2010 Happy Dance! and it made Etsy's Front page too!

Time for a little new year color - may yours be as happy and bright!

Happy Christmas, friends!

Winter Solstice

'O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?'

~Percy Bysshe Shelley

There are many people who love winter - but I am not one of them! At first, I appreciate the silence, the magic of the first snowfall, the clean white landscape, the cosiness of a warm fire...but before long, by late November and December especially, as I watch the sun rise later and set earlier and feel the early darkness and the cold - by 5pm, I want a quilt and a puffy pillow and a nap. It seems the day is over and I haven't eaten dinner yet!

And then, the winter solstice arrives - and with it, the knowing that nature has swung around that darkest corner and the light of SPRING is a beacon once again. Yes!

New at Wild Woman Jewelry!

The Christmas rush seems to have slowed down resulting in time to create a few new designs and new editions of a few older ones! Even before the holidays are over, my thoughts turn to lighter colors and dare I say it, SPRING! The light was perfect and sent me rushing for my camera ~ what a FUN morning! Enjoy!

martini earrings

simplify earrings in sunny tangerine

splash earrings

sliders earrings

zigzag earrings

3 french hens?

...like everyone who celebrates the holidays, I've been a busy little bee the past couple of weeks - shopping, wrapping, mailing, decorating and a little partying (more about that soon!) ...thankfully, all the preparation is becoming celebration time and I'm in the holiday spirit today! Enjoy these wonderful Etsy artists and I hope you are beginning your celebrating time as well! Happy holidays, everyone!

And the WINNER IS...

CONGRATULATIONS

to QuiddityOcean,

winner of a pair of Ruby Holiday Lantern earrings in my 2nd Etsy-versary draw! QuiddityOcean is a valued customer in my Etsy shop~ a big thank you to all who entered and played!

Sin City Here We Come!

Viva Las Vegas!

~the lights, the action, the SPECTACLE!!!

We're heading west tomorrow for a few days in Sin City - my husband has a conference to attend and I'm tagging along for a little holiday, a couple of shows and a shopping expedition! Just a few details to take care of today - shovel the driveway (yup, it snowed last night), pack, prep and mail orders, brunch with my husband's family, a tree lighting celebration at our cottage later this afternoon...details, details...see ya soon!