He Did It!

My husband has been training for a half marathon that took place really early this morning in Nashville. I am so proud of him! Here are a few pictures of him with his medal.

Awww..look at my dog. She looks so old....and kind of like an alien.

Saturday

I started working on some new leather items to put in my store the other day. I just finished two of them today.

First is a leather tooled bracelet. It's HUGE and Colorful! I made one very similar a long while ago and I have been wanting to make another ever since. The leather piece I used for this is so smooth. Smoother than usual. It just feels really nice to run your fingers over it.

I have used tooled peacock feathers before on bags and even a cuff. I decided to draw one for a pendant. It's also a larger-ish piece. I am going to put this one in my store but I plan on making one for myself. I picture it with a summer bohemian flowy type dress or even just a plain colored t-shirt or tank top. Necklaces like this really bring some fun style to plain boring clothes. Most of my clothes are plain and boring so I think that is why I am drawn to make this type of jewelry. haha...

I will be placing these in my Etsy store shortly.

Have a great weekend!

Good Day!

It's strange how one day can be such a downer and the next so satisfying.
Today I woke up to find the sweetest message in my etsy mailbox. A girl named Heather let me know that she loved my work and wanted to purchase several things.She later did and I was just so happy to be sending off items I made with my own hands to someone who appreciated them so much. We ended up chatting through a few more emails and I came away so encouraged. Please take a look at her etsy store. Her and her mom make the items and I just love the fun crocheted items as well as the jewelry and wreaths.

After I dropped Heather's package off at the post office I headed to one of my favorite peoples houses-my friend Sarah.We had a good chat about life and our etsy stores. You can find her store here.(someday I may write more about her cause she is worth writing about)

I finished the evening off with dinner out with the hubby and another etsy sale! Another!!!!! Totally crazy! It's been such a slow time in the shop and today I sold 4 items. thank you God!

I should be heading to bed soon but I just had to let everyone know that I am just so thankful for good friends, encouraging words, meaningful conversations, and etsy sales.

New Necklaces

The past couple of days I have been working on these two new necklaces. I like how they turned out. Lots and lots of tooling and stamping. My hands were sort of aching after it was all over. It's always fun though striking my mallet and playing around with dyes and paint. I hope you like them!

Spring

The weather was so glorious today! I grabbed my camera and took my dog on a walk. I snapped some pictures of our walk as well as the pretty flowers and plants around my house.

Did you see the bird nest with the tiny eggs! I love when I find nests. They are little hidden treasures. I check on the nest almost every day to see the progress.

I hope everyone is enjoying Spring where ever you may live.

Rose

A new necklace.

I have been wanting to tool a rose for a long time now, but it wasn't until about a week ago that I took the time to draw one out. It was fun painting this one and I sealed it with an acrylic spray. I really like how it turned out. Perfect accessory for Spring/Summer.

I will add it to my Etsy shop tomorrow.  :)

I also felt like doing something really simple and came up with this wide stamped leather bracelet. Dyed a dark warm brown color. Unfortunately my computer won't allow me to show you a picture. Maybe tomorrow...

Buck

Last night my husband treated me to a documentary showing at the Nashville Film Festival. We saw Buck. See the trailer here. It's a story about Buck Brannaman. Buck trains horses and even though I know NOTHING about horses it was amazing to watch how gentle he was and how easily he could train a horse. Think the Dog Whisperer but for horses. The film was so well made and even if you aren't into horses it's still something you should see. Learn more about Buck at his website here.
(picture came from Buck's website)