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BUTTERFLYS: GELLO
Toni: Have a great weekend!
Carrie: Heyya! OMG I think I caught your tag much quicker than normal!! Yes we are doing better. Thank goodness!!
marianna: are you feeling better yet?:) I haven't tagged you in ages!! Hope you guys are all feeling better today:)
Carrie: OMG!! I hope the pics work! Now I need to double check them!! LOL Yeah Mary made really cute checkbook cover planner thingys so I put them up for her Yeah the Santa was fun to make!
Marianna: cute little mr. santa! that's too funny
marianna: boohoo I wanna see your dazzling designs but all I see are x's all over your site for your pics but before you panic I think it's a problem on my end cause I see them on my site too. Been having a bit of a problem with my pc and my servers for like 2 days now :(
Carrie: OMG believe me ALYSSA does want it! She's bugging me about it! Yeah we should go xmas shopping for the guys good idea! I have no clue what to get him yet! Also I am itching for a somerset visit! LOL
marianna: pretty bracelet! I'll take it! lol! actually alyssa would probably fight me for it lol! :)
Marianna: ack! sorry I've forgotten to tag you in forever!! We should go get our xmas shopping for the guys done soon. Everytime I take joe with me he peeks at his gifts! lol!
Carrie: LOL! Nope i didn't forget!! we just need to pick a day and go!!!!! Yes COME see my living room please! and get your glass!!!! Oh yeah also poor kid but he is much better now thank goodness!
Marianna: man I'm so glad matthew is feeling better that's so scary an I never knew any of that about baby powder!! I'm ganna try an swing by this weekend plus don't forget about TJmaxx an joanne fabrics too! yippy!!
Carrie: LOL did you like that little side note to you?! Oh man I forget about my tagboard!!! Ahhhh where were u yesterday? I didn't get to chat w/ u on messenger! Yeah the pINK! Oohh lala
Marianna: um excuse me I think I should be allowed to guess the new color!!! ;) If I get it right I should get another rod of that pink to play with lol! I've just about used the entire rod you gave me and then used my short to pull stringer lol! Soon as more comes in I say we buy them out lol!
Marianna: oh man those cookies better be yummy!!! lol!
marianna : yeah those cheeseball recipes are hard to come by aren't they? lol!!!
Carrie: Hey cheeseball! Yeah you should make one! that sounds good!!! LOL wonder what I should make? hmm
Marianna: oh you know what I really want is a cheeseball recipe I should make one for the next book group meeting :)
Marianna: oh lala! dontcha just love our safety glasses? lol! I wear a different kind and still I think they're dorky looking lol!!! are you making me more heath bar pie. I would especially LOVE a recipe for chocolate almonds cause its just so hard to come by ;)
Marianna : I sooo have to see your mickey ornament in person! That's too cute! Make a minnie one next! see you tomorrow at Giovanni's b day party!
Carrie: Oh I know I need fabric for my purse!!! Plus we need to do a DB!!!
marianna: When are we going to get fabric? oh and did you think of anymore people? lol!
marianna : oh man! lol!!
Carrie: Okay seriously I think i may have to redo the whole thing! I think I have way way too many stitches! It's hard for me to even knit it at this point!!! So i am thinking of starting over
marianna: oh man the blanket feels like it will never be a blanket!!! I've done like 4 rows and it just seems like it will never look like a blanket lol! It's hard to picture it lol
Carrie: OH NO! I got behind in my tags!! Yep I need fabric AND more yarn!!! I wanna run to crafts today if we have time!!!
marianna : hey don't forget to bring your projects over tonight! see you in a bit!
marianna: ok yeah for sure the lining makes it sooooo much better! lol!
marianna: Hey we should run and get fabric to line our bags this week!
Carrie: OMG! I know! I miss it too!! :( I can't wait to go back...but seriously we are the pictionary champs! Maybe we should get t-shirts made up that would be funny! lol Still can I just say that I am so glad you guys went! It was definitely better because you guys where there!!!
marianna : i love all the tawas pics! :( boohoo i wanna go back!that's all i keep hearing from joe too!
Marianna : man it feels weird to be back! that was soooo much fun and once again we kick they guys' butts at pictionary! I don't know why they even bother lol!
Carrie: yeah see it's like build a bear but instead it's build a bead set!! LOL I'm a dork but I like it too!
marianna : lovin' the build a set beads! Very cute!
marianna: lol! i was finishing up your purse. I hope you like it! I think it's super cute and for sure now have to make myself one!
Carrie: holy cow where have u been! I have been having messenger withdraw! LOL okay so it was only a few hours....thanks so much for doing that purse! I can't wait to see it! OH and my scarf is just about ready to be closed off!
marianna : your purse is almost done! I think I'm going to use one of the brown mohair skiens for my mom's wrap and make me a brown and pink purse lol! Or that other really light taupe brown is really pretty too!
marianna : oh yeah I'm starting to really get out of control with the up north lists! Man i need a vacation
Marianna : How are you feeling? Is the claritin kicking in yet?is there an alergy smiley lol! I need to make another yarn run maybe tomorrow I'll nudge you in the morn. AND hopefully I'll finally be closing my party! I can't wait!
Carrie: Party was FUN! :0) Woohoo! Can't wait to go up north! It will be a blast...the kids are so excited! okay talk to u later!
marianna: omgoodness it's hot! Hopefully our AC situation is fixed or at least even if just for tonight so we can enjoy the party! See you in a bit!
Carrie: I know I miss your tag board! But I guess I can still leave blog messages....bleh can it get any hotter?
marianna: I'm going to try not to suck so bad at remember to tag you more often too!
marianna: Hey! those pics are cute!!!! turned out better than mine I messed up not changing the settings :( OMG though ever since you said it now and especially in that second pic brooklyn really does look like a mini cameron!!! so cute! I can't belive how big our kids are getting and so fast!
Carrie: It's pretty sad that i just now saw this message! Hehehehe seeya tonight!
marianna: yeesh! I always slack at keeping up with the tags! sorry! Just popping in to say have fun on your trip!!!! and feel free to shower me with lot's of souvenirs lol!!! see you in a few hours!
oooo me me! pick me!: i want spam!!! hehehe...hey! you know who this is, don't make me leave my name!
Carrie: Sorry Did I not respond to this! YEs SPAMMERS GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
marianna : Are you ready to have some fun thursday & Friday night?! I'm sooooo determined to win this time! lol!! Noah says he's ready for a swim ;)
marianna: I'll get them out of the way! lol
Marianna : Ack!!!! I've slacked so bad on tagging you that you're swimming in a sea of spammers!!!! :)

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Tuesday, December 8th 2009

6:45 AM

Monday December 8, 2008
 
HAPPY MONDAY!!!!!
I am getting ready to post the last 2 sets of specials up on auction on ebay.  So take a peek at those soon!! 
 
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  We spent Friday taking the kids out to Pizza Hut-- because Alyssa had a Book It coupon to use for a free personal pan pizza.  She was so proud to use it!  She has been reading so much and so many books this year .  Then we took them down to the huge mall to see Santa and get their picture taken.  They loved it!!  And on Saturday was our local areas famous Christmas Lights in Ida.  They have a huge lighted parade in the evening and other events going on all day.  We sat on the end of the parade route all nice and warm in our car with snacks and hot cocoa...we had a blast!!!
 
My plans for this week as far as beads go...I will be working on getting some new specials up and possibly I am thinking of doing a round of the build-a-set beads.  Where everything is sold individually and you can buy just 1 or more of whatever you want.  I haven't done that in quite a while so I'll see what I can come up with!!  
 
Tonight I have an exercise class that I plan to hit up with a friend and then Alyssa has her hula dance class.  So I am off for now to get the house cleaned up and finish some more beads!! Have a great Monday .

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Saturday, May 9th 2009

1:47 PM

Saturday May 9, 2009
Hi!  Thanks for stopping by.  I haven't posted new specials in awhile so I hope to do that soon!  I have been so busy!!!

Me and 3 of my friends went to Cincinnati last weekend for the Flying Pig Marathon! It was an absolute blast.  We stayed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Cincinnati.  The race we thought was going to be a "little hilly".  Wrong!! It was a major incline basically miles 1-10.  Crazy!  We finished the half marathon though so it was all good.  We are working at trying to run more and walk less.  While we were there we got to meet Denise Austin at the Expo.  She was awesome!! She signed bags for all of us and was so fun to talk too.  Here is a pic of the four of us with her!


From L to R: Pat, Amber, Denise Austin, ME and Kelly!

So that was a fun and exciting trip!  Now Mark is off next week and there is a possibility that I will be helping out working up at my sister and brother-in-law's new bar/restaurant.  So I will be a busy girl in the upcoming week! I won't forget about the beads though.  I have some orders to fill and a large amount of emails to reply to so I haven't forgot about you!
Take care and have a great weekend!



Thursday April 23, 2009
Hey there!! Thanks for swinging by my site to check on beads....I had listed the 3 sets on ebay and I apologize as the listings got canceled because I had a link to my site in the listing.  Right now the sets are on ETSY with a buy it now price.  If you are interested they are in stock and ready to ship out-- just click on the picture!!  Check them out if you have time.  I made some more of the Double Helix Aurae sets.  They are just beautiful and have such a shimmer to them!!

I hope you find something you like.  Meanwhile I will be enjoying the nice weather we are finally getting! Tomorrow it will be 80 here!  Yippeee!

Have a great evening!
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Thursday, April 16th 2009

8:36 AM

Thursday April 16, 2009
Hey Ladies! I hope you are all enjoying your Spring Break!!! I will have a whole bunch of new ebay items for you soon.  My take-out treats page is getting an overhaul too.  Plus etsy will have new sets to order!!  I got a new oxy concentrator yesterday and my torch is working even better than before! Yippeeeee!!

Well it's a gorgeous day here finally so I am headed to the park with my kids.  Have a great day and stop back soon!

Sunday March 29, 2009

New bead specials and 3 new ebay auctions are making their way up!! Check them out!! Have a wonderful Sunday!!!!!!

Thursday March 26, 2009


I have 4 new ebay sets to offer up....and new specials will go up tomorrow!!  Here is a sneak peek pic of the pile of beads for the specials .  I have several sets so please come back for those!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Thursday!  Mark is off work right now and finishing up our 2nd bathroom.  Thank goodness we will have 2 toilets again!  I hurt my foot running (tore a muscle in my foot) so I have been out of commission in training for our next half marathon which is only 10 days away!  I am still going to do the marathon even if I have to end up walking the whole thing.  So that is pretty much what we have been up to other than the normal kid chaos!

I will be back tomorrow so stop by again!  Oh and don't forget about the ebay sets! Check those out to your left <---!
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Saturday, March 14th 2009

4:42 PM

Saturday March 14, 2009
Good morning bead-aholics!  So much has happened since I last updated.  I had a whole long update done the other day and then I clicked on something or pushed a button and lost the whole thing!  So I got frustrated and gave up for the day. LOL!  But I am back to try again!!

 We have had a slew of different sicknesses from the cough/cold/congestion thing to the flu .  On top of that my daughter's close friend Lauren had her brother suddenly pass away.  He was only 11 years old.  It is so heartbreaking!  As a mother I can only imagine what their parents must be going through.  I also have to say that I hope I never have to visit a funeral home where there is a child who passed away ever again.  So go hug your kids! Life is so precious.

We also had a whole week basically of craziness because my daughter and some of her friends decided to do the talent show together.  They danced and sang to "Dancing Queen" together! It was adorable!!

From L-R: Whitney, Kessie, Lauren and my daughter Alyssa!

As for beads I have been so busy with orders from etsy, my take-out treats page and some orders from local people that I have been trying to squeeze new beads in when I can.  I will be posting some bunnies and summer beadies shortly.  I am working on them and can't wait to post new things.  As much as I love orders I really love to post new goodies on here for everyone!!  So thank you to everyone who has placed an order and for hanging in there with me these last few weeks!
Have a wonderful Saturday!  Mark is installing a Basketball rim in the ground for all of us today.  And I will be at the torch and then we are going to the mall later.  I hope the sun is shining wherever you are!
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Saturday, February 21st 2009

1:06 PM

Sunday February 21, 2009

Here is a funny pic of my son Matthew getting busted for sneaking candy out of the bag in the pantry!! Now don't pay attention to the apparent mess that is going on in there He is my little candy monster. LOL!

I have been under the weather off and on and the same thing is going on with the kids. It appears to be going around their school as well. My daughter Alyssa had 11 kids in her classroom out yesterday!! Ohhh the spring cannot get here quick enough! We have had an unusual amount of snow this year. Currently it is all melted but then I hear today we are suppose to get 7-8 inches. Hopefully they are wrong!

Last weekend I went to camp with my daughter and her girl scout troop and several other moms! We stayed the night in basically a giant cabin and laughed and had a great time!! It was like one giant sleepover and the girls even got to help prepare the different meals. And of course then Mark and the boys got a little guy time in! It was fun for all of us.

I really hope to have a fresh batch of specials and ebay sets soon. My etsy store keeps me so busy that somedays I don't have anytime left to make new beads for the site. So I apologize! I know things are going to change for me in September when my youngest son Matthew starts Kindergarten. I will then have a more set schedule for my bead making which I am really looking forward to getting more free time to come up with new beads! Although I will definitely miss my little guy since he will be away all day at school . So anyhow, I will be posting super cute Easter & Spring beads and hopefully some gorgeous flip-flop beads too! If you have any special requests just let me know.

I hope you have a wondeful Saturday! Kyle has a birthday party to go to tonight and we will be hanging with our other two kiddos and doing something fun with them! Hopefully not shoveling snow! LOL .
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Tuesday, January 13th 2009

9:12 AM

Tuesday January 13, 2009
I have to apologize if you are coming here looking for new goodies....I have been trying my best to finish up all of the sets to post them but I am just not 100% happy with all of them as they each still need a little something added to it to make it just right.  I will be working at the torch today to make that happen as quickly as possible!! 

In case you don't live anywhere near me you may not know that we are having quite the winter weather here.  We got hit with 10 inches of snow over the weekend and are getting ready for another 2-4 tomorrow....along with freezing temps!  I just keep telling myself that everyday we get closer to spring

Another thing I have a new email address in case you are having trouble reaching me at my hotmail one.   Some emails seem to have a hard time getting through.  So please contact me at: cemlampwork1@yahoo.com  if you need anything!  Or you can always click on my etsy shop and send me a message that way.  I will still keep checking the hotmail one in case anyone still contacts me that way.  Thanks and sorry for in the inconvenience!

I will let you all know when the pile of goodies are ready to be posted!  Have a fun Tuesday!


Friday January 9, 2009
TGIF!!  It's been a rough week getting use to waking up early again after the nice long Christmas Break!  We are heading over to the YMCA with some friends this evening to play tennis and go swimming.  So the kids are pretty excited since it's Family Fun Night over there.  However, we are suppose to get a good amount of snow starting late this afternoon and lasting until tomorrow evening.  So I DO hope that it's warm wherever you are!

I have the torch fired up and I am heading out there now to finish up some sets.  Expect a bead update from me very soon.  I will be adding sets to the specials page, ebay and adding more etsy listings. 

So have a wonderful Friday!  Come back soon!!
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Sunday, January 4th 2009

12:45 PM

Sunday January 4, 2009
 
 
I know it's been awhile since you have heard out of me!! I am here   I have been totally absorbed in the holiday season spending time with my family and attending various different parties & kid events!!  I hope you all had a safe holiday-- and now it is 2009!!! Wow!! Time seems to fly faster every year.  Mark is off work for another week and the kids are dreading that their Christmas Break is almost over.  However, I am excited to look ahead to SPRING!  The weather here has been cold and now today a solid sheet of ICE outside! UGH!!
 
We signed the whole family up for a membership at our local YMCA so we have been taking the kids over there to exercise and also do a lot of swimming.  They are loving it! I am hoping that they get into the exercise thing at a young age and carry it with them throughout life
 
I am also updating my take out treats page for orders! I know that Valentine's Day and Easter will be upon us before we know it so I will be taking orders on some of my sets from previous years that I will remake.  You might notice that my prices are a little cheaper than previously as I am trying to make my beads more affordable for everyone in these economic times!!  AND I will be posting new specials on my specials page with more V-day and Easter stuff.  I have one set left on my specials that I am adding to ebay.  So check that out!
 
Have a great Sunday! I will be at the torch today
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Tuesday, December 2nd 2008

2:24 PM

Tuesday December 2, 2008
 
Well I still have several sets of specials left for sale!! If they are not gone by tomorrow I will be posting them for sale on ebay.  Most likely I will put all of the holiday sets in one lot for sale.  So check for that if you are looking to get a great deal!! I know the economy is bad right now so I don't expect to be flooded with orders. In fact I have tried to bring my prices down and keep things a little more reasonable for everyone.  So if you would like to place any custom orders just let me know!
 
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.  I had a great time with my family!  My brother Dan and sister-in-law Nikolle and nephew Nicholas were in town from Tennesee.  So I was glad we got to see them.  We also put up all of our Christmas decorations over the weekend.  The kids get so excited...I just love it!!  They get up every morning for school and count down the days left until Christmas.  Time is just flying! It will be here fast.  I can't wait.  Mark and I also went out shopping on Black Friday! We got up at 3 am to hit up Kohls, Walmart, Meijer, Target, Kmart, TJMaxx and Walgreens. Then of course we had to go out to Breakfast The kids were at home with a babysitter so it was a fun time out for us.
 
Have a great evening! I am off to get my hair done!!! 
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Tuesday, December 2nd 2008

10:15 AM

Tuesday December 2, 2008
 
Well I still have several sets of specials left for sale!! If they are not gone by tomorrow I will be posting them for sale on ebay.  Most likely I will put all of the holiday sets in one lot for sale.  So check for that if you are looking to get a great deal!! I know the economy is bad right now so I don't expect to be flooded with orders. In fact I have tried to bring my prices down and keep things a little more reasonable for everyone.  So if you would like to place any custom orders just let me know!
 
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.  I had a great time with my family!  My brother Dan and sister-in-law Nikolle and nephew Nicholas were in town from Tennesee.  So I was glad we got to see them.  We also put up all of our Christmas decorations over the weekend.  The kids get so excited...I just love it!!  They get up every morning for school and count down the days left until Christmas.  Time is just flying! It will be here fast.  I can't wait.  Mark and I also went out shopping on Black Friday! We got up at 3 am to hit up Kohls, Walmart, Meijer, Target, Kmart, TJMaxx and Walgreens. Then of course we had to go out to Breakfast The kids were at home with a babysitter so it was a fun time out for us.
 
Have a great evening! I am off to get my hair done!!! 
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Tuesday, November 25th 2008

9:35 AM

Tuesday November 25, 2008
 
I AM POSTING THE NEW BEAD SETS RIGHT NOW! SO check them out on the Sizzlin Specials PAGE!  Thanks
 
Monday November 19, 2008
 
Just thought I'd start off by sharing a few pictures!
 
Kyle at his Basketball training camp wearing the NBA Championship ring!
 
Our Puppy Jack-Jack!  He is getting so big!
 
Well it's the middle of the week already!  I can't believe how fast Thanksgiving is approaching.  I LOVE Thanksgiving!!  Not just because I happen to have been BORN on Thanksgiving but of course because of the fun family time and great food.  YUM!  So yep you read it right my birthday is coming up!  This Sunday the 23rd I will be the BIG....3-0!  Mark called a bunch of friends and we are suppose to get together for a party on Saturday, so I am looking forward to that!
 
As for beads.....I have a nice big bunch here waiting to get posted!! I am putting the final touches on my gingerbread set so that I can get that up too.  There will be lots of yummy good beads so please come back and check those out! I plan to post them tomorrow.
 
I will also be updating the take-out treats page with beads you can order.  And as always you can click on my etsy link above to find more beads to order or just email if you are interested in anything from my gallery!  Have a wonderful day and I'll be back with beads SOON!
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