My First Show!

So today was my very first craft show :-) Cindy and I did the Thomas Jefferson Holiday Craft Show today...It was really a lot of fun! We met a lot of very interesting people and many different jewelry vendors. Plus we got to just chat and catch up a little. And I actually sold a couple of pieces! It was really funny because I almost didn't put on a couple of the bracelets that sold because I didn't think that the wire work was good enough :-)

Speaking of wire work, Cindy had some truely beautiful pieces! Her wire work was just amazing! Take a second and surf on over to her site at:

Sweet Bead Studio

You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jewelry!

I thought I'd share a piece of jewelry in honor of the Craft Show I'm going to be at this weekend...My friend Cindy from Sweet Bead Studio got us all signed up and it's going to be a blast! The necklace above is from Kerry's Breezes Tutorial. Click here to see some of her fabulous stuff!

So if you'd like to come see Cindy and me this weekend we'll be at:

Thomas Jefferson High School for Information and Technology
6560 Braddock Rd., Alexandria VA
Saturday, November 17th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Happy Friday Eve!
Chrissie

Live Life with Kindness

“ In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with. ”

- Brian Tracy (b. 1944)
author, motivational speaker

Quote of the Day

“ Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it. ”

- Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
26th U.S. President

Try Change

In honor of blog action day I wanted to mention my fiance's blog for Try Change.

Change- To alter: to make different, to cause to pass from one state to another

It is our mission at TryChange.org to inspire ourselves and others to seek positive change that will not only benefit ourselves but society as a whole.
At TryChange.org you can:

Purchase inspirational t-shirts as well as share your success stories of change with others and offer encouragement to individuals who are seeking positive change and pursuit of their dreams.

Hear what has worked for others, what resources were found to be helpful and obstacles to avoid.

Read My Story on launching my Product Line of Try Change, Try Peace, Try Diversity, Try Faith and Try Hope t-shirts and what motivated me to take a leap of faith into the e-commerce market.
At TryChange.org we feel no matter what your political or religious beliefs there is evidence of change taking place throughout the world that reflects a desire for the return of common decency in our society today.

Please take a second and check it out!

Chrissie

Daily Good

This is from another website that I get regular emails from:

October 09, 2007

To know how to grow old is the master-work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. --Henri Amiel Secrets of the Very Very Old: Any centenarian in the US today has lived to see eighteen presidents serve the United States through two World Wars, the civil rights and womens' liberation movements and the rise and eventual fall of Communism. If s/he worked on a farm, s/he saw the progression from horses to tractors, and a Model T tooted its way down the street. S/he is older than the Empire State Building, bubble gum and Mickey Mouse. In the 2000 census, over 50,000 Americans reported being a centenarian, 100-years-old or more. And this part of the population is the fastest growing in the United States. The New England Centenarian Study took a look at these very senior citizens to see what they had in common. [more] Be The Change: "The Opportunity Afforded By Aging" is a short, insightful passage on conscious aging. [more] rate: | email this | print

Ripples

This is from the Ripples emails we get regularly...If you like what you read please sign up for the newsletter by following the link at the bottom of the page.

Ripples v9.41:  Goodness And Grace!
10/8/07:  a free weekly splash from Paul & The Ripples Project

____________________PEBBLE ____________________

Don't let the good things of life rob you of the best things.
-Maltbie Babcock, submitted by Kelly F., Huntington Beach CA

____________________BOULDER ____________________

Life isn't
days and years.
It's what you do
with time
and with all the
goodness and grace
that's inside of you.
-source unknown, submitted by Kristin P., Cottage Grove WI

____________________PONDER ____________________

While I was busy last week in Lincoln, Nebraska hanging out with my NIRSA
buddies at their Big 12/Region V & Friends Conference, members of The Ripples
Project were busy responding to the "Nothing But Nets" challenge.  I am so proud
to share that we raised over 80% of our financial goal of $5,000 (which I will
match) from over 250 members of The Ripples Project!  It was exciting and
humbling to see dozens and eventually hundreds of you taking 5 minutes from your
crazy day to give 5 bucks (in in many cases much more!).  I didn't expect so
many to react so quickly, and I certainly didn't expect so many "THANKS"!  Here
are just three of the dozens of emails I received:

Karen from Cincinnati wrote that it "felt wonderful to be able to help out."
Lisa from Chicago said "Thank you for this opportunity to help others!  It made
my day."
Christopher from Detroit shared, "Thanks for inspiring me this morning!"

I'm sharing this partly to send a huge THANK YOU to all of you who helped out,
and partly to remind others how GOOD it feels to spend 5 minutes giving 5 bucks!
I know you're busy, and I know money may be tight.  If you have already maxed
out charitable giving or are not interested in this cause, no worries of course.
It is still my hope that we can have 1,000 members donate by 10/31, so visit
this page if you want to help:
http://PaulWesselmann.com/resources/NBN

And whether you are participating in this challenge or not, I hope that you do
something fantastic this week to celebrate your GOODNESS and GRACE!

Peace,
Paul

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Pass it On

“ Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability. Ability implies repeatability and accountability. ”

- Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
Novelist, short story author, essayist, screenwriter

Foundation for a Better Life

Since I haven't really been using this blog for jewelry lately (hopefully that will be changing soon) I thought that maybe I should share some of the quotes and inspirational messages I've found. I'm always searching for new sites for our "Featured Story" on the Try Change website and one of the ones I found recently that I'm sure Vince will be blogging about soon is The Foundation for A Better Life. I've signed up for their newsletter so I'll be trying to share some of the quotes here at CK Designs. Here's the first one:

“ Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future,
making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. ”
- Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)political philosopher, writer, educator

Thanks for stopping by!

Chrissie

Fun little quiz...

I found this while playing on mybloglog this moring:

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdessertareyoumostlikequiz/


I'm cheesecake! Which happens to be my favorite dessert. I guess the quiz works :)

You Are Cheesecake

Rich, sweet, and simply perfect. You're not boring - you're just the best!

What Dessert Are You Most Like?

I'm heading back over to play with some of the other quizes they have.

Have a great weekend!

Chrissie

Disc Fun!

Ok Kerry :) This one is for you! These are from a little while ago when we all seemed to be playing with discs. I had a lot of frustration with these. The discs seemed so much easier when you were here showing us :) I've kind of given up for now and I've been working on trying some different shapes...I've done a couple of squashed beads and some barrels. I'll try to get some decent pictures and post them. I haven't had much time to play lately so I don't really have that much to show but hopefully Cindy and me will be getting together sometime in the next few weeks for a bead making day and we'll have a ton to show off :)

Happy Sunday!

My First Bracelet with my own beads!

I made this back in November but the picture didn't turn out so hopefully this will look better. I've also added a weight loss ticker that I found through Kerry at www.kabsconcepts.com . Thanks Kerry!

Kerry's coming down to give Cindy ( www.sweetbeadstudio.com ) and me a private lampworking class so hopefully very soon I will have more beads worthy of pictures :)