WOW Its been a while, I have been busy. I think my family is all settled in and theirs and my life's are starting a "routine". First on my mind is my Little Ryley, he is doing great! There were a lot of rough times to start with, but now we get to enjoy all the accomplishments. The crawling' the walking, The teeth and the getting into everything, etc.
I have spent a lot of time just setting in the studio, trying to find/decide just what I want to do, The first came a major overhaul of the studio. Including getting rid of a lot of stuff that was only being "stored". I think that while I was cleaning my muse took it as a sign to go on vacation. She was spotted in Jamaica with some fruity drinks and cabana boys. But she has made it home, She is being a little stubborn, not sure she like the changes in "her" room, but she is getting there. For the past couple of weeks, I have mostly worked on finishing started projects, some got finished, some tore apart. But I have been really playing and enjoying my cleaner and slightly better organized studio. I have a few designs I want to share, some more Knotting with pearls and semi-precious stones, but adding some found elements to them. Sometimes when I am not sure what to do, I make components , that's what I have done all this week, I have hammered, dapped, hammered, drilled, wired, cut holes and then hammered some more.

Wow It has been awhile since i posted. I have been working at making my life mine again. I think I am just about there. My grandson, Ryley, is doing great Has had his 2nd surgery , growing like a weed and doing everything a baby should be. I have started back into playing with my stuff again. I call it stuff, as I am not sure which direction I am going with it. I am going to have a booth at the antique mall here again. I hope to have that ready next week. I went through a lot of my finished pieces, and have made a mind boggling decision. I am going to tear apart about 90 % of it. I am so tired of it, and I really am not out much by doing so. I am sure I got joy out of making them. Now I will get joy out of deconstructing them and finding new treasures in the materials.
I have been teaching at Beads and More again, and I am working on some new designs. Its a mix of all different stuff, some metalwork, knotting and seed beads . Also a lot of "components" When I have no idea what I want to do, or too many to start, I do "components" and eventually they get worked into something.