I Do Acutally Work Some........

See what I mean about the view influencing my work.... I can't help it, the ocean made me do it.

This is a new line that I'm working on that includes bracelets & necklaces with lots of dangles and beads (all handmade by me) and pearls, and Sterling Silver charms, (all ocean creatures of course) and a few Swarovski Brand Crystals thrown in for sparkle.

I love sparkle....give me a beer and a box of crystals and I'll be right there when come back for me....unless I run out of beer.

But I must admit I love bubbles even more than crystals, they are one of my favorite things....way better than crystals. Notice that the beads on this bracelet look like bubbles...well that's because they are. They are hollow beads. That makes them much lighter for their size and it gives the glass much more sparkle...and I told you, I love me some sparkle. Bubbles & sparkles, what could be better???? OK, beer, bubbles & sparkles might be a tiny bit better, but you can't put beer on a bracelet....so you will just have to wear the bracelet and drink the beer. Can you imagine how entertaining it would be to rattle the bracelet as you drank the beer???? Whoa......now that's entertainment...throw in a bubble machine and baby you got yourself a party!

Back to the bubbles.... I have this great bubble machine that I just love to drive the dog crazy with. She chases them until her tongue hangs out! I turn that baby on and just fill the air. The dog runs around on those short little legs of hers trying to catch bubbles. Picture miniature wirehair dachshund, aka, the fuzzy weenie dog, tongue dragging on the ground snapping at bubbles.

I always wonder what the neighbors think when just out of the blue bubbles start drifting by. And I get some serious distance on some of those bubbles. The wind will pick them up and away they go....yes, I do get the binoculars and watch them sometimes...I am easily entertained...back to the box of crystals mentioned above.

Check out the beach bracelet on my website www.hopegibson.com . Pictures of the necklace will be up soon.

BE BOLD, EAT CAKE, WEAR ART!!!