tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385339948807021662024-03-13T01:11:06.066-04:00Moriah's Art CornerA look at projects I'm working on, thoughts on life, the universe and everythingMoriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-87462732618121474252010-09-16T18:15:00.008-04:002010-09-16T19:17:44.227-04:00Latest projectsMy friend Tami has resurrected her blog, and now that my major project has been completed as of August 18th, I have been inspired to resurrect my blog. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta97rLjHtDaKic1OhwEsi4eSXfMG3I-IpLGrGUsvAXBIittSGUNnGozgCopV-wOaWcJGIPoJr-z-7mDAi32UZ56EWSvW1sgRyz6EDxAVYVpN-UCUmu2sIzLSqq1VKZIW5Xi57pG0GYB4/s1600/IMG_3137.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517641847172691826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta97rLjHtDaKic1OhwEsi4eSXfMG3I-IpLGrGUsvAXBIittSGUNnGozgCopV-wOaWcJGIPoJr-z-7mDAi32UZ56EWSvW1sgRyz6EDxAVYVpN-UCUmu2sIzLSqq1VKZIW5Xi57pG0GYB4/s400/IMG_3137.JPG" /><span style="color:#000000;"> My major project-- "little e" was born on August 18th at 5:01am after 27 hours of labor. He weighed 7lbs, 15.5oz and was 21 inches long. At 4 weeks, I swear he's almost doubled in size, and I've been afraid to weigh him (much to my mother-in-law's disappointment!). He is a great baby, I think we'll keep him... :) Even if he does make it difficult to work on any other art projects right now.</span></a> <div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517642482209896946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieXrSKvM-Q8PgFmuUS8DfqXzUFsDTaiBwlxkxGb7vTX99QDvmgx2kHhNg0DGJUXb2gUWkWFE-m7XE_CiwDSKDk3S1Tfsxwr8-sBWuXC_LBCOsQ2swp1RB2ShRJgQszWW2J7o77xT3p4k/s400/IMG_3118.JPG" /><br /><div>For his room, my partner in crime, Christie and I made some wall art. Amazingly, three of the four Winnie the Pooh hangings were completed before his arrival. I finished the E and the last one after he was born. I have a few other things that I want to do for his room (coordinating basket liners) and then I can hopefully get back to quilting. I have a few classes that I've signed up for so I can learn paper piecing so I can make my sister's quilt that I promised her. I also have three baby afghans to finish, I hope the kids they are meant for aren't teenagers by the time they get them!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517653108280543554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsQ5P6XxuqHRszqlVBpJ33DvAMP_lHSM4fNNNMQ-S8hJKq07pxt3RiscmX-K9PGK38A7khsOW9_B7Yv6HSutKNUOsOFk33jff0WE5WAw953Q1U2zd0L09BuBKuDnO3PPRUGJw4Eg-JWw/s320/IMG_3126.JPG" /></div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziibF2SHu48sinPyLgKQ7ngG_P2Z0AJtSgKJmWMrDU99B6Evh-8u5HceC1PsdDPvvbqjtoPr3NnS1xPgBk4G6p2T__A7tks_YzCoavs-Fv0RUrCplExAdnuoFyFVCUl3TnzVOJoFYVus/s1600/IMG_3122.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517650996681256338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziibF2SHu48sinPyLgKQ7ngG_P2Z0AJtSgKJmWMrDU99B6Evh-8u5HceC1PsdDPvvbqjtoPr3NnS1xPgBk4G6p2T__A7tks_YzCoavs-Fv0RUrCplExAdnuoFyFVCUl3TnzVOJoFYVus/s320/IMG_3122.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v8vPJfeuCd49s9cEc7nivqd5Rk7DtpmyPkolSEbZJaT1PknLiEno-cy3-17d2eruDb7ZeQ8y2EQgfkAoG-DotCInSpYNwoIzOVXzY9h2CGDy1xq2vDWBBVvJtRfsuToI4T_CCjO6e9Y/s1600/IMG_3121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517650995667434290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v8vPJfeuCd49s9cEc7nivqd5Rk7DtpmyPkolSEbZJaT1PknLiEno-cy3-17d2eruDb7ZeQ8y2EQgfkAoG-DotCInSpYNwoIzOVXzY9h2CGDy1xq2vDWBBVvJtRfsuToI4T_CCjO6e9Y/s320/IMG_3121.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvvbQMDvAB1E3H-Phyphenhyphen31-UtG5Lwg7VUJF23YOGUDw9hivbY1P0dqk06O8B1Jyp3tFvrydCI8PvZ-hhyphenhyphentECVHVEgBhsGclMUToaG2fxNCwK_5banM2_HwuXJSmrSqDW85bjGJT9c3vOxk/s1600/IMG_3120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517650985919203810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvvbQMDvAB1E3H-Phyphenhyphen31-UtG5Lwg7VUJF23YOGUDw9hivbY1P0dqk06O8B1Jyp3tFvrydCI8PvZ-hhyphenhyphentECVHVEgBhsGclMUToaG2fxNCwK_5banM2_HwuXJSmrSqDW85bjGJT9c3vOxk/s320/IMG_3120.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-660901055765722412010-03-17T23:23:00.005-04:002010-03-17T23:46:25.140-04:004th Quilt is Finished!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWqyL3ErnvZH_3ECo9Pnrvyo-1xcHNBPnaQmapHfoWLtJzf5k-mj6cgEHFxqLHXSwjn9NvVQkDWondqt2YDrMVxEhyphenhyphenmBqTbQgLBfEuJrzrEbhb5_Gx6zKX_B31Mf-9zfYeb4NvCrBzN4/s1600-h/Mar+16+067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449812254924911250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWqyL3ErnvZH_3ECo9Pnrvyo-1xcHNBPnaQmapHfoWLtJzf5k-mj6cgEHFxqLHXSwjn9NvVQkDWondqt2YDrMVxEhyphenhyphenmBqTbQgLBfEuJrzrEbhb5_Gx6zKX_B31Mf-9zfYeb4NvCrBzN4/s400/Mar+16+067.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Lately, I haven't been feeling overly crafty. I guess I have Jeweler's Block. I've been working on an afghan for a friend's baby girl, and all of the fun part is finished, just the sewing together. (My least favorite part!)<br /></div><div>At least I haven't been slacking in the quilting department. I started this one shortly after dropping off the last quilt at the quilter's in early Febuary. The material is from Moda's Goodnight Monkey line, and the pattern is from Happy Hour. I'm going to use navy flannel for the backing to make it extra snuggly. This will be perfect for the really big "craft" project I've been working on since December. That one won't be ready until late August...<br /></div><div>In the meantime, I have a bunch more material ready to go for quilt projects, yarn for more baby blankets (I will soon be able to figure out which color scheme gets started first...) and plenty of beads and wire for jewelry. My husband gave me a soldering iron for my birthday, which is something new to figure out!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7ECKlaOslt1Da7qNxfLbpriXE3dFpMcuG5jLFiON72_uqWfmY5h5EHqKtHmpWHaiM52OK2Re8WXv_4ng-71REr69pyAdXedvNA0kTIoj9IKgH3cemfZygIoqeELhppVtavhqwVJOQW8/s1600-h/Mar+16+068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449812450381795394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7ECKlaOslt1Da7qNxfLbpriXE3dFpMcuG5jLFiON72_uqWfmY5h5EHqKtHmpWHaiM52OK2Re8WXv_4ng-71REr69pyAdXedvNA0kTIoj9IKgH3cemfZygIoqeELhppVtavhqwVJOQW8/s400/Mar+16+068.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-13390631378434150932010-01-28T23:16:00.002-05:002010-01-28T23:26:42.801-05:00New Year, New Quilt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7psEQEoibeRXlpalo6tosKSuYJnh55c7jBKN0Yg9wYwuCTTN_QQzsLhBJyyPOrbdMccSgjc3yv8QmhbIj-EXe4a2qEGTxZaToOt06ERdxMbcgBV806QfKM5t7wN8wZhEhyphenhyphenwBXT5BpjXU/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432013410808153842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7psEQEoibeRXlpalo6tosKSuYJnh55c7jBKN0Yg9wYwuCTTN_QQzsLhBJyyPOrbdMccSgjc3yv8QmhbIj-EXe4a2qEGTxZaToOt06ERdxMbcgBV806QfKM5t7wN8wZhEhyphenhyphenwBXT5BpjXU/s400/020.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Happy January everyone!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I just finished this last night, I think I started it last October, but between travelling and making Christmas presents (and being way more complicated that the first two quilts!) it took me longer for this one. I'm hoping to take it to the quilter's next week to finish it. </div><br /><div>The quilt is for Eric and is destined to dwell in the 'Man Cave.' If you haven't guessed, its a Scarlett and Grey themed room. </div><br /><div>A bit more info about the quilt: the pattern comes from Marti Michell's Log Cabin book. It combines a Star within a star, log cabin blocks and an outer border of flying geese and pinwheels.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The next quilt will be purely for fun- a monkey quilt. Then I have another red/white/black quilt and the most ambitious quilt for my sister. I'm going to have to take a class for that one!</div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-65024515730657942822009-12-16T17:18:00.005-05:002009-12-16T17:41:10.806-05:00Quilt #2 is Finished!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yNd7v7RNXYsvim7GHptHQ7_71IU5hnAeaQMr0u2uMrvF_bnMWoOudlsKQetLe5WOrUMcQhIYTb3JRKKuPTMwxYxT-lD2P0lz_Z9GwA-d22WZWL7ggU5eiK0JBjPNt8jNzoN8EYcwo0U/s1600-h/DSCF2992.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415966065650326178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yNd7v7RNXYsvim7GHptHQ7_71IU5hnAeaQMr0u2uMrvF_bnMWoOudlsKQetLe5WOrUMcQhIYTb3JRKKuPTMwxYxT-lD2P0lz_Z9GwA-d22WZWL7ggU5eiK0JBjPNt8jNzoN8EYcwo0U/s400/DSCF2992.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjUkXVwokTVmMmjUshS50GKGhTKRv1pGvztPjWfB7PtzCLoD38LZHDAuUJ04CbfqXQBui-zsXIOfqbHYz3TkJa3X7-sT9u1v7PzBuCOwkB5bQqJRVVcjD5J4iSNfLLNoN_0iQrqFjFTg/s1600-h/DSCF2995.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415966057569577666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjUkXVwokTVmMmjUshS50GKGhTKRv1pGvztPjWfB7PtzCLoD38LZHDAuUJ04CbfqXQBui-zsXIOfqbHYz3TkJa3X7-sT9u1v7PzBuCOwkB5bQqJRVVcjD5J4iSNfLLNoN_0iQrqFjFTg/s400/DSCF2995.JPG" /></a><br />Ok, so I have been doing so much more than quilting lately, but I was sending some of these pics to my folks so I thought I would share them with everyone.<br />Glassblowing is going well, I have some pics on my camera that I need to download and then I can share those.<br />We've had so many travels and visitors lately! I can't complain that I don't get visitors in Ohio now. My sister and her boyfriend visited us in September. Our friends Caitlin and Kyle came to visit in October, and our friends Mike and Tif were here also in October. Then, my folks came to visit in November for a few days before Thanksgiving.<br />So, I haven't had much time for quilting or jewelry making lately, but I'm hoping things will settle down after the holidays for a bit.<br />We went to Florida for a Conference in November too. I donated six pieces of jewelry for the American Optometric Foundation auction that was being held at the conference. My jewelry raised over $700 for the AOF! It was for a great cause and so gratifying that my work was so well received! Check it out <a href="http://www.aaopt.org/aof/meeting/2009/">here</a> (Mine are listed under Donated by Dr. Moriah Chandler) The green necklace sold for $200!!<br /><br />Next up: pictures of glass pieces and a tutorial on making some awesome Christmas Tree ornaments, in time for next Christmas!Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-80832832421136520782009-07-29T23:41:00.004-04:002009-07-29T23:53:46.612-04:00Another New Hobby!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06_T7oDbsDTaOOQ3EZgFfMzio5PcxegFuY8aos24A7Oi4ssdsU1YoNfLZTbh5KUe18CbRGji0RtMDib2m-4DVF0VIP_LkWww4my9gOalOW1gyq8SiV9KVxA5a6x8dWBPTYHVD7L-R5Sk/s1600-h/Moriah's+1st+quilt.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364095364194082210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06_T7oDbsDTaOOQ3EZgFfMzio5PcxegFuY8aos24A7Oi4ssdsU1YoNfLZTbh5KUe18CbRGji0RtMDib2m-4DVF0VIP_LkWww4my9gOalOW1gyq8SiV9KVxA5a6x8dWBPTYHVD7L-R5Sk/s400/Moriah's+1st+quilt.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Happy Summer All!</div><br /><br /><div>This summer, my neighbor and partner in crime has been teaching me how to quilt. I think she's been wanting to do this for years! I finished piecing my first quilt, and I did a pretty good job. I'm not going to do the quilting myself-- I would rather have a finished quilt than a pile of material. Anyway, the quilter was pretty impressed. I can't wait to see it all together and be able to use it! </div><br /><div>I already started cutting pieces for my second quilt. I found the material for it when I was looking for material for the border for the first quilt. And I have extra red material, so that means I have to make a Buckeye quilt, right?</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364095553342083506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 361px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvcNQJ8wIEZKMF6_SonnLfF_Pm4zjx_m-1wUjWyKMpSBTKFEsKC5syfMI1n1_UyfZ25McyvMeHKp26w8DZpBFi7f2My4DLDXf6N82-9TZBQ92w9hDDTcDy75qnqzI-QmncKGmkiX6zK4/s400/Moriah's+1st+quilt+detail.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-67644633236959799562009-06-08T17:30:00.003-04:002009-06-08T17:39:40.747-04:00Please Vote for Mel the Monkey!<a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.70761915.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 532px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.70761915.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.70761915.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="http://etsyhookers.blogspot.com/">http://etsyhookers.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>The Etsy Hookers team is having a creative challenge, "a walk of the wild side." I entered my crochetted and felted monkey, Mel. Voting is now open and you can vote now until next Monday, June 15th noon EST. Please vote early and often! :) Thank you!</div><div>Mel is now available in my Etsy shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25059122">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25059122</a> and is looking for a good home!</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-36137542240231429032009-05-20T16:13:00.004-04:002009-05-20T16:24:48.221-04:00St. Petersburg Chain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutksXFfBdA1bpZI0mrOU4uz0KiE9s9lvdHbgDbgwQdWdJOj_NJxfoXWbiI21P7Lr5wx4LBdQP0UzBl_xgS8fKTmaGHqQeE_m6ZmQejcR4Vs2xTElf6otsg4Jr27aKv5v-L1WsKywdcuI/s1600-h/st+petersburg+chain+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338004555385410834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutksXFfBdA1bpZI0mrOU4uz0KiE9s9lvdHbgDbgwQdWdJOj_NJxfoXWbiI21P7Lr5wx4LBdQP0UzBl_xgS8fKTmaGHqQeE_m6ZmQejcR4Vs2xTElf6otsg4Jr27aKv5v-L1WsKywdcuI/s320/st+petersburg+chain+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>I had a another beading workshop on Monday night. This is my work in progress-- isn't it nifty? The stitch is a double St. Petersburg Chain, and the bottom of the pendant is going to have lots of beaded fringe when I'm finished getting the length of the chain to where I want it. The focal bead is Labradorite (my current fave!) and I actually got some of the blue flashes in the picture. The seed beads are size 11, and it takes 3mm Swarovski crystals. I picked light sapphire satin since it goes well with the labradorite. This is a neat project, but its pretty intensive since you have to make half of the upper side, then the other half, and then work on the lower halves separately. I have a ton of respect for beadweavers; it takes a ton of time and work!</div><br /><br /><div>In other news, I'm trying to make my own light box so I can take pictures whenever I need to and not wait for a sunny day. The convenience will be good, but I will miss showcasing parts of my garden! (Which looks awesome this year!!)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338004564679868018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nf_QwZZDBFMFKQ9HSNBNG4W_D72cVqm7GwZQdkBwzwS6Se6vsF62yYBPpi4WKoCRskvPzezWcY7is4unTeI0qzaUMt0E44jBoyXqBb8BcRSXpyR3qjhl_UhyphenhyphenzHjHm0RPSV5jG9UVS7Q/s320/may+jewelry+020.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-67086905065250593352009-04-22T18:13:00.003-04:002009-04-22T18:30:43.920-04:00Its....a bicycle!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHDmja435x8ywN70kHsshtfZCM9t93izuknoksgkZTvrtMloABXRH2EPFhAIEvsDw4mV54a4fiq-7K3sqFB29VJ4IERYZ7qA7Bs5_nZ8F-XNlwzi_YhD8Z7oJbNjaMMQfU64AmurCogA/s1600-h/new+bike+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327646321273282178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHDmja435x8ywN70kHsshtfZCM9t93izuknoksgkZTvrtMloABXRH2EPFhAIEvsDw4mV54a4fiq-7K3sqFB29VJ4IERYZ7qA7Bs5_nZ8F-XNlwzi_YhD8Z7oJbNjaMMQfU64AmurCogA/s320/new+bike+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A few weeks ago, I finally got my Christmas present! Its a Trek 2.1 road bike. We've been having pretty schizophrenic weather these past weeks and whenever its been good biking weather, we've had guests over, or been out of town, so I didn't get to ride it until last weekend. </div><br /><div>I also upgraded to "big girl" pedals-- clipless pedals with cleats. To be honest, they kind of intimidate me. Its like learning how to ride a bike all over again getting used to attaching your feet to the pedals. I got the right foot down pretty quickly, but I had a really hard time keeping the left foot clipped in. We eventually worked it out and adjusted the cleat and pedal enough to go for a quick spin around the neighborhood.</div><br /><div>10 miles later, I love the new bike! Well, I loved it before, but it was so cool-- I can pass Eric easily without really having to pedal my butt off like with my old bike. Don't get me wrong, my old bike was the first "big" purchase I treated myself to after graduating from optometry school (some people get a car, I buy a bike!) and I had hundreds of good rides on it, but I kind of outgrew it. Especially when we started doing 20 mile rides with our friends who are much more accomplished cyclists than I am.</div><br /><div>So, I'm pretty happy, and can't wait for another weekend of good weather so we can try a longer ride soon...</div><div> </div><div> </div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-46536368937737981862009-02-03T18:54:00.003-05:002009-02-03T19:01:33.439-05:00New Item In My Etsy Shop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tVBw-laNfZcHl1X8t37UvWJAmNwOehkiY4vHuhC17thzyBvHF_T-VUiCxoeUplLkUD2Okziuq-ftDqvOquc4oWQxvi30nqu9HxFByMhgxSG1YrWBggvOCJkD9yj22EOi68Sq6eESeeE/s1600-h/peggy+pig2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298725505402420482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tVBw-laNfZcHl1X8t37UvWJAmNwOehkiY4vHuhC17thzyBvHF_T-VUiCxoeUplLkUD2Okziuq-ftDqvOquc4oWQxvi30nqu9HxFByMhgxSG1YrWBggvOCJkD9yj22EOi68Sq6eESeeE/s320/peggy+pig2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Meet Peggy, a perky pink pig just listed in <a href="http://beadyeyelass.etsy.com/">my Etsy Shop</a> . My neice and nephews are always asking for handmade pets, and Peggy was a request from my neice. So far, she is a very limited edition of three (Three little pigs, anyone?) One went to my neice for her Christmas present, one for me to keep (I have a bad habit of never making anything for myself!) and one for the shop. </div><br /><div>The boys got spiders for Christmas, which turned out really cute, and I'll have to make more of them soon.</div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-23870538705298132332009-01-31T16:16:00.002-05:002009-01-31T16:24:38.035-05:00Falling of the bead wagonI have a lot of beads. (I have a lot of yarn too, but that's another story) I have beads organized into projects for when the muse strikes me, I have leftover beads from completed projects and I have a nice collection of "someday I'll find the perfect beads to go with these" beads.<br />Before Christmas, I actually put a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">moratorium on buying more beads for awhile. Well, my favorite bead shop, 1 Stop Bead Shop just moved into a bigger store, right next to Trader Joe's. (Big Trouble) And they were having a 20% off your entire purchase coupon today. (Even bigger Trouble) And of course, my partner in crime and neighbor Christie and I had to check out the new digs. (Can we see where this is going?) Yeah, we had fun. And I came home with a lot more beads, and more food from Trader Joe's. I don't think I should restrict my bead purchases anymore-- it just leads to more trouble.</span>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-8699245075765992652009-01-07T17:20:00.002-05:002009-01-07T17:55:02.879-05:00Winter Blahs and Man How Time FliesFirst of all, Happy New Year's everyone! Hope everyone had a great holiday season, happy Kwanza, Solstice, Boxing Day and et al. :) Christmas was good, we went up to Eric's parents, the kids got a Wii, so Eric and I are off the hook for bringing ours up everytime we visit. (or, we're no longer the cool aunt and uncle becuase they don't need us to play Wii) Eric wasn't feeling too Christmassy this year, I think its because of his impending PhD candidacy exams. He has two months to write a grant proposal and then defend it. Needless to say, he's kind of stressed right now, and prone to needing the computer. <br />So, he's busy, I'm laying low being supportive and staying out of the way. Its gray and cold, not much snow yet, just a lot of ice, sleet and bad driver. And I'm slipping into the after-Christmas malaise. <br />Onto some more exciting and less whiney things...<br />I had a couple of jewelry orders that I completed this week, so that is good. I finished some felted pigs, spiders, monkeys and a giraffe (which sold the same day I took it into work to show off) And if we have a sunny day soon, I'll take some pictures and post them. <br />I have another friend expecting in July, so add another baby afghan to the list. :) I think that makes four between April and July this year. Eric is afraid that I'll get carpal tunnel from all that crocheting.<br />I'm looking forward to going on vacation at the end of Eric's canidacy exam. We booked a cruise to the Carribean for an insanely amazing price. Half off for a balcony stateroom on Princess Cruises- we couldn't believe it. <br />Anyway, stay warm everyone!Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-76219665324392279842008-11-25T10:30:00.002-05:002008-11-25T10:39:56.667-05:00Operation Birthday Surprise a Success!My husband is turning 35 this week. Because it is also Thanksgiving, I decided to have his birthday celebration last weekend. What do you get someone that has just about everything and really doesn't need anything (except a new car, but, not a real need, more of a want)? I got him friends. I managed to persuade Tracy and Martin, our friends whom we haven't seen since their wedding last year to come for a surprise visit. And I was able to get two tickets to the OSU/Michigan game (cold!!!) so they could go to the game with us. It was way awesome, despite the frustration. I'll have to think of some way to top this, I don't know if I can since he said that it was the best birthday present ever. <br />Anyway, I'm pretty tired from all the partying. And I'm really ready for some turkey and pumkin pie.Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-15310569665304776342008-11-11T21:13:00.002-05:002008-11-11T21:31:55.393-05:00Has it really been almost a month since my last post?<div><br /><div>I guess it has! Time flies when you're having fun, and fall seems to be the busiest time of the year. We've had football games to go to, we were in California for a week for an eye conference and visit with the family. I got a great sinus infection while we were out there (I think I can honestly say that I don't ever remember coughing up GREEN phlegm...until now) And we've been getting ready for new hardwood floors. We have a lot of stuff. </div><br /><div>This weekend, we had our contractor friend Jon install the floors, and they look amazing! We picked a Brazillian Cherry wood. Today I touched up the baseboards with paint, and we moved the furniture back into the room. Again, we have a lot of stuff!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267592151621337698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbNAV7d-sKc81zG0AhkjUWDxpZ7IvKx59KsOrHVjNChsvxEGZyRAXta4og1XKBntcRKKWSwEpnHOqrnZaWhnnH3oShCNQc69UKm0NYcs9CVIBl2qA77w4QfJvYMFnnBAnCTSBnoOpa-k/s200/IMG_1980.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlonDUqf6iIVhON5NU0b1T177b_yXntSnOzC1wxJyn3blD5dzUzG5ObobxB0SABLcLoMKS94g1e059689mvNZsXzh6pI_gW3W2yUjZlStVc8BF3r4D0KZqdfWdhK1A6IGsZAgLHm64ds/s1600-h/IMG_2006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267592159555652210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlonDUqf6iIVhON5NU0b1T177b_yXntSnOzC1wxJyn3blD5dzUzG5ObobxB0SABLcLoMKS94g1e059689mvNZsXzh6pI_gW3W2yUjZlStVc8BF3r4D0KZqdfWdhK1A6IGsZAgLHm64ds/s200/IMG_2006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So, I haven't been working on too many artistic endevors. I have a baby blanket that I've been piecing together and that's been taking up most of my craft time. (can't post pictures as it's for Caitlin!) Once I get that together, I have the urge to make some more critters. </div><br /><div>Eric's birthday is at the end of the month, I've been busy planning his birthday surprise. That's taken a lot more energy that I thought it would. Mainly because I don't really know what to get him, and he hasn't been terribly helpful with hints. </div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-54959883147752278932008-10-13T20:53:00.003-04:002008-10-13T21:01:22.513-04:00Finally... Witches Balls<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU700sq6KAj20Pfyopo6iokXxFFyxUCiuyHBqz-hZfvkMqbukLPoL_bTIjKIb5_wlkAmEAT9jMxvdxiD_hE3BiM77omLmY5EvU9NP4bKRAN171EDtqhu96plfsOyNf26J2uyfY8EABRyA/s1600-h/witch+balls+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256807907441616450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU700sq6KAj20Pfyopo6iokXxFFyxUCiuyHBqz-hZfvkMqbukLPoL_bTIjKIb5_wlkAmEAT9jMxvdxiD_hE3BiM77omLmY5EvU9NP4bKRAN171EDtqhu96plfsOyNf26J2uyfY8EABRyA/s400/witch+balls+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>At long last, I'm posting pics of the glass Witches Balls that I made. I ended up going to two workshops because the first time around, someone took some of mine, and the others didn't turn out the way I had hoped. So, I went last Friday and had to miss Eric's Graduate Studies Barbeque. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLoYcsbPQqlEj-7JkVlZmqMWh4pOK99PoAFdT3I04vI-xHHXepP4tfq8ITVLUnxGFUgw4W8HYcsJGcHqslJTWp91SK46PxiB4Z6VKuWdq4yddh4Dk1hxUEylhNY24uRUiv1KJ51hZLHo/s1600-h/witch+balls+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256808253546551842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLoYcsbPQqlEj-7JkVlZmqMWh4pOK99PoAFdT3I04vI-xHHXepP4tfq8ITVLUnxGFUgw4W8HYcsJGcHqslJTWp91SK46PxiB4Z6VKuWdq4yddh4Dk1hxUEylhNY24uRUiv1KJ51hZLHo/s200/witch+balls+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjVBVHQbp934UWT5wtcVNXAviR8lMFiECwRqCHWJ-6qE2TAgCkBU9uMbHFqpoz1PFG5msUiNgFO-QB33U5i8iEMYX9idhd6fQiSXZMM4Fta6bFVoVwtFZK8V4QV1326PMXpzO1_K3Ygc/s1600-h/witch+balls+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256808257270730946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjVBVHQbp934UWT5wtcVNXAviR8lMFiECwRqCHWJ-6qE2TAgCkBU9uMbHFqpoz1PFG5msUiNgFO-QB33U5i8iEMYX9idhd6fQiSXZMM4Fta6bFVoVwtFZK8V4QV1326PMXpzO1_K3Ygc/s200/witch+balls+013.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-68099199276666152372008-10-01T14:37:00.002-04:002008-10-01T15:00:46.473-04:00Super busy week!Thank you everyone for your thoughts for my mother in law! They let her out of the hospital last Thursday and continues to do well. Still no idea how it all happened, but the good thing is that she's okay now. <br />Last weekend, my sister in law and her family came down to visit. While we were up visiting them last week, she was telling us that our eldest nephew (who is 8) was saying that "Uncle Eric NEEDS to take me to a football game." I was thinking it was too bad we didn't know that earlier because taking him to the Troy game would have been perfect and easier to get tickets for rather than finding tickets for a Big 10 game. Well, while I was thinking that, Eric was thinking, hey, I CAN take him to a football game if Aunt Moriah agrees to give up her ticket. Which is what I (somewhat) graciously did. And it ended up Eric found another ticket so his brother in law could go and I got to spend time with my sister in law and our three year old nephew. He's kind of going through a very whiney stage, and I know three is a tough age, but really, I'm afraid to have kids now!<br />The 8 year old wanted to leave the game after the 1st quarter! Once they bought him some nachos and a tshirt, he was happy to stay, so I guess they had a good time. After the game, we went to Dave and Buster's for dinner (on the 8 year old insistance) and we also played a ton of Wii. <br />I made caramel apples for them too. I ended up sending them home with them because we went out for ice cream and I didn't want to hype them up too much on sugar.<br /><br />My glass workshop was cancelled, which worked out fine since we had guests, but I'm really hoping that this week's one isn't cancelled!Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-26407995076363867982008-09-24T18:20:00.002-04:002008-09-24T18:27:24.965-04:00What's new?Sorry to post a blog without a picture, but its been a bad week! My mother in law was admitted to the hospital on Saturday because she was losing blood somehow. She's on the mend, although they still don't know what caused the bleeding in her small intestine. So, we were up with the family until last night when they moved her out of ICU. <br /><br />On a very, very minor note, my glass workshop was cancelled. (Which turned out to be ok since I would have missed it anyway) So, no new cool pieces of glasswork. The next one is coming up, so I still have that to look forward to!Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-37381596708513389712008-09-16T13:41:00.005-04:002008-09-16T14:03:48.277-04:00In The Dark and New Etsy ListingsOne of the nice things about living in Ohio is that we usually don't have too many natural disaters. Earthquakes are next to nonexistant (I think I felt one years ago, but it could have been a truck driving by!) and I've lived in California and been through some major earthquakes. Tornadoes, we get warnings for, but usually nothing touches down. Blizzards, occasionally, but nothing like upstate New York or even closer to the Great Lakes. Our last "blizzard" had 20 inches of snow, but not the high winds. But hurricaines? Impossible, right? I thought so, but on Sunday, we had the remnants of Ike rip through the Midwest. Winds topped out at 74mph in Columbus, and over 2 million people were left without power in Ohio. Many people are still without electricity, and will likely not get their power back until the end of this week. We lost power for over 24 hours (came back last night, thank goodness, otherwise Eric was going to go nuts!) It was annoying and inconvient, but not as bad as it could have been. Our house wasn't damaged much (lots of missing shingles though!) and we had running water. We played card games with our neighbor in the dark. It was kind of fun. Like when you were little and went camping. I'm glad it wasn't worse. My thoughts are with the Ike victims along the coast.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93rER37nAbJ1XHh5K9gyr3ekgtgk1PGgWBJ-Li8ss6TbCzdhznV9DuLJsmsfGwjO1RC5bn5-W8hx8tRHT7xWcjQ1TGXhfCYtAXoyKw3AtDT1Wq-uI1Bl0OhVxuqMBqfuZequtrjXtiKY/s1600-h/pendants+carnelian1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246680144041099234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93rER37nAbJ1XHh5K9gyr3ekgtgk1PGgWBJ-Li8ss6TbCzdhznV9DuLJsmsfGwjO1RC5bn5-W8hx8tRHT7xWcjQ1TGXhfCYtAXoyKw3AtDT1Wq-uI1Bl0OhVxuqMBqfuZequtrjXtiKY/s320/pendants+carnelian1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUIQ-6cemWchVYN-Wf-ISocBw116RsG_7OxtAitLS-d-5Jqq83jbYcHjEjSpDJw6wwzmAm5CmgwpT1SnRlf4MJdXLyIIcvmxK-pzW5BRmSz5WRybUi6BpMNRYP2q4ujFVQ6UlZtW5Btw/s1600-h/pendants+rhodonite1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246680144711131858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUIQ-6cemWchVYN-Wf-ISocBw116RsG_7OxtAitLS-d-5Jqq83jbYcHjEjSpDJw6wwzmAm5CmgwpT1SnRlf4MJdXLyIIcvmxK-pzW5BRmSz5WRybUi6BpMNRYP2q4ujFVQ6UlZtW5Btw/s320/pendants+rhodonite1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIQQ7Clas3PBzlntEanqcwUV3VChGVdMwa8TMxjPTGkvHA6hSvRELbl6EFlO6ajBtLb3HA9FZFg63AOCPD5A58LQkEqLBuT4D01CL3fGalWRKgLbHBoJGDautzR-YkUXAa5itlmMkudA/s1600-h/pendants+tree+agate1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246680145815367234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIQQ7Clas3PBzlntEanqcwUV3VChGVdMwa8TMxjPTGkvHA6hSvRELbl6EFlO6ajBtLb3HA9FZFg63AOCPD5A58LQkEqLBuT4D01CL3fGalWRKgLbHBoJGDautzR-YkUXAa5itlmMkudA/s320/pendants+tree+agate1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I have new goodies for my Etsy shop! Wire wrapped pendants. I'll be listing these throughout the week...<br /><br /><p>Also, new glass workshop this weekend! So excited!<br /></p>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-11539006753508275862008-09-09T17:33:00.003-04:002008-09-09T17:39:56.432-04:00Busted!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DTMCh5xGG-Qn1GWsxD6MvvQJn_ofJJfRTsTO_GQmb8HhlDxofyb1YkW247iB6Tc3JFwIxhXv9nei8JMdHbo1x_KWuqkJK8Y2egUIzba5wndPLBCsvbHhOBJ9wORDMe6oU3PI9ugNVlU/s1600-h/pendants+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244138444052973106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DTMCh5xGG-Qn1GWsxD6MvvQJn_ofJJfRTsTO_GQmb8HhlDxofyb1YkW247iB6Tc3JFwIxhXv9nei8JMdHbo1x_KWuqkJK8Y2egUIzba5wndPLBCsvbHhOBJ9wORDMe6oU3PI9ugNVlU/s400/pendants+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Scarlett has been rather acrobatic lately! I caught her scaling the fridge last night and actually had my camera handy to catch my mountain goat of a cat in the act. Last time I caught her, she had actually climbed up to the space above the cabinets, up where the teapot is in the picture. And yes, I know, the top of the fridge is a mess! I had hoped to deter Scarlett from jumping up there if there wasn't enough space for her paws to land, but alas, it hasn't stopped her. Eric gets pretty upset with her, but I can't, she's just too cute!</div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-44993828987359079362008-09-02T14:42:00.003-04:002008-09-02T15:11:22.022-04:00Buckeye Bling and What I did for Labor Day<div>Buckeye football officially started on Saturday. Of course, we went to the slaughter, umm, I mean game. The Buckeyes trounced Youngstown State 43-0. It was Alumni day as well, and its always so cool seeing four 'script Ohios' on the field. We went to my friend Lori's great tailgate party before the game, and I managed to hand out all of my business cards. Hopefully, I'll get some orders out of it!<br />After the game, our friends Nicky and Cara went out to dinner with us to our favorite Greek restaurant <a href="http://www.annasgreekcuisine.com/index.htm">Anna's</a> . They loved the food so much they want to go again after this Saturday's game! </div><br /><div>On Sunday, Eric had to check on some of his lab work, and we met his honorary sister's fiancee. Afterwards, we had movie night with our next door neighbor and some yummy mango margaritas.</div><br /><div>Satruday was the Upper Arlington Art Festival. It was a nice fair, but I kind of thought that a lot of the jewelry was kind of similar and overpriced. Or maybe I'm just not charging enough for mine? After I got back from that, Eric had invited some of his lab friends for an impromptu cook out (we already had the food so it wasn't a crisis) and swimming party. Rock Band was included, of course!</div><br /><div>I've been making more of these beaded pendants in OSU colors. I gave one to Cara on Saturday. I don't think she had any Buckeye jewelry, and that is practically a must, especially if you go to the football games!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1PNCBnJCa8bjxVynzG9Q_SUYTxrXVhK9wpFsWJlBoPha6dCy5WNq7R_7rnXnOsYBobc8yFG6hglhFEGcS8esAY_VxjBVzg4ONGiswTMWPYX-uwycDug9s_GSrxMob-Ck4TijKvIc5VI/s1600-h/buckeye+bling+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241502641758947522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1PNCBnJCa8bjxVynzG9Q_SUYTxrXVhK9wpFsWJlBoPha6dCy5WNq7R_7rnXnOsYBobc8yFG6hglhFEGcS8esAY_VxjBVzg4ONGiswTMWPYX-uwycDug9s_GSrxMob-Ck4TijKvIc5VI/s400/buckeye+bling+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-39252841676249502572008-08-28T09:13:00.004-04:002008-08-28T09:31:10.684-04:00Bathing Scarlett<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Z73txTomq0zB43SKOgfZT1Grk_vBVVwlyFR2V4VSebMQ4O4y8Oo5oQva1u10rO8cdGNwFqiYXno5KNUTZc14JLE5hH2k1gydXlqvEoM92QqzOX8ONEZyQU3nUGsc4Mz2NSo-voyVV9U/s1600-h/wet+cat+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239560217051736882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Z73txTomq0zB43SKOgfZT1Grk_vBVVwlyFR2V4VSebMQ4O4y8Oo5oQva1u10rO8cdGNwFqiYXno5KNUTZc14JLE5hH2k1gydXlqvEoM92QqzOX8ONEZyQU3nUGsc4Mz2NSo-voyVV9U/s400/wet+cat+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We've had some pretty low key weekends lately, and I've been feeling really lazy. Because of that, I really haven't had anything too exciting to post. Yes, I'm excited about Buckeye Football starting this weekend, but it also means that summer is over, and other than going to our friends' wedding in July, I didn't take any time off from work, and I think I'm a little cranky about that. So, next summer, definitely taking some sort of vacation! Or, people could come and visit...<br /><br />Anyway, I digress! The highlight of last weekend was giving Scarlett, our fur child, a bath. Yes, I know, its kind of sad that this is how exciting my weekends have been lately! My parents always think that I do nothing but go out with friends, have friends over, etc, but we haven't even had an impromptu Wii party lately! (well, it was finals week for Eric) We usually give Scarlett a bath a couple times a year. She loves playing up in the basement crawlspace, so she gets kind of dusty and musty smelling even though she is very fastidious about cleaning herself (and sleeping). So, we bathe the cat. She actually does pretty well for a cat getting soaked, although this time she was a lot more vocal about her dislike of bathtime. Her fur is soft to begin with, but after her bath, its incredibly soft like rabbit fur. And she gets very snuggly too. She spent the entire afternoon on my lap afterwards.Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-70284235412432328232008-08-12T16:42:00.005-04:002008-08-12T16:51:29.483-04:00Glass is Fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxevi2Ro3qyi0o82Koc2IQxIPsv7r2F_VC3ocVFP77MOx71j0Cf1Bb6H4MP1CbITTf_64BUBgxnP4DlEb5WjYteCgrsSl8-NtzhgC2xM8kncc4Uug22wX9SOVVFxiNPDc4VfXFa0Vkq4k/s1600-h/dichroic+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233735775369102722" style="FLOAT: center; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxevi2Ro3qyi0o82Koc2IQxIPsv7r2F_VC3ocVFP77MOx71j0Cf1Bb6H4MP1CbITTf_64BUBgxnP4DlEb5WjYteCgrsSl8-NtzhgC2xM8kncc4Uug22wX9SOVVFxiNPDc4VfXFa0Vkq4k/s400/dichroic+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I had my second glass workshop on Saturday! This time, it was dichroic glass pendants. These are basically layers of glass sandwiched between two pieces of glass and fused in a kiln. I so totally want a kiln now! I think that will have to wait until we have a house with a bigger garage, (or a workshop?) and it can go right next to the potter's wheel I want too... :)</div><div>Anyway, these are the three pieces I made, and I plan to wire wrap them and make them into pendants.</div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-1708001337369392222008-08-03T20:13:00.006-04:002008-08-03T23:45:33.469-04:00OSU Sunday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfY_FivYqnnVQb2LhDOqkDdtn9SrBpVeejRC4LXCX-E9bCYzkSme5RGql_JIYOdSFZoGz6uctHSyH8NjAwutLXVf65xa_BZouCynk3uC_vGhmNzraUFamRnodsGc8vlUTImwZEfnKEhg/s1600-h/buckeye+jewelry.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230454184782371106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfY_FivYqnnVQb2LhDOqkDdtn9SrBpVeejRC4LXCX-E9bCYzkSme5RGql_JIYOdSFZoGz6uctHSyH8NjAwutLXVf65xa_BZouCynk3uC_vGhmNzraUFamRnodsGc8vlUTImwZEfnKEhg/s400/buckeye+jewelry.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Today I spent the day on my neighbor Christie's deck playing with beads! It was a totally gorgeous day and I was happy hanging out being creative and working on some of my OSU Buckeye baubles. We were pretty productive; Christie fixed a bracelet, made a pair of earrings, and made a new bracelet for her 5 year old neice (whose wrist is about 3/4 inches smaller than mine!). I finished a couple of earrings, made a necklace, a crocheted bracelet and a scarlet and gray daisy bracelet. </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230454304723801938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfNlvugI1XTlXDFXMrCsbaTAXXF3HYD_e3DsulhUvPv9OZ-6VdAV1LBFeYMWkJ-BboNm515bzkhuUzfq8NbJQtDE6jiNvpY5mVaTLIdg-5xFjS7HsE5-GhcQa8Z7MKHu3m2cMKRfS-N8/s400/fringed+pendant+003.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Then we both worked on a fringed yo-yo bead pendant. I've been trying to figure out how to get the beads to stay tight, and I swear you need ten hands to do so!</div><br /><br /><div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-17832006412725318602008-07-29T22:10:00.005-04:002008-07-29T22:24:47.182-04:00Pretty Pumpkins!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitybP2ZE-mfQxpIne8sMiigaHKLrMfQNQ7xVH96Bhvh_XmSSeZ9dm_XMlyJ-bRnjCrRozJZBR1h0qeZxD4Z1XXP9A8jJbrVKQrfc8kqyInmP806slTztwYqqOobJ5bdJuLjsJFvKm9mx8/s1600-h/pumpkins2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228624228659675602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitybP2ZE-mfQxpIne8sMiigaHKLrMfQNQ7xVH96Bhvh_XmSSeZ9dm_XMlyJ-bRnjCrRozJZBR1h0qeZxD4Z1XXP9A8jJbrVKQrfc8kqyInmP806slTztwYqqOobJ5bdJuLjsJFvKm9mx8/s400/pumpkins2.jpg" border="0" /></a> On Saturday, I had my blown glass pumpkin workshop! There is a glass studio in Columbus called <a href="http://glassaxis.org/">Glass Axis </a> that provides classes and workshops in all sorts of glassmaking techniques. For the workshops, you don't need any previous experience to participate, and you get to bring home a pretty cool piece of glass. I ended up having a private lesson, so I was able to make two pumpkins!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDYecQP9wO2Ax2is5KwrCBL0d2AJrFXgBNakeLr314mi9xt4Bz7jM-4NxSILoDyZuuJ-_meEH7SYFNoXMPIipFQdET6-Ap3O8SBIYgZU2oqPUnBu1JcZ6ra3wrBBpZj4bCFyfykjP5CQ/s1600-h/pumpkin+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228624231013710002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDYecQP9wO2Ax2is5KwrCBL0d2AJrFXgBNakeLr314mi9xt4Bz7jM-4NxSILoDyZuuJ-_meEH7SYFNoXMPIipFQdET6-Ap3O8SBIYgZU2oqPUnBu1JcZ6ra3wrBBpZj4bCFyfykjP5CQ/s400/pumpkin+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> The first one is a pretty traditional pumpkin, and the second one, well, who wouldn't want a funky purple pumpkin? the base is a blue/violet opaque with orange speckles overlayed...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vOrIEIufKNjCc6bsby0yfqsmsWzmRE1TshQgxzKX4E7xtX0NtyMt5g2xZv-pC3GhuB7D9q3Zh9MyCCjxoAJ-0wAhKEQgbm9fJySlPGKN2roqC73PHbkDRcPxEJsLFAo9jwRlq0aR1Ts/s1600-h/purple+pumpkin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228624236728816290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vOrIEIufKNjCc6bsby0yfqsmsWzmRE1TshQgxzKX4E7xtX0NtyMt5g2xZv-pC3GhuB7D9q3Zh9MyCCjxoAJ-0wAhKEQgbm9fJySlPGKN2roqC73PHbkDRcPxEJsLFAo9jwRlq0aR1Ts/s400/purple+pumpkin.jpg" border="0" /></a> Definitely not your run of the mill pumpkin! I signed up for a few more workshops in the next few months. I really enjoyed it, and I'm thinking of taking some classes in it. You can never have too many hobbies, right?<br /><div></div>Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-72748442622741766892008-07-22T20:06:00.002-04:002008-07-22T20:21:22.689-04:00Weekly UpdateLast weekend the inlaws visited! We had fun playing Rock Band with Rhonda (Eric's sister) while the parents watched. And fell asleep. So, I guess we weren't too horrible if you could sleep through our playing! <br />Eric's parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary next month, so we took them out to J. Gilberts for dinner. Great food there, and the chocolate souffle was awesome!<br />The inlaws left on Sunday, and we were going to take Eric's car to get new tires, when one of the neighbors sideswiped Eric's car when he was backing out. Eric is fine, his back bumper is just scratched up. The guy didn't own the car (it was his brother's) and didn't bother to give us his insurance info or his drivers' license. I kind of suspect that he doesn't have either. Anyway, it totally bummed Eric out, understandably.<br />This weekend I have my first of many glass workshops! This time is making blown glass pumkins. I'm pretty excited, and will post pictures of my creation next week.Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538533994880702166.post-7495693100545377542008-07-17T10:36:00.004-04:002008-07-17T10:51:41.911-04:00How Cool is this?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcKty9d7IJzXL4UCz5gY2D_SRRBOLhZ5mwHxeKI1xBrpqISE5mBxXmfwTlFDTPqahWiDTjkxgH2Qc5CyoJtndEcTPMQPjTCT1cNEvKVd9wFkrToeJmTrgmoH15Tk_BaK-Xu-s4f4wxP0/s1600-h/balloon1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223993236722238242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcKty9d7IJzXL4UCz5gY2D_SRRBOLhZ5mwHxeKI1xBrpqISE5mBxXmfwTlFDTPqahWiDTjkxgH2Qc5CyoJtndEcTPMQPjTCT1cNEvKVd9wFkrToeJmTrgmoH15Tk_BaK-Xu-s4f4wxP0/s320/balloon1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>So we were eating dinner on the deck the other night (Tuesday) with our friends, when a hot air balloon landed behind the row of condos to the right of us, in the elementary school parking lot! We ran over to the school and watched as several others landed. It was really neat to watch them deflate the balloons and pack them up, and totally unexpected. Next time we have a dinner party, I don't know how we'll top that!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6F8A83wDj-IsE9FbmyqcK1u5KRrc5672eEyvhv04VAUzjq5yWlxPZibRz61LyyBQ0G55KcPVJPicdjS307-UoUFAsq3ieYSxUvuE-F9FX8BzS_EZIs-J1UW3jf6sHaI-mSB5MO0Dr0Y/s1600-h/balloon2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223993240748322018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6F8A83wDj-IsE9FbmyqcK1u5KRrc5672eEyvhv04VAUzjq5yWlxPZibRz61LyyBQ0G55KcPVJPicdjS307-UoUFAsq3ieYSxUvuE-F9FX8BzS_EZIs-J1UW3jf6sHaI-mSB5MO0Dr0Y/s320/balloon2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Another thing on the cool list: check out this view from The Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, DC! Part of the wedding we attended was held on the roof, right across the street from The White House. It was an awesome wedding, the food was spectacular! And it was great seeing Eugene and Jen, Steve and Jen, Bryon and Judy (the happy couple!) and Angry Chris (aka Eurotrash) Who, btw, is still angry, even after spending 10 months surrounded by the beauty of the Meditteranean living it up. Go figure. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU_iEqQKPTF-NtZzpf-tVzksZSuZCAN4Iqso8NI9a4THEoR1Nw7pwLVm8QPqVqi8YnNCi00OK0zXJT-mETAIgEvaAR9XSFMFEZo22cC65ZJ_TXyawrP5hXklvh01DiZnr0b_H48U7aig/s1600-h/bryon's+wedding1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223993238392100626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU_iEqQKPTF-NtZzpf-tVzksZSuZCAN4Iqso8NI9a4THEoR1Nw7pwLVm8QPqVqi8YnNCi00OK0zXJT-mETAIgEvaAR9XSFMFEZo22cC65ZJ_TXyawrP5hXklvh01DiZnr0b_H48U7aig/s320/bryon's+wedding1.jpg" border="0" /></a> My inlaws are coming to visit this weekend for eye exams. Chris hitched a ride back to Ohio with us from the wedding and stayed for a few days, so I feel like my routine is totally off (and I don't have a ton of time to pick up for the inlaws!)Moriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414955593345004666noreply@blogger.com1