Love Her....

This is Juliette.  I love her....can a grown woman have a bunny? 

She is the wonderful creation of HazelVillage.  She makes the cutest little creatures...but I love this one.

A much needed break...

I have not been in my studio for a month.  I had lost my muse, my desire to work out there, my imagination.  So..I chaneled my creative juices into the pile of projects I have collected over the past year but never had the time. 

This is what I've been working on, and of course, when one is good ten are better.  So, I've re-opened my FriendlyBanter Etsy shop. and put all of my lovelies, softies and creative things that balance me and appeal to my quieter, softer, sweeter side.  (ha ha, as if...but it does balance me).

So, I've set Monday as my first day back with the metal, hammers and torches.  I have been sketching so I am hoping to churn out my ideas sucessfully.   I feel ready and almost excited to be back in there.  I know once I fire up that torch I'll be ready.

Etsyversary - One Year

Today is my first anniversary on Etsy.  Here is a look back...

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Thanks for a wonderful year! 

Spending New Years with the Time Lord

 This is how my family and I spent last night and this is how we may spend most of the day.  BBC is having a Dr. Who marathon and we are becoming fans.  We find it facinating and honestly can't tell if its a good show (though some episodes really are!) or that it is just a peek into a different culture and not the same American TV of overly graphic police dramas or gratuitously sex filled teen shows.  I'm not worried about what my kids or I will see or hear...just good sci-fi drama with a little comedy thrown in (especially the episodes with Catherine Tate) Sometimes good, sometimes not so good special effects.

If you get a chance to watch some and are a sci-fi fan, watch them...but give yourself time for a few episodes.  It takes that long to catch up with the story and character lines.

Happy New Year!~

I made soup!

but I wonder if it's any good.  My family tells me it smells good.  I've added all of the right ingredients, cooked for the right amount of time, but, unfortunately I'm recovering from a cold.  I have no sense of smell or taste *sigh*...but it sure looks good.  I hope I get my sense of smell and taste back for tomorrow.  We have ordered some of the best cajun food around for our lunch.

*this was chicken tortilla soup....(I would've had avocados, too, but they were rotten..:-(