Halloween Fashion and Copper Headbands

I'm back after my brief sabbatical. K's cold was passed to me, and of course, it hit me like a ton of bricks.

I am so excited. Halloween is just around the corner. It's my all time favorite holiday. I love it even more than Christmas. I used to be a legend in my old hometown for my decorating. But, now, I live in the country and have to take pleasure in the little things I can do and find for Halloween. While shopping for some cardstock to try some new packaging/card designs on, I happened down the Halloween aisle where I discovered the most awesome Halloween inspired makeup. So, of course, I had to get some. They are called Fantasy Makers by the creators of Wet n Wild. I got this awesome glitter nail polish whose lid is shaped like a tombstone. I swear this is the best glitter polish ever. You can see a pic of it on my nails. We also got mini bottles of glow in the dark and blood red nail polish, and a mini glitter lip gloss that has a keychain attached. I'm in love and might have to go back to get the shimmer dust when I'm stocking up on Halloween nail polish.

Believe it or not, I actually worked this weekend. I was quite productive. My newest piece has just been listed in my shop. It was inspired by my persuasion bangle. I happened to be talking to a customer about headband designs and thought how fabulous that would be in a headband. So, here it is. I think it turned out pretty well, and I have to say I am in love with how the ends turned out. It's really very comfortable to wear and can be formed to the shape of your head. Like I said, it's in my shop if you want to check it out.

Custom Wedding Accessories

My latest custom wedding piece is fresh of the worktable. A copper headband accented with copper wire and champagne colored pearls. The decoration is based on the dress on the dress of the lucky bride so it is shaped like wildflowers beginning to bloom. I absolutely love making wedding accessories and custom accessories are even better. If you need a custom accessory for your weddding, feel free to stop by my shop and send me shout. I would love to make your dreams come true and design your accessories around your dress, colors, or your theme.

In other news, my blog has had a little makeover. What do you think? I'm still working on some things, but so far it looks pretty good I think.


I've been home with a sick kid this weekend so I've missed some photos in the photopalooza. I don't even know what day it is, but here's one for whatever day it is. These are the first daffodils in my garden. They are blooming so early this year. I hope some wait for my birthday. It's my little pleasure in life to have daffodils blooming on my birthday.

Mother Nature and Me

Who knew that picking up my daughter and running a few errands would be such an adventure?
It was a beautiful sunny day. There was even a hint of spring in the air. About 2 seconds after my daughter got in the car at her school, mother nature unleashed her anger. I don't know what we did to make her so angry, but I've not seen a storm like this in a while. The skies got black as midnight. There was thunder and lightning. The wind was pushing my monster car so much that I thought we were going to flip over. Then there was hail and horizontal rain. And, when I say hail, I'm not talking a little. I'm talking just shy of golfball size and enough that it was covering windshields. It was a monster of a storm. After the 10 minute torrent, we proceed to run our errands. So, we're sitting at the bank, and we see a drug deal go down. I actually had to interrupt it to get out of the parking lot. Of all the places! I'm telling you there is never a dull moment living in nowheresville.


Now down to business. This is my latest concoction- a headband which I think is quite fitting for my mother nature post today. I created this for the beads4you winter beading challenge. I got very inspired by the beads, and I am quite happy with how it came out. I'm even thinking of doing these regularly for my shop. The filigree is individually created from copper wire. The centerpiece is a carved shell flower accentuated with black pearls. I love it, and it can be found in my shop.