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TGIF

The lazy days of summer are upon us and It Is hotter than heck. It has been In the
90 I've been Inventorying my bead's the last couple of day's trying to get ready for the holiday season. I know your probably thinking Christmas that's still five month's away. Last year was my first year selling on Etsy for the holiday season and I was really busy. So I was thinking I should stream line my shipping area. Shipping and packaging Is very Important to me. I like my customers to feel special when they receive their packages. I love to add some extra goodies In with every order. Everyone likes a surprise, I think.


This week end It will be a quiet one. Nothing really going on, which Is perfectly fine by me. Maybe I can get to my studio and make some new pieces. Since the whole thing with Ginger happened I find myself really struggeling for new Ideas. Usually I can sit at my table and my mind will go faster than my finger's. I have a few Ideas up there floating around so pop on over to the shop and there will be a few new listing's over the week end.


Have a fabulous week end....Kathi

Jenny Bug

Wow, It seems like so long ago since I wrote, so much for my New Years resolution.
A lot of thing's have been taking place. As some of you know or have seen photo's of my Golden Retriever Ginger aka Jenny bug. My Ginger passed away on July 1st 2008. She was diagnosed with a disease named Myasthenia Gravis which Is a neuromuscular disease It effects the esophagus. It won't allow the food to pass down to the stomach so all the food Is left In the esophagus and the only way to get rid of the food was to regurgitate. She was so good she would always let me know when she was going to. While she was at home we were treating her for Gastritis. The vet thought she just had a tummy ache, It wasn't until they tried to do a barium sweep that they found out the food was not getting to the stomach. The good news was that It was treatable but only If you could get the dose right on. To much made It worse to little made It worse. We could never get her does right. She ended up with Aspiration Pneumonia and was on two antibiotics and IV for fluid's

I would visit at the vet hospital and on the last day of here life I had noticed that she really looked just worn out. She was having a really hard time breathing. There were other thing's going on as well as those two. It was just killing me to see her suffer. The vet said he truly believed she was starting to suffer. I called my husband and explained what was going on and what I thought we should do. We decided to have her put to sleep. It was such a hard decision to make always second guessing yourself was I doing the right thing or was I not giving her enough time. The doctor was at the counter getting the shot ready I was on th floor with Jenny and she had her head resting on my knee. I was petting her and talking to her she looked up at me with those big brown eyes and died. We did not have to give her the shot which was a huge comfort knowing that I was making the right decision.

Jenny had been sick since June 8th so It was a long battle for her.

Rest In Peace Jenny Bug. We missed you.

August Rush trailers and video clips on Yahoo! Movies

My movie pick of the week. I desided to give It to you today Instead of making you wait until tomorrow. Enjoy, Kathi



August Rush trailers and video clips on Yahoo! Movies

Fabulous Etsy Fine

To be honest I'm not really sure how I came to fine Humblebeads but I am so glad that I did. Sometimes I'll just start searching for different thing's. I love bird's, so I am forever on a hunt for a new addition. Heather Is a polymer clay artist with some amazing skill's. The minute I saw my little feathered friend the wheels started turning. Huuummm, what can I design with this little guy. Here Is the finish product title " In My Garden ". I currently have this piece listed In my shop.



Heather's bead's have been featured In bead magazines, books, on HGTV and PBS' Beads, Baubles & Jewels. She has some Incredible bead's listed at Humblebeads here Is one of here many treasures. The thing with polymer bead's Is they look fabulous and are less expensive then an average handmade glass bead and they give you some added texture In your designs, I love them ! The possibilities are endless. Some of the color's and designs at Humblebeads are out of this world.




Stop over and see Heather and be sure to check out here web site at
Humblebeads.com

I will see you tomorrow and give you my movie pick for the week.
Have a great day..Kathi

Great Etsy Fine

Today my etsy fine Is from margrietje . I stumbled across this shop while I had some free time on Friday. Well I fell In Love immediately. I will, own one of these little creation, only problem that I'm having Is I'm stuck on which one to buy. Here Is what this very talented artist had to say.The polymer clay pendant's are crafted and painted by hand. Each piece of one theme is therefore unique and slightly different to one another.How cool Is that. Here are just a few of my favorites.



Eva just opened margrietje In January of this year and Is already making a name for herself. She says, it is the love that has been put into the work that makes every piece of the pendant special! Please take the time to stop by this Incredible artist shop. You will be glad you did.

Have a great day. See you tomorrow..Kathi