Happy New Year....what's new?!!!

Shocking though it may be, I am finally blogging again! The reason I haven't been posting more in the past several months, is not only that I have been working a 40 hour/week job (that I love...) but I haven't had much to share. I spend hardly any time in the attic any more - which does NOT mean I am not creating. I have been immersed in the world of set design, which is something I am passionate about. (The minute I get some good pictures, I will share what I worked on for Christmas Eve services. It was definitely 'smoke 'n mirrors' on steroids!)

But today I have something pretty sweet to tell you about...I have been in the attic the past week or so working on a lovely little design for my friend Susan Branch.....

This week she unveils her latest offering for Valentine's Day....

Interested????

Stay tuned.....

Hugs,



missed me?

I think the last time I posted (FOUR MONTHS AGO!!!) I told you that I'd recently started working again. Full time.

I naively thought I would just keep chugging right along, posting here, soldering there.

Silly me.

But I have resurfaced to tell you that I am indeed still designing my jewelry and in fact, I am preparing to leave for California and the wonderful Remnants of the Past Vintage Show.

Here is a small sample of what you will see in Space #20 - Pammy's Attic...

I really hope you are planning on coming to this show - it is on Rachael Ashwell's Top Flea Market lists, and because of the mass of humanity that came last spring, it has moved to the Madonna Expo Center.

By the way, Farm Chicks was amazing.

A record breaker for us.

Oh yeah, and....

I LOVE my job!

I am hoping to share more about that soon.

Until then, thanks for hanging in there while I learn how to spin several  plates at once.

Take care - hope to see you soon!

nesting update!

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about these: here...

Last weekend was the nest-themed baby shower, and I wanted to write an update on how Aleah presented these wee nests....

Since I couldn't be there, I had her take pictures and send them to me ~ enJOY!

The presentation was adorable - a nest-within-a-nest!

And here are some photos of the recipients....

That's my pretty Aleah under the umbrella...

(had to include this photo of my grandaughter Karise on the left with her BFF Sienna!)

Aleah's sister Evelyn, the beautiful guest of honor...

Isn't this cake beautiful?

Aleah wanted me to make sure I told you how much her guests loved their nests....

We're still enjoying fun in the California sun ~ wish you were here!
xoxo

p.s.: check out the recent buzz about yours truly, from Remnants of the Past!

a brand new heart-felt giveaway!

Thank you all for your encouraging responses to my last posting!

Today I am excited to announce that I have added my Words From the Heart pendants to my What's New page on my website here:

In fact I'm SO excited that I want to give one away!

Just leave a comment here telling me exactly which one you want and you are entered to win.

(you'll have to go to Pammy's Attic to see what you have to choose from!)

Yup. It's that easy.

I will give you one week to make up your mind.

Next Tuesday I will randomly pick one name and announce it here.

With Valentine's Day only a few weeks away, why wouldn't you want to enter?

Alrighty then.

On your mark.....

Get set.....

GO!

xoxo

time to name your year...again!

This is not the first time I've shared this subject.

Naming the year.

Resolutions are doomed before they are even attempted - this is why I like to "name" the coming year instead. 

A word, or name, that encompasses all I want to change about myself during the next 12 months - or at least a fraction of what I'd like to change.

Last year it was humility. 

Kind of an oxymoron to say on my blog that I want to work on the "Me Monster" inside of me. 

A blog is everything humility is not.

Oh well.

I did try.

This year?

I thought about the word AVAILABLE.

To be available for whatever God has in mind for me.

But wearing the word "available" around one's neck is not necessarily a brilliant idea.

Especially if one is married...

So another way of putting it is to say I want to be OPEN.

Open to taking chances.

Open to serving.

Open to allowing others to come first.

But I'm a visual kind of gal, and the word open isn't very pleasing to the eye.

Especially if I am to be wearing it.

But how about another language?

French? (ouverte)

Italian? (asperto)

Spanish? (abierta)


Hmmm.

This is what I came up with:

 Expositus.

This is what it means in Latin:

"open, accessible, exposed"

Perfect.

That is exactly the kind of year I want 2011 to be.

Open.
Accessible.
Exposed.

How about you?

What do you want the next year to be?

I'd love to know....

Happy New Year!

p.s.: linking this to Southern in My Heart's Inspiration Friday!

old friends meet at last...

I know that sounds confusing.

This morning I had the privilege of meeting a couple of wonderful women, one of whom I've been friends with for a while now through the sensation that is Social Networking.

Remember Dorene and the Lady Ta Tas? 

Well Dorene's sister Deb and I have become friends though this blog and through Facebook. We had a few  common interests:

1.  The first and most important one is that we both love Dorene!
2. Another bond between us is that we both make jewelry and "own" our own cottage industry. She creates glass beads that are wonderful miniature sculptures. (she also teaches the art of glass lampwork at her studio in Eagle River, Alaska) 
3. We also blog - Deb writes about Dorene's journey through her battle with breast cancer, called Life Updates for Dorene.

Dorene's birthday is this week, so Deb and their mom, Dianne (who also lives in Alaska) decided to come down to help her celebrate. I knew they wanted to meet the Lady Ta Ta friends (so sorry Vicki was gone) as well as a few other neighborhood ladies, so I hosted a little get together so we could all meet.

A couple of highlights were....

Barbara's amazing muffins and breads (she sells them to coffee houses around town) - sorry there are no photos - I was all jacked up on muffins and forgot to take pictures!

Deb brought a little gift for each Lady Ta Ta. I will let the pictures speak for themselves...

Thank you Deb for this lovely gift that came from your hands.

And from your heart...

Deb, Dianne, Dorene and moi.

...and for loving your sister like you do.

We, Team Ta Ta, thank you from the bottom of our...

xoxo

p.s.: Vicki yours is on its way!!!!

What's in a name?

Juliet:"What's in a name? That which we call a rose - by any other name would smell as sweet."Romeo and Juliet

My good friend Julie suggested I talk about some necklaces I made for our little group. It all started with five or six of us several years ago as a bible study/fellowship. It became oh so much more than that over the years. Although I moved from California almost 4 years ago, I still consider myself a part of this group - actually there are 2 of us who live in another state now, and others have since joined.

A few years ago someone in the group suggested that on January 1st, instead of making a resolution, we would all "name the year" - in other words, describe in one word what we each want the year to look like. Hopefully, as the year unfolds, each will incorporate that word into their prayer life and grow...

This year I created a necklace for each woman, with their word on one side and "2009" on the reverse - a tangible reminder of what they set forth to accomplish. I presented these to each friend (one had to be sent off) when I was down in California for a visit last month.

These necklaces are made from small rectangular pieces of glass I cut on my wonderful glass cutting grid. I then printed out the words for front & back and cut them to the size of the glass. All this is copper taped & soldered together and a ring is attached for a chain and presto - a token of friendship and love...

One of the words chosen was "zoe" which was a mystery to me, I must admit. As I was soon to find out, it is a Greek word that translates to "life abundant", and Julie claimed it for her year after hearing Pastor Ron speak about it. Pretty sweet, don't you think? Some other words were wholeness, push, stability, fulfillment, and serenity. I just goes to show you how different each woman's journey is...

Okay, I am sure you are all wondering what my necklace said.....GROW. I wanted 2009 to be a year in which I grew as a wife, mom, grandma, friend, sister and daughter, but mostly I wanted to grow in my spiritual life - if I accomplish that, the rest will follow, right?

Beginning this journey into the world of "the blog" is one way I have grown, and I am glad you stopped by to see what I am up to in my wee attic....