What’s in the box? Well, ummm, uhhh, I don’t really remember. This was a Christmas order that someone forgot to pick up, and it’s been sitting on my workbench for 2 years. Their forgetfulness is your gain. Join my mailing list and I’ll pick a new subscriber to win! First Name Email Are you one [...]

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How cool is this? Ok, so it’s not like I’ve been to Samoa and verified that my 25 bucks actually helped improve someone’s life. But from my little summary report it looks like I’m moving the needles a little bit. Yay Kiva

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Somebody snuck into my site in the middle of the night and added a bajillion beads up there. Truth be told, I’ve been bugging Dave FOR YEARS to make me some large-holed beads to add to my collection. I’ve always browsed through the jewelry stores at the mall and have been outraged when I look [...]

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What do you do with a bajillion tomatoes and the onset of another dreary wet winter? Save em for a rainy day, I guess. Cause it’s gonna be raining like cats n dogs soon (in fact, it’s started this week already). Ah summer, we hardly new you. Anyway, this recipe looked yumm-o. And the write [...]

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I shouldn’t be allowed in there. I just can’t seem to exercise restraint. But how cool are these? I can totally picture making some beautiful braided chains to hold some of Dave’s lampwork beads. Hmmm…off to the lab to experiment! Oh wait. I need to get these christmas orders out the door.

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It must be the holidays ’cause my house smells like chocolate! First up…Lavender Vanilla Ganache truffles. There’s maybe a 2% chance they’ll turn out as pretty as the photo, but my kitchen smells like pure divinity right now! Yay for licking the spoon.

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Hi gang – holiday shopping’s in full swing – here’s a little something to sweeten the deal. Take 25% off your order today with this code: snowflake It’s not as good a deal as my newsletter subscribers get, but hey a deal’s a deal! Happy shopping.

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Are you on my mailing list? Really?!? You’re not? Well holy cow, you’re missing out! On cyber monday (that crazy online monday after Thanksgiving) I’m holding a special sale for everyone on my mailing list. It’ll be good – trust me. Quick quick, jump on it. Here’s the form: First Name Email Oh and not [...]

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Hi gang, For those of you who have been following along in my wonderful world of Kiva.com -here’s a great update. 5 of the loans I’ve made are completely paid back, 4 are 75% or more paid back – how amazing is that? So my little 25 buck increments have helped shoemakers in Bolivia, farmers [...]

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Shopping for birthday presents in your pj’s in front of your computer is all well and good, but some times you just need to get your little grubby hands on things to really see what they’re like. For those of you who want to see things for yourself (and happen to live in the Portland [...]

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