Snow day! It was only about 2 inches here but it's the first day off we've had for snow here in MD. Roomie and I took advantage of the day off and made Grandma's pizza from scratch, and holy crap! Boy, was it good! I felt so proud watching the dough rising by the fire. Maybe someday I will get a bread machine, to simplify the process a little.

I will use tonight for a little more beading. I am full and happy, so that should make for some good crafting energy!

The Golden Egg vol. 4

I t's Sunday again, friends, and today's Golden Egg is Miss Jennifer Lommers aka Jenlo262! I have the pleasure of owning one of her prints. She is an expressive painter whose style of abstraction never feels cold or calculating. Instead, her work is bursting with warmth and energy, and her color sense is impeccable and lively.I also love the freedom of her brush strokes and the thickness of the paint- how joyfully it reveals the hand of the artist. Enjoy!

Woot! I am now a newly minted member of the Baltimore Etsy Street Team! Learn a little about this team here, or have a looksie at the Flickr account here.

A big shout out to Marmalady for including my Marmalade Starflake in her treasury! Thanks!

Another thank you to my friend Brooke, who gave me some really fun beads for Christmas. I have made several new things with stuff she gave me. See if you can spot them, Brooke! I like the red ones so much that I am keeping them, and yes, they are one of a kind. They're so sinfully delicious that I named them the Lucifer earrings. The others are the Chrysanthemum necklace and the Plumeria earrings.

A huge thank you to objectsofaffection who featured my Seal Card on her blog! Do check out her site. She has some really cute photos and pendants! Thanks, Lani, you rock my socks!

So, it must be my lucky week! I have not one but three awesome people to thank for featuring my stuff in their treasuries! Without further ado, I wish to thank . . .

Perihan, for her charming lettuce-themed treasury,

Paisleykitty, for her sweet and sentimental treasury,

and Copperlily for her elegant lavender/honey treasury.

I also managed to finish three new necklaces! I hope to photograph them soon, probably on the weekend since daylight is hard to snag on weekdays lately.

I'd like to thank baconsquarefarm for including my napkin rings in her beautiful treasury! Have a peek!

The Golden Egg vol. 3

It's that time again, so my spotlight this week will be tqbdesigns. I admire this artist because of the incredible craftsmanship of her beadwork, the distinctive style of her designs, and the elegance and level of taste she so consistently displays. Jewelry with lots of tiny seed beads and ambitious technical achievement that is also cute and wearable isn't easy to find, but here are some fine examples!