Here's a charm I made this weekend using an image of a cowboy and a scrap of vintage paper. The color in the background of this charm is the color I would like to paint my dream art studio one day. Blues and greens have always been my favorite colors, so this mixture of both (more green than blue) makes my heart sing. I love even more that it's kind of a dirty turquoise. My description sounds glamorous, no? No- I didn't think so. :) Can anyone out there think of a better name for this color? Maybe it's simply a version of turquoise.

It snowed around 2 feet here in Denver, so I had some unexpected time off this week. I think there may be only a few things better than snow days. And a snow day only 5 days before Christmas? I think life really does not get much better than this!

I spent the time in my cozy apartment making necklaces, baking cookies and trying out my new french press which makes a great cup of coffee. I even dusted off my sewing machine and did some sewing. I made a cozy bed for my dog using 2 old pillows we no longer use. While I had the project still in the works- I was making sure the pillows would fit inside the fabric I had sewed- he walked up and settled right on top of my work-in-progress. Apparently he somehow knew I was creating it just for him. It's been a while since I used my sewing machine and I have to admit it was great getting some time to sew a few things yesterday.

I am heading back to South Dakota to visit family next week, so the Moonwater Designs shop will be unofficially closed. You can still place orders, we just won't be shipping anything next week. All orders placed from now until December 31 will be shipped the first week of January.

Wishing you a very happy holiday!

wholehearted

Oh, hearts- how I've missed you! Here is a photo of my latest creation- a necklace featuring handcrafted silver hearts and turquoise beads on a sterling silver necklace. Click the photo for a closer view.