When it rains...

It was a dark and rainy night......seriously, after two weeks of snowfall, the rain came today. Where we were crunching along on a hardpack of several feet of snow, we are now up to our ankles, and beyond, in water. Thank goodness my boots are truly waterproof. It was the first time really testing out my cool Koi Tattoo rainboots (check out the line of Chookas). But I also want to wear my Ed Hardy Geisha winter boots - just need some cold, dry weather and I will be so styling. Hmm, one would think that I should be a boot designer....I just can't get enough of them. Anyway, the business at hand - I've been playing around with the overall look of the site and like the more solid pink. I've photographed everything now and have started uploading the pictures. About halfway through so far so should be done before the week is out. Other than that - day two of eating healthy. The goal is to lose 30 pounds before summer. Too much time snacking on chips and wine while I play with wire. Love Clean Eating magazine - great recipes and easy to use menu plans. Also - excited about the Biggest Loser starting up again tonight. So inspiring. What I would give for Gillian to kick my butt.

Happy New Year

Best wishes to everyone for the new year. You may have noticed that the website seems a little bare - I'm in the process of updating it - finally. The beaded pieces are mostly gone and the new photographs of the soldered pieces will be coming in the next week. I'm excited about the new collection of soldered wire and glass rings. It's been a long time in coming, but after a Fall of shows practically every weekend, I've had a bit of a breather and am ready to relaunch. I will be building my silversmithing workshop in the garage as well. Surprisingly, I haven't set anything on fire yet with the propane torch! Looking forward to applying for a full calendar of shows for the year - even though my schedule has caused a few meltdowns for my daughter. I take her with me as much as I can but she wasn't impressed with me being gone every weekend. Note to self - create a balance between work and kids - even working at home doesn't mean one is really there for them all the time. But we will muddle through....
So check back soon - looks for some new pics, new thoughts, new shows, an occasional rant....
Let me know your thoughts, ideas and hope to see you soon!

Christine.