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June 28, 2006
June 25, 2006
Birthday Weekend!
Well as I suspected there just weren't any good birthday pictures of me. I had good intentions but you know how it is..you get involved in conversations and delicious mexican food and soon the night is over and you only have a picture of yourself that was taken by your husband while you were walking by and while you were giving him a dirty look. (Wow that was a long sentence). So I chopped off the dirty look. It wasn't pretty. I know it looks weird that I am beheaded but here is my birthday outfit.
Monterey was wonderful! It was so much cooler there! I had to wear a sweater all weekend. Our room was facing the beach and we could hear the waves crashing while we drfited off to sleep. It was like heaven! Here is the view from right outside our door.
Notice in the second picture (click to enlarge) that there are people in the water! What are they thinking?!
If you ever want to vacation to Monterey and are a beach fan you should check out the Best Western Beach Resort. Make sure you ask for a beachside room. The rooms even come with a "trap door" that you can open to hear the ocean better! And they do weddings too. I know because one was going on right in front of our room when we checked in. I was tempted to stay and watch and take pictures but it felt a little creepy.
We also got to do something rare this weekend. We saw a movie! I decided to have mercy on Roberto and not make him see the Lake House. We saw Click instead. It was cute. I think it would be a good family movie for older kids. I told Roberto after we left that I wish we could go to the movies every weekend! He just laughed at me.
Tonight when we got back I worked on new jewelry so look for new jewelry by the end of the week. Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!!
June 23, 2006
Doomsday!
Ha ha not really but I am ....ahem choke gasp sob....30 today. I celebrated Sharla's Eve by making myself a new necklace and earrings to go with my new (sshhhh!) birthday dress I treated myself to this week.
If I look cute in any of the birthday pictures I'll post them (At least I'm honest right?)
Tomorrow night my husband and I are celebrating by spending Sat and Sunday in Monterey. As hot as it has been it will be nice to be in Monterey where it is usually a little cooler (67 degrees compared to 102 according to the forecast). Our hotel is right on the beach too. Hubby did say no laptop for the weekend though. Boo! I guess I will just have to shop and buy myself birthday presents instead. I am going to make him take me to see the Lake House too. I LOVE movies and since we had Bella I have seen maybe 2.
One more word about the heat...the air conditioning in my office is broken!! Of course like I always do I wore jeans to the office yesterday. The boys like to keep it super cold in there and I am always freezing cold. So most days I am in jeans and have to wear a sweater or a hoodie until 3:00pm or so. NOT Yesterday! One of the hottest days of the year and we have no cold air. I seriosuly felt like I was melting away. I wanted to jump in our very large and very empty fridge (Of course to add insult to injury we are out of icy cold diet cokes). Let's hope its working today or I may just have to take advantage of the fact that it's my birthday and leave early!
Hope you have a great weekend!
June 22, 2006
Contest Entry
Sharma Designs...ahhh...a little piece of heaven! I ordered my first Sharma as a gift for someone else...so really, it wasn't MY first Sharma, rather my first purchased Sharma. When I opened the package, I had a sneaky little devil on one shoulder saying, "Keep it for yourself!" The angel on my other shoulder told me to do the right thing and give the intended gift. Okay, good squashed evil...this time. ;)
My next order was totally self-indulgent...totally for me. My favorite color in the world is purple...when I saw the beauty pictured below, I had to have it. I scrambled to sign into my Sharma account and click that "Add to Cart" button as fast as I could...I didn't want anyone else to nab it first...sorry, girls! Anyway, I looooove my necklace. It's so gorgeous. While shopping for the beautiful purple necklace, I spotted another beautiful shell necklace that I (obviously!) had to have...so it was also added to my cart. A few days later, my addiction was gnawing at me and I bought yet another Sharma.
When I wore my gorgeous purple stone necklace, I received compliment after compliment..."Sharma Designs, honey", I told them..."Get your own!"
I know Sharla thinks I'm crazy, but I love her designs...and the fact that she is bold, original and innovative in her approach to jewelry making just makes the experience all the better!
Keep 'em coming, Sharla!
June 21, 2006
Contest Entry
I love Sharla, and her necklaces are just the icing on the cake. This girl makes some of the most creative jewelry I have ever laid my eyes on.
I have taken her jewelry all over the world. I travel a lot and work in a job that doesn’t necessarily allow my creativity to show. As soon as I take off my work clothes, I can’t wait to pepper my outfit with Sharma’s designs. There is something about pulling my collection out of my suitcase. They make me smile and always give me a sense of being at home.
My most memorable compliment came when I was in New Orleans. Mardi Gras was just wrapping up and we decided to go out and hit Bourbon Street. With all of the ornamentation everyone else was wearing, you would think my necklace would be one of the last things people would notice. NOT so! If I received one compliment, I received 100! I was so proud of my friend. I only wish she could be with me each time I receive a compliment.
I feel it important to mention that when I feel the most creative, I always put on one of my fun Sharma Design’s necklaces. There is something a little magic about her bobbles and swirls.
Don't forget to come back to vote between June 24th and 30th!
June 20, 2006
Contest Entry
Here is a picture of the very first time I wore a Sharma! I had looked everywhere for the perfect necklace to go with a black strapless dress that I was wearing to a friend's wedding last fall. But had no luck in stores! Then I tried an online search for "funky necklaces" and found out my luck had just changed because I had discovered your website. I ordered the perfect Sharma to accent for the wedding!
I have never received so many compliments on a necklace as when I wear my Green Sharma. Just a little example, the day I received it I went to lunch with a friend. I pulled it out in the restaurant to show her. Then women (perfect strangers) from both tables on either side of us leaned in and said "What a beautiful necklace...Where did you get it?!" I gave out all of your cards that were included in the box that the necklace shipped in that day!
So here is a picture of me and my fiancé-to-be at our friends' wedding. He proposed just three days after this wedding. And we are getting married in about a month on July 22!!
Don't forget to come back to vote between June 24th and 30th!
June 19, 2006
Contest Entry
I met up with a friend after not seeing her for eight months. Within the first hour of catching up with me she asked...about the necklace I had been wearing the last time I'd seen her. She said that she's thought about it many different times, and wants to find one like it. It's one I bought from Sharla as a Christmas gift to myself and have worn with both dressy and casual outfits...out for a night on the town, to a Christmas party, to parent-teacher conferences (where I'm the teacher), for a mountain picnic. I love the way the colors swirl a bit differently through the transparence of each bead. It's beautiful...versatile...and memorable!
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Making it
The Make it blog has interviewed Sharma Designs. The blog is for crafty people who want to take their craft to the next level. So if you would like to read more about the business side of Sharma Designs click here..
June 16, 2006
Contest Entry
This is my driver's license! (I cropped most of the license part out so nobody could come to my house and steal all of my Sharmas!) You know how every DMV pic is just so awful? Well, I wore this Sharma to the DMV and my picture actually turned out good! That's why it's my favorite. I love the orange and turquoise beads, and the big pendant, but it's the best because it really makes me more photogenic! Thanks for all your hard work Sharla :)
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June 15, 2006
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