New Exciting Things

We took another quick trip to Washington state to visit family and shop at Shipwreck Beads to pick up some things for some custom necklaces that my mom wants me to make. When we got home my order of beads from simplypie on Etsy were waiting for me, I am obsessed with Picasso coated beads and simplypie has a lovely selection. I also placed an order from Happy Mango Beads that just arrived, I can't wait to start creating!

Lifetime Dream Achieved

An impromtu trip back to southern California brought a chance to fulfill a wish I've had for most of my life. Thanks to my fabulous other half and his mother, I was was able to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium! In middle school I read an article in National Geographic magazine about the kelp forest and the aquarium and I've wanted to see it ever since. I was so inspired by everything that I saw there! So many beautiful colors, textures and I even got to touch a bat ray! The rays have adorable faces that remind me of dolphins.