it starts tonight!

i am starting the SIDEWALK SALE tonight, and here are a few brand new items that will be in the shop. i am really starting to dread the end of my ancient roman glass. i came across a strand of "shards" on ebay today for $495.00. i was shocked. it was 11 beads. it really got me thinking. i knew these were special before, but maybe i underestimated them. different websites consider them far more valuable than diamonds, as these are over 2000 years old, and obviously when they are gone, they are gone. i have 7 pieces left and i have to admit, when i sell one- it hurts. i will have a few listed and will hold a few for a later time.

roman glass necklace with quartz

roman glass bracelet

glass bouteille necklace

s u m m e r b l o o m necklace

b u r g a n d y earrings on silver

SIDEWALK SALE

ETSY SIDEWALK SALE starts friday july 31st.
come on over for some great deals and lots of new designs!

"i wish i had caterpillar antlers" - lanna

san diego comicon is closing in on me.

what does this mean to me? it means that in three more days i drive my husband to the airport at -now get this, 4am. oh-so-worth-it for him. we aren't attending this giantamous sold out celebrity ridden show. maybe someday. i loose him for three long days. is anyone else out there going? (besides the 150,00 strangers that i know of) this year is their 40th anniversary. nathan is especially excited for the dollhouse panel, but will miss the LOST panel. look at this massive layout. that george lucas. what a space hog. nathan will get to see a few of his friends there as well. daniel and dawna from steamcrow (monster commute comic) have a booth! lucky. i can't wait to see pictures. he better take some.

some summer activities

swimming lessons

her shining moment, about to get on her first bus. coolest activity ever.
lanna riding buttercup.

lanna and omie at el corral

such a hot & sunny weekend. it was sunny/overcast off and on today. it looks like it going to rain right now and it's still 80 degrees. how confusing. saturday we got a new patio set. it's a couch style, with 2 big comfy chairs and a coffee table. much more conversational than the other 'new set'. my friend chris and her husband were kind enough to pick it up for us and bring it over to unload it at our house. we finally got out and walked the centennial trail today for the first time in forever. it was perfect. there is this place along the way c.i shenanigans that i have wanted to try since we moved here. no reason, but they have beautiful seating along the trail outdoors. today we finally tried it. we both got the same to.die.for sandwich. it was a fresh piece of grilled french bread that was sliced, buttered and garlicky. it had a cream cheese spread of crab and bay shrimp. it was topped with scallions, tomatoes, onions and melted parmesan & it came with sweet potato fries. i can't stop thinking about it. the whole way back we 'i' kept saying, that was soooooooooooo good! i have to say, i am happy we liked it. i feared that we built it up so much that we were going to hate it. the menu is small and limited, but we sure picked a winner! hope your weekend was nice.

lanna just made me 2 notes. they are all random letters, but as she handed them to me she said "here, this one says: Never play with salt. and the other one says Never steal candy".
noted.
hope you all had a sunny and happy 4th. we did!

happy 4th!

we have a fun weekend planned. it's so hot out right now. perfect Popsicle weather. yesterday we caught the ice cream truck for the first time here. we have few plans today, but to just sit and bask in the sun and drink iced tea and have popsicles. tonight at 6 we are headed to the spokane indians firework baseball game. tomorrow...a pig roast! can hardly even stand it. have a fun 4th!

july giveaway!

ok, here it is!

first...wow. it's JULY. can you believe that?

i swear time did not go this fast before.

how about a little something pink for summer?

a cute pair of sea glass finish beads in light pink. below is 2 pieces of oval brass. so very cute!

just post a comment to enter! *if you post this on your blog, there will be an extra surprise if you win!

congrats to jocelyn for last months win!

june GIVEAWAY WINNER

wow, june came and went so so fast! i have a random winner of the june giveaway!
i am happy to announce that Jocelyn won! thank you to callista for referring her. i will get another giveaway up and have at it. way to go you big winner!

im sure she get's this from her dad...

two night ago i did a load of laundry. it was primarily lanna's clothes.

i dumped the warm clothes on the bed and like a fly to a lollipop she ran into our room, jumped on the bed, grabbed a handful of her underoos and yelled "WARM UNDIE FIGHT!" nathan was all "ooooh my god..." and then 20 seconds later they were into a full on warm undie fight. the next day i was out watering the lawn and she comes running out and chucks a pair of her undies at me. 'warm undie fight!" she yelled agian. i told her that was an indoors game and that our neighbors were not to see us playing that. last night nathan worked late and on our way to pick him up from work a pair of undies flew past me as i was driving. 'warm undie fight!' she yells from the back seat. no, not in the car and definitely no undies being thrown while behind the wheel. i then toss them back to her. this morning nathan dropped her and i off and as he glances in the rear view mirror he says "is that a pair of lanna's undies in the back window?"

i know nothing...

the ETSY YART SALE starts today!

i am offering: 10% off and a free lip balm with every order over $20.

there are so many great sales right now, if you are getting that shopping bug, now is the time when you can save some serious loot!

you can read more about the YART SALE here.

here are a few more shops that are participating too!

sweetpetula

studio cherie

ragnazidnar

new lip balm alert!

apricot plum

sangria

June Giveaway!

ok, it's here! my june 2009 giveaway.

this is a necklace that is a one of a kind piece. it features vintage beads, czech glass and oxidized copper components. above the cluster is a beautiful swallow that had a hand patina in a light green. this is such a sweet piece. TO ENTER: leave a comment on this post.

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this one is easy, just tell me anything!

post this to your blog for an extra surprise.

may giveaway winner!!

congratulations to the May winner, Rachel! (no, not me silly) another rachel! yay for you! You are adorable and you have really cool books!
The next giveaway will be up this week.

spokane comicon came, went and rocked.

man, this show gets better and better every year. my husband puts this show on and it was a monster this year! we already have the location picked out for next year and it's bigger and better. here are a few of my personal favorites. enjoy your weekend everyone.

even captain america has to make a call now and then.

new pretties

vintage eye chart bracelet

sugar earrings

in a cute coffee treasury!

and look! i have that cup cozie, by RagnazIdnar! they are so cute! using is right now.

go click it up, so we can make the front page!

i found this antique bottle at a local shop here. it is an original hires root beer bottle that says "for making root beer at home. hires household extract". and i though it made a darling background for some new pretties.

here are a few photo's from last weekend at riverfront park.