Every Closed Door Brings New Opportunities

Last month I was pretty bumbed out because the Store that sells my jewelry is closing at the end of Febuary. I was asked to pick up my jewelry because she was going to mark everything down 60%. I figured I'd start looking for a new place, but Last week I was gone on a five day cruise. When I got back I had a call from someone wanting to buy a necklace like they had seen someone else wear and she went tracked down the store where it was purchased and that led her to me. Great! Unfortunatly the store is still closing, but I did manage to sell the lady two necklaces. :)

Tonight I have a meeting with the local PMC guild, so I decided to wear some of the jewelry I make, I put on one of my "I Believe" necklaces, little heart earrings and my heart ring. And then I went to lunch. The man behind the counter was really impressed with my jewelry, he turned out to be the owner of the restaurant/bakery. He first asked what I was wearing around my neck... I said, 'My necklace', then when I was paying, he noticed my ring and asked, 'did your boyfriend give you that ring', I nodded 'no', he asked again, 'did your husband give you that ring?', 'nope' I replied, 'I made them'. He went on to tell me that he really liked my jewelry and would like to sell it. He showed me a book case next to the register where he had jewelry and a few other items for sell. He said he would clear the top shelf (which luckly is at eye level) and would like for my jewelry to be on the shelf that is at eye level. We quickly agreed on a consignment price and I will be delivering some jewelry tomorrow. :)

YAY!!!

Cake

March & April were pretty busy for me. I wanted to share a cake I made for my co-worker's daughter.

Sea Horse Earrings

I think these earrings look like a sea horse. I have never posted any of my wired designs for sale online, but I think I'll post these on my etsy site.

Precious Metal Clay

Last night I worked on a beautiful heart piece, it WAS so pretty... but it didn't last. My 2 year old niece saw me working on it with a paint brush, and while I let the design dry, she went to look at it with, grabbed the paint brush and ruined the design. Oh well.

Here is a picture of one of my pmc pendants that I did about two weeks ago, Its currently my favorite piece, reminds me of water and I love it!



Have a great day!

Spring Flowers

I love photographing flowers, I found these at the San Antonio Zoo this weekend:





From my garden, one of my tiffany rose bushes produced it first flower this weekend:





Have a fantastic spring!

School....

I sure could use a break from school! Spring Break wasn't very relaxing, I had guests over and I made a Quinceañera (15th) cake - I only had 3 days off from work and that time was spent buying stuff I needed for the cake. Didn't have enough time to study for my Biology exam that I took last night... I'm worried that I won't do too good... I keep telling myself I need to focus on my classes, but sometimes it's hard when I'd rather be playing with beads or PMC.

I need to work on updating my website my website.

I worked on my nephews website a little bit, http://www.rgvgreenhouse.com. I hope he does great!

I also need to work on a new website for Crystal Box Studio.... She has great stuff, but her website doesn't reflect that.

Busy, Busy Spring

Spring Break? Ah I wish I could relax, well not just yet. I still have to work. The college I work at will only be closed on Thursday and Friday for Spring Break and Monday for Good Friday.

I have been so busy, I haven't even posted about how great my PMC class was, my instructor Lisa was great... check out her website at http://www.crystalboxstudio.com/. Irene (My sister-in-law) and I took the class. It was so much fun! I now find myself dreaming up new designs in everything I do.

At work, my supervisor has had to resign her position for medical reasons. I am going to miss her so much. She has always encouraged me in all of my projects. If it wasn't for her I would of never tried making marshmallows from scratch. But, at least our friendship will last. We are going to plan a trip to New York for just the two of us, hopefully early next year.

On other news, my husband got a website. Its called Local Guide SA (San Antonio), he will be posting his own reviews from local San Antonio restaurants where he likes to dine at. He works downtown, adjacent to the Alamo so he has a good insight as to where to eat downtown. I hope he gets a lot of visits to his site; that is all he is looking for.

As for my jewelry, it has taken a back seat to school. I need this semester to be over so I can concentrate on selling my Jewelry. This past weekend my mother-in-law and I designed a few PMC Silver Pendants, and last night I made an Onyx and Sterling silver 3-piece set to give my niece who is turning 23. I hope she likes it.

I am making a debut cake for a 15 year old (Quinceañera). She is the daughter to the minister that performed the wedding ceremony for my husband and I. I find makings cakes so stressful, even though when I’m done I enjoy seeing what I have accomplished.