fly away...

So after a long weekend of hanging out with good friends, between a dinner party catching up with old friends and celebrating Josh's birthday, I was very tired, but in a good, loved way. Then yesterday evening, we went to get new tires on my car and an alignment, which I was happy about considering its needed both badly since I was hit from behind like 2 years ago. I was even getting some performance tires (hey, the guy at Sears said they were the only ones on sale) that Josh kept singing some rap song for- something about Sumitomo tires-but whatever, I just wanted to have it all done and not have my car go crooked on the road. I did decide I love the way autoshops smell, with the new tires and all that- is that totally wierd? Anyway, we ended up finding out the car was worse than we thought and had to pay twice as much for some wheel bearing thingie, argg, but hey, at least now it is finally all done and I will be safe...

So in the meantime, I just figured I would list something in my shop that wasn't car related since I'm over it. I'd rather fly like a bird...

Both sparrows are cool hand cut pendants that come with a necklace and are way cool. I love 'em anyway!

paint it black

When you have black, you don't need the "new black". Always classic, goes with anything, and can be edgy and rock and roll, or simple. My new black pendants are handcut from rigid, thick plastic to stand up to wear and tear. So beat 'em up. As long as the only thing black and blue is what you're wearing, not your friends.

The Birds Flew the Coop!

The baby birds flew yesterday! In the meantime, here are the latest (custom) pendants in my collection:

Have a beautiful day! xoxo

The Birds Part II

I've gotten a little braver in the past few days. I watch the baby cardinals out my bedroom window several times a day, waiting for the right moment to throw open the window and lean in for some closeups. Everyday they have a little more feathers and open their eyes more. So ugly they're cute! Here are some pictures from yesterday.

Eyes open:

Eyes closed after the flash scared them a little:

So, in the spirit of all this magic and wonder, I am having a contest. Comment to this post with which day you think my babies will first leave the nest. Everyone that is right will win a free mini painting, bird earrings, or a bird pendant. The pictures above were from yesterday, so make an educated (or wild) guess. Thanks for playing! Good luck!

The Birds!! Ahhhh!!!

I admit it- I'm a little scared of birds. I say this with a certain amount of trepidation, because I used to make fun of people who were scared of birds. I mean, they're birds, not grizzly bears. I have come to realize my fear in taking this picture of a bird's nest outside my bedroom window:


Now, last year, we had cardinals build this nest and lay eggs in it, and while the whole thing was fascinating to watch, and I took lots of pictures, but all I ended up with was really good pictures of my window screen. So this year, I thought, "boy am I dumb! Why don't I just lift the screen up and lean in closer?" Now, cardinals are by nature "honery" as my grandma would say. Especially when guarding a nest. So I waited for just the right time when mom and dad were both out of sight, and took advantage of the moment. However, the whole maybe three minutes I leaned out my window, I was in terror of being dive-bombed by an angry cardinal and flinched at every sound. So I only got four pictures. Oh, well, I will try again.

In the meantime, I have much friendlier cardinals in my shop:


I also have bird pendants and earrings. Birds you don't have to be scared of.