Thursday, June 8, 2017

Congratulations, you are hired - What Jewelry to Pick? - Tubular Freshwater Pearl Necklaces

Continuing the discussion of what jewelry to wear from previous blog  on what pieces to select, let’s look at pieces that show your originality.

Classic Pearl Jewelry with a twist

These pieces are simple, classic and elegant however they add a touch of originality by deviating from the traditional while pearl jewelry.  These necklace use a herringbone stitch technique with freshwater seed pearls. Not your standard pearl necklace.

Freshwater seed pearls and coral Necklace

             




                                                                                  
Freshwater Pearls Necklace In Light Brown - Handmade


Here are some earrings to go with the necklaces or by themselves.




Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Congratulations, you are hired - What Jewelry to Pick? - Simple Classic Pearls

Good news is you passed the several job interviews, filling out several assessments and questionnaires, filled out all the forms for the HR and insurance and so forth...  and now you are ready to start your new job.

Preparing for the first day

You are going through your closet and putting outfits together for the new job.  Once your outfits are selected, you are wondering what jewelry do I wear.  You probably want a piece that shows your originality, eye for quality, boosts your confidence and sets you aside from everyone else.

Classic Pearl Jewelry

Let's start with a simple, classic pearl necklace and earrings.  These are ideal for a conservative, classic look.  Wear them separately or together at board meetings, client meetings or

These are classic, simple and high quality pieces that show your eye for quality.  The pearls are a perfect size, not too big-not too small 8-8.5mm cultured freshwater pearls hand knotted.


Workplace jewelry classic pearls

workplace jewelry classic pearls

workplace jewelry classic pearl earrings

Friday, June 2, 2017

Southeast Michigan Spring garden blooms

More spring flowers are in bloom.

I live in zone 5 just in case you were wondering.

I have two Miss Kim Lilac bushes ( call them bushes because their height is between 4 and 5')  and they both bloomed at the same time.  The flowers are very fragrant, in fact the other night we could smell them from a 100 feet away.

 
Dwarf Lilac tree
Miss Kim Lilac
This is a field poppy I tried to get rid of about 3 years ago because it had taken over.  There was no sign of them for a couple of years, and now they are back again.  I love poppies, but I am afraid they will take over again.  Have not decided what to do with them yet.

wild Poppy
Field Poppy
These are my peonies.  The yellow one is a peony tree with yellow flowers.  Unfortunately, the flowers have a tendency of hanging down and hiding in the tree, unlike regular peonies where the flowers are above the plan.
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Peony Tree
Yellow Peony Tree


Yellow Peony Tree

 
Pink Peony

Peony

The Japanese Iris just opened today.  The painted daisies ( I think that is their name) and the pansies have been in bloom for a while now.

Iris
Japanese Iris

daisies
painted daisies

pansies
pansies


Making Slime Project without Borax

My 6 year old grandson was visiting last week and he wanted to make slime.

We used Elmer's glitter glue, both clear and colored one and a borax free recipe from Michael's store.

The recipe was simple and easy to follow.  My grandson enjoyed helping me to make his slime.

We ended up making a green, dark blue and light blue shiny slimes.

Below is the recipe:

Borax free Slime Recipe

And here is a happy child playing with his slime.




Wire-wrapped 20mm Malachite Heart Pendant



This video has clear and detail instructions.  Hope you like it.