another chapter closed....beautiful memories....

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  
The first half of my daughters' lives were spent visiting their grandparents at their WI house...which sold at the end of October.  The second half of my daughters' lives were spent visiting their grandparents at their FLA house...also recently sold.  If it weren't for my parents buying, and us visiting them at this house (for ahem, three weeks, right after they moved in)...I honestly don't believe we'd be living where we are right now:)   And now, grandma and grandpa live here too!  So grateful for everything.

Beautiful memories.

Angels Watching Over Me (see link below for ordering details)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/220424754/angels-watching-over-me-three-wrap?ref=shop_home_active_1

Dragonfly Inspirations Bracelet Creations added 2 new photos.

My trustee assistant and I are in the bling studio this afternoon. I was trying to decide which bracelet I wanted to create, and was strongly feeling, "Angels Watching Over Me." My choice was further confirmed, when I began creating this new piece, "Arms of An Angel" came on my Pandora Radio.

Some lucky recipient will receive a bracelet infused with extra Angel Blessings heart emoticon
www.etsy.com/shop/DFInspirations

honing my wire-wrapping skills

Two weeks ago I decided to teach myself to wire wrap...I had no idea I'd have so much fun working with the wire (I of course love to work with the stones). I decided to rework the wrapping on my danburite and petalite, since I've had more practice (ok also because the wire got caught in my lace sweater and I had to choose between the wire or the sweater;)
Still not perfect, but the artistic side of me is really enjoying this new skill development ... Opening doors to more ideas for my little shop;)  (www.etsy.com/shop/DFInspirations)

my birthday gathering and our party animals!

throw back Sunday....ME edition :D

some new creations for my etsy shop:

Many more sparkly and inspirational goodies to be found! Visit my shop:
 https://www.etsy.com/shop/DFInspirations

https://www.etsy.com/listing/219890998/live-your-dream-three-wrap-memory-wire?ref=shop_home_active_1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/219889368/love-three-wrap-memory-wire-beaded?ref=listing-shop-header-1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/219882647/i-am-dancing-the-spiral-of-love-metal?ref=shop_home_active_9

flash forward tuesday:)

mirror mirror on the wall

my little fashionista

treasures lost and found

So I put on my raspberry rhodolite ring today, and recalled a funny story about it which I thought I would share.

14.5 years ago, at the end of July, about one week before my wedding, I was sitting in a meeting at work (Snapon, yes I used to have a "real" job;), when I noticed the center stone was missing. As soon as the meeting was over, I checked my desk area, shot out to my car and even retraced my after-lunch steps in the parking lot. It was most definitely gone:(. But I still held hope and put out a call to the Universe to deliver it safely back to me.
...... Fast forward....past the wedding and onto the honeymoon (hubby planned it...we took an Amtrack train ride from Chicago to Portland, Oregon (great way to see beautiful sights you can't normally see!).... Did a B&B tour of his design in Oregon, Seattle, ferry to Vancouver Island, and picked up a cruise ship in Vancouver to take the Alaskan inside-passage cruise;)
.... I digress...
So, we got off the train and rented a car. We were headed to lunch when I looked on the floor of the rental car at a pretty piece of hard candy. I picked it up, and you guessed it, not hard candy, but my center stone....magically reappeared two weeks later ... Lost in Wisconsin Found on the floor of a rental car somewhere in coastal Oregon!

True Story...don't be afraid to ask...and BE open to receive

Loving my "little" angel's new look!

Welcome to "winter" in our house...

(i.e. Too chilly for the boat or the beach so we find *interesting* ways to occupy ourselves;)
While I'm baking chocolate anise biscotti, we have a nice warm fire going; introducing the girls to a classic, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"; and the girls are attempting to teach J the fine art of plié and pas de chat ballet moves;). (Btw, he went from this to some scene straight out of Saturday Night Fever;)

Ballet Homeschool Field trip to See the Marth Graham Dance Company:

followed by brunch at Java Joe's on Hilton Head: 

Look, Richie Cunningham was here :D

and the Packers are headed to Seattle!

Packer Puppy Party at Grandma and Grandpa's; complete with grandma's amazing homemade pizzas!!  (seriously GOOD!)

I wire wrapped my first stone!

My first attempt at wire wrapping...not perfect but I'm happy I did this all by myself:)....I wire wrapped my danburite..."the stone of enlightenment"...a powerful connection to the White Ray; the Great Healer; brings direct contact to the Spirit and Angelic Realms.

I LOVE this gorgeous stone

My girls received belated Christmas gifts from us

new Nikkon cameras with 12x optical zoom (nicer than my 11 year old really nice Kodak!)

 
....and today they hopped our backyard fence to set out on a photography adventure

Easiest Loaf You'll Ever Bake

3 cups of bread flour
1 packet (or 1/4 oz) of instant yeast (bread machine yeast if you buy a jar)
1 1/2 tsp salt
oil as needed

1.  combine flour, yeast, and salt in a large bowl.  add 1 1/2 cups water and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy.  Cover bowl with plastic wrap.  Let dough rest about 4 hours at room temperature, about 70 degrees.

2.  lightly oil a work surface and place dough on it; fold it over on itself once or twice.  cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rest 30 minutes more.

3.  At least a half hour before dough is ready, heat over to 450 degrees.  Put a 6-8 qt heavy covered pot (cast iron, enamal, pyrex or ceramic) in oven as it heats.  when dough is ready, carefully reove pot from oven.  Slide your hand under dough and put it into pot, seam side up.  shake pan one or twice if dough is unevenly distributed; it will straighten out as it bakes.

4.  cover with lid and bake 30 minutes, then remove lid and bake another 15-30 minutes, until loaf is beautifully browned.  Cool on a rack.

Wolf Moon

Angels Watch Over Me (see link below or ordering details)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/212883801/angels-watch-over-me-rose-quartz-healing?ref=shop_home_active_2

no words....

Happy 2015 from my family to Yours...may it be filled with Peace, Joy, Health, and Abundance!