Davey's Bracelets

Emily is my little sister, and her boyfriend is Davey Britton. He ordered 3 of these bracelets for his mother, aunt, and grandmother. The rose beads are made from flowers that came from his grandfather's funeral. They were yellow, which is why the rose beads have a golden color. I combined them with all silver beads. He surprised them on Christmas with their bracelets, and he said that they really enjoyed them. Thank you Davey!

Ian's Birthday Party

Here are a few photos of Ian's birthday cake. He is obsessed with Thomas the Train right now, so Shelli Williams at The Sweet Shop in Smithville made him this cake. It was soooo cute, but the best part was that it tasted so good! Everyone loved it.... Ian got a little upset though when we cut into it!

Ian's party was at Chuck E. Cheese. Here is him, his cousin Lee, and Chuck E. He had a great time!

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! We had a great one. It was soo much fun this year since Ian is old enough now to know what is going on. I have to admit though that I am very tired. Ian's birthday is the day after Christmas, so I am partied out! I realize now how hard my parents worked to make all of our holidays so special. I've had to remind myself many times this year about the true meaning of Christmas. We have also had lots of fun spending time with our family.



Ian's grandparents (Adam's mother & father) got him this gator for Christmas. He absolutely loves it!

Happy 2nd Birthday Ian!

Happy 2nd Birthday to my baby Ian! You are the light of my life, and I have no idea what I ever did before I had you. The picture above is the first smile of yours that we ever caught on camera. I love you!!

Shelli's Necklaces

The very sweet Shelli Williams asked me to make some necklaces for her and her mother and sister using flowers from her father's funeral. The necklaces are sterling silver chains with silver beads, the flower beads, and a charm in the center. Two of the necklaces have the Dad charm and one of them (for her mother) has the cross in the center. I think the necklaces turned out beautifully, and I hope you girls enjoy them. This is another family that is missing their loved one this Christmas, but despite this, Shelli seems like one of the most positive and friendly people that I have ever met (and I can tell this all by just reading her emails lol)!

Shelli is also very talented... She now owns The Sweet Shop (her grandmother is Birchie) in Smithville. She is making Ian's Thomas the Train birthday cake and I will post pics of that soon! Thank you Shellie.

Teresa's Jewelry

I just love Teresa Knowles! We both decided that she is going to adopt me :). (No offense of course to my parents! lol) The necklace and bracelet in the top pic are for her niece, and the rose beads were made from flowers that came from Teresa's Father-In-Law's funeral. The necklace and bracelet directly above are for her Mother-In-Law. The holidays are always tough when we are missing those people that we love.

Dina's Jewelry

This bracelet and necklace are off to Rhode Island to Dina Lomardi. The bracelet is made of flower beads (made from flowers from Dina's father's funeral) and pearls, and it is for Dina's daughter. The necklace is a black leather cord with a single flower bead and a silver bead on each side, and it is for Dina's son. This is the family's first Christmas without him, and I hope this jewelry will in some way bring her children closer to their grandfather.

(Sorry for the bad photo... I hope to get a better camera soon!)

Donna's Bracelets

These bracelets are being sent to Donna in Illinois. They were made with rose beads, sterling silver beads, and black onyx beads with a sterling silver toggle clasp. I think they turned out beautiful... I hope you and your family enjoy them Donna!

Katie's Bracelets

These bracelets are for Katie Bryant and her family. The rose beads were made of flowers that came from her grandfather's (or Papo's... what a cute name!) funeral. The dried roses were a pretty golden color, which is why the beads are golden also. They are combined with pearls, silver spacers, and a silver toggle clasp. Katie's Papo was very special to her and her family, and I hope that these bracelets will be special to them also.