My friend recently started selling Sentsy candles- they are wickless candles that you plug in and melt the wax in a variety of fragrances.

This one in a bathroom:

and this one is sitting on our kitchen counter:

And a wish list of others…

I have Cucumber Lime (MY FAVORITE!!!) and Cranberry Spice, check out all of the fragrances .

Alissa is giving away your choice of warmer and a scent!

You can browse around her ! They make FaBuLoUs gifts… Christmas is coming!

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Tessa has been asking to cut her hair for over a year… so sunday I finally caved. I got tears in my eyes when it was done, but she absolutely LOVES her new do! She wanted it straightened, flipped out and with a clippie. She was so excited to go to school on monday, she thought her friends would all think she was a “new girl”!

Then we walked to the coffee shop for hot chocolate and did some shopping, fun girl time

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Jonah’s tongue

is a very important

part of his game…

and it cracks us up!

Celebrating after a goal…

I guess the tongue works

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Tessa was extremely excited about going to school and having homework.

I love that she mixes up her d’s and b’s.
That she makes w’s twice as long as they should be.
She has a tough time keeping her lowercase letters under those dotted lines on the paper.
She loves to read.
And she always has funny stories to tell me about her day… totally different from the boys!

After homework tonight we had a “when I grow up I wanna…” talk, and she said she wants to make jewelry with me so that we will spend our “whole days together”. Melts my heart… and so she got an extra cookie for dessert

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My days are full of:

pearls.
sterling silver findings.
coffee!!!
{my} pliers.
circle chain bracelets.
trips to the po.
eclectic flowers.
family trees.
an adorable helper.
more pliers.
rectangle charms.
more pearls!!!

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The site is temporarily down for maintenance, we are working on a few things.

It will be back up and running soon!

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I played soccer from 3rd grade all the way through college. In high school I played competetively on a classic club team that traveled all over the US and went to lots of big tournaments like WAGGS and the Dallas Cup, we won State every year, and my senior year we even won Regionals and went on to Nationals- only 4 teams in the US in each age group make it to Nationals. Then I got a scholarship to play in college.

So soccer is kind of a big deal to me

Well, Tessa is ready to play. And I get to coach her team.

My very first team (23 years ago!) was called the Redhots… so out of sentiment, we named her team the Redhots

She has scored 3 goals in both of her games so far.

I. could. not. be. more. thrilled!

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I’m THRILLED to have won this camera wristlet from !

Gabriela that the first person to tweet the name to a song that she posted an audio clip to would win their choice of a strap- and I won

And I picked Patty Young’s Andalucia fabric, don’t ya love these love birds? Patty is an old eBay designer friend who now designs beautiful fabrics.

Thanks Gabriela!

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I’d like you to meet my personal assistant…

A few of you have already met her on the phone- seems you called while she was playing with my phone and she answered. Without me knowing. Several times.

I know because I see your numbers in my call log… (and because one of you has already emailed to tell me which is how I realized it was going on in the first place). And now I am too embarrassed to call you back after making you listen to baby babble. Or maybe just her breathing. Or possibly her punching numbers.

Please don’t hesitate to call us back, I promise to be more aware of her customer service

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He opened up his arms for a hug and she came running. He pulled her up onto his lap and started to read her a book. She sat still and listened close to every word, pointing at pictures and adding a few babbles here and there.

It was such a sweet moment, one of those moments you wish you could freeze forever!

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… is someone who, despite their own busy-ness, surprises you by bringing over dinner for you and your 4 kids when you are swamped with jewelry orders and your husband is out of town on a business trip.

Thanks, Jessica, is was YUMMY!

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eden loves to watch the washer and dryer spin…

and I get a kick out of her constant “bed head” hair-do

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Most Labor Days we spend at the lake… this one was spent working allllll weekend! We have been incredibly busy with orders, which is great! We worked 16 hours saturday- I am sooooo thankful for my friends that help me, our business couldn’t keep growing without them. Plus we get to have some interesting conversations while we work

I’m also thankful for a husband that lets me sleep in all weekend when I’m working such late nights

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and the randomly picked winner for the dainty drop necklace and earrings is Abby, who said: “What a treat it would be to win one of your beautiful creations! Thanks for the chance…Abby:)”

email me Abby!

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These sweet little earrings were made to match the ! Together they make the perfect set!

At just 3/4″, they are a perfect splash of sparkle and color for casual wear or dress up! Available in any birthstone color.

Tessa wanted a pair, she picked pink crystals (of course!)

let’s give a set ( AND matching earrings!!!) away!

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hello!

We are having a crazy busy week, whew!

tgtf!

(thank goodness tomorrow’s friday)

Another oldie but goodie has been added to the website !

I am loving this new cd from …

Whitney is a family friend and she has a BEAUTIFUL voice. You can hear them on iTunes or ! If anyone is interested in purchasing one of her cd’s please email me, I can hook you up You will love it!

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