musing

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Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick.

Quoting Laurence Shames

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Lampwork earring Giveaway!!

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It's my birthday this month. Yes. Another one. In honor of my many many birthdays I'm giving away a pair of my handcrafted earrings.  A pair of my lampwork beads wired with sterling silver and strung onto french style clips. [retail $40.] Nubby textural warm autumnal hues of amber and purple. He re's how to win: 1. Visit and "Like" Sweetwater Designs handmade glass beads on Facebook. 2. Share the Sweetwater Designs Facebook page or any album from this page on your Wall, and tag me in your posts. Facebook's easy-to-use "Share" button can be found below most featured images and posts on the left side, while the "Tag This Photo" function is typically located on the right side. 3. You can share and post as many times as you like; each shared post in which you tag " Sweetwater Designs handmade glass beads" gets you one entry into the Birthday giveaway. Please comment either here or on my fac...
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We always go back to our roots..

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Dad and Mom in the Fabulous '70's When I began this all, several years ago now..I named my little business 'SweetWater' Designs as a tribute to my beloved Dad who we lost to cancer in 1995. The year I turned 14 my father did something many people just think about doing. He left a secure 9-5 job and a house he'd built with his own sweat to follow his lifelong dream of becoming a rancher. He packed up his family of 8 and moved us from the lovely Vancouver Island to 2400 acres of pristine land on a remote northern corner of British Columbia. He promised us adventure and crunchy snow...and that's what we got. I never did take to the crunchy snow. There was an underground stream of crystal clear water that bubbled up out of the earth year round and because of that Dad named his ranch 'SweetWater'. (He was an avid Louis L'Amour reader.) My father was a constant encouragement to his children and I like to imagine that he continues to watch over and ...
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Spring Give Away!!

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Small, delicate strand of teeny tiny seed beads, small freshwater pearls and one perfect petite flameworked bead. Fastens with sterling silver lobster clasp. Measures 7" Don't you love March!? Even if you're still in the snow and feeling the cold you know it won't be long before the water is running and that sweet new green covers the ground. March calls for an ' I love Spring!!' giveaway How can you enter this great Spring giveaway?? You can enter to win this very feminine spring-y lampwork bracelet by either 1. joining me on Facebook 2. Following me on twitter ..or 3. Add me to your etsy circle Make sure you come back here and leave a comment to tell me which you did and some way of contact should you win. All of your names will be duly noted and entered into a draw and I will pull the winning name on the 17th of March..yes, St Paddy's Day. Enjoy your day all!
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