Blog Challenge: Day 4 (late)

As mentioned in my introduction I live with my fiancé Robert and our two cat’s Gigi and Khadgar.   We met at our old job and have been together for four years now.    No one in this world knows me better or makes me happier. 

My older cat Gigi came with me when Robert and I moved in together. I’ve had her since she was a kitten. Khadgar is a newer addition, we got him about two weeks ago to be a companion for Gigi. The two of them are still getting used to each other but they are making pretty good progress.

I come from a divorcee family. My parents split up when I was pretty young but I have been lucky that my parents managed to remain civil (at least around my brother and I) and now get along pretty well with each other and our stepfamily. Both my parents remarried and I have two stepbrothers from each side making me the only girl out of five boys. I get my bookish side from my mother and my nerdyness from my dad. I blame them both for my artsy side

Both Sets of parents and by brother at his wedding.

 I have a wonderful Stepmother and stepfather,  and I get along pretty good with most of my stepbrothers and sister in laws.  Three of my brothers are married and I have two nieces and three nephews’ ages 2 to 4, all of whom are completely adorable.

Me playing with said adorable nieces and nephews last Christmas, yes I'm the one on the floor

 From there I have a whole score of aunts, uncles, cousins and soon to be in-laws.

 My father’s side is practically a clan. Even though I’m not able to visit my family as often as I used to but I still care about all of my family.  I love when we get together and spend time with each other.  I have been truly fortunate in the family I have received.

Jewelry Challenge: Day 4 (late

Type:earring 

Material : Wire 

Color : Red

Past Favorites: Part 1

Hello there bloggers!  Still getting my blogging legs done so I thought that I would start out with a few getting to know me articles.  And since the main focus of my blog is about promoting my jewelry I thought I would begin by sharing a few of my favorite pieces I've made in the past.  I'm going to start out small with just three pieces to begin with a single piece every week or a top ten list of pieces either I've either made or are from my personal collection or that I desire with every fiber of my being to own or even a collection of vintage pieces.  Please let me know what you would like to see.  And with out further adieu lets get started.  

 Rose Winged Necklace

This one was a bit of a collaboration between me and another friend of mine as a gift for another friend of ours.  She came to me with the rose cameo and the gold heart and asked me to convert it into a necklace for our friend who loves all manner of pretty girly things.  It was a bit of a challenge at first because I wanted the rose to add to it without taking away from the centerpiece.  I came across these wings at a craft store a while ago and thought that it matched well with the gold of the heart pendent which I attached the rose cameo to.  The shell base came from a stack of colored shells that I was given.  (A good deal of what I use to make jewelry I either find, take apart or is given to me.)  The light pink of the shell was just enough to make the pink of the flowers stand pop out and added as a nice base I could attach the wings too.  I'm happy to say our friend loved this piece and still owns it today.  This was a fun pendant to do because of the challenge it presented and because of the opportunity to make not only one but two friends happy.  Making it one of my favorite pieces out of the many I have made.

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