May is an out of control busy month for me! We have two major sales at work in May, then there are the birthdays. Matt, his grandmother and my sister all have birthdays in May. So all the getting together to celebrate eats up some time. Time not wasted because my family is so precious to me. I get a little behind with all of you though :) I did manage to get another custom order done this week and some squeeze bead minis that I am absolutely smitten with~ I know I am a total glass nerd/freak I freely and happily admit that. One more cup of coffee and a few more words... Had to grab something for breakfast too. I think I have had a bit too much coffee this morning, half a pot!!! Yikes! just sipping and working lol~

Hope your Day is Glorious!

Kris

The beads shown above are a custom order I did this week. I was working for Christy and those are her new beads:) She is going to make some incredible bracelets with them and I cannot wait to see! She was truly a joy to work with and I will be doing some more for her this coming week~
I am such a busy busy girl~ Sorry its just a short note I will get all caught up soon with new pix of the patio too!
promises promises...
;)

The new glass came and you haven't heard a peep from me since :) These are some of the beads I made from Terra last week. Terra is the latest thing from Double Helix Glass. It is handmade glass with a heavy silver content. It is the silver content that makes this such a wonderful glass to work with. A whole range of color from one stick of glass. Terra does require some patience, as do most of the silver glasses. It has to be heated and cooled repeatedly to get great results. If you know me, you know I am a bit short on patience. I can hardly stand to wait for anything. Terra is sooo worth the wait. It is magical to see the the colors appear as the bead cools.
The weather has been gorgeous this week, sunny and cool with a big blue sky overhead. Work has been busy, as it always is in May~ It is a struggle to do everything this time of year and a day off is such a relaxing treasure. This coming Sunday is Mothers Day and I am taking a day off. Matt and and Sam and I will go to his grandparents for his Grandmas birthday.
Enjoy your day!
Kris

Work on the patio is coming along and the yard is starting to really look fabulous. It is almost finished. Matt has been working on it every spare moment that he has. I have been getting geared up at my day job for the big month of May. It is our busiest time and I try and get enough rest so I can keep up with the flood of spring customers. It sucks that I haven't had enough spare energy or time this week to produce any new and fabulous beads to share, Ah well there will be some next week I am sure, as I cannot be kept away from my glass for long lol... Happy Birthday Matt!!!!

I am still here !! Just busy as sin trying to keep up with everything. I took last weekend off and went to Seattle with friends. We had an amazing time! Good food, lots of laughter and tons of walking. I couldn't live there though as I really love the country and fresh air. Not to mention there aren't as many sirens at night :) I ordered some Terra last week and it arrived on friday. I am so anxious to give it a bit of heat and see what happens! Terra is reactive glass made in small batches in the Pacific NW for those of you who don't know. I was lucky to get some on the first go round. They usually run out of the new glass pretty quickly.