Featured Etsy Blogger for August

Please check out these unique scrap books and photo albums made by a fellow etsy seller.

www.memoriesforlifesb.etsy.com

I really like the new baby books and personalized vacation scrap books!

July's Featured Etsy Blogger

Please check out one of my fellow Etsy Sellers and her fabulous shop http://meismama.etsy.com

She has great knit and flet creations. I actually bought some pony tail holders and a pin cushion!

CHECK OUT HER ITEMS!

How to Beat the North Georgia Heat..Go Further North

My family recently took a trip to Northern NY to the Adirondacks. I had not been there since a Teenager. My step-father's family has several very eclectic cabins. The cabin right on the Lake was actually built by my step-dad's father and his brother. I met cousins that I did not know about. There was only 1 day that the sun was out all day. But that is OK, compared to what I left behind in Georgia it was a very welcome change.

To the left is the typical day at Lake Pleasant, NY

The only really nice day we had last week!

I hope everyone has the chance to get away before the summer ends!

Enjoy what is left of summer, as it is almost August!

Week Four

Four weeks ago I started a new life of eating right and exercising. It has been paying off with weight loss that I seriously needed to do and exercise to get myself moving again!! Last night I climbed Kennesaw Mtn, which was 1 mile straight up and then 1 mile down! That was a huge accomplishment! I have been doing longer trails with hills, but this one was a killer and I almost didn't make it, but I pushed through! Coming down was the easy part and there was a nice breeze blowing! I'll keep pushing along one step at a time!

Meet the Etsy Blogger of the Month

Please meet LazyTcrochet on Etsy. She even has free shipping through Sunday!



http://www.lazytcrochet.etsy.com/



These are wonderful handmade items, with the free shipping Stock UP!

Favorite Summertime Recipe ~ Chocolate Trifle

I am not sure that it is very summery, but it taste good and is very easy to make! You can make it sugar free, fat free or as fattening as you like.

1 Block of Fat Free Cream Cheese

3 Small Boxes of sugar free chocolate pudding

1 Large container of Fat Free Cool Whip

1 Box of Low Carb Browning Mix

Make your brownies per the directions on the box and let cool.

For the pudding fix according to the directions but add approximately 4-5 cups of milk instead of the 6 it will call for.

Mix the cream cheese seperately with mixer and add your pudding to it. Also, add about 1/2 the cool whip to the pudding mixture.

In a Trifle bowl you will layer all the ingredients starting with the brownies broken up and placed in the bottom. Then add you pudding mixture. Your next layer will be the cool whip. Repeat as necessary. I usually layer it at least 2 to 3 times.

Place in the refrigerator and let it set. Then Serve!

It is Yummy! Even the fat free sugar free version is Yummy!

It's Been A While

It's been a while since I was on here! I have been out of town and busy at my daytime job. We are splitting 1 huge company into 3 and it is driving me crazy!

I have not even had time to get into my workshop and create! The last thing I finished was the tourqouise necklace and some charm necklaces.

Another thing on my mind is the death of Michael Jackson yesterday! What a tragedy and I just hope it does not get worse!

Below are some websites you should visit. Both the Spruill Center and Atlanta Artworx offer metal smithing classes. The Spruill Center offers much more, painting, drawing, ceramics and right now a great summer camp for kids!

I went to Augusta last weekend with my Mom and had fun. A daughter of a good friend is a competative Irish Dancer and she obtained First Place and is now considered and Open Champion and is working now to qualify for the Worlds when the season concludes in 2010! Go Bon Bon!!!

I have also been trying to exercise more and this is taking up a lot of my time in the evenings. I hate working out! But I need to do something!

I hope someone finally reads my blog! I would be great to hear from anyone!

Anyone Out There?

Blog, Blog, Blog.... I have been dog sitting for the last 5 days. I love dogs but glad it is over. Have not had time to work on new jewelry. I hope to have several new items and I need to start a custom order.

Here is a picture of one of the items that I made for a client. It is a mother's day ring for 4 children and 2 grandchildren.. It was fabricated using sterling silver, 18K gold, emerald, opal, ruby, sapphire, blue and brown topaz. Silver blackner was used to bring out the stones.

Well off to start some new pieces of jewelry~

2nd Day of Bloging!

Well I hope someone is the first to read this blog..... I just spent my sunday morning with the cable guy! I really need to get into my work shop and make some new items. It's a beautiful day here is the south! I hope you check out my website or my etsy web site.

www.headturnerjewerly.etsy.com

www.headturnerjewerly.com

TTFN

This is my newest creation! Let me know what you think.

Welcome

Welcome to my new Blog! I decided to join the 21st Century of bloggers. I am also promoting my jewelry line HeadTurner Jewelry. I have a shop at http://www.headturnerjewelry.etsy.com/ and a web site http://www.headturnerjewelry.com/ I am a jewelry artisan that hand fabricates mainly sterling silver jewelry.