Extraordinary beading goddess living in my own little corner of paradise. Happily hitched to my best friend, mother of two grown offspring and one daughter by love. Granny to three wonderful boys. Here you will find thoughts, musings and memories of a 60-year old Florida gal, completely addicted to beading. Glad to meet you! Come back soon, hear? .

Jewelry sophisticated enough for a night on the town - Casual enough to wear with a T-shirt and jeans. Saturday, June 13, 2009. I would like to thank Dee of Runako Designs. Thank you for being so thoughtful and recognizing my blog. I feel very honored receiving it. Sunday, June 7, 2009. Has featured one of my necklaces, Purple and Yellow Pendant Necklace.

Friday, December 11, 2009. Wow where has the time gone? Of course I can opt for an early retirement and hope to pick up some part time job to hold me over; and of course I can work on what I love doing most in life, my lampwork and jewelry making. The ideal situation would be to find a couple wholesale accounts that would keep me very busy, but have no idea where to find such a great venture. Thursday, November 12, 2009. Simply click the banners to visit each of our Sponsor Shops.

I have been making Rosaries for a while. and I have made them of probably every material imaginable. But gemstones have always spoken to me and I have always had a hard time pinning down why. It was always just something that meant something to me on a visceral level so I did it. I always thought it was just that gemstones are lovely and accepted that. Or are they? Over the years, chips and worn spots are not losses to these stones but signs of devotion.