God works in mysterious ways...

Remembering a blog post of mine from way back.  This is a picture of the Guadalupe River in Texas... many fond memories of tubing and how, in parts, it was slow and boring and at other times fast, furious and so much fun!  Life is just like that... God works in mysterious ways!

If you ever have the time for me to go "on and on and on" about the unique and crazy things God has done in our lives... I am more than happy to open up and sure hope that you, too, will share your miracles and inspire :)

Blessed in many ways... it's still amazes me how God can bring people into your life at just the perfect moment!   The anticipation of meeting someone for the first time, whether by phone or in person, can be an adrenaline high!  Getting to know someone and digging deeper to see what makes them "click"?  The best part is knowing that, somehow, you are kindred spirits... a divine purpose will be fullfilled and we may never really know the "big picture".  If you have faith and realize there are no coincidences... what a wonderful ride!

Had a terrific conversation with someone brand new!  Afterwards... felt energized and hopped on that lonely treadmill staring at me.  Hope this is the start of a new direction... ready to ride the rapids, hold on to my inner tube and "enjoy the time" (there is a wonderful mom out there who shared these wise words to my new friend ... I now share them with you!)

God bless all of you!
Belinda :)

good morning beautiful brides...

We just added three more designs to our wedding collection... "close to you", "groovy kind of love", and "all i ask of you"... enjoy!

inspiration is everywhere...

God surrounds us with so much to inspire creativity! Our family member, Sabu, was the driving force for our "sabu" collection...

Now it seems a song and this miraculous dancer inspire us to create something with them in mind... stay tuned and we'll post when completed :)   If you watch "So You Think You Can Dance", here's a repeat... if not, you're in for a treat :)

blessings come in many colors...

We are country folk living in the big city... so we try and bring as much of the country to our terrace!  Who would've thought butterflies would visit us on the fifth floor?

All of the attention to detail has paid off as we enjoyed the first jalepenos... chopped finely into the sour cream sauce atop our chicken enchiladas :)  Our strawberries are a sweet surprise!  We also have concord & muscat grapes... chives... parsley... and the pride of all... a peach tree!

Yes... blessings come in many colors...

our earrings "in action"...

A friend purchased our "i do" earrings for his sister to wear on her wedding day!  We were excited to see the gorgeous pictures and to know that our creations were part of her special day!  Our hometown beaches (Corpus Christi, Texas) were also part of this blessed event. 



Thanks, Stephen, for sharing such a memorable day with us!

our creations in "your" blog... wow!

What a surprise to find out that our creations made it into two different blogs recently! 
Thank you... thank you... thank you... :)

                These were featured in  "aisle with style"...

and this one made it into "buried in betsy's closet"...

  

sweet muscat

How we love our muscat grapes... started our vine from seed and have watched it grow!  These chunks of tourmaline (lovely combination of pink and green) reminded us of these beauties.  Sterling silver ear wires and swirl headpin finish it off.   Don't you just love the swirly vines the plant uses to attach itself to anything nearby?  Enjoy!

for the bride...

So many requests for bridal creations... so here ya go!  May each one of your weddings be blessed and full of graces :)

newest creations...

So are you ready for the 4th of July weekend? Stay safe and have lots of fun :)
We just listed some new creations on our Etsy site... take a peek...

walk like an egyptian

It's been a while since I've written... so much has happened since December 2008!  Hope life has been good to you!  We are still designing jewelry and are adding some vintage evening bags to our Etsy site real soon :)

Stay tuned!

mendlbarr.etsy.com