Senior Olympics Soccer and Craft Fair!

I'll be at another craft fair tomorrow (Saturday). This time it will be in conjunction with the Senior Olympics Women's Soccer Tournament. I'm still too young to play - so I'll hang with my teammates who are playing and will sell my jewelry and beaded things. If you're in the vicinity of Mira Mesa in San Diego feel free to stop by and shop or just watch some soccer games. The tournament will be held at Hourglass Field which is just south of Miramar College. Here's a mapquest link if you need it: Hourglass Field. Hope to see some of you there!

Maui was fun, have relatives in town now

Hubby and I had a great time in Maui. For those who have never been I do have the following suggestion - if you've traveled highway 1 in California from San Luis Obispo north then skip the Pala highway. You see some gorgeous greenery and some neat waterfalls - but you don't get to see much of the coast since you get pushed too far inland on the road. The coastal views along highway 1 are MUCH more impressive. On the other hand we had a blast hiking the Waihee Ridge Trail. It's 2.5 miles long and you go up 1500'. The view from the top is wonderful - as long as the clouds aren't covering you. I think the road on the north side of the island from Waihee Ridge to Kapalua would also be impressive to drive - windy 2 lane road - but I don't know if the view of the coast would be any better.

I've got several designs "almost" done so hopefully next week I can finish them up and get them listed in my store. My brother-in-law, his wife and 2 kids are staying with us now so we're doing tourist things all day long. Went to Reuben H. Fleet Science center today and saw 3 IMAX films! Good films - but I don't recommend you sign up for them all in a row - tough on your butt and shoulders since the seats aren't all that comfortable. Tomorrow we'll be at the zoo. I always like going there - and watching the hippos is especially fun!

Getting ready for a trip to Maui!

Yippee!! Hubby and I head to Maui in a couple of days. We've never been there so it should be fun. I'm rushing around trying to get things finished and mailed out. I just finished a custom design - Ethereal Bracelet. It's an interesting combination of sodalite, moonstone, labradorite and hematite. Those were the stones requested for the design and I got them to work together. I love doing custom designs - they are a fun challenge in design and in interpreting what my customers want.

An even bigger challenge for this design was photography. The contrast between light and dark really caused me headaches trying to get the right color to show. I finally succeeded though and will be shipping it to its new home in a day or two.

Holiday shows and gas prices in Paris

Well the craft show was a bust. Lesson learned - don't do craft shows over a 3 day holiday unless the show is in the midst of a tourist area. You just don't get much traffic when folks are probably busy doing long weekend activities.

Now - some interesting information my hubby sent from Paris ... you think our gas is high??? Think again - here's a picture of gas prices (per liter) in Paris. At that price it works out to almost $10 per gallon! And yes they drive a LOT of small cars around Paris.

And even the superheroes in Paris have small supercars to drive ...

Isn't that a hoot?!

Just a little crazy ...

I'm about 10 minutes away from heading out the door to go sell some of my beauties at the "Sunday, crafty Sunday" craft sale organized by the North Park Craft Mafia. And when did I decide to do this? Two days ago. Good thing I've been steadily adding to my design inventory! Needless to say I've been spending the last two days making more things, getting my setup rearranged to work on one table, ... It will be at the Filter Coffee House at 4096 30th St., San Diego 92104 from noon to 5PM. So ... if you're reading this and are in the area - stop on by!