Dream Come True

Every little girl dreams of being a princess on her wedding day, right? I was no exception. And since the name Sarah means "Princess", I had always dreamed of wearing a tiara on my wedding veil. I was fortunate enough that my Mom spotted this 1940's tiara at a local antique mall and it was the perfect fit to attach to the 12 ft train veil that she wore on her wedding day. This tiara is still one of my treasures and I thought you'd like to see it. That was 18 years ago now and I'm still loving life with my Prince Charming.

Save the Date - GIRL'S NIGHT OUT April 16th 6-9pm

Just found out today that I'll be one of the vendors at Windmill Garden's GIRL'S NIGHT OUT event. This event in Sumner, WA is very popular and always sells out. It is a fundraiser for Good Samaritan Foundation, so I'm excited to do my part. Click the link for more information and to get your ticket now before they are gone. Great event to bring Mom's, daughters, or girlfriends for a fun evening of food, entertainment and shopping! I will have lots of pretties for you to look over. If you've never been, Windmill Gardens is a fabulous nursery, complete with restaurant and gift shops. You can also reserve it for special events and weddings - all info. on their site.

New Digital Artwork

Excited to share that I've purchased several new sheets of digital art. I will show just a small sampling here. These will be perfect for my glass tile pendants and I'll be posting to my site very shortly. Also have military, Christian, Dance, Funky Peace Signs, zebra and leopard alphabet letters, summertime in Paris, animal prints and more.

New Found Metal Skills

I completed a metalsmithing course this weekend. So much fun and I must say very time consuming in order to come away with a pair of earrings and a pendant. From hand sawing the shapes from copper and brass sheet metal and breaking the tiny saw blades multiple times (cutting brass is tough), filing and sanding the edges, soldering, quenching, pickling and polishing. Then soldering again the pieces that fell off in the pickle pot, tumbling, hand polishing again with multiple layers of sanding papers. Then finally texturing/hammering (very therapeutic) and finishing with findings, chain, clasp and beads. Whew!!! I now have a much greater appreciation for all metalsmiths out there and why they often charge what they do. Perhaps more than materials cost, and design itself, it's the labor time involved. I'm sure with time and practice, speed would increase. I plan on keeping these pieces, since so much effort and care went into them.