A soft coral

I'm looking for the perfect soft coral to pair with transparent light aqua to match the perfectly divine outfit I just found. I have the aqua beads made and necklace designed, I just can't settle on a coral that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

Any ideas?

Check it out - I'm here!

Let me stand up and dust myself off a bit. Whew - haven't been here in ages. I just got my etsy store re-opened - it was pretty dusty too. But heck, now there are some pretty beads there - or were. That's a good thing! Many thanks to my buyers.

Summer was really hectic for our entire family, more so than ever. Finally, everyone is settled into their groove and I can make beads. Make beads, clean beads, take pictures, edit photos and list beads. It's the editing photo's that chaps my a**. I mean really, I'm not that bad of a photographer - if you are a horse, or a kid. Correcting bead images is not a talent I possess and it shows. But did I tell you that I once had a son who is a photographer? Who edits photo's with just a click and wiggle of the mouse? Well, there must be some kind of look on my face or sound in my voice because said son quickly becomes a figment of my imagination when I'm struggling with bead images. Oh, Seth ~ did you forget about how I took care of you when you had influenza? Or the dinner's I cook, the errands I run? Your mother needs serious help... quickly. And all you have to do is click and wiggle.

Even though Seth has disappeared, my mojo is back! I think it got scared off for a while but hey, we're buddies again. All is well!

I have lots of pretty new glass to play with. My goal, of course, is to run through every pound of it between now and oh, a week from Tuesday! Wouldn't that be grand? It could happen, but most likely won't. I know I make good sized beads but not that good sized. And there are already so many beads piled here and there. There's just not THAT much room.

Toodle - ooo!

Public Service Announcement

This is a test of my public broadcast system. The purpose is to find out if this shows up on my facebook. If it does how in the heck do I get it off of there?

Avatars

Well, I told you I have alot to say!

I changed my avatar photo here. I just want to make it clear that my hair isn't green.

Etsy

I've put all of the items in my etsy store on sale. I'm moving them out to bring in new work. You can find it here: www.dakotasunstudios.etsy.com Please stop by and take a look. If it strikes your fancy, please heart me. I will visit your store and heart you back.

Okay, so people who don't do etsy are shaking their heads right now. Don't worry it's a good thing! Just ask Martha. Or Marther as Joey says. I would just love to talk that for a day. Like Joey, not Martha.

Anyway, I lost my mojo for awhile, or maybe it lost me. Okay, I was just lost. But, I'm back to the torch making fish, goddesses, focals or whatever strikes my fancy. And I'm having fun which is the very best part!

I actually do have more to say so I will try to update more frequently.

Oh, for crap's sake!

So I'm looking at my followers. It doesn't take long to look, believe me. Anyway, there is a person whose blog I want to follow. At the top it says follow me. So, I click on that. Now I am following my own blog. How pathetic. I can't get rid of myself as a follower.

Do you know what it's like to be following yourself?

Spring sprung somewhere

I like spring. Around May the temps warm up and the flowers bloom. Something is happening her that's not sitting to well with me. It gets somewhat warm ~ but the ever present wind is cold. I'm cold even with a hoody over my sweatshirt.

Other than spring blooming bulbs growth seems a little behind. The trees aren't flush with leaves and some of them don't even seem to be blooming. I don't think they are going to :-( The peas, lettuce and onions aren't doing a darn thing.

I do have to admit the sun is shining and we aren't have lots of rain. But dang, when I have to sit outside with a hoody and sweats on it's not much fun.