Unbelievable color this fall!

So we took a drive to Vail for the day yesterday....our favorite place in the summer for a day trip.

They are saying it's some of the best fall colors seen in years here in CO and this past weekend was the "peak"....lucky us! It was unreal...yellow so vivid it was glowing in the sunlight.

Hit all the favorites....Pirate Ship Park, the deli, Betty Ford Gardens, and of course walked around the town itself.

Now I almost feel ready to hunker down for winter and get ready for the holiday season coming up fast!

Handcrafted mini silver bow featured in Germany!

What's better than getting an "I love it!" email from a happy customer....when they decide to feature it on their blog too!

I recently sent one of my mini silver bows off to Jana in Germany ....and she surprised me by sending me a link to her fashion blog featuring it. Now since I don't speak German, I had to use Google translation, which can be a bit dodgy, but she loved it!

It makes me happy that not only did she take the time to write the lovely blog and take pictures, but that she supports handcrafted independent artisans like myself. :-)

My newest obsession....Pinterest

So I have to introduce you to my newest obsession....Pinterest.

I had heard talk of this site on the Etsy forums but hadn't checked it out until my neighbor, T., declared her love for it. Once I saw it, I was instantly hooked. Thanks, T.

Here's my full disclaimer: This will undoubtedly become your newest obsession too (trust me), so don't say I didn't warn you of its full time-sucking capabilities.

So what is it? The quick and dirty is it is a virtual bulletin board for all the things you love...and more. You can customize your "Boards" with any title you want and then whenever you're browsing the web and see a hairstyle you love, a bathroom tile you must have, etc; you just click "Pin It" and save it on one of your boards. Once pinned, to get back to the original site where the picture resides, just keep clicking on the picture and it will take you there.

Here is my personal page with all my customized boards and all the things I love: http://pinterest.com/limegreenmodern/

It's kind of like Twitter, in that you can follow other people you are interested in and "repin" their choices if you like them. And people can follow you back for the same reasons.

First: If you are new, you need to be invited. So either ask for an invite on the Pinterest homepage or feel free to leave your email in the comments here and I'll email you an invite.

Biggest Tip: After you have joined, go to Pinterest's homepage. Then click on About (far right) and then on Help. It gives you all the answers to the basic FAQs for how the site works. I'd read through these before you start....tells you everything you need to know.

Have fun!

Enjoy the long weekend....

Enjoy the long weekend!

Simple cross with a twist....

Keeping up with the layered look....a simple tiny cross on a hammered circle background.

I just liked the way these two looked together, as I was looking for something "just a little more" than the basic cross pendant. I had made these hammered circles so I decided to put them together.

Simple and great for the everyday necklace.

Love the layers...

I can''t believe the end of the summer is nearing!

My kiddos are back in school, so I finally had time to take some pics of a few new layered pendants that I created forever ago.

Today's feature is the everyday necklace: small layered hammered circles

More to post in a few days!

Happy 4th of July!

A little red, white, and blue to celebrate the 4th of July!

Have a great holiday from lime green modern!