Hello friends!
Off to the studio to get some things done. Updates later...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
In and Out
Hello friends!
Wow! Today is ROUGH... Today is the first day of our juice week. I am experiencing some detox flu. I feel exhausted and sick. This is the time that your body is detoxing on a cellular level since it doesn't have to digest food. The juice provides straight nutrients to your body.
I will try to get as much as I can done this week as far as listings and posts. You may not see as much of me as usual since I am feeling a bit more tired from the detox and my sister's wedding it on Sunday so it is getting more hectic the closer it gets to the 11th.
Talk with you all later.
Much love,
Genea
Wow! Today is ROUGH... Today is the first day of our juice week. I am experiencing some detox flu. I feel exhausted and sick. This is the time that your body is detoxing on a cellular level since it doesn't have to digest food. The juice provides straight nutrients to your body.
I will try to get as much as I can done this week as far as listings and posts. You may not see as much of me as usual since I am feeling a bit more tired from the detox and my sister's wedding it on Sunday so it is getting more hectic the closer it gets to the 11th.
Talk with you all later.
Much love,
Genea
Monday, October 5, 2009
It's a LONG one!
Hello friends!
So here is that WAY overdue update... NEW IN THE SHOP.... Incase you read the last entry I listed new items in the shop in the morning before you read about them here. I figured I would get them done first and then when I was done in the studio I would write up my update. These are some of my very FAVORITE beads to make. I really LOVE red roof tile! I got this really awesome batch that is that awesome terra cotta color with hints of yellow ochre! I used some gorgeous silvered ivory and amazing Raku! So, tell me, how can you really go wrong?! 
The focal also has hints of silver leaf, and dichro along with bubble button dots of Raku. All I can say is "WOW". I only showed 2 sides of the front and 2 of the back since I was short on pictures to do 2 4-blocks. So if you want to see ALL of the angles, you will just have to BUY the bead! lol. It is TOTALLY worth it, promise!
See how great they look together? Maybe you should get them both so they don't miss eachother ;) Here is what I did with my beads like these... 
Yep, it's simple, but with such beautiful beads you don't want to take away from them. The seed beads inbetween the lentils and pillows are this matte metallic blend with deep blues, purples, bronze, and gold. The color number is F460Z and you can purchase them from Jane's Fiber and Beads.
Here is the pendant I made on the far right. NEW BEADS.... Here are some of the new things I have been making(the beads listed on Etsy were made just before the show as well) some of them have already found happy new homes! 
Here is the BIGGEST heart I have ever made and God only knows if I could make another one! It was definitely a feat! This BIG baby is 1 1/2" tall! You can get a good idea of it's size by looking at the photo of it in my hand. I always like these photos to gauge size :) This one is in Kim's stash, you LUCKY girl! 
Here is another set I made called "falling leaves," in red brown, red, carrot red, orange, yellow ochre and Messy's new Soylent green. The picture on the left is what they look like shiny and the picture on the right is what they look like etched. They are easier to etch on the mandrels, so that is why the first picture looks the way it does. This one also made it into Kim's stash! I am hoping she makes it into that idea we talked about. If she does I will take some pictures to share. She has been making the most FABULOUS fringes out of my lentil sets using ALL Swarovski crystals as the fringe! WOW! 
Here is "Coffee Sky," this set features some of Messy's new colors: Maple, Tamarind( this link actually takes you to the Tamarind Unique page instead), and one of my personal favorites, Smurfy. This little baby is lots of fun with teensy lentils, spotty spacers, a rainbow bead, triangle bead, and bubble poked floral bead. Set is still available. 21 DAY CLEANSE DETOX.... Well we are currently on day 14, the last day of our raw foods. Tomorrow starts all juice week, then on week of building up our systems back to eating animal bi-products and animals. Woo hoo! I sure am missing my hot meals, meat and eggies!! So what the hell have we been eating you might ask? Well here are some pictures of our meals courtesy of Chef Ricky(that would be my AMAZING husband ;) )
On our first vegan week here is a meal Ricky made with brown rice, Tofu, broccoli, edamame, cabbage and carrots. He seasoned it with some brag's amino acids(which is a healthy liquid that tastes exactly like soy sauce), oilve oil and spices. 
Here is one of the first meals we had on our raw week. Ricky made a veggie slaw with carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, and pumpkin seeds with a vinaigrette made out of brag's, applecider vinegar and balsamic vinegar. On the side are peeled cucumbers with coconut milk and brags for dipping.
If you are adventurous this might be a good time to try some new fruits like a pomegranate! 
Here is another meal we had where Ricky had made some Pesto(minus the Parmesan cheese,and very little oil) stuffed button mushrooms, and cucumber slices with coconut milk and brags dipping sauce.
Here is one of our salads with similar liquid as described above. For the veggies we have carrots, green peppers, sugar snap peas, spinach, 4 bean sprouts, and alfalfa sprouts.
This one was my VERY favorite! We ate this for breakfast and sometimes later in the day(what I am going to eat when I am done typing up this blog!). This is unsweetened coconut milk with bananas, raspberries, blueberries, slivered almonds and a tiny squeeze of agave nectar. YUMMY! So what have we been feeling? Well week one broke the dependence for food. You know that ugly thought in your head that you will just DIE if you don't get fill in the blank food right now! So that has been really amazing. You also find that when you are eating this way you DON'T CRAVE SUGAR! Why is that, you ask? Well now your body is getting the proper nutrition so if you aren't eating junk you don't crave it. What a concept huh?
Week 2 you realize just how little your body needs to be sustained. Although you have to eat ALL OF THE TIME you can still be satisfied by little bites here and there of good raw fruits, veggies, and nuts. Juices are AMAZINGLY filling as well. You can't believe how many nutrients you can get in one cup! Now there is NO excuse for "being too hungry to wait for something to cook" or not getting in all of your fruits and veggies! Tea has been such a life saver since it is the only warm thing you get to enjoy. There is something wonderful and soothing about sipping warm tea :)
Both weeks have also enriched our spirit. This might be the breaking of a vice and reading Purpose Driven Life. This book is really amazing. It is definitely more IN YOUR FACE Gody than just being a spiritual book, so be ready for some intense reading! With enriched spirits you also get intense temptations. We have had to go through some challenging things on our cleanse like a bachelorette, and bachelor party, and friends ordering in pizza. The next week will be very challenging because there will be the rehearsal dinner Ricky has been asked to prepare and my sister's wedding. This is when you pray and count on your friends and each other to be supportive.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS SKY?.....
The other night it was so beautiful and windy! There was this amazing warm light from the color of the sky shining in the windows. Ricky told me to look outside so here is what I saw....
I don't know if you think rainbows are as magical as I think they are, but it was really amazing to see this one! There was no rain at all and this rainbow only lasted long enough for me to click a picture and then it was GONE!
This is what the sky looked right next to it. Isn't it AMAZING?!
The western sky was all beautiful too through the dark trees. It was all shades of coral, pink and periwinkle! Unfortunately my camera captured it as yellows and things and not really the true colors I could see it with my eyes. I decided to omit those pictures. I guess you just had to be there in person ;)
Well I now that you have practically ready my novel I am pooped and in need of some grindage!
See you tomorrow!
Much love,
Genea
The focal also has hints of silver leaf, and dichro along with bubble button dots of Raku. All I can say is "WOW". I only showed 2 sides of the front and 2 of the back since I was short on pictures to do 2 4-blocks. So if you want to see ALL of the angles, you will just have to BUY the bead! lol. It is TOTALLY worth it, promise!
See how great they look together? Maybe you should get them both so they don't miss eachother ;) Here is what I did with my beads like these... 
Yep, it's simple, but with such beautiful beads you don't want to take away from them. The seed beads inbetween the lentils and pillows are this matte metallic blend with deep blues, purples, bronze, and gold. The color number is F460Z and you can purchase them from Jane's Fiber and Beads.
Here is the pendant I made on the far right. NEW BEADS.... Here are some of the new things I have been making(the beads listed on Etsy were made just before the show as well) some of them have already found happy new homes! 
Here is the BIGGEST heart I have ever made and God only knows if I could make another one! It was definitely a feat! This BIG baby is 1 1/2" tall! You can get a good idea of it's size by looking at the photo of it in my hand. I always like these photos to gauge size :) This one is in Kim's stash, you LUCKY girl! 
Here is another set I made called "falling leaves," in red brown, red, carrot red, orange, yellow ochre and Messy's new Soylent green. The picture on the left is what they look like shiny and the picture on the right is what they look like etched. They are easier to etch on the mandrels, so that is why the first picture looks the way it does. This one also made it into Kim's stash! I am hoping she makes it into that idea we talked about. If she does I will take some pictures to share. She has been making the most FABULOUS fringes out of my lentil sets using ALL Swarovski crystals as the fringe! WOW! 
Here is "Coffee Sky," this set features some of Messy's new colors: Maple, Tamarind( this link actually takes you to the Tamarind Unique page instead), and one of my personal favorites, Smurfy. This little baby is lots of fun with teensy lentils, spotty spacers, a rainbow bead, triangle bead, and bubble poked floral bead. Set is still available. 21 DAY CLEANSE DETOX.... Well we are currently on day 14, the last day of our raw foods. Tomorrow starts all juice week, then on week of building up our systems back to eating animal bi-products and animals. Woo hoo! I sure am missing my hot meals, meat and eggies!! So what the hell have we been eating you might ask? Well here are some pictures of our meals courtesy of Chef Ricky(that would be my AMAZING husband ;) )
On our first vegan week here is a meal Ricky made with brown rice, Tofu, broccoli, edamame, cabbage and carrots. He seasoned it with some brag's amino acids(which is a healthy liquid that tastes exactly like soy sauce), oilve oil and spices. 
Here is one of the first meals we had on our raw week. Ricky made a veggie slaw with carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, and pumpkin seeds with a vinaigrette made out of brag's, applecider vinegar and balsamic vinegar. On the side are peeled cucumbers with coconut milk and brags for dipping.
If you are adventurous this might be a good time to try some new fruits like a pomegranate! 
Here is another meal we had where Ricky had made some Pesto(minus the Parmesan cheese,and very little oil) stuffed button mushrooms, and cucumber slices with coconut milk and brags dipping sauce.
Here is one of our salads with similar liquid as described above. For the veggies we have carrots, green peppers, sugar snap peas, spinach, 4 bean sprouts, and alfalfa sprouts.
This one was my VERY favorite! We ate this for breakfast and sometimes later in the day(what I am going to eat when I am done typing up this blog!). This is unsweetened coconut milk with bananas, raspberries, blueberries, slivered almonds and a tiny squeeze of agave nectar. YUMMY! So what have we been feeling? Well week one broke the dependence for food. You know that ugly thought in your head that you will just DIE if you don't get fill in the blank food right now! So that has been really amazing. You also find that when you are eating this way you DON'T CRAVE SUGAR! Why is that, you ask? Well now your body is getting the proper nutrition so if you aren't eating junk you don't crave it. What a concept huh?Week 2 you realize just how little your body needs to be sustained. Although you have to eat ALL OF THE TIME you can still be satisfied by little bites here and there of good raw fruits, veggies, and nuts. Juices are AMAZINGLY filling as well. You can't believe how many nutrients you can get in one cup! Now there is NO excuse for "being too hungry to wait for something to cook" or not getting in all of your fruits and veggies! Tea has been such a life saver since it is the only warm thing you get to enjoy. There is something wonderful and soothing about sipping warm tea :)
Both weeks have also enriched our spirit. This might be the breaking of a vice and reading Purpose Driven Life. This book is really amazing. It is definitely more IN YOUR FACE Gody than just being a spiritual book, so be ready for some intense reading! With enriched spirits you also get intense temptations. We have had to go through some challenging things on our cleanse like a bachelorette, and bachelor party, and friends ordering in pizza. The next week will be very challenging because there will be the rehearsal dinner Ricky has been asked to prepare and my sister's wedding. This is when you pray and count on your friends and each other to be supportive.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS SKY?.....
The other night it was so beautiful and windy! There was this amazing warm light from the color of the sky shining in the windows. Ricky told me to look outside so here is what I saw....
I don't know if you think rainbows are as magical as I think they are, but it was really amazing to see this one! There was no rain at all and this rainbow only lasted long enough for me to click a picture and then it was GONE!
This is what the sky looked right next to it. Isn't it AMAZING?! The western sky was all beautiful too through the dark trees. It was all shades of coral, pink and periwinkle! Unfortunately my camera captured it as yellows and things and not really the true colors I could see it with my eyes. I decided to omit those pictures. I guess you just had to be there in person ;)
Well I now that you have practically ready my novel I am pooped and in need of some grindage!
See you tomorrow!
Much love,
Genea
Still here!
Hello friends!
Just a quick "hello"!
Things have been really crazy with doing the Bearden's show, special orders, color testing, and my sis' wedding right around the corner. So incase you wondered where I was you know that I am still alive and rockin'!
I am going down to the studio to work. I hope to have a nice long update for you today with lots of pictures later today!
I just got my listings done in the shop and you won't want to miss them! I will do a longer post about their awesomness when I finish working in the studio.
Stay tuned!
Much love,
Genea
Just a quick "hello"!
Things have been really crazy with doing the Bearden's show, special orders, color testing, and my sis' wedding right around the corner. So incase you wondered where I was you know that I am still alive and rockin'!
I am going down to the studio to work. I hope to have a nice long update for you today with lots of pictures later today!
I just got my listings done in the shop and you won't want to miss them! I will do a longer post about their awesomness when I finish working in the studio.
Stay tuned!
Much love,
Genea
Monday, September 28, 2009
Week update
Hello friends!
Back, as promised. I have some pictures edited for your viewing pleasure, but I'm doing a weekend update and then the week before the show bead update. Basackwards, I know, but fun for all!
Speaking of fun for all.. it reminded me of the song "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite" from the Across the Universe sound track. I think I will rock out to it while I blog to you. Hang on....
Ok, much better...
NEW IN THE SHOP.....
Some BRIGHT babies today! Aqua, orange, lime, and EDP!
A SUPER fun Heart Burst ring! and......
BRIGHT loopy ding earrings! What a pair!
A big THANK YOU to everyone that came out to the Bearden's Art Fair to support! We had a great time!
Here are some shots of the booth....
Right side of the table. You can see my GOD AWFUL handwriting... YIKES! lol. I am sure that is exactly what you noticed first! I love the reflection of the bright clouds in the mirror.
Here is a shot of the middle.
The left side of the table.
Here is a shot of the table from the right side down to the other end. I really like the shadow of the glass rods on the book.
Want to know what the highlight of the show was for me? I mean besides my friends coming out to support... BEC'S BEADS!! I LOVE Rebecca's beads! Look what I got in our trade!
OMG, I LOVE her HUGE flowers(they are 2" tall and 1 3/4" wide)! They are SOOOOO pretty! So you know I HAD to have matching earrings! I even got another set so I can swap them out! THANKS REBECCA! So if you don't have some of her AMAZING beads you better hop on over to her shop and pick some up at Bec's Beads!
DETOX CLEANSE DAY 7....
Today is the last day we can eat grains. Tomorrow starts the week of raw foods. Just so you all could see what we ate last week I took some pictures of my hubby's AMAZING cooking! This stuff is all VEGAN!
Here was one of our first lunches. This is quinoa(a high protein grain), orange bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, and onions. In the glass is a juice from the juicer with tons of veggies. We pretty much put carrots in every juice so they usually look orange ;)
Here was our veggie soup with miso. In the soup are: sugar snap peas, portabellas, carrots, cabbage, edamame(shelled soy beans), miso paste and vegetable broth with red pepper flakes! In the square dish next to the soup is a blood orange from Australia. They are SUPER sour and amazing! They are called blood oranges because the flesh is orange with spots of red and it looks like it's bleeding. 
Here is a closer look at the blood oranges. you can see the speckles of red seeping through the orange flesh. MMMmmmmm soooo delicious!
Here was another Asian style soup with cabbage, onions, sprouts and I forget what else lol. The sprouts were amazingly crunchy for being in the soup. We pretended they were noodles since we can't eat noodles until our detox is over ;)
Well that is my update for now.... Tomorrow I will edit some more pictures of pre-show beads that are still available, some booths I loved at the Kansas City Plaza Art Show, and the piece I made after being inspired by an artists work.
Have a good night.
Much love,
Genea
Back, as promised. I have some pictures edited for your viewing pleasure, but I'm doing a weekend update and then the week before the show bead update. Basackwards, I know, but fun for all!
Speaking of fun for all.. it reminded me of the song "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite" from the Across the Universe sound track. I think I will rock out to it while I blog to you. Hang on....
Ok, much better...
NEW IN THE SHOP.....
Some BRIGHT babies today! Aqua, orange, lime, and EDP!
A SUPER fun Heart Burst ring! and......
BRIGHT loopy ding earrings! What a pair!A big THANK YOU to everyone that came out to the Bearden's Art Fair to support! We had a great time!
Here are some shots of the booth....
Right side of the table. You can see my GOD AWFUL handwriting... YIKES! lol. I am sure that is exactly what you noticed first! I love the reflection of the bright clouds in the mirror.
Here is a shot of the middle.
The left side of the table.
Here is a shot of the table from the right side down to the other end. I really like the shadow of the glass rods on the book.Want to know what the highlight of the show was for me? I mean besides my friends coming out to support... BEC'S BEADS!! I LOVE Rebecca's beads! Look what I got in our trade!
OMG, I LOVE her HUGE flowers(they are 2" tall and 1 3/4" wide)! They are SOOOOO pretty! So you know I HAD to have matching earrings! I even got another set so I can swap them out! THANKS REBECCA! So if you don't have some of her AMAZING beads you better hop on over to her shop and pick some up at Bec's Beads!DETOX CLEANSE DAY 7....
Today is the last day we can eat grains. Tomorrow starts the week of raw foods. Just so you all could see what we ate last week I took some pictures of my hubby's AMAZING cooking! This stuff is all VEGAN!
Here was one of our first lunches. This is quinoa(a high protein grain), orange bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, and onions. In the glass is a juice from the juicer with tons of veggies. We pretty much put carrots in every juice so they usually look orange ;)
Here was our veggie soup with miso. In the soup are: sugar snap peas, portabellas, carrots, cabbage, edamame(shelled soy beans), miso paste and vegetable broth with red pepper flakes! In the square dish next to the soup is a blood orange from Australia. They are SUPER sour and amazing! They are called blood oranges because the flesh is orange with spots of red and it looks like it's bleeding. 
Here is a closer look at the blood oranges. you can see the speckles of red seeping through the orange flesh. MMMmmmmm soooo delicious!
Here was another Asian style soup with cabbage, onions, sprouts and I forget what else lol. The sprouts were amazingly crunchy for being in the soup. We pretended they were noodles since we can't eat noodles until our detox is over ;)Well that is my update for now.... Tomorrow I will edit some more pictures of pre-show beads that are still available, some booths I loved at the Kansas City Plaza Art Show, and the piece I made after being inspired by an artists work.
Have a good night.
Much love,
Genea
Just a quick "hello"
Hello friends!
Well I do have a TON of updating to do! I have to tell you about how our detox is going, about the show, the plaza art show, beads and more! Since this will be a long blog with pictures and the like I will be doing that posting later. For now I am heading down to the studio first to get some things made. I will spend the rest of the afternoon uploading, editing pictures, doing listings, and other things of that nature before Steph comes over to hang out this evening.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
Talk with you soon!
Much love,
Genea
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
Talk with you soon!
Much love,
Genea
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Owl City free show Kansas City!
Hello friends!
I was super excited to find out that my new musical obsession will be in Kansas City for free!
They will be at the Beaumont Club at 6pm on October 1st! Here is the link!
http://beaumontkc.com/events/single/96.5_presents_passion_pit_owl_city_at_the_back_yard/#top
See you there!
I was super excited to find out that my new musical obsession will be in Kansas City for free!
They will be at the Beaumont Club at 6pm on October 1st! Here is the link!
http://beaumontkc.com/events/single/96.5_presents_passion_pit_owl_city_at_the_back_yard/#top
See you there!
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