On the Road Again!

I'm on my mini and haven't yet pull my picture files over yet so this picture of my sweet boy acting goofy will have to do for today ;) Oh and never mind the baskets of laundry that need to be put away in the back ground :)

I'm at T minus I don't know how many hours until we head out for Indiana for the 4th and my show. I'm at that point where I'm starting to panic that I may not have enough when in actuality I have plenty and I just like to torment myself.

I'll be leaving my carts up on the website but putting the etsy shop into vacation mode till I get back and can take stock of what is still available, hopefully it won't be much! woot, woot!!! :)

and although I'll have very VERY limited Internet access (driving randomly into town to try and catch some free wifi lol!) and that usually gives me the shakes I'll be sure to return with lot's of fun pics to share and hopefully if you are in the Howe/Lagrange area or even Sturgis for that matter email me for directions and stop in and see me!!! We'll be at the front of Grand View Bend! Later Gators! and have a safe and fun 4th of July!!!

Finally Friday!

(fun in the sun...on Lake Michigan last weekend)

This weeks Sizzling Summer Special is Island Bound. Bright, colorful, gorgeous and fun and can be found HERE. VERY limited, fair warning...

I was lucky enough to be asked my one of my besties (Melissa) to create a vintage old Hollywood glam necklace for her to wear to her Mom Prom (How fun does that sound!?) and this is what I came up with.

and this is Sarah, she's one of my favorites from my Bridal Suite collection. I've been working on remaking all of my Bridal Suite pieces so I can update the pictures and the look of the pages in that section of my website, it's in the works, I'll let you know when it's done or almost done :) Oh! and I made some slight changes in some of the pieces too like shown in the picture above, I've decided it's nice to look glitzy and blinging from the back as well as the front so some of the necklaces now feature various blingy finishes at the clasp. Just tryin' to make you sparkle from every angle ;)

and in the mean time I'm ganna keep day dreaming and wishin' I was still sitting on the beach doing nothing but this...

Polly want a cracker?

I had so much fun can you tell? lol!

This is me with Bandit. He's much more tame and smaller and lighter than the others Jackie brought so he was easier for the kids to handle. They get pretty heavy after a while.

I think at this point Noah is so in love with Bandit that he's secretly wishing our cats to their demise so he can get a bird instead lol!

Jackie the bird lady and one of her biggest Macaws. They all had such gorgeous coloring! It was such a fun day. If you are interested in catching one of Jackie's bird shows she has several that she does each year at the library so be sure to check out the library events calenders.

Come here often?

I think I've got my blog looking right about how I want it to now. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Anyhow I didn't mean for such a long silence this week but just playing catch up after a long weekend away. The bracelet above is of a simple bead style bracelet that really packs a punch and it hasn't left my wrist all week. I totally LOVE everything about it, I must be on a role because I know I said the exact same thing about last weeks Sizzler :) I'll definitely be making more of these but in the mean time this one is staying in my personal collection ;)

Just a few snaps of us enjoying a few days of simple beach living :)

I did my best to get us all in the frame lol! This is a nice quiet (SUPER early) misty morning on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, it was GORGEOUS!

At the beach. Lake Michigan is gorgeous, super clean and super cold but so beautiful. It was packed, guess we weren't the only ones with beach bumming on the brain :) I'll share some more once I get them all uploaded...


Hello there gorgeous, come here often? lol! I LOVE this bracelet! This one was created by my fabulously talented beady friend Angela. It's one of many of her fun creations and it will be another of her fun classes that she'll be teaching for us at The BirdsNest Boutique. This is more of a detailed shot but the whole bracelet is full of beautiful treats including a large focal stone and a very cool toggle design! Jazz Hands beaded rings will be coming up July 11. So if you are in the area and would like more info email me, we only have a couple of more spots left.

Tomorrow from 10-12:30 we have a fellow artisan who is also a bird keeper and she'll be bringing in 4 of her beautiful feathered friends to the Boutique for a tropical bird show. So if you'd like a way to keep your little one busy while you shop or are a bird lover (like me!) you'll love this little show. Stop on out and see us!

It's been storming on and off all day and it looks like it'll be carrying on into the night so I'm outta here and ganna go curl up with a book. I've got a stack a mile high of books I cannot wait to devour :) Nighty Night!

Bloggyness

Making some blog changes and updates. I still have some more work to do and finish linking links etc so just bear with me :)

Sizzling Summer Special

This week's Sizzling Summer Special is here! I adore this bracelet not only because of the color combo (my favorite) or because it's chunky and bold yet simple, or because it's super comfortable to wear, or because I enjoy the layered look, or because it seems to go with everything...oh wait, those ARE all the reason I LOVE this bracelet! ;)

Check it out HERE at it's THIS WEEK ONLY price! Don't miss out! and don't forget that I'm taking orders on these so please give me 3-5 days to ship yours out.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! I'm ready to go sit outside and enjoy the cooled down weather, it supposed to be HOT tomorrow...well 80 and that's pretty hot for us up here in Michigan ;)

Summer Daze

A post about a little bit of this and that. Summer is in full swing here! Camping days have begun,

random road trips and enjoying the scenery...

catching up with old friends...

sitting back and enjoying the ride...

walking hand in hand...



discovering new things...

acting silly...

enjoying some me time relaxing in the sun...

making sure to hold on tight...

never letting go of that determination...



and of course creating new joolz!

More new joolz to come but first a mini getaway coming right up ;)

10 years ago tomorrow I married my best friend and he still makes me swoon and my heart pitter patter, if we were cartoons you'd see those big fat hearts pump out into the air ;)

TGIF...not really

I'm normally all for the weekend but with the hubby working both Sat. and Sun. I don't think it'll even really feel like much of a weekend. Noah and I will have us some adventures and fun in the sun though :) I'm looking forward to enjoying my back patio's and planting more goodies.

We spent the whole day yesterday re mulching all the beds and oh what difference especially the ones in the back, whew! Hopefully that'll save me a whole lot of weeding and more time enjoying myself and all the flowers and shrubs and veggies we planted instead ;)

More mulching happening next weekend when we rip out the last of the overgrown shrubs along the very back of the house. I've got my eye on two different types of hydrangeas I want to fill it with and maybe some lavender and azaleas. I've picked up a few nice sized lavenders to get in the ground this weekend. I'm trying to be somewhat strategic with them though as the bees LOVE them and I would like the bees to stay as far away from me as possible lol!

I love lavender but I'm gonna find a spot for them where I can enjoy them as much as the bees but without getting buzzed on ;) I'm hoping for some nice dried lavender bundles to enjoy indoors.

So anyhow, this preppy, mod and pretty bracelet is heading to my shop very soon! With maybe a pair of earrings to match, we'll see. With all these flowers making their way into my flower beds and pots I've got some new beady ideas floating around my head at the torch. I'll have some pretties to show soon :)