I am again making a confession of another addiction…..yes, ANOTHER one…..I love fairy gardens! I just found it out while scanning my other addiction….Pinterest. I even found a fairy house on YouTube that a man made for his wife, and it was done to music. He used all natural materials…NO nails. Very interesting and so darned cute! I thought that this would be a great task for me and my granddaughters when they come over on a weekend soon. So….here I go…..scouring the internet for ideas….Oh my! There are thousands! Really! Anyway, I am leaning more toward a fairy garden... Continue reading

Today is my daughter's birthday and she is turning "40 something"....and is utterly amazing! She not only is beautiful on the outside, but has a beautiful soul and presence. Lovely. I feel like I did a halfway good job with her! The life of a Mom is always so rewarding, but especially so once their kids are adults and have kids of their own. I find so many wonderful things on Pinterest, and have many pins on boards of my own. I have one board called "Word"....and it is for all the cool, funny, loving and endearing phrases or sayings... Continue reading

Oh, my.....I have not blogged in so long...but wanted you to know that I am still here. I have a confession of sorts.....I am addicted....yes, I said it! Addicted.....to.....PINTEREST! Who knew? My daughter introduced me to it....and it was all over for me. I spend WAY too much time looking at all the billions of pins every day and should devote at least SOME of that time to my blog....so, here I am. But can hardly wait to get back to Pinterest to see all the gorgeous, soulful, funny, yummy and fun pins. Come visit me sometime and join in... Continue reading

Even though the holidays are now behind us, I had to share this photo that I took in my bedroom late one afternoon during the holidays. I walked in the room and was just absolutely taken aback with the scene in the photo. The sunlight coming in the window struck some cut crystal and bottle brush trees that I had on my dresser. Wonderful colors were all over the room from the facets of the crystal and it was breathtaking! I just HAD to run get my camera and hope that what I saw would come across just as well... Continue reading

OMG! Has it really been THAT long since I made a post? ARGH!!!!! So much has happened lately and I know you all have been holding your breath waiting for my next wonderful, informing, intellectual, fun and inspiring post....lol....so here goes. I decided to change the name of my Etsy shop from "Handiworks by Janice" to "J.Marie of Atlanta". The older name just sounded too much like a sort of "craft" shop and not the elegant and upscale feel of my creations. My son designed my logos and business cards. I feel he did a great job in getting the... Continue reading

I have been working with this creation for over a month now....sitting it aside as I delve into other projects. All the while I kept glancing at it, tweaking it, reworking it....almost giving up on it. Then, it all came together and I was ecstatic! Bling, girly girl stuff and pearls abound in this gorgeous steampunk inspired glam necklace. I had the red lampworked glass winged heart for a while, knowing that I wanted to use it in a very special way. Well, here it is in all it's glory reveling alongside cultured pearls, crystals, and vintage lace. I just... Continue reading

We had a great time at my youngest granddaughter's 6th birthday party about two weeks ago. It was a Barbie in the Spotlight theme and was pulled off in a spectacular way by her parents. Here are some photos from the party....it was really a cute idea! My daughter-in-law should be doing this professionally, as all the birthday parties are quite a production! Enjoy..... this was just the beginning. Set in the outdoor carport, this was adorable! A REAL LIVE Barbie came to visit! Photo ops were everywhere.... ......as we see here with one of my other granddaughters! She had... Continue reading

What do these two have in common, you ask? Well, this is the story..... I recently purchased three gorgeous Chinese lanterns at Pier 1 last week. My two neighbor girlfriends were at my house and I was showing the lanterns to them.....complaining all the while about the heat and when might be the best time to hang them. Well.......I came home from work one day to find that my friends had hung them (in 100+ degree heat!) from the tree over my patio while I was at work! How kewl is that???? Love those girls! The lanterns are lovely and... Continue reading

I was in a reorganization and revamp of my studio when Karen Valentine, of My Desert Cottage, submitted her invitation to "Where Bloggers Create 2012". I thought it was a great time for me to share my workspace with other bloggers. This first picture is one of the BEFORE pics, while the reorganizing was in process. I felt disorganized and unable to easily put my hands on my supplies. I did not move any furniture around, as it more or less has to stay where it is due to the size of the room and the placement of doors and... Continue reading

I had so much fun putting this cute bracelet together! It is now for sale in my Etsy shop. What better way to support your team than with a fun and funky bottlecap bracelet? I made four cute bottlecap charms with UGA inspired discs and covered them with a protective resin dome. A few red or clear Swarovski crystals were attached to the domes to add a little of the "bling" factor. Four red and black lampworked glass beads help to form the bracelet along with matte black rounds. Numerous clear and red glass beads were handwired and wrapped and... Continue reading