More to Come...

Hello everyone,
I have been SOOO busy preparing for the upcoming craft fairs that I have not had the time to post to my blog. I plan to return on Dec. 1st with news on how the first of three craft fairs went for me. I have never done a craft fair before, so I am hopeful that it will go well. I guess we will find out soon enough.
My family and I will be enjoying the wonderful Thanksgiving fare at my sister's house this year. I hope that all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Enjoy your friends and family and eat plenty of food. Have the leftovers for lunch on Friday!
I hope to see a few of you on Saturday at the fairgrounds in Powell. I will be there with my happy face selling my trinkets and cards to anyone that takes an interest. Have a wonderful Holiday and be sure to check back on December 1st for the news on how things went for me. Wish me luck!!
I will talk to you all again soon!

Another Look Back

In September 2007, I climbed. I didn't climb anything major or break any world records or anything, but I achieved something that I had been wanting to do, I climbed. I climbed the Island. Now, to those of you who are not familiar with Cody, Wyoming and the climbing done in this neck of the woods, the Island is a huge granite rock located by some tunnels that you have to drive through to get to Yellowstone Park from Cody. It has been a hot spot for climbers since the early 80's. My husband and his friend, Monty Madsen, and Kirt's little brother, Todd, just happened to be big in to climbing back then and Kirt and Monty are the ones that dubbed it 'The Island'. They came up with lots of cool names for the climbs in this area and the names have stuck over the years. The guys even have their names in BOOKS! Wow! now that is cool, especially in my world, being that I love to write and all. Anyway, here are some pictures of me climbing. I included some of my children climbing too. They loved it! Brinson took to it like a duck in water. I think he follows in his dad's footprints a lot, as you can see here...

Wow! he is way up there! I was a little nervous to say the least.

 

I was really glad to get this shot. It is Brinson on the way back down. This is about when my heart started beating again.

Before any of us could go, Todd climbed up and secured the rope so that none of us would fall.

He finally got to the top and now the fun could begin!

Cache took his shot too, he wasn't quite ready to go as high as his brother just yet, maybe next time.

And yes folks, you guessed it, this is my big debut as a beginner. It was a rush I do have to admit that.

 

Still going and loving every minute of it.

Look how far up I am!! It was awesome!

It was a great day with friends and family and we had a really good time! I can't wait to do it again.

The Jewelry Side of Things

Here are some of the jewelry pieces that will be featured at my booth at the craft fair. These items will be at the craft fair on November 28, 2009, but maybe not at the two craft fairs following that (with any luck). Pictured are some of my favorite pieces.

These two beauties top my list of favorites. The red necklace is just so stunning and the ribbon necklace with the stone and the dangles on the bottom is very fun. I can't wait to see someone with these on!

If you like metal, we have quite a few pieces for you. this one is beautiful!

The rings are just so incredibly fun to make! We have several to choose from.

This necklace is somewhat nostalgic. I love the blue and purple glass beads and the brass focal piece with the butterflies just tops it off.

 

This is a very fun mix of colors. The shell pendant is painted with a green and blue flower and the beads compliment it in just the perfect hue.

This wood bead necklace is perfect for the walk on the sandy shores. The flower shell pendant adds simple elegance.

 

These two pieces were made with Swarovski glass pearls and rondelles. They would be perfect with that evening dress you will be wearing to your Christmas event this year.

See anything you like? Dig out your calendars and mark them for the Saturday after Thanksgiving and come and see me at the Kappa Kreative Kraft fair, I will be there all day selling what you see here.

I hope to see you there.

More of the Goodies for the Craft Shows

Well, I promised to have more of my cards posted here for you to take a look at, so here are some of my favorites. Enjoy...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the above pictured cards will be available at the Kappa Kreative Kraft fair in Powell, WY on November 28, 2009. I would love to hear what you think of my creations so please feel free to post a comment. Do you think they will sell? I sure hope so, because I made a lot of these beauties.

I will be back tomorrow with my jewelry. Check in and you can see some of my other work.

A Look at my Day...

I am getting ready for the craft fairs and I have been making a lot of these lately...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over 500 as a matter of fact, and that is just the Christmas cards!

I am doing other cards for all the other occasions too, and I have almost 500 of those cards as well.

Tomorrow, I will post some of the other cards I have been working on for the events. I do more than cards too...

There will be more to see here in the next couple of days!!

Remember the Kappa Kraft Fair at the Fairgrounds in Powell on November 28, 2009. I will be there at 10:00 a.m. selling what you see here and what you will see in the upcoming posts, stay tuned.

I have 2 other craft fairs after that one. The Country Christmas Craft Fair on December 5, 2009 at the Commons in Pond Park in downtown Powell, WY and the craft fair at the Powell Hospital on December 8, 2009.

I hope to see you all there!!

What Zaidyn Likes to do at Grandma's House...

This is Zaidyn and this is what he does best while his mommy and Grams make jewelry and cards and such important stuff as that..

 

 

 

 

 

And it really doesn't matter if it is here...

With or without a shoe...

Or here...

 

Like this...

Or even here...

Or like this...

He absolutely loves to do this...

And I absolutely love to take pictures of him while he does it!!

Thank You...

Today, I dedicate my post to all of the men and women fighting to protect this land that I love and the freedom that my family and I so enjoy...

 And I also want to thank all of you who have given the ultimate sacrifice to keep me and my family safe from the enemies of this great nation...

(Photo by Shirley Chan)

and provide me and my family the freedom to enjoy these places anytime that we feel the urge...

West Rosebud

(Photo by Todd Cozzens)

The Beartooth Mountain Range

The Southfork

Thank you to all that are currently serving, who have served in the past, or those faced with the decision to become a soldier and fight for this land, the land that we love.

Thank you and may God be with you, every step of the way!