Why is it when you take a vacation, you almost “well maybe do need” a vacation to rest up when you get home? I just spent 11 days in TN visiting my friends Angie and Vern “beadaddicts” and I had the most wonderful time…I met a lot of eastern TN lampworkers “the firecrackers” and had some quality torch time with my friends Angie and Vern. I played in Boro a lot and learned to make flowers and implossions. I also learned to make treasure bracelets as taught in Robin Atkins book “Beaded Treasures“. Below is a pix of my friends “beadaddicts” and I on a day we went to Knoxville to a bead show and met up with some other lampworkers for lunch. Left to right is Vern, Angie and Kaye.
I had the most wonderful jam packed 11 days…but I tell you it wore me totally out…it’s been a week and I am just starting to think I can get back to work.
It seems everytime I take a vacation, I need a vacation or at least a week to get back together again and on track. I think my mind is playing tricks on me though because I only had three weeks when I got home until my next flight out on a trip. I only have a touch over two weeks until Dan and I take off for a week in Jamaica, we are staying at Sandals in Ocho Rios…I can’t wait! all inclusive, even the 18 hole golf course. I can’t tell how long I have dreamed of going to an ocean this blue…and this warm…and sand this white and well…I think you can get the picture LOL. I have named our beads tropical this and that for so many years, my mind is on fantasy vacation all the time. So this trip is like a dream trip for us. My hubby’s brother and wife “sonyabeads” are meeting up with us there on day three…they will be there five days. Its going to be so cool to kayak, snorkle and learn to scuba dive! along with those Hobie Cats, a sail type pontoon boat. There is something like ten restaurants and twelve bars…a piano bar and I think some dancing in the evenings, along with different theme events each night. I can do that 
Here is a treasure bracelet I made for my trip while I was in TN. Carol Crye made the gorgeous flowers that are in it. I can’t wait to drag out my flip flops, capri pants and swimsuits and head on out to sunshine and warm tropical weather.
Well anyway, thank goodness I had some stock made up for when I got home…for now we are plugging along and selling what we had on Etsy and eBay . We do plan to take a break the week before and week we are gone on our trip…and hopefully not need to big of vacation when we get back.
I bet you guys had such a blast! I love the bracelets that you all made. I have that book somewhere! You have me wanting to go dig it out.
Kari we did…if you ever want help making one, just let me know…I think I got it into this head on how to…doing it as a group was awesome..and stuck in my brain
I know you had so much fun! I love the bracelet! Sure wish I could have been there.