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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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Friday, June 13th 2008

9:37 AM

Friday June 13, 2008
 
 
~Alyssa getting ready to get her Dance pictures taken!! And then me & her ~
 
Well it's Friday the 13th AND the last day of school for my kids!!! Yippppeeeee!! I absolutely LOVE summer! I love the anticipation of waiting for them to get out of school so that we can enjoy our summer vacation together.  I am looking forward to lots of time in the pool, hanging out w/ friends, trips to the beach and bbq's or anything summer related.  I know the kids are super excited too so it's fun to watch them get all excited. 
 
Sorry I have been a little absent.  Sometimes as most of you know life just gets in the way!!  Since it's the end of the year there is so much going on.  I could ramble on with a long list but I think you get the idea!
 
We have had some severe storms in our area in the past week or so that have left many w/out power.  Today (actually in just a few hours) we are suppose to get hit w/ more severe storms which may cause more power outages! So if you don't here from me ASAP then you'll know why. 
 
My whole bead schedule is about to change.  Instead of currently trying to squeeze time in here and there (since little Matthew is still 3 and at home w/ me all day) I will be working after they go to bed and getting to sleep in since they will ALL be sleeping in now that school is out!! So hopefully this helps me be a LOT more productive!  I'll try to post new specials as soon as I can.  And when my current orders are caught up I will be updating the treats page!  Thank you all for placing orders with me.  I appreciate it very much! 
 
Have a wonderful weekend!!  Tonight I think we are going to be hanging out at home due to the strong storms!  Tomorrow though is Alyssa's end of the year Dance Recital.  She has to perform in 2 shows.  It's going to be a loooong day! But hey atleast it's air conditioned!!!!!! 
 
 ~ Carrie
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Tuesday, June 3rd 2008

8:14 AM

Tuesday June 3, 2008
 
Well I just got a chance to sit down and kick the kids off the computer and update!  I was up late last night watching the Stanley Cup Playoff game.  If you live in Michigan or Pennslyvania then you can probably relate!  Anyhow so today I am running on only 5 hours of sleep .  I don't function well without my sleep!
 
I have been doing some shipping and answering emails today.  That in itself is a job!  I plan to work on beads this evening--as now I have lots of orders to keep me busy! And thank you so much to everyone who purchased a set from the specials.  I really appreciate it.  I will update the treats page (the made to order page) with new sets for ordering once I get caught up on the rest of the orders.  OH! And as for the pandora beads that I mentioned doing recently...after checking out a glass pandora bead that my friend has I realize that mine need to be just a tad smaller.  So I will be working on that too!
 
Well I hope you are enjoying your day....I am off to spend some time with my little boys! ~ Carrie
    
Sunday June 1, 2008
Hey there...NEW SPECIALS ARE NOW UP! ENJOY!!!!!!!!  PLEASE Email with any questions..I will be gone for a few hours and will reply to emails as soon as I can.  All other current bead orders have been shipped out unless you just ordered something last 2 or 3 days.  I appreciate all of the orders and am doing my best to get them out as fast as I possibly can!  OH and Happy first day of JUNE!!! Woohoooo!!
 
Saturday May 31, 2008
I apologize for the delay in new postings....last weekend we did a garage sale with another family at the last minute so we got involved in that all weekend (plus celebrating Memorial day) and then my server was being weird and not letting me update AND then Alyssa got sick!! So here I am finally updating.  I am off to see what I can do about taking pics of new beads and see if I can get them all up for you bead ladies!!!!
 
 ~ Carrie
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Tuesday, June 3rd 2008

8:14 AM

Tuesday June 3, 2008
 
Well I just got a chance to sit down and kick the kids off the computer and update!  I was up late last night watching the Stanley Cup Playoff game.  If you live in Michigan or Pennslyvania then you can probably relate!  Anyhow so today I am running on only 5 hours of sleep .  I don't function well without my sleep!
 
I have been doing some shipping and answering emails today.  That in itself is a job!  I plan to work on beads this evening--as now I have lots of orders to keep me busy! And thank you so much to everyone who purchased a set from the specials.  I really appreciate it.  I will update the treats page (the made to order page) with new sets for ordering once I get caught up on the rest of the orders.  OH! And as for the pandora beads that I mentioned doing recently...after checking out a glass pandora bead that my friend has I realize that mine need to be just a tad smaller.  So I will be working on that too!
 
Well I hope you are enjoying your day....I am off to spend some time with my little boys! ~ Carrie
    
Sunday June 1, 2008
Hey there...NEW SPECIALS ARE NOW UP! ENJOY!!!!!!!!  PLEASE Email with any questions..I will be gone for a few hours and will reply to emails as soon as I can.  All other current bead orders have been shipped out unless you just ordered something last 2 or 3 days.  I appreciate all of the orders and am doing my best to get them out as fast as I possibly can!  OH and Happy first day of JUNE!!! Woohoooo!!
 
Saturday May 31, 2008
I apologize for the delay in new postings....last weekend we did a garage sale with another family at the last minute so we got involved in that all weekend (plus celebrating Memorial day) and then my server was being weird and not letting me update AND then Alyssa got sick!! So here I am finally updating.  I am off to see what I can do about taking pics of new beads and see if I can get them all up for you bead ladies!!!!
 
 ~ Carrie
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Wednesday, May 21st 2008

3:48 PM

I am postponing posting the NEW beads until Friday May 23rd...had a few things delaying me so hang in there!
 
Well we had a great weekend for celebrating our anniversary!! Mark took the day off on Friday and took me to lunch and then we also did some shopping and strolling around and then out to dinner later in the evening!  It was a fun day.  May is such a busy month!  I can't wait for the kids to be out of school!!!!  I will finally be able to work at night again while they are sleeping since I won't have to wake up early to get them ready for school.  Plus they sleep in during the summer so it all works out nicely.
 
I will be posting beads tomorrow!! I had hoped to get them up today but my day is shaping up to be a busy one.  I have a few errands to run and this weekend we are partnering up with another family for a garage sale.  Plus Kyle has a baseball game tonight so I won't have time to post them in the evening either!! So please stop back to check out the new beads.  I have been trying to stock pile as much as I can.  I will also be updating the treats page with different sets for ordering. 
 
Other than that I am looking forward to the upcoming long weekend!  Mark has been working on the pool and getting it ready to go.  The problem is it's so cold overnight that the water temp. drops so it really needs to warm up around here!  I guess we will just have to turn the heat up a smidge.  Well I am off for now....Kyle will be getting off the bus from Kindergarten soon!  Have a great day!!! ~ Carrie
 
 
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Hello there!! I have a few pics to share from the weekend out at our friends property for a party....
 
  
Here is Me & Matthew on the 4 Wheeler enjoying the sunshine!! Then that's me coming down from one of the "jumps" looking pretty silly Then there is Alyssa & Matthew with their friends Alicia & Kessie holding a few tadpoles!
 
Well it's been another long week.  I actually thought today was Thursday because this week seems to be dragging by!! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day! I sure did!!! Mark spoiled me by taking me out to Breakfast and then letting me take a huge nap and then out again for dinner .  So it was a very good day!
 
Tomorrow is our 9 year Wedding Anniversary so Mark is taking Friday off that way we have a 3 day weekend to celebrate!  I can't believe how fast time goes.  We plan on going out for lunch and probably dinner and after that I am not sure yet.....maybe some shopping because I actually have a hubby that likes to shop!
 
Believe it or not I have been making beads! I am stock piling so that I can finally post specials!! I did 2 silver core pandora style lampwork beads too but I am not sure they are quite perfect enough yet to post.  They were my practice beads.  I am excited about offering those up soon though!  I hope to post new things as soon as I finish up just a few more things that I am dying to add.  Have a great evening! ~ Carrie
   
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Thursday, May 8th 2008

10:21 AM

Thursday May 8, 2008
Wow...just got done from running a few errands and dumping $50 worth of gas into my car.  Which by the way only give me a little more than half a tank!! UGH!  I paid $3.79 a gallon but I hear that it's worse not only in other parts of the country but in other countries as well. 
 
 It's been a crazy day!  My parents left this morning for Texas to visit my brother and I had to help them store a few things at our house while they are gone.  Plus we have been spending time with Mark's mom while she is in town.  So although I don't have the specials ready quite yet I am trying to finish them up!  I am dying to post some new things!!!! It's hard because I work on my custom orders first since they have been already paid for and then if I have any time left that is when I get to the "new" stuff.  So again if you are coming here looking for new beads then hang in there!!  Oooh and I got another new press the other day....and I love it! So I am dying to play around with that some more. 
 
We have a jam-packed weekend coming up to! But more on that later...for now I am off to the torch! Have a great day!!! ~ Carrie
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Thursday, May 1st 2008

7:41 PM

Thursday May 1, 2008  
Hi there....I am here! I sat down to update a few days ago and some kid-related thing happened and well that was the end of me trying to update the site!  Anyhow I have been busy packaging up beadies and shipping them out for the last few days.  Now I can start to focus on finishing beads for the next round of specials.  I have a few sets made already but I am hoping to get several more before I post them.  My dad and Mark are almost done working on the necessary machine and tools to do the silver core lampwork beads.  I can't wait to post some!!  I will be trying to post new things sometime in the next few days. 
 
And I can't believe May is here! Yippeee!! We put our gazebo up last night and I was happy just seeing it up because I know that means summer is so close now.  I am excited! And just a few more weeks till the pool opens.   
 
My mother-in-law flew in from Florida yesterday for a visit.  She will be here for the next week and a half and so we will be having a lot of visiting time with her since we don't get to see her too often with her living so far away.  But I will continue to squeeze in bead time every chance I get!  Stay tuned for new beads..... ~ Carrie
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Saturday, April 19th 2008

9:05 PM

Saturday April 19, 2008
Another beautiful day here in Michigan.  Yesterday actually hit 78 out and it was nice!!!!   We are getting a little spoiled I think because next week the temps are suppose to drop back down to the 50's. 
 
I had some ebay auctions end yesterday and truthfully it looks like I won't be listing on ebay for awhile.  I talked to a good friend who is a beadmaker as well and she said she hasn't posted anything on ebay for awhile and I am taking her advice.  I think I will stick to my specials and some custom order work for the time being.  PLUS! I have something NEW and exciting to announce!!  In the very near future I will be making beads to fit the Pandora/Troll bracelets!!  My wonderful engineer dad is making me the dies and machine for setting me up to do the silver core lining for those beads! I am so excited!!  Well over a month ago my friend sent me a link to the pandora beads asking if I could make them.  I had heard of them before but I hadn't really ever looked into it until then.  Since then I have been researching it and figuring out what I needed to do to make them.  This doesn't mean I am not going to make my normal beads because I will definitely still be doing that.  I will just be offering these in addition to my normal stuff.  I meant to let you gals in on that sooner because I have been dreaming about wanting to do them for quite a while now, but I wanted to wait and be sure I could do them first.  So look for THAT soon!
 
As for any other beady updates I hope to have some new things again soon.  I'll see how productive I am tomorrow at the torch.  Mark is working today so I won't be able to get any torch time in but he is off tomorrow.  Hope you all are having a great weekend!! ~ Carrie
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Tuesday, April 15th 2008

7:42 AM

Tuesday April 15, 2008
Hi there! Thanks for checking in...it is gorgeous out today!  Thank goodness the sun is finally shining!! 
 
Today is my beading day so I'll be out making new things and doing some custom orders.  I have 3 auctions on ebay right now that end on Friday so be sure to check those out!
 
I forgot to mention I had a pretty exciting day the other day...my friend called to tell me she got us tickets to the Bon Jovi concert this summer!! We are pretty excited to go.  So anyhow, other than that nothing much has been going on that is too exciting.  We are just winding down in the school year and waiting for summer to get here!
 
Have a great day and come back soon! ~ Carrie
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Sunday, April 6th 2008

8:09 AM

Sunday April 6, 2008
 It's a gorgeous Sunday here!! The sun is shining and we can actually go out without our coats on!  AND tomorrow it's suppose to get up to a whooping 67 degrees!! Yippeee!  The kids have been out riding their bikes and power wheels and scooters and playing baseball with Mark.  I am counting down the weeks until I can open the pool!  
 
I did manage to sneak out to the torch for a bit today.  I ran out of propane so Mark is switching it out for me and I'll be back out there in a little bit.  I still need to finish updating my galleries! I can't believe how many pictures and sets I have made in the past.  It takes forever to sort through it all but I am slowly getting there.  I hope to be working with my web designer soon for an overhaul on the galleries so that they are a little easier to view and easier for me to update.  I really really need to get my auctions up too!  Lots to do this week.  I'll send out an email once this new stuff is ready to post.  Should be just a few more days! 

Have a wonderful Sunday evening!   
 
Tuesday April 1, 2008
Hi there and Happy April Fools Day! I just wanted to pop in and say that I am torching away today.  I finally got things going back to normal around here now that "spring break" is officially over!!!  I can't believe it's April!! Yipppeeee!!!  School will be out before I know it!
 
So I am off to torch and make some new things.  Hoping to get a nice pile of new beads made to post! Wish me luck!
 ~Carrie
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Wednesday, March 26th 2008

6:54 PM

Wednesday March 26, 2008
 
Well I sure hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend!! I am back from our mini vacation getaway to Atwood Lake Resort.  The kids had a blast with all the Easter activities to do and Matthew was the Grand Prize winner of the Eater Egg Hunt again this year!!  He won a giant stuffed bunny to match his giant stuffed sheep from last year.  So cute!  Of course my other 2 kids were a little jealous that they weren't the big winners but they were still happy for their little brother. 
 
Alyssa did her talent show last week and she did a great job!  She looked a little scared at first but sang her little heart out the whole way through and we were so proud of her for having the courage to get up there in front of so many people. 
 
As you may have noticed I posted beads while I was out of town.  We had wireless internet in the room so while everyone relaxed in the evening getting ready for bed I decided to work on putting the new sets up!  Thank you all so much for your purchases!!  I truly appreciate it.  I have so many other ideas and some new things that I am going to be trying this week at the torch so I hope to make some progress with that and hopefully put up some new things as soon as I can.  Keep checking in!  I will be adding and changing out sets to order on the treats page as well!  Thanks for stopping by!!!  
 ~Carrie
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