i am where i stand...

and where i stand is on my own ground...

this is mine, a space all my own...

will you come join me?...

it's lovely here...

really it is...

Straight front and true...

square (sq'war)~ having a straight front; true; upright; honest; just

This is one of the definitions in my old vintage dictionary...and quite perfect, wouldn't you say?

It would seem there is a certain attraction to circles and squares in the work of my hands lately.

With the start of school has come some shifts and transitions as we busy ourselves once again for the time crunch of the bell in the a.m., then the afternoon quiet of homework, shuffling to sports and all things which occupy the lives of young ones.  

There is a coolness in the air and the seasons, well, as we know them in California, are once again coming to pass into the next...

With all the traditions and fun that Fall brings...I am focusing on
slowing down,
breathing a little deeper,
looking at what is right around me a bit closer,
and truly taking in the moments of wonder
that happen regularly. 

Staying 

straight front

true

upright

honest

 and just...

How about you?

I must be...

I

must 

be a 

mermaid...

I have no 

fear 

of depths 

and a 

great 

fear 

of

shallow

living.

~anais nin

Brand new sari wrapped bracelets making their way into my wee shop over the weekend...

Hoop on in...

I've been thinking a lot about hoops lately...and using the word 'hoop' in countless ways (most often in my head so as not to have anyone call the paddy wagon on me)...now, you are thinking what the heck (interject 'hoop') is she talking about...let me tell you:

have a hoopy day

you are hoopin' hilarious

it's as hot as hoop out here

what the hoop?

this salad is hoopalicious

i really hoop i can do this

you get the idea...isn't it great how when a thought, vision, word comes into play, it can morph into so many interesting things...

now, get to the point, you say...

all available in my wee shop here

I have hoops on my mind...and on my workbench they keep a coming...

it's hooping great!

Hoop you doing?

ok ok enough

Coming full circle

My old vintage dictionary defines the word 

Cir-cle- a round body; a plane figure bounded by a single curved line called it's circumference; a number of persons or things united by a common bond; to encompass; move in a circle.

I rather like these definitions, all of them...

Circles are something that I am drawn to...not sure if it is the simple line curvature which joins to meet at one point, perhaps it is the symbolic flow of life, maybe it is just the plain old fact that hoops and circles are cool in a simple and chic way...

And because they look so darn great with everything from an old t-shirt and jeans to that fav little black dress...

 in the shop now

Each and every one is unique as they are shaped and forged by hand, some are a bit off and have an organic sort of I'mPerfect feel...and that my fine lovelies is a wonderful thing.

Pop on over here to see more.

Toodaloo

warmth and inspiration...

tomorrow i get to pack up with my wee family and head to one of the most inspirational spots for me...where tumbleweeds do somersaults in the dry hot wind and sand whirlwinds up into small tournedos and blasts of dry hot wind tousle your locks and warm your soul..where the living is slowed purely due to the temperature and one has no choice but to bring things to a calm and peaceful halt...my kind of living for a spell...so, as much as i have been busy on new work and meeting with buyers and all that comes with new creative endeavors...i am so happy to be spending days frolicking and playing, hugging and hanging with my little, amazing ones and purely taking in all that is left of this fast moving summer...here is to breathing it in and enjoying every darn second of it all...wishing you a happy, warm, summer's end you fine lovelies...

 wrap bracelets coming to shop next week...

 drop pearls on hand forged circle...

new line of Jumping through Hoops designs...

all in the shop this coming week...i promise...

go gently 

kind ones

Nest...

There has not been too much traveling happening over here this summer...

sights are set on a wee staycation at the end of this month, 

otherwise we've been spending time together pretty close to home...got me thinking of the whole nesting thing and how important it is to be happy and comforted by your surroundings...

so naturally a creative off shoot from this would be something to remind us and bring us back home so to speak...

and how about if you could wear that little reminder around your neck?

Available in the shop by Friday this week....

Beware this little lovely will make you smile and hold your head a tad bit higher when you wear...go ahead..for you truly are quite lovely.