BesTeam Feature - ck silver

A mother and daughter team,Cindy and Marilyn, love creating classic pieces of jewelry that you will be proud to wear anytime and anywhere.  Both mother and daughter love creating from the beauty of nature and the amazing richness of God's creation all around us. Primarily focusing on colors found in earth and ocean.

 I love silver jewelry...so this is a very dangerous shop to feature :-)  But there are so many beautiful items you are bound to find something too!  This is my absolute fav...and you might have to beat me to it if you want one too.

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As much as I love summer, I am looking forward to fall and these pieces from ck silver would be great to go with your fall favorites.

Autumn Wind Sterling Silver Earrings

Sweet Ballerina Sterling Silver Earrings

And anything with "chocolate" in the name always catches my eye!  These earrings have such wonderful shades of chocolate in them!

Chocolate Dream Jasper and Sterling Silver Earrings

But as well as beautiful fall items, they have some great pieces in my favorite color blue!

Found At Sea Sterling Silver Neclace

Classic Blue Earrings in Silver

Blue Summer Ice Sterling Silver Earrings

Now I just need to resist from buying all of these great pieces!!

To see more of Cindy and Marilyn's beautiful creations check out there shop on etsy
You can also follow them on their blog

Welcome Rory!

I have been meaning to post about my newest addition...but as usual life gets in the way of my good intentions.

I was thinking I needed (wanted...whatever) a new pet and was thinking about what I would get when a friend of a friend out of the blue offered me a cockatiel that he had found.  He already had a couple of birds and this one was just one more than he wanted.  As I was caught a little off guard by the offer I was apparently less than enthusiastic about his offer....but I did say yes, after checking with "the powers that be" to make sure that it was ok if I said yes to this offer of a new pet.  And so then I waited patiently for the guy to drop off my new bird....

WELL, he never did drop him off....he thought I wasn't excited enough about it...cause I didn't jump up and down when he offered it (because I had to check with my roommate first!!!)  I was quite aggravated cause I had already been imagining life with my new feathered friend :-(

So anyway...I said the heck with that....and set off to find my own bird!!  I was doing lots of research online about different birds.  My parents had an African Grey, a Sun Conure and a couple cockatiels so I had some experience and ideas about what I wanted.  I was (am) leaning towards getting an African Grey but in my research about African Greys I stumbled upon Pacific Parrotlets.....and well I fell in love!!  And considering this was sort of a spur of the moment decision, they were also a little more in my price range for the moment.  (I haven't given up on the African Grey yet...but that may take a little more planning and persuading!)

So this is Rory (yes, named after Rory of Gilmore Girls), my blue Pacific Parrotlet.  She is from Birdie Brains Aviary .  She was hatched March 28, 2010...and she came home to me on August 16th, 2010....and I am in love with her!!
 

Rory - picture from breeder's site

She has been quite good...and is adjusting well.  She is very fun to hang out with and makes me laugh with her little antics!

Here are a few more pics of her the first few days she was home.

Checking out her cage

Just hanging out

I hope to have more pictures soon...I get so excited to hang out with her that I tend to forget to bring the camera :-)  She is so much fun that I am already thinking about getting another...

BesTeam Featue - Curry Kay Designs

Curry Kay Designs is an adorable shop where you can find lovely and whimsical aprons, dish towels and market totes! Perfect gifts for bridesmaids, wedding showers, graduations or yourself!

Laura is a textile artist, a wife, an event planner, a new homeowner, a baker, and a first class day dreamer.  And her etsy shop is her little haven of handmade accessories to make your kitchen lovely!

When she is not creating something lovely for your kitchen you can find her quilting, playing tennis with her husband, baking (especially cheesecakes) or catching up on all the terrible reality tv shows that she love!

Here are just a few of my favorites from her adorable shop:

Linen Dish Towel Set

Merrion Market Tote

The Bridget Apron

Dish Towel Grey with Fuchia Bird Set

You can also find her and keep up with her lovely crafting on:
twitter: @Curry_Kay
blog: www.currykaydesigns.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/currykaydesigns

BesTeam Feature - Ardent Reverie

Ardent Reverie is a great shop of unique handmade accessories and more!  Ardent Reverie is run by two "crazy" sisters working like crazy in their tiny room to create unique handmade items.


They love creating new things that inspire them, so that they can share them with us.

You will find many beautiful hair accessories:

.Dandelion Fields Forever Clip

Lotus and Potpourri Feather Headband

Bella Moss Feather Clip

As well as some beautiful hand crochet items such as the L'amour Beanie and the Frill Scarf, both of which come in various colors.

L'amour Beanie

Frill Scarf

There is even some great original paintings.

Lunch for the Hummingbirds

Blue Flowers

To see more of the creations from these "2 crazy sisters" visit there shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ardentreverie

Or check out their blog at

http://ardentreverie1.blogspot.com/

BesTeam Weekly Feature - FishPrincessDesigns

This week I am honored to feature FishPrincessDesigns for my BesTeam feature. She is a fly fishing, jewelry designing, accountant!

Her pieces are inspired by the great outdoors... a mountain stream, a walk in the woods, our beautiful Great Lakes, a fabulous sunset, a stormy sky...and if you take a look at her shop I am sure you will find something that inspires you too!

This Swarovski Pearl and Sterling Silver Tube Bracelet-Powdered Pink happens to be one of my favorite pieces...along with the matching earrings!

Swarovski Pearl and sterling Silver Tube Bracelet
Powdered Pink

Swarovski Pearl and Crystal Rondelle Earrings
Powdered Pink-Petite

She also has some great earrings made out of sea glass.  These little drops of pale sea foam green I just love! Makes you wonder where did these pieces of glass start their journey to the shore? Where they Coca-Cola bottles at one time?!

Sea Glass Dangle Earrings
Sea Foam Green

And here are a few more pieces that inspired me!

Hammered Copper Teardrop Earrings
with Turquosie Howlite

Garnet, Brushed Sterling Silver and Freshwater Pearl Necklace

To see more of her beautiful pieces visit her at FishPrincessDesigns.
You can also follow her on her blog http://www.fishprincessdesigns.blogspot.com/

Best Team Feature / Bits n' Beads by Gilliauna

Bits n' Beads by Gilliauna is where color and quality is what they are all about!

Gilliauna specializes in unique, handmade artisan jewelry and accessories with an emphasis on color and quality including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, purse charms, eyeglass chains, zipper pulls, lanyards, rosaries and more.

Gilliauna is a US citizen that lives and works over the border in British Columbia, Canada. Enjoying many different crafts but with an emphasis in designing colorful, quality jewelry.  Gilliauna has over 20 years of experience in jewelry design and sells items in many different crafting venues including on Etsy, Artfire, 1000Markets, DaWanda and Zibbet.

At Bits n Beads, they strive to help add a little extra color to your life and make each of your days just a little brighter with a variety of beautiful, quality pieces lovingly crafted by hand to be enjoyed for many years to come. Perfect whether you're looking a gift for yourself or for someone else!

Some of my personal favorites are the Exilir of Raindrops in Gold earrings, which caught my attention right off because they are such a pretty shade of blue!! The Poseidon's Daughter bracelet is so simple and sweet with just enough color.  And Metamorphose, the perfect accent whether you want to dress up a casual outfit or create a focal accent on an elegant ensemble.

Blue Teardrop Wire Wrapped Earrings
Exilir of Raindrops in Gold

  Handmade Mother of Pearl, Coral and Gemstone Bracelet
Poseidon's Daughter

Handmade Gemstone Cluster Bracelet - Metamorphose

To see more of Gilliauna you can visit http://www.etsy.com/shop/Gilliauna or at http://www.bitsnbeads.com 

You can also keep up with the goings on of Gilliauna at:

Facebook ~ http://facebook.com/BitsnBeadsbyGilliauna

Blog ~ http://www.colorfulartisanjewelry.com
Twitter ~ http://twitter.com/gilliauna

The Meandering Musings Blog ~ http://www.handmadeshoppingguide.com

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This video I found on the PSI website about "Why You Should Hire a Professional Pet Sitter?  Pretty funny!!  And I have seen people like this when it comes to animals...so I can only imagine that it is probably quite often that it happens!