I have this wonderful, inexpensive magnifier that I just love. So, I wanted to share it with you. It stands by itself and will fold up nicely to put away when not in use. I have purchased several of them and they are just great for close up viewing.

If you need to get a closer look at anything you're working on, I highly recommend these. Great little item - good value for the price and really does the trick.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10746197
They are from EviesToolEmporium.etsy.com.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

This is the new lady in town. She is all decked out and on her afternoon stroll. Ahhhh.......the pampered life.
I'm just glad I don't have to wear those dresses.
Arghhhh!!! How did they sit down or do anything for that matter.
At least she is lovely, but as for me.....I'm lovin' my jean, sweatpants, t-shirts and dansko shoes.
And I rarely have an umbrella when I need one.

So, it is March in North Carolina and what happens......we get snow!!! Of course, we don't see it all that often so we think it is beautiful and we all get to stay home-so it's great.

Lovely to look at and it will be gone shortly-didn't even have to shovel the driveway. Who could ask for more????

"When I first open my eyes upon the morning and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God that I am alive."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm having fun making different types of pendants. These are flat bottomed marbles with this cool swirl design inside.

Each of these marbles has a different swirl pattern and I like that-and they are all various degrees of 'roundness'. It makes it interesting to work with them.

"Creating is living doubly." Albert Camus

Happy creating!

I'm really excited about my new line of pendants. I have the privilege of working with the artwork of Marisa Hopkins at www.ElegantSnobbery.etsy.com

Her drawings are lovely, fun, colorful and just terrific!! So I am enjoying the opportunity to turn some of them into pendants.

Scoutster likes them as well.....although she thinks Marisa should draw a round Jack Russell-Chihuahua mix that looks like her. Now that would be something indeed!!

So relaxed....

So, I'm working away on my pendants and this is what Scoutster, my wonderful companion has to add to the endeavors of the day. But she gives me lots of snores to cheer me on in my work. Gotta love her. She knows how to relax!!

It's the birthday celebration for FAM. Come join in the celebration. Visit our shops and you can enter in the drawing to win some terrific prizes--great stuff by Fabulous Artistic Moms♥♥

Hope everyone is having a Valentine's day full of smiles and love!!

Here's some great quotes to celebrate Valentine's day:

"In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love." Marc Chagall

"Love sought is good, but given unsought is better" William Shakespeare

"The essence of love is kindness" Robert Louis Stevenson

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." Mother Teresa

O.K. ...enough already.....Happy Day♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥