Happy Hour Wine Charms

Hello friends!

Wow is it late huh? Why am I up burning the midnight oil? Well I am taking my dear friend Rosalind out to buy a car tomorrow. I wanted to get these fun new items in my shop so I thought, well I'm up now, right?! So if any of this doesn't make sense tomorrow I hope you all can forgive me! lol

Dizzy Drink Dangles 2- Super fun dizzy spirals of: coral orange, lime green, aqua, and lavender are accented with dazzling swarovski crystals strung on a circular ring. What's your favorite drink?
Dizzy Drink Dangles 1- Super fun dizzy spirals of:pink, red, yellow and aqua are accented with dazzling swarovski crystals strung on a circular ring.
Wing Ding Wine Charm- Bright Earth- bright earth tones of: lime green, sunshine yellow, seafoam aqua, and coral are knotted on colorful cords with wire wrapped swarovski crystal dangles.
Wing Ding Wine Charm- Brights- Ultra bright transparent wing dings in colors of: fuchsia, purple, aqua and lime green are knotted with bright cords and wire wrapped sparkling swarovski crystals.






Wowee! I am excited to have been listed in this gorgeous treasury by Totally Legal Pot called Young TURQ(oise) Be Free Tonight! Check it out and support your handmade artists!

I will be doing a give away soon with Deal Wise Mommy for one of my fabulous NEW "Wing Ding Waterfall" necklaces soon! I will keep you posted on the exact date. Stay tuned.

Have a terrific weekend!

Much love,

Genea

Flutter by, butterfly

Hello friends!

Well I am happy to say my computer has recovered from it's cold! We are up and running faster than ever! Thanks to my tech guys, Brandon and Jd!

What better way to celebrate than with some listings?! As you know it's WING DING MANIA! I got on a roll with my fun double paddle beads and look what came out!Front View.
Side view. Aren't they AMAZING! They are SO much fun to make and wear! A flight of fancy for your finger! All of these babies are carefully glued with super strong adhesive to basemetal backs making them adjustable for everyone to enjoy! Ring base is about a size 8, but can be squeezed smaller or stretched bigger to fit. Butterflies are aprox. 20mm across and 25mm tall from antenna top to wing bottom. Antenna's body and head are all made out of sterling silver components.
Here is what they look like on :)

"Keylime"- A fanciful little butterfly in my FAVORITE bright limey yellow odd lot glass.

"Coral"- Gorgeous coral orange with streaks of tangerine orange. A HOT, HOT color for this sizzling hot summer!
"Blush"- pretty in pink! Soft pastel pink with some slight darker pink variations. Romantic and whimsical."Purpure"- a GORGEOUS violet with blushes of ruby pink on the bottom. Another gorgeous odd lot glass from Bullseye. This is it peops! The last of the glass I had went to make this playful little butterfly :)

SHOUT OUTS...
Don't you just LOVE all of the creative people in your life that cross your path? I do :) Why don't you check out my creative friends by visiting their sites and showing them some love?

Lorelei, this hip chick makes some fantastical and funky asymmetrical jewelry designs! I just love her style and flair! Maybe you have seen her in the bead mags, if you havn't go on and check her out ;)

Lil Miss S, Meet my friend, Shannon! Not only does she create beautiful jewelry, but she is a fantastic photographer! Give her a holla and check out her goodies.

Bailey's Bruins, meet our newest Etsian, Tiffany! She creates darling, snuggly bears! Her shop is NEW, NEW NEW, so be sure to show her some love!

Who are your creative favorites? I just love seeing what all of the creative peops out there are making!

I'm so glad to be back online with you all! I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday with your friends and loved ones.

See you soon!

Much love,

Genea

Infected

We got 157 virus' on the computer. We hope to be back up soon.

Aha Moment After Glow

Hello Friends!

Incase you wanted to know how my filming went here are the details. It was awesome! The staff was so friendly and helpful. It went by so fast! It seriously felt like 5 minutes! They will be releasing the feed in like 3 weeks so I will post a link when I get it. I guess the woman told my hubby that they are going to pick 10 "Aha Moment's" for the commercial. I hope I get to be one of them! Wouldn't that be exciting?!

One of the questions they asked me was what is an "Aha Moment". I said it's when you get a full glimpse of the map for one split second and everything becomes clear instead of just seeing the one step in front of you. I said that you should follow your dreams and your heart no matter what anyone else tells you. People are afraid. They are afraid of succeeding, being authentic and pursuing their dreams. Everyone is so quick to tell you it's a pipe dream and to let it go for reality. Where has it gotten those people? Are they happy? Really? Probably not. They are working jobs they hate to support their accustomed life style filling their life with things, drugs whatever, but they aren't happy. They are just as miserable as "everyone else". Seeking your dream helps you become the person you were meant to be. We just have to have faith and take that first step out. Success is just after failure :)

I encourage you to pursue your dreams, friends. Don't be afraid. You can do it! Be the best you, you were made to be. Our talents are deep seeded in our hearts. If you listen closely you will hear the whisper of your heart calling you.

I got this amazing mailing from my friend Julie. It's called the "The Brave Girls Club". Their e-mails are so uplifting. I would highly recommend them.

Go forth and create, love and live!

Love,

Genea

WING DING MANIA

Hello friends!

It's about that time! Time for a shop update! As you know I have been on a "wing ding" kick for a few weeks now. The shape is just so much fun with which to design. I have so many new things to list for you, but before I list some more finished pieces I thought I would list some beads so that you all could show me what YOU are making with them! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

NEW IN THE SHOP....
"Firey Hot"- I don't know if you are burning up in this summer heat on your end of the country, but it is HOT here! Summer always reminds me of those sizzling hot temperatures and bright warm colors. Wing dings in colors of: firey orange, red orange, scarlet, red and lemon yellow.
"Sea Greens"- Anyone else in the pool, ocean or lake? Cool off with soothing blues and greens in "sea" colors. Wing dings in: lime green, streaky glittery green, teal, aqua, sky blue and mint blue green.
"Soda Fizz"- Bright, vibrant, and poppy colors of: streaky lime, aqua, blue violet, and pink pomegranate along with coral, aqua and fuchsia. These make me think of Jone's soda's bright fizzy goodness. Pop the top and enjoy! These are my very favorite colors. Bright and awesome!
"Rainbow Pop"- Bright, blog opaques in vibrant Pop art colors remind me of funky Warhol prints. Wing Dings in colors of: purple pink, aqua blue, yellow lime, orangey coral, lemon yellow, streaky lavender, and blue violet.
"Floral Bouquet"- a little on the softer side. Dreamy and romantic soft pastel pinks and lavenders.
"Tree Bark"- Earthy and soothing autumn browns with that back to nature feel. Colors of:Sepia, streaky chocolate brown, topaz, amber and tamarind.
"Zebra"- Sophisticated and classic black and whites. Colors of opaque black and white along with transparent clear and black and transparent clear and white.

IN OTHER NEWS...

Incase you aren't a GB fan on Facebook you might like to know about some new additions to the page. I have added a gallery page for all of my designer peops out there. Yep, your very own gallery of your designs with Genea Beads! Check it out here Genea Beads Customer's Jewelry.

While you are on the page you can also view my designs and a gallery of my past lampwork beads. Some in the 2010 gallery are still for sale. You can check the shop or inquire by e-mail if you are interested ;)

Enjoy!

Much love,

Genea

Aha Moment by Mutual of Omaha

Hello friends!

I am so stoked to tell you that I have been invited to appear in an "Aha Moment" by Mutual of Omaha! They will be filming me in down town Kansas City in the power and light district at 2:30pm tomorrow! They will be posting my clip at their website(see above)! Isn't that SOOOO exciting?! Check out the website to see what other creative people have said about their passions and how it has changed their life!

Wish me luck!

Much love,

Genea

The great outdoors

Hello friends!

Do you ever wish you could duplicate yourself in order to get things done? I do! Maybe I would make my evil twin to all of the "hard" stuff so I could continue playing >:D

Anyways, I thought you might like to see some more pictures. I wish I could say I took them today, but some of them are uh... kinda old... like maybe over 2 months *blush* I know.... It has taken me awhile to sift through the madness and get them all edited or posted or whatever.

I think I would be all about one of these "smart phones". I would be totally down with snapping a photo and having it post to my blog so I can stay more current with you all! Maybe someday, right? ;)
Ok this one I did take today. Now what you are looking for is the faint rainbow that moves it's way just up that large green tree in the photo. See it? It was more apparent in person, but very faint. I just love rainbows :) It was sunny and raining at the same time so I ran outside to see where the rainbow was :D
So here's what I've been up to in this BALLS ass heat outside.... This is the flower bed by the side of my backdoor. I put in the pretty red mulch. BE GONE WEEDS! Heh.

Here is the flower bed on the right side of the house facing the driveway. These beds were nothing but weeds when we moved in. I will admit that we kinda transplanted everything and the rest was super cheap, but it looks damn good, if I do say so myself :D We have some lilac bushes on the end, then a seedum, some butterfly flowers(they were a dollar at target last year. They came back this year!), and my gorgeous hearty hibiscus "Disco Belle".

That's what it looks like from the driveway.
Here is the bud which I love because it looks like a scrunched up ballroom skirt :D
The back side.
The side.
In full bloom. Isn't she breath taking?! I just LOVE her!
All closed up.

Hardy hibiscus' are pretty amazing because they can withstand the cold of winter and come back again the next year. So gorgeous! How lucky are we to have tropical flowers bloom here :)

Here is our other hardy little guy. This is a "Rose of Sharon". Looks like a hibiscus to me :D These grown on a branch that is loaded with buds. The whole plant is like one huge bush. This flower was on a severed branch. We tried to "root" it, but it didn't make it :(
Say "hello" to my little friend! OMG, it's he soooo cute? I found this little guy when I was outside photographing jewelry.
Just so you can see how incredibly tiny he was I put him on my thumb nail! After his glamor shot, I put him on a plant in the backyard :)

Wanna see what Ricky has been creating in the kitchen?
This was my breakfast the other day. This is an egg scramble with spinach, califlower, mushrooms, cheese and a cheese crispy on top. The crisp on top is a slice of Romano cheese pan fried. The cheese crisps up and tastes like it's been deep fried. OMG, sooooo good!

Pita Pizzas! Holy crap were these delicious! the one on the top has shrimp :D The tiny circular slices are one of my new favorite veggies, eggplant. You have to get the tiny ones! They taste the best! OMG are they delicious on pizza!
Here was the beginning to our veggie stew. Look at all of those yummy veggies! I meant to click a finished pic, but it looks like I forgot ;)

Remember when I told you that I finally got my ventilation hood installed? Here is what it looks like....Here is the vent opening in front of my torch. Now I can use enamels and fume safely! Can you believe it has taken me 7 years to get a proper vent?! I know, it is really terrible! I would NEVER recommend anyone not to have one. It's very important. Fortunately for me my table is right by a door, I had 2 other windows open and about 3 fans to give me clean air. Totally ghetto, but it worked until now ;)
So here is the vent from the front.
The side.
Vented to an outside window. That circular part in the hose is the fan. It's so quiet I can hardly believe it's on. My concentrator is louder than the fan!

So yeah, I know that's a LOT of hose right? Well I am inconveniently not located by a window and to vent out of the basement door would have been a nightmare! Ugh..

Well that gets me up to date on pictures for now ;)

Have a good night. I'm off to bed!

Much love,

Genea