Wedding Marathon 4 of 4...Brandyce & Pete in NJ

we made it! the last of four weekends in a row of wedding fun! My second run as Maid of Honor this year for Brandyce & Pete's wedding

It's Another Boy!!

Congrats to April and Luis and their little boy, Gavin :)















10.15.09

It's a Boy

meet little Rylan! The newest addition to the Opett family :)



















10.08.09

Wedding Marathon 3 of 4...Tysons Corner

the weekend of October 10th we stayed semi-local for one of my favorite Hokie's weddings! Artemis and Seth had a beautiful wedding at Maggiano's in Tysons Corner, VA

oh how I miss knitting

This picture just says it all...I had to take a hiatus from knitting since school and the jewelry business took priority...but how funny!? Someday I'll be reunited with my needles and yarn :)













(image courtesy of Natalie Dee)

Vote for BEST!!

the Baltimore Sun is running a poll- The Mobbies- for Maryland's Outstanding Blogs...and we need your help! Please go and place a vote for the BEST blog (Baltimore Etsy Street Team) under the Art & DIY sections!!

















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Wedding Marathon 2 of 4...Dallas here we come!

let the month-long wedding extravaganza continue! we headed to Dallas next for Brett's best man debut at Paul and Rachel's wedding!





























Congratulations Mr & Mrs Thienprayoon!

October Birthday madness!!

Happy Birthday to...

my cousin Carrie on the 1st

my cousin Brian on the 3rd


and on the 4th Happy Birthday to the best Mom in the world :) :)


and to Aunt Barb on the 5th...

whew...that's a lot of birthdays in one week!

for the animals

I am a big fan of animals...as you all know, so of course I jumped at the chance to donate an item to the Maryland SPCA auction -Shop-a-Paw-Looza- which runs October 2-30th. You can bid on my necklace, as well as more then 300 other items. So head over to the site and start your bidding!!














Here's a link to my item, an Amethyst and Freshwater Pearl necklace :)

oh wait..I actually make jewelry still...

yes, I know, this blog has definitely veered away from the jewelry and design that it was meant for...but with the busy year that I've had, I have had less time to make things let alone photograph, edit and post them. But I'm determined to get back to that very soon...with the holidays approaching, my Etsy shop needs some TLC!

I did finish two orders for wedding parties...for Rachel and Artemis!


gold circles and birds for Rachel's wedding!














crystals and stardust beads for Artemis' bridesmaids! (picture coming soon!)