Funky Monkey Girls Jewelery

Far far away......

2011-08-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

No I haven't fallen off the world yet, but I have been very bad in blogging for a while. I guess I just had to take a break from it.

Well, the break is over and here I am :) Aren't you lucky? I got my left eye catract out on July 22nd. The great news is that I can see 20/20 out of that eye, bad news is that I can't wear my glasses at all even when the lens has been removed. The difference is so overwhelming much! So when I am creating, I need to get super close and then the rest of the time it is far away. My next eye will be done August 17th!!! Praise God! I have had a headache since July 22nd. This isn't fun.

Newest news, bronze clay!!! Oh, how I love this stuff!!! It is so much fun and mom got the kiln to run right so all I have to do is hit a ocuple of buttons and bam...beautiful stuff comes out. Of course, I forgot to take pictures of the items that I just made....I made two hearts with wings, a cross and a special surprise for the monkey momma....of course, I can't mention it her and hopefully she will take a picture of it so I can post it on here.

Take care all and I promise I will post more!

WE ARE BACK!!!!!!

2011-05-26T11:14:00.000-07:00

My dad playing with Peaches and my new puppy Stephie!

Yes ladies and gentleman, we are finally back on our blog. Sorry about the lack of updates but much stuff has been happening in my life.

I have had surgery and found out that I am gluten intolerant. So, my midsection is feeling better and the creativity fairy has landed a tad better than usual.

exploring new methods etc of jewelery making. So hopefully I can start posting pictures etc and keep ya updated....

Thanks,

Jolene

Oh boy.......gone a while

2010-10-04T14:47:00.000-07:00

My newest picture, 48 pds lost:)

Sorry about that. I was taking a leadership program thru the day job, praise the Lord that is done. Now, I have been sicker than a dog for the past 2 months. I have a dysfunctional Odii sphinter which is located by that gallbladder. Everytime I eat, 30 minutes afterwards, I am in pain. The medication that they have been trying doesn't work so hopefully I will get surgery soon.

Promise I will keep this updated better and I hope all is great with everyone...

Alien dog

2010-07-30T11:41:00.001-07:00

Here is my Peaches at Roswell New Mexico, she is just too darned cute!

naughty me.....

2010-07-30T11:24:00.000-07:00

I have been as good about posting on here as I was in the past. Day job is kicking my butt and I am in a program that will help me to move up in my day job. That is full of projects and I am tired.........I go into work at least one hr early every other day and with fibro, that is KILLING ME!

TIRED............very very tired. The storms here in Tucson are always making my pain 5,000 times worse than normal as well. Last night was the first night in about 4 days that I actually got to sleep in all night. Of course, goof ball Peaches woke me up but lately she is letting me sleep in until 0515, that is a good thing for her mom.

I have created a grand total of 2 things.....wow.......:( I put one Etsy shop on vacation until I get a better idea of several things:

1. Business plan or at least an outline of what exactly I am going with this..
2. I feel that I need a style or design concept that is uniquely my own.
3. These are the things in jewelery that I like to play with:
a. polymer clay-which I can play with now
b. PMC, which I won't play with until I get a klin
c. Wire work, which I can play with now.
I wanna to do everything and know how to do everything but I am finding that I am getting really chaotic in not being able to create anything because I want to make everything. If that makes sense to you than you understand. I must focus like I do at my day job.

Because of the day job is literally sucking my life away, I am seriously thinking on what I can do to encourage my creativity but take it easy on the etsy site until I can figure some stuff out.

Bad me....

2010-07-19T12:29:00.000-07:00

I know......goofy shot!

Jolene by Jolene Hardy

Peaches with over large chewy bone...Picture by Jolene Hardy

Here are some current pics with my new hair color. I have to get it cut again & the eyebrows waxed...it is never ending!!! I haven't been keeping this up at all! sorry.......I actually got into the studio this weekend! I made a rather cute ring & may sell it or I may keep it, oh crap, I could have worn it today because it would totally go with what I have on! dur.....

I cleaned and cleaned & slept this weekend. Peaches usually gets me up around 0500 every day so on weekends, I try to get a bunch of naps in. Luckily, she actually let me nap for a while yesterday. I also watched Harry Potter this weekend & watched the kids grow up. Personally, the Weasley twins are quite cute! I know I am a naughty old woman!

I have lost 45 pds! Now, my next goal is 20 pds. I have signed up for my master's degree and should start school soon. I am very excited about it. Still single but that is okay. not sure if I want to date for a while....it gets old having your heart broken!

Life stuff

2010-07-09T11:24:00.000-07:00

My friend Laura from www.marscon.com (the sci-fi convention that I helped start) Picture taken by Jolene Hardy

Well, I have a window unit AC because my central air unit died and you can imagine trying to live without AC in 105 degrees in Tucson is INSANE! So, I am saving up pennies until I can purchase a new central air unit.

Because of the window unit, only a few rooms are cooled. One of them that is not, is my studio and actually my creative fairy bolted out before my AC died, so no creative juices have been flowing for this monkey girl.

Life is good. I am applying for a master's program which will help at day job. Peaches, the goofy doggie is doing well, she is on a "diet" so to speak because her mommy got her a bit too cuddley!

Folks are back in Florida and so far no tar or oil on their beaches. Sad situation...:(

AC problems

2010-06-29T12:18:00.000-07:00

My AC in my house died last Tuesday. I had to get a window unit cause central air is super expensive and Tucson Arizona in June/July...HOT is a mild word to describe it.

But at least it keeps most of my house cooler, I had to shut up a couple of rooms including my studio so when I get the creative fairy back into my house, I will have to give her loads of water with ice cubes!

This weekend

2010-06-21T13:56:00.000-07:00

Peaches's t-shirt that explains everything.

Peaches at Jeff's house

Well mom & dad left this weekend. I do miss them but happy that I have my really quiet house back to myself. Peaches did walk around the house looking for them most of Saturday but it has seemed to quiet down a bit late yesterday.

Now, if she can get the understanding, NOT to wake up mommie at o darkthirty in the morning for NOTHING...life will be much better!

I put new jewelery into Copper Country and I also need to get the sign in our area stating that everything is handcrafted. Most of the jewelery in there is store brought so I have to show that we make everything and it is pretty and yes, you wants it. (stuffing gollum back inside the hole) it was a quiet weekend which I know that I needed.

Hopefully tonight, my creative fairy will come swinging on down so she & I can bond, it has been awhile for that:)

Tuesday

2010-06-15T13:51:00.000-07:00

Hardy clan me on the right, mom, Jeff, dad & Jim

Jeff and his wife D'Nita

*yawns* My dog got me up @0230 to go potty. I love my dog but not so much so early in the morning.

Jeff's retirement from the AF was good. It was nice seeing his family & our family together. He has a very nice home.

Jewelery making....well, right now, mom & I will be making some for us and some for the websites. I still need to get my stupid computer fixed! Dad should be here today, do some more projects and than both of them go home. I am not quite sure how Peaches will react when mom is gone so that will be interesting.

Tucson heat

2010-06-07T15:52:00.001-07:00

My temp thing on my computer is reading 106 degrees! holy hanna! Well, all the major test are coming back negative aka on my health so that is a good thing.

My little bro is retiring from the Air Force on Friday so mom, Peaches and I are taking a trip up to New Mexico for that. Should be fun, it is only a 8hr drive.

Stuff...

2010-06-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

Well, my cardiac cath went fine, hurt like a bear but I have no plugged veins/arterties or anything like that around my heart, good news. Bad news, still trying to figure out what is going on with me but we are working on it:)

Good news, finally got more pics taken & now the Vivamexico and Funky Monkey Girls Etsy sites are both updated, hooray!

Worked on getting my studio cutier and did some jewelery but my wrist hurt too bad to do a lot. Got some plants potted in my front yard, painted furniture, hung up new lamps....that was mainly thanks to mom & dad.

My diva Peaches is very happy to have mommy feeling better and so is mommy:) We need to purchase more clasps...isn't it amazing that you swear you have a bunch of them and boom, you are totally out.

This weekend

2010-05-24T15:30:00.000-07:00

Well, I got some stuff.......cool stuff actually:) I got some pretty things for my studio on the quest to make it a great place & funky place to get inspiration:) I bought a sewing machine, I wanted one for a while so now I can really venture out to mix media creations, I am so EXCITED!!!!

I also got plants/flowers & catus for the yard. IT was so windy on Sunday that we only got a few items planted in planters and put out.

Tonight, I am determined to get more creations & pictures & updating Etsy. Mom will have to bring Ms Diva Peaches out. We have started howling together...it is pretty darned funny. She is starting to play play more & it is so cool to see her sweet & GOOFY personality coming out:)

almost done with work. I am so glad my tests are at the end of this week. I just took a nitro earlier. That stuff gives you a kick arse headache but after you take it, my heart feels much better. The Lord is with me, praise Jesus!

health, wealth & inspiration

2010-05-21T14:57:00.000-07:00

Picture from MarsCon 2009...I had to throw a George L in here...

Well, I had my cardiac stress test on Monday....not fun. With women, those can come up with a false postive, which means, it did look like I could have a heart attack or somewhat blocked vessels or it is from my weight. Well, I have lost 38 pds but never had the current weight put into my chart until today.

Because of the false postive, I am scheduled for a cardiac cath on 5/28. Please pray that this procedure goes well & figures out what my next step will be. I am on heart medication so that should begin helping as well.

Wealth....will come thru God along with the inspiration. I am being so calm about everything and usually I am worrying my red head about it. The Lord is so working miracles in my life that it is so wonderful!

Creating, we are aiming for tonight & Ms Peaches will be with us so we will know if she has to pee. She doesn't indicate that very well, just really intense stares, which she does for everything! I need to get her one of those dog translators like they had in "Up", great movie, go see it.

pictures

2010-05-14T13:46:00.000-07:00

Well, now you can see what I look like........pic on bottom of blog. I am tired of the look of our blog so I really need to figure out what exactly to do with it?

Hmmmmmm...........had a brilliant thought, mom & I are going to get stencils & stuff to make my studio walls funky! Plus, working on making a valance for both in studio & living room. Mom has also been crafting so I learned by watching her. Her jewelery is beautiful all so! I love you mom!

I hand made a mother's day card for her, that was fun. I am coming into work briefly on Sunday. I have so much to do and my neck is starting to burn so I am switching things to do. It is a great day and I thank Jesus for that!

Stuff

2010-05-14T08:50:00.000-07:00

1. I am going to get our jewelery stats into Etsy stores.
2. We are going to take more pictures of jewelery & get them uploaded.
3. Create some
4. Pet, pet, walkies, walkies, pet, pet, feed, feed, potty, potty Ms Diva:)

Have a blessed weekend & I have a cardiac stress test on Monday, keeping fingers crossed that it is good:)

Health Jewelery and more........

2010-05-12T16:10:00.000-07:00

Miss Peaches Diva...:)

Well, I had my upper GI on Monday...no ulcer but they are checking if I am gluten intolerant. More testing to come.

Monkey mom is doing great. We actually created last night so the creative fairy was there but got chased out by jealous basset hound who thinks she is the diva of the house and sadly, momma diva thinks so too:)

Day job is getting insane but I can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I don't comment in your blog or on my blog it is because this computer is blocking it. I am reading everything but this computer is being rather annoying!

quick post

2010-05-07T16:26:00.001-07:00

@Jolene Hardy, can not be used without permission.

Mom is coming into town on Sunday. I have a bunch of tests/etc because my iron and blood work is NOT good at all. Hopefully when they do the Upper GI test on Monday, it will show what the heck is going on!

With mom here, comes her computer which is awesome so we or aka I can get descriptions etc updated at home. No time at day job!

weekend.......

2010-05-03T14:04:00.000-07:00

Pictures copyrighted by Jolene/Donna Hardy; Funky Monkey Girls and Viva Mexico

These are some raw and unedited pictures of jewelery that are in Viva Mexico and Funky Monkey Girls, I need to get in & update on Etsy as well.

My body is really tired. I can't just take Peaches out, fall asleep, have her get me back up in hour to go outside again and think I am going to get decent sleep again. That experiment is not working and I felt better if I just stayed up.

We had a yucky weather thing going on here in Tucson, it wasn't fun at all.

UPDATED ETSY STORE....

2010-04-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

Go check out the funky monkey girls etsy store, we add some more stuff. Monkey mom bought the business an AWESOME camera BUT my lowely little laptop got bugs on it so I can't update the shops as fast as we want.

I take the pictures, save them on a computer & then e-mail them to mom. The Viva Mexico should be updated soon as well. I am still playing with what this camera can do, main problem is shadows. How do I get rid of the shadows when it is me trying to take the photo...ARGH!

never ending picture battle is it?

Peaches

2010-04-29T15:58:00.000-07:00

Well, her time has adjusted to getting me up at 0500-0530 in the morning. Now, I can't just sit down on the couch to watch DVD's or read without petting her all the time as well. She is loveable but a brat all at the same time and I wouldn't trade her in for nothing:)

Creative fairy has hit.........briefly!

2010-04-29T12:41:00.000-07:00

All pictures are copyrighted by Jolene Hardy

That darned fairy, if I thought it would keep her in my studio, I would clip her wings but that is rather evil so I have to live thru her journeys. Let me see, I took a bunch of pictures to update Etsy shoppes, monkey mom is working on that. I create something that I am not sure what I am calling it yet.....I made some jewelery and basically hung up more pictures, clean up and moved things around. That has helped.

I quit all my pills that are like motrin etc...tummy feels much better, body aching worse, sigh. I will keep fighting the good fight.

Okay the spark is slowly coming back

2010-04-21T16:22:00.000-07:00

I actually made a necklace and some earings!!!!!! hooray! Now, I am developing a schedule with Ms Peaches that will include her walkies at night. SHE LOVES to walk everywhere. Now, she is on full watching for those evil killer bunnies! they are evil bunnies and must be barked at and chased out of everyone's yard. If you have ever seen a basset run, it is funny!

I am anemic as well so health issues are seriously flaring up with me lately. Please pray that they go away, I don't have time for them because I am getting brave and daring & getting myself out of my house more to meet people. I am very outgoing but shy all at the same time and let me tell you, that drives me nuts!

I have a great idea for making more polymer and a cool necklace tie in with it. I am hoping this weekend is sunny so I can take pictures between Ms Peaches demanding walkies. Can't complain about that because I will start losing some weight and getting into shape. Now, if she will quit waking me up at 0430, life will be grand LOLOLOLOL!!!!!

I think the flying monkeys got my creative fairy!

2010-04-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

"picture from Wizard of Oz"

Hey, if y'all see my creativity fairy, will you tell her to get her arse back here so I can start creating again..........

I AM SO STUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

grumbles...grumbles......grumbles.....

New mommy

2010-04-13T16:18:00.001-07:00

I am a new mommy of a 10 year old basset hound named Peaches:) I adopted her this weekend, she is a big sweetie. Her personality is slowly coming out. :)

She keeps me walking which is a good thing:)

Postive...

2010-04-08T15:16:00.000-07:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy, inside of a mission's chapel in San Antonio Texas....beautiful in it's simplicity!

Well, I finally got one of my heart tests scheduled, so that is good. My computer at home has loads of evil nasty things in it so I have to find someone who can fix it for me for fairly inexpensively.

The new work camera aka for jewelery pictures is the BOMB!!!!! Oh , the photos are awesome. I can not do any type of photo type things in my day job computer so I take the pictures then send them to the Monkey Mom to get them posted in Etsy...what a pain!

Monkey Mom sent in some jewelery pictures in a beading magazine so I hope we get selected! Great for her.

My creative fairy is still in mourning so hopefully I will be able to create more soon. Today is the first day that physically and mentally I am feeling more like myself again, praise the Lord!

Health issues

2010-04-01T13:18:00.000-07:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

They suck. I have to get a cardiac stress test done. Bad hearts both sides of the family and my EKG was a bit off. My provider is awesome getting this type of stuff done so we I get older, they have something to compare to:)

Took a break from posting/editng pictures, stress break as I call it. On top of day job issues, Tom & I broke up.

I am frustated and stressed out but thru the grace of God, I will perverse. Mom bought a kick butt camera for the business so I can continue taking great pictures without relaying on other people's camera. I am really excited about it.

A cold and kind of rainy day at good old Tucson.....where or where has our summer time gone?

pictures in Etsy....

2010-03-29T21:24:00.000-07:00

The pictures are getting better, right?

All jewlery made by Donna/Jolene Hardy Funky Monkey Girls

Weekend

2010-03-29T10:44:00.000-07:00

I took a bunch of pictures to update the Funky Monkey Girls Etsy site. I inactived a bunch of jewelery and will add when the pictures are better! Still working on lighting, I know it is better taking them outside but with all this wind & dust, I stayed inside most of the weekend cause I am slowly feeling better from my sinus infection.

I will try to post some pictures on here later when I get home. I finally hooked up my stereo, don't ask me why I took so long so it was great to hear some music:)

Tribal Spirits of the Sun

2010-03-26T15:30:00.001-07:00

Was a bellydancing troupe at MarsCon & they rocked!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, it was AWESOME!!! I just read AJ's comment on my blog comment over a month ago, okay I was bad, it was totally cool. I totally loved the music, it wasn't traditional bellydancing music, some techno, some other stuff, everyone dug the heck out of them!!!!

I am okay

2010-03-26T14:04:00.000-07:00

Thanks AJ for the e-mail, I really appreciated it! I have fallen off the world and recently climbed my way back up LOLOLOL......

I have been totally unproductive with creating/picture taking etc. I have been sick with the world's nasty sinus infection for over 2 wks now. I have done everything possible to get rid of it, at least my teeth no longer hurt much but the swelling in my mouth is finally going down!! Hooray!!!!

Because of the disgusting weather in Tucson, way too much rain/cold days etc, I am HURTING really really bad. Everyone's allergies are bad, bleck.

Day job, horrible stress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Vacation in MN was fantasic and hopefully can post some pictures on here soon!

Miss you all and promise I will get over this soon. Please send creative fairy to my house soon!!!!

news!!!

2010-03-02T13:06:00.000-08:00

The Forever Silver place that copied Green Girls Studio designs, no longer have their work posted on their website. Hooray!!!

I am in agony today. Left shoulder trigger point, which I have already had a couple of injections in it decieded to be evil today!!!!!!! Right before I am flying to Minnesota to see a bunch of friends at MarsCon www.marscon.com

DARN it anyway!!!!! sigh.....Nope, no new pictures thus no work on website. The weather gets nice, then yucky, then nice then yucky. oh it sucks!

Tuesday

2010-02-23T12:01:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

I am still miffed about people stealing other people's products. I consider Andrew Thornton a friend and it makes me extremely angry when people mess with my friends/family. ARGH!!!!! I put our shops on Etsy on vacation mode until we can get really good pictures taken and update the site with the new pictures & our new jewelery:)

Grey and gloomy day

2010-02-22T14:38:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy (a beautiful sunny day in Tucson....we miss those!)

another yucky day.......I am going to have to turn on every light etc in my house to take new pictures of our product for Etsy!!!!!!! This is insane!

What is WRONG with people....

2010-02-22T10:39:00.000-08:00

Now I just read Gae's blog & her skull design(which is awesome & we use a lot of her designs in our work) was ripped off and actually featured in the back of the Fire Mountain Gem catalog! I would think that the magazines/catalogs etc would double check their sources of items to be sure that they are the orignal designers...

Mom teaches on-line and she has noticed that her students have being plagism everything!! She flunks them...........Is this the "new" thing????

I feel a lot for these people, they make a living from selling their product. This is plain WRONG.

Green Girl Studios

2010-02-22T07:55:00.000-08:00

They are being ripped off. They are such delightful and wonderful people who make such magical and wonderful items, I just can't believe it.

Please e-mail/call everyone that you know about this company www.foreversilver.com and let them know NOT to purchase ANYTHING FROM THEM!!!!!

You can see the ripped off Green Girl Designs on the bottom of where they have buddas and hand of fatima designs......Please help us support Green Girl Studios and spread the word!!!!!!

Bull Mastiff

2010-02-18T11:11:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

Well, we think Molly our new goofy dog whom we adopted from the Humane Society is a Bull Mastiff. HUGE dogs but very docile, sweet tempered and a bit bull headed. For females, when she grows up, she will be between 100-120 pds!!!!!! HOLY HANNA BATMAN! Ms Molly and Ms Sadie are doing wonderfully together & Tom & I are happy about that.

Mom is still here and hopefully we can do some more beading tomorrow night & then picture taking on Sunday.

It is a beautiful day here in Tucson and believe it or not, I have a bad case of spring fever!!! I never thought I would experience that here but I am!

Here is a great website with both pictures and information about Ms Molly:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/bullmastiff.htm

New stuff to learn

2010-02-17T12:29:00.000-08:00

Mom & I are learning how to make our own discs & hammer them into the thing that makes it dome:) That was a lot of fun and got out much frustation. We love the UV resin and since we both live in fairly sunny places, her Florida, me Tucson and it is less smelly than ICE Resin...

This weekend on Sunday we will take new jewelery pictures for Etsy.

making and experimenting.....

2010-02-12T15:04:00.000-08:00

pretty flowers on the side of the road in Texas, picture by Jolene Hardy

Mom & I are having a lot of fun making, baking and experimenting with some of the wonderful items purchased from the bead shows here in Tucson. Now, the sun is finally out, new pictures will be snapping with our new marco discovery:) oh boy.............I get my hair cut tonight, finally! I hate it when it gets long & yucky. I am sure I will have to color it as soon as I get it cut cause of all the gray hair I am finding, sigh. I love my wisdom but this old body needs to go away LOLOLOL...

I am actually thinking about putting both Etsy stores on vacation until we can get going on these pictures.....

News...

2010-02-07T08:27:00.000-08:00

My sneaky man, gave me a diamond ring yesterday :) I was so excited that I dropped the ring and then it took me a little while to find it. He is such a sweetie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another great day!

2010-02-02T15:12:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

Mom and I hit some more Tucson shows and went back to the ones we were at on Monday:) It has been a great day. Wonderful weather! I am going to chat with the powers that be for MarsCon 2011 to see if they will invite Andrew Thornton to be the artist guest of honor. His work is awesome and I was selling the idea to him today at the Green Girl Table. At MarsCon we usually have the same artists of painted variety so I think it would be horribly cool if we could have a jewelery designer variety. I think they will listen to me, I only started this darn convention anyway!!!

Mom is now working and I have to go back to the grind of day job tomorrow. bleck.

Pictures

2010-02-01T15:33:00.000-08:00

Molly's butt (our newest addition) with Sadie hoping that Tom will feed them:)

You won't believe this....we figured out that Tom's camera has macros on it...oh gheesh. I only have been reading about taking better pictures etc, and all the articles are stating about a marco setting. Well, sheesh, mom & I feel like stupid dorks. But now we found it and still feel like dorks!!!!!!! Oh gheesh!!!

Well behold....pictures will start being awesome very soon!!!!

Friday

2010-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

Mom is coming in today and then we start at the Tucson Bead shows....drroooolllllsss. I finally cooked my dragons & they look awesome!!!! HOORAY!

To keep up my spirits, I have discovered that I have to do creative things every day. Or if the sun will finally STAY and then do creative stuff a several times per week, I am much better. I really like to know how I could stay so postive in MN with the number of gray yucky days!!! Hopefully I will be able to meet some of you at the various shows here in Tucson, that would be totally cool:)

another day.....

2010-01-27T10:46:00.000-08:00

Well, I must be incredily nervous about cooking my polymer clay dragons cause I chickened out again!!!

I got my airline tickets to MarsCon in MN this March. I will freeze but looking forward to seeing everyone! I haven't seen them in 2 years!

Tuesday

2010-01-26T09:48:00.000-08:00

It is cold..........very very cold to a former Minnesotian and the blood has thinned out. The mountains are full of snow but the humidity is up so I really am feeling it, yuck. I am cooking dragons tonight. I chicked out until now but I can't wait anymore!!! I want to take pictures too but hopefully will get to that this weekend between beads shows! I can't believe it is the Tucson bead show again! While mom is here working on wedding stuff as well.

When I get home, the sun isn't in a good position and all the pictures, no matter how much I light the piece up still looks really dark.

Quiet and yucky day

2010-01-21T10:25:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

It is 57 degrees here in Tucson and it has been raining. It looks like it may rain again...fun times. I like that it gets stuff green but EVERYONE gets moody when weather like this comes. We are used to sunshine all the time.

Made another dragon, these are fun but it takes me at least a couple of hours to make one. I need to get cracking on more jewelery type items that are much faster to make.

Wednesday

2010-01-20T09:56:00.000-08:00

I have been playing with my polymer clay. I purchased a book by Christi F about making dragons so I am using her tips but styling them the way that I like. I am planning on bringing these to MarsCon www.marscon.com where hopefully I have a dealer's table. Going to e-mail again because I haven't heard anything....

I am tired. We had some massive rain storms last night with the wind howling away. The noise kept waking me up.

The Vikings won against Dallas...it was so sweet.

I need to get on the picture taking goal because I am not doing it at all, bad me.

Too long

2010-01-12T09:52:00.000-08:00

Man, I have been so busy during the last part of December, I haven't had a chance to blog until today. Holidays are always busy at day job and then we passed an inspection today! Whew...

I haven't made anything new and I need to get going on taking pictures. I have been so busy that I get home, eat, read and go to bed. That has been my life lately, incredibly boring:)

So I need to get back on track on my New Year's resolution so thus me blogging a little:)

Have a Blessed Christmas

2009-12-24T14:52:00.000-08:00

Stay safe where it is snowing madly and have a very merrry Christmas:)

Funky Monkey Girls,
Jolene & Donna

My 300th post

2009-12-23T14:33:00.000-08:00

http://www.freefoto.com/browse/90-15-0?ffid=90-15-0

Dang, I talk a lot sometimes. The comment to my last post was an ad....that is interesting. Well, the extra money that I will get by working tomorrow afternoon will be quite helpful.

I am wondering where my creative elf hid out at because he needs to get his butt back into my studio so I can start getting on my new years jewelery stuff.

Funky Monkey Girls are in another store in Tucson:

Artists at Work 2400 N Campbell Tucson, AZ 85719

Now, if these wonderful beautiful items will sell more often, I & mom would be incredibly happy campers:)

If I can't get on here tomorrow or Christmas, have a wonderful Christmas!!!

Tis the season...

2009-12-22T11:29:00.000-08:00

I got back into the Christmas mood last night. I was on the very SLLLOOOWWW laptop at home & hear Christmas carols. I get up, look outside the front door and then my back door and someone behind me, had a loudspeaker going & I heard Christmas carols from! That and the cool mist that covered everything just put me in the Christmas spirit, praying helped too!

My goals for 2010:

1. Purchase a really good camera for pictures.
2. Get on Facebook with friends at least 3x per week for a limited amount of time (1hr max)
3. Get on Business Facebook 4x per week espically when I make new items and take pictures of them. (1hr max)
4. Dedicate 1hr per day to take pictures of jewelery(right after day job is done)
5. Dedicate 2hrs every other day to make jewelery if the creative juice is flowing, cause if it isn't flowing I can't create worth a crap:)
6. Taking vitamins/calcium pill every day...

So basically I work at home, die/eat and go to bed....of course, adjustments will be paid aka if I am at Tom's house but hopefully this is doable.

almost christmas & issues with ICE resin.

2009-12-21T13:58:00.000-08:00

I am so trying to get in the Christmas spirit but I just can't. Day job is a scoorage and it is draining not just holiday cheer but life spirit out of me. I am praying about it of course and wondering what kind of lesson that God wants me to learn out of this?

I did put some jewelery in Henry's shop, it is 50/50 so I will keep it in there for 3 months, yes I have intventory sheet and it it doesn't go, then I pull it out.

I am having one heck of a time getting my ICE resin to cure properly this time!!! HELP!!!!

Have a very Merry Christmas and I will to:)

christmas

2009-12-17T14:34:00.000-08:00

Well, I need to run home and make more jewelery tonight for Henry's store. I guess I sold something in the gallery before it even opened, at least I hope it was piece of jewelry, sometimes people do get confused LOLOLOL. He wants our jewelery in his store so on Saturday, I am going over to talk about comission, pricing etc. I am really looking forward to that:)

I think the grinch has struck at work, not here but elsewhere. I am trying to be merry and bright but all I want to do is stay home in bed! If you haven't guess, home is my safe zone. I am going over to Tom's this weekend, because we need to leave ms sadie at his house so she doesn't claw/chew up my front room door. We need her on puppy prozac as soon as we can afford it, poor thing.

I am exhausted.......

2009-12-16T15:08:00.000-08:00

Too much stress going on for this time of the year! I thought it was suppose to be festive and loving, I haven't seen much of that at all this year. This is the type of week where I really wish I would have stayed in bed all week.

The cold weather is really bothering me this year...I ache so bad that it even hurts to walk. Oh well, I can overcome the evil of pain!!

Have a very Merry Christmas and hopefully I can get some other pictures on here once I get on my computer at home!

Day Job

2009-12-15T10:35:00.000-08:00

It has been so busy that I don't know if I am coming or going or doing whatever!!! I finally put up my Christmas tree at home so it is starting to feel like Christmas. The cold weather is kicking my hips/neck and shoulders really bad. I hate the cold, hate it, hate it, hate it....that is why I moved away from Minnesota.

Tom & I are great and have enjoyed our weekends together. We went to the 4th Ave Street Fair and I was disappointed that there was a LOT of non handmade items out there. I thought this was a juried show?

I did purchase a Christmas present for my mom, I will probably have to get Tom's after the holidays and he will get mine after that as well. I can't get an answer from him what he wants...MEN!

I'M ALIVE!

2009-12-10T11:41:00.000-08:00

I know....day job busy busy busy, I have spent most of the past 4 days with Tom who does have a computer btw, but we haven't really had couple time for the past month & 1/2 since his dad and my family have been here. We live 30 minutes apart so the only time we see each other is weekends.

let me see, I got into a gallery and the grand opening is this weekend, here is the address and website: Aurora Show gallery 2402, 2400-2402 N Campbell Tucson AZ 85719. www.gallery2402.com We got 9 pieces in and he does want some pieces for his regular shop. I will talk to him this weekend and see what type of percentage etc that he takes out for his store when the product sells. So check our jewelery if you are in Tucson, corner of Campbell & Grant.

I am definately putting my house on the market second weekend of Jan so if you are looking, I will put the info in here. The 4th Ave Street Fair is this weekend so Tom & I are going tomorrow, we both got the date off:)

Have a wonderful weekend!

day job computer

2009-12-04T10:55:00.000-08:00

I can't get this thing to load any new pictures. I will have to do it at home, very annoying. It is also annoying that I can't leave or even comment to some folks in my blog or theirs. ergh.

It is FRIDAY! It is a beautiful day here in Tucson, the sky is a beautiful beautiful blue and it is a bit cold. I am going to put up my christmas tree on Monday because it is Tom & I's weekend by ourselves for a long time, we are both excited!!!

I picked a bunch of jewelery to show Henry or Harry, I am so awful at names to show him tomorrow! I have to ask what percentage etc that he takes off for commission etc. But that will be cool to have another place here in Tucson:)

I still have some work to do so have a safe and blessed weekend!

Parents have left

2009-12-03T11:06:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene; baby bobcats 2008 in my yard.

They left early this morning. I will miss them but now my house is mine again!!!!! Mom & I made some more jewelery that I am going to take to the new shop & hopefully he will love some pieces to put into the gallery, keeping the fingers crossed.

I have to go to Target and pick up some stuff so I doubt if I will have time to take pictures. I may do it at Tom's house and just bring my stuff with me.

I was totally wishing today was Friday, bummer it is not. For those who comment in this blog, I can not comment to a bunch of people from day job. My computer is wanky here......

Putting my house up for sale.

2009-12-02T11:18:00.000-08:00

I will be putting my house for sale the second week of Jan...:( I am sad because I LOVE my house but I wasn't expecting to get married either:) Mom & I had a fun day together yesterday. We got into another store here in Tucson and we may have some pieces in a gallery showing next weekend as well:) cool beans let me tell you:)

Everybody got home safely so that is good. Mom & dad will be leaving tomorrow and then I will have to readjust to living in a quiet place again:)

I have been so busy with family things, that I have a lot of pictures that I need to take & get the sites updated and send some jewelery out.

It has been a great visit all along and nice to see everyone again:)

Holidays in full bloom

2009-11-30T10:40:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

We had a great Thanksgiving:) Everybody helped out in the kitchen and Tom really enjoyed that. Josie and Sadie got a long better after a couple of hours and it was just nice:) My brother left Saturday so my other brother and his daughter are leaving today so the house will be quiet again. I must have more people over so I don't get freaked out, bad word, but I am not use to all that noise, that is what I am trying to state.

We got my wedding dress and I re tried it on with my niece's dress. I need to lose 10 pds or more cause it isn't fitting as well as it did when I first tried it on, so that is a good goal. I go talk to a realtor tomorrow and see about getting my house for sale. I am sad because I love it so but you have to give up to gain something much better:) Getting nervous about the wedding stuff too, don't ask me why but once I find a reception place, I will feel better.

Of course with so many people, no beading was done so hopefully, mom & I can get on that tonight. We have work to do:)

Thanksgiving

2009-11-25T08:57:00.000-08:00

I just am grateful for my Tom, family,friends and others who lives I briefly touch at my day job and thru my jewelery.

Well, Jeff and his family are showing up today then Jim & Kennedy show up tomorrow:) Hopefully my dead furnance will be a cheap fix...keeping fingers crossed & praying about it!

The studio is clean...I mean clean! I don't think I have ever seen it this clean. I will take pictures and attempt to get both messy studio & clean studio side by side.

I have been working my arse off at day job and I am one pooped out monkey! I get another trigger point injection today, I am pretty excited about it cause it works!

I wish all of you and your families Happy Thanksgiving and may the Lord bless each and everyone of you:)

wrong store name

2009-11-24T11:21:00.000-08:00

I need a vacation let me tell you. Here is the link for the store where we sold a bunch of jewelery: http://www.coppercountryantiques.com/

busy week

2009-11-24T11:13:00.000-08:00

Dang, I haven't had time to do much of anything fun this week:( The folks are here and I got dad approval, so whew! A good thing, my studio is almost cleaned up and mom & I have been making new things to add to Etsy stores so check them out:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FunkyMonkeys

Not too much added on Viva Mexico yet but it will come. We also sold a bunch of jewelery from Copper Canyon here in Tucson! That was awesome so tonight we will be bringing more pieces there to fill in our cabinet!

Tom is cooking for Thanksgiving, poor man! Both brothers and their families except for one niece are coming to my house for Thanksgiving! I am pretty excited. Tom has met all of them except for my one brother & niece then he should be over the hurdle for awhile at least.

I am so excited...

2009-11-19T11:46:00.001-08:00

Mom & I are beading our little fingers off...just wait till you see our new jewelery on our Esty sites:)

:) Looking forward to "seeing" you there and don't forget we extended our sale until 11/21:) Shop now for those favorites or they will be going to another home or styled into a different piece of jewelery:)

busy swamped day

2009-11-17T15:07:00.000-08:00

This has been too busy of day....it was pretty awful.

The folks are here:) Tom will meet dad really briefly because he has to get home to pee the dog:)

HAPPY MONDAY!

2009-11-16T10:42:00.000-08:00

I had a really nice weekend! Tom & I walked around the mall on Saturday and then got some DVD's GI Joe and Battlestar Galatic, in which I am so getting Tom hooked on:)

Sunday was chilling out and then back to my house I go, getting it ready for parents. I vaccumed a couple of rooms, washed the kitchen floor and cleaned a bathroom. Tonight, I do the rest of vaccumming and dusting. My studio, has a path to get from the door to the tables LOL. I know I keep promising to put these pics on here but after working most of day job on a computer, I don't like being on one at home.

I have some more jewelery on Etsy and I sold another piece:) YEA!! The sale is still on until 11/18 @6:00pm PST. Mom will be here so we shouldn't have any problems building the stores back up.

I am also going to have mom & dad pick up my wedding dress:) I am really excited, I still haven't picked the color of my bridesmaid dresses and I need to get that done soon.

SALE SALE SALE

2009-11-13T13:02:00.001-08:00

There is a sale going on from 11/13 - 11/18 in both the Funky Monkey Girls shop and VivaMexico....here are the links to both shops:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FunkyMonkeys

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vivamexico

I may keep adding more items to our sales list to make room for Christmas and the start of the New Year!

Veterans Day

2009-11-13T09:44:00.000-08:00

http://www.ace-clipart.com/american-flag-photos-02.html

From one veteran to another....happy belated veterans day!

hating my bank...

2009-11-13T09:39:00.000-08:00

When my wonderful credit union merged with this evil credity union....not good things resulted. Oh, we promise you will have NO issues or problems with the merge...HA! THEY LIED! sigh. So now, I have to go thru a huge amount of hassle to get my direct depost & other things moved to another bank.

Tom's dad is leaving tomorrow early and we are going on a date:) We only get weekends to see each since we live about 30 minutes away and it is hard on weekdays to get together espically with psycho Sadie who needs puppy prozac cause she freaks when her humans aren't there and even out of her sight.

My parents are coming some time next week so at least that gives me more time to wash the floors in my house. I was hit with the creativity bug so I made some jewelery. I also have to send more jewelery to the museum and Margaret's shop.

OH, I sold another piece of jewelery at the museum!!! hooray! Plus, I need to have a big Etsy sale so I will work on that either day if possible or tomorrow if possible.

Dad test

2009-11-09T14:13:00.000-08:00

Well, it is official, Tom's dad likes me and states that I am a very nice girl! Hooray. It is always nice to have the significant others parents and family liking you:)

We went to the Celtic Faire this weekend, it was a lot of fun. Of course I forgot my sun block but no burning, yea! Then on Sunday we went to the casino here. They still allowed smoking in there and the ventilation wasn't good so yucky. Tom is so thrilled that he quit smoking cause he was stating how gross it smelled:) I lost $6.00...oh well:)

Parents are coming this weekend and a hurrican maybe be heading their way so very good timing on a visit.

I haven't been on here or Facebook all weekend so I will be doing some of that LOLOLOL...

Fort Hood

2009-11-06T11:40:00.000-08:00

We need to remember to keep the entire post in our minds and our prayers and the list of wounded and dead listed below:

Among them are Justin Johnson of Punta Gorda, Florida; George Stratton II of Post Falls, Idaho; Kimberly Munley, the Fort Hood police officer who returned fire and halted the suspect; Nathan Hewitt of Lafayette, Indiana; and Keara Bono of Independence, Missouri, Ray Saucedo, hometown unspecified; Spc. Grant Moxon, of Lodi, Wisconsin; Amber Bahr, of Random Lake, Wisconsin; Matthew Cooke, hometown unspecified; and Staff Sgt. Joy Clark, of Des Moines, Iowa.

I am sadden to hear about this yesterday and being a veteran who served in the Gulf War I, this is so very tragic and sad. Even pray for the shooting and his family.

May God keep them close.

Honestly...

2009-11-06T10:37:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

I did take pictures last night of the messy studio. I got busy doing some jewelery and posting it on Etsy when hmmmm, I started feeling really really tired, I looked at the clock at it was 9:30pm, I am so NOT an night owl. So, the pictures will be on here tonight, I promise.

There has to be a full moon cause we got some werid patients going on....strange.

Today

2009-11-05T10:16:00.001-08:00

It is a good day at day job because we only have 1/2 day of clinic:) We usually have training or a staff meeting going on which is today.....gee how fun.

I didn't get on the computer at home at all. Tom came over to see if the dead stinkey critter was in my laundry room causing a nasty odor....nope it wasn't...hmmm. I got my dishes down and then when Tom left, I read a book. I should have worked on my studio. I will take a picture of the scary studio and post it here tomorrow which hopefully will get me motivated.....:) Big problem, not in creating mood. It will come back when it does, then the studio will look better or worse LOLOLOL!

Okay, what happened to Fall?

2009-11-03T11:42:00.000-08:00

Picture by Jolene Hardy

Where did fall go? Did it disappear from Tucson while I was sick? That isn't fair! I love fall it is one of my mostest favorites seasons! I like the crispy cold weather, the crispy leaves and apples bought from an orchard. yumminess. Mind you, I hate the next season that comes after fall espically in Minnesota.

I was hoping for more fall time since I can go outside and don't have to worry about breathing on people.

I updated Etsy shoppes last night...please go to links below:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FunkyMonkeys

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vivamexico

Back to work!

2009-11-02T10:29:00.000-08:00

Picture taken by Jolene Hardy

I am back to work and going thru my tons of e-mails. My fever finally broke yesterday praise the Lord. I don't have a lot of time so if I can't cover it with leave, then I don't get paid for that day, which will suck.

Well, back to work.

H1N1 sucks..

2009-11-01T12:22:00.000-08:00

Mom's funky bracelet, the fiber beads can be bought from here...http://www.etsy.com/shop/Ebrown2503

My advice, try not to get this crap.....I got the medication in time so I feel loads better but I can't get rid of my stupid fever. If I am fever free for 48 hrs than I can go back to work. I did clean up some of the house when I was feeling better, took tons of pictures to update Etsy stores and right now, I am Sadie sitting while Tom & his dad runs around doing some errands for him and for me. She has finally calmed down a bit and now lies down by me & occasionaly gets up to see where dad is at.

I am looking forward to talking to Tom's dad somemore once I am no longer contagious.

Oh it is Wednesday..

2009-10-28T19:44:00.000-07:00

I wish I was there, pic by Jolene, beach by mom.

Well, the weekend was fun, sold a few things but got my name out there. Monday I start getting sick, Tuesday sick, then today I call to see if I can get an appointment. My provider THINKS I have H1N1, so I am on medication for that, off for seven days and will spray all jewelery with stuff that will santize everything.

So, if you don't hear from me for a well, I am in bed either freezing or cold.

Prayers!

2009-10-23T15:17:00.000-07:00

Church here in Tucson pic by Jolene Hardy

Please pray for the success of the show tomorrow, Tom's knee will hold up (it has been hurting for a year & finally he goes into the doctor, we will learn more later) and that we can sell loads of stuff, meet more people and most importantly, have a great time.

I will be sure to bring a camera so you can all see the booth and my poor sign, be gentle.....:)

Have a happy and fulfilling weekend and both shops will be on vacation mode starting @1615 pst. :)

DAY JOB

2009-10-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

IT SUCKS..................

please continue with the regular blogging.

whew....it is Friday

2009-10-23T09:17:00.001-07:00

Picture of catus and mountains here in Tucson.

I got all my packing ready for the show, I can kind of see why I don't do a lot of them cause they are hard work but at least Tom will be able to help me out:) I just hope we can get everything into his car!

My hand made sign turned out okay. I switch my mind and glue beads on so it reads funky Monkey girls with beads, one ribbon and two girls. I have to figure out what I am going to do with the other side but I think I will hammer a mirror on it, I used an extra piece of shelving that I had laying around.

I am so pooped out and I still have to purchase receipt books! Can't forget those & I have some but it disappered, I am hoping it is in one of my boxes and I was so tired last night that I just didn't see it.

I am a bit nervous and excited of course. I may put the Etsy shops on vacation to ensure nothing gets sold twice, that would be a bad thing. The clock is kicking so slowly so I am off to do some more filing...it really needs to get done.

sign for booth

2009-10-22T16:19:00.000-07:00

Since they don't want a hand written sign, which I understand, I just had a brilliant idea! I am going to take old rather yucky glass beads and with wire make a Funky Monkey Girl sign and put it on some poster board....I am going to be busy tonight with making lists and packing...wish me luck!

This is the blog where the give away is at...

2009-10-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

http://www.sweetbeadstudio.com/

Another give away:)

2009-10-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

And now the part you’ve been waiting for…..
The Blog Give Away! (2 winners)
To celebrate the release of Easy Wire 2009, I’ve put together a BIG selection of goodies for your creative enjoyment! (Especially if you’ve been wanting to start stamping or designing with metal)
Grand prize:
- A copy of Easy Wire 2009
- 36 piece 1/8″ Letter and Number stamp set
-Eurotool metal punch
-110 piece copper washer set
-Sheet metal: copper and nickel silver
-18 gauge pure copper wire, 10 yard spool
Tadaaaaaaaaaa! And I know everyone wants a chance to win, so the lucky 2nd place winner will win a copy of Easy Wire 2009.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post….and if you’d like your name in the “hat” twice, please share this give away on your blog! :-) Give away ends at midnight EST on Oct. 27th.
Thanks for stopping by and celebrating with me - and to all of my friends and blog followers here in this online community, YOU have been my inspiration!

Today...

2009-10-20T12:37:00.000-07:00

I think it is close to the full moon because all heck is breaking loose at day job. I don't care what stupid scienctic studies state, I fully believe that people getting crazier when it comes.

Not as tired as yesterday, praise God.

Got to get back to work...

This past weekend...

2009-10-19T16:01:00.000-07:00

I got all my jewelery tagged for the show, the tent & tables are put in Tom's car, I have a receipt book, must get some more bags and other receipt books and money.

http://www.ecolivingfest.org/ I will be there Saturday 10/24 selling my wares, so please come & say hi!

Hooray it is Friday!

2009-10-16T12:19:00.000-07:00

I am one pooped out person. I can not keep working late because I am going to make myself sick. BUT almost all the stuff is ready for the show next weekend:) Just have to find a few more things and then we are ready to go:)

Have a wonderful weekend!

exhausted

2009-10-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

I worked at day job until 6:30pm. I had so much to do even with a sign that basically states leave me alone, I still getbugged. So I stayed late to get some stuff done but I know I can NOT do that all the time...

The trigger point injection went really really well:) I loved my doctor I went too so will update about how it feels.

I made some things that were completely different for me, if I had more energy today, I would have finish them so I will work on them tomorrow!

Tuesday is such a Monday

2009-10-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

We were off yesterday. I spent most of the weekend with Tom & Sadie doggie working on getting my craft tent set up and tagging everything for the show upcoming on 1024, they received my registration and money so it is on:)

Day job too busy for words and I am scheduled for a trigger point injection tomorrow to help with my fibro, I sure hope that works!!!

My show

2009-10-09T16:25:00.000-07:00

Mom's beautiful piece!

They received my application and money hooray! So, I am going home & working on price tags and making more jewelery for one of my stores in San Antonio who contacted me as well, oh that burden has been lifted off my shoulders:)

HOORAY IT IS FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-10-09T13:28:00.001-07:00

New updated jewelery in our Etsy shops.

What is even better it is Friday and a 3 day weekend in which both Tom & I need really bad. Day job has just beat the heck out of my these last 3 weeks and I am grateful to the Lord for helping me out during this time.

Our shops are being updated almost every day. I really really love Tom's camera and I think he knows he may never get it back:)

Links:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5041123

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7205503

This Thursday

2009-10-08T12:48:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy that I didn't even know what time it was. Was a klutz and dropped lunch on the floor, on me and spattered on a nurse in our break room. Cleaned that up and luckily one of the other nurses was going to McDonald's & picked me up lunch.

What a day!

stuff

2009-10-07T09:49:00.000-07:00

Well, it is definate, my niece had the H1N1, she lives in Minnesota. She was sick but not too bad, praise the Lord.

Mom has ordered new computer. I need new glue to put things on different jewelery. Hmm, was having some technical difficulties last night & felt like throwing it on the wall, I didn't. I guess you need stock of glue as well. This is what you learn by experimenting:)

It is a beautiful day in Tucson and I much rather be outside walking for a while. Maybe I will do that after lunch. I am still trying to figure out a different color for my bridemaids. The color I picked looks horrible on her so back to the coloring board so to speak.

My jewelery facebook account is going well. I am trying to pick friends that are crafty because I have my own personal facebook that I do with some games & stuff.

computer issues, paypal issues

2009-10-05T13:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, way too many technical issues going on. For some strange reason, I ordered some things on Etsy but all of a sudden, all these items showed up stating that I bought them thru our paypal....nope, I didn't do that, so I had to contact these vendors feeling like an idiot & a bad customer cause something strange happened in our paypal account.

Mom figured out that but right now, mortgage is calling my happy name to pay it so fun stuff can't be bought at this moment. Then her computer totally crashed/burned and died, that is a bad thing for a professor who teaches on line.....

Life not good for Hardy family, my niece may have the H1N1, who lives in MN, my brother's family had AA lock up their luggage, I am not sure what happened with that yet and my other brother is sicker than a dog. I guess it is our turn to get the yuck that is going around!

I did have one review on our Etsy shops, thank you and I know our pictures aren't the greatest, I am slowly going thru them & getting them rephotographed with Tom's camera.

Weekend...

2009-10-05T12:22:00.000-07:00

It was wonderful and very very needed. I come home on Sunday, fed myself & beaded...ah. My doctor put me an valium. Let's just say, I haven't been too healthy mentally so this will help clear and focus my mind...if I don't fall asleep on my keyboard......whheewwwww:)

I mailed a package out too late, I did put another item in it & apologized for it. I felt SO awful about it but life has been beating me with a sharp stick with thorns on it lately. I am going to get my studio into shape & get pictures etc on the walls. That will be my goal this week and I will move my sheelves in there to also assist.

My jewelery is no longer a hobby for me but I am going to take it seriously and use my BS, in organzational business adminstration & get it to work on this side of my life as well. I opened up our facebook account for Etsy:) So far so good and then I am trying to develop lines & make some of the same items, or close to each other so I can start doing that as well.

God is so awesome & so mighty and he will definately help me out. The family is being super supportive & Tom is AWESOME!

We went to Mandara Canyon, sorry I know I am spelling it wrong & it was wonderful to get up in the mountains, see green and just breath in that air. Sadie was smelling everything & Tom & I just relaxed...:) ahhhhhhh

Hop over to Lorelei blog to win........

2009-10-05T11:59:00.000-07:00

WELCOME to this week's Enchanted Adornments Giveaway!
Here is some background info in case you are just tuning in for the first time:
Cynthia Thornton, of Green Girl Studios, has written an amazing book called Enchanted Adornments: Creating Mixed-Media Jewelry with Metal, Clay, Wire, Resin & More, and it will be released on November 1, 2009!I am really excited about the release of this book because Cynthia and her family, are all amazingly talented and this book will totally rock the hizzouse. But not only that, I contributed a piece of jewelry for the Gallery section of the book, and am really super excited for all of you to see it!
The Green Girl Studios team, graciously donated 8 small packages of beads to be randomly given away, in honor of the big book release, to my little blog! How cool is that!This week will be the first of the 8 givaways. This SIXTH package of beads contains 5 pewter components (4 beads and 1 button), all in the FROG theme!This week, I'd really like you to pass the word onalong on your own blogs/twitter/myspace/Facebook...whatever!Leave a comment and tell me where you've posted the giveaway.
In this day and age, MOST everyone is CONNECTED in some way, right?
All you have to do to enter yourself to win, is leave a comment on this post!Keep in mind, you will ONLY BE ENTERED ONCE by leaving a comment,
on this post only.
Please try to only leave one comment, or the counting will be way off! 1 comment per person will be counted. if you forget and leave 2 comments, one of your comments will be disqualified. (as long as I can keep up with that)
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critiques

2009-10-02T16:14:00.000-07:00

It is facing the wrong way...oh boy, see what I tell you about computer skill stuff...

I keep trying to get critiques by going thru Etsy community site to no avail. I am trying to rescructure things & the business and if someone PLEASE go to our VivaMexico and Funky Monkey Girls shop and let me know some helpful tips in non computer guru language I would so appreciate it.

I am feeling a bit frustated as I am sure you all can tell!

Frida Kahlo

2009-10-02T15:01:00.000-07:00

Frida's Broken Column choker by Jolene Hardy

I love Frida Kahlo! I think her picture called the Broken Column best explains fibro/chronic pain. I am trying to change her pictures if I use them in my designs. I am trying to do items or come up with lines that reflect me and how I make things.

I hope this makes sense cause I really want to go to Tom's house & day job is.....BLECK.

The week from HE**

2009-10-02T12:20:00.000-07:00

You know, just when things can't get any worse, it does. I am getting hit with awful news at day job, life crap, the only thing is that my jewelery is getting photographed well, Tom & I are great and my family is safe & healthy. Those are all blessings.

Satan is being a pain & he needs to go away and I pray that God will bind him, which he will.

sheesh........

Beautiful Friday

2009-10-02T07:38:00.000-07:00

I believe that fall is finally coming to the desert. It is a beautiful morning, I am drinking coffee and I stayed up late, my eyes were burning getting Etsy updated again...:) Yes, I am working on things for the show also..:)

So here are some pictures for you viewing pleasure

WOW...

2009-10-01T09:42:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in 2 days, how strange for me, huh? :) I have been trying to get all the awesome jewelery that my mom & I have made in the past posted in Etsy so someone can purchase a great piece for themselves instead of me looking at it:)

I need to take some more pictures tonight. I also need to pick up a bit, I have piles here & there, nothing too bad but it could turn that way!

Tom is coming over this weekend & we will have fun, hooray!