Bean Fiend Coffee Roasters

We are soooo proud to know the Bean Fiend Coffee Roasters who are located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This business was a dream of our friend Paul who recently moved from NJ to FL. We do miss him and Sharon. Paul's dream after much work plus determination have made this business a reality! Check out the website and if you live nearby stop by, chat (Paul love to talk) and buy some coffee. http://www.beanfiendcoffee.com/
Don't forget to read his great story http://www.beanfiendcoffee.com/The_Birth_Of.html.
Oh yes, we are still waiting for Paul to send us bag to try ... maybe he is waiting for Christmas!

Waiting for Fall

I'm ready for Fall. I am so tired of the hot and humid weather here in the Northeast. I can't wait to wear sweaters and jackets. The only thing I miss in cold weather is wearing my Birkenstock sandels. I wear them all summer long. I must have 20 pairs that I just LOVE.
I made some pretty brooches that I hope I sell at all the craft shows I will be doing this Fall/winter season.

Quite Day

Very quite today and very HOT! I am so looking forward to my upcoming craft shows especially Belvidere Vicorian Days. Since I like working with brass and vintage things I hope I do well. I started making these brooches from metal filgree, Swarovski crystals and beads. I hope they do well at the shows.

It's Been Awhile

It's been a while since I have posted anything to my blog. It's been very hectic the past several weeks. My mom who just turned 87 on Aug 6 has been very sick with a disease I never heard of called Wegener's Granulomatosis. The treatment is similar to cancer. She is now on prednisone and is getting treatments of Cytoxan. Right now she is doing better so things are getting back to normal. I made some things over the past few days and I am looking forward to the Fall/Winter craft shows.

Just Updated My Craft Shows

My goal this year was to participate in more craft shows than last year. Last year I did 8 and this year I will be doing 14. And for 2010 I hope to do more. I have been keeping a list of my shows and deciding if I would want to do them again the following year. I am learning as I go and I am meeting lots of very nice people. So far it has been a pleasurable experience but lots of work.

FACEBOOK

I just created a Fan page on Facebook and cannot figure out how it works! I am soooo frustrated. I will spend another hour or so an then I will just give up!

Just Wanted to Show these Off

I am in love with Swarovski crystals. The crystals come in so many shapes, sizes and colors. I had fun making these earrings from new and vintage beads.

Taking Pictures

My focus the past few days is trying to take better pictures. So much to learn! Nothing is easy and everythng is so time consuming. Just wanted to post some of my recent pics for the day. Enjoy!

Girlfriend Trip

I just returned from a trip to see one of my best friends and her hubby, Barbara and Bill. Barb met me at the airport in Raleigh, NC and then we were on our way. First stop was the Enchanted Cottage. This place was BIG and full of rubber stamping and scrap booking stuff. We were there a few hours and bought some things. Then we went to Greensboro to check out a couple of bead stores, Terra Blue and Lost and Found Gallery. Bought beads in both stores but Lost and Found was just WONDERFUL. Lots of vintage glass and such a friendly shop owner. We HIGHLY recommend this shop.

Next day we went to Oramentia in Raleigh. What a GREAT store and such friendly store gals. LOVELY things in this store. I saw this great book 'Beading with Filigree' and decided to purchase it. As I was checking out the woman be hind the counter said that she wrote the book! I met Cynthis Deis the author and store owner. She even signed the book for me! I felt very honored. Beautiful book and I recommend it highly. Lots of ideas and nice pictures to be inspired.

http://www.ornamentea.com/

Then on to more shopping and finally to Rocky Mount. Barbara is a REALLY good cook. Plus she does all kinds of other things and looks absolutely fabulous all the time. She LOVE bright colors especially blues and greens. Bill is GREAT too. He takes care of lots of things especially their big yard. He also does all the coupon clipping and food shopping. Barb is very lucky.

On another day we went to an Intergalactic Bead show and bough more beads and things. Nice show.

Well I am home now and back to my hubby Tom, my parents, babysitting and even a craft show on Sat.

Signing off for now.

Chester Craft Show May 2009

I was sooo nervous before this show. Why? Because it was the biggest show I had done so far. Well it turned out to be PERFECT. It was a beautiful sunny two days and there were lots of people. Our vendor neighbors were seasoned and were a big help. The customers were pleasant and of all ages. The organizers were just the most wonderful people and the entire even was very organized. Will I do it again? YES! Two more shows this Spring. The next one is Somerville and then Phillipsburg. I hope these shows will be as good.