fuzzy but pretty

a bracelet with Japanese seed pearls that i made, and a few watermelon tourmaline gemstones knotted onto pretty black nylon...simple but elegant. my hubby is the true artist though. look at this cuff. he should be famous for his jewelry creations, but he has always preferred to be the surfer/jeweler on the hill...he lets the local stores take all the credit for the pieces he crafts all alone. kind of infuriates me, but he is happy which matters the most.

amethyst stone to the side of this one...love purple.

fuzzy but pretty (hey it's my title) gorgeous citrine gemstone with sterling silver ring...we have been hoping to get a site online for the hubs set up for 2 years...then we had another baby and life took over. we are both computer illiterate. photo shop? what? how? why? ugh! grunt!

i have always doodled. too much so. probably why school became a hardship as i entered into high school and college. i doodled more than anything else, and should have gone to art school...i love doodling cards for friends, and made this one for my friend Kelly years and years ago...her mother found it in a box of her college stuff, thought Kelly had drawn it and re-did it into a tile in a pottery class she took a few years ago...and finally it is mine. you can't help but feel good when other's appreciate your work...Kelly has always been a fan and continues to encourage me in my art endeavors.

can't believe how fast they really grow. this taken over the summer, but already seems ages ago.

needing another vacation like ours this summer. we even had pizza for breakfast one morning. priceless moments.

every store should have these for children. even mini-marts! thank you.

trying to work on my own jewelry and accessories too...i am obsessed with spray paint. i want to spend a day with a graffiti artist and watch them create. i love mixing colors and making a unorganized but stunning messes...

in my opinion lace always adds an element of feminine flare. i have loved lace since i was a young thing admiring my grandma's doilies. i added a few more things to my shop on etsy this past weekend. we have no family close by, and thus no help with the kids. i am moving and grooving with them from morning until night. i attempt to stay up and work when they sleep, but my body just shuts down. i want my children to be my top priority, but i also hope to get my name and work out there finally.

just found a folder filled with doodles that i did when pregnant with my Keoni 4 years ago. doodles have truly got me through everything in my life, or made the journey during rough patches a little less stressful. you can't help but smile when you see a lot of color.

 

sometimes the most pretty things are often a wee bit fuzzy...