April's Fool...in January

Call me strange, but I took this picture of a bird's nest on the ground... So, what's strange about that you might ask? Actually, this is a nest I made from Spanish moss and the potato vine seed pods so plagueing Florida (foreign import that suffocates everything green.) You know now how the vine got its name... I have an abundant supply of potato-look-alike seed pods in my yard, and I had to create something with them. The birds ARE starting to nest about now, but I don't think they would approve. Those seed pods are mighty hard!

A great big puffy heart in time for Valentine's Day...

To all my friends and readers, here's a great big puffy heart with xoxos. You inspire me, and I'm grateful that you're out there in the ethers with your various artistic talents. I feast my eyes every day, and sometimes twice a day (when I have the time.) Where would we be without art? In the Big Nowhere, that's where... Please keep producing so that I can continue to feast my eyes. Thank you. :)

Made a steel necklace with tigereye beads and other weird stuff...

Got creative last Sunday and fashioned this necklace out of steel wire and beads. Hard on the fingers, but it was seriously fun. Birds' nests are popular in jewelry these days, and I just learned how to make one. Now, if only I could come up with a truly original idea.... They come when you least expect them. The thick part in the middle is leather wrapped with beads and wire.

This is what Bailey and Tabby were doing on New Year's Eve...

I grabbed my camera to take a picture. I thought I had time as it was about one minute before midnight, but when I went to watch the ball drop, it had dropped already! My clock was about one minute slow.

I did see Bill and Hilary Clinton dancing... It was very noisy there in Times Square. I'm glad I wasn't there.

I've been doing some funky jewelry lately, and will upload pictures in the next entry. Ciao.

Flowering broccoli...

'Tis not really the time of year to be talking about flowering broccoli, but that's what happens here in Florida if you don't harvest your broccoli before it "bolts." Part of me regrets not getting my brocco superfresh from the garden, but the other part of me loves the tiny yellow flowers all over the crown. It's also feeding the bees, which are few and far in between (it seems.) If you look closely toward the top of the flower, you'll see the bee.

We've had a very warm December. Hopefully we had our winter in November..., but there's still January to get through. Can you tell I love hot weather...?

I have eggplant going in the garden and my windowsill is full of green tomatoes, that will eventually turn red. I brought them inside when we had a cold snap.

Creative-wise? Have been slacking somewhat, but I sold four bracelets and a handbag last Saturday, and I also got a pretty nice consignment check! The year is going out with a nice bang.

On that note HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you, and may 2009 be a happy and prosperous year!

Last Saturday at the Purple Moon...

I was working at the Purple Moon last Saturday and I got a picture of one of my handbags on the wall there. This one is wildly pomegranety, lemony, orangey, plumish, and pink grapefruit-ish. Ahh, all those fruity flavors.... my mouth is watering. I also got a picture of one of the regular customers and friend, Bill, eating a big slice of red velvet cake. (Don't you just love the name of that cake?) There's live entertainment on weekends, so here's a picture of Jayne Kelli from St. Petersburg. Isn't she gorgeous? She has a voice to match!

I'm seeing stars...

Did another star mirror with polymer clay tiles, and this one proclaims that You Are A Star! We all are, one way or the other. I've been busy doing anything BUT art lately. I did knit another handbag, this one in reds and yellows. Will post a picture soon.

I had a leak under my washer and it destroyed the subfloor, so now there's a smelly mess in the laundry area... aargh! Not fun, but things happen.