Happy 15 Months Ruby!

Ruby turned 15 months on the 17th. She really amazes us. She loves to make us laugh, especially at dinner time. She loves affection and she loves her babies! The other day, she was trying emulate me. She had Ava's bug box on her shoulder like a purse, my hat on, a baby in her arms and she kept saying "Less go". It was so sweet, she would take three steps, fall, get back up, readjust and keep going. She also likes to do exactly what Ava does, she puts her shoes on, she fights for her sippy cup, she screams if she sees her and she is talking a lot!
Ruby also loves to hang out at Avas preschool and dance around with her. She loves the Little Green Frog song.
Life is a whole lot of fun in our house. Breyne and are always blown away!!!

Whats next on my agenda......

I want to design textiles. Anyone know where I can take classes thats not FIDM? LATT mabye? I think I am going to sign up for fall.

Sneak Peak

All right......Its not entirely done but I am ready to show you what I have been up to. Many of you know I create desgins, sell them and don't even take the time to photograph them. Those days are over, I am going professional! I'll be sending out an official email soon inviting everyone to see my website and etsy stores but for now, you got the 411. Check out...

www.persimmonjewelry.etsy.com

and

www.ladygracey.etsy.com

Let me know what you think and please forward my links to all your friends!!

xoxo

When Crafting Goes Wrong........

I've been on Etsy waaaayyy too much lately. I've been working on my stores, looking at all the endlessly beautiful things. Tonight, I was thinking wow Etsy has changed so much from when I first started here. I was remembering how simple it was and now its an empire! I was also thinking......nothing on here is ugly either, that was until I found Avantegarb's Store. Man the first thing I saw was this horrific Raggedy Ann dress. Seriously no grown woman should wear this fabric ever, even if its halloween. Then she kept popping up until I had a change of heart. This woman rocks! Look at her crazy expressions, glasses, safari back yard. She has crazy titles like "Wont you take me to the funky town" and "Coo Coo For Coco Puffs" as she jumping out from her Yucca Plant tree likes she's Steve Irwin. I ended up putting her store in my favorites. She's a terrible designer, but funny as hell!!!

Family

I got to see a lot of my brother this past weekend. He called me on Monday and said I'm coming home for the weekend and I said great I'll block everything out and that's exactly what we did. We stayed at my parents and come Sunday night, we had to say "see you later again".On the way home, I felt sad to visit that good bye again. I love my brother. I wish we had joining back yards.
Today my girls were in their jammies on the bean bag, Ava on the bottom with her arms around Ruby and Ruby with her head on Ava's chest. It was so beautiful to see. Siblings are the greatest gift parents can give their children.

Killing Me Softly

A learned to solder two years ago. One of the teachers assistants was this grumpy Japanese lady, Hiro. She was nice but 90% of the time, she wanted no one to speak to her. She really only "volunteered" to have access to the amazing studio at PCC. I always kept my distance from her. Hiro, she would make the most adorble fused glass jewelry. Everything she made was food. She made these fried eggs that won me over, close tie with the sprinkle animal cookies but the eggs, priceless! That christmas, I gave fried eggs to every friend that I thought could really appreciate it, one and to myself. I love the shit out of my fried egg. I wear it on my favorite jacket. I always get stopped for a compliment or a small chuckle. My love of the "false" fried egg grew with time. I have since purchased Ruby a red tee with a silk screened fried egg. I've bought my own fried egg charms (really good ones). I've made a little fried egg pillow for the girls to cuddle. I also bought vintage pan fried eggs and now I have found this......
This man is a genius! 14kt gold, etching in the back, a fried egg and BACON?!? Come on man.........YOU ROCK!