I’ve been working on listing (and often RElisting) items in the shop lately. The holidays were so busy that I didn’t have time to make stock, only work on orders. For example, this lovely duo. The gunmetal crescent moon and stars tree of life has long been a favorite in my shop. But I also…
Ginger
Those of you who follow my facebook page already saw this picture of kitten Ginger, but it’s such a nice shot, I wanted to share it here too. She’s 9 months old as of January 1st and such a beauty I call her my “show cat.” 😉 I was taking jewelry photos and had my…
Sunken Gardens (Photos)
And keeping with my effort to take and share more photos, here are a couple I took a few days before the end of the year last year at Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, Florida. (I think it was December 28th or so that these were taken but I only just got around to sorting…
Lions and Tigers and…Guinea Fowl?
Two things I’ve been slacking about by the end of 2013 were updating my blog and not only taking, but editing and sharing some of my photography. Photography is a real passion of mine and I haven’t really been giving it a lot of time in general. Even when I DO take photos, rarely do…
2014
2013 went out with a whoosh as it flew past me and my intentions of posting more frequently in the blog. The second half of November and all of December became unbelievably busy and there was simply no free time available for updating, despite the fact I really did intend to many times. So here’s…
Holiday Wishes 2013
Holiday Wishes is a fun idea where you post your wishlist – anything from cards to pipe dreams like a car – and then you go through lists other people have posted and see if you can fulfill any of their wishes. I’ve been doing it on a community on Livejournal for years and years…
Design of the Week
My Miniature Four Seasons (Wheel of the Year) Tree of Life earrings are the Fire Mountain Gem’s Design of the Week! Here is the original image submitted: Available from PhoenixFire Designs here!
Miniature Yarn Ball Christmas Tree Ornament
It’s that time again! Christmas trees and holiday decorations are in full swing. But wouldn’t you rather have something unique and fun? Put a little handmade whimsy in your Christmas Tree decorations and holiday decor with this adorable little miniature yarn ball ornament with miniature knitting needles! A perfect gift or stocking stuffer for knitters…
PhoenixFire Designs 2013 Holiday Order Deadlines
HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES I know people don’t want to think about Holiday & Christmas shopping yet. BUT…as everything is handmade by my two very human hands, there is more lead time required than grabbing something made in China from Wal-Mart. Especially factoring in shipping. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS REQUIRE THE MOST TIME. International orders shipping first class…
No Tricks, Just Treats!
Don’t be scared – no tricks here! Just a Free Shipping sale for all US Orders at PhoenixFire Designs with code SPOOKY13 now through Halloween! This includes all my very popular Full Moon Trees, my Birthstone Tree of Life Pendants, my bird nest jewelry and more! Also includes my newest items like my Shaded Ruby…
Sick
So Love’s been sick since last week with a miserable cold. He missed work Friday, got sent home Monday, and Tuesday went to the doctor for meds. He’s been coughing violently and like mad for days and days and neither of us got any sleep the entire time because he’d wake up coughing every 15…
Bandwidth
In a repeat of last year when my I am Obamacare image went viral, this month’s recent re-surge in posting and popularity has once again caused my modest blog to go over my monthly bandwidth allotment. Overnight, my blog was shut down due to exceeding it’s limit. Obviously it’s back up for now but this…
Ginger In the Box
Here’s Ginger when she first came here back in May. She was about 7 weeks old. And here she is the other day at 6 months old. Same box. I love that I didn’t even have to do anything. Just saw the box sitting in the back room, plopped it on the ground in front…
Post Hysterectomy – 2 Years Later
On October 5, 2011, at age 34, I went in for my Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. It was unbelievably hard. Recovery was painful and slow. But, I was so thankful that I was able to get it in the first place. With a pre-existing condition and no health insurance coverage from my then day-job, no company…
Pine Mountain Georgia
Here’s a little look at a few images from our 15th anniversary mini-trip to Pine Mountain, Georgia. We got there Friday evening and left Sunday around lunch so it wasn’t nearly enough time. Still, it was great to get away – even for a couple days! Anyway, just a few pics to show off how…