Contrariwise ramblings

MooShu can be happy with the most trivial things.

I got home from work today and guess what was waiting for me?! A box of new toys for making jewelry. All of this is stuff I've neve...

Just a quick post to show you a new listing in my shop. This is similar to another bracelet I had in my shop.  I was going to "discont...

The Bloomington Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show was HUGE.  3 buildings in the fairgrounds and overflow dealers outside.   I couldn't bel...

Guess where I'm going this weekend! (Hmmm, that disclaimer on the page is a bit strange: "Not Responsible For Accidents" .  W...

After having worked on an elaborate turquoise necklace, I felt the need to go minimalistic. So I put together this sweet little pendant . ...

 Just finished this necklace this weekend.  (I blogged about this necklace earlier, here and here . ) The centerpiece is a huge Sleeping B...

MooShu is quite good at fetch. In fact, he's better than any other dog I ever had, even dogs with retriever blood in them! He has a ti...

I saw this headline on Drudge yesterday: Intriguing.  But it couldn't possibly be real heads, could it?  I just had to find out.  So...

I’ve been working on the pendant for the past couple weeks. It should have taken me much less time, but I’ve had some problems. 1.  It t...

I think these are amongst the best cabs in my collection.  Each is so unique and would make an incredible ring or pendant. I'm offerin...

I just finished a few custom orders and have almost caught up with everything in my shop.  The "Design your Own Ring/Pendant" lis...