Finally, we are having some more normal weather! Gray skies, fog and temperatures in the 40's. I am looking forward to the return of a little bit of sun but I do not know when that might happen. In the meantime, I am going to begin in earnest to get ready for the big show in Tucson. I have sample jewelry to make and charms to organize and lots of lucite beads to dye. I also have new diamond hollow core drill bits so I hope to begin drilling beach rocks and coring them with silver. Hmmmm ... that might just mean some walks on the beach will be needed! I could really go for that!

I have posted a picture of an end table I painted. It is my first piece of furniture that I tried to do more rubberstamping on than free form painting. I am now using the table to hold my colored pencils. I will be doing a few more pieces as time goes by this winter but first I am going to paint new signs for my " gallery space " that I am carving out of the back hall. Stay tuned!

This Beauty

is my grand daughter, Maia Rose. She is now living in Tennessee. What a sweetheart! She also signed her name,

Christmas Snow Pictures!

Merry Christmas!! And it is SNOWING!!!

It has been at least 18 years since we had snow on Christmas here in PT! We opened gifts and the entire time it was snowing! What a treat! Things are pretty white outside overthe oldsnow but I do not think this will last long as our normal rain is returning. Here are some Christmas morning photos.....

Snow Pictures

The Solstice!

Welcome to the winter Solstice. I love this day, the shortest in the year for I am truly a winter girl and thrive in cold temps and low light. The snow outside is deep and glittery and although the day is brighter, there is no sun. The wind is beginning to blow and I can hear the chimes tinkling in the trees around the house and on the porch. Ahhh ... everything is so pretty, white and wintery. I love it. Just love it!

Jacob is dancing around me, skipping here and there chanting for my hair to hurry and dry so we can go build a snowman. I want to build a snow queen! Maybe I will lend her one of my tiarras! I am off to play in this amazing winter wonderland but I am leaving you with these beautiful snowflake photos. Wouldn't it be amazing to craft them into jewelry fit for a snow queen?xo, Lois

Oh, the weather outside is frightful.....it is snowing and blowing and a blizzard exsists outside the doors and windows of my home. We are not even due for the really big winds until later tonight and early tomorrow morning. Then the winds could equal a category one hurricane, gusts to 90mph! Wow! We have not had a snowstorm here like that since 1974. It is all very exciting but just horrible with a capital H for business.

Oh well, the kid inside me loves, LOVES the snow!