tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78336146186350822222024-02-06T21:15:34.990-07:00Hot Rocks Glass JewelsInspirations and life of a Canadian jewelry designer.Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.comBlogger519125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-38801196168955356952014-04-07T08:34:00.000-06:002014-04-07T08:34:01.214-06:00Spooning<span style="font-size: large;">Here is what I've been working on lately.</span><br />
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Spoon pendants, made from vintage spoons, and stamped with cool quotes. A little added bling, and voila.....a unique one of a kind necklace!<br />
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Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-13043767814457008942014-03-20T08:57:00.000-06:002014-03-20T08:57:32.480-06:00Spring Update<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know..there is no excuse! My blog has taken a back seat in my busy life lately. So, what better way to kick off Spring, than to show you some of the new things going on with my creations for Spring 2014!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yes..there will always be the keys..I adore keys, and these are the latest. Wrapped in vintage ecru lace, and accented with Swarovski crystals and pearls and semi precious stones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-87100068723942504482014-01-13T13:24:00.000-07:002014-01-13T13:24:07.296-07:00Memories and Fresh Starts<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> <b>Happy belated New year to all my readers! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In December we traveled to England to visit my family for the holidays. It was a bittersweet visit, as although it was amazing to see my Dad, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, it was a very sad time as my step mother was dying. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimers about 3 years ago, and when my Dad could no longer care for her, she was moved to a nursing home. At about that same time she was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My step mom, Ann, married my father at the tender age of 28 years old after my mother passed away in a car accident. She took on 4 children under the age of 16. Quite a feat, considering that most 28 year olds today are still single and out enjoying the party life on weekends. Within the year , I also had a new baby sister, so now there were 5 of us! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">She was an amazing lady, very gentle, loving and reserved. She was active, intelligent and vibrant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On the bright side we were able to see her several times in December, and say our good byes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On another note, I am busy planning my Spring line of jewellery. This seasons designs will be softer, more romantic and slightly spiritual. I hope to have some pictures available in the next few weeks.</span><br />
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<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-1530871145977810452013-11-27T07:44:00.001-07:002013-11-27T07:45:01.078-07:00Aaaah...relaxing...almost<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yay....all my public Christmas markets are now complete, and I must say this was the best season ever for sales! Success all around. So now I can almost relax. I have an open house with two artist friends in less than two weeks, and I am currently sending new inventory to the boutiques that sell my jewellery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It wont be long until we are off to England, to spend Christmas with my side of the family. Winter has set in here early this year, and we have already seen several big snowfalls, and cold temperatures, so I will welcome the break to a somewhat warmer, albeit, rainier climate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! We Canadians had our turkey and pumpkin pie last month and are already well into the Christmas season. With all this snow, its easy to get into the Christmas spirit!</span>Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-15398370993379817042013-11-07T14:44:00.003-07:002013-11-07T14:44:51.918-07:00Cheap and Cheerful Earring Display<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The car is packed and I am ready for Christmas show number 2 of the season, this Saturday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I needed another earring display, to show a small group of earrings created with my custom ordered paper beads, and needed to come up with something quickly! So I put this together in just a few minutes with materials that I had on hand.</span><br />
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Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-6920121930669949452013-10-30T14:02:00.002-06:002013-10-30T14:02:18.788-06:00The crazy month begins!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As I write this, I am two days away from the first Christmas show of the season. For the next four weekends, I have back to back Christmas shows. To say I am busy is an understatement...however, I am organized and ready to go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Earrings are a big seller at these shows, and so I have just finished making 97 pairs of earrings, which I hope will see me through the first couple of shows. I think I will make 3 more pairs just so it's an even 100!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How to display them, you ask? Well that's what I was asking myself over the last week, when at 4:00 am this morning, I awoke with a brilliant idea! And here she is.....<b>The Earring Goddess</b>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Dramatic, glam, diva earrings, not for the faint of heart and certainly enough of a statement on their own. These will be the only<b> </b>accessory you will need for your little black dress!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love collecting old pictures of people from another era, especially photos of women and children. I can spend hours online looking at beautiful portraits of forgotten actresses and celebrities from the days of silent films, and early Hollywood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Maude Fealy -(1883-1971)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">American Actress from 1900-1958</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The Fairbanks Twins, Marion (1900-1973) and Madeline(1900-1989).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A beautiful English Edwardian actress and singer, that was a child star as well as a famous adult celebrity. Sadly, she suffered many mental health issues later in life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Mary Pickford, (1892-1979), Well known Canadian actress that was known as Americas Sweetheart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Lillian Gish-(1883-1993), An American Screen and television actress. Her career spanned 75 years, appearing in silent movies, films, and later in TV. She was 99 when she passed away in her sleep of heart failure.</span><br />
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<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-80587724953301244922013-10-11T08:20:00.001-06:002013-10-11T08:20:30.934-06:00Turkey, turkey<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am looking forward to our family Thanksgiving dinner this weekend. Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October, unlike our American cousins, who celebrate in late November. However, both countries celebrate with turkey dinners and pumpkin pies...and thats a good thing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I find that our weather usually turns from Fall- like, to Winter after Thanksgiving, however Old Man Winter arrived ahead of schedule this year, as I awoke to a light dusting of snow this morning. I am sure it will melt by this afternoon, and hopefully we can enjoy a few last warmish days this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Wishing all my Canadian readers a very Happy Thanksgiving!</span>Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-61660616104719342782013-10-08T08:08:00.001-06:002013-10-08T08:08:21.958-06:00Scarecrow Festival<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The Fall colors here are beautiful at the moment and we are still seeing some warm days filled with sunshine. Canadian Thanksgiving is this coming Monday, and we will be celebrating with family and of course the traditional turkey feast! The weather always seems to turn after Thanksgiving, and the snow will most likely start arriving by the end of October, or early November. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This month, in the hamlet of Bragg Creek, we have a Scarecrow Festival going on. Businesses and families are building scarecrows and displaying them around the village.It's a way to bring people back out to the hamlet, after the massive flood that occurred in June. Trying to drum up some business into the Fall for our little town. So many of the businesses here rely on the summer tourist season, and they really suffered this summer as so many were still repairing after the all the damage done. There are some really creative people who have made some fantastic looking scarecrows. So enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-6026906136582131362013-09-28T19:18:00.001-06:002013-09-28T19:18:32.781-06:00Fall Special<br />Hot Rocks Fall Specials! <br /><br />I recently reopened my Etsy boutique, and have a great selection of new Fall merchandise.<br /><br />From now until Oct. 13, get 15% off anything in my Etsy shop by using the coupon code, Friends15, during the checkout process! <br /><br />Also..there is FREE SHIPPING on all earrings in my shop! Thats not all...spend $100.00, and get a thank you coupon for 10% off anything in my shop until Dec. 7! <br />A great time to kick start your Christmas shopping, or just treat yourself to a little bling. <br /><br /><br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-73782439716956083622013-09-23T07:57:00.000-06:002013-09-23T07:57:07.222-06:00Oh, Canada!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Over the summer, I managed to find several old brass Canadian military buttons, at various flea markets and antique shops. I wanted to do a "get back to your roots", Canadian pride type of line. I really love the look of the brass... that has such a fabulous age old patina, with distressed leather. Add a bit of glam and bling to keep it girly, and heres what I came up with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> Introducing my "Oh, Canada" line. </span><br />
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<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-21409192521493500912013-09-19T08:58:00.001-06:002013-09-19T08:58:40.532-06:00Season Update<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The weather is finally turning cooler after an absolutely fabulous first half of September. Up until yesterday we were still experiencing Summer like temperatures here, and I was still wearing shorts. However yesterday was cool and rainy, and the early mornings are slowly getting colder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have a very busy Fall season, with four shows in November! What was I thinking ?!! On top of that, I am still supplying my designs to 3 local boutiques, and I am trying to keep my Etsy shop stocked as well. Good thing, I love what I do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Mid December, is taking us on a trip to England to visit family over the holiday season. I have not spent Christmas with my side of the family since 1976! Ok, Im aging myself here....but hoping to have an amazing time creating lots of fabulous good ol' fashioned memories. I think by then, I will be ready for a nice little break.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have now got my Etsy shop up and running, and featured here on my blog, see the right hand side. If you see anything you are interested in there is a discount if you purchase through this little app.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well off to the studio.... saying I have lots to do, is an understatement!</span><br />
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<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-10000617970064972312013-09-11T14:39:00.000-06:002013-09-11T14:39:42.523-06:00Vintage Glam<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This is the second collection for Fall 2013, the <b>Vintage Glam Collection.</b> I<b> </b>love combining the worn, antique metal keys </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">with the clean, dazzling sparkle of Swarovski crystals. The leather and velvet adds another texture, which I think works perfectly, with all the latest Fall fashions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This cuff had a Victorian feel to it, so I added an antique pocket watch key, a Victorian button some old pocket watch gears, a little brass keyhole, some vintage rhinestones, and a gorgeous Swarovski crystal heart that shimmers shades of the colors used to make the cuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Most Memorable Day-</b> Spending time in Victoria: taking the water taxi to Fishermans Wharf, going on a ghost walk in the old city at night, and enjoying the city nightlife afterwards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> What were the highlights of your summer?</span><br /><br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-92022821771675490392013-07-10T08:57:00.001-06:002013-07-10T08:57:47.277-06:00Collecting Pieces of the Past<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My open house, on Sunday, was a big success!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> The sun shone, it was a gorgeous day, and so many fabulous ladies came out to shop. I raised a total of $227.50 for the Bragg Creek Flood Relief, and was extremely pleased. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I am now winding down for the summer, and will be travelling to the west coast for some much earned R and R! Over the next few weeks, I will be searching out little treasures, visiting flea markets, yard sales and antique vendors, collecting pieces of the past to incorporate into my Fall designs. I love the thrill of the hunt, almost as much as I love designing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hope to post some of my fabulous finds, over the next few weeks, so keep checking back to see what I have discovered during my travels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I wish you all a wonderful summer, full of family time, lazy days and plenty of time to soak up the sun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Susan</span>Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-58192942505958619252013-07-02T14:14:00.002-06:002013-07-02T14:19:54.697-06:00Turning Lemons, into Lemonade<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What a crazy part of the world we live in. You know our winters are long and cold. You probably heard or read about our June floods. Well, for the last several days, we have been in heatwave. Today it is currently 37C or 98 F!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So what do you do, when you have a load of jewellery that was initially made for a show that you were unable to attend, due to the massive southern Alberta flooding?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well.....whats that saying about turning lemons into lemonade?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I decided to use my jewellery to raise money to put towards the flood relief fund for our town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am having an open house this Sunday, where 10% of my sales will be donated to the flood relief fund. I am also running a silent auction, where the winning bid will also go to the fund.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In the meantime, I am trying to stay cool!</span>Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-51476838258988398372013-06-25T14:53:00.002-06:002013-06-25T14:53:58.905-06:00Devastation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Last Thursday, many towns and villages in southern Alberta, as well as the city of Calgary experienced the worst natural disaster, that this area has seen in our history. Enormous amounts of rain, combined with the spring snow melt caused massive flooding. My little hamlet of Bragg Creek experienced a flash flood, that had many people running for their lives as the streets turned to raging rivers. Many had to be rescued. the river tore through our pretty peaceful town in the foothills with such a raging force, that many parts of town look like a tidal wave went through it. Two homes were tore away from the bank, floated down the river and smashed into the bridge. The main bridge was closed to traffic and people, and our house situated on the opposite side, along with hundreds of other homes were cut off from everything for 2 days. The good news is that most of us on this side, were far enough from the river, that we were all fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On Saturday morning when the evacuees were allowed back into the town, and the bridge reopened, we all showed up to start the massive task of cleaning up. My family spent 3 days at the restaurant were my son worked as a busboy for the past year. The owners had always treated him like their own, so we focused our efforts there, aas well as their home which was directly behind the restaurant. The river had come directly through their property and business. The water level reached over 6 feet high, and the mud that remained in the restaurant was about 4 feet deep. The house was a mess as well. Keep in mind that these were not water front properties and were set way back from the river. The river changed course and came through the center town. Both places will be bulldozed, there was no way you could ever clean that up. so we hauled everything out of both places, which took us 3 days, of wading through the mud, and salvaging what we could for them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Another place that was devastated was the Trading Post, a place that had existed since the 1930s, </span><span style="color: #272727; line-height: 19.625px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">by settler T. J. Eldson, who traded with the Stoney Indians</span></span><span style="color: #272727; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.625px;">.</span><span style="color: #272727; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.625px;"> </span><span style="color: #272727; line-height: 19.625px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Part of this building is where the current owners live, and the front was the actual store.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> What makes this show truly unique, are the vendors booths. We are not allowed to use the traditional 6 foot or 8 foot tables...we have to be creative with our setups. Some of you may of heard of the very successful Farm Chicks Show, that takes place annually in Spokane.....well this show is similar to that event.Everything in this show, has to have a vintage or retro theme. So you will see repurposed items, shabby chic, industrial and rustic home decor, unique old garden items, handmade flea market style pieces, vintage fashion and antique collectables.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After gathering display items from around my house and garage, I have put together a display that will be the back drop for my Hot Rocks jewels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I backed this old picture frame with cork board. It makes a great display for earrings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">For all you locals the event is next Friday June 21, 4-8pm, and Sat. June 22- 9am-4pm, in Priddis Ab.</span><br />
<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-67421372438833984692013-06-10T12:58:00.003-06:002013-06-10T13:01:49.453-06:00Wraps, Backs and Grads!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's been awhile since I've blogged, sometimes life just gets busy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We had a daughter graduate from university, and are now proud parents of a budding environmental engineer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Since the weather has now warmed up, I have been busy in the garden , trying to do all the cleanup of dead growth from the winter, and preparing the garden for summer enjoyment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As well I am preparing for my favorite show of the year, <b><a href="http://vintagewithflair.blogspot.ca/">Vintage with Flair </a> </b>(formerly known as Vintage Chicks)which is just 11 days away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So I have been severely slacking in the blogging department, both here on my own blog, as well as all my buddies' blogs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But...I have been working hard, so hard that I've managed to do something to my lower back! I think its a result of being too aggressive in my spin class, and now I'm paying the price, hobbling around, with ice packs and taking Robax. I detest taking pills, so I am only taking them when absolutely necessary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In the meantime I have been making several wrap bracelets. Wrap bracelets are really hot right now, but I've added my vintage spin on things, so mine are a bit different than the rest out there.</span><br />
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<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-5397829283902931382013-05-23T14:13:00.002-06:002013-05-23T14:13:55.762-06:00Victorian Pendants<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Just a quick post to let you know what I am currently working on.</span><br />
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<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-62091023562003113812013-05-16T09:41:00.001-06:002013-05-16T09:41:14.035-06:00Beyond: Awakening, A Spring Art Marketplace<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am finally all packed up and ready for the big show in the big city this weekend. If you are local, I will be at the Hotel Arts, downtown Calgary, May 17 and 18. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The show is the<b><a href="http://www.beyondmarketplace.com/"> Beyond: Awakening A Spring Art Marketplace,</a></b> and features some amazing local talent! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here is a preview of just a few of the designs that I am bringing with me to the show this weekend.</span><br />
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<br />Hot Rockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234231780727904955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833614618635082222.post-37728001072166223542013-05-13T14:38:00.001-06:002013-05-13T14:38:43.465-06:00<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Lately I've been scaling back on the blog posts, as I have been very busy preparing for all of my Spring shows. The next one, is a big one, the <b>Beyond Spring Awakening</b> show in Calgary, this weekend. I still have to work out my set up, and finish tagging a few things, but I feel I am on schedule.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This Mothers Day weekend was fun. My husband son and I celebrated Mothers Day, by waking up at 6:00am, and driving into the city to participate in this years Mothers Day run. We did the 5K, and I ran almost the whole way, which is a first for me. I completed the run, in 36:02 minutes. I was really pleased with my time, and my placement of 49th out of 676 ladies in my age category (50-59). I could not have done that a few years ago!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Any of you locals, that plan on coming out to see me at this weekends show, be sure to enter my draw for these awesome Swarovski crystal, and vintage glass stone earrings.</span><br />
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