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Hello - I am Francine, I love jewelry!

I try to make this fun and informative. So if you are interested in learning more about jewelry and want to know more about a jewelry related topic, let me know and we can blog about it!

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

The month of LOVE

Hello

Sorry it has been a while as my hard drive crashed on my laptop.  Seriously thinking about taking the leap to a MAC BOOK!   Anyhow can you believe it is February already?  My husband bought me some pretty red tulips yesterday which so remind me of warmer weather.  We are headed in that direction:)

In continuing with the birthstone theme, we will talk a bit about February's birthstone,amethyst.  If you birthday is this month then HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Here is a great link which is all about this gorgeous purple stone:
http://www.galleries.com/minerals/gemstone/amethyst/birthfeb.htm

Here is a piece which I have created with amethyst colored cubic circonia - Enjoy and have a wonderful week!  Oh I changed my colors on my new website - take a look:
http://www.jewelrybyfrancine.com/newhome.html



Saturday, January 16, 2010

January Birthstones

Good Morning!

I am going to focus on birtstones each month.  Since it is January, I am going to focus on the birthstone(s) for Janauary.  I sometimes get confused as there are so many for any given month.  I will try to focus on the most popular and let show pics of what I have available in that particular birthstone. 

http://starryskies.com/Artshtml/dln/1-01/jan.birthstones.html



Sunday, January 10, 2010

Bouquet

Good Sunday Morning!

The sun finally made it out yesterday and what a difference in the mood!  I do not mind the snow it is the lack of sun here in Ohio. 

Well wanted to post a few new pieces I call "bouquet."  I am going to continue to add to this line as I think it is pretty and different. 

Have a great Sunday!!



Tuesday, January 5, 2010

New Site

Hello!  I am so excited!!!  My new site is coming along.  Check it out - what do you think?  I think it is very professional and has a lot of nice user friendly options.  Still working on typos but will make sure that it is perfect.  Thanks Chris for all of your hard work!!!
http://www.jewelrybyfrancine.com/store/index.php?app=cms&ns=display&ref=splash

Saturday, January 2, 2010

2010 Resolutions

Happy New Year all!!

Another decade is upon us and this is my 44th year of life - WOW hard to believe.  My daughter, Rachael, will graduate from HS in 2011 so one more year and my husband and I are empty nesters. This new stage of life brings on new joys and dissappointments. 

Not that 43 - almost 44 is old but there are good things to being young - mostly physical.  Becoming wiser is a plus of getting older.  Knowing what to expect in different circumstances and how to deal with certain people.  All of which my 17 y/o daughter cannot do.  On the other hand, she can do WAY more physically than I can do.  This does not mean that I am old lady like but after your body has been around almost 44 years it starts to need a little maintenance from time to time.

Ok enough about age.  I have posted a pic of my puppy, Piper.  I have truly grown to adore this dog.  This is a new breed for me and I have not been dissappointed.  If I take a step - Piper takes a step.  If I smile - she wags her tail.  She is very in tune with me.  We can start showing now as she turned 6 mos old on Christmas.  I think I am going to wait until the spring to enter shows since the weather in OH can be so unpredictable.  I will keep everyone apprised!

My other girls, Shea and Cindy are getting old.  Shea will be 10 in Feb and Cindy will be 10 in August.  Cindy is my heart dog - we have a mutual understanding of what she wants based on her look and her head bobs  She is the dog I will go to the end of the universe to keep alive as long as I can.

She recently had her teeth cleaned and a geriatric panel (blood work) as well as a growth removed from her shoulder.  The doctor thought it looked cancerous, however, it was not even precancerous.  This was the best present anyone could give me despite the very expensive - $800 bill from the vet.  As they say - that is priceless:)

Shea acts like a 10 mo old puppy not a 10 y.o puppy and is Piper's playmate.  Cindy does not think she is a dog and absolutely will not play with another animal:)  Shea has IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) which is under control through diet.  She also has minor arthritis for which she gets Rymidal when I see her suffering as it has too many negative side affects to give her everyday.  Shea is a love and has never met a stranger.  She is also my stalker - she will stay out all night hunting for little and not so little creatures. 

So needless to say, when I die, I want to come back as one of my dogs. They are treated like princesses!  Well, all expect Ch. Magic Cinderella Story SH - she is a REAL one:)

Have a great week all!!!