Love Is Now Earrings

I hope you're enjoying your Sunday!

At our church, today we celebrated the start of Advent (the preparation of the Second Coming of Christ). And Purple is the color to represent this event, as it was the most costly dye in ancient times and was therefore used by kings to indicate their royal status. Purple also signifies the repentance of God's people as they patiently await the arrival of their Lord. I wore a purple shirt and sweater today to honor this time. :) And so in honor of today, I'm putting up a pair of earrings that are perfect for this celebration.

We're going to decorate our tree today. Last night I put the glass Christmas ball ornaments on it but tonight we'll put the various other things that we've collected throughout the years. I'm thinking I'll make hot chocolate and maybe the girls and I can bake cookies or muffins and of course we'll be watching Elf, no better movie to watch this time of year. "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." :)

Jeff and Nathaniel have Youth Group so they won't be with us. I hate that they'll miss it but the girls and I will have a wonderful time together without them. ::giggles::

Click HERE to purchase Love Is Now earrings.

Gift Certificates!

Here are my Holiday Gift Certificate cards. Now through November 30th, all gift certificates will come with Priority shipping. So whenever your loved one makes an order, their purchases will be shipped Priority mail at no additional cost. This way your Gift Amount will go further and will be a nice extra detail.

To purchase, click HERE.

Happy Tuesday!

Hello! Happy Tuesday!

It's somewhat chilly here today and it looks like our string of "fun November" weather is on its way out. Secretly, I'm thrilled because it means that I can get in the Christmas mood. Not everyone is happy about the Holiday Season but I am. It's just a festive time of year, and I love all the hustle and bustle (as long as I'm not in the middle of it!).

Thank you to all who came to check out the Thanksgiving Specials, there's only a few things left if you want something fun for your Feasting Day. :) Everything is ready-to-ship so take a look.

My Holiday Open House is just around the corner and I'll have bunches and bunches of fun things. As you know, from previous years (this is my 8th Holiday Open House!) I always put up a lot of "gift-giving-priced" items. Many will be easy bracelets in the 50 to 75 dollar range and I'll have many earrings at the 25 dollar amount. So come early and take a look. And, thanks for all the wonderful comments about the check-out cart on my site. It was the best decision I have ever made, going to that method of operation. I love how easy it is to manage.

My last batch of orders is going out today and tomorrow. I'm so happy! If you're in the last batch, don't worry, it was because I ran out of packing materials! I have never had that happen before and I had to go to my local shop and get some. ::sigh:: Paying 65 cents for a mailer isn't thrilling (per piece). Normally I order them online and get them at a reduced wholesale rate. Anyway, I don't want to bore you with that...

You all have a wonderful day! :) I'll catch up with you later!

A sneak peek. Holiday News.

At our Sunday photo shoot with Moon, my folks had their pictures taken, the first for them in many years. We almost didn't do this event because it was very sunny, but in the end, it worked out well and although we have a few more sun rays than Moon would have liked... I love what I've seen so far.

Didn't this come out nicely? I think so too. :) And here's one of my Mom. I think this is fantastic! Her best color is Royal Blue. Love it!

There's more to come but I'll have to wait until next week to show you. Moon hasn't posted them yet. :)

In other news... I changed my Holiday Open House to December 14th @ 7p because of recent emails, asking me to. People are busy with events that weekend and you know what, I am too! I didn't realize it so I felt that Monday night would be a better time. I hope that works out for everyone. All of the bracelets will be pre-sized to an "average" length. If your wrist is larger or smaller, I will resize them but the time for that will be an additional 5 days. I won't be taking any orders on any of the Holiday items until AFTER Christmas. Well, let me back up... I will take orders on them, but I will not be working on them until AFTER Christmas. Make sense? My last several holidays with my family have been filled with stress and I just decided that this year I'd spend it with those I love and take some time off. I will resume work on January 7th.

However, that's not to say I won't be in my studio all that time. For me, I think that's virtually impossible since I adore working with beads and glass. So, if I post a "spontaneous special" it will be ready-to-ship that day. I'll make sure that if I post a special it will be in the morning so that it can be mailed off on the same day.

Okay my peeps! I hope you have a wonderful Saturday! My little girls are off to their BFF's house so I can get ready for our Boyd Orchard's event tonight with the Girl Scouts, Natalie is on her own Girl Scout two-day camping trip (she left last night at 5p) and Nathaniel is spending the night with his friends. lol So that's it! :) Happy Weekend everyone!