Monsoon!

Our last spring and summer in Philadelphia, it rained 18 weekends in a row. We were happy to leave, and come to a land of endless blue skies and sunshine.



Blue skies and sunshine can get really OLD, after a while.



Ecstasy. The monsoon season has come to the Old Pueblo. !! I LOVE it when there are clouds in the sky. It breaks up the monotony.




But yesterday, the clouds REALLY built up. Late in the day, it started. Lightning, thunder. You can see rain shafts, off to the west. You know it's raining, over there. You wait and hope for rain where you are. The first few big drops, then it rolls in. Thunder, Lightning, RAIN. I sat outside, on my porch, and reveled in the smell of the rain. My drought stricken trees reveled in the wetness.

These pictures of the lightning over the city of Tucson, were taken by stickb0y7, you can find him on flickr. Used with permission. Amazing.

So, for now, I'll sit back and wait for the next storm. Impatiently.

Craft Kit for the Kids

I have wooden beads. I have lots of ribbons, satin cords. I have ideas.





For your child's beading pleasure - here's a little ready-made kit! Who knows if it will sell on Etsy -


but I had fun putting it together!

In case this is just the thing for your child, you can find it here, at

Woolies.

This one has bigger beads, with a larger center, easy to string ribbon or cord through. I also have lots of smaller beads that will work well with hemp, or waxed cotton cording. Stay tuned.


Lots more to come.

WIN THESE EARRINGS!

Just a few posts ago, I was talking about my earring obsession. If I wasn't so busy putting gas in my car, I'd be spending $$ on earrings.

Check out this Etsy shop - LucyLouLou, also known as Silver River Studio. Her hand-crafted sterling silver jewelry is just stunning, each piece unique and individual. She is fairly new to Etsy, although not new to jewelry making. I know your jaw will be hanging open when you see her work.

She has offered to give away these earrings!

Description:

Genuine Rainbow Moonstone Briolettes hang from Sterling silver that has been hammered formed & oxidized to mimic my idea of a dancer! these earrings hang just a smidgen over two inches long!

Here's the rules:

1. Visit LucyLouLou's shop

2. Pick out your favorite item from her shop

3. come back to my blog and leave a comment with your favorite, and also YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!!! Please??

4. If you visit one of my shops, either Buster and boo, or Woolies, and also mention a favorite from those shops, I will enter your name twice.

5. This giveaway will end Saturday, June 28th at midnight.

Thank you!!

WE HAVE A WINNER, PLEASE DO NOT POST COMMENTS ANYMORE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENTERING! THE WINNER IS JANETFAYE! CONGRATULATIONS!

WINNER!

The winner of krisblues fantastic prints is

CANCAN!

Please contact me with your address, so krisblues can send you your prize!

THANKS to all who entered.
I plan to do weekly giveaways, please check my blog often.

New little dolly

I'm like a person obsessed. Flipping around in too many directions. What can I make next?

Hint: Ordered a lot of fabric.

Hint: Ordered a bunch of wooden beads.

You'll have to keep an eye on my shops!

But in the meantime, here's a new little dolly

I made. I'm calling them lacey dolls, this one is

named Becky. Pretty soon, she will have lots of little friends.

What do you think?

Her little lace dress comes off, it has a snap in the back. So you can play a game of dress-up with her.

You can find her here, in my Woolies shop. Let me know what you think??

NEW GIVEAWAY!

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you might have noticed that I love art. The front page of Etsy is a great way to find wonderful artists, that I might not have normally found.

That is how I found krisblues shop. Her work is pure and stunning. I just love it. She was kind enough to offer TWO of her prints as a giveaway on my blog.

This one is called "follow your heart, swinging quietly"

Print of an original acrylic illustration, measures 6.5"x6.5" plus room for framing.It is printed on enhanced matte paper with archival inks, dated and signed.

The next one is called "napping under marshmallow tree".

I can't possibly decide which one I love better!

So, to win BOTH of these prints:

1. visit Krisblues shop. find your favorite item.

2. come back to my blog and leave a comment with your favorite item.

3. please make sure you leave a way for me to reach you, in case you are the winner .

NOTE: MANY of you have not left a way for me to contact you. I'm worried that if you are the winner, I won't be able to reach you. So PLEASE check back on Sunday, June 22nd, to see if you were chosen.

If you don't want to leave your email here, feel free to contact me through either of my shops (links -------> to the right, Woolies and Buster and boo) and send me your email information.

4. Winner will be chosen by random drawing, on Sunday, June 22nd. I will post the name of the winner here. If the winner has not left a way for me to reach them, I will do a second random drawing after 3 days.

Enjoy looking at krisblues wonderful work!

We have a winner, please do not post anymore comments.

Sunday, 9pm, AZ time (12:00AM, EST)

thank you for entering!! Winner will be announced shortly in a new post!

Earrings!

I am a sucker for earrings. I like bracelets and necklaces, not so much rings, but I LOVE earrings. I oogle and drool over lots of them on Etsy. Here is one of my favorite shops, I highly recommend dropping by at Pampering Beki 's shop!

Here are some of hers for you to drool over (and did I mention that they are very reasonably priced??). And the shop owner is just wonderful.

I LOVE them!! (I want them all!)