Drowning in the Southeast & Beautiful Art!

Hi Everyone!

Hey we're still wallowing in the water here in Jax! What's with that? Most of the rest of the country is in severe drought.... yet, we have SO much rain here, our septics are backing up and our homes are leaking. Hey God, I know you're listening... heads up, we need ya to move the clouds please? ASAP would be good! LOL

I am gearing up for the coming Holiday season, so I am making lots of kewl watches, bracelets and beads! Check out this excellentPin watch! Clicking on it brings you to the auction.

If you're into florals, I am doing a series of these lovely watery looking floral beads... I also am making matching Turtle beads too!

Again, if you click the picture it will take you right to my ETSY where loads of my beautiful work is up for sale. Enjoy looking and shopping!

I have a good friend, her name is Mary Poineal, and she creates GORGEOUS Sterling Silver and Copper findings for Jewelry and Bead artisans to highlight their work. Check out her website here McDuck Creations . To the right is an example of just one of her kewl beadable creations. If you click on the pendant picture, you'll see more of her beautiful goodies. I use lots of her toggles in my bracelets too (Look at the Matera bracelet below for an example).

Check her out sometime! See you all soon!

Hugs

Lynnie

Featured Artist & Save the Planet!

Morning friends,
I've decided to share some of the Best of the Best lampworkers with you as often as I can.

This week I am featuring Suz From Oz! As her name indicated she's from Australia, and has some beautiful beads! Here's a sample:

To see more of her lovely work and read her Blog, check it out here: http://suzanne-catching-up.blogspot.com/

BTW Suzanne's blog mentions that today is Blog Action Day. I am all over taking care of our environment. I am not really sure that some of the solutions offered (and opinions about how the problems are occurring) are accurate, but I am SURE that we need to start taking care of our children's legacy, before thay HAVE no planet!

My concerns are mostly with housing & commercial developments proliferating so fast and far, that they are displacing so many species of wildlife dependent upon the land and forests to survive. I had White Tailed Deer and some species of Wild Cat, as well as River Otters & Raccoons visiting my backyard and pond with little frequency 5 years ago. Now, they've become regulars and are obviously skinny and hungry as deforestation and increased building occurs around our little acre of rural land.

At this point, I am aware, (from discussions with neighbors & observation) that the problem has become an epidemic. Racoons are even venturing out during earlier daytime hours to eat, very skinny deer are standing at the edges of the undergrowth surrounding our land, just waiting for us to put out over-ripe fruit so they can eat. It's ripping at my heart and I don't think there is a darn thing I can do about it.

We put out salt licks every fall & winter, seeds and nuts for the birds and other animals who like them, as well as the fruit I mentioned earlier, but that's only helping a few very hungry, and most likely doomed animals. The Racoons & Otters seem to find good eating in the mud on our pond bottom, and Herons, Egrets, Hawks & Wood Ducks keep hanging in there, but I expect this winter I won't see a single deer, as the ones I last saw this spring were so skinny, I really didn't think they'd survive another winter.

Anyway, please let me know about YOUR solutions to this devastating problem. Maybe together, we CAN do something.
Hugs,
Lynnie