Well, enough of the temper tantrum, right?

Oh good grief. Why did you all let me get away with that previous post? (facepalms) I can't believe that I let things still get to me like that. Wow...

So, here we are... I'm much better than that last post. I'm glad I posted it though... and I will be leaving it up. It will be a reminder on how much of a goofball I really am haha. 

I wonder if that means, that I've grown a little? To be able to not dwell on it and to move on...to move forward.. To forget, can be a tricky thing... especially depending on the issue that you're wanting to forget. Forgiveness however... is easier and makes things easier to go on... at times. 

(shrugs) Hey, I'll figure it all out eventually. I'm sure others feel the same. I'm to the point now about the previous post, that I really shouldn't care about any of that anymore. It's not going to get me anywhere, but make it harder for me to get on with my life. And I have enough to deal with in my life just living. Which I'm still working on lol. :)

Life is good. Interesting as always, but good. There will always be bumps in the road of some kind. One way or another, we learn from them. Some say that..what doesn't kill us, makes us stronger. Well, I seriously ought to be HUGE, GREEN and with the temper of C4. ;) But anyway...

I just wanted to say, that if something is going on in your life or is truly getting the best of you, hold on...it will pass. This too, shall pass... it's something that I live by. I think it's why I keep going. Some have asked why haven't I just thrown in the towel already? I just take my towel, use it to dust myself off... and go on. :) 

You should too. So, hold on... stay moving forward.. this too, shall pass.

Tired...

**WARNING!!! RANT/VENT COMING!!**

So very tired... 
Of lots of things...

Most of all... of feeling that I've failed. This post is more for me than anyone else. Since I can't seem to talk to anyone without screwing that up...or whatever the case, then this will have to do. :(

I am so frickin tired of things...

Of caring...about things...people... wish my heart wasn't like it was at times.. 
Wish I wasn't so naive...
Wish I could just run away...from everyone and everything and start anew...
Wish I hadn't been sick for so long that I could have accomplished what I wanted to do.
Wish...a lot of things. 

Now, please don't think that this is a pity party that I'm throwing. It's really not. I'm just tired.
Tired of feeling like I'm by myself. I know I'm not... but the past few years.. 
I am tired of fighting... I'm afraid of letting go... of the consequences that would follow...
I'm afraid of actually trying to reach for the goals I have... because I'm not sure it would be worth it in the end. 

I'm just tired... of being tired. Of just.. ugh. Of being me. 

Does any of this make sense? I think I'm just having a moment of downward spiral. They're rare than they used to be... what brought this one up, however was me trying to fix something that I should have left alone...for good. *sighs* I'm done. I'm done with that and forgetting it all and starting anew. 

It was sadness and broken hearted... now it's irritation and other things.. ugh. 


I just need to get away... just for a bit....and I can't even do that. :( 

This post might not last long... I know it doesn't even make any sense and I doubt seriously anyone would read it or care for that matter... (shrugs)

I've given everything to God... as I do. I do feel better... but wanted to write this out once and for all. This might stay so I have a reminder of what I SHOULDN'T be doing. Meh.

Anyway.. thank you for reading and showing interest. Have a beautiful and wonderful blessed day. 

I know, in the end... I will, too.

Starting Over

     Yep... that's the whole point of this blog. This will be the start of something new. Something interesting. Something that makes YOU, as the reader, happy to be here. :) (at least, that's what I will try and accomplish haha)

    
     The real reason I'm here though, is due to a friend of mine. Now, my friend, is a pretty awesome guy. I've known him for a really long time and he's always been so helpful to my hubby and I. He's a great blogger and he's really becoming a fantastic nature photographer. You should seriously see his work. In fact, here's a link to his blog, so you get the idea: Thoughts from a tenderhearted knight-errant

     Ok, so I see you've made it back to me to finish reading my ramblings for today. ;) I'm not sure how long this will go on...or even if this will work, but... maybe it's something I need to do. I used to write in my diary/journal all the time and it worked for me. Putting my thoughts on a blog, however... Yeah, not so sure about that. We'll see in due time, I'm sure. 

     So, the reason as I was saying, was due to my friend. I've been dealing with some things lately, and stressing out over the stupidest things, too. Such as my first showcase, where I showed my work for the first time..in person. :O It went pretty well and I made new friends because of it. Will I do it again? Absolutely! April 17th will be here soon enough. Although, there are things that still bug me about the whole ordeal...again, things which I have no control over of course and I know that once I give it to God, I don't think about it, much less worry about it anymore. And so I do. 

    I keep meaning to actually tell you why I'm here haha. It's because of him to be honest. I'm giving this another try. If he can do it...so can I. 

    I tend to really cherish the friendships I have with other people. I have realized, along the way of growing up, that I truly don't have as many as I thought. For awhile I thought it was me. Something I've done, or because I never got involved with the crap going on around me. (shrugs) I'm not really sure and I am so done with trying to figure out things like that. So, starting over sounds good. 

     It's more about the past couple of days that I just had with a wonderful room of awesome ladies at church. We just finished our day and a half of our Women's Conference: Undone. It was amazing, wonderful, awe-inspiring...and a definite eye opener. There are so many things I could say about that conference here and what it means...but that's a whole other blog for just itself and even then.. I'm not ready to be THAT open about things, either lol. 

    As you can tell by now, I'm not as organized as I'd like to be with my blog..yet. I'm kind of all over the place right now. Bare with me as I figure things out again lol. 

    So, I will leave it as is for now... after all... I AM ME and I'm perfectly fine with that. If my blog chooses to be however because of me... *a rambling mess*, so be it. :P 

    Thank you for taking the time to read/look/explore and enjoy. -Jen-



 

Working on Something New

Happy New Year one and all! 2012 is going to be a huge change for all of us I'm sure...especially on my end. I won't go into why as of yet, but I am slowly getting back into jewelry making and will post the new items in a little while. :D I hope you all are doing fabulously! :D

Talk to you soon! XOXO

-Jen-

Some Changes…

It’s time to change things a bit around here. I would love to make more jewelry but seem to not have enough time to really sit and make any right now… so, with that in mind, I won’t waste the blog with telling you that I’m coming back lol.

I am back and will be around more providing I remember that this blog is here. I would love to share my photography with you and hopefully more jewelry as well. This should be interesting. I’m leaving the name as it is, however, until I decide what to do on that. Besides… what I show is a jewel as far as I am concerned anyway, because God grants me the talents and were given by Him anyway. Only makes sense…

So, those are my thoughts at this time. I’ve been dealing with a messed up back the past week almost..if not more and that’s been a pain… It’s getting better, but.. really.. I need a break haha. :P  Anyway.. you all have a great night/day and I will be blogging to you very soon. :D

-Jen-

Epic Fail?

That's how it feels. I know I don't need to feel that way, but this really hasn't worked the way I hoped lol. (shrugs) I'm not going to worry about it though. I'm sure if I do make more, you just might see it here, but I won't promise on it. If anything, I might just turn this into a more personal blog than anything. No one really reads it but who's left and even then... not sure. :P <3 I'm always here though in one way or another and working on something, whether it be photography or jewelry or other types of my art. <3 Love it. :D So, I'm still here... just making this more useful.

At least that's what I'm hoping to do anyway. :D Take care and we'll talk soon! :D

-Jen-

I am coming back! :D

Yes, you read me correctly. I am going to try to make a comeback. With everything that has been going on lately, I realize that not only have I missed my creativeness and making awesome things, but I've missed interactions with you guys. ...heh..all 3 of you if you guys even read this anymore. At any rate, I plan on making some wonderful new items and I'll be sure to post them here. I hope all is well with you all, too and I've missed you. So, if you are looking for something in particular, or a pretty shade of your favorite color or something for an upcoming celebration, Holiday, whatever the case may be, please leave me a comment here and let's get started! :D

Thanks so much for staying with me and I hope you enjoy what you'll see in due time! :D

-Jen-

Short short post..

:P

Hehehe.. things here are really looking up. I do hope to get back into the jewelry making. I've made some new pieces, but have yet to post them really. So sorry folks.
You all take care and we'll talk soon! Thank you so much! :D <3

Starting anew!

:)

Starting to make new jewelry, folks! :D I'm getting excited. I will post it soon! :D

Talk soon, folks! (hugs)

-Jen-

What's going on?

Hello, folks.

So, I know that you're waiting to see new things from me. I've only managed to make 1 extra piece since December..right before Christmas. I am still around and things are just fine here. We now have heat, and yet no hot water, but that will change in a couple of weeks I'm sure. Just been busy with other things and such. I will still be making jewelry, but I totally understand if you decide to not follow me anymore. :) I appreciate the support and love you've all shown me. Thank you so much! :D

There will be more jewelry.. it just might be a little while longer before I post it. :D Take care folks and any questions, just ask. :D


-Jen-

A New Year

A new year... wow. I can't believe it's 2010, can you? It goes by so fast at times...
Anyway, how have you all been? I know I only have a handful of people that watch me atm, but I'm still curious lol. You all know you can say hi, too if you want lol. This year will be a good one I'm sure. There will be loads of new items for you all to look at and better pictures and stuff, too. Better quality. More about that than quantity, you know? It only makes sense. If you all are looking for something with maybe a different colors and whatever, we can always talk about it and see what comes of it.

I just wanted to let you know that I'm still here, and still making pretty things for you all to wear. I am working on different things all the time and will be posting in a week or two. :D You all take care, ok? We'll talk soooooooooooon!

Thanks so much for reading and looking!

-Jen-

Some news...

Some news for you all.. I hope you're all gearing up for the holidays. I'm excited and can't wait. I get to see friends and family that live far away. It's going to be wonderful. I just know it.

As far as the jewelry is concerned... I finally got myself organized lol. I busted my butt last week putting my desk and things together so I have a place to work. I need to get a desk lamp, but that will wait for now. I have lots of new ideas and hope to start on them soon so I can post here.

I will be having my first official jewelry party come this January. When you think about it... that makes sense. We've been so busy with moving, and things and well, January is a fresh start to a new year and things tend to calm down for a lot of people here in the US... well, around here it does, so it only makes sense for us to start planning for January.

So.. I am really happy things are moving along and I know you won't be disappointed once the new items get posted. :excited: :D You all take care and we'll talk soon, ok? If you have any questions, just email me or let me know here. Thanks and have a blessed week! <3

Well, where was I?

Wow... lots going on..

I'm so sorry that you all might have been waiting on me as far as blogging is concerned. I really need to make more jewelry and get it posted here and redo some of the pictures you've all seen. Just bare with me please as we've had a death in the family recently and it's rough. Everything else is awesome, though. Just letting you know that I'm needing more time. I hope to have some awesome stuff for you come December. :D Best wishes and love to you all... More later!

-Jen-

We're moving!!

That's right, we're moving. Lots of changes going on lol. To say the least as to why you've not seen anything new. I will be really busy until October so no worries if you don't hear anything from me lol. Take care all and thanks! God Bless!

What's new?

Hey folks!

How are things with you all? There's a lot going on around here, that's for sure. I'm really sorry I haven't posted anything new for you all. I'm not used to blogging for one and the other is that I've been busy lately. We're looking for a new place to move and the jewelry party on the 21st is being moved to a later date and I still need to make some more jewelry to sell... There's still lots more other than what I've told you so far. So, life has been busy lol.

I wish you all well and when things settle down here some, I'll get to posting more wonderful jewelry for you all to enjoy!

Take care folks! Any questions, feel free to ask....

-Jen-

Yay The New Items Are Here!!

Hey folks! :D

I hope those of you who celebrate the 4th, had a marvelous weekend. I know we did. :D I know you all have been waiting for the new stuff to come, so here we go! What I'm about to show you is indeed for sale, that and what doesn't get sold here will be ready for the Jewelry Party August 21st! Yep, I said it. It's happening and I'm thrilled. I have lots to make still and when I'm feeling a little better, like tomorrow lol... I'll make more. Anyway, enough of that. Let's get going...

First off, we have:

The Red/White/Blue set. About 14-16" long and is made with glass beads and glass bugle beads. As usual the earrings for the set can either be with the whole set for $20 or by themselves for $5 and the necklace would be $15.

I've been getting some hoop earrings to try out and see how they fare. These are the designs I've come up with so far. Each pair are also $5 each USD.





Next, we have our Oriental Classic. This set is going for $25. That's for everything and the earrings stay with the necklace this time folks. I'll be sure to get more to make separates. If, for any reason though, that you'd really like to have them, you know I'd be happy to do so.

The next set up is the Dragonfly. This is one of the charms I've used and the necklace is made with fishing wire or something similar, so when you wear it, all you can see is the beads and the charm itself. That is a look I know is still popular. It measures about 14-16" I believe and is very comfortable. The earrings are made with purple glass beads and 1 Swarovski crystal each. The price for this set is $35. The necklace by itself would be $20 and the earrings would be $10.

This pair of earrings happen to go with the Turquoise set I made and that's in a past post. These by themselves are $5, too. :D
The other pretty set I wanted to show you and I apologize in advance for the sideways picture...
This is Leafy Greens. Now, the necklace right now that you see, is actually not for sale. I will, however, make a new one just like it, or similar if you want. I will do that. The necklace is between 16-18" long I believe and it's adjustable of course. Made with glass leaf beads and lots of jump rings. The set is for $35. The earrings by themselves are $10 while the necklace would be $25.

There is another set that doesn't want to load it seems, so let me explain it to you all. It's similar to the Turquoise and to the Leafy Greens above, but it's a brick red color and has gold mixed it. It's really very pretty and it sells for the same as the Leafy Green set.

That's it for now folks. If I can get that other picture up, you'll know about it lol. It's a larger picture and it just doesn't want to load. Let me know if you're interested in anything you all see here today. Email me @ JennyATcato2000DOTcom for any questions or requests you may have. That's my business email and it's awfully quiet lol. ;)

Take care and have a blessed week!! Thanks soooo much!!!<3

-Jen-

Yay, new stuff! LOL

Yes, I said it lol.... There will be new stuff soon. I'll take pictures of the new stuff I've made and it will be loaded here. Why not? You all should see it as well and if something gets sold here before the jewelry party in August, so be it. More fun for me to make more wonderful jewelry for you all to wear! :D

So, yes, expect new pictures very very soon... Take care and thank you! :D

I have a question or two...

For the only 2 followers I have and perhaps for anyone else who reads this blog, do you have a particular design or color you're after? Do you have a color theme or something like that?

I just finished making a Red-White-Blue set that will be on here later and I was wondering if you all would like it. :D

Just something to think about...

Hmmm...

(Hahaha... just as I post this one, the other one comes back.. *smacks head* Do'h! * )

Now I know I had a new post up last night, but for the life of me, I have no idea where it went lol. Oh well. Anyway, just an update...

I have made more jewelry, but haven't posted it yet. In fact, I'm making more after this post, too. Hopefully by the end of the week, it will be up for you all to see. :D That, and I have news... :D I'm going to have a jewelry part sometime in middle August and I'm excited. :D More details to follow! :D

Take care all and have a great week! See ya later! :D

An Update On Things...

Hey folks!

Happy Father's Day to the Dad's out there! I hope you all are having a wonderful day. I need to update for you all on what's going on. I have made more jewelry, but haven't put it up because I'm still working on things around here. It will go up shortly, but I'm going to have a jewelry party coming up too which I'm thrilled and excited about so I have lots and lots to do.

So, I hope you don't mind waiting a little bit before you see the new items. I think it will be worth it. Take care and if you need anything special, or have questions, feel free to email me. Thank you! :D