Check this out...

http://www.thehogshed.blogspot.com/

If you havent checked out the Hog Shed, it's a must see shop!!!  If you live in Minnesota, it's worth the trip.  It's my favorite place to go especially when the store isn't open, oh that's right I get fringe benefits because the owner of The Hog Shed is my Mom...  Claire Baxter (aka Mom) has owned The Hog Shed for 5 years now and every month it has a new theme and look to it.  It is so much fun to see what new things she has brought in to the shop and what she has done to the place, is always amazing!!!  The Hog Shed has been mentioned in places like Country Living, Star Tribune Home & Garden and various Blogs.  Once you get there I promise it will be your new favorite too! 

-Julia

Hard at Work...

I have been hard at work on some new designs that I will be adding to my website.  Do you ever feel there is not enough time in the day??  It's hard when you have to choose between what NEEDS to be done and what I REALLY WANT to do.  Like Creativity vs. Housework????

New Creations...

I have been really working hard on doing some new things with J-Jewels Designs...  I will post some pictures tomorrow and look for some new additions to my website too!!!

We are Back...

Sanibel was great!  You should see all the shells that we found...  This is truelly the greatest shelling spot in the world...  We also visited the Everglades, Colton would say the best part was the Airboat Rides and seeing LIVE Alligators!!!  I Liked the Shelling personally and I think Tim preferred the laying around and getting coffee in the morning. 

FUN in the SUN

We are probably sitting by the pool or walking up and down the beach right now looking for shells.  I will get back to posting if I am not doing one of these things, chances are you will have to catch me again next Thursday when I am back to the snow.  See you then...

Just one more thing...

So, were packing up and getting all the clothes washed and put into the suitcases, and the Dryer dies...  Yeah like what do you do when your leaving in a day and your dryer decides to turn in?  Too late to go shopping (Who has time?)  We like to research our options before buying, because we are definelty not what you call impulse buyers.  Any suggestions on a Good Dryer????  By the way this is NOT my Laundry Room, if it were then it would have piles of clothes!!!

Going on Vacation

We are headed to Florida on Thursday and looking forward to some SUN and FUN as a FAMILY!!!  My Grandparents have a house on in FLORIDA and we will be staying with them.  We are sooooo looking forward to getting away from all this snow :)   I will be sure to post some pictures as soon as we get back!!!  Until then it's just snow....

Need to get organized....

There is this really great website called
Simplify 101 that I love to look at as much as I can.  I love to get Ideas that will make life just a little less stressed or just a little easier.  Check it out, they have classes that are really informative and fun to take.  Plus really great pictures that are like eye candy.

Happy Birthday Mason!!!

Happy Birthday Mason!!! 

If you are not familiar with our family, you may not know that our first little boy and first child, Mason passed away when he was 2 weeks old.  We are forever lost without him, but today of all days since it's his 7th Birthday we remember the good memories of our short time with him and believe it or not many, many pictures!  Tonight we are going to watch his video with Colton and eat pizza and have the same cupcakes (The best cupcakes!) that were delivered to us at the hospital the day he was born, by my dear friends...  We miss you so much Mason and our lives are forever changed by you, for the better!!  Only wish that your Brother could have seen how great you were!!!  Happy 7th Birthday Baby Boy!!

Mama, Papa, Colton & Colby

Snow Day Fun!!

We have been having so much fun in our back yard with our neighbors!  Skating, Snow fort making and just plain having fun!!!

My friend and Mentor

Last week I met with an old friend Gina Sekelsky, she owns Dreamland Designs in Minneapolis.  She created my Wedding invitations 12 years ago and is so very talented!!!  I knew she would be the person to talk to about Business and creative outlets so we met for Coffee and really great Scones....  Lots of Brain storming, information and catching up!!  Thank you Gina for meeting with me!!!  Check out her blog http://www.richinnerlife.typepad.com/ and her etsy site called "LetterGirl".  She is so amazingly talented, well you'll see what I mean when you visit her store on ETSY.... hmmm maybe a giveaway is brewing???

-Julia

Blogging more

Ok so the time has come where I had to decide to blog more or get off the pot :)  I realize that people read blogs and then expect the person to keep up on the blog on a daily or weekly time frame.  Well I have been really bad about this blogging thing and promise to be better...  So if your reading this please don't stop, I promise to have something interesting or mindless to say at least every week and maybe two times a week.  That's all I can promise!!  Hope you enjoy getting to know me, my family and my jewelry business!!!

-Julia