24 March 2008

Monday's Mississippi Etsian--Beaux Bijoux Beautiful Jewels


This week's Monday Mississippi Etsian is Beaux Bijoux, Beautiful Jewels located in Grenada, Mississippi.

Beaux Bijoux Beautiful Jewels has a lovely selection of earrings, necklaces, and pendants. Lori even has a lovely brooch and some jewelry supplies as well! She has a certificate in Pearl and Bead Stringing from the Gemological Institute of America and has completed a course in Colored Stones Essentials from GIA. She hopes to take more courses in the future.
Please enjoy a few of my favorite pieces from Beaux Bijoux!







18 March 2008

For Your Olfactory Pleasure :-)




It's too bad this isn't a scratch and sniff blog! I just listed the best scented tarts!
Strawberry Jam, Banana Nut Bread, and Chocolate Chip Cookie.......Yummy!! These will make your home smell just wonderful, and don't forget--soy wax is eco-friendly and helps American farmers.

17 March 2008

Monday's Mississippi Etsian--Bows by Amber

This week's Mississippi Etsian is Bows by Amber, located in Harperville, Mississippi.

Bows by Amber has handcrafted bows, clips and headbands for your special little girl. These are available in many colors and styles. All bows are heat sealed to prevent fraying. She does custom orders as well--just send her a message. Bows by Amber is also a member of EtsyKids :-)
Please enjoy some of Amber's bows!








14 March 2008

SNOW!!

Well, it certainly snowed! It was so pretty, and it was just enough to be nice without paralyzing everything! It doesn't take much down south to bring things to a complete halt! It started snowing around 4 pm and continued off and on all night. By noon Saturday morning the snow was gone. Also during the storm, we lost our internet. We have satellite, so at first I thought it was just because of the snow. Nope--not my luck. Our transmiter went out, and we finally got back up and running earlier today. So......I will just skip this week's Monday Mississippi Etsian and restart again this coming Monday.
Spring break was this week, and the weather has been just beautiful. Nice and warm, in the sixties and seventies! Of course that means when a cold front does move through, the weather can get bad--sometimes VERY bad. Our weather later in the day could be severe, so send good wishes our way that it doesn't get too bad.
That's all for now--I'll get back on track shortly :-)
I hope you enjoy the following photos taken of the snow.


Woods in back of our house

Birds on the feeder


Night falling snow








06 March 2008

Southern Snow and New Scents!

Well we certainly are having some weird weather! It was 68 degrees today, and tomorrow we are supposed to get snow! That's crazy--but that's the weather here this time of the year! I just took the dogs out for their last business trip of the night, and the wind is really blowing out of the south. You can feel and smell the moisture in the air, and the temperature is beginning to drop. I certainly hope we don't get snowed in--it doesn't take much snow here to paralyze things!

I listed some new scented tarts on Etsy today--Mulled Cider, Country Apple, and Baby Powder.
They all smell just wonderful! The Country Apple is a Bath & Body Works duplicate, and it is really clean and nice smelling. I'll probably make some soap with it soon :-)
If you haven't tried soy wax tarts, you really should! Soy wax is much easier to clean up, and its eco-friendly and good for our American farmers. I will have an article on soy wax coming up soon--just keep checking back!

We got a new birdfeeder for the back deck. I've taken a little video of it. It's not very good, but at least you can see our little birds. I'm going to keep taking videos of them throughout the year so we can enjoy them together :-)

That's all for now. I hope everyone stays warm and safe with all the snowy, rainy weather that is going on now in parts of the country. Stay indoors, and try to remember that spring is on the way!!