I'm dreaming of a white Summer?

Huge flakes of snow were falling out of the sky as I woke up this morning.  Not even kidding!  Great piles of snowflakes started to accumulate on my grape hyacinth, my tri-colored beech is heavy with snow.  What is going on here- its May 24th???

I have had dozens of calls from friends who are beyond sad about this mornings surprise.  I am considering this really great luck as I am supposed to be designing winter/spring jewelry right now. 

I know what you are thinking, thats about as crazy as snow in the summer! Magazines want your jewelry four months before the magazine hits the grocery store.  Catalog and large stores want your gems as many as 8 months before the catalogs actually make it to your mailbox. 

Two pieces from our new snowflake collection. 

So as you are dying to get in to your cute flip flops, I have to make winter jewelry!  Its a lot like snow on May 26th! 

Happy Mother's Day!

To all of you stylish women who proudly wear your Mother's Day jewels, be it fimo, shrinky dink, noodle or plastic.  And to my Mom, lovely and stylish to the end,  thank you for wearing my jewelry for all 40 years, not just the last 8!

Happy Mother's Day

 I have to run, my kids are fighting and I have to referee!

xo

Allison

Beach Vendors

The last time I was in Mexico (1987) I was in Mazatlan sitting on the beach getting a deep dark tan (we cared about NOTHING else) while dozens of tenacious men tried to sell us charms, rings and baskets they carried from turista to turista.  As 16 year olds we thought it was annoying.

Lets just re-think this...

This week, I can be sitting on a lounge chair, at the beach in Playa Del Carmen, and the vendors will be walking by with their wares.  They will be so eager to come 

to were I am comfortably lounging, and sell me things while I am quite in my  leisure..

No need to drag my jewelry suitcase from vendor to vendor, stopping only to unload into the trunk of my car.

Hmmmm!

Sign Me UP!!!

For you I will bring photos of many beautiful

Mexican joyos (jewels) for you to savor.

By the way, this is most definitely a no computer vacation,

see you next week!

Make Your First Stretchy Bracelet with Roxy Marj