12 of 12 VI - January

Well, I'm back! I know I said 2008 was going to be the year of continuous 12 of 12 participation, but it wasn't. No more need be said.

2009 is a brand new year and I'm excited to have realized that today was the 12th! You see, I made the decision to start a new business adventure. I started making jewelry. It started with the thought that I could make bejeweled rear view mirror decorations and it transformed into bracelets, earrings and I even made a necklace last week. I will have more information on the website when I've had a chance to make more stock to post, but in the mean time I took pictures of Las Cosas Mas Bella (the cool name my friend Emily helped me come up with for said rear view mirror decorations) that I made for my Crusader friends as belated Christmas presents.

That being said, I present 12 of 12 VI - January.

This piece is accented with a 20mm bright white stone heart with a silver plated bail.

This piece is accented an approximately 28mm black felt heart and an 8mm fire-polished emerald round


This piece is accented with a 20mm bright white stone heart with a silver plated bail.


This piece is accented with a red agate teardrop pendant


A jewelry maker is nothing without her tools...


This piece is accented with a 28mm puffed heart glass bead


This piece is accented with a 20mm red howlite stone heart with a silver plated bail.


This piece is accented with a 28mm puffed heart glass bead


This bracelet is made with 8mm faceted cubes and 6mm jet black bicone beads


I made some non-matching earrings...non-matching as in the cubes are not the same color in each earring.


Trying new ways to showcase the piece.


I think this view really showcases the piece.


This piece is made with 8mm yellow and gold round beads and accented with an 8mm silver round spacer. I also made earrings to match.

So that's it for now! Keep checking back for more information! :)

June 12 of 12 v3.0

I took 12 pictures...I'm just so exhausted I can't post them...

May 12 of 12 v3.0

It is that time of the month again! It's time for 12 of 12 as conceived by Chad Darnell. You can check out his site for the rules and lots of other 12 of 12'ers.

So, on to my day....

Early....very early. I turned over and saw that it was the 12th, so I took a picture!

I did not want to get out of bed...

I bought some new make-up this weekend....Bare Minerals. So far, I'm liking it.

I think Twix may be my new favorite candy bar....I just love me some caramel.

The fired trooper and his wife, whose case we took to arbitration last week, sent me flowers to thank me for all my help and effort.

The view of my desk that needs to be cleared by Wednesday....

Driving home!

Dinner! California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Pizza....YUMMO!

Travel books that I want to return/exchange. I never went to New York and my France trip has turned into a Spain trip, so I want to exchange them for books on Spain and what to do in Barcelona and Madrid.

My needs to be packed into the suitcase pile on my daybed...just waiting to pack a little closer to Thursday.

Barnes & Noble...the site of the aforementioned desire to exchange.

April 12 of 12 v.3.0

So I come to you from Manhattan, KS tonight. I'm visiting my sister-in-law and my neices and nephew. My brother is due home on leave from Iraq tomorrow, so I'll have to come back and edit the post later for the usual information. All credit goes to Chad.

The view from my neice's bed...that's my brother and her when she was about 3...

My nieces Alexis and Jennifer...

My nephew Kevin wanted to take a picture...

Kevin loving on his baby sister...

It was Alexis' turn to take a picture...

Doing my Tia duties. Getting Jennifer's ears pierced...

What kid isn't enthralled by a fountain with pennies at the bottom?

I don't know what my favorite is...but thank goodness there are 31 flavors to choose from.

Kevin sure does like ice cream...

Alexis putting on a fashion show with the Hannah Montana dress I bought her...it didn't look that blury when I took it...

The newest addition to our family, Jennifer just hanging out in a swing...she was swinging...which accounts for the bluriness...

Finally being able to get online and grade the quizzes that my students submitted last Sunday.

March 12 of 12 v3.0

You all know the drill! Check out Chad's blog for all the deets! On to my day! This is a timeless edition! (Unless there happens to be a time in the picture...)

My first early morning 12 of 12 shot! I didn't sleep that great. I've been sick the last few days and I think I was afraid that I would oversleep...

My new obsession! Gene Simmons! Not in a crazy stalker kind of obsessive way...LoL! His show, Family Jewels, is freakin' hysterical!

Amazingly enough after being out of the office for two days I only had one voice mail waiting for me....and it wasn't even a message for me.

Yes, there is liquor under my desk. It's a good thing I don't like Gin and am not a big Rum person. LoL!

The salad bar at Giant Eagle.

Me and my heffa, Melinda! I so did not know she was making a kissy face!

I went grocery shopping at the Eagle after work. Gotta try and earn those fuel perks! Gas is $3.45 a gallon in Columbus now.

I forgot to take a picture of my dinner: broiled lamb with lemon and garlic. So instead, I took a picture of the pan after I discarded the foil. Easy clean up!

Some leisurely reading for the evening. The newest People, my law school's annual report, and a prospectus from my mutual fund.

I forgot I signed up for a faculty development workshop tonight. Not too shabby...earning $50 as I prepare my 12 of 12! (The workshop is on in the background...) Hee Hee...

It seems like I'm always working on a brief when it's 12 of 12. Here is the stipulation sheet of the brief due on Friday. (No, I actually haven't started it yet....)

The view from my comfy big chair. What a relaxing way to spend an evening...

February 12 of 12 v.3.0

It's time for another super edition of Chad Darnell's 12 of 12! The idea of course is to take 12 pictures of your day on the 12th day of the month. This month we delve into the exciting day that a Tuesday has produced. The good news (or bad, depending on how you look at it) is that we got snow last night...which created several opportunities for pictures!

8:18 a.m. The view from my back door.

9:05 a.m. Yeah, I should have been at work already. I'm not even to I-70 yet....it's the overpass in the background, if you see past the snow/freezing rain coming down.

9:56 a.m. See what driving in snow/freezing rain can do to a windshield. I'm only now just getting to my work exit.

9:59 a.m. At this point, I'm already an hour late for work, so I thought I'd treat myself to my newest addiction....a Skinny Vanilla Mocha latte from Starbucks. I only wish it were a drive thru edition, rather than inside the Giant Eagle. It was cold this morning! Brrrr!

11:40 a.m. Filling out my paperwork to participate in the 5 person relay marathon at The Last Chance for Boston marathon this Sunday.

1:21 p.m. Yeah, it's not looking any better out there...

1:54 p.m. The fabulous Samsung Sch-740u. My lifeline. Texting is a wonderful thing! Doh! I just saw that the time on my camera is about five minutes fast! The beautiful baby on my phone is my best friend Kelly's son Eli!

2:23 p.m. Checking out the draft version of this 12 of 12. I am clearly bored at work and rather than waiting until the last minute, I thought I'd do it at work. :)

3:14 p.m. My mid-afternoon snack. White chocolate raspberry non-fat yogurt! YUMMO!

5:11 p.m. What a difference seven hours and a little rain can make! No more snowy/slushy streets....just wet!

8:32 p.m. The south parking garage at Easton. Just finished grading two of the three assignments my students had to complete this week.

9:01 p.m. I got a little over zealous trying to thaw my Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sundae. YUMMO!