tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72429354989576161832024-03-12T23:44:45.591-07:00Judy Hanks PimperlI’m resurrecting my old blog to share my jewelry-making journey with those who may wish to follow along.
My current work is dramatic, dark and moody, and features design elements found in Gothic architecture, the flora and fauna of our Mobile-Tensaw Delta (aka America’s Amazon), and our Gulf of Mexico. You will see ferns, things with wings and mermaids, all created in copper and/or silver, and so much more.
I hope you will find my posts informative and inspiring!Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-21184827224913420922024-02-07T11:58:00.000-08:002024-02-07T12:38:30.305-08:00My Envisalign Experience<p></p>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It’s been a long time since I last made a blog post. Why am I back? Well, after Christmas this past year, I saw myself in so many pictures and decided my teeth needed to be straightened. At 64 years old, I had no idea if I would even be a candidate for Envisalign or not, but I did a little research and decided to go in for a consultation. My orthodontist explained everything and assured me that I wasn’t too old. He was very thorough and explained my options—traditional metal braces, or Envisalign. I didn’t even want to think about metal, so I quickly shut down that idea. I like the idea of being able to remove the Envisalign trays to eat, and then thoroughly clean my teeth, to include flossing which can’t be done with metal. Envisalign it would be.</span></div><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">(Even though I had already made my decision, I was a little perplexed as to why I couldn’t find more detailed information online where someone was sharing the actual process. I could only find promo information. That’s the reason I decided to share my experience and make it available so that others can easily find the information.)</p><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29vT-ry-1HmE-iuJCCz2IDu6qj46WodLq5qHTbxASGRebkF1UX3_47-v8JqiMwEQBKdK9GVBVncmGQenEZgkHxyRGGGcf_GLlFJ9wNtUnfGzyMpZMvE9m38nsPATAgRwxtvZpHKnnKjb1SRAjyUFdw61brIbG0Y7b-9xUedhdtti48q9WDDjenT1tb-Y/s1525/IMG_2573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1525" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29vT-ry-1HmE-iuJCCz2IDu6qj46WodLq5qHTbxASGRebkF1UX3_47-v8JqiMwEQBKdK9GVBVncmGQenEZgkHxyRGGGcf_GLlFJ9wNtUnfGzyMpZMvE9m38nsPATAgRwxtvZpHKnnKjb1SRAjyUFdw61brIbG0Y7b-9xUedhdtti48q9WDDjenT1tb-Y/w400-h330/IMG_2573.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Picture from Christmas 2023</span></div><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the consultation appointment, I made it clear that I wanted to get started and complete the treatment as quickly as possible, so I went ahead and paid my money to get started, and they did all the scans/x-rays required that very day. The aligners should arrive in a couple of weeks.<br /><br /><b>Monday, Feb 5, 2024</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b>Today I will receive my little kit which includes the first set of ten trays for upper and lower teeth. I will change them out at home until I get to the tenth set, at which time I will go in for another appointment and the doctor will look at my progress and do another set of mouth scans. At that time, I will pick up my next set and will continue the treatment from there.</span></div>
<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzmAVNdgHhJSRPahFxkktTG_0yC9ueB-yuGycr8aV7c032vKPI-PCO69Miowh3Ijf3HzSFD5eAeBWqyGbS0uw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I lost track of time, but it seems like I probably spent around two hours in the chair having various tiny things glued onto my teeth. Those are the little bumpy things that will hold the trays in place. At the end of the visit, we installed the first set of trays on my upper and lower teeth. I have always been told that my mouth is small, and I can tell you that it’s hard to get them into my mouth because there’s a certain way you have to do it and it involves getting your hand up in there to snap the trays into place. They are very rigid hard plastic and it’s a challenge to get them in the first time, and especially hard to get them settled in without pinching the inside of your cheek into the tray, because you sort of have to curl them around from the inside and they snap on the outside of your teeth. Yes I did catch my cheek in it and it hurt. Once they’re snapped in, it’s hard to unsnap them, so it made me panic for a minute. I ended up just pulling my cheek skin out without unsnapping the tray. OUCH. No blood, so I’m okay.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It’s really a live and learn thing to get the hang of the technique to put the trays in and out of your mouth. Once they were in, I needed to attach the little elastic rubber bands. I had 1/4” rubber bands, and they were difficult for me to get on the first time. There are little hooks cut into the trays and that’s how you attach the rubber bands. It would have been smarter if I had examined the trays more closely BEFORE putting them in the first time to see which teeth the little hooks were located on. Once they’re in your mouth, it’s hard to tell where the little hooks are because there are so many other little bumpy things all over the place and they sort of all feel the same when you’re searching for the hook with your finger. </span></div><p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbCMzghlL3OuhftEehOj-Y816z09ux078i0JpWr3Kk0HniPxVX5suGsHsBMJiTUQ7MNgrdu7QeFm0RMjcUgZEXyHXfbG-2hQ8Flr2DL-KCPsKsffA035tBMdpv3I-o875gmhvFrPdcWbwFL-59KvSs4z8RTDnZcxG9pqkQRKNg7h4BYdd0vn55BEz3Kg/s755/IMG_6617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbCMzghlL3OuhftEehOj-Y816z09ux078i0JpWr3Kk0HniPxVX5suGsHsBMJiTUQ7MNgrdu7QeFm0RMjcUgZEXyHXfbG-2hQ8Flr2DL-KCPsKsffA035tBMdpv3I-o875gmhvFrPdcWbwFL-59KvSs4z8RTDnZcxG9pqkQRKNg7h4BYdd0vn55BEz3Kg/s320/IMG_6617.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Little bumpy things that will hold aligners in place…</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I’m sure every patient is different, and maybe you don’t even have to use the rubber bands at all, but I’m trying to be very detailed and specific about MY experience.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />You have to take the trays off when it’s time to eat. Now, this is one of the main reasons I chose to go with Envisalign, but the first time taking them out was difficult. They are snapped in there VERY TIGHTLY. I guess that makes sense if you think about it, because otherwise, they probably wouldn’t do their job of moving the teeth. Nevertheless, it was a bit of a job to get them out. I’m sure it will get easier with time—I just have to get my technique right.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I ate, then immediately went to the bathroom and did the brushing and cleaning of everything before putting them back into my mouth. They went in this time without catching my cheek, because I was being extra careful to be sure that didn’t happen again. I had a bit of a hard time getting the tiny rubber bands back on, but it was a little easier than the first time. This time, I paid close attention to exactly where and on which teeth those little hooks were. </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once I had them back on for the night, I went straight to bed. I felt like I had been put through the wringer, so I slept like a rock!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b>I had a haircut appointment at 10:30, so hubby and I had already decided we’d skip breakfast and he would meet me in town for lunch after my haircut. I removed the trays which was still a little difficult for me, did my morning teeth-cleaning routine and got ready to leave. There was lots of drool. Lol…just be prepared. I was experiencing pain immediately AFTER I removed the trays. Everything was completely comfortable as long as the trays were in place, but the moment I removed them, my teeth hurt. It was easy to tell from that pain that the braces were moving my teeth. Certain teeth hurt more than others when I bit down. I knew going in that this wasn’t going to be fun, so none of this pain was unexpected. I’m really just recording my experience so that others can read it and know what to expect. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Since I had had trouble removing them this morning, I decided to keep them out until after lunch. You can keep them out up to two hours a day, so this would work out about right. (They want you to wear them at least 22 hours each day.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />At lunch, when I chewed my fried chicken breast, I could really tell things were happening with my teeth. They hurt, but again, it wasn’t unexpected, so I’ll deal with the pain.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I came straight home, cleaned my teeth and put the trays/rubber bands back in. It was much easier this time. I think I’m getting the hang of it. I’m still hurting though, so I decided to cancel everything I have going on for the next few days. I took some Tylenol and went back to bed. Slept until 5:00! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Got up, fixed dinner, and did the whole routine again. I spent a little time with hubby doing some business paperwork, then went back to bed. I slept all night. I’m still feeling a bit worn out from it all, and that probably has something to do with my age…most people don’t wait until they’re 64 to do this.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I’m on an aggressive treatment plan, changing to new trays every five days, so I’m guessing that on every “new trays” day, it’ll be the equivalent of someone with metal traditional braces going in for adjustments. I guess that means I can expect discomfort every five days. Just when the pain settles a bit, it’ll be time for another set of trays. Not looking forward to the discomfort, but I’m looking forward to the end results, so I’ve got this!</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b>I woke up hungry, probably because I didn’t snack last night! I’m used to snacking probably more than a person should, so now that I have to take these trays out every time I eat something, I’ll be snacking a lot less. Maybe I’ll actually lose some weight! Now, that would be a great added advantage to doing Envisalign!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>It hurt to bite down on the bacon and the toasted edges of the bread. No pain, no gain!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, I decided to cook a big breakfast of bacon, eggs, grits and toast. I cooked and got it on the table. I didn’t want the meal to get cold, so I rushed upstairs to remove the trays from my mouth in a hurry. I ended up ripping the skin on my lower lip with the back rubber band hook on one of the trays. Now it’s bleeding and I just want to eat my food! Oh well, lesson learned. Don’t get in a hurry removing them. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I’ve just finished my breakfast and I’m going to try to keep them in until my next meal this evening. Yes, I’m going to try to skip lunch and just eat two meals per day…will see how that goes. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The trays are back in place now and I am getting faster at getting the bands back on. I’ve found that using my lighted makeup mirror and tweezers helps me, but that’s just something I discovered. There was a little plastic hook included in the kit, but I couldn’t get that to work. Whatever works, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEO0UJLWNxUhg3dCb7vd6-0V3tC9HbH6SbmvuUWmy90x9e-BE2FkeYIJCSkWMY2ntzf1aj2gibPXV6qUugh5oMEqWzqMtnNff6Cwq4E_RZ56Pgkt5HFFYfeyXggURQLUQC2fHWc_bYABVRTnnx_4tYwRQSNlxuPBnd3XFZ_8yNgWeBz0p5-vIkun_V3A/s1115/IMG_6622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1115" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEO0UJLWNxUhg3dCb7vd6-0V3tC9HbH6SbmvuUWmy90x9e-BE2FkeYIJCSkWMY2ntzf1aj2gibPXV6qUugh5oMEqWzqMtnNff6Cwq4E_RZ56Pgkt5HFFYfeyXggURQLUQC2fHWc_bYABVRTnnx_4tYwRQSNlxuPBnd3XFZ_8yNgWeBz0p5-vIkun_V3A/s320/IMG_6622.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I’ll make an entry in this diary each day to update my progress. I do hope me telling my story will help others to know what to expect if you decide to take an Envisalign journey too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let me know if you have any questions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_danRjJpiyPON7tOjL3M-36VcDprzGyHA4t9RVtDOYIB3CxsUIcY2J1441MW7PsZ4Xh6JVFauZ3mXO_QzfG4aqHPlHvZjP_O3dvstmU_UzWtXjbv0YTQ6PmFB0uie7zZK8gL_PgvpuZvymWYSQpnNU4IzhOUY12OxVGKrUYKjFqFNWS121V5hyphenhyphendst1_o/s200/signature%20blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="200" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_danRjJpiyPON7tOjL3M-36VcDprzGyHA4t9RVtDOYIB3CxsUIcY2J1441MW7PsZ4Xh6JVFauZ3mXO_QzfG4aqHPlHvZjP_O3dvstmU_UzWtXjbv0YTQ6PmFB0uie7zZK8gL_PgvpuZvymWYSQpnNU4IzhOUY12OxVGKrUYKjFqFNWS121V5hyphenhyphendst1_o/s1600/signature%20blog.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com0Baldwin County, AL, USA30.6010744 -87.776333299999992.2908405638211562 -122.93258329999999 58.911308236178847 -52.62008329999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-42326985029736698252022-09-15T13:57:00.002-07:002022-09-15T15:22:55.005-07:00Serendipity and Emily Dickinson’s Garden<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hi friends,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It’s been a whirlwind of a couple of weeks, but it was so much fun! We visited our daughter and s-i-l in Virginia, and the most interesting thing happened while we were there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">First, the backstory—I purchased a little piece of what I call functional art from a shop in Robertsdale six or seven years ago and just fell in love with the painting on it. It was obviously an up-cycled small chest piece that had been hand-painted with pretty little birds and bits of green stems with leaves, and the birds were outlined in black. I just loved everything about this little piece. And I’m always a sucker for anything that can be used as a storage place for other little treasures, so it went home with me. I wondered who had painted it, as I was unable to find a signature on it anywhere. I assumed that it was a local artist.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc38qP-XpRHiOF-d2nD5xHtNxB9gZ6aWA2S_GZF4h6yuIjm2XjzGjRHsvnSLySZylerZ_f4LTaGHmUVfWNEKwL7X8HCEdBSVQ9vnujaj7f48lUmde0ejqxO2_mS5lVVwYdOYp7pYG2UUBypZgVs7_-m3ZL0xHvbQloxpxj03dWZRbVhk_0JqUxoT9C/s4032/826C3698-E82C-4A20-9B77-AABE81B653BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc38qP-XpRHiOF-d2nD5xHtNxB9gZ6aWA2S_GZF4h6yuIjm2XjzGjRHsvnSLySZylerZ_f4LTaGHmUVfWNEKwL7X8HCEdBSVQ9vnujaj7f48lUmde0ejqxO2_mS5lVVwYdOYp7pYG2UUBypZgVs7_-m3ZL0xHvbQloxpxj03dWZRbVhk_0JqUxoT9C/s320/826C3698-E82C-4A20-9B77-AABE81B653BF.jpeg" width="240" /></a> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFrPXZSoI8lAtcW179hhaC1zKOzbZIN96MZ6iW37ww41_ZSL64Gijj1bcoFacOe2M0bY2542bHPRpATGSaFm6H5Io4V8USE4texbAXdG3jx7s3t9leuSO2d_ARCSn6WpS9LA0v_utbIJyg4Nadeq9WYhePrIBM3uWfsJqe6sYDXIxpnXPX072E7eh/s4032/6D8BB8BC-6EA3-46BC-B984-E912B1405993.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFrPXZSoI8lAtcW179hhaC1zKOzbZIN96MZ6iW37ww41_ZSL64Gijj1bcoFacOe2M0bY2542bHPRpATGSaFm6H5Io4V8USE4texbAXdG3jx7s3t9leuSO2d_ARCSn6WpS9LA0v_utbIJyg4Nadeq9WYhePrIBM3uWfsJqe6sYDXIxpnXPX072E7eh/s320/6D8BB8BC-6EA3-46BC-B984-E912B1405993.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Details of the first “Chris” piece…</td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As time went on, I grew more curious about who the artist was and I started thinking it strange that I hadn’t run across any local artists who had similar work for sale at any of the shows and events in Baldwin County, so I went to Google. I searched off and on for several months. Since I didn’t have any information really to go on, I just used a variety of keywords that described the piece. One day, the stars aligned and I found an artist I thought could possibly be the one—her style looked similar. I still wasn’t completely sure, as her style has changed some over the years, which happens with every artist, but I was hopeful, and I clicked on the image. It took me to Chris Jeanguenat. I found her on Facebook where she had shared a link to her art page, Wanderlust and Art. I went to that page and started looking through the hundreds of images she had posted. I knew that I would need to go back in her posts at least six or seven years to find the piece I had *if* she had even shared it. I couldn’t believe it when I found it! I finally knew who had painted my little chest. So, I started following Chris and we became “Facebook friends.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Another little tidbit that blew my mind was that she lives in Suffolk, Virginia! Our daughter lives in Suffolk! How’s that for serendipity? Out of this whole big world, she’s right around the corner from our daughter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We had planned a trip to go visit daughter, Autumn, and her hubby, Corey, in September on the train, and I really wanted to find another piece of artwork by Chris to bring home with me. After following her now for several years, I had picked out a piece from one of her latest posts that I really wanted and I had privately asked her the size and price. I also knew that Chris was very busy, painting like crazy trying to get ready for a jam-packed fall art show season, so I didn’t want to bother her while we were there. Autumn and I were planning a day out to shop and I just figured I’d find the local places where she exhibits her work and crossed my fingers in hopes that the piece I loved would be in one of the places. When I went to her page to find the galleries, I could only find one, so I decided to just send Chris a quick message asking the name of the other place. She answered me back with the names of the two places, and also invited us to come to her house to shop! I almost fainted. Autumn and I were so excited (Yes, I had already shared her accounts with Autumn and she loves her art too!) and could hardly wait for the next day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Y’all, Chris is the sweetest! She came running out down the sidewalk to welcome us, literally with open arms. Her house was filled with artwork that she is getting ready to take with her to the shows, so it was the most fun private shopping experience ever! I asked her about the piece I was dreaming of, and she took me to her kitchen where it was hanging. It took me about 30 seconds to decide that this was indeed the one that needed to come home with me. We had the best visit with her, and I now feel as though my Facebook friend, Chris Jeanguenat, is now my real life friend. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUcIovNlzqah8ZDU0dyfMNSjUmtcoMkIxRuosyHcvwgnMZndyU5hXbOTziZ4RyT50VwrowjQg4mCPFgv5gZHM9A_QY1ELhRVt-263decLvXbdP_hzW_3SlVsigCwVLUql3rNwSgWaMq1TFa4CaRS-OgiOlpfO9kdEkvCVzaLOdwMH3eVDAu4nncma/s4032/73D2996F-169D-453B-A466-0DED08AA96CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUcIovNlzqah8ZDU0dyfMNSjUmtcoMkIxRuosyHcvwgnMZndyU5hXbOTziZ4RyT50VwrowjQg4mCPFgv5gZHM9A_QY1ELhRVt-263decLvXbdP_hzW_3SlVsigCwVLUql3rNwSgWaMq1TFa4CaRS-OgiOlpfO9kdEkvCVzaLOdwMH3eVDAu4nncma/w297-h396/73D2996F-169D-453B-A466-0DED08AA96CB.jpeg" width="297" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn and Chris</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecaNndQUtkc7PGtxM6JVzFZ5KcUhQlhvyjrE4B6OyVY3vOoUQrI3reJ1TwFNeYO0uR8QNT_v_Ili0ITo2i0Dez76llRYdgjE8Q6h5VnTgmCUroq20C-02Ya1CfrOpEAaMcpkONwL8VjVL9b9Ds-Mz4t_WDeucS6b92Qf1UCVpURYrka_j4GjR7a85/s4032/5783D598-5753-43C6-ADD2-950299CA068E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecaNndQUtkc7PGtxM6JVzFZ5KcUhQlhvyjrE4B6OyVY3vOoUQrI3reJ1TwFNeYO0uR8QNT_v_Ili0ITo2i0Dez76llRYdgjE8Q6h5VnTgmCUroq20C-02Ya1CfrOpEAaMcpkONwL8VjVL9b9Ds-Mz4t_WDeucS6b92Qf1UCVpURYrka_j4GjR7a85/w280-h373/5783D598-5753-43C6-ADD2-950299CA068E.jpeg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, the painting, and Chris</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I already knew the size so I knew it would fit on the train with me, and I found the ideal safe place for it to travel! That’s the belt that holds the curtain back out of the way when the room is not occupied. It couldn’t have worked out any better!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZk1URnx5zBJli-_ngAmQ91B4RyiPRqfSZua6ZoEnhzxhvLcxnRUFayPA39Y1YnlFPr90bcNhrB4JKLadAjpsp97npKeDss8g9-jtYAcJCysToJsQZwY9lRT2G7XKvVo1YK13NOZWhHOOtOKlfshDe5YEiayRDpkNf6FVXHEkz6f-3pqo2L2VDgpv/s4032/452FD809-4543-4632-8371-DAF84EB5106C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZk1URnx5zBJli-_ngAmQ91B4RyiPRqfSZua6ZoEnhzxhvLcxnRUFayPA39Y1YnlFPr90bcNhrB4JKLadAjpsp97npKeDss8g9-jtYAcJCysToJsQZwY9lRT2G7XKvVo1YK13NOZWhHOOtOKlfshDe5YEiayRDpkNf6FVXHEkz6f-3pqo2L2VDgpv/s320/452FD809-4543-4632-8371-DAF84EB5106C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>If you love fun, colorful, whimsical art and the color black, go visit Chris online and follow her to see all of the fabulous artwork she’s creating. If you see something you love, she can package it up and ship it to you. Or, better yet, go see her at one of the upcoming shows! Her work is also available online as prints and other fun things at <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/chris-jeanguenat/shop">Fine Art America</a>. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Follow her on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wanderlustandart/">Here.</a><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Chris calls herself an “illustrator” and the</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> piece I now own was inspired by Emily Dickinson’s garden—a hand with flowers and a butterfly. It’s perfect for my studio with my antique lace clothing, gothic arches and black walls. It’s many of the things I love all wrapped up in one gorgeous painting.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZia8GPGgqJ_GNeU3fh0O3hmuQZ7r39GSm2kHuzRmxBBoGzxlgMnK9VUeS3csarAUj9IZS4ARwS4o_xNQJbqpYN66W2X9ALlHUixm_ofmjKhsDWRXbA2O_AlqXJMOFUMR8ofMeehep6ZkRbcYrOHcFqO45M7tlmjdmXVgRyE1JigRErLeM6cofhErI/s1616/D2EBBC4D-76F7-44CB-B6CB-12558D8B0AAF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="874" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZia8GPGgqJ_GNeU3fh0O3hmuQZ7r39GSm2kHuzRmxBBoGzxlgMnK9VUeS3csarAUj9IZS4ARwS4o_xNQJbqpYN66W2X9ALlHUixm_ofmjKhsDWRXbA2O_AlqXJMOFUMR8ofMeehep6ZkRbcYrOHcFqO45M7tlmjdmXVgRyE1JigRErLeM6cofhErI/w241-h446/D2EBBC4D-76F7-44CB-B6CB-12558D8B0AAF.jpeg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kyK016rt055B07joQy14mtHydMUYql9ixPaZ4XO2Bn41wSuvRHEWwfRDFLz2KL5bPLmDzGO-aSzAl6hSn42raCI30tq2-IBDrX1Gn78IiQ39MHg0PZa67xmIeN2QgTPOaUhvZr-_FTgmZNDawWRE-Z_2ns1F56kcCesBYKaoZOPacxj742QrvCKm/s1616/37E5DDB1-5CFF-474F-85FD-2CCF03521004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1080" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kyK016rt055B07joQy14mtHydMUYql9ixPaZ4XO2Bn41wSuvRHEWwfRDFLz2KL5bPLmDzGO-aSzAl6hSn42raCI30tq2-IBDrX1Gn78IiQ39MHg0PZa67xmIeN2QgTPOaUhvZr-_FTgmZNDawWRE-Z_2ns1F56kcCesBYKaoZOPacxj742QrvCKm/w269-h402/37E5DDB1-5CFF-474F-85FD-2CCF03521004.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf7mHBi3AszT94I1ThsU-sRExT2SdnHXiKNckpA7qkRNf36qYD2hNNQQW5KTpm7DPwf7F0UqIqBkbxNBOdf2FMyDo8RmdQqR4Rx2tg_aGzi8e7Um0tUP5iTItswiKx2yr8NPPvbBZPV80yFMynb4hYTfxQXLBJRxOUgYWpA_0-aQajZLGw_QMPcSi/s1616/81BC81DB-6BA7-4D76-AE8F-4D297DDAA3CE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1041" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf7mHBi3AszT94I1ThsU-sRExT2SdnHXiKNckpA7qkRNf36qYD2hNNQQW5KTpm7DPwf7F0UqIqBkbxNBOdf2FMyDo8RmdQqR4Rx2tg_aGzi8e7Um0tUP5iTItswiKx2yr8NPPvbBZPV80yFMynb4hYTfxQXLBJRxOUgYWpA_0-aQajZLGw_QMPcSi/w302-h469/81BC81DB-6BA7-4D76-AE8F-4D297DDAA3CE.jpeg" width="302" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I just love it when things come together in unexpected ways and we end up with a beautiful story to tell.</span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-61497309667028701032022-08-19T20:30:00.001-07:002022-08-19T20:38:17.335-07:00Whole House Interior Update<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How did this whole house redecorating thing start? A few months ago I repainted my studio where I make jewelry, and hung a fabulous wall mural to serve as a background when photographing my finished jewelry. I continued to add this and that until I had the studio exactly the way I had always envisioned. It’s such a great place to work now and I absolutely love everything about it—it’s so “me.” That space is adjacent to the living area, and it just made the other part of the house feel as though it needed some love. That’s how the entire house spruce-up project commenced. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVvsZZlKkF22CzWYpM6CgtYmymj0NXKeNSwTrQRH1RXsJbYp76aZnfRlYBP1j3guGz7hWcU7qN8epYT8WKgdptQDT7x3Tpr1PAcnNnvfizukvvcoDKisblo5M4FhprohriINAQKZ2ooihGea_52I1x-9JxPzcGL-RgK8e1Hu_usH-kqV5mku346NJ/s1459/42775F44-FFAD-4ADF-8BC5-6FB2F2752141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVvsZZlKkF22CzWYpM6CgtYmymj0NXKeNSwTrQRH1RXsJbYp76aZnfRlYBP1j3guGz7hWcU7qN8epYT8WKgdptQDT7x3Tpr1PAcnNnvfizukvvcoDKisblo5M4FhprohriINAQKZ2ooihGea_52I1x-9JxPzcGL-RgK8e1Hu_usH-kqV5mku346NJ/w472-h640/42775F44-FFAD-4ADF-8BC5-6FB2F2752141.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I followed with the little half bath that’s right off the studio. (See story board below.) I painted it black and wallpapered one wall with this great old-fashioned (in a good way!) bird wallpaper. I love it so much and I thought hubby would too, because he’s a lover of nature and it has birds, but it also has the black background, and black scares him a little bit, which is actually not unusual. Black is dark—it’s a dramatic color, but if you have plenty of light, it doesn’t feel too dark. It definitely makes a statement, and that’s the point, right? I thought this nature-inspired paper added just enough color to the little room and it also helps tell the Pimperl Place story, as we live in the middle of a glorious piece of heaven on earth, filled with all sorts of wildlife. This new look makes this small jewel box of a room feel right at home next to the new studio.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I still need to order the gold-colored pressed tin metal that’s going on the ceiling and that will also add another texture and lighten up the room a little more, AND THEN I can hang the new light fixture that I already have…just waiting for the ceiling to go up before we change it. I think hubby will like it more then. He does always tell me to do whatever I want with the inside of the house, as he usually ends up liking it when it all comes together anyway, but it’s just a little stressful (for both of us!) until it all does actually come together into a cohesive look that makes sense. The little powder room is now about 85% finished. I really need to go measure and order the ceiling tiles so we can call that room all wrapped up.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLST2YUdKox9gT529xf8ySRdw25ibQQUux9f_T5MsViYVOPQjq139QuUdr6LHpnLMFClHpM78f-RFyFKbA9IM9h4_-ECjzBQazYvakDv0FmF8JsCim8TzoTHiClRwWFRA_olH991YxYqwvSA8qReTruioLTl7c2hCOmjASjnGudLpx-mpY3J-FyoiY/s1550/3B338742-B50C-422F-9967-1F048F1058D2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1550" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLST2YUdKox9gT529xf8ySRdw25ibQQUux9f_T5MsViYVOPQjq139QuUdr6LHpnLMFClHpM78f-RFyFKbA9IM9h4_-ECjzBQazYvakDv0FmF8JsCim8TzoTHiClRwWFRA_olH991YxYqwvSA8qReTruioLTl7c2hCOmjASjnGudLpx-mpY3J-FyoiY/w640-h522/3B338742-B50C-422F-9967-1F048F1058D2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up is the remaining part of the living area/kitchen/dining space. The last time I painted the this area, it took most of a month. I had scaffolding set up at one of the two-story tall walls and the furniture was all pushed to the other side of the room. I couldn’t move anything by myself even though the scaffolding was on wheels as it was just too tall and unwieldy, so I would paint while hubby was at work and when he came home, he’d help me move things around so that I could get to the next wall the next day. Since he’s retired now and home everyday to help, it’s probably safe to assume that it won’t take as much time as it did last time, but whether or not my old body can actually climb up that scaffolding these days remains to be seen, so that part of things could slow me down a bit. Who knows how long it’s going to take, but I do know that it’s not going to paint itself, and since I just went and bought paint today, it needs to happen sooner rather than later.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As a side note, I ALWAYS use Sherwin-Williams paint…trust me on that. I’ve tried many different brands, and this is the best there is. Although I usually use two coats, I sometimes can get away with one coat of paint using this kind, and that never happens with any other paint I’ve ever used. I use the Duration line in satin finish for my interior walls. And it’s on sale 40% off for the next couple of days which is why I went today to buy what I needed. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have debated calling my painter friend (who is also a tenant in one of our rental houses) to see if he’d do the painting in exchange for a month of free rent, but I keep talking myself out of it. We did get him to repaint the outside of the house the last time we did that a couple of years ago, and I was so happy that I didn’t have to do it myself. I painted every single square inch of this house when we built it twenty two years ago, and it was a big job—not one that I care to repeat, and if I’m honest with myself, I also need to admit that I’m not as nimble and quick as I was back then! I’ve just never been one to pay for something to be done if I can do it myself, and anyway, our painter friend stays really busy and it would probably take him months to even get us on his schedule, and I’m impatient, so there’s that. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here’s the story board that I made to get a feel for how the new living room decor will look.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQ2dBmBm05AL-TmhZsuzdfF062jEEEe1Bg3WUsuahzfdh9Q-MqLe8otHzKsYzRQjmIVGOKBidBcJf4jCiKpC5USztN1B8HhDETGwoTzjCwIzwlOwYIYup2bp9c7Gg6WfDCEujwG_SZROSf0RxgDOIS56FN4oVhSSXJLyWFIGPnSGRKBRPZosR3-gP/s1376/0C286B2C-34F0-4E10-A7D3-3C105C8F5515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1099" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQ2dBmBm05AL-TmhZsuzdfF062jEEEe1Bg3WUsuahzfdh9Q-MqLe8otHzKsYzRQjmIVGOKBidBcJf4jCiKpC5USztN1B8HhDETGwoTzjCwIzwlOwYIYup2bp9c7Gg6WfDCEujwG_SZROSf0RxgDOIS56FN4oVhSSXJLyWFIGPnSGRKBRPZosR3-gP/w512-h640/0C286B2C-34F0-4E10-A7D3-3C105C8F5515.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, how did I arrive at these decisions? I decided that we needed to “calm things down a bit” in the interior of our house. The reason being that we’re getting older, and I’m not sure how many more of these whole house paint jobs I have in me. In the past, I’ve gone with some really bold colors and I’ve hung lots of my own very colorful artwork, which was fun, but at this point in our lives, it needs to feel more pleasing to everyone, and not just us. I mean, I’m trying to plan for the future and it’s not fun to talk about it, but we’re not going to be around forever. I don’t want to kick the bucket and leave behind a funky crazy house for our children. I guess I’m trying to make it easier on them when I actually think about it. If the colors are more “normal” then if they need to put the house on the market or rent it, it will be more attractive to the masses. With that in mind, I decided to use the same wallpaper again in the main living area, but just at the top one -third of a twelve foot wall. The bottom will be painted black as it’s a wall that extends into the living area from the studio. But, I promise, that’s all the black! The rest of the tall walls will be that pretty light color called Rice Grain. The story board shows what I like to call “the givens” too. Those are the things that will stay. Our stained concrete floor is one, which will get a new rug in the living area. What I love about that rug is that it’s an indoor/outdoor rug and that’s the kind I currently have in the living area. My hubby works outside A LOT and tends to be rough on a good rug with his dirty boots, so this kind works for us. I can take it outside to the concrete and pressure wash it! It’s made of some sort of recycled material that’s like plastic, but feels soft. Anyway, I’ve found one in an all over black and beige smaller scale pattern that will work with the bird wallpaper, so I’m excited to get the new rug. The other things that will stay are our FlexSteel leather furniture. Those pieces will probably last forever, and that’s the reason we spent big money to get that brand. It’s good stuff—still comfy and I still like it, so it’ll stay. The two accent colors that I’ve shown on the story board came from the wallpaper too. I’ll use them for throw pillows, throw blankets, and other small bits to help pull the complete color story together. I have a wooden trunk box thing that I’ve used the last few years as a coffee table. It’s a chunky piece which is a good scale for the room and our leather furniture, so I’m thinking of repainting it that brick red color. That would tie that piece back into my color story and provide a nice bold pop of color right in the center of the room. I think it’s going to be great!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The image below shows what our interior currently looks like. The walls have been green for eight years now. 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If you’d like to see quick posts, I’ll probably put them up more frequently on the Instagram account Pimperl Place, so if you’re interested in that, you’ll need to follow over there. I’ll write more in detail here.</span></p></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for following this journey with me!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Judy<br /></span><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.comBay Minette, AL 36507, USA30.8829628 -87.77304742.5727289638211559 -122.9292974 59.193196636178847 -52.616797399999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-16112954532976878142022-08-05T16:18:00.004-07:002022-08-05T16:18:31.285-07:00Changes<p>To whomever is reading this…</p><p>I’m bringing back the old blog! I’ve decided to make some changes with the way I’m operating my business, Down in the Delta LLC, and that will eventually involve deleting my website, so I’m going to resurrect this platform for documenting my continuing jewelry-making journey, simply for the sake of posterity. Maybe one of these days my grandchildren will want to know what it was that I spent my days doing…</p><p>Down in the Delta, LLC began seven years ago as the umbrella company under which I operate with several different business licenses—as a retail store, an event organizer and venue, and as a manufacturer of jewelry. The pandemic put a stop to the events, and the retail part of things had to move online, which was actually great for my jewelry business, but not for the big things in my inventory. During this time, my husband retired and I made the decision that I no longer wanted to host events here at Pimperl Place, because, it’s just a lot of hard work. I also didn’t want to load the trailer and hit the road to set up at other vintage markets when it was safe to do so again, because that too is a lot of hard work. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not afraid of “hard work” but it’s a fact that I’m getting older and it seems to be getting a littler harder, so it was time to change some things. I chose to “semi-retire” which simply means that I liquidated my vintage/antique inventory that I had accumulated for that part of the business. That left me only making jewelry, so I remodeled the jewelry-making studio, and my focus became solely on jewelry-making. I will continue to operate as a “manufacturer.” What this means is that I no longer need the LLC or the website, since most of my jewelry is now sold via facebook, instagram or through galleries. Deleting those things will save me some cash too, which is always a good thing, right?</p><p>I’ll still use the logo (which is copyrighted) when I sign my jewelry. And, if I forego the selling of the jewelry and just let galleries handle it, I can drop the whole paying sales tax thing that comes around every month! It’s sort of like doing a deep house cleaning—I’m figuring out what I’ll keep and what will go. </p><p>Anyway, I still have a few months to make these things happen, so for the next month, I’ll be hard at work fabricating more of that dramatic, dark and moody, Down in the Delta jewelry! Here’s a look at the new studio where I get to work. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIPIMIgBjqDDqug4PVeFuFV5za4whMRPtR6MSsUwwwUxpy5TjC0jd-VmkO3l380rwpJMQmRuoxx1NeLyHLZwKI2X-ptGSLS5Gh25C_DmL5lyEqWtT02UXZmm6QCZ0oLbzN-paD7WOzeDNbKdPWUbYEf2ioICq2JBjLe3fieAF9dH_u7z9IEpoHNS4/s1067/9BA67AC4-E409-418A-A1CA-B6A6CE68752E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="812" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIPIMIgBjqDDqug4PVeFuFV5za4whMRPtR6MSsUwwwUxpy5TjC0jd-VmkO3l380rwpJMQmRuoxx1NeLyHLZwKI2X-ptGSLS5Gh25C_DmL5lyEqWtT02UXZmm6QCZ0oLbzN-paD7WOzeDNbKdPWUbYEf2ioICq2JBjLe3fieAF9dH_u7z9IEpoHNS4/s320/9BA67AC4-E409-418A-A1CA-B6A6CE68752E.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is the mural that I put up after painting the walls black. I’m in love with it! I use it as a background when I’m photographing the new jewelry.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLh9HGzbWuNIKhW8HJSREE3hdjvXewAbsOCYjXSmF2NxGTWexnedOmUrxh3ZlgGbEkUe_pI3EfkdWtUZy7cw6l97RF7Ne1skIzbFB4svUInobMq7_1AIfMwyTB9GXFs6YZdzmnXrNj2vTPbcKnXV1TKDrQ7DZhv8tjezYJbc5qJlqnZ11k_Lfo4Yl/s4032/09154561-26C0-45B8-872C-91A4A684C605.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLh9HGzbWuNIKhW8HJSREE3hdjvXewAbsOCYjXSmF2NxGTWexnedOmUrxh3ZlgGbEkUe_pI3EfkdWtUZy7cw6l97RF7Ne1skIzbFB4svUInobMq7_1AIfMwyTB9GXFs6YZdzmnXrNj2vTPbcKnXV1TKDrQ7DZhv8tjezYJbc5qJlqnZ11k_Lfo4Yl/s320/09154561-26C0-45B8-872C-91A4A684C605.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjTnJO208Xy83Jxt0eY11iwK57MXkUY_o3SY3Vb4cRG_SM6dn2wxCYauwOYBf1Nu1Gc0qlqPhJp1_B1qe0exP5_GXQol0NzNzXLqbUfDoXezlWgWODWtrHoO_puNhAZ72qnT7xa0Lee4NSbqCCNsV040E6HFws2YA9fbroKL2aJUPc2HxD41QoutY/s1616/843FD6F6-F304-4B39-B750-9F8FC1D32863.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjTnJO208Xy83Jxt0eY11iwK57MXkUY_o3SY3Vb4cRG_SM6dn2wxCYauwOYBf1Nu1Gc0qlqPhJp1_B1qe0exP5_GXQol0NzNzXLqbUfDoXezlWgWODWtrHoO_puNhAZ72qnT7xa0Lee4NSbqCCNsV040E6HFws2YA9fbroKL2aJUPc2HxD41QoutY/s320/843FD6F6-F304-4B39-B750-9F8FC1D32863.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><div><p>This gives you a better idea of what the entire space feels like. I have a crazy good amount of light with that spider-looking light fixture! And I used some of my vintage and antique treasures to complete the studio. It turned out so much better than I had imagined, and it made me want to redecorate the entire house!</p><p>Here’s a shot showing how I use the mural as a backdrop in photos of jewelry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eLHqiwXuSK47py-LgSlRQdR2dgrmB8Cq1EQcGeUAnpHxCaqjuY2CJOymx-jg4iVyJskeREx4wI2keWnHgPjbS7mVVwqKDgjAL4Y90cOsx2ok9HCz6JGrpl-2K5kzqRpTHQiQR6lHLEwRQGscVKQ16V6zATqaCiDq6vgNGoGREu2sC37445K1P260/s1220/996ADE3F-1842-4FD6-870B-A6F0B51C946A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eLHqiwXuSK47py-LgSlRQdR2dgrmB8Cq1EQcGeUAnpHxCaqjuY2CJOymx-jg4iVyJskeREx4wI2keWnHgPjbS7mVVwqKDgjAL4Y90cOsx2ok9HCz6JGrpl-2K5kzqRpTHQiQR6lHLEwRQGscVKQ16V6zATqaCiDq6vgNGoGREu2sC37445K1P260/s320/996ADE3F-1842-4FD6-870B-A6F0B51C946A.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I’ll be back soon with some more new jewelry. 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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi friends! I've been spending a lot of time over at the other blog (<a href="http://www.downinthedelta.blogspot.com/">www.downinthedelta.blogspot.com</a>) building that business, but I'm not completely gone from here...I miss spending time with you. Once the market rolls around (April 1 & 2) I will be back sharing more here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did want to share a fun giveaway that's going on on my Down in the Delta Facebook page. Even if you don't want the tickets, it would be fun to participate, but just know that if you do leave a comment, you will be in the drawing for a free couple of tickets to the market. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I put up a photograph from my personal collection-it's an interesting one-you just need to see it. A "progressive story" is being written by my readers with each one leaving the next line to the story. It's a lot of fun to see where it goes! I will be drawing a winner from the contributors on Sunday, and at that point, I'll share the real story that goes with the picture. If this sounds like fun to you, jump on over there and play along! This is the link to the page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downinthedeltavintageandantiquesmarket/">https://www.facebook.com/downinthedeltavintageandantiquesmarket/</a> Once you click over to the page, look for the post with this picture:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's almost Christmas and I'm still decorating! I don't remember a year EVER where I waited until the last minute to make the house look like Christmas...and, you know what? I probably would have just not decorated at all, except that I found this great little vintage cart last week while out junkin', and it inspired me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And, speaking of the kids....once I got going down this path, I thought back at some of my own childhood memories that really stuck with me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One memory was of a gumdrop tree that my little church had every Christmas. Our church was a tiny one with around 30 members (on a good day) and church on Christmas was like celebrating with family--they <i>were </i>part of my God family, and still are. "Mom" Sutton, our pastor's wife, always did special little things for the kids. When I was really little, I thought for the longest time that she was my other grandmother, because I had heard her grandchildren call her "grandmother" and so it just went that way...It was so much fun to go home with her for a day or even a few hours between Sunday services because she always had baked goodies, big jars of buttons, and she would take her hair down out of the bun so that I could see how long it was. Mom Sutton just celebrated her 100th birthday...Anyway, I believe she was the one who started the gumdrop tree that remains so magical in my mind. It was a simple twig tree with candy gumdrops just stuck on all over it. She was from Germany, and that just seems so German to have <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel">Hansel and Gretel</a> decorations, so I'm sure it must have been Mom Sutton's contribution to the Christmas decorations at Simmsville Bible Chapel. After the Christmas service, when we would file through the door on our way home, "Pop" Sutton would hand each of us a brown paper bag filled with fruit and hard candy...Yes, I have sweet memories of my childhood growing up in that small love-filled church. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I thought I would try to reproduce that little gumdrop tree this year to make some sweet memories for the kids in my family, and I decided it would be nice to share so that if you want a fun, easy, cheap project for the kiddos, this one is it. Now let me show you how I did it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Since my decor is a little tacky this year, I went with a pear can for my container. I added a strip of burlap around it and tied it all together with a ribbon. This is where you can get creative and make it "go" with your decor. It could be pretty in a silver plated bowl, a wooden container, or stuck into something with a hole in it (wooden shoe form)...just use your imagination. Since the can was lightweight, I added stones to hold the little tree in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This little twig tree that I found in the edge of our yard is perfect, because it has a lot of little twig things on which to stick the sugarplums.</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The little gooey candies just sort of "grab" right on if you smash them onto the little twigs just right. </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side note: I may or may not have cut the top out of a plum tree that hubby planted...He just asked me where I cut the tree...pray for me...Christmas <i>is</i> the season for forgiveness.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hubby just told me that it was his plum tree...I sure hope the kids enjoy it. He did forgive me, but I probably need to find another plum tree for him to plant when spring rolls around next year...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If I don't see you again before the big day, I hope you have a good one, filled with blessings and sweet sugarplums. And, remember to whisper a "Happy Birthday" to Jesus before the day is done, because, after all, He is the reason for the season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks for spending some time with me! And I would love for you to visit my other website <a href="http://www.downinthedelta.net/">www.downinthedelta.net</a> and make plans to come on down to the delta for a visit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever driven by a place and said to yourself, "I want to go inside there one of these days"? Well, I have done that at least a hundred times whenever I've traveled through Malbis, on Alabama Highway 181. If you're familiar with the area, you probably already know where I'm talking about; for those of you who aren't from around here, I'm referring to the Malbis Plantation Greek Orthodox Church, also known as the Malbis Memorial Church. Today was the day--the h</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ubby and I were out and about and decided to venture over there after lunch and see it for ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The church is a private family chapel that was built as a memorial to Jason Malbis, founder of Malbis Plantation. It is built in the Byzantine style, with all elements of art and marble arriving here from Greece, according to a nice lady who was greeting visitors today. The craftsmanship is simply something to be studied and appreciated. I could have stayed inside all day long just snapping pictures of details. It is open daily to visitors, and several other individuals visited while we were there. To learn more about the church, please visit these links: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbis_Memorial_Church">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="http://www.mosaic-tile-design.com/malbis-plantation-alabama.html"> the tiles</a> ...and there are many more if you "Google" it. </span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-79214467802937630902015-11-22T12:33:00.002-08:002022-07-24T09:08:55.670-07:00Thanksgiving, Teaching Friends to Solder and Trunk Shows<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">I have been extremely busy trying to make jewelry for a couple of <b>trunk shows</b> that I'm doing, and I just shot a few pics to give you a glimpse into what I'm making. I had some friends over on Friday to <b>teach </b>them how to solder jewelry, and that was fun. They each took home a couple of pieces and I believe they enjoyed the process, a chance to be creative, and I know we all enjoyed the company of one another. I really have to make time to do things like this more often...I love my friends. Anyway, since I had my soldering iron and lots of glass and bits of stuff out, I decided to go in that direction. Here are my creations from yesterday...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of you may not know that I do pet portraits, especially if you're a new follower to my blog. I guess I haven't talked about it much lately because I haven't actually painted one in a couple of years. My friend, Lorraine, asked me to paint her Coco recently, and I just delivered it last night, so I thought I would share it with you today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This one was a lot of fun to do...I mean, just look at that happy face!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really try to get a feel for the personality of the pet by doing an "interview" with the pet owners. I just get them to talk about the furry little (or big) ones until I feel I have enough information to go on. Sometimes, I just ask for one-word descriptions, as I did in this case. Lorraine had already provided some lengthy writings (She's a blogger, too!) that she had posted on her blog back when they lost Coco, so that gave me some additional info to use as inspiration, as well. Anyway, I then need good photographs. I usually get several so that I can really see details that might not all show up clearly in just one. That gives me several to reference as I paint. I use bright colors, because I think it adds to the fun factor, but I do always try to get ideas about dislikes...for instance, Lorraine is not fond of the color red in decorating, so I only used red where absolutely needed (tongue) and stuck with a cool blue for the background. Another cool (and fun!) characteristic of my pet portraits is the fact that they are mixed-media. There will always be unexpected elements used in the piece. In this case, it was the Scrabble tiles spelling Coco's name. I also let the piece tell a story that usually comes together in my mind over the course of a few days as I work on the piece. I then cut up the text from discarded books and search until I find all the words needed to tell that story. This part can take hours--you can imagine. I had a hard time finding the word "wagging" for this particular painting, but I did eventually find it! If I simply can't find a particular word, I will change my plan and maybe use permanent ink with letter stamps. I have tons of fun art supplies available in my studio, so I always come up with something that will work. Oh, and I didn't even tell Lorraine this, and I wonder if she's noticed yet, but the dog tag around his neck is inscribed in tiny numbers with the date that Coco went to doggie heaven. I would have also included birth date, but I don't believe they knew that, as she was a pound puppy. So now, with all that explained, I'll show you some more examples of some of my other pet portraits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have a pet that you would like for me to paint, just message me and we can talk. My prices are 8" x 10"--$50, 11" x 14"--$75. These prices are for paintings on gallery wrapped canvas which requires no frame. Other variations on sizes or materials can make the price vary a bit...Shipping is actual cost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This post is going to be a bit unusual for me, but sometimes I just need to vent. I was wondering how many of you are tired of this too...so, I'm putting it out there. Please let me hear from you so that I know I'm not crazy...<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I can't be the only okra stem end hater out here...Can I?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pictsweet--I'm calling you out on this one. I am so tired of buying your bags of frozen okra and then having to pick out the end pieces that most of us would throw into the compost bin if we had cut our own fresh okra. Why, if you insist on adding the trash ends into the bag, do you put a picture of something on the front of the bag misrepresenting what is actually inside the bag? Do you see any end pieces in this pretty picture?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See the growing pile off to the left of the bowl? I really feel I shouldn't have to pick through to get out the trash bits. I guess I could just eat it, but I don't want it. I want the good stuff, just like my grandmother would have served. And, no, I don't remember her making us eat stems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you missed Part 1 yesterday, click <a href="http://judypimperl.blogspot.com/2015/10/special-puppets-and-emmy-award-winner.html">here</a>. And now, I'll pick up where I left off...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To sum up my puppet purchase, I ended up with a travel case, two heads and three bodies/outfits. I plan to speak to some other individuals who have knowledge of the value of puppets and then once I determine what they're worth, I will list them on ebay. I will let you know in another post when this actually happens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also found some of Mr. Izen's handmade masks. I'm thinking they were used as props or accessories for his puppet shows, but I plan to list them separately from the puppets, that is if I don't decide to keep them for myself. I'm sort of in love with them...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I attended what I thought was going to be a regular estate sale yesterday. I had seen the sneak peak photographs that were posted, and nothing really caught my eye, but I decided to go anyway. I always find something once those doors open. I did remember the card in the mail stating something about a puppeteer's estate, but still, nothing caught my interest...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the outside room, or the first room that you enter at the sale, I picked up a traveling case that someone else had put back down just before we entered the main room. The case was apparently used for some extensive travel for Punch and Judy. How do I know that? It was well worn and had a label.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is an image of Punch and Judy. I'm not sure who these puppets belong to, but I wanted to find a picture. Believe it or not, I didn't know what Punch and Judy looked like. I don't believe I saw them at the sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I went into the big room with tons of stuff, I ran across several puppet heads. I was so intrigued with them! I grabbed a couple that appealed to me and put them in my bag, not sure yet if I would actually purchase them or not...but then as I moved on to other tables, I found some puppet bodies or dresses with arms, but no heads. Now the heads were making sense to me. I grabbed the three bodies and stuck them into my bag with the two heads. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My strategy at this estate sale is to carry a large shopping bag and grab everything that is even a possibility, then find a quiet corner and go through it all to make my final decisions on what I will actually purchase. I should also tell you that I am always one of the first shoppers through the door, so I'm almost all the way around the merchandise before half of the shoppers are even inside the building. It's true--the early bird really does get the worm, or in this case, the good treasures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I got home and did my research, I was astonished at what I found! This man had a very distinguished career traveling all over the world with his puppets and even won an Emmy Award for his work! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">A puppet-making demonstration and performance program by Emmy Award-winning Marshall Izen for children ages 5 to 10 is being offered Sunday by the Express-Ways Children's Museum. Youngsters will have a chance to develop their imaginations in Izen's multimedia show, "Rags, Bags and Dragons." Izen, a concert pianist and artist trained at De Paul University and the Art Institute of Chicago, fuses classical music, art and puppetry in the program. All these elements, Izen says, are "an integral part of the show and what I do. The children watch me as I make something with simple materials and then I use that material in the show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When he retired his puppets years ago, he began playing solo shows at Carnegie Hall--turns out the piano was his second love and he must have been pretty good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next Google search included the word <i>obituary</i>, and sadly, I found that he had passed away this summer at the age of 90. I guess this would explain why his puppets were being sold in an estate sale.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">IZEN--Marshall, died May 26, 2015, aged 90. Pianist, puppeteer (Emmy 1972), film maker, storyteller, traveler, gadfly to acousticians, fierce letter writer to reviewers, he adored opera, lieder (with nightingales especially), great pianists, conductors, and countless friends in New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles. Beloved brother and uncle. Memorial Service, New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, Sunday, June 28, 2015, 2pm.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I know why these little puppets were speaking to me. They are special and they enjoyed wonderful lives (sort of...) thanks to Marshall Izen. Think of the smiles they must have brought to children over the years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are all handmade and the clothing/bodies are as well. The details on the dresses are pretty amazing. You just don't see this quality in much of anything anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, now that you know why they're special, let me show you these great little puppets. Notice that some of the photographs are with the heads attached to the bodies. I'm not sure if they had certain bodies (clothes) that went with specific heads or if he just used them interchangeably...I have two heads and three outfit/bodies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our daughter is coming from Virginia to visit for a few days, and I wanted to pull together some special recipes from the past that I thought she would appreciate. One of our favorites has always been this French Toast that I made frequently when the children were all still at home. I don't make it as much anymore, because I just don't cook as much as I did back then, but this visit will be an excuse to make a mess in the kitchen while I cook up some good and tasty memories! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shared the French Toast recipe last year, so I thought I would share it again for those of you who missed it. It's a good one...you really need to try it! Just follow the link for the complete post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You get the idea, right? It's a lot of work. I know we make it look easy, but believe me when I tell you that we work hard for our money! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This piece first caught my eye because of the color. I love this industrial blue that they painted these metal cabinets way back when...and, it's perfectly rusty. I've cleaned it and applied a coat of wax to give it a little sheen and make it not so rough to the touch. I imagined it being put to use in some art studio to hold supplies (It will hold a lot of stuff!), so I made little tags to imply "art box"...Of course, it can be used for anything. Just slip the paper tags out and put new ones in. It would be nice to just use it as a pop of blue in a room with industrial decor, or a mini "office" to stash mail, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, and I mentioned that it's big...Actual measurements are 16" deep, almost 21" wide and 8" tall. Each drawer is 9 3/8" wide on the inside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, we've been back now about a week from our trip to the Corridor 127 Yard Sale, aka The World's Longest Yard Sale. It was an "all girl" trip and we took two cars so that we could fill them up with merchandise for our two shops, Coastal Charm and Juju Queen's Junk, both located at Antiques at the Loop in Mobile, Alabama. Linda and I are used to having our husbands along to help with the heavy lifting, and we didn't have them this trip, but we managed. Yes, we are super women!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed up on Wednesday morning, bright and early. My friend, Corinne, who is an artist friend, joined us as well. We met in Baldwin County at exit 45 along I-65 and quickly headed toward Tennessee. I talked and talked to Corinne, and she listened and listened...seriously though, I did let her talk <i>some</i>. I glanced up in my rear view mirror every minute or so to make sure Linda was still back there. At one point, she merged off to the right and I was going straight, so I quickly took the right turn...yes, I almost missed it...too busy talking, I guess. Thank you, Linda, for paying attention for me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had planned our trip, as it was my third time "doing" the yard sale. A friend of mine and Linda's was going to be set up in Clark Range, Tennessee, so we decided to drive all the way to Clark Range, stay the first night near there, and then do the sale thing over the next few days as we headed back toward home. I booked a cabin online in "Muddy Pond" which was approximately a ten-minute drive from the sale route. <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">They really should put a note on the rental description that says, "Don't arrive after dark--You will NOT be able to find it." </span>Yes, we got lost. The smart voice in my car told me, "You have arrived at your destination." I looked around and saw woods... There was no cell service on any of our phones. No lights anywhere nearby...Hmmm. Now what? Up the road a bit, there was a house with some lights on. I decided to go there and ask. I knocked on the door and there was no answer..<span style="background-color: #ffe599;">.It was around 9:00 pm, and I probably wouldn't have answered my door either</span>...We really needed to find our cabin! We went over a dam (I think I found the muddy pond, anyway!) and around a circular drive (dirt road!) and when I stopped because I realized I was right back where I had already been. I looked out my side window and there was at a cemetery, like four feet from my car. Okay, I'm normally one to hold it all together, but this was getting a little creepy...We decided to turn around and go back down the mountain. Linda and I were both getting low on gas in our cars, so we couldn't just drive around all over the place trying to find our way. Heading back down the road we saw a man unloading his treasures from a day out shopping the yard sale. Hallelujah! I literally ran up to that man and almost hugged him! Please help us find our way, Mr. Man. He did (along with some help from a woman- of course!) and they made me understand that I just needed to trust them and turn left into the woods! Yes, at that very place where my smart voice in the car told me we had arrived at our destination. My friend, Corinne, had a flashlight, so we got out of the car with the help of that light and made sure that it was in fact something that resembled a road there leading up to the cabin. We have never been so happy to get out and find some beds to crawl in! I went out like a light, but I think that's because I'm accustomed to living in the woods. My friends...well, I don't think they got very much rest that first night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sunshine is amazing! That next morning, things were not nearly as scary as the night before. It was a beautiful place with a lake for fishing, or playing in the water. There was a paddle boat parked down there if we had wanted to paddle around in the lake. Horses and cows grazed across the lake...As we headed back down the little path, Linda pointed out a sign way up on a tree that said "rental cabin"...it was on a brown piece of wood, painted in brown, on a brown tree trunk...I think I'm going to make them a sign with reflective letters and send it to them as a gift...It will also be my gift to future pickin' girls who find themselves looking for the cabin at Muddy Pond...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It only took us about ten minutes (just like they said) to get down to the trail the next morning...Like I said, the sunshine is amazing. In the dark the night before, it took around an hour! Anyway, as I got down into the land of cell service once again, my phone started going crazy with voice mails and facebook messages. My husband called in at the very moment that my service came back, and he had some devastating news. My sweet sister-in-law, Missy (brother's wife), had passed away unexpectedly. That was some hard news to hear. She was fine a week before and was only fifty years old. (If you would like to read more about Missy, <a href="http://judypimperl.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-sad-week.html">here's a link to my post honoring her</a>.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After speaking to family members, it was decided that I would continue on my trip and as soon as we arrived back home in Baldwin County, I would head back up the next day with my hubby and son to Birmingham. Missy had lots of friends, and they had all swooped in to help with everything, and my brother was waiting for his out-of-town children and their spouses to arrive over the next couple of days. I decided it would be better to give them some private time together anyway. So, we continued on with our plans, but with my thoughts constantly on my brother and his family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't get a lot of pics that first day because my cell phone battery had died that night before and I had a heck of a time getting it to charge back up while talking to lots of people who were calling after hearing the news of the death in the family. Also, my car doesn't charge the phone unless it's actually running, so with all the stopping and going, it just couldn't keep up. So, I do have a few pics, but they happened toward the end of the trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I snapped this pic to show Linda, because I thought it looked like something she would want. She did! Not sure if she'll put it in the shop (Coastal Charm) or keep it at home, but you can check out <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-worlds-longest-yard-salehwy127.html">her post about the yard sale trip here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Mentone, we stopped in at the Wildflower Cafe, one of my favorite places to eat. It's not just the food that's good, but the entire experience. Linda and Corinne loved it, too. I think they both want to go back and take their other halves with them! Here's a pic of the singing man that was entertaining us as we waited for our lunch...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We worked our way down toward Fort Payne that second day. We jumped off the trail for a bit to check out an antiques mall that I found when I did a search on my phone. It was downtown in an old factory building. <a href="http://www.bigmillco.com/">The Big Mill Co. Antiques & Artisans</a> was full of nice things. I will definitely stop in again when I'm in the area. I took a couple of pics of this place, because it was just so pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I said earlier, it was my third time doing the yard sale. As far as the sale goes, this time was just about the same as the others...The best places to stop are those with multiple tents set up in large parking lots or fields. It just takes way too much time if you try to stop at each individual house with a yard sale sign. As always, I found some nice treasures. I followed the rule that I made for myself before I left home this time...Only buy what I would want to use in my own home. That way, if it doesn't sell and I'm stuck with the thing, it will be okay...I think I've already decided to be "stuck" with some of the things...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope I can do the World's Longest Yard Sale again next year. The first year I went with my sister-in-law, second year with hubby, and this time with two girl friends...I'm thinking about taking a bus next year so that I can take lots of friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone. Maybe you've noticed that I've not posted for over a week. If you follow me on Facebook, then you know that I lost a precious family member last week. Today, I want to tell you a little bit about my sister-in-law, Missy, and I will get back to my normal schedule soon. It just doesn't feel right to just jump back in sharing new projects or new treasures for the shop right now....those things seem so trivial. I feel like honoring Missy, if only for a minute. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Melissa Ann McAlpin Hanks was "Missy" to those who knew and loved her---and that was/is a lot of people. (You can't even imagine the outpouring of love and help from the community and their church--it was nothing short of amazing to witness.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My brother, Harold, and Missy were married over twenty-eight years, as a matter of fact, they married just four months after I got married. I remember thinking that I was old enough to be getting married at 26, but they were too young! They were somewhere around 21 or 22...Anyway, they built a beautiful life together and it was centered around God and their five children. I remember there for a few years, we referred to her as "Fertile Myrtle" because she was always pregnant! Their oldest daughter is the same age as our son, so our two children grew up together and are still close today. Missy loved those children. They are all now young adults, ranging in age from 27 to 19, if my memory serves me correctly. When looking back over their life together, it's the kind of story that we all should hope to leave behind when all is said and done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Missy loved Facebook. Whenever we were trying to find out about local news or something that we had heard through the grapevine, my 82 year old dad would ask me if I had checked in on what he lovingly referred to as MNN (Missy News Network) to see any updates. Yes, she was the one who kept everyone informed, even tagging me when she would hear of escaped prisoners down in lower Alabama. She was the one who always wanted to make sure we planned family gatherings (which she also did on Facebook!) She was so Facebook savvy! I sometimes wondered how she typed all of those posts so fast...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I mentioned family gatherings, it reminded me of another thought...I'm already worried about who will bring the pecan pies to our Thanksgiving dinner. Missy made the best pecan pies in the world, and we always depended on her to bring them. Her sister, Karan, tells me that she can give me the recipe, but I'm sure there was something special Missy was doing to make them perfect that I won't know about...I guess they'll enjoy some good pecan pies in Heaven if they have a Thanksgiving celebration there...If Missy's in charge, she will plan one, I'm sure of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Missy called me "Little Martha" because I love to cook, decorate, and make things...a lot like that famous Martha. She always worried that she didn't know how to do those things, but, in reality, she was good at it. I remember a snowman Christmas tree that she made that was the cutest thing ever! I know there are pictures somewhere (probably on Facebook!) but it would be hard to find them looking through the thousands of pics she posted...She also did pretty baked goodies for holidays. If it was for Christmas, it would have some pretty decoration on it that said "Christmas"...and for other special occasions, same story. She was creative, she just never saw it in herself or fully appreciated the things she made. I will miss her creative spirit and being called "Little Martha."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Missy was a beloved bus driver for the local school system for years and years...I'm not sure exactly how many, but I'm sure she was probably getting close to being able to retire from the job even though she was only 50 years old. When the awful news of Missy's passing came, and the school put another bus driver on her bus to begin the new school year, they found a bus with the front dash area decorated with pictures of her family. That was Missy...her family was never far away--they were ALWAYS in her thoughts and prayers. Her children on the route will miss her as do her bus driving buddies. They were a close-knit group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In closing, I want to say that I will miss you terribly, Missy. Watch over us...You know some of us need more help than others, so keep a close eye on them! Enjoy visiting with your mom and dad, our mom, and all the other relatives who've gone before. We will see you when we get there. Thank you for all that you were to us. Love you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I shared a quick look at a couple of these silver plated spoon necklaces a few days ago in a Fab Fashion Friday post. I have finally finished the series, which consisted of six spoons I bought at an estate sale, and they will be going into the shop on Wednesday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wish I could find more of these old soup spoons, but they are just rare. Silver plated teaspoons are plentiful, but the end result is more of an oval shape, and I'm going for something closer to round for my necklaces. As soon as I find more spoons, there will be more necklaces...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For this simple but grungy look, I've mixed a variety of metals with the silver plated spoons. Giving the pieces a professional and finished look is a copper eyelet through which I've threaded a long strand of black polished leather string (29") that is hand-tied at the nape of the neck. A bronze colored bead completes the look. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The finished piece slips easily over the head creating a casual jewelry statement.</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-61571645505861455022015-07-07T06:51:00.000-07:002015-07-07T06:51:27.903-07:00How We Spent Our Holiday Weekend<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I told you a few days ago that we spent the 4th of July holiday weekend with family (hubby's brother and sis-in-law) in Mississippi. We always enjoy our visits, although we don't get to spend as much time together as we would like. We all stay so busy with work and life, that the brothers usually have to come up with "excuses" to get us together--it's usually about a broken tractor, or replacing boards on a trailer bed, or putting up a fence, or some other similar reason. They enjoy visiting while they work and my sister-in-law and I usually go antique shopping, cook, or do some fun project. We have so many common interests and really do enjoy our time together...it's that kind of family. The kind that leaves you smiling and remembering little things for days after the visit...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They live in her grandmother's house, and they lovingly restored it when everyone else told them it should be torn down. It has been challenging with problems around every corner...She likes to think that her grandmother is in Heaven just laughing about it all; I think Granny is proud of the job they've done. There's so much character in the house and I love the way it's decorated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has a compost pile where she throws all of the organic waste from the kitchen and yard...These pumpkins just grew from seeds that were left behind in that compost pile! There must be twenty or thirty pumpkins and they are gorgeous!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only problem is that it's the first part of July and she's hoping they will last until time to decorate for fall. New ones are still coming on the vine, so maybe there will be some that are still good...I snapped a pic of a green small one, and I noticed still more blossoms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also have many, many animals...always. I believe the dog count is currently at ten. The night before we arrived, they heard a cat meowing up in a tree. My brother-in-law climbed up and rescued him and the little kitten hung out in the house with us all weekend. He is a very lucky kitty--the dogs must have been somewhere else on the property because cats don't last very long around their house...He would have been just a nice, tasty, orange, furry little snack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and to complete her gift, I added this antique button ring to the bag on the outside as a gift wrap embellishment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed up to attend the Vintage Market weekend at the Nashville Flea Market last weekend. Come along with me as I share the trip in pics!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It rained on us the entire trip up, and continued to drizzle after the market opened, so some vendors were slow setting up and opening their booths. I had my handy shopping cart with me and it doesn't have fenders, so it was throwing mud up onto the back of my legs--not fun. The entire fairgrounds looked like the pic below. Some vendors were putting out hay to make it possible to walk through without sinking into the mud. Yes, it was pretty yucky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must have walked the entire place three or four times trying to make sure I didn't miss any booths that were late opening, so needless to say, my legs were very tired at the end of the day! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Tip** If you go to the <a href="http://www.thefairgrounds.com/fleamarket/dates.asp">Nashville Flea Market antiques weekend</a>, don't expect it to actually open at 7:00 on Saturday as hours shown on the marketing materials. Most booths didn't open until around 9:00. I got the idea that it wasn't just the rain, but business as usual. The parking lot was totally empty when I arrived at 6:50.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, here are some shots of the wares that were available...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These buttons were just piled up on a table, hundreds, maybe thousands, of buttons. They were fun to look through, but they were all scratched up from the way they were just thrown out there. He was selling them at $1 - $3 each. I passed on them...but I did get a fun picture or two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I left the show, I visited some other antiques stores and malls. The Downtown Antique Mall was my favorite one. It just has so much fun and funky character in the building itself and it's literally a couple of feet from the railroad track which was active. That train in the photograph was moving! It was so cool...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent some time pickin' in Franklin, too. Franklin has always been one of my favorite places, and although it has become more "touristy" over the last ten years or so, you can still find some good things. I was disappointed to learn that one of my favorite antiques malls, Harpeth Antique Mall, had closed. It was there for years and years and now it's just gone. The shopping center has undergone a major upgrade and new places have moved in. I'm guessing the rent was probably going to triple or so...and we know how that story goes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my other favorite, <a href="http://franklinantiquemall.com/">Franklin Antique Mall</a>, and they've been there a long time, too. It's located in the "old ice house" as they call it...a quirky old building with metal plates in the floor and ramps and twists and turns...the kind of place that's fun to wander around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I leave the Nashville area and show you what I brought home, I want to tell you about this awesome BBQ place that I visited, <a href="http://martinsbbqjoint.com/">Martin's BBQ Joint</a>. It was my first meal with them, and it was the best BBQ ever, and that's saying something because this girl loves a good BBQ sandwich! Their regular pork sandwich comes with a sweet sauce that's named "Southern Belle" sauce. Don't you just love that? I had mine with coleslaw on the sandwich and it was seriously good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe they have several locations, but this one was actually in a newer retail shopping area east of Nashville, in Mt. Juliet. <a href="http://martinsbbqjoint.com/">Here's a link to their website.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I scored some great old ironstone. This lidded butter dish is a rare find, and it's perfectly aged with that great discoloration that is so popular and hard to find. The transfer is beautiful, and blue is popular for decor, so this is probably my "best" find of the trip--in my opinion, of course!</span></div>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-68235277382601340162015-05-31T11:57:00.000-07:002015-05-31T20:08:36.076-07:00A Memorable Lunch at Kitchen on George<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hubby had a rare Friday off work last week, so of course I asked him to go along with me as I hit every estate sale and yard sale I could find Friday morning! I just love having him with me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Somewhere along the way we got hungry- yard sale shopping is hard work! I remembered a place that had been on the "Places I Want to Try" list for several months, so I decided to find it....</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As hubby napped in the passenger side of the car, I followed the driving directions given to me by the lady in my dashboard navigation system thing. Sometimes she takes me along interesting routes, but I usually do eventually arrive at the correct destination. This day, I had asked her to take me to "Kitchen on George, 351 George Street, Mobile, Alabama." Poor Hubby was so tired, he slept through many twists, turns, stops and bumps in the road. When he opened his eyes, he had no idea where we were. We arrived right at 11:30, so the timing was perfect for a special Friday lunch date with my man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so pretty outside, with the shady tree-lined street and flowers at the entrance...and I'm in love with the red front doors!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hostess greeted us and led us to a table up the steps into a private little dining area with just four tables. The restaurant is set in a restored old house, and the vintage painted wood paneled walls provide a beautiful canvas for the decorative touches. The look is simple and traditional with contemporary accessories, and very comfortable--fancy but casual at the same time. Diners came in dressed in casual clothes as well as business suits...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The homemade bread and dipping oil infused with herbs was brought out along with our drinks...that bread was crisp on the outside and moist on the inside--perfect!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was just about at this point in our experience that I realized I had left the camera in the car. Oh no! I must take pictures of our food for the blog! I asked Hubby not to take a bite before I returned, and I headed back out to the car for the camera.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as I stepped out the door, I looked at my car and wondered why I couldn't remember towing a red car all over Mobile. I must be losing my mind!!! How could I not remember towing that car? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I <i>know </i>I did not tow that car. But, it does appear that someone tried to hitch it to mine... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went back inside, and asked the sweet hostess if she would get the manager for me. After showing him the situation, he went off to find the driver...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I waited for the driver to show up, I stood there thinking...sometimes, people amaze me. Now, if I get my car all jacked up on a trailer hitch on another car, I'm going to feel a bump, then I'm going to back up and see what's going on. But not this driver. Looks like this one preferred to stay all jacked up on my trailer hitch while she ate her lunch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She eventually walked up and as she dug around in her purse for her keys, I asked her, "Why would you park that close to someone? Did you not feel a bump? How am I supposed to get out of the parking spot with no room to move and with your car hitched to mine?" She said she didn't want her rear end out in the intersection. <i>My brain is thinking...well now, here's an idea....go park</i> <i>somewhere else</i>? (Remember it was just shortly after 11:30 and not crowded at this point...there was plenty of parking available.) I'm sure she could read my face...I have trouble hiding things that are "just in my brain"...they tend to somehow show up on my face very clearly. Now, don't get me wrong...accidents happen, and I can deal with that, but this apparently was deliberate! I just politely asked her if she would back her car off mine, then we could both go back inside and enjoy our lunch. She did, and the car bumped as it came unhitched. The only damage was to her bumper and it was just a mark where the plastic had bent. She didn't appear worried. I went back inside just shaking my head. I'm just glad I had a trailer hitch...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, Hubby is salivating over the bread that he was asked <b>not </b>to eat by his blogger wife. He was about to come looking for me. I told him the story and we laughed. He then admitted that he had eaten some bread, which was okay because he did save some for a picture!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It simply could not have been a more perfect lunch date with Hubby, and I can not say enough good things about Kitchen on George...the atmosphere, service, presentation and tasty dishes were impeccable. You simply can't improve on perfection...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This place just moved onto another list, "Special Favorite Date Places" and I'm sure we will go back real soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about Kitchen on George, visit their website, linked <a href="http://kitchenongeorge.com/about">here</a>. </span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-37108156495428493632015-03-17T07:00:00.000-07:002015-03-17T07:00:02.371-07:00Southern Bloggers Jubilee Meeting at Old 27 Grill<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bloggers of the Southern Bloggers Jubilee met last Tuesday for our monthly meeting, and this time, we met at Old 27 Grill in Fairhope. Every month we meet at a different business and then we feature that business in a blog post. So, now let me tell you about Old 27 Grill...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ms. Clamco (Blog, <a href="http://clamco.blogspot.com/">Clamco</a>) and I were the first to arrive and neither of us had ever been to Old 27 Grill before. It had been raining for several days and the parking lot was mildly flooded at the main entrance...it's early March in coastal Alabama so that's nothing unusual- it rains a lot. We used the side entrance. As we walked across the parking area, we both noticed them at the same time...ducks! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We walked closer and then realized that we had been tricked! Yes, we would soon find out that Mr. Stitt has a sense of humor. He explained the story to us after the rest of the group arrived. It seems that there's a problem with doing any repair work to the parking lot there because there's a major utility line right there under the surface, and nobody wants to be the one that digs into that line and takes down service to the entire neighborhood...so Mr. Stitt decided to make lemonade with those lemons. He put the ducks out there. That was our first impression with this cool, fun place. I was looking forward to learning more about this different (in a good kind of way!) restaurant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then when we stepped inside, it was hard to decide if we were actually inside or outside. It's closed in, but you can see through those windows into the outside eating and entertainment area. Very quirky and cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were introduced to William Stitt (aka Bill-E), the proprietor of the establishment and he told us a little about the history of the restaurant, the resident ducks in the "pond" and some fun stories of experiences growing up in a family of entrepreneurs (a relative invented the microwave popcorn bag!)...then he went over the menu offerings and talked a little bit about the premium quality meats they serve and fresh bread that's delivered daily. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Debbie of<a href="http://www.flower-child-designs.com/"> Flower Child Designs</a> is showing the bacon so that we can all get a picture, and she's holding her right hand in a funny position so that she can show off the bracelets that she had just purchased from me! Thank you, Debbie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our friend Allen (blog, <a href="http://stumpthelibrarian.com/">Stumpthelibrarian</a>) ran home and returned with some happy green St. Patrick's Day beads for each of us. You can see them right behind the taco in the pic below. Thank you Allen! That was very kind of you to share with us. Mine are now on the dining room table serving as decorations, but I'll wear them again on St. Patty's Day...that will be my green!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The menu is quite extensive and includes everything from a nice steak (Certified Angus Beef) to a salad to wings to a sausage dog, and lots more. It's the perfect place to take the family as there's something on the menu for everyone. They cater, too. The special catering menu states that they specialize in Low Country Shrimp Boils, Crawfish Boils, Chargrilled and Raw Oyster Bars, Weddings, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, Banquets, Field Trips, Business Meetings, or any other gathering. Call them for more information @ 251-281-2663. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Old 27 Grill is located at 19992 Hwy 181, or Old County Road 27, in Fairhope. Plan to check them out soon. You will be glad you did. For now, go find them on facebook, (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/billeold27grill?ref=br_tf&rf=126522084093911">link here</a>) give them a "like" and you'll be able to easily keep up with the fun things that are happening there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Bill-E for the hospitality shown to our group of bloggers! We thoroughly enjoyed our time there with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I know there are great libraries everywhere, but ours, the Bay Minette Public Library, is extra special, so I want to share it with you today. I will start with a few pics of the exterior, then a little history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Does it look a little bit like a church? Well, there's a reason for that. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was originally constructed in 1914 to serve as the First Baptist Church of Bay Minette. It</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1988) and even though it underwent a major renovation that was completed in 1997, it still maintains that authentic vintage character that makes the structure so special. It has some amazing stained glass windows that are even more beautiful from the inside...those pics appear later on in the post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What was once the side of the church is now the main entrance to the library, and what was once the front entrance to the church is now the courtyard entrance. The courtyard is a special little slice of paradise with benches and a giant rusty metal flower sculpture surrounded by a garden of colorful seasonal flowers. There's another sculpture of children on a bench, and a table if you want to sit and relax with a cup of coffee from the coffee bar inside. Oh, and if you have your computer with you, there's wifi available. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I'm going to share with you the stained glass windows from the inside. This is what takes my breath away. The sun was shining beautifully for me the day I went inside with the camera, and it makes the glass glow. Just look...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look who I found sitting in one of the gorgeous windows! It's none other than my friend, Joanna Bailey, aka the most extraordinary library director in the world! She has been caring for the library with much love for eleven years now, and it's apparent when she talks about her library that she is passionate about her work. She is a vibrant, gorgeous, sweet soul, and I am fortunate to call her my friend. On a normal day, you won't find her sitting around in windows - she did that for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, get ready for a magical tour as we step into the children's room, where w</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ell known children's stories are painted in vignettes all the way around the room. (Ar</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tist, Tena Powell)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about the operational aspects of the library, please visit the website <a href="http://www.cityofbayminette.org/Library">here</a>. And, to see some great vintage photographs (by John Sledge) of the structure when it was a church, follow this <a href="http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/88001349.pdf">link </a>to a pdf file. It's neat to look at the old pics and compare them to pics of the renovated structure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you've enjoyed the tour of our library. If you're ever in our neck of the woods, stop in and have a look around. There's so much more to see, and Joanna is always adding more to make it even better. Is that even possible?</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-64002447475052206842015-02-03T07:00:00.000-08:002015-02-03T17:22:12.436-08:00A Fun Way to Recycle an Old Hardback Book<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I talked about my trip to the library book sale yesterday (link here), where I purchased many different kinds of books for a variety of reasons. I picked out a few to use as bookmarks and I'm going to show you how they turned out today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut the spines away from the rest of the books and picked out coordinating heavy upholstery fabric for the back of the bookmarks. These were all black, so I used the same fabric for them all. With the sewing machine, I did a zig-zag stitch all the way around, trimmed stray threads, put in an eyelet at the top and strung a pretty ribbon through each one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's time once again for Fab Fashion Friday and today I'm sharing another casual look that will become your favorite outfit for everyday wear...the one you throw on in a hurry to run errands and such without having to put too much thought into it. The main piece is a chambray denim shirt dress. I'm showing it here both with and without capri leggings. I had a similar dress and wore it until the pockets were coming undone! It was completely worn out when I finally parted with it. I plan to order this one as soon as I'm finished with this post. It's a great price point and so versatile that it's well worth the money. I would wear it without the leggings, but I know many ladies our age feel a little too naked showing that much leg. I'm only 5'4", so I can get away with the length of dress. My knees do show, but I've been able to get away with it without strange looks so far...yes, I'm actually watching for the strange looks! If they ever do start, I'll know it's time to add a ruffle to the bottom of the dress! Seriously though, if you feel like you need a little more coverage, put on the leggings. Either way you choose to wear it, flat shoes are in order. I'm showing four different options for shoes and accessories so that you can get an idea of what will work. Just remember to keep it casual and comfortable with this shirt...You should start seeing shirt dresses in the stores soon. I'm getting the idea that they are about to become a fashion staple once again.</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">All Artwork is for sale. Contact me directly by email. Artist retains all copyright. Do Not Copy.</div>Judy Pimperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984279214339905594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242935498957616183.post-64955860386181727352015-01-19T12:00:00.000-08:002015-01-20T08:15:35.432-08:00The Juju Stick Magic Wand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes I live in an imaginary, fantasy world in my mind. In this place, mermaids, gypsy queens, magical fairies, and knights in shining armor live, along with Cinderella, hobbits and princesses...they live in swamps that are cool and misty with moss draped trees, or castles made of stone, hanging from the side of a majestic mountain. These sparkles in my mind sometimes manifest themselves as assemblage art, containing crystals, glitter, rhinestones, mirrors, beads, glass and other small found treasures. This is one of those pieces. It's a magic wand that I call <b>The Juju Stick</b>. I made it about a year ago, but just never shared it in detail here on the blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why the name, The Juju Stick? Juju is a Gypsy word that means "luck" and because I am Juju to my grandchildren.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love to find fragments of things that are no longer useful for their intended purpose and give them new life by creating these fun and magical pieces. This piece started with a broken horse riding crop that I picked up at an estate sale for $1. (I never pass up a wood fragment of anything that's marked $1!) I don't always know what these found pieces will become, but I do know that something will eventually pop into my mind. After the pics, there's a detailed explanation of the elements used in this piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took <b>The Juju Stick</b> outside in the sunshine yesterday for a photo shoot, and it just seemed so "at home" hanging in a tree or resting on a moss covered tree stump in the swamp. Yes, I can get some great pictures in our forest that borders our swamp...look carefully at the pictures...I could have sworn I saw some fairies fluttering about...</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Definition of Magic as found in an old dictionary, cut out and sandwiched between to long <span style="background-color: yellow;">microscope</span> glass slides, then soldered together and darkened with patina. I backed the dictionary page side with a green paisley decorative paper.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A brass wing...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 1" faceted crystal drop (also from a chandelier)...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A 1" round mirror with soldered bezel made of copper foil tape.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A black glass handmade bead with copper glitter stripe.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A golden colored glass nugget wrapped in copper foil and soldered to form bezel.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two cultured pearls...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bronze colored metal bead with rhinestones..</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A gold colored tassel with bead at the top...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A round mother of pearl disk...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shaft is embellished with a ring of pearls and rhinestones...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halfway down the shaft I've embellished with handmade Florentine paper and vintage sheet music.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Embellished with dressmaker's black trim with rhinestones, near sheet music on shaft.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This piece is not listed on my Etsy shop, JujuQueen. It is available for purchase. If interested, please send me an email. Price: $200</span></div>
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