A HUGE THANK YOU

thank you all SO much for your support...

xoxo, amy

A LONG AWAITED VISIT...

So...my DARLING baby sister finally came out from Connecticut after seven loooooong years. We had SUCH a fabulous visit together. We had tons to catch up on (in between the *bucks and the shopping of course). I'm FINALLY getting around to posting some pics from our whirlwind weekend adventure...an adventure which started with ELVIS waiting for her at the airport...

Her 'ultra-luscious' pose... she is SO 'mom-esque'...

After a quick stop in Mesa, we headed to 'My Florist' to meet Kristin for lunch...

Heather 'chilled' with a nice glass of Merlot...

And I sampled a new Reisling...

Our waitress was kind enough to snap a quick group photo...

Then it was on to a fun antique store across the street...where we were greeted by this lovely creature...

"Do you want to sit on my hand?" she asked innocently...

A touching moment in the 'costume corner'...which HAPPENS to be where we found Amber's T-Rex costume...

Next stop...SAS Fabrics...a fabulous fabric and trim warehouse in Central Phoenix. Rolls of brightly colored taffetas...as far as the eye can see...

Oh, and let's not forget Heather's SAS 'porn pose'...

Kristin...with an armload of fabulous finds...

After SAS, we headed home to work on a custom ring for Heather's 'Toad Eye' stone... Girls with torches...that's hot.

After our silversmithing experience, we headed to Cheesecake Factory for dinner with George...

...and got dessert to go...

Sunday was SPA-day. We headed for the Camelback Inn bright and early...

We checked in...then headed for a quick hike up Mummy Mountain.

A beautiful shot of Heather against the gorgeous backdrop of Camelback Mountain...

We relaxed by the pool while we waited for our facials...

We ordered appetizers...one of which was this beautiful 'painter's pallette' of hummus and guacamole...

Most of which I ended up wearing...

Due to 'sail-size' bread which caught even the slightest breeze...

Again, it was SUCH a wonderful long weekend...

Love you miniature sister!

xoxo, me

SNEAK PEAK

Hi all...just popped in to post a quick SNEAK PEAK of my table display for this coming Wednesday's jewelry event. I've jeweled my fingers to the bone since we returned from Mexico last week...haven't even had time to post pics of our trip.

Aren't these photos just dee-LISH? And don't you just LOVE AQUA? I had fun selecting just the right accents (from my stash as well as Joanie's) and was even able to incorporate some sea glass and sea fans that we just found in Cozumel.

well...that's all for now.

xoxo, amy

JEWELRY JEWELRY JEWELRY

I just wanted to post a quick thank you to JESSICA and ANGIE for the invitation to participate in their JEWELRY EVENT. I can't wait ladies...it sounds like it's going to be fab-U-lous!

Other jewelry... and MORE other jewelry....

xoxo, amy (aka the floozy)

DOG TAG NECKLACES

Here are some examples of my 'dog tag necklace' and a 'booklace' that I made a couple years ago. The covers are etched and oxidized nickel silver. The pages are mica and have tiny treasures riveted inside them (small bits of ephemera, vintage photos, gem types).