It's been a fun day!!

www.FrenchSentiments.Etsy.com  or www.KathyBarrick.com

I'm having a week-long sale at my Etsy Shop!  Beginning Monday, March 28th through Sunday, April 3rd, each piece of jewelry will be 20% off.  Yay!
Have a great week everyone!

Today I made a necklace using the crowned heart piece I recently purchased.  The heart is a locket.
It opens!  And it's dated...1875.
I added some gorgeous mammoth pearls found at a local bead show, a barn swallow pendant, an old French souvenir book locket, a mother of pearl hand, lots of silver chain and some giant rhinestone ball beads.It's (unfortunately) ridiculously expensive.  The locket was a small fortune in itself, but I couldn't resist it.

Yesterday was haircut day here in York.  It was the first haircuts the girls have had since fall.  They went from being hairy monsters to naked babies!
Happy naked babies!

My latest newsletter (News From the Raven's Bench) was emailed today.  It included a 20% off offer for my jewelry.  If you're not on my newsletter list, please sign up now and I'll be sure you get a copy.  To sign up, please click on the "Subscribe" button to the right of this post.

Thank you!

Coming soon to an Etsy Shop and a Web Site near you!!

I received the most incredible gift from my best bud, Anne.  It's a lightbulb!  A gorgeous, French lightbulb!

Look what happens when it's lit! 
It's AMAZING!!  I'm a lucky girl!

For a look at my studio, pop over to Liz's blog!  I didn't know it could look so good!!

Just thought I'd pop in for an update!  The house is almost DONE!!!  Can you believe it?  I can't!!  After over six months of construction, it is almost complete.  The laundry room is done, the room with no name is done, the living room is done, two exterior doors have been replaced.  The only thing left is a third exterior door which was an odd size and had to be special ordered.  But it's in and Tom will be here to install it soon, I'm sure.  Even the painting is done!  I do still have to make lots of curtains, but that'll keep.  I'll take some photos this weekend to show you the finished rooms.

So, after a torturous week last week, filled with painting, stripping floors, cleaning, re-arranging, etc., I have SO enjoyed this week.

It's been rainy, cold, damp and generally yuck, so I've mostly stayed home and made jewelry, done a bit of redecorating upstairs, had dinner one night with Liz, went antiquing one day with Anne....fun stuff!

I almost hate to see the week end!!

You'll find new jewelry on my jewelry Etsy site:  www.FrenchSentiments.Etsy.com and new antique-y stuff on my other Etsy site:  www.KathyBarrick.Etsy.com.

Wishing you all a great weekend!

A wonderful family in Ohio, the needlework industry and the world in general has suffered a horrible loss.  Lisa Roswell from The Primitive Needle died as her car was swept away in flood waters yesterday.  My heart goes out to the family she held so dear and spoke of so often.  I have lost a friend.  I wish her family peace in this tragic time.