Jul 03, 2008: Happy Holiday Weekend!
Summer finally caught up with us over here in Oregon! We went from a very chilly mid-June to hot summer days with nightly lightning storms this past week.
This month has seen our 10 year wedding anniversary, along with our first night with a hired babysitter (ha! Our son is 6 so it was definitely time!). The boy lost his first two teeth and his little sister has been fascinated by stories of tooth fairies.
I am hoping that this year she doesn't dislike the sound of neighborhood fireworks as much as in previous years!
Here is hoping that everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!
Remember that the Post Office is closed on 4th of July in observance of Independence Day (and my local post office closes their shipping window on weekends) so any orders coming in after Thursday around lunchtime will be getting mailed out on Monday!
Jun 15, 2008: Back online!
Well, I have a new computer to replace the one that has been dying on me now. Of course, that means that there are a thousand and one things that have to be relearned (I switched to a Mac so it's extra interesting) and it also means that I've got half my address book on my old and very unhappy machine.
If I was in the midst of a custom project for you and you haven't heard from me in the last couple days - please drop me an email just in case I misplaced your address in the computer migration!
Hopefully I'll be back online enough to be able to start posting new designs again soon! In the meantime, enjoy this picture of lupines which we encountered on a camping trip this weekend!
Jun 10, 2008: Cord Colors!
Just in:
I just got a bunch of new colors of cording!
These are the latest offerings in cord colors for any of the loop pendants available in my shop!
There are also a few more "limited quantity" colors, but I have been trying to pick out the most popular ones and ordering large amounts so that everyone can always have the choices.
Jun 07, 2008: Some pretty photos
Operation Get-In-Shape has been officially kicked off this month with the addition of a Wii-Fit game in the household. Man - that is REALLY a fun game!
And for all the diets and programs out there, nothing has yet motivated me as much as having my husband get a higher score on the Hula Hooping game, that's for sure!
We've also been taking a lot of walks in the rain. My friends on the east coast are all complaining about high temperatures, but over here it doesn't feel like June - it's cold, wet, and dreary!
Despite my soaked muddy shoes though, I've gotten some pretty pictures which I offer for you to enjoy. I've been carrying around my camera with a rubber-band holding on the battery door!
From last weekend: A slice of Pacific Northwest rain-forest.
And these are from today:
(I made myself a desktop sized version of this one - You can grab it here.)
May 31, 2008: arg! technical difficulties.
Looks like I may be in the market for a new camera soon.
And possibly a computer too - egads when it rains it pours!
*sigh*
May 28, 2008: gem candy
Yum! I got a lot of new gemstones to play with today!
May 14, 2008: PSA
A side-note from my usual jewelry updates:
The Sichuan province has been devastated by huge earthquake - a 7.9 magnitude quake hit the province in central China but was felt as far away as Vietnam.
This on the tail-end of news of the enormous damage and casualties after the cyclone hit Myanmar last week, it has been a pretty sobering time.
While the situation for the Burmese people has been made worse, (Myanmar's military government has barred almost all foreign experts experienced in managing humanitarian crises, saying it would handle relief efforts on its own), the situation in China has been much more co-operative, responding more quickly and sending about 50 thousand or so troops to the affective area.
While China's government is also not allowing foreign aid workers into the area affected by the quake, MercyCorps is in a uniquely good position for funneling aid, because they already had people on the ground there before the current disaster.
If you are looking to make a difference there and wish to donate to help aid the victims, Mercycorps is a really good candidate for sending such help.
May 10, 2008: Happy Mother's Day weekend!
Here's wishing a very Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
May 01, 2008: PSA
I wanted to take a minute to share this one, because I think it's pretty darn neat.
My husband works for MercyCorps, a disaster relief company that has long been close to our hearts, and for Mother's Day they put together a cool Breastfeeding Kit fund-raising campaign which I wanted to share with you all.
If you're feeling like making a difference, check it out!
May 01, 2008: Facebook
Hey! Did you know Laughingstarfish is on Facebook too?
If you have any photos wearing my work, I'd love for folks to share them!
Apr 28, 2008: All caught up!
Well, it looks like I've managed to catch up pretty quickly. Expect to see some new stuff coming along pretty shortly too.
I wanted to take a moment to plug a sale that my talented friend is currently having.
If you are looking for fine handcrafted lampwork & gemstone jewelry, earrings, bracelets, fancy necklaces - LindaLee studio is having a huge sale through the end of April. She just got back from Italy where she spent some time with some superstar lampwork artists in the glass art world and she's got lots of really lovely work in her shop. So be sure to check out her shop and take advantage of the awesome deals she has on fine jewelry this month!
Apr 27, 2008: Back!
I'm baaaack!
I got home last night to find new glass waiting for me too! Lots of fun stuff to come I am sure.
But first, I am working hard today on doing about five thousand loads of laundry (a whole week with two kids and no laundromat!) and packing all the orders from this past week.
If you've contacted me this past week for custom work and haven't heard back from me by the end of tomorrow (Monday April 28th), please contact me again - I'm trying to catch up and don't want anyone to slip through the cracks.
Apr 24, 2008: Greetings from San Francisco!
Hello from California!
I've been playing tourist with the kids this week. Today I'm heading under the bay to take the kids to Fairyland!
We expect to get back this weekend.
Apr 18, 2008: Out of Town notice for next week!
I will be out of town from April 21st - April 26th and will not be shipping during that time.
I will be checking emails and reserving items during that time, but custom work and shipping will have to wait until I'm back.
Orders received after 5pm on Sunday April 20th will be shipped out the following week on Monday, April 28th. (No post office service here on weekends!)
P.S. Remember how I was all waxing poetic about beautiful weather last weekend? Well, they're predicting snow this weekend! CRAZY!
Apr 16, 2008: I've been busy!
Today I posted so many new items that they slid right off the bottom of the Newest Items page! Some new necklace designs and a tons of new earrings are now posted.
Incidentally, I got my ears pierced just before the new year and realized that I not only have some allergies, but also that I personally prefer the way post earrings feel. As a result, I've now got some post earrings that can be attached to most of the earring designs, so if you are like me and prefer post earrings to the hooks, let me know because I can switch most designs out for you!
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