More NEW pictures of...

My jewelry display at the shop Tastes & Talents...  
tastesandtalents.com

Three of our Picture Art wall hangings...

 Two Star Flower Broaches...

Pictures of...

My booth display at the beautiful shop in south Lincoln... 
       "Tastes & Talents"    tastesandtalents.com

... Be sure to check them out when you are around 57th and Old Cheney Rd. in Lincoln...
And Tuesday, I will be setting up a small Jewelry Display...
...be sure to check back for pictures of that too...

Enjoy!!!!      chow for now...   christina     =^,^=

Hello Everyone...

Well, hello all...   I am very sorry that it has been for freaking EVER
since I have posted on my blog.   This year has been VERY trying
on me and my husband... I won't go into it right now, but suffice it to
say that I am about half as much more crazy now,
than I was 8 months ago...

Enough of that for now...
I have some very exciting news to share with everyone!!!!!

I have been selected as a vendor at a fairly new shop in town,
 Lincoln Nebraska that is...     The shop is called...   
Tastes & Talents   5740 Old Cheney suite 20, Lincoln, 402-420-0041

I will be finishing the setup of my booth tomorrow,  and plan to
take a few pictures of my display and  post a couple when I get home...

and... I promise to try really hard to get my Etsy shop up-loaded
into my blog soon...

happy weekend to all...
chow for now, christina     =^,^=

A sleepy day...

 

Lincoln Women's Expo...

Well, Hello...   after a long weekend at the Lincoln Women's Expo, I am taking a couple of days to recover.
It was a fun time, just like last year...   
     I was all ready to post pictures of my display and tell U all about it, but...     I can't locate my card reader
to post my pictures.    So I will have to go look for the little cable that I can use to plug the camera into my laptop.    Wish me luck...   be back soon...

chow 4 now... christina   =^,^=   meow...

Is it 2011 yet???

I can't really explain why I have been away for so long...    I have alot of personal  & family issues out and about right now that have been monopolizing my time.    They have me so confused and scatter brained that I don't know if I am coming or going...  

I would love to use my blog as a sounding board to vent about things that are going on in my life,  to talk and get some outside opinions about some very important issues that I am having with my brother right now.   The issues have been apparent since shortly after our mother's death  in October of 2009.     I just don't know what to do, most days I just want to sit in a corner and cry...    And since mid September things just keep getting worse...    

Thus the large gap in postings to my blog....    I am truly sorry for my lack of interest and lack of postings...     It may be a few more months be4 I come out of this slump with the goings on with my brother...    If ANYONE has any words of encouragement that may help me,  feel free to send me a comment.      

chow...    christina   =^,^=   meow... 

Oh... my goodness....    has it been over a month since my last post???   I'm so sorry, time has just gotten
away from me...    house work, the garden, the yard, the cats, the husband....    ha, ha, ha.....

Summer was long and hot....  and I swear it was twice as long as last year...   

I do have a wee bit of good news to share with everyone, I received my invitation & acceptance letters for the M.O.N.A. Holiday show in Kearney.     I'm really looking forward to it...   I'll post more info about it
soon...        chow, christina      =^,^=     meow...

it's my Birthday...

Okay, not 2 day, but 2marrow...
     Not sure if I'm excited about it or not...  Being the first birthday without my mom, and come on... is any one over 40 EVER excited about a birthday???   Well I was a couple years ago, it was a surprise 40th gathering on my 42nd.   That was part of the surprise...   It was really HOT, so hot we could not even stand being in the beer garden...   A good time was had by all...   My wonderful husband even backed me a cake and it was way yummy...  He took pictures too, of me and all my guests.   So I have wonderful pictures of my birthday to enjoy forever, one particular picture that really means the world to me... it is a picture of me with my mom and my brother, probably one of the last pictures taken of her,  and I treasure it...
     I just went to look for those pictures so I could share them with you, but no luck 2day...
they R on safari....    just like half of everything else that  I ever look 4...      I will look again later...


     Now on with new business...  I have found my little card reader to use my memory card with my lap top, but apparently I have forgotten how to use it.   Because I spent 3 hours last night playing with it and saving pictures to post.   Then when I got in to my blog and started working...  I had nothing...
 it was very disappointing....      I will try that again later too...

     I will also be trying a bread & butter pickle recipe that a dear friend gave me.   It was an emotional thing the day she gave me a taste of them.   It made me think of all of my mom's recipes that I will never have now.
She was a master cook with most of her recipes in her head.    I can only hope that I will find some of her canning secrets in a notebook or jotted down on something when I get to going through her stuff.
  
Well... I think that is enough sad stuff for now...    I will try to find my b-day pictures from 2 years ago so I can share some of them with U all...     have a good day...    christina   =^,^=   meow...

Howdy... Howdy...

     Well the weekend is at an end, it always goes so very fast...    I had so many things that I wanted 2 get done this weekend, I always have a list.   But it never fails something else comes up and my list goes terribly astray...   

     I did have my flower sale in my yard 2day that I had bean planning all week.    I had such a good turn out that I think I'm going 2 do it every other Sunday, unless we R camping or I have other obligations.    So keep a look out for more info.   I did not post it on my blog this time, but next time I will be sure 2 do so.

     I want 2 thank ALL my friends, and customers for stopping by my sale, a good time was had by all....    U know who U R...   :)  

Thanks Bunches...    2 every1     chow 4 now...  christina    =^,^=     meow...

     Well, I had an interesting afternoon...      I decided to make an attempt at trapping the naughty little feral Tom Cat that killed our pool.     I got the "Live trap" all set up and ready, and within 3 hours I had one.   Not the one that I wanted, but he was one of the two that keep fighting over our yard.   So I called animal control to come pick up the little critter...    and U will never guess what happened... 
     The little bugger got out the in door...    Just as the animal cont. lady was at the trap and un-hooking the back side he got all hissy and showed his teeth,  he must have hit the door just right because he was able to push it open about 3 inches or so....   and he was gone...    Maybe that will scare him enough to keep him out of our yard for a while...
     After that I went to Jodie's open studio...    4:30 to 6:30 every Wednesday...  check her out...   

                                                       http://www.marshalljodie.blogspot.com/

                We had a lovely time playing with beads and just chatting about all kinds of stuff...

Good day fellow bloggers...

Hope U all had a nice weekend, we had a lot of bad weather here abouts in Lincoln, NE.    A little water logged, but no harm done at our place...    
     We have a small pool, one with the blow up ring around the top.   Well a few weeks ago I thought it got hit by blowing debris during a storm, because the blow up ring was deflated.    Well 2night as I was cooking supper and looking out the kitchen window, I watched a neighborhood tom cat stroll through our yard.   He stopped at the side of the pool, looked around a bit then jumped up on the side to get a drink from what had collected in the cover from last nights rain.     It was cute at first, until I realized that he has ALL his claws...
OH CRAP!!!!!    that's what happened 2 the blow up ring around the top....

     On to other business...    I had planned 2 post pictures of some items left from my yard sale, and some pictures of a very beautiful jewelry set I made as a gift.    But... I can't locate the little thing that my memory card goes into for my lap top.   Then a friend said I should just use my usb cable...   Okay... so now I just have2 locate the cable...      wish me luck, I'm sure it's on safari too...
chow 4now    =^,^=     meow....   christina

Well hello all...
     I think I have recovered from my yard sale,   man...  that was a lot of work....   I want to say thank U to my good friend Mona who helped me with my sale.    I'm so glad she was there to lend me a hand, she helped to make  things go very smoothly...    Thank U Mona...   One more little note, Mona & I donated some left overs to the non-profit "Cause 4 Paws", they help all the local and state animal shelter and rescue programs.   So when U have things you R going to git rid of keep them in mind...     http://www.causeforpawslincoln.com/    ....also, it felt good to help them....
     Still have a few items left that need a good home.    A set of 5 Antique chairs, 4 reg. & 1 cap.  and all 5 just a hundred $...  Then I have a matched pr. of Antique High Back chairs with orig. leather seat, was asking $95.00 for the pr., make me an offer...    But that's not all...  2 Very Vintage Cafe chairs (or dressing table chairs)  and an Antique Sofa Table....
I'll try 2 post some pictures later,  I've been having some troubles with my camera so I will have my husband help me with it tonight.    Well that is about it for now, I am sorry that it has been so long since my last post.   I will try to be a better blog host and post more often.    chow... christina   =^,^=   meow...
   

Well Hello everyone....
After a very long time away from my Blog,
 I'm back to share with U info about a  Very BIG Yard Sale
 that I have scheduled for..............................
                     JUNE 9th, 10th & 11th.
~Wed. June 9th, 12pm to 6pm~Thur. 10th, 11am to 7pm~
             ~~Fri. 11th, 9am to 4pm ish~~
I will give a small list of what I will have
out 4-sale with this blog post.

I will send  out an e-mail with a full list of  items to
everyone in my address book.  If U would like 2 be
included in that e-mail, send me a comment
via my Blog and I will get U set up.   :)

***(fyi... when commenting on my blog,
your info will NOT appear on my blog post***
***it will only be visible by me,
so U will be safe from the blog world***

                 HUGE  YARD  SALE 
         4610 Baldwin Ave. Lincoln NE  
 **Women's Clothes size Med. to 3XL**Women's Shoes & Boots sz 8 to 10**
                                  **ALL VERY GOOD CONDITION**
**some Men's clothes~Shirts~Sweat Shirts & Pants~Work Boots~Lounge Pants**
                               **NEW & Gently Used Men's Jackets**
              ***1962 Comet Camper mattress**2 other patio cushions***
**PlayStation game console**VHS movie tapes $1.00 & $2.00 each**
***ANTIQUE*** 8 foot Glass Display Case*** paid $1800 would like $900 OBO***
               **Lamps**Purses & Bags**Vintage Glassware & Dishes**
***NEW Pedestal Sink~Still in the box**Used 2 Bay fiberglass sink W/faucet***
                                ***Antique & Vintage House Windows***
                                              ***AND LOTS MORE***

        Chow.... Christina    =^,^=    meow...
  

                                                                                                                           

Okay....    just a little taste of my new bracelets...

               what do U think???

Let me know with a comment on my post. 

            (U can do this below)

If U see one that U like and would like 2 buy it... 

        $25.00...  and its yours...

Just let me know with a comment,

and I will get U all set up...

     christina    =^,^=     meow.... 

                                                              

                                      

Hello everyone...
Hope U all had a nice weekend.  
My hubby had a 3day'er, and we did absoluttly nothing constructive....
   Okay, that's not totally correct... Friday afternoon we went 2 the grocery  store for chilli fix'ins & food 4 the weekend.  On Saturday he took me to get seed beads so that I would have the right color to make some new bracelets to match the school colors for the school show that I will be at in March. 
Then Sunday morning my friend Jodie called with news of a wonderful sale & coupon at Michaels.
(and master lampwork artist http://www.marshalljodie.blogspot.com/ )
Well, being the wonderful husband that he is...
He offered to take me to Michaels to buy...
U guessed it... MORE BEADS...

I plan to get some pictures for my followers today, so check back 2night ro 2marrow for pics. of my new bracelets, and a necklace or 2....

Hope U have a wonderful day, and that the sun is over your sholder...   =^,^=   meow.... christina

one last thing 2 add... I seem to have lost my spell check icon....
on my compose screen, please 4give me...
and if anyone has any helpful hints 4 me do share...
please comment 2 help me...  =^,^=

Pictures of our display at the Lincoln Women's EXPO...

Well... Hello to all my blog friends and followers...
I do hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. As U all know, I was busy at the Lincoln Women's EXPO this past weekend. And the week be4, I was very busy getting ready 4the EXPO.
I want 2 say THANK YOU 2 everyone who ventured out to the EXPO. U all helped to make it a huge success. I have already started a list of ideas for next year.
One item or line of items that I hope to have finished be4 then is our "Sentiments & Quotations" Cards. To explain... Our "Picture Art Note Cards" with greetings, sentiments, little poems, quotations and cute little phrases printed inside.
I have had a large amount of requests for greetings and such to be printed inside of our Picture Art Cards. So over the past couple of years I have been keeping a book of such things, and have quite a selection of cute little sayings and stuff.
Maybe later in the year I will have a contest for things to print in our cards, what do U all think of that???
Who's game for a contest??? let me know what U think???
Enjoy the sun 2day... chow, christina =^,^= meow...

WOW... The sun was even more bright and beautiful 2day, than yesterday..... And I just ate it up....

I have something very exciting to share with everyone.... My husband Sean has signed me & Black Cat Gallery Traveling Art up for the Lincoln Women's EXPO. He said that it is time 4 me to start getting back in the swing of things. The EXPO will be in Lincoln NE, January 23rd & 24th, at the Lancaster Event Center. (84th & Havelock Ave.) You can go to their web site for ALL the details.

http://www.lincolnwomensexpo.com/

I have made a flyer that I plan to circulate locally, with a coupon for a $5.00 discount on a $40.00 purchase ~or~ 1 free Picture Art Note Card with each $20.00 purchase. (a $3.75 value) And for those of U that R my Blog followers... to use this coupon, just tell me U read it on my Blog and give me the "secret coupon word".... which is "NOVEMBER"

Hope some of U can make it to the EXPO to enjoy the fun with me....

chow till next time... christina =^,^= meow....

Well the new year is upon us now, and it just does not feel like 2010..

Hopefully it will grow on me, and be a little better year than the last few. Starting a new year without my mother is proving to be very trying... But 2 day was a nice day, the sun came out 2 play and melted some of our nearly 14 inches of snow away. (and no I did not mean 4 any of that 2 rhyme) The sun really did make a difference, I actually smiled 2day.

Now for new business.... Back in September after my 10th anniversary, I started working on my blog. So I could showcase my Bead & Jewelry Design along with Photography. (all of which my husband and I enjoy doing together) Not 2 mention sharing pictures of our loving children. (5 cats)

With my Art Blog I plan 2 add an Etsy store to make our work more accessible to the public. In recent days I have found an additional on line/blog store called "1000 markets" that sounds really cool too, I might have 2 check it out. If anyone has any helpful info on them, do share...

I will make a good effort to post little tid-bits, photos, cat stories, new products and projects we R working on and a little history on us now and then. In addition I will post up dates on shows and events so you can follow us through the year.

Please join us for what I hope will be a good year....

chow 4 now, christina =^,^= meow...