More new pieces! (click on pictures to enlarge)

Fun bracelets!
A. Jasper and Onyx - $14
B. Serpentine & Onyx - $10
C. Kumbaba Jasper/Onyx - $10
D. Bronzite & Pyrite sterling wire wrap - $18

Fun little mixed colored agate and quartz with a sterling silver pendant - $26

Romantic onyx and garnet are accented with 5 sterling silver garnet drops. $42 Matching earrings $10 or $50 for the set.

This piece is onyx, pyrite, bronzite with a beautiful bronzite wire wrap pendant - 17" - $34

Onyx and brecciated jasper round out this 17.5" necklace - $28

This beauty is a 4 strand Russian Serpentine necklace with a sterling silver slide clasp - $49

Men's necklaces! Something special for the guy in your life! Green necklace is Russian Serpentine and silver - 18" and the brown necklace is Crazy horse jasper and silver - 19"

Introducing new pieces! (click on jewelry pics to enlarge)

47" Lilac Stone necklace with Silver accents. Silver lobster clasp $38

18" This elegant Garnet/Quartz piece is accented with SS seperators, and a Sterling Silver/Quartz pendant. The garnet ovals are faceted, and provide a nice foundation for this piece. $38
18" Fun green aventurine necklace accented with sterling silver seperater beads and a cool aventurine/ss/quartz drop pendant. $28

19" Purple Aventurine with a jazzy sterling silver/moonstone pendant. Sterling "S" hook clasp. $27

19" Lilac Stone with silver accents, and a gorgeous moonstone/sterling silver pendant. $28

Pearls! 17 1/2 " strand of mixed pearls with a quartz accent and a beautiful sterling silver/pearl pendant. This piece could be worn with jeans and a tee, or with with a beautiful dress for a night on the town! $31

Wear it long, or double it - your choice! 38" 4mm Fancy Jasper embellished with fun square swirl separators. Lobster claw clasp. $24

16" Jade, sterling silver piece with a Jade/Onyx drop pendant. This is a fun retro piece that would jazz up any wardrobe! $28

19" double strand Crazy Horse/Onyx necklace. Fun piece with many colors - brown in theme, this piece has red and cream undertones. $32


20" Double strand 4mm Fancy Jasper with a cute Sterling Silver Pendant. SS "S" hook clasp. $34

Wow, that was more than a disconnection!

I have to apologize...really I do. You see, when I posted that I was going to take a week off to go camping, disconnect and reflect...clearly I meant A MONTH. I had great plans to come back and blog about our wonderful trip (which it was wonderful!) and our adventures getting the crew ready for another school year, but life got in the way.

We have had death in the family, along with a couple of other things that have really just kept me away from anything normal in our lives.

So.......that said, I'm glad to be back!

I'm getting back in the swing of things, and I'm still planning my "launch party giveaway fiesta celebration blowout brewhaha" so stay tuned!

We have a winner!

Congrats to Lacey! She won my fabulous coupon giveaway!!! Be on the lookout for my "giveaway launch party" happening in a couple of weeks. Lots of great prizes from great friends to great friends!

Lacey - I have emailed you to get your address. Once I have it, I'll get these coupons right in the mail, as they expire August 31st!

What to do with all this Kool-Aid?

What in the world am I going to do with all this Kool-Aid? Thanks to Amy over at Mom Advice, I found something that we'll try out next week when we get back from our camping trip.

Check out this great recipe for Fruity play dough!

Any other ideas you would like to share for the 290857 packets of Kool-Aid I have at my house?

Wooohooo...gotta love free groceries!

I used the last of my stash of Kraft freebie coupons (like the ones I'm giving away below) yesterday, and came away with the following items:

(4) Oscar Meyer all beef hot dogs
(5) Wheat Thins
(5) Kraft salad dressings
(42) packets of Kool-Aid (the necesary evil in making this transaction work out right :-)

For a grand total of: $6.40!!!!!!

The kids are going to have a beverage stand within the next couple weeks, so I'm sure they will make the $6.40 back (not that I will see a penny of that, but they love having their own "spending money").

I got several different flavors of dressing to try as marinades for the 395720 lbs of chicken I have in the freezer from past chicken sales :-)

I hope someone gets a lot of use out of the coupons I'm giving away below. Hurry and enter, the contest ends tonight!!!