This Week's Blog Post!

Rose Quartz and Copper
This week a customer asked me to change a pair of my rose quartz earrings from sterling silver to copper.

This was my first time pairing rose quartz with copper. So gorgeous together!!! I would typically pair copper with earthy tones so this certainly has brought me out of that box!

Tie Tacs
I think I am going to start selling my tie tacs in sets instead of individual listings.

This is my first listing including black onyx, natural mother of pearl and blue paua shell. A great set for a man with style!

eBay Purchase
I refueled on my body mist this week via eBay! I recently switched to Victoria’s Secret’s Bombshell which I love!

I did save a few bucks off retail as well as a trip to the mall which I do not have time for!!!! This yummy fragrance is a blend of passion fruit, peony and vanilla. It is made in the USA too which is a nice sentence to read on a product these days.

Puppy Love Creations
I attended a baby shower last weekend where I gave this super sweet card to the mom to be.

This was made by Deana of Puppy Love Creations on Etsy. Her cards are adorable. Besides other cute baby cards like this one

She also makes wedding cards.

and beautiful sympathy cards.

Deana also does cross stitch that is ready to frame! This piece is gorgeous!

Stop by Deana’s shop next time you are in need of a sweet greeting card!

Have a wonderful week everyone!!! ~Val

Earrings Winner Annouced!

The winner of the pretty pearl dangles is Claudia! Congratulations!!! I hope you love them!

Jim and I went to the Nashoba Valley Winery last weekend!

Massachusetts wine is not really our thing, but wine tasting is always fun!!! Plus, California is 3,000 miles away and Tuscany even further!

The weather was wacky that day but fairly decent when we were at the winery. The place is beautiful and relaxing. We sat under grape vines here as we sipped the wine.

In addition to wine they make spirits and beer. Jim did try some brandy which he discreetly dumped on the ground. We need to stick with wine! Next we will be checking out a nearby winery in New Hampshire for some more tasting fun! This is a wonderful place to hang out. We saw families there, people having picnics and a wedding shower. They have a fancy restaurant on site and also host weddings!

We also attended a super fun friends' wedding! It was an opportunity to wear this amazing vintage necklace that belonged to my Great Aunt! It is 4 strands of graduated AB crystals!!! I look high in this picture, but trust me...I wasn't!

The camera did not pick it up too well but here it is in all its glory! The largest bicone is 12mm wide!

I also inherited a great 4 strand necklace of graduated costume pearls that I am dying to wear!

The garden is coming along!

This is the side of my driveway. When I purchased the house, this was just weeds, dirt and some unattractive grass. In an effort to reduce my mowing activities and live more green I have created tons of work for myself digging up this area, mulching, planting and putting up a fence. It is coming along!!! I purchased boxwoods, wegelia, euonymus and red roses for this area and the rest is flowers and plants which people have given me! I imagine that 5 years from now this will be a very lush area!

New this week is this fun dog lanyard!

Available at Miss Val's Creations.

Have a great week! I intend on having my next 2 giveaways when I reach 200 "likers" on Facebook and 100 sales in my Artfire shop! ~Val