tulips and necklaces...

We had a 4 day weekend over here and boy has it been nice!

A dear friend stopped by with a 'spring present' of beautiful tulips

for me the other day and I had the perfect spot to 

show them off.

playing with picnik,

I sure am gonna miss it :(

(sold)

I have made some new necklaces to share!

I love the light citron color of these glass beads,

just enough sunshiny yellow...

(sold)

to go with a vintage religious medal hanging from an old chandelier crystal

along with a silver bird and a heart from a vintage bracelet.

I can't even remember where I found this gold wrapped shell but it is fabulous,

perfect for summer!

I beaded it with multi colored natural glass beads with a few 

larger tiger eye beads encased in bling... I love me some bling!

pretty in pink...

The bee is soldered and then I gave it a copper patina,

and that drew me to the pink beads on the table.

pinks and golds and copper and pale browns...

yum.

a pink rose with a copper heart and a brownish bead for the dangle effect :)

I'm going to leave you with the tulips...

they have really brought a bit of spring into the dining room 

and into my heart!

Thanks Julie! xoxo

I have more beading to do, ideas to play with and well, you know,

laundry to put away.

(thank goodness Hannah volunteered to make dinner!)

back to work...

Thanks so much for stopping by,

I really appreciate all of you for following my little blog,

those that have been here since the beginning

and the newbies I see on the sidebar...

welcome aboard!

love,

Theresa 

xoxoxoxo

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reflecting...

I am so enjoying the process of beading these necklaces!

I started  going through my soldered pendants that have been hanging around the studio,

this one is my first attempt at a double strand necklace.

The two crystal balls on either side of the pendant are from a vintage necklace,

and the pendant is double sided.  The enclosed button with a circle of glass glitter that you see here,

and a fleur de lis on the other side.

I think this one is my new favorite :)

I applied a copper patina to the soldered Eiffel Tower pendant for a more vintage look,

and then beaded with vintage and new creamy ivory beads.

Super romantic!

Our weekend did not go as planned, it was turned upside down

when we found out that one of our best friends passed away Friday night.

Very suddenly, without warning, and much too young.

He was only 49.

One of the nicest, kindest people I have ever met.

Married his highschool sweetheart, also wonderfully kind,

and raised 3 incredible children.

I know that it is almost cliche to say that a death like this,

makes you evaluate your own life.

but it does.

It's too short, not enough time to make sure that you are living to your full potential.

By that I don't mean becoming some huge success

by the standards that the financial world sets for us.

Nor by being famous,

I mean, did I recognize the sadness in someones eyes as we spoke,

and did I do something to help make it go away?

Have I shown a kindness, big or small to those around me?

Have I stopped to appreciate this big beautiful world and have

I made a conscious effort to keep it that way?

Am I the kind of person that I would want to meet?

All simple things really,

but they all require a promise...

a promise to myself that I will stop long enough to give more of myself.

The good parts...the parts that come from a place of love.

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nuff said.

Have a wonderful week!  Ours started with a snow day, so Hannah and Max are still sleeping. 

 I'm thinking fruit smoothies for breakfast and some good snuggles are in order.

love,

Theresa xoxoxoxo

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