Good Afternoon All

Best wishes to you all for 2008.

I hope all your good New Year intentions come to fruition, however small the progress.
I am enjoying the slow pace of January –the timelessness and balmy evenings. Rain would be good – it will probably come in the form of a flood
I am guessing many will holidaying down the coast and will not be near a desk to read this

NEW
Venetian Glass beads
Triangles from Czech Republic
Lots of crystals
Lots of dagger beads
Faceted citrine
Lapis
Died Jade

Lapis

Dyed jade

Patterned czech crystals

Glass Beads


Tip
Keep a pile of glasses in the freezer – an icy glass, full of iced water and a squeeze of lemon – you would think you were on a resort drinking cocktails

Proverb
‘All things are difficult before they are easy” Spain

Movies
My husband and I have seen every movie we thought worthwhile seeing
My favorite was ‘Atonement’ and I couldn’t stand the violence in ‘No Country for Old Men’

Sponge Coral

Czech crystals

Czech crystals

Rhinestones

Venetian Glass Beads

My mother is turning 80 this week so I am traveling to Moree to celebrate. Four of my five sisters will get into a kitchen and prepare a lunch for 120 guests. If we don’t fight and don’t drink too much it should be fun.


We are open on Australia Day as I did not take note when I did the calendar last year

The lucky newsletter voucher for this week goes to Diane Grandjean. Must be collected from the bead shop by next Thursday 17th January 2008.


Enjoy the summer,
Kate