Hello all,

The other day I put a collection of my REDWOOD beads up on ebay... but haven't had a chance to get in here to mention that until now... please click on this REDWOOD collection's title, directly below, and be taken to its auction in ebay... yup, the title is a link.

REDWOODS ::: A collection of my handmade artisan lampwork glass beads in my REDWOODS design... these colors of redwood bark reddish-brown designs on a backdrop of earthy sage greens and browns will work year round and can go either casual, with your favorite pair of jeans and a cool tank, or dress 'em up and take them out on the town... these colors look fabulous with copper accent beads/clasp, etc... also carnelian gemstone beads add nicely to these colors... these beads were created with a bracelet and matching earrings and/or 'danglies' at your clasp or, perhaps, use these little ones (the 3 matching pair of small round beads) throughout your creation.

There are 15 beads in this collection... to start is a 25mm x 26mm centerpiece or focal bead in a lentil shape that has been decorated on both sides... with... 8 smaller matching lentil shaped beads that range in size from about 18mm to 20mm... also included are 3 matching pair of small round shaped beads that range in size from about 7mm x 9mm to 7½ x 10mm... these smaller beads were created with matching earrings and/or 'danglies' at your clasp or throughout your creation in mind... all of these beads have been cleaned and gently etched to satin matte finish... they have been temporarily strung on satin ribbon and this strand of beads measures approximately 8¼ inches long... and... as I mentioned before, these beads were created with a bracelet and matching earrings in mind. :)



A view of these beads in my hand to give you a visual reference to their size...



I'm adjusting well to my new living situation... not sure if I have mentioned this yet, but I am living with my dear brother, who I am so grateful to, who took me in until I can get back on my feet... so I am back in the Bay Area, my hometown... and... am soooooooo glad to be back home and close to my family and friends again... I missed them so, so much when I was away, up in those redwoods, that I can now see, since time has passed, in retrospect, that up there in those forests, I was, basically, just surviving... it was so dark, so damp and so lonely up there... yuck! What was I thinking, that that would be okay to be so far away from my family and friends?... I guess, as Shakespeare once said, therein lies the rub ---> I wasn't thinking at all... was I? I have, however, learned a lot in the past few months... and one of the things I've learned is that we never stop learning and never stop growing and that we learn as we go, in this life... and... some of it isn't fun, some of it quite painful, but ALL of it is necessary. :) As my precious niece, Paisley, reminds us (my family), "You can't skip the hard stuff." So true, Pais!

Hoping everything is good with everyone else... and hope that Spring is springing up all around you. Isn't it lovely to see all the daffodils, fruit trees and Spring flowers blooming? Does it warm your heart as it does mine? So long Winter, and please don't hurry back. :)

Here's to tomorrow and hoping it brings lots of sunshine and smiles to everyone!

Take good care, Gracie

Hello, Hello!

Hoping everyone is GREAT!

I just wanted to leave a little update on my blog to let you know that I have added a new auction on ebay... this ebay auction was listed a couple of hours later than I usually list my auctions... I was out all day with my brother having lunch and some fun and did not get home until late... but... I hope this does not cause my East Coast friends any problems since you are 3 hours ahead of us here on the 'other' coast... I am hoping that since it is Saturday night, perhaps, you on the East Coast may stay up later than during the week... at least that's my hope... annywayy... please click on my bead collection's title directly below and be taken to its auction in ebay...

REDWOODS ::: I have recently moved out of the of the Redwood Forests of Sonoma County and back to my home in the BAY AREA with my family and friends and lots of fun stuff to do... this is a very GOOD thing... I had made a collection of my REDWOODS design handmade artisan lampwork glass beads last month for ebay and at that time also mentioned that I probably would not be making more of these for a while... but low and behold, I can't seem to stay away from these colors because they are so dear to me... I just love their earthy and soothing feeling... sooooooooooo, here is another collection of my REDWOODS design lampwork beads... these beads have 'redwood bark' (reddish-brown) designs against a backdrop of soothing and earthy sage greens and browns... one of the best qualities of these beads is that these wonderful colors will work year round.

There are 17 beads in this collection... to start is a lentil shaped focal/centerpiece bead that measures about 23½mm x 25½mm and to go with it are 10 smaller lentil shaped beads that range in size from about 17½mm to about 19½mm... also included are three matching pair of small round shaped beads that were created with earrings and/or 'danglies' at your clasp in mind and these beads measure from about 8mm x 11mm to about 9mm x 12mm... all of these beads are decorated on both sides and have been gently etched to a satin matte finish... these beads have been temporarily strung on satin ribbon and this strand of beads measures about 9¼ inches long... you could create a lovely necklace and matching earrings or a few cool bracelets with 'danglies' at their clasps or matching earrings to accompany your bracelets.

REDWOODS ::: A collection of my REDWOODS handmade lampwork artisan glass beads...



REDWOODS ::: A view of this bead collection shown in my hand to give you a visual reference to these beads' sizes...



Take good care and I hope the rest of your weekend ROCKS!

G'nite, Gracie :)

P.S. HAPPY February 2009! (as of tomorrow) and may it bring you ALL that is good!... boy oh boy, does time FLY by or what?!

G'morning all!

Just a quick update note to mention that I have added an auction to ebay and have scheduled it to start at about 6:00 p.m. tonight (Friday night). Once this auction has started, I will return with a link that will take you directly to it, but I am unable to do this until the auction starts.

Hello, I'm back with the link to this auction... please click on this beads' collection name below and be taken directly to its ebay auction...

REDWOODS ::: A collection of my lentil shaped REDWOODS design handmade artisan lampwork glass beads in the colors of 'redwood bark' reddish-brown designs against a backdrop of earthy sage greens and lighter browns... these lentil shaped beads are so comfortable to wear because of their 'flattened' shape... they are, by far, my favorite shape of bead... and... these earthy colors will work all year round!

There are 11 beads in this collection... 9 lentil shaped beads that all range in size at about 18mm to 19mm with a matching pair of small round shaped beads that are decorated with polka dots and were created with earrings and/or 'danglies' at your clasp in mind... all of these beads are decorated on both sides and have been gently etched to a satin matte finish... these beads have been temporarily strung on satin ribbon and this strand of beads measures about 6¾ inches long... the start of a lovely necklace or a couple bracelets with matching earrings or 'danglies'.

These lampwork glass beads were created by me right here in my studio on 1/16 mandrels... they have all been properly and carefully annealed in a digitally controlled kiln... they have been cleaned and are all ready for your creative ways!

REDWOODS ::: A view of this collection of beads...



REDWOODS ::: A view of the other side of this bead collection...



Hoping you have a wonderful weekend and take good care!

Bye for now, Gracie