~happenings

a big shout out to numinositybeads, inviciti, raggedrobyn, 

scorchedearthonetsy, 4ophelia, yesdearsister, and happyfishthings! support them ... create. xoxo

~resolutions

happy new year! 

i am not one to make resolutions unless it's to not make resolutions, but then some things happened that i guess could be a new me but it all started in late 2014. 

right around the recycled art show in december.

inviciti dangles, stacks of numinosity beads, raggedrobyn beads and old love

an old friend, who i had run into over the summer, texted and wanted to get together. i was a bit busy so i committed to getting together after the show. we had a lovely lunch together, reconnected and now look forward to doing some art-days together. she was my books arts teacher when i went to prescott college and is a wonderful visual artist. she's also the head of the NEA, so we have a lot to talk about. i look forward to those days of creativity with her as well as the politicking.

numisticks, raggedrobyn beads and my pit fired clay beads with antique glass

it was then that it dawned on me that i do not make enough time to be friends with others. i'm a bit of a recluse. you know, like that little spider that only shows up when it was convenient for it or its been disturbed? so i made a mental note and called a few old friends. made play dates and had a blast. now that my winter break is sliding into home plate, i made a vow not to stop. it's been so much fun!

enameled tin by numinosity, raggedrobyn beads. sundries of love

but it didn't stop there. my husband and i got new phones for christmas. we now have complimentary phones and he found an app on it for your health. we are hooked! you plug in some stats and it sets goals for you. steps to be taken daily, calories to tuck into and calories burned. 

we started using it with ease. it's so convenient!

numinosity criffles, raggedrobyn beads, sundries, antique shell button blanks

i've struggled with being overweight for 7 years now. new meds packed on twenty pounds, a decrease in exercise and increase in age didn't help so on went another 20 and so on. at the moment i am, in my opinion, 50 pounds over weight. at 200 lbs i actually feel pretty good, i don't really see it in the mirror but look at the size of my cloths and freak. i already feel better now that i'm tracking, and competing with the hubs is kinda fun! being pre-diabetic and overweight, i see this as a good thing.

inviciti dangles, numinosity criffles, vaseline beads. love

i have always tried to keep a food journal but failed miserably. this morning i realized this app is my journal! duh! a food diary in my pocket. it stores all of my data and even shows graphs for visuals. i'm absolutely hooked! i've already lost some weight. pretty fucking exciting if I do say so myself.

domed beer bottle caps rounds, chippy red enamel, glass beads

then the art happened. the recycled art show was amazing. it was very emotional as my buddy and booth partner had passed away in august, so i was in this huge booth by myself. i hung a gossamer type curtain to cut the booth in half as it was too depressing. i nearly sold out that weekend and rekindled even more old friendships. it was the best show i've had in years! but i came away from it thinking that it might be my last unless i can find a booth partner. i just cannot fill a 10x10 space and i seem to be drifting away from recycled as you can see from most of my recent jewelry. i have tons of supplies and let myself ignore them unless i could combine them with something recycled, 

but assemblages are fun and i'm not going to be held back by limitations any more. no siree!

from a thousand years ago. recently resurfaced. 

i feel like all these things coming together ended up being resolutions per se that fell in my lap. i am now part of an assemblage group that puts out art challenges. very fun and keeping me busy with pushing my craft. and i start my masters as a reading specialist next week. 

it's all good with new beginnings.

so, here's to a happy new year everyone. 

full of life, and whether good or bad, i'm ready to roll with it all.

playing with glass and stuff~

~back to work

numinosity and beer caps

petra and old tin

petra hearts with vintage love

~awaiting surgery

my husband is having a skin graft today. a bit nervous. he'll be laid up for a week with a vacuum and splint on his leg then more time for complete recovery. so, while i'm waiting for the app. i made some earrings and posted them everywhere! lol.

fun. fun.

~bottle caps

bottle caps, petra and kim. reclaimed chains.

~eep

so. in working hard on my boards i shifted gears on one of the entries and wrote about a different lesson. then, bam, i realized i should go back to the original one i started. thanks goodness i learned my lesson to save everything. EVERYTHING. oops. sorry for yelling, but, seriously. i save everything now. i save it on my computer. i save it to the cloud. i send it to my home and school emails. i save it to a thumb drive. never again will i loose my data. my entries. my goals. even drafts that i'm not sure about i save in all forms. i think i'm covered. there was a news story here about two years ago where a women had her whole dissertation on her computer and it was stolen. she hadn't backed it up. i should've taken notice! i think i've got it now. but! i do not back up my photos. i should learn to be as thorough with that as i am with the boards. but i figure they are here. and on fb. or sent to family, etc. but i should be backing them up too. baby steps i guess. anywho, sometimes i hit a wall when writing and kim, of numinosity fame, suggested i go make jewelry. so. every day i've gone in to the studio and day 1 i cleaned. the next day i made something. the next day i made something else. see? blister pearls from kim and crazy assorted beads from fagins daughter.

and then today, i drew something. it's really helping. that and getting out with the hubby. he needs it. he had a bad snowboarding accident and did some damage. they tried to sew his calf back together but it didn't take. skin graft is next. poor thing. won't even eat his chocolate. afraid he'll get fat because he can't exercise. so. we get out and check mail and go to the bank and go for a beer (though now i'm off beer while supporting my daughter whose on a new diet for intestinal stuff). she's a trooper. i miss my beer, but got my gin. hear that petra?  lol
thanks for being there you wicked awesome peeps. your inspiration is motivating and invigorating! xoxo

back to work~

listed today~Becca. 

back to work even though i'm still officially on vacation but 28 report cards take time. not like when i taught middle school and all grades and report cards were computer program based and calculated and printed no prob. these are hand typed with many various fields to fill in. the new ones starting next semester are even more involved. weeee! gotta shift mindset. love my job though the paperwork be voluminous. silly me though, i just wanna create! <3

 i like the way she hangs.

 then i made some collaged glass lens pieces. backed with cookie tin.

love to you all! xoxo