Everything I ordered for Christmas arrived before the weekend. Yay! I finished my Christmas presents, and posted new pics on the website. I have some shopping to do tomorrow for a few last minute items, but otherwise I am done! (yes, I realize there is less than 1 week til the big day, but I was out of commission for over a month and a half!)

Well the holiday choir concert went very well. However, none of my digital pics came out so well, most were very blurred. So much for the new camera. I guess I'll just have to use the other one for "events" and keep the new one for jewelry. I ordered new crystals so I can get started on my mother's bracelets as soon as they're delivered. I visited Sparkles Bead Shop in Newark on Saturday while I was out Christmas shopping. I was hoping to get the crystals there, but they were priced higher than I wanted to pay. I did find some beach glass though. I might have to make bracelets with that for summer.

Well this afternoon I went searching for a shop that apparently no longer exists. I followed the Yahoo maps to where it should have been, but there was only a Staples store in it's place. So, instead, I decided to explore the other stores I was more familiar with. I found some inexpensive silver alphabet blocks at the local Michaels store, which I may use for my Mothers' Jewelry, or just for kids' bracelets (I'm undecided). And JoAnn fabrics (and crafts) had the 16 gauge wire I'd been looking for, so all had not been lost. Even more exciting, I found some scrapbooking supplies at home that I had forgotten all about! Time to put the new camera to good use.

Since it looks like I won't be going back to work anytime soon (at least not before January), I've been working on some new jewelry designs. Christmas presents may be in the works too (hint, hint).