I need to get on the ball

I have been slacking....creatively, big time.

I have not made any jewelry for a long time and sort of hit a brick wall when it comes to new ideas. I want to offer unique simple stlyes but find myself stumped as to what to make next.

So the other day I was out and about w/ my momma, doing some shopping, and I found these great faux Gerbera Daisy flowers and decided that they were coming home w/ me and I was going to make them into hair pretties.

My cousin Beka is getting married this summer and is allowing me the honor of making her wedding cake.She is also having me decorate it w/ these lovely flower, which just so happen to be my favorite, but the ones on the cake will be real. So as I begin to prepare for her cake, I will pay homage to the gorgeous Gerbera Daisy and all its brilliant hues.

So here are my new pretties:

HI, My name is Rachael...and I am an addict...

...to Flickr

Holy cow...someone, ANYONE, I need an intervention.

New Items

New stuff....trying to make new things...fun things...things that sell...things that you don't think you would ever own, but then see it and say YES...i want that!
here is my newest lil item

When time stood still.....

On our journey home, from Em's wedding in PA, we stopped in Harpers Ferry, WV.This town is not only rich in our countries history, but also my hubbys. He camped here as a child w/ his family and has many fond memeories of the place. This lil town also holds a bit of history for me as well. 10 yrs. ago, almost to the day, I met my hubby Gil. We took a small trip to Harpers Ferry in his 1969 VW Baja. We pulled of to the side of the road to snap some pics and took this one....
I was 22, he was 29...we were skinny then too. Fast forward 10 years. We live in Florida now, own a business,have family type cars, and have three amazing kids together. Here is our dear crew now....same spot. (about 10 feet off mark but oh well) Add 10 years and about 30 lbs. I hope it does not take us another 10 yrs. to get back to this dear town.

Brides, Take Downs, and Long Drives

April 2008....good times
First, my dear cousin, Emily, got married! Babies all grown up...:D The wedding was amazing! It was the fairy tale she dreamed of. Myself, Gil , and Nora were in the wedding party along w/ many other wonderful loved ones and some new friends as well. More pics to come, as I get them. Here is my girl dancing w/ her new stepson, Branson.


Family time consisted of good eats, funny stories and conversations, and a few booboos. One was inflicted right after this pic was taken. He healed just fine....

We were sucked into a worm hole in Virginia...it was called The Skyline Drive. If you have small children, aka, still in car seats and nursing, do not, I repeat, DO NOT, take this route on a whim. A trip that takes 18 hours for us turned into a two day ordeal. Would I change it??? NEVER! look at this face...

New Items!!!

I have a few new items including felt and a fun wedding line.
Come and visit my shop on Etsy!
Here are my new felt w/ hammered copper...


And two items from my wedding line.

Easter 2008...come and gone

Easter was fun and low key this year.
We painted eggs...

Kids had an egg hunt...

And they enjoyed their baskets...

Then the sugar comas took over.