Friday, August 7, 2015

Time sure flies when...


you are busy!  Since my last post - over 3 weeks ago...sheesh...so much has been going on.  I spent a week in Florida - Captiva Island, to be specific.  Several of my family members rented a very nice, very large house that sat smack dab on the Gulf of Mexico.  If you are not familiar Captiva Island, it's located just west of Ft. Myers in Southern Florida.

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The house was beautiful, complete with requisite palm tress and grasses.

Front of the house, which had a very long secluded driveway
Back of the house, which faced the Gulf of Mexico.  It had a roof top deck too - way too hot for me!
It truly did not matter the time of day...the views were always spectacular!






Down in Florida - well every "vacation" spot I have been to where homes are rented - the houses have names.  The name of this house was appropriately named Paradise.  

Bird of Paradise - poolside!

As I have mentioned before, my folks lived in Florida - just south of Tampa - for 25 years, so I have been to the beaches before.  I will say this, the sand in St. Petersburg is "softer" and much, much whiter.  The sand in Sanibel/Captiva is actually quite rough.  Perhaps it is the abundance of sea shells!  The area is known for its amazing sea shells!  Amazingly, Gavin did not seem to mind the roughness of the sand!


 I, on the other hand, preferred this water...under the umbrella, of course!


As much as I despise the heat, it was very nice to spend extended time with my family.  I was the only one to return home with pasty white skin! :)

I have managed to make a few pieces of jewelry, and am especially smitten with silver bezel setting lately.  Each one I make gets a little bit easier than the last!

Druzy

Kingman Mine Turquoise
Love this one, too - an agate donut suspended in copper with NO solder! :)


I made this custom necklace for a friend - gorgeous pewter cross from Inviciti - and a hand wrapped, copper chain that took forever ... but it was worth it - I love it!  She must have changed her mind about purchasing, as it is still sitting in my shop.  Hopefully, someone else will claim it and give it some love!



More spinner bangles!  Gosh, these are a blast to make!!


In June of this year, I sent a bunch of jewelry to another horse rescue - B&C Equine.  She has sold quite a few pieces to her supporters right off of her Face Book page - yeah!  A few years ago, B&C Equine assisted Miracle Horse Rescue (MHR) in providing temporary food/shelter/etc. for two special horses acquired by MHR - Bradylynn and Pava.  Brenda took such good care of these ladies until their final transport to MHR.  I will be forever grateful for her efforts!  So this week, I am sending off a few more items with hopes that the proceeds will yield another bale or two of hay.


So - it has been a busy Summer and I am SO LOOKING FORWARD to Fall and Winter - my kinda weather! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today - enjoy your weekend!!

xo
Patti

7 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous vacation spot, lucky you and no better way to spend a vacation than with family. Your jewelry is beautiful, gorgeous as usual. Love the wire wrapped chain, such detailed work. As always Patti I am in envy of all you do.

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  2. Oh my gosh - that house is spectacular and the views... oh, the views!!! The only thing more beautiful is your jewelry. I can only imagine the time spent on the hand wrapped copper chain, but it really is an amazing piece.

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  3. well I'd be down there no my hands and knees with Gavin for sure! I love to do a bit of shelling and then make a bracelet with them of course! I love all these piece Patti, especially those bezel, well and the texture in those spinner bangles ... well I love it all truth be told!

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  4. I'm so happy you had a great vacation! The house looks gorgeous and the views are spectacular!! So is the new jewelry. I'm sure someone will snap up the cross because it's beautiful! Welcome home!

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  5. Your vacation photos are really gorgeous! I love them! So very glad you had time to vacation with your family. The latest jewelry pieces are GREAT, I love the bezels...so creative and the unique designs are awesome!

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  6. Your vacation spot looks lovely, but I am with you about the heat! Love your jewelry, especially the bezel for the turquoise!

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  7. Oh my - these are beautiful pictures and awesome pieces of jewelry as usual!! My nephew actually lives and works on Captiva Island at the South Seas resort - he's one of their tennis pros! He tells me I'd love it and between your pics and the ones he texts me, I believe he's right! ;-) I love all your jewelry you have pictured here, especially the gorgeous turquoise pendant - my goodness that's awesome!! Glad you got to spend time w/family - that's always nice,...even w/the heat and humidity!!

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