While freezing outside this afternoon waiting for the ride home, I decided to think happy thoughts. You know, I have this habit of thinking happy thoughts to assuage my daily inconveniences like missing the bus, getting rained at or simply trying to stop my bladder from bursting. What is my happy thought of the day? Well, I thought, what would I do if we won the state lottery this new year?
You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star. – Nietzsche Ik ben vorige maand niet op vakantie geweest, maar ik heb een vakantieproject gedaan. De meeste Nederlanders zijn op vakantie geweest in Augustus. Het was ook rustig bij Antenne Rotterdam. Ik was de hele maand niet geschreven. Maar ik was [...]
This weekend, Mark and I devoted our time in the inventory of jewelries, the creation of a new logo and a webshop for Istariray accessories. We’re happy with the outcome and I would say that this is really a RedMark product — with Mark being handy with html and all and both of us putting [...]
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. – Albert Einstein I have always had creative hobbies since I was young. As a child, I loved coloring books and etching. I remember asking my [...]
Mark and I went out with our friend from his office last week, Angelle. She’s Chinese, so she knows where the best chinese food in town is. And when we’re with her, that’s where we go to — an authentic Chinese restaurant. Angelle saw the jewelries I was wearing that day and she was awed. [...]
I would like to say THANK YOU to those who took time to check my weblog yesterday as I introduced it in a larger audience. I got really nice comments about the site, the designs… and my neck, harharhar… =) I’ll post the messages here that were not posted as comments… from stephanie, netherlands: hey [...]
Mark, my fiance’, is my biggest supporter right now in my mission to make beautiful beaded jewelry. He has expressed time and again that a good picture is the best come-on for would-be buyers. I have tried to make good pictures even with the macro setting of my camera, but my photos just don’t look [...]
Last weekend was such a joy playing with chips. I think these are really nice pieces! The first three photos is a choker made of green murano beads and assorted gemstone chips. The red necklace is made up of red corals, a round shell, a square glass bead and snow quartz chips. The lavender necklace [...]
Attitude adjustment for travelers
