Cindy's Jewelry

I had an order from a very sweet lady, Cindy Holland, for some beads made from flowers that came from her mother's funeral. The petals were dried and were a dark yellow/gold color. I used 2 different types of clay, so some beads are a lighter yellow and some are a darker gold color.



Cindy's daughter, Erin, requested a necklace and bracelet made from the beads. They are combined with pearls. I think they turned out beautiful! I also made a necklace like this one for Erin's cousin Laura.


Erin asked for a bracelet and necklace set for her 17 month old daughter Annabella. Annabella's rose was a dark red shade, so that's why her rose beads are that shade. Hers is also combined with pearls. I hope you girls enjoy your jewelry!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I wanted to take a second and wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving and am taking this holiday as a time to remember all of my many blessings. I have so much to be thankful for and I know that I need to remember that all of the time.

I am also taking advantage of my 3 days off of school (yaaahhh!) to get caught up on jewelry orders. I am getting behind, so everyone please be patient! Up next will be Cindy Holland's order. Thank you everyone and thanks for being a blessing in my life.

Grace's Bracelet

Tonya Rains had this bracelet made for her daughter, Grace. The rose beads were made from flowers that Grace received when she won the Warren County Little Fairest of the Fair pageant! I went to school with Tonya and remember her being soooo beautiful and winning pageants herself... how sweet for this mother and daughter to carry on the tradition! The rose beads kept the dark red color of the petals and are combined with silver beads and a toggle clasp.

Twilight: The Movie

For those of you who are like me and are huge Twilight fans, Friday is a great day! The Twilight movie opens!!! I am obviously very excited about this. My sisters, mother, and I are all big fans and are planning on seeing the movie together which should be lots of fun. Have a great weekend everyone!

Our Christmas Card

This is a copy of what our Christmas cards will look like this year. I had them done at www.lilsproutgreetings.com. They have the cutest Christmas cards and also have all kinds of invitations, thank you cards, etc. Check them out!

Capture It Studios

Bethany Tramel took pictures of our family on Saturday. I decided to get some pics of Ian since it is almost his 2nd birthday and family shots to use for Christmas cards. Bethany did the best job ever!! I love her and her family, and I highly recommend her! If you would like to check her work out (and the rest of our pics), you can go to her website www.captureitstudios.com. Thanks again Bethany! :)

Young Love

Ah, young love...

Sneak Peek

I am making a 3 piece set for Amanda Reed (it's a surprise, so don't tell!) from her boyfriend Drake. I am using a new technique for my rose beads, and hopefully you can see them in this photo. These rose beads were made from roses that Drake had given her for Valentine's Day. How sweet! I will be posting more pics when I get the set finished!

Just to let you know a little bit more about the new technique, the flowers that I use need to be dried (if you send me fresh flowers, I will dry them myself). I love this new way because it keeps the color of the flowers and they have a better shape. They are also less fragile than the old way of doing it. I hope everyone likes them!

Happy Birthday Mom!

I would like to say Happy Birthday to my beautiful and wonderful Mother, whose birthday is on Monday. I love her so much that I will not tell how old she is! My mom is always there for me when I need her, and she has raised 3 wonderful daughters (if I do say so myself), which is not an easy thing to do nowadays. I thought this picture would be perfect for this because her grandchildren mean the world to her, and she means the world to us. We love you Gen!

Happy Halloween

Here is me and my lil bat (no, he is not a cat) getting ready for some trick or treating!

We went to Hebron's trunk or treat on Wednesday night. Lauren is a fairy and Carter is Indiana Jones! Mom had a rough time trying to keep her little spooks in line!

Ian & his daddy.

My little bat! You can see his wing in this pic.