Something to Sink Your Teeth Into..and a shop update :)

Had a consuming craving for bacon after our lovely bike ride but had no tomato (don't really like them anyway) and had to figure out how to make it a little more well rounded rather than just snarfing the bacon right off the paper towels as they drained.

Luckily, I have some of those thin bread rounds- can't remember whose, but mine had the 9 Oats or some such and was toasted and while still warm slathered on one side w/ goat cheese then warm bacon which helped the cheese become even softer.

Cut the thick bacon in half and do 3 layers, top w/ lettuce, roasted red peppers and a light swipe of Trader Joe's Caesar Romano dressing on the other slice before topping the sandwich.

Oh, Yum!

Now onto what's going into the shop shortly:

Still playing w/ the Pixie Dust. And the Z99..

Pixie Dust- not just for Tinkerbell

Planning another shop update momentarily, spent yesterday experimenting with Pixie Dust- a tricksy powder that lends a magical shimmer to beads. Don't know why I've never used it before now, but so glad I finally took the plunge. They're a little hard to properly photograph and convey the shimmery metallic look of the beads.

Aaannnd They're Up!

Going up today on Etsy: Apologies for the somewhat blurry photos, I really need to figure out the settings on hubby's little Nikon..or figure out which camera I need for the business.

the past week and a shop update tomorrow...

The Outer Banks were gorgeous, so glad we made the drive and stayed the night. We even had a rainbow greet us as we made our first trip to the beach. It's still the off season and it was basically deserted and the 2 yo disturbed no one.

Shop update tomorrow. :)

Made my friend a pair of earrings as a belated b-day gift.

Treasures from the sea.

Texture plates from our treasures over the week, mmmm....makes me want to dig into the metal clay.

one more update for the weekend..Z99

Thought I'd edit a few more for the shop while the little man is napping, up on Etsy shortly:

Shop Update for Apr. 1st and 2nd

New work going up shortly in the shop:Surely I'm not the only one who loves the colors together in this trio? *slurp* These will be slightly discounted since the two smaller ones were chipped due to my aggressive cleaning..d'oh! Doesn't affect the bead, just makes them less than perfect. Oh, oh- love the bead caps on this one and the crackling is superb. Had a hard time letting go of these capped and cored hollows, so luscious but hard to capture on camera.