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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Oh my gosh, I figured out how to get on my blog with my OLD login, woohoo! This might mess up my previous post, but hopefully not.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Happy</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Autumn</span>, <span style="color: #38761d;">Everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Moving a couple of times and family issues have kept me from blogging for a couple of years, so you can imagine what it means for me to be right HERE, right NOW.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Still don't have a studio setup but that's okay. I'm not ready to start crafting jewelry yet, but I ponder on it and look forward to returning to it at some point.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">For now, my life is all about happiness and health. I joined a nearby gym and wish their outdoor pool was indoor so I could swim year round. Too windy and cold to be wet. I much prefer bundling up in this type of<span style="background-color: magenta;"></span> weather when outdoors.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">So, it's time for pulling out sweaters and storing tee shirts....good books by the fire, and visiting and being even</span> <span style="background-color: magenta;"><i>more</i></span> <span style="color: #741b47;">grateful for those we cherish.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I'm here, I really am. I moved in the winter of 2013 and then again in May 2014. Still unpacking boxes, etc., and disovering the area.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">My plan is to have my studio setup by end of summer, beginning of autumn to create new jewelry designs, destash a whooooole bunch of beautiful beads, silver and findings. A clean, more minimal studio will be in play to stir new creative ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I did learn a couple of seed bead designs in a class at a fabulous local bead shop I found soon after moving. I was frustrated with the bracelet (above) at first, but once I created 3 units in the repeated pattern I loved it. The best part was it is light and inexpensive since there is no sterling silver.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I have a second style to try once my studio is up. THIS weekend I'll be clearing the studio of boxes but am being challenged with finding the right table. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">So I hope you'll stick with me, because I will be back and in a new creative format.</span><br />
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<br />RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-16613462934059481302013-06-27T06:47:00.001-07:002013-06-27T06:47:08.736-07:00Cupcake Heaven<br />
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<span style="background-color: purple;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span></span></span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">I have been amazed that over the past several months</span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">who create lampwork cupcake beads.<span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">There used to be an overwhelming number<span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">and now I have to search for months </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">Thank the heavens for </span></span></b><br /><h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #351c75;">who crafted the beauties above!</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #351c75;">I found these latest beads while searching Etsy.</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #351c75;">They are BEYOND what I normally find so I am intensely happy</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>One of my favorite lampwork glass bead artists crafted these beauties.</b></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>I just reordered the chocolate one and the peach one....PLEASE</b></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Luscious...what more can I say?</b></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Click on BeadGoodies above to visit her site.</b></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">I have a job...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: magenta;">I still love anything cupcake..</span>.</b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">And look forward to a big change....</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">that will hopefully happen this year....</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: magenta;">moving back to my home town!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: magenta;">Happy</span> <span style="color: blue;">New</span> <span style="color: purple;">Year!</span></b></div>
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<b> I am SO sorry to not have come back until now! The good news is I was hired for a full time job. The bad news is the lack of free time I now have! It's quite an adjustment to get used to. What I really want is to just dive into this beautiful home in San Francisco that was recently featured in House Beautiful magazine. I could sit at the breakfast nook for hours!</b></div>
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<b>My son recently moved into his own place so I'm excited about taking over his old room. Into it will go the computer desk from our master bedroom which means I get to buy a cool floor lamp from Ikea to illuminate the chair that will be moved from the living room to create a reading space in the master.</b></div>
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<b>Also moving from the living room into the extra bedroom will be my jewelry crafting table which currently hides our fireplace. Oh man, this is all going to feel so normal! 1,100 square feet works when you have 2 adults and a small child, but not so well for 3 adults. It will be wonderful to spread out.</b></div>
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months ago I saw a teeny ball that would become this awesome, fragrant
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It's been awhile since my last post and I have a wonderful update....I had a fabulous dream about my mom! Every once in a while she'll appear in my nighttime dream and IN the dream I feel how wonderful that is...then IN my dream I realize she can't be real because she's no longer alive....so I suddenly understand I need to enjoy her as long as she'll "be" there...and that is the moment she would disappear....well, not in the last one!</span><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/23183409/the-bunny-patch-lampwork-key-ring"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPJ-BUOBDGVtGTN98xKLE3osyFIYNuqbP1_7wuH4G_Y5kLlVd_i9dA_lv3oRjzN6gN-Agq8MRgklD4duR-_7b1BpfySaCT9Z7pkHG9RyVoeXgWc5Tl-yv-oYOcD0DiWz6GmOYwEKq14Rj/s400/Keyring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723615209513030002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">She stayed in my dream for what seemed like hours (you never really know how long they are) and I knew I had to enjoy her and so I did and she was there for so long that when I awoke I was happy and completely fulfilled with the time I had "spent" with her.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/27243649/at-the-seashore-lampwork-and-polymer"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuosXo5g62fmnndGXED319ldNupG4tUoNUofj9MQje57wwBu5RZp5dzo4UJ8dsEfIG7oogjzGUAywOBLhF-qDaUMudj2RY-Nkh00Bgq7lN_DPwWeOJSXEky4bt8ntC2psFdsloJQcFacX/s400/Seasidde.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723615203724934578" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">We talked, we laughed, we read a little...we just hung out all over the house and backyard. Wow. There is nothing more I could want. How wonderful.</span><br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">On the jewelry front, I've got lots of springtime pieces that are packed with color and will make you smile each time you see them. <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://rockerjewlz.etsy.com/">Come on over</a> and dream of spring with me!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-14928428341787571262012-01-26T18:01:00.000-08:002012-01-26T18:12:29.523-08:00I miss my mom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdaX0jGGivyabmeChbn-09uLD-JZwijCgDUOynuEhtKzW1E4RtFfyYBESfHsiDuA2fCjNZkcmLpYHunUyy2opcRyIWRtN1O2gn15dtGkI3vPjPuLtXsrwt25lXmH6gOmSNiDIW59cT-Y3/s1600/mom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 386px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdaX0jGGivyabmeChbn-09uLD-JZwijCgDUOynuEhtKzW1E4RtFfyYBESfHsiDuA2fCjNZkcmLpYHunUyy2opcRyIWRtN1O2gn15dtGkI3vPjPuLtXsrwt25lXmH6gOmSNiDIW59cT-Y3/s400/mom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702127145977560754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" >I miss my mom.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I saw something funny on tv and thought how Mom would have appreciated it.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >And all of a sudden I ached to be with her, talk with her, hug her, smile and laugh, laugh, laugh with her.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I'm so tired of that ache.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >All this year my goal is to work at turning that ache into a smile of a memory.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I'm tired of crying over her.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I just want to laugh and smile when I think of her.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I don't know if my goal can be achieved.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I know that a year working at it might not be enough.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Will it take a lifetime?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I don't know</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >What I DO know is.....</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I miss my mom.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-22519197509022042182011-12-29T20:50:00.000-08:002011-12-29T21:10:35.462-08:00Year of the Dragon<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyCgMMLmNR-1uq-Hvowd861AXRmPjne1SF0Oj8eWNmoBhoC1hGCiYp8OLwY32ETrYBDMdv5U0RR4HlXsR_CfFGI-1CwGjYISlvNPSB8YBvPG4BjZFWzfhXL8-R5VCjHmX4b8Ywr3cIKka/s1600/fave+dragon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyCgMMLmNR-1uq-Hvowd861AXRmPjne1SF0Oj8eWNmoBhoC1hGCiYp8OLwY32ETrYBDMdv5U0RR4HlXsR_CfFGI-1CwGjYISlvNPSB8YBvPG4BjZFWzfhXL8-R5VCjHmX4b8Ywr3cIKka/s400/fave+dragon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691781967943946930" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;">So, 2012 will be the Year of the Dragon on the Chinese calendar that is over 4,000 years old...amazing! Also amazing: tonight, on "Chopped" I saw something new to me...<br />Dragon Fruit! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv36ywi0NY91tn-8OegvbXOEJD7tDwW_dyrRwlHGWd2cIWVH7pvyfr5SBkiJ7avdol-BkT0HgqTqrgScwHdj993c07IlsfY7Nk_laR3SaRt-Ge6c7M3g7ZM3OpsZ0JyBHbi3jK-Uk6-ZZp/s1600/DragonFruit-Thompson.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv36ywi0NY91tn-8OegvbXOEJD7tDwW_dyrRwlHGWd2cIWVH7pvyfr5SBkiJ7avdol-BkT0HgqTqrgScwHdj993c07IlsfY7Nk_laR3SaRt-Ge6c7M3g7ZM3OpsZ0JyBHbi3jK-Uk6-ZZp/s400/DragonFruit-Thompson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691781966350607922" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">What an insanely bizarre, yet beautiful food. You would never know that the inside and the exterior would be so completely different, yet complimentary to each other. I felt like it was a fashion statement the way the bright pink and green pod was filled with white flesh and black seeds..how Parisian!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J1aaaRf6tay9vAXTHn0-AlkKptZnRJCF6uyAnvfPPv3xWD83y8IXbUQrT0Uh2jRmZ13CUldorlYs5CXIdk68g7jxjEtlfwgRjouf0FiiBO58B4pFsaKnD2nNgwevLq_z6LXqrV1R4BW8/s1600/dragon+fruit+on+plate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J1aaaRf6tay9vAXTHn0-AlkKptZnRJCF6uyAnvfPPv3xWD83y8IXbUQrT0Uh2jRmZ13CUldorlYs5CXIdk68g7jxjEtlfwgRjouf0FiiBO58B4pFsaKnD2nNgwevLq_z6LXqrV1R4BW8/s400/dragon+fruit+on+plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691781967370157986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">I have no idea what it tastes like but discovered it grows from some variety of cactus...it just gets more and more interesting. Some interiors are bright pink. Wow.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrtSZ3lG_Tt7h4YiotYwPUQtOLZQYmGVRxAmeuhUeENmvzLlcofDX87W4pQbQwkzfoWqbCa-JkndItq1CUzNtaNzXWzuRMM5rREJsJkO_E02qvYJFDdYRO5_gAPcs3YNBGZo61Xt1vCHr/s1600/new+year.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrtSZ3lG_Tt7h4YiotYwPUQtOLZQYmGVRxAmeuhUeENmvzLlcofDX87W4pQbQwkzfoWqbCa-JkndItq1CUzNtaNzXWzuRMM5rREJsJkO_E02qvYJFDdYRO5_gAPcs3YNBGZo61Xt1vCHr/s400/new+year.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691780619538039826" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">This intriguing fruit reminded me that it is a good thing to<br />always be learning and always be curious.<br />You never know what you might discover.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy New Year</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-39028142576578402322011-12-17T09:20:00.000-08:002011-12-17T09:36:22.319-08:00Stocking Stuffers<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/36410303/sale-item-red-snow-buddy-with-20-inch"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBOqsAJpq0NhMp2Q73YWhO2FoshiPBRHDuPvyHNtOlmZ-9FHYqE_Iunpb2QrCSev_UA1IUxwRmh526t7xhpJ0U3qhHwXyTSHrytwb5OK4GN-9LYqcd2zyaPEH-Olw059y3HjzF5avwjYE/s400/Snowbuddy+red.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687150135238812786" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I know, I know, it's hard to believe that a week from today is Christmas Eve. At work we have a countdown calendar...and I hate being reminded of it daily because I'm just not "on it" for gifts and prepping. BUT, the good news is I have stocking stuffers for you!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50201810/chocolate-crunch-cupcake-zipper-pull"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqsA4Q9mGlzK76cmM_qcNrNqoOyOZHxY4fPxcaP_SEFqBatP23RCsPP-LOHB3EV33nQ77o0BHJ9oMok0r0EcCouX0KlDOm_O7PKqQ1pVfyDg_vRdRT36-5NX6zzP8lBhs1h-DHuTbDhyc/s400/Crunch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687150133351517746" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Actually, anything in my shop is small enough to be a stocking stuffer so you can't lose.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/36409512/on-sale-pink-snow-buddy-with-18-inch"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbu1MVaQeDxqqUaQgXRun8YWp6FQtU3rkXJGJ48gZHuEnjzn2L7iFn6Thynsjndzh5wjfEKXF-n_KB-H9Ko_pjhFho-zJxY6TLTdWCoi788GSAfPYsKmXYkuQ_cdwOG08L4nZ_aBppZJ8/s400/Snowbunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687150139902017794" border="0" /></a></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">I will be so happy to move from full time holiday working hours to part time after the new year...whew! This year I haven't said Happy Holidays ONCE. No matter what religion a person believes in, the reason for the holidays IS Christmas so that's it, there's no way around it, so I say.....there really is no good reason to consider other people and that they might be offended to hear those 2 words. Why did I ever worry about it in the first place? Diversity awareness can sometimes be counter productive....so.......</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-64849864277811328602011-11-26T10:19:00.001-08:002011-11-26T10:22:01.184-08:00Golden & delicious<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoI60d81ticrtTl0EMJEUUw4PaPW53T8ZTxzkCHQvmo6db2gCcRF1ORfKKooJXxmZ8cU-M_O6p60BpBxPNzVmC8Vc70DLeKRCKv_EjTBFOjzvv-pZEBlqcD61punUP-YiyZ-syE4gYr4J/s1600/IMGP7113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoI60d81ticrtTl0EMJEUUw4PaPW53T8ZTxzkCHQvmo6db2gCcRF1ORfKKooJXxmZ8cU-M_O6p60BpBxPNzVmC8Vc70DLeKRCKv_EjTBFOjzvv-pZEBlqcD61punUP-YiyZ-syE4gYr4J/s400/IMGP7113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679370924482178994" border="0" /></a></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">My brother in law's smoked turkey was spectacular...perfectly golden and juicy alllll the way through...yum!</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> How was yours?</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-39080746961864264262011-10-07T13:08:00.001-07:002011-10-07T13:11:49.841-07:00Be Vogue in Leopard<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45898081/cupcakes-gone-wild-lampwork-bangle"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinj3o5Ww7KF6Ke30FpcKqF_f62BGAW_VMy_7A3u0eQt9Rgxx8dJeuIjPapI357AmW0MgiUzl6EtLc3uBIBfCYm0_tXtlrITYXRsTn9o0ZnC0QSrf6IWGCA0bLO1fMJ7rGEuv_0cdgZ4tKF/s400/Wild.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660844863040476418" border="0" /></a><b><span style="color:#783f04;">Autumn is here. Be stylish in leopard with a twist...cupcakes! </span></b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50201810/chocolate-crunch-cupcake-zipper-pull"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_WBA1LT4sl88g17BcYIVOsmNvkK0BZlim8QwLjloOOpqH4pr9SlMq7ttfnTXT8Wwqj1ropvbzjYbRQ6mSnCQZ6i27iEhTAWMnKIrj4Kawt8eX08mWdplV6FZsYNNhKhihjpdhlkvXxHS/s400/big+cup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660844874678989042" border="0" /></a><b style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Who knew cupcakes could be so elegant?<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Click photos for more details</span><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-44581634991049089532011-09-05T15:58:00.000-07:002011-09-05T16:14:40.101-07:00Smiley Face<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDbMz60o8sgQPfPYalOWPUXuo2kdCzWCji7SES4DLVW7riGGs_BfBdEaygH8nEXf-BeB3qdyQ4nxextIxteemAf0qmzQYhMkI70f6IavCLzN1joVT7uU3d302nGxRmrMK40QrY6BwBu41/s1600/crying.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDbMz60o8sgQPfPYalOWPUXuo2kdCzWCji7SES4DLVW7riGGs_BfBdEaygH8nEXf-BeB3qdyQ4nxextIxteemAf0qmzQYhMkI70f6IavCLzN1joVT7uU3d302nGxRmrMK40QrY6BwBu41/s400/crying.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649016556446792082" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">Hiya! Summer is nearing its end so I thought I better greet you again and entertain you just a little. So, on the weight loss front, I definitely have NOT felt like this.....but.....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XoQ6McfaowlmYO1Ny9gLQo33DLoLST2cDALRlVVeY87pfzZP8IkB88gli82ZM_LkXdZQkbQ1i9DT13RrcdTTYPbgVZxHUL9vFSffwvoN2oJ0-RBfd73YAXXsvuoPqkfYfECJg7JZEtEz/s1600/oh+well+face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XoQ6McfaowlmYO1Ny9gLQo33DLoLST2cDALRlVVeY87pfzZP8IkB88gli82ZM_LkXdZQkbQ1i9DT13RrcdTTYPbgVZxHUL9vFSffwvoN2oJ0-RBfd73YAXXsvuoPqkfYfECJg7JZEtEz/s400/oh+well+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649016548701162722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">I did kind of feel like this! Got a little tired of being sooooo focused on walking, not eating too many carbs, blah, blah, blah, that I let myself have a little too much fun with my old eating habits and right about now, I'm feeling better than.....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeLuYPKFRLbBZTXDQotdHle0JDi9nhwhFd2BnJNF2Hm-RFb_ukF5WYH7roJPGZK0IGljEAcPZs9wyTJuHBVHTUFyaVwE-xf6qGqoPIoUNnBgpgR-XB2PtacoEtP2SUd3IcApKW0IGS8b1/s1600/mirror.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeLuYPKFRLbBZTXDQotdHle0JDi9nhwhFd2BnJNF2Hm-RFb_ukF5WYH7roJPGZK0IGljEAcPZs9wyTJuHBVHTUFyaVwE-xf6qGqoPIoUNnBgpgR-XB2PtacoEtP2SUd3IcApKW0IGS8b1/s400/mirror.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649016546530775378" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">this. I'm not sad about it, I'm kind of tired of not losing, but I know exactly what to do to get back on track and I'm not gaining, so soon, very soon, I will be back to feeling like...........</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W2Ng8IQAUCElPsb8eIGOTdOgHoLIx27BTDZCWWByuuTFlgvb8bJbFVfjswAlgc7LANLugYTNMLAPCAUFnE9SxoF-cvr0bHBGZW2PXvwM2XD2U4-PK_NGCPtqNNAfllTwT7C7i_g64tvm/s1600/happy+face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W2Ng8IQAUCElPsb8eIGOTdOgHoLIx27BTDZCWWByuuTFlgvb8bJbFVfjswAlgc7LANLugYTNMLAPCAUFnE9SxoF-cvr0bHBGZW2PXvwM2XD2U4-PK_NGCPtqNNAfllTwT7C7i_g64tvm/s400/happy+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649016553485580962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">THIS! </span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-15334785345599094382011-07-23T09:31:00.000-07:002011-07-23T09:35:22.822-07:0018 lbs. and counting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B4t3ToIxkhoGavNqhff1ahxC1sjdYYnnG4GeA6wKG9FJRKVZyXD4pzGnSnQQwBFksggq0u-nMLooeDRNNjGUH1Gwm1Y3ueMc9h9j2t-mdi8bxwzo4A643jKrpqcKBOwHzvVv8JtGdgA8/s1600/scale.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B4t3ToIxkhoGavNqhff1ahxC1sjdYYnnG4GeA6wKG9FJRKVZyXD4pzGnSnQQwBFksggq0u-nMLooeDRNNjGUH1Gwm1Y3ueMc9h9j2t-mdi8bxwzo4A643jKrpqcKBOwHzvVv8JtGdgA8/s400/scale.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632587056128076162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm in a bit of a lull, but I lost 18 lbs. in 6 weeks so far...now THAT's a diet!<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-2584366328925897272011-07-07T19:14:00.000-07:002011-07-07T19:24:13.440-07:00A New Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4Sbj5WFldLPTmCUO2d5rKc6H5wvJntErX3D5CKdCoZWtajWE0qfjFlp1QGtJrI4jSY50PA5-TB-sGlAiepdhmnkNWqruQcneiQkyGfMWW3B-kdqm5Wj6dvL3u0R1r4WvS3PKg8_iwNVp/s1600/hamburger.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4Sbj5WFldLPTmCUO2d5rKc6H5wvJntErX3D5CKdCoZWtajWE0qfjFlp1QGtJrI4jSY50PA5-TB-sGlAiepdhmnkNWqruQcneiQkyGfMWW3B-kdqm5Wj6dvL3u0R1r4WvS3PKg8_iwNVp/s400/hamburger.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626799360996383074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">Hey, it's been a while! I started a part time job as a customer service rep for a small call center a couple of days a week. So far, I really like it. A small office with a male manager and 3 other women who do NOT chit chat. Nice and quiet. The manager is the most vibrant of us all so he entertains us a bit. There is one conversation a day that involves us all and usually ends in laughter....just a couple of minutes to break up the day. No complaints here!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">The other change in my life has been finding "the 17 day diet" which is really 4 cycles of 17 days each and it has revolutinized my thinking and positivity for the better. I'm hitting weight loss goals fast without sacrificing flavor or foods I like. I just started cycle 3 today and lost 17 pounds up to now. In January I started eating less carbs and on my own, lost 14 pounds over 3 months.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">With this new diet, I lost 17 pounds in 34 days...SO much better. I have steady energy throughout the day and at an average of 1/2 pound a day, I am so very happy, unlike any other food plan I've tried before. So with this new cycle I pretty much eat what I want now while watching my portions more closely.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">I LOVE my daily walks where I really feel a different area of my body being affected each day. I'm walking almost an hour...not because someone told me to but because I love walking more than any other exercise, and my BODY is telling me how much it needs. Okay, so it "talks" to me...what can I say?</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">SO, I haven't produced ANY new jewelry during this time as I change my life, but I will if you need something special. Check back for photos of my slender self one of these days.</span></span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-75756856093884339462011-06-03T12:56:00.001-07:002011-06-03T13:00:08.291-07:00Win some Keybling!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gottahavepaper.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-candy.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYEob0ncvIi2V7u0iaYzS6Zzo41CLskTmRh24dl_60kP__lSMnri2RlnQtY-8-czqZuHeUaP_4nlytLcTY4-5UOxdxYHYPvZcYnaXc6oyvqA2LOtVKqjVZsed0eZdGZZjLearcI21griS/s400/candy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614084824061511042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Click the pic above and see how YOU can win this fabulous keybling by KrissyBeads<br />from Nicole at <a href="http://gottahavepaper.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-candy.html">Gotta Have Paper</a>!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-43716452427466695762011-06-02T18:24:00.000-07:002011-06-02T18:28:14.888-07:00Andrew Thornton's Thursday Giveaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/2011/06/thursday-giveaway.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti4j6yx4qGIOACQ6sHYcbQUqvUOUIcvlo4jetrHy2ANhBn1fDQizsnBhtBXAc-AfCgoKaq0xzyceiPi-ouf_bkZmWmjO8uZGQT6P1OaYJbtrZ5Va7OTvwgLe0OKxqU8BIOOT52Mn-44yr/s400/golem+studio.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613798471058582354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">Can you believe these beads from </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://golemstudio.com/">Golem Studio</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;"> are been given away??? It's true, and YOU could win!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">All the details you need are on Andrew's </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/2011/06/thursday-giveaway.html">BLOG</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-weight: bold;">...come on over and check it out...and good luck.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-12978166165952395722011-05-30T11:14:00.000-07:002011-05-30T11:18:09.172-07:00$$$ 25% SALE $$$<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />$$$ 25% OFF everything $$$</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Yep, you read that correctly. EVERY item in my shop is on sale until further notice.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I'll refund the 25% to you via Paypal.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Let's go shopping <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://rockerjewlz.etsy.com/">HERE!</a><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-64346502562048028582011-05-21T11:44:00.000-07:002011-05-21T11:46:41.563-07:00Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://copperdiem.blogspot.com/2011/05/tidying-up-giveaway.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEsegJaqilAt2M_hFmyeHv4Ue0Jhf6RO24jg4E6AB2-xTq9PszrgTGFbXYcDI8dY4noj02VOSVktP9yULghBcS9NmXZrxhy8xsvScnofLLvQiuhSEKlxFwAhwv1Why-zYTORHsBP29TkD/s400/giveaway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609242473213356498" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Copper Diem is having a giveaway...what a haul, huh? We both have a chance to win this awesome pack of goodies. Just click the photo for the details...and good luck!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-33656689740088664602011-05-12T10:21:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:46:09.507-07:00Summer Lovin'<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Hi Everyone. By this time I hope that any dramatic, or should I say TRaumatic weather you've experienced is dwindling. It's been so crazy and now here we go, almost straight into summer weather. Doesn't that mean hurricane season somewhere? Oh my goodness.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://rockerjewlz.etsy.com"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht6ZoEsJlZStbephOkyzDr-HYtKtRe4osWbLVmveUaYIino0kzWTpmxxKcEDxzvtsetfhVLztju87ZNASrwoPdpWxpfUYKYNS_86BqJkBqM7yYqHuFtSLvujmVv6XM42yDkYtuR046-0U/s400/pink+watermelon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605882950783207698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Then I'll keep things light by showing you pretty things in chocolate and watermelon......</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://rockerjewlz.etsy.com"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pYYLAf4Py1MQl2C-awbvhr5lRv5wrOfOcZKqDriEeH3mDncNRZpQ7bQc5qyQ6213l-PHWYhU1zPtfaFhL_thXkb1Hve05j9_QNI8tIZw3W4ikFFBfS94NO6pDfsa1qKvwdmI6_l9ZvcD/s400/Choco+rosebud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605882944281234642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">There HAVE been stranger pairings!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><a href="http://rockerjewlz.etsy.com">www.RockerJewlz.etsy.com</a><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439615447107454305.post-53708614387913099312011-04-21T12:05:00.001-07:002011-04-21T12:18:21.541-07:00Easter Baskets<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg8fnOtZazlE9yoowBckNH9wttzWXY_D7gcCEQA5pRvbMkQHh8lhx-18CeMWP9fXOOkU4c1lo7n4wTm45AAypRqFovRVJ2xcXkr6wgnWb06B2h9MkOLZnsuxMFN4KK-CWg5GBwdPAq0jf/s1600/Egg+Candy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg8fnOtZazlE9yoowBckNH9wttzWXY_D7gcCEQA5pRvbMkQHh8lhx-18CeMWP9fXOOkU4c1lo7n4wTm45AAypRqFovRVJ2xcXkr6wgnWb06B2h9MkOLZnsuxMFN4KK-CWg5GBwdPAq0jf/s400/Egg+Candy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598116667764427410" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Here comes Easter! <br />I have some fun eggy jewelry for you that is quite elegant. <br />The best thing about them is they aren't blatantly themed, so you can wear them any time of the year.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56_3ngfiond5_w66yuy6knPtdmSv6OVViNYrT0JACU4toGxtBjQjtSuoHIsZUDtaeiRmAzm5XxYlamMe2ax7hAoiBpoZ_Yw_-XxWgsBam4iQe8dl5rr6EWcKtiIQSyj3XAljLA2xE77-F/s1600/Pink+heart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56_3ngfiond5_w66yuy6knPtdmSv6OVViNYrT0JACU4toGxtBjQjtSuoHIsZUDtaeiRmAzm5XxYlamMe2ax7hAoiBpoZ_Yw_-XxWgsBam4iQe8dl5rr6EWcKtiIQSyj3XAljLA2xE77-F/s400/Pink+heart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598116663925233122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">This is just one example of the many items I have priced at $15,<br />perfect for the Easter gifts to tuck into baskets.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50O2rnrAPrRS7jKnR4gjeQJW9wzc_CPSHlQDbavn_e_7nPjBX7FcpIlUE4HyzS7bNzZeoalnk2x7e_nsrEnbjvclQoua_SZOu4MHKeIT7sXY5vjQqK-VI2OLXK_gQY4YQA5VcceVzPwxK/s1600/Eggy+Bunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50O2rnrAPrRS7jKnR4gjeQJW9wzc_CPSHlQDbavn_e_7nPjBX7FcpIlUE4HyzS7bNzZeoalnk2x7e_nsrEnbjvclQoua_SZOu4MHKeIT7sXY5vjQqK-VI2OLXK_gQY4YQA5VcceVzPwxK/s400/Eggy+Bunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598116668503013042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">And for those of you who love whimsy, </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">this piece is more traditional in pastel tones with a sweet 2 sweet bunny beads.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Go <a href="http://RockerJewlz.etsy.com"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">HERE</span> </a>for more photos.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have a blessed Easter</span></span>,<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/305/31952BE494881B677853FB980AAD1BD7.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>RockerJewlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796887328545809297noreply@blogger.com0