SUN & FUN and the MOVING IS ALMOST DONE

The Furniture Got Moved

Well, you may have wondered where I've been for months now.  It all started back the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend.  My husband was laid off from his job of 12 years. The remainder of 2010 and the holidays really sucked as far as the news of the layoff.  Gary and I had been discussing for 3 years, our wishes to move to Florida to be near family.  I grew up in Quincy, Florida, and my Mother and my sister still live in Tallahassee, Fla.  So the job hunt was on for Gary.

He spent most of January and part of February in New Orleans, LA, working a temporary job in an oil refinery.  We are blessed to have friends there that helped him get the job, but it only lasted about 3 weeks, being a temporary inspection type job.  But, Gary got his TWIC Card which was needed to work in ports around the country, so that was a plus, because Florida is surrounded by water..LOL.  

With the encouragement of friends and family, Gary landed a job in Green Cove Springs, Fla, doing the same work he had here in Tennessee.  He stayed with our son and his family in Mayport, FL, and commuted for the past 3 months driving over an hour one way to work and back each day, in heavy traffic.  That was a nightmare and the gas consumption sure didn't help.  As for me, I remained in Tennessee working and packing the house.  Gary's parents drove out from Oregon and stayed almost 2 months helping me.  Finally, I went down and stayed with our son for about a week to a week and 1/2 looking for housing in Green Cove Springs.  God really blessed us and answered prayers that trip.  We had prayed that doors would open to find a place to rent for a year, until we could see if we liked the area.  Ironically, a small 2 bedroom place came available, on 2 acres of land.  The rental contract was signed for 1 year, and Gary now only has to commute 5 miles to work.  It has been over 15 years since he had such a short commute to work.

The furniture has been moved, but I'm back in Tennessee winding up some priorities here.  We will either list our home for sale or rent it out.  Just not sure yet, but doing some cosmetic things to it right now, small upgrades, etc.  Gary and I have been apart more than we like, but this challenge has pulled us closer and within 2 weeks, I hope to be back down in Green Cove Springs, unpacking and getting my "art" and "office" set back up and get back to creating.   I will post more as these next 2 weeks progress with the work here.  As for Gary, he is enjoying his weekend, planting a garden and flowers down at the place in Green Cove Springs.  I'm excited that we will only be 1 hr from our son and his family, and about 2 1/2 hrs from my Mom and other family in Tallahassee area. 

So with that, I best get busy.  Thanks for your patience during this move!

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Those Boots Are Made For Walking But The Earrings are for GO-Going

I love vintage beads and this pair of deco pink ones from the 1950s inspired a pair of rocking GO GO earrings.  I couldn't resist pairing them up with this photo of a pair of pink books.  NO, the boots are not mine, just a photograph I found out in space.  This is simply a fun pair of earrings, and reminds me of the days of Goldie Hawn and the show Laugh In.  Sometimes my creative side migrates back in time to the 1960s....oh I guess I'm telling my age now..!  I have these listed in my etsy store.  More later, it has been a very busy day, and this new time change always messes me up until I can get adjusted to it.  Seems the day just goes so fast.

She Sells Sea Shells

The tiniest shells I've ever seen, about the size of a grain of rice.  After acquiring these, I filled these 4 glass vials with them, and they are about 2 inches tall, and perfect for altered art, or vintage assemblage jewelry making.  I'm selling them in my Etsy store, and they just shout "BEACH"...LOL.

I guess after another day of violent storms, and going from 65 degrees to 45 degrees all in a matter of hours, the thoughts of spending a few days combing the beaches kept running through my mind all day!  Check them out!

The White Rabbit

Handsculpting again, and wanted to share him.  I scuplted his head from paper clay, air dried, then painted, given an aged look.  Then I handpainted the paper mache box, added vintage pearl jewels and glitter.  He is ready for Spring!  Then I made some rabbits that are actually soy wax melts that smell so yummy and accented with sweet glitter.

MONOGRAMMED BOTTLE LABELS

Good morning!  I'm not feeling to well today, some allergies kicking up after a blustery 2 days.  Seems when the wind blows, it stirs up stuff that disagrees with me.  So a few allergy meds and I'm on the mend.  I wanted to show off this bottle charm I created.  I have saved some old apothecary medicine bottles for my bathroom re-do, and will make labels like this for them, only they will have words associated with the contents of the bottles.  I think it will give old world charm to the vintage look I'm going with.  These soldered labels also are great for wedding, hostess, and more type gifts, and can be used as an ornament too.  When the weather warms up, I plan on searching out the Nashville Flea Market for wire baskets to use for storage such as towels etc, and will create a soldered charm label for each.  Do you remember the metal wire baskets in gym where you stored your belongings?  Well, those are the type baskets I'm looking for.  If I find some, I'll post them here for you to see.  Guess I better get ready and head to work.  Have a wonderful Wednesday!