Dear Spring...I've been waiting for you

So, I'm pretty new to this blog and I'm fairly certain no one is reading this. I don't know many other people that have one of these. Alas, that will not keep me from posting on here. Today has been a pretty good day - I watched some of Heroes Season 2. Can I just say that show is awesome?! haha I just recently started watching it, and I believe I'm already addicted to it. It is just such a well-made show, with an original storyline. Later in the afternoon, I ventured to the park for some painting time. I've never done that before - painted outside (I've sketched outside, of course, but never painted - at least that I can recall). The one difficulty I encountered was keeping up with the setting sun - I don't know how Monet did it.
Here is my painting - acrylic on stiff cardboard. I improvised since I don't have a spare smallish canvas at the moment. It's not a masterpiece, but I had fun painting it. It was relaxing. I haven't decided if I should touch it up a little bit more, or just leave it. Suggestions??
The weather was so beautiful, I just had to get out there - it was around 70 degrees today! Wonderful, eh? And to think - it just snowed on Monday. That's good ole' North Carolina weather for you. I cannot wait for Spring - it's definitely my favorite season.
After din-din (dinner for you non-Leah speaking peoples), we went on an adventure downtown! We went to this cute coffee/ice cream shop called Crema. I enjoyed a French Vanilla Latte.
When I got back home, lo and behold, guess who called?! That's right, Bobby! It was definitely a good surprise since I wasn't expecting him to call until tomorrow or Sunday. For some reason, this time around hasn't been as hard on me as it is on him. I think I needed an adjustment period, and now I'm more emotionally stable. Not that it isn't hard at times, it's just that for some reason it's a little bit easier now. And I'm sooo glad that's the case! =) If you have a moment in your day though, please pray for all of our troops. Our prayers are powerful, and they could definitely use them. Pray for their emotional health, not only while they are deployed, but just as importantly for when they get back. Many soldiers go through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and they go untreated. I think that is definitely one area that the Army needs to put more focus on.

On a lighter note, I have been making jewelry, and lots of it! I usually sell some of my jewelry at City Florist in Clayton (none of my jewelry is on the site, but it gives the address & such). It's not currently at the store, but I'm taking it back up there towards the end of the month to get ready for prom season. Hopefully that will draw a lot of younger girls into the shop, and my jewelry will catch their eye! I'm trying to go to a deeper level with my jewelry and thinking about making a catalog or newsletter of some sort. I'm also trying to decide if I should keep the website I originally started awhile ago, or make a new one, potentially on Blogger. I'm thinking about taking my jewelry to some different stores/boutiques and asking about selling it there on consignment. I have been making jewelry for a few years now, but I'm fairly new to the "business/marketing" aspect of it all. Any help, suggestions, tips, etc. are greatly appreciated!
Here are a few pieces I have made recently.

If you're interested in purchasing any of these, just leave a comment or email me and let me know!

I think that is all for now; have a great weekend and enjoy this gorgeous weather!



~L~