And here are some of the mini-leis that many of you have requested. These little darlings are much lighter (and less expensive) than my "more is not enough" statement pieces :-)

As you can tell, I am not good at keeping up with the blog! It's been super busy since I last blogged in May: my daughter got married, my Mom closed her home and moved to a retirement village here in Pendleton, I did eight shows, attended the ISGB Gathering, took three classes, and hosted Thanksgiving and two Christmases. But now it's January and I am tucked in to the studio thinking of spring jewelry and sending in art fair applications. I've been working on some ideas that have been percolating in the back of my mind for a while. These are my chunky floral bracelets with ribbon extenders converting them into necklaces.