All posts filed under: Jewelry

September 2012 Photo A Day

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September has been the first month I have done the photo a day ‘challenge’ thrown down by Chantelle at Fat Mum Slim blog.   Each day has a word or phrase and off we go and snap a photo to fit.  I used my iPhone 4 for all of the photos and various apps to take the photo or to add finishes to liven the shots up! As I take the photos, they get popped into Instagram (@catseatdogsmakes) and I post on Twitter (@catseatdogsmake). I have also brought them all together here today! There are a couple missing as I have them on Instagram, but they got lost from my phone camera roll and I am not smart enough to get them from Insta onto my computer and into the blog – doh!  I have put some Fat Mum Slim photos and some Hipstamatic here, for a bit of variety.  I have written with are Hipstamatic and the rest are FMS. September in Pictures. T Day 1. ‘You now’ FMS theme. Untangling a GI Joe …

10 on the 10th

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Today being the 10th September, I am taking 10 photos through the day and putting them into a post for today. No plans, so we will see what evolves. Noodles left over from take out from Lu Lu’s express for school lunch, in the Thermos. Preparing to pogo to school Pogo’ing to school! Monday morning of cleaning and washing. Just as I get some beads out to make a little something, I get the e mail which derails me for the near future. A message from that one of the boys lost his mum this weekend. He is seven. His mum has gone. Forever. I didn’t know her very well, but I saw and talked to her last week and I can’t get her face out of my mind. A table full and ready to make a something… I made an Ivory and single Red Pearl bracelet and photo’ed it on a vintage Ladybird book. ‘The Ladybird book of Garden Birds’. Vintage Ladybird Books Pablo Photo of the day challenge – day 10, ‘black and …

Swings but no roundabouts

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Sun, rain, chilly, windy, driving stair-rod rain, sun and wind. Not all at once, but in the same morning! Cousins home today, but not before we got lots of TV program recommendations! 4 o clock show, Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab and Incredible Edibles among others. I have found Mock the Week, Gok Cooking Chinese and Secrets of the Streets to keep me entertained. Bacon sandwiches with proper bacon, ie. not streaky and fatty, for lunch and we have our eyes on the local chip shop for a meal in our future. I visited the local Church shop called ‘The Mustard Seed’ yesterday on the way to get the weekend papers. Treasure haul was some single and paired clip earrings and a pretty cameo I just couldn’t leave there.

Jubilee and Jewels

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We are painting tags and flags for the catseatdogs jewelry party tomorrow. As it is also the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we thought some hand painted flags and tags would be appropriate. There will be home made scones and sausage rolls and of course a cuppa for anyone who wants one! Jewelry, friends and sausage rolls…what better way to spend a day!

Boys choose beads

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For Mother’s Day USA style (UK Mother’s Day was in March and yes, my Mum gets both!), my boys got to do the choosing. They had free run of my beads and chose a lovely, colorful pile. My part was to make a double wrap bracelet out of the selection. The result was a daughter grandson collaboration! Mother’s Day bracelet

We all Scream for handmade!

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I am a super proud jewellery designer  to have my jewels at http://www.screamingmimistl.com. The store is on Sutton Blvd in Maplewood and it is a positive trove of treasures! All hand made and local fabulousness. I mean, just look at this amazing window display ‘Creativity Hatching’. ‘Creativity Hatching’ by Screaming Mimi Brand new cocktail rings by catseatdogs at Screaming Mimi I can’t just drop off jewels at this place, I have to wander around the small but perfectly formed shop to see what is new and who is willing to pose for a photo, look who I found…. Unicorn  A birdy checking out vintage playing cards Gargoyle style heads by Hannah Montford

Baking and Making – scones and a summer necklace

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After a trip to St Louis Children’s hospital for an x ray on Max’s hand (not broken), we Metro-linked home and made scones. I fancied them up with smoked sea salt from Trader Joes. This stuff works it’s magic on anything from fries, to caramel sauce! Trader Joe’s magical Smoked Sea Salt! I use the same basic scone recipe to make all sorts of flavours, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and cinnamon for cinnamon scones. Mix some rosemary in with cheddar (don’t add the sugar for this one!). Use raisins and add the sugar for a traditional fruit scone. Blueberries and lemon zest for a non traditional fruit scone. Pear and candied ginger is one I haven’t tried, but I will soon! When peaches are falling at your feet in the summer, chop one up, add it to your sweet scone and make a summer peach delight. Tennis anyone?   Strawberry scones are sliced and eaten with fresh jam and cream. White chocolate chips and cinnamon is a winner!  What am I saying?  Chocolate is …