oh what a night...

another trunk show at

gilding the lily

in fullerton

all the treasures are covered until 6pm...

everyone is waiting, anticipating....

food and good cheer...

the artist reception table...

hosted by dede & I

some of my encaustic work

draped in nancy's rosary beads...

the trunk!

dede's blessed jewels...

a few carte blanche originals...

more art & jewelry...

colored ribbons... 

 vintage ribbons...

beautiful jewelry hung...

bracelets...

fanciful displays...

painted shells...

and the wonderful nancy jamar with her daughter nathalie

thank you nancy for a wonderful evening!

trunk show and artist's reception!

I am honored to be teaching once more at "gilding the lily" in fullerton

Dede Warren and I have put together a great workshop

in jewelry design.

 this class is for the collector who has so many jewelry treasures, never uses them

and just needs a little help in placement and design. 

I am excited to see everyones focal and help in designing thier piece!

we are teaching this Sat May 11th

you can go here for details:

gilding the lily

Join us for an evening of fun, frivolity, and fabulous finds! Meet artists Dede Warren and Connie Freedman, who will be teaching the skills and composition workshop, "Pas de Deux," an exploration of techniques and the 'why' of focals, complementary components, placement and assymetry in jewelry design. Each artist will bring some of their work for display and purchase, as well as other items from their studios. Gilding will host its first trunk show of the year, so there will be trays to peruse, one of a kind treasures, limited release items, and lots of fun to be had. We will be serving light refreshments, including wine, savories, and sweets. Come join the fun! Friday, May 10, 2013 ~ 6:00 p.m. 305 N. Harbor Blvd. Suite 101  Fullerton, CA 92832 in the Historic Villa del Sol 714-680-8893 store ~ 714-349-2069 cel the jewelry pieces above are examples of the style, technique and design   we will be teaching on sat. all these little treasure are from nancy's trunk! for friday nite! hope to see you there!

LA to NOLA...

just enjoying the music...

this little guy is bryan I love him as if he were my own son!

he's all grown and in a band

they played coachella

and at the el rey

produced a CD

and traveling the world...  

their band...

the neighbourhood

bryan is on my left and jessie on my right

bry plays the drums & vocals,  jesse is lead singer

great guys...

I am so proud!

I am with sue my best friend/sister  & bryan's mom

we bought out all the CD's at best buy!

here is thier show sched...

great CD, great music videos...

and then came jazz fest!

we had a blast

we saw 

al jarreau, earth wind & fire, billy joel, dave mathews

band of horses, gospel and of course anders osborne

a hoodlum at the fest...

we stayed at the monteleon in the french quarter

and had cocktails nightly

at the carousel bar

marc, me, mike and sue 

here we are with billy right before his show..

had a blast on stage...

the crowd as we entered the stage

50 thousand...

loved this pic on the fair grounds...

our view of dave mathews

under a tarpe in the storm...

twins...

me, marc, sue and mike

earth, wind and fire...

I was dancing in the rain

puddles everywhere...

good ole southern food...

a little russian pub in the french quater...

penny pinchers...

well I just discovered this little treasure

in simi valley, ca

talk about a junk store!

the place was jammed packed!

an amazing shop for all your assemblage & mixed medea needs...

a few treasures I couldn't live without...

this little watch parts box is only 1 1/2" x 2"

petite cordials for my lemoncello

cute gift...

cute daughter

cute gift!

I attended the art of craft earlier this year

and took charlotte lyon's class

we started a needle case

here is mine finished for my daughter carly...

I decided to make it for embroidery

this will be a whole new world for her...

with all the essentials...

 and a great pair of scissors...

I quickly made a medal and placed a photo of myself in the bezel

this is so she would think of me...

over the top? nah I'm her mom!

on the white linen pieces 

I took a permenant marker and wrote a special note

to her...

and then...

I found rebecca ringquist's blog, etsy & online workshops!

which completed this perfect little gift!

she was as excited to get this little gift as I was to give it!