Getting there...

I'm slowly getting back into the "swing" of things...there is always a great deal to catch up with after being away. I've also my first spring show March 26th, 27th & 28th, in Sudbury to prepare for.

I haven't posted any pieces lately so I thought it was time...this is the bracelet and earrings Diane Estrella is giving away on her blog...there is still time to put your name in...

My daughter, grandson & Jade dropped in on Monday...this is their spring break from school, my daughter is a teachers assistant and Connor is in grade seven. Jade is their newest addition to the family, a 5 month old standard poodle, she such a beautiful gentle dog. You would think it was a human baby the way my daughter treats her... :0)

It was a beautiful sunny day so we took Jade for a walk down to the park near my house...
You will notice in the photos how low the water level is...in the summer it is right up to the break wall of the townhouse complex...our lake is controlled by a dam system, lowering it in fall and sometimes when they can in the spring...which has allowed the lake to stay at a safe level!!!

Connor and Jade...

Jade of course...isn't she pretty...check out her pink leash!

If you look very closely my house is the white stone on the right, half hidden by the huge gorgeous evergreen...I couldn't come around front as there was too much slush so a side view it is...

This view shows you just how much water the dam released in the fall...my home is in the bay which is on the right of the photo...

Once the lake is completely clear of ice the water slowly rises due to run off in the surrounding areas...we have water a few feet up our break wall in the summer which is a normal level...

We've had a few weeks of very unseasonably warm weather...it is wonderful, could we be so lucky for this to be the start of our spring??? At the risk of sounding like a pessimist we've had snow here at the end of May on occasion...

For the bracelet below all the beads have been wired wrapped with sterling silver wire. I chose large turquoise discs, smaller Mykonos turquoise and brown discs flanked by two of three almost round turquoise lampwork beads by Cindy Gimbrone as well I've also used a beautiful brown & cream barrel lampwork bead by Cindy. You can find her at www.cindygimbronebeads.com

The delicious chocolate round bead with the turquoise insert is by Mary Ann Carroll you can find her at www.etsy.com/shop/macarroll

I made the clasp with sterling silver wire and the oval pendant is my second attempt at working with Art Clay...I'm patiently waiting for more so I can keep experimenting.

I've just started a brand new "Fan Page" on Facebook...you can find me here. I had a fan page for Azure Accessories which as most of you know is my company name, Azure Islands Designs is my jewelry design name. I never did anything to promote the Azure Accessories page so I decided to start a new up to date page!!! I've added a link to my Fan Page on the left...

Cheers