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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.

This and that....

Well, I haven't been here in a while cuz I haven't had much to say. There's been not much beadmaking going on - or not much worthwhile til the last week. But that seems to be changing! I have new beads on etsy so please check them out ~ www.dakotasunstudios.etsy.com

On the most positive side, our weather has been mostly wonderful. We even had a day that got up to 80 a couple of weeks ago, or so. Followed of course by miserable below zero weather this last week. Alas, we are pushing mid-50's today and most of the snow has melted. So, yay for spring! My bulbs are out of the ground and if it stays warm some of them should bloom by Easter.

My thoughts on facebook aren't terribly pleasant right now. The changes they've recently made are making me crazy. I can't figure out how to get my etsy up and it seems like pictures and some posts don't show up. Arrrgh! And help is no help.

I love hunting for eggs/hatchings but that has been down more often than not in the last couple of days. If you haven't tried it, you should. When it's back up.

That's it for now. I've been playing with glass so hopefully some thoughts about that soon!

Uranium yellow

Just sucks.

That about sums up tonights beadmaking. What would make a sane person drag out uranium yellow when you're tired and don't have a lot of time to make beads?

It was taunting me. I know that now. It teased me into thinking something really cool was going to happen, then it all went to frit ~ or shit. Depends on your perspective. Sure wasn't pretty either way.

Officially, I really don't like uranium yellow. Could you tell?

Uggghhh!

My feet hurt and I'm tired. I want to make beads - or at least talk about beads. I'm not sure I can keep my eyes open long enough to do either. I've been working in a floral shop for the last couple of weeks and we are getting ready for the big Valentine's Day rush next week.

So, all I'm doing right now is thinking and dreaming about beads. Not roses, silly. And maybe I'll find more garden nymphs in my flame once this is over :-)