thought it would be fitting to take Wren there for his first big trip away from home. So at two months old we packed him up in the car and headed to the beach. He did so well in the car and was not even phased to sleep in a foreign place.
 This trip was also to help me restart my creative juices. So where else to jump start creativity but to go antiquing off the beaten path. I have a radar for finding thrift stores, antique malls, and Goodwills when on vacation. My mom just said to me "how do you find these places" and I responded "I just do". Plus google on my blackberry is fantastic!!!
     So, I hit a couple of local antique malls but one stood out among all of them and that was Antiques on Holiday (105 N. Holiday Rd. Miramar Beach, Fl) This place was amazing!! Every booth space was a vignette of beauty. I walked thru these black french doors and I was immediately surrounded by vintage clothing, scarves, shoes,  jewelry and hats. I just wanted to spin and giggle with delight like a little girl getting ready to play dress up. One room after the next just blew my mind. I got just a couple of pictures with my blackberry but they certainly don't do the place justice. You will just have to check this place out for yourselves.
     In the end of our short but well needed trip to the beach my most favorite part was laying Wren on his favorite blanket and putting his little toesies in the sand.

A boost and a wish of Luck

My very talented friend Jessica with Peachtree Photography  recently had the opportunity to submit images to a magazine cover!! So excited for her. She was kind enough to ask me to design a necklace for the shoot and I was more than happy to do so. I so needed this challenge after having my son. It was a great motivator to get back into the swing of things. I so miss being creative right now. But, like my mom says I am technically still on maternity leave:) With that said, I still am jonesing to get back to creating the new joyajewelry line and posting new pieces on etsy . So thanks Jessica for giving me a boost and good luck!!!

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!!