My beads made the front page on Etsy!

The exposure for being on the front page of Etsy is much sought after. It drives the creativity behind all the beautiful treasuries! Unfortunately, I didn't see this treasury while it was on the FP but I received a couple of emails letting me know it was there. Isn't it just stunning! Many thanks to sarawearsskirts for creating this masterpiece. Check it out here! Of course, the beauty of treasuries is fleeting and this one will only be around for another day.

Hand crafted glass and pottery at its finest

Here is a lovely treasury (sort of like a mini art gallery) of beautiful artwork on Etsy. These treasuries are alot of fun to put together! This one will be available on Etsy for the next two days. Please take a look at all these marvelous artists work!

A few more gorgeous Iris blooms

Here are a few more pictures of my prettier iris blooms. The first picture, posted a few days ago, is still my favorite. I do really like these three though! The first two had the house in the background - not so attractive so I used Photoshop to get rid of the backgrounds.

Woof! A fun doggy bead set for designers.

I can see this set worked up into a fabulously fun and creative bracelet and earring set for a lucky dog lover out there. This set was listed on my website today but will most likely be moved to my Etsy shop tomorrow. Thanks for looking!

Quack!

I got up while early to let the girls out and feed them. I opened the curtain to the sliding glass door and saw a duck eating out of the biggest ground feeder we have. It isn't the first time I've seen her - I think her home must have been displaced by construction this spring. It is the first time I've seen her eating Dove & Quail food though.

I fed the girls first instead and snuck back to the door for pictures while they were eating. She kept a careful watch on me in between bites and then moseyed over to a tree off to the side and hunkered down in the grass. I let the girls out, one at a time, on leash, so they wouldn't be able to chase her.

The irises are blooming

Every year between Mother's Day and Memorial Day, the irises bloom. This has been a colder than normal spring, so we only have a few out right now. I never can remember what irises I have in my garden from year to year so decided to take pictures of my favorites this glorious iris season. Here is the first, and since I don't remember what else I have coming, its my favorite - for now!

Woof! A new family member.

I drove to Colorado last week to adopt a beautiful female Dalmatian from Dalmatian Rescue of Colorado. She was known as Rosa to them but she is Kia to us. She is sweet and fun and very pretty. The poor girl was shot with a rifle and has a broken leg. She is a little jumpy over loud noises and over men and other dogs when she is laying down. Otherwise, you wouldn't know she'd been abused.

She was silly enough the other day to sniff her way around a tree! Of course, she had to explore her new back yard very thoroughly.