Rain, Thunder and Lightning Oh MY!

We had a wonderful day filled with rain, thunder and lightning. This is a rare occurence in San Diego so I loved it! It was a new experience for our Westie Max (he joined us in February) so he had to run outside and bark at the thunder everytime he heard it - LOL! They both got haircuts last weekend - aren't they cute?



And here is Max up close and personal and a happy Gino after chasing his bro around the yard ...



And here's the rainbow that showed up after the rains finished up ...

Senior Olympics Soccer Tournament Craft Fair!

I'll be selling at the Senior Olympics Soccer Tournament again this year. I'm still too young to play but at least I'll get to hang with my teammates this way. Here are some of the gals who will be selling with me:



We'll be at Hourglass Field in Mira Mesa (just south of Miramar College). Park in the Miramar College parking lot. We'll probably be there from 9-4 - but the schedule may change once the games schedule is known. Here's a mapquest link if you need it: Hourglass Field. Hope to see some of you there!

Here are some of my latest creations that you can see in person at the craft fair!

Published!

My California Girl bracelet is now published in the August edition of the Bead Trends magazine. This sterling silver charm bracelet is filled with colorful lampwork beads, flip flops and sunglasses charms. This bracelet is for sale in my cserpentDesigns Etsy shop.

Tube beads!

My brown Ghana tube bead bracelet with yellow opals was one of the designs featured in this beadingtimes.com article on using tube beads.

Rhinestone Cowboy!

Ok - sorry - no cowboys here - but I can't help think of that song when I talk about rhinestones - LOL! A friend asked me to make some earrings to go with a rhinestone necklace she bought. I had never done anything with rhinestones so, of course, I had to dive into it with both feet! I now have a LOT of rhinestones and settings so I'll be doing more with rhinestones. She need hers done in brass so that's what I'll be using for all my new designs. Here is the final creation




It involved 22 soldered components, oxidized the whole thing, set all the stones and - voila - earrings!