My Birthday!

Today was my birthday. I'm not telling how old I am! Here are some photos:

hmmm...I wonder what I'm getting...

lots of beautiful pink roses!
(promptly put in my vintage 1970's Love is...vase, of course)

a sterling silver "Love" ring
(I have had the vintage St. Anthony ring for a some time now)

a very nice red leather-bound journal...I wonder what I will write in it this year?

priceless handmade cards from my kids


we even played some party games...we're a wild bunch!

yummy frosting

the remnants of my cake

And another big surprise...
my friend is taking me to see Wicked next week! I can't wait!

Jewelry and Jewelry Tree

This is what I did last night. For some time now I have been coveting the new jewelry trees like this one:

Manzanita Branch Jewelry Organizer from Viva Terra - $69

but I didn't want to pay that much for what is really free in my back yard. So yesterday I made this:


I just cut a branch from a tree in my back yard and attached the base, which I already had on hand, then painted it metallic gold to match the brass base. Total cost: $0 and about 1/2 hour of my time.

The motivation for making this was that I have some jewelry I made and might be putting on Etsy in the near future but didn't have anything appropriate to hang earrings on for the pictures. Here are a couple examples of my latest jewelry projects:

pink Czech glass and filigree earrings

turquoise Sacred Heart bracelet