I woke up this morning and realized how lazy I have been this year.....while I should have been blogging, I have spent my time making beads, doing shows, teaching beadmaking, traveling to Europe, visiting family, getting my house painted, rebuilding the front porch, getting dental work done, rennovating the fireplace to install a pellet stove, cooking Thanksgiving dinner, making more beads.....see where I am going here? Next thing you know, the year is coming to a close, and you start saying things like, 'next year I will ........?

 I started this year off thinking that I would be a much better communicator....would do monthly updates of the website, start posting new things like earrings and bracelets.....come to think of it, I started 2007 off with the same good intentions - oh well!  Maybe in 2009???

Oh hey, there is something I nearly forgot....this year I was lucky enough to spend some time in Joy Raskins studio - she is a great metalsmith - and always so enthusiastic!  We collaborated on a few ideas of incorporating my beads into her silver work - simple and fun designs.  Right now Joy has some of the earrings on her website (http://store.metalornaments.com) and if all goes as planned, I will have some coming to my site soon (like you haven't heard that before). 

Happy Season Everyone!