Happy Birthday Robert Zimmerman

Born Robert Zimmerman AKA Bob Dylan is 71 years old today...can't believe that. 
I grew up listening to Bob Dylan and I must own most all his music. Love all his music and it brings me back to my younger, wilder days.
Happy Birthday Bob ...thanks for the great music

Congratulations

A congratulatons shout out to our grandson Willie who just graduation from Kailua High School ...watch out world he is out there now!

Happy Mother's Day

Missing my own mother today, Happy Mother's Day!

Art and Elegance

I just got back from a quick 4 day trip to Portland Oregon for some sister time and Art and Elegance. This is a large show at the Portland Convention Center where all the local artists and all the different Art Guilds come together. It is free to the public and there are all sorts of different types of art to see and buy.

We had our booth in the Bead Society Guild, my sister has a gift for making the most beautiful displays which really set our booth apart from all the others.

Long long days but good people watching, Portland has this saying "Help keep Portland Weird"

If you have ever been there you would understand why!

The last day we were there I saw this sign that said "Demos" when I looked at the table I saw a purple Hydraulic Press and just knew .....it was a girl who's blog I follow. She was so nice to walk me through the Hydraulic Press process and let me make a bracelet, thanks Mellisa. I just bought a book on Hydraulic Presses about a month ago to study up on them to see if I really need to spend the money for one ...after this weekend I think the answer is YES!

We had 3 tables full of beautiful displays to show off our jewelry

We had a good mix of jewelry between the two of us.

Long days, don't think I could do this with any one but my sister, thanks Dennie

Earth Day 2012

Turn the music off on the right side of my blog and get ready for "beautiful music"

OMG

A friend of mine sent me this video, she and I both watch the live eagle cams ....who knew??

ASD Show, Glass Show and just plain fun!

Last Wednesday my sister Dennie from Portland and my cousin Sharon from Spokane Washington arrived in Las Vegas just in time to take in the ASD gift and jewelry show at the convention center and the Glass Expo at the Southpoint Hotel. The ASD show was so packed that all the parking lots at the convention center were full so we ended up parking at the Venetian and taking the shuttle to the show which worked out great since we had already decided to have dinner there at the end of the day.This show is really really big and the last day is pretty much cash and carry and you can get some pretty great deals. 

Thursday we decided to hang out in the studio during the day and work on some projects since we were going out that evening. We invited 1/2 of the original posse to join up with us at the Golden Nugget for the Country Superstar show but sadly they declined. We ended up eating dinner at the Italian restaurant The Grotto and then headed up to the show room. This was the second time I have seen this show and it was just as good this time as it was the first time I saw it in Feb.

Friday morning we are off to the Southpoint to spend the day at the Glass Expo. I think it was the first time I have gone to that show just to shop, I normally work at the Art Clay World Booth. We all  were able to find some goodies to take home to incorporate into some future projects.

Sharon had a flight out Saturday morning and I had a private class to teach that day, so we said our goodbyes and I don't think Sharon was too excited to get back to the cold weather.

After all the running around the last few days Dennie and I decided to have a "La-Dee-DahDay" relax and have breakfast with Jackie to catch up on whats been going on with her.

Isn't it strange how fast days pass when you are having so much fun?