Bead Soup Party

I've been absent here again.  I've had a string of migraines that have me wiped out.  When I'm finally out of the cloud, everything has fallen behind.  So then it's catch up time.  


I'm finally able to sit down here and post about about my partner in the Bead Soup Party.  My partner is Regina Santerre and the following are her shop and blog.  Please visit and take a look at her lovely work.


http://www.rubylane.com/shop/sundancegems
http://reginaswritings.blogspot.com/

I  sent my package to Regina yesterday and she'll be getting it Saturday.  I hope she likes her package.  I'm waiting to receive her package and I am excited to work with what she sends me.


Our reveal date is August 11, 2012.

A Little Whining and Re-Opening of My Old Shop

Hate to bore you all, but I've been living much of the same old stuff.  Unpacking and getting the house in order.  I was just in the middle of measuring to drill holes and install curtain rods in my living room and trying to do this alone is a bit frustrating.  I kinda broke down and cried.  So I'm taking a break from that and posting this quick update.

I went ahead and opened my old etsy store (colibridesigns) for my non metal clay items and have listed a few earrings.  I figured this may help me get more energized to finish getting my office/workspace in order.  I really enjoy playing with my beady stuff.

Getting this house in order has been difficult and draining.  All the little stuff, like getting curtain rods up, building furniture for my office, unpacking the never ending boxes and organizing all that stuff, etc. etc., all by myself, just adds up to a lot of frustration and tears.  Trying to settle into this life after my divorce has been challenging and I pray I will have some happy days soon.

Well enough of the sadness.  Chin up, Sandra and get back to the measuring and drilling holes.  Say a little prayer for me.

Here's some photos of a couple of new earrings.

A Little Bit of Fun

I've been working so much.  The unpacking of the never ending boxes.  My ex keeps bringing me more and more from the storage unit.  He's almost done.  Thank goodness!

I have found many of my jewelry making things and so yesterday I took a little break and sat down just to play with my beady things.  It felt slightly awkward at first, but in no time at all I was back at it.  I'm still missing a lot of stuff, so I worked with what I had and made these simple earrings.  It was nice to get my hands working, creating again.

My New Office/Work Space

I've been in my new house for 4 months now and I have been slowly getting moved in and organized.  It's amazing how much stuff I have accumulated over the years and I have boxes and boxes to go through.  The one room that is taking me the longest to get in order, is of course, my office/workspace.
The first thing I did was paint the walls.  I wanted it to be a very similar color as my room in California and I came pretty close.  It's a soft blue green, which I find it very calming. 
I started to unpack boxes, but soon realized that I was going to need a lot of storage space for all my beady stuff.  I found these great cube storage units at Bed, Bath and Beyond, but they have to be built.  Have I mentioned I hate building furniture.  I have built 2 and have 2 left.  I also had to buy a new desk, because my desk from CA was missing an important piece and I knew that that one piece would not magically appear anytime soon.  I have that kind of luck.  The new desk was a bear to build, but it's finally done.   
So I'm hoping that I will get in there this weekend, finish building the rest of the storage units and start unpacking more boxes that contain all my beady goodness.   Once I have the room somewhat workable,  I'll then move on to the closet.  Lots more storage to plan out in there as well.

Thanks to everyone who has left such kinds words for me.  I am starting a new phase in my life and after being with my ex for 22 years, it will be quite a change.  But I am looking forward to my new life.