Wow!  What a beautiful day!  Have to get out and about. Wondering if I will have the willpower to avoid the ice cream section of the super market?  Thinking I need to take my blinders with me and head straight for the salad bar. 

    Next stop, the library. A method to my routine. Figure if I save the library to second or last on my list I will avoid the ice cream since it would melt in the car.  Makes sense to me! :)    Anyway, I need to find two or three interesting books. You know the ones that draw you right in. The ones you lose yourself in and can't put down.  I like murder mysteries or psychological thrillers.  Any suggestions?
Just finished "The Litigators" by John Grisham.  It was okay, but nothing to really write home about.  I would however recommend "Quicksilver" by Amanda Quick for something different although once again I needed more sub plots. 

    As promised or at least hinted at, here is a preview of my Halloween collection. I will post these in my Etsy shop in a month or two, but I did put up a pair of  Zombies today!  www.etsy.com/shop/softmyst   Love these!

  Can not believe where this day went.  Baked up some new earrings.  Wait till you see my Halloween line!  Love them!!!  Will post a preview in the next day or so.

    Been tooling around several sites.  Got totally lost in all the awesome artwork on "Pinterest".  Does that happen to you?   Started out looking for paper art and seg-wayed into so many other categories.  Thinking I have a love/hate relationship with that sight.  :)

     Middle of the day and here I sit.  Wishing I could be at the Jersey Shore.  Digging my toes in the sand, getting hit with the waves, walking on the boardwalk and best of all eating a hot ice cream waffle.  If I close my eyes, I can smell it.  Nothing better than the salt air and smell of hot waffles!

     Guess I could go over to the pool.  Do a few laps, but would have to make a mad dash back to the AC.  It is in the 90's here for the second day with not a hint of a breeze. No, not a  pretty sight me running in a dripping wet bathing suit and flip flops.  Better not.

     Can't think of summer, have to think fall and winter.  Crisp golden leaves under foot, making snow angels.  Yeah! Much better.   But first have to finish up my Halloween earrings.  Here is a taste of what is to come. 

Got a little rushed the other day and totally forgot to post a pic.  This is one of four Patriotic pairs I have ready for anyone who wants to celebrate the "4th" with a little originality.

    What is everyone up  to?  I know, I KNOW!  Too busy creating to chat!  Take a break, make a cup of java and go see what I have been up to!

I just finished several  "4th of July" earrings. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/100634799/patriotic-heart-earrings

    I had a conversation with my daughter this  morning about meditation and calming your mind.  Sitting here laughing to myself.  If anyone could see what is going on in my mind. They would say, calming my mind would be an  epic event. 
  
    You see I have been thinking about new designs for my earings.  Every creative person knows we can't always control our thoughts or the direction they take.  I spied with my little eyes a pair of the most adorable mummy earrings made by another shop owner.  Zoom, my mind became full of mummies, witches, bats and black cats.  Instantly in Halloween mode.  Now mind you just last night I was designing Fourth of July earrings.  While part of my mind kept wondering if the wings have dried for my dragonflies. 

   A neatly labeled list or rather small stack of index cards now appear on my work top after chatting with my BFF.  Remember her?  She is responsible for the pineapple idea!  Love throwing ideas her way because she has a very unique way of thinking outside the box. 

   Coffee has been drained from my cup.  Perhaps not a good idea for what I am about to embark on.
Ta ta for now. Off to check out calming my mind.    Ommmmmmmmm

     Happy Monday Everyone!   I am happy to announce another sale.  Thanks again goes to my BFF for suggesting I make pineapples!!!  :)

     I also created a new "Treasury" on my Etsy site.  These are a lot of fun to make.  You simply pick a subject, color, team, etc. and browse through their items.  If you like something and it fits the category of your new  treasury, you write down the item #.  When you get 16 of them you go create the treasury. 
    
      Getting into the habit of Pinning each item I select and then in the description section of the treasury, I make mention of the Pins and ask (very nicely) if they would be so kind as to Pin an item from my shop.  I hope this helps us all. I know it can NOT hurt.

     Let me know how you promote.