Musical Thoughts

So I'm at a music gig yesterday at Lakeport Square. One-stop retirement! It's a retirement community that also has an assisted living facility and nursing home on property.

It was a Cruise theme; fake flower leis, cocktails, Bananas Foster and ice sculpture by a chef with an electric chainsaw. (That's what I call retiring in style!)

We were performing lots of upbeat standards and Mike, my piano player, starts in with the song Tequila. This is an amazing song. Why? Because it literally makes anyone, no matter their age or physical capabilities, begin to bounce along!!! Try it! Go to YouTube and find the song Tequila, by The Champs, play it and see what happens. You won't be able to resist bopping around. You may even invent new dance moves never seen by man!

I instigated a conga line to Tequila. Yes, i am guilty...of helping people have a great time!

Tangled Web Pendants

"Oh what a tangled web we weave...." You know the quote. I'm always getting tangled up starting new projects and this time, I went all the way. I saw instructions for a similar project in a magazine and decided to make my own version. Here's how they turned out:




My husband Jim's maternal grandfather is an avid rockhunter and has spent many years finding, shaping, grinding and polishing all types of rocks. My lovely mother-in-law obtained some of these and I use them to create my pendants.

I also want to start the search for some really small, matching cabochons (that's the stone in the middle of all the wire), so that I can try my hand at making a set of earrings. Each piece is unique, so I'm not sure how successful I'll be at earrings. It would be fun to try, though!

It's fun to make them, however, I haven't been too successful in finding the appropriate market yet. Some are available on Etsy.com. Others are in the partially-completed stage and the rest reside in my imagination! I also do custom orders and have had a couple of those that ended in happy customers. I hope to discover the right place to display and sell my little darlings. Any suggestions?

Mama's Got a Brand-New Blog!

Ok, here I am and I have no clue what I'm doing, but I'm going to jump in with both feet and no fear! Hopefully, it will be interesting reading and serve as a sort of online journal. Maybe you'll even read it! :)