rock candy.

i know this post is a little late coming, but blame it partially on my body-related midlife crisis (i just want to exercise like crazy lately because i refuse to accept the fact that my body is changing and decide that i can't do anything about it), and my never-long-enough chat with carla. but i did finally get some pictures adjusted so i could show you some of the beautiful stones i saw on saturday. of course, i wouldn't be me if i was completely with it and prepared, so i forgot to photograph the stones i got! i'll do that later.....maybe.....if i remember.

there were so, so, so many gorgeous stones, and i wish i could have gotten closer, more detailed pictures of some of the large (and really expensive) mineral specimens, but i know some people are really funny about having their stuff photographed. if i thought i could pull off covert picture taking and be sneaky like a jungle cat, believe me, i would have, but i'd probably draw attention to myself by knocking over a 60 pound $750 quartz druzy or something.

it was a really fun day, and i'm planning on going to another one, but coming home with LOTS more. of course after we were about 20 minutes away i got all sorts of ideas for all of these stones and beads i saw, but there was no way i was going to turn around and go back so that all four of us could go back in and look at everything again!

also, this is completely off the subject of stones, but i feel the need for a from the heart type post. i'm going to try to get my thoughts in order and talk about my dilemma tomorrow, because i really am curious as to whether i'm the only one feeling like this, or if it's pretty common.

that's it for now. happy tuesday!

a few of my favorites

you know how sometimes you have certain things that you just love so much you think, "it's pretty enough to take a picture of"? well, that's how i feel about these things. i just keep looking at them and thinking what little dreamboats they are. little do they know, their time in the spotlight probably won't last for too much longer, because when chris and i get back from our trip, i'm going to have lots of seashells, sand dollars, and other little treasures a deserted beach has to offer. until then, here are a few of my favorites...

the first favorite is a little collection of feathers i found (turkey, seagulls, crow) and displayed in a vintage metal flower frog. the second favorite is a pair of earrings erica surprised me with (i plan to introduce her and her lovely shop once it's stocked again). next is a ring i made from a slice of amethyst. i actually think i like looking at the stone more than i like the idea of wearing it! last is a little sampling of my amethyst stone collection. sometimes i think i should have been a geologist, but then i remind myself that i would want to keep everything, so i'd actually be terrible at it.

what are some of your current favorites? and do you randomly take pictures of possessions that you love so much or is it just me?

chris and i leave for our trip this saturday, and if we have an internet connection on the island, i'll be sure to share some pictures with you. i'm super excited!

rocks my socks

I love stones, mineral specimens, druzies, geodes, stone points... you get the picture. Raw stones and metal are my favorite things in terms of mediums from which to create, so sometimes I just like looking at pictures of pretty stones, imagining all the things I could make with the precious specimens! And of course I dream of owning a large (out of my price range) ring with a beautiful, chunky stone.

Images from google image search, flickr, sruli recht, and of course dinosaur toes bullet and stone necklaces.

This is a little off the subject, but have you ever watched 48 Hours on WE? Today is the first time I've watched the tube since Woopie has been gone, and I'm not completely focused, but I usually get so hooked on this show. I love the evenings when Chris is working late and WE shows episode after episode after episode...

If you haven't already, don't forget to enter the giveaway for a dinosaur toes bullet and smoky quartz necklace!