A glorious morning surprise

A glorious morning surprise

I bet you had no idea when you decided to pee in your empty water bottle and throw it out the window that it was going to mess with someones glorious morning. Sure ya had to go ... Didn't want to stop, even though there were seventeen places off that exit. And when you decided that driving around with a bottle of your pee next to you was a little too Howard Hughes and pretty gross, you made the choice to throw it out the window so your world was clean, you could of at least made an effort to toss it on the curb. But I get the feeling maybe you didn't have a strong arm or roll model who played catch with you as a child, so we will go easy on that.
 You had no idea that I would be driving along with my boys, all happily singing along to the Avett Brothers only to see it glistening in the sun too late and my brain would go, "Why would someone take the time to put yellow Gatorade in a water bottle?"
And then as my brain caught up with my eyes, came the ugh!
As my boys shouted "What was that?"
Here goes the teachable moment:
Or so I thought ...
"Boys, that explosion you just heard was a water bottle someone filled with urine and threw out their window and it just exploded under my tire."
What started with a comment of, "Why would someone do that?" ended with the car erupting into a stomach holding, gasping for air, can I buy a new lung kind of laughter that only little boys mixed with bodily function can create and ended with, "That was awesome!" and "Mom, it's dripping off the back window!"

Who says we don't have fun in the morning! So here was my lesson for the day ... I needed a car wash anyway and we are still laughing at the physics of how on earth the bottle of pee could of exploded in such a forceful way that you could not recreate it if you tried. There is a challenge for you myth busters! Also we are quite thankful that it was a chilly day ... Usually we have all windows down and sunroof open. That could of been so bad. Picturing dripping eyelashes instead of windshield wipers:/ eek!
So if this was you, do us all a favor and use the garbage, Oh, and pay for someone's car wash today!
Enjoy this glorious day no matter what!
Celeste

Kindness ...

Kindness by Ryan Adams
http://soundcloud.com/ryanadams/kindness 

Nothing to beach about...

Happy new year!

Cheers to fresh starts and new beginnings:)

This time of year always has me taking a much needed deep breath.

Just coming off of two holiday jewelry shows and the big week at Crocker park will do that. They all were a huge success thanks to my staff (Traci, Justine and Scott), our kids and Ryan's support. Of course my idea of a deep breath would include cleaning the heck out of the house and getting organized for a jump into what I think will be the best year for CMD jewelry and design. As we gear up for our Valentine's open house I have to put on the breaks, backtrack and share some of my favorite things:) I have had these pictures and have been wanting to post them. For me, even in the midst of snow, my mind always heads to the beach. Maybe that is why this is one of my favorite places in my casa. It is my beachy bathroom. So here are some ways to bring the beach home until you can get there!

Yes, my bust of David is wearing pearls ... he usually has crystals on too! I think Michaelangelo would have approved ... he represented civil liberties, right? Left is a shell-encrusted box I made on a trip...this one sold but we will make more! Right is a framed CMD photo I made for Ryan with sticks in the snow. It gets a beachy feel by changing the color to a soft aqua. And front and center is a Celestite gifted to me by my friend KK. It represents the angels in heaven and is known to expand creativity, decrease negetivity and accelerates goodness and purity. No wonder it makes me happier!

Epic sunset gets a fun display with a few handfuls of sand and some shells from our trip. Hot glue added to the frame around the glass will prevent the sand from pouring out:)

This antique mirror is a shadow box, I have had it since I was little. It holds one of many heart-shaped rock from our local beach and I found this cool beachy wreath and added pearls.

This vintage frame got a coat of white paint and was left empty to appreciate the detail, a shadow box with a picture of my baby on our favorite beach and last a box with a carved heart. I carved this for my boys to show them how to use a pocket knife on our camping trip.

Store-bought frames got a sanding to give a weathered feel and little white nails were used to hang sweet star fish. Frames could be made with a bit of paint and some stamps. Now to pick the perfect beach photo ...

This is an old ladder I found in a local antique store. I cleaned and painted it in a wash of white, blue and green. It makes the perfect magazine rack for my bathroom. It would also be so great to hang your towels over!

This is an old metal trough that I sewed a soft pail green velour liner for and it makes the perfect spot to store extra towels and floor mats for our guests. In front is a square glass vase that I filled with sand, shells and a candle.

I hope this will inspire you to bring the beach home until you can get there! Enjoy this glorious day!

Celeste