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Well, I've made progress over the weekend on the sapphire necklace.  No sapphires yet, but we're getting there!  Sometimes it's such a challenge to take the vision in your head and make it work in reality.  This took a great deal of trial and error, but I'm very pleased with the way it looks so far.  Thankfully, two of my stepkids were with us this weekend.  If it weren't for my third-hand, that of my ultra-cool stepdaughter, Amani, I would not be this far into the process!  It's been a very fiddly job (more so than many of my pieces,...

Hope everyone had a great day with their loved ones yesterday.  Thought I'd share with you the top secret dinner that my husband and stepson prepared last night.  It's no small task planning meals in this house.  My stepdaughter is vegetarian and I'm gluten-intolerant, so there's a lot of thought that has to go in to it!  My sweetie did a great job planning and they both did a great job preparing.  Not to mention, the presentation was beautiful!To start, we had heart shaped bruchetta on gluten free sun dried tomato bread.  I LOVE bruchetta.  Hooray for Whole Foods and...

Wishing everyone a beautiful day today.  No matter what your relationship status is, make it special!!My stepkids have a four day weekend and chose to spend it with us.  Since we missed out on having them nearby for four years while they were at school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we're more than happy to celebrate together and have decided to do a family Valentine's Day in our house.  My husband is cooking dinner.  It's top-secret and there's been much planning involved.  I'm not allowed in the refrigerator or freezer, so he's in charge of cocktail hour this evening :).  I...

As if being chosen for a treasury wasn't flattering enough, yesterday we made Etsy's front page!!  How exciting for all of us :).  Thanks again, Noa!

I was so happy to hear from fellow Etsian, Noa yesterday advising me she had included my freshwater pearl and blue topaz earrings in another one of her amazing treasuries on Etsy.  She compiled the treasury from the shops of bloggers featured under the "blogs" button of the Craftomania Toolbar, which she created. I am absolutely IN LOVE with NuritDesign's Promise Amazing Ring!  Seriously, this piece is fabulous.  Her designs are so unique and contemporary, which is right up my alley.  In addition to being the Craftomania Queen, Noa also has an Etsy shop full of adorable plush and baby items...