Remember when I said I thought I had burned up the motor on our new fancy smancy (less than 6 month old esspesso maker?) but I didn't after all? Well!! I had some moola to spend since I didn't have to replace that darn thing :P
I'm kiddding of course... But today I went to this store (it's actually a very expensive Italian shoe store) that sell the sterling Pandora charms that I buy for my bracelets. They are quite addicting to buy...as I got my friend Valerie hooked on them as well.
Anyway...I bought two new ones for myself today. Kinda expensive ones too. I couldn't really justify it...so in my head I thought of that stupid espresso maker...See? If I had burned up that motor, I would have had to shell out a few hundred bucks to replace the darn thing. (because YES a good cup of coffee is THAT important in the Hall household) But since I didn't... I thought, hey! I can buy these charms--no guilt!!!---(they weren't a couple hundred dollars...) but gawd.... I'm so bad...
Here are the two new ones I got. (Valerie...they are NOT Pandora...they are something new called Trollbeads....the Pandora guys brother came out with these!) Only a few of these beads will fit on the Pandora brand bracelets.
K are bored yet? Lol!
You can't really see on that bottom one that it has an black opal, an amethyst and a garnet stone...along with these neat faces carved in it. :)
opps! geez, I've gotta get going. We are off to the Art shows. I signed up to bring an appetizer to the Watercolor Show reception that Kip and I both have a painting in...ya, I thought green grapes, herb brie cheese and some crackers sounded pretty good? doesn't it?
(those are hot and spicy Cheese It's I threw in there for a little color :)
I think after we go to that show we will head downtown to a few other galleries....I'll try and take some secret agent Lolo Pictures of the festivities.
It's a nice warm Sacramento night out (95 degrees at 6pm) ...perfect to view art and all the wacky art peeps lingering in the streets.
Have a Great Saturday night all!!!
Hey LilJif...your art show is coming up in October right?
Lo**
Posted by Lori at September 11, 2004 06:00 PMThose are so neat Lori!! I love the troll beads. Isn't it fun collecting stuff like that?
Care
Posted by: Carrie on September 11, 2004 09:05 PMEnvy (or should I call it the green eyed monster) has hit!!!......me too, me too, I wanna bracelet like that tooooooo!!!!
What fun!!! I have heard of Build a Bear.........but, now Build a Bracelet is much more in my style..........Yes, I do love the one with the gems and the faces...........
But, we don't have any fancy Italian Shoes stores here.....and I suppose DSW doesn't carry them????? (JK!!)
Enjoy them, they are beautiful!!! But, I'll tell ya....if I ever find them around here....I shall be sporting one toooooooo.
Sign: copykate
Posted by: Edee on September 12, 2004 06:52 AMoooo, I could get into those! (gee, thanks Lori).
Nice choices for the beads. hmm...
Hope you had fun last nite!
Posted by: Kitty on September 12, 2004 09:52 AMWhat are those dots on your hand and finger? Is that an allergy of some kind? :P (sorry)
Dig the trollbeads! Do you change beads on them? or put different beads on them? (you can tell, I'm confused)
love that appetizer tray...hot and spicy cheese-its? Wooo...sneak one of those in the reg cheese-it box and stand back when Grandpa has one. Hours of fun!!!
(settling down now)
-Joe
Posted by: Jozepo on September 12, 2004 08:02 PMHi Carrie!!! Yes VERY addicting.
Edee, you need to get hooked on this crap too :)
So do you Kitty!! (lol!)
and so do you Joe! (jk)---hey quit making fun of the yellow dot problem I'm dealing with on my skin....because if you bug me about it anymore I will touch you and give you "yellow dot cooties" which there will be no "magical" cootie shot remedy for--- so take that! (I know your trembling huh?)
Posted by: lori on September 12, 2004 09:01 PMI thought I smelled brie!!! Mine mine mine~!
Nice addition to your bracelets! Do these symbolize something to you when you buy each bead? I made a memory maker bracelet, the one with frames? Then I put pics of my art in the frames :) The beads I got from Swavorski beads friends have gifted me as bracelets which I basically recycled to string with the framed art :)
Posted by: erikie parikie on September 13, 2004 01:06 AMLori you very naughty girl. Just when I figured you had no more room on those bracelets. I most stay away for I need to purchase other items like a toilet.(Hee,Hee)
Hey, those bracelets are super cool! I like the little troll beads.
Posted by: teresa on September 13, 2004 07:59 AM