chocolate chip cookies...

We love cooking as much as creating wearable art! 

Tonight was "chocolate chip cookie" night!   It's not unusual to see me baking in the wee hours of the morning... now I've added the inspiration of Christmas!  Yes, the Christmas CDs are out and I'm thru #16 of the 50 in our collection and it's not even October :)

Want to share a little something wth you...

mendlbarr tip:  refrigerate the cookie balls- when chilled, place in separate serving freezer bags... now you can have fresh baked cookies whenever you want :) yum!

First SALE at mendlbarr... "celebrating the best month ever"... my birthday month!


************BUY 1 GET 1 HALF OFF**************

(difference will be immediately refunded thru PayPal or I can make a special listing for you)

Now is the time to buy yourself that special present :)

First SALE at mendlbarr... "celebrating the best month ever"... my birthday month!
************BUY 1 GET 1 HALF OFF**************
(difference will be immediately refunded thru PayPal or I can make a special listing for you)
Now is the time to buy yourself that special present :)

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stunning cubic zirconia...

not just in "clear" anymore... the refraction of light is stunning :)

leaves are turning colors :)

My favorite time of year is here!

Heard it once said that we always love the time of year in which our birthday falls... guess it's true?  Placed our fall wreath on the door and will be placing our pumpkins and other decorations soon!  Bring out the cinnamon, cranberry and apple cider candles... fall is here!

Because we release our creative energies on designing "wearable art"... here are few with wonderful fall colors :)  Enjoy!

renew an old outfit with new wearable art...

Love that treasured dress but want to add new excitement?  Or maybe your "power" outfit lost some of its effectiveness?  Change your wearable art and see it in a different light... enjoy!  :)

Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

this is something you should watch at least once... God bless him for sharing such wisdom :)

Carolina Liar - Show Me What I'm Looking For (Video)

discovered another great song... my playlist is so mixed :) enjoy!

vintage evening bags...

Vintage fun, vintage perfection!

Who wants to wear something gorgeous and oh! so unique?  Take a peek at these vintage evening bags we have on our Etsy site...

just dust yourself off and get back on the horse...

Why is it that one moment I can be on such a "high" and in no time, I feel like I got bucked off a horse and I'm eating dirt?  This morning was terrific... spent hours on the terrace tending to our abundance of plant life and even noticed the cicadas singing :)  Still in that serene peace... I grab the blackberry... why????

Answered an email from a distant pal back in Texas and soon it gets ugly... judgement and preaching.  I get sucked in and drain myself of all that wonderful "high".   Fighting the urge to crawl in bed and dwell in this "funkiness"... I decide to dust myself off and climb back on that horse to continue the wonderful ride!

Lessons learned...
1)  Protect your sacred time by not allowing the outside world to intrude! 
2)  When the "funkiness" appears... just dust yourself off and get back on that horse!