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"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." Oscar Wilde

Sunshine, a warm breeze, just sitting and watching and listening to the sound of waves.  It was so relaxing and it made for a wonderful afternoon at Wellington Beach.

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." Dolly Parton This beautiful rainbow (and a faint double) graced us last night here in Prince Edward County.  My old cell phone didn't really capture its beauty.

"Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Forget-me-nots in my garden.

I really enjoy making bird themed jewelry.  Here's another copper bird pendant necklace for your earthy side.  I've hand forged this bird out of pure copper wire, wire wrapped black seed beads and accented with smoky firepolished glass beads.  It will look fab over a long, loose tunic and you will find it listed in our Etsy shop here .

than it was this morning!  I'm waiting on spring🌷🌸🌹🍁🌿

A recent creation, this is a fancy argentium sterling silver adjustable spiral ring.  This statement ring is light, comfortable with a carefree vibe.  It's a long ring - it measures 3/4" from knuckle to knuckle and I made it a size 8 1/4 so you can wear it on your index finger.  You can find it in our Etsy shop .

"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls." Aesop

...but creating this copper bird pendant made it seem a little bit closer.  You can find this little piece of nature jewelry in our Etsy store.   Check it out.

Here's another new listing in  our Etsy shop .   These are hand forged sterling silver triangle drop earrings with wire wrapped green stone beads.  Check out these pretties here .

I finally got some photos of our local blond squirrel that we call Champagne Charlie named after Leon Redbone's version of the song.  Do blonds really have more fun....I'm not so sure because he used to frequent our yard but was constantly chased out by a black or gray squirrel.  He has been nesting up the street and took a chance to pay us a visit.  The first two shots I took with my phone through the window...hence the quality.  The last one my husband took with his camera and it's a much better shot.  You can see that Champagne Charlie is quite the handsome squirrel!

Here's another pin/brooch to close a flyaway buttonless cardigan sweater or to secure a knit scarf or shawl.  Again, this is a penannular pin or brooch design that would be a unique fashion statement accessory to add to your jewelry wardrobe.  This one is made with pure copper wire and embellished with rose quartz beads.  You can see more photos at our Etsy shop.

I was rifling through my stash of jewelry pieces that I've made over time and hadn't done anything with them.....they're just sitting on a box.  So I dug out this piece and thought I'd show it off and maybe list it in our Etsy shop....this will be happening soon. This style of pin is call a penannular pin or Celtic brooch and was worn by the Romans, Irish, Scots and Vikings.  They're actually a great pin to wear with a big scarf or shawl as it easily holds them in place.  I like to wear them with an open sweater or buttonless cardigan sweater.  They tend to fly open so this style of pin is a nice decorative way to keep it closed. I made this pin with bronze wire and adorned it with a blue tiger eye stone bead.  Take a peek. Here's a short video that I did demonstrating how to attach a penannular pin/Celtic brooch to a sweater.

"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.  I can choose which it shall be.  Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrive yet.  I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it." Groucho Marx

..... looks like a topping of sugar on my ferns.

The autumn foliage of sugar maple trees is a wonderful sight with bright yellows and brilliant oranges and reds.  Boy, I love this time of year.  This is the sugar maple in our backyard and it puts on a pretty good show for us.  It's around 70 years old and has been struggling these past few years as the root system was damaged from road construction in the area.  But, it's hanging in there giving us shade in the summer and beautiful colour in the fall.

These are big heart post earrings hand formed from pure copper wire.  I've gotta a thing for creating heart shaped jewelry because it's a symbol of love.  But I like to add a bit of flair to my creations.  Check out these bold beauties that are listed in our Etsy Shop.

A sweater was required for my day at the Wellington Beach with a friend. But, that's okay because I love sweater weather.  Ah, the pure bliss of no crowds, blue sky, crisp air and the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.  It was a good day.

New earrings have been listed at our Etsy shop .  These post/stud earrings are lightweight to wear and 1 3/8" in length.  They will add the perfect finishing touch to an outfit for a pulled together look.  Check them out.

Using Czech seed beads, I added a beaded spiral to these long twisted copper pendants.  I just need to decided on a chain then I will be listing them in our Etsy shop.