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Hello! I hope you’re off enjoying what I consider the best season of the year besides Spring – good ole Summertime! 😉 What have I been up to these days? Just returned from a super fun-filled family trip to the West Coast and I’ll be sharing some of those pictures soon. I’ve been busy […]
Focus on Life {Color Crush}
Hello friends! Many of you are participating in or following along with the 52 Weeks – Focus on Life challenge. Can you believe it’s the half-way point already? I don’t know how that happened. Although I haven’t participated every week, I’ve enjoyed jumping in as often as I can. For Week 26, our challenge was […]
Happiness is in the climb
Where are those photo/quotes I promised I’d make? I’m snapping to it and sharing a picture taken at Federal Hill, Baltimore. Cousins = Happiness (except when they move out of the country and very far away….). ‘Hope everyone is enjoying the start of summer. I’m loving it!! – Cindy
The UncommonGoods Jewelry Design Challenge!
UncommonGoods is celebrating jewelry this month with a call to enter their 3rd annual Jewelry Design Challenge! I was recently contacted by an associate at UncommonGoods to share the details of their current design challenge. UncommonsGoods is an online shop based in NYC that promotes merchandise made by artists and small manufacturers. The company has […]
Bead Table Wednesday
Hello It has been way too long since I participated in Bead Table Wednesdays! What’s been on my bead table lately? It’s that time of the year and I’ve been working on a few teacher’s gifts. Recently I hand-selected two beautiful focal pendants at the Gem and Jewelry Show. I had two teachers in mind […]
Spring Flea Market adventures
It’s that time of year – Spring Flea Markets and festivals are popping up. Lucky for me! We hit a few in the last couple of months and I’ve neglected to post any pictures. But no more waiting, I have plenty of pictures to share! One of our favorite stops when heading to […]
Are you a quote collector?
Years ago in college I filled the pages of a notebook with quotations. When I stumbled upon something that really spoke to me, I wrote the words down. Today it seems quotes are as popular as ever and can be found everywhere online. Quotes are constantly popping up on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. The quotes we […]
My Red Letter Day
On my 21st birthday, I met the man that I would marry. He was a “Firstie” at the Naval Academy, and I was a senior in college. It sounds like the start of a storybook tale, and that day really was one. Our wedding day was another day that dreams are made of, and today […]