perfection.

cherry garcia : 6.3.08
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one serving size of cherry garcia.
heaven in a paper cup.

and i didn't eat the whole pint!

hahah.



had lunch with my grandparents today.
(have i mentioned how much i love being back in polk county...
i do. i love being so close to everyone i love.)
then me and gramma browsed around the bead shop next door.

my gramma was wearing a necklace i made her prolly 3 years ago.
lately, everytime i see her she has something on that i made.
geez. i just totally teared up thinking about that.
(i'm sure the PMSing has a little to do with that as well...)
they are so supportive.
of everyone. no matter what it is we are doing.
and my grandma is at the end of her breast cancer treatment.
they drive 30 minutes each way every morning.
but she always finds time for everyone.
they even came to my garage sale this weekend.
just to hang out and keep me company.
it's amazing.

i want to be like my gramma when i grow up.

old school.

who ordered a keg?
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

i posted a lot of old school pics on my flickr.



yay for memories!

xo.

yum.

breakfast : 6.3.08
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blue.

breakfast : 6.3.08
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

yoga & blueberries started my day.
along with some way-to-expensive-but-o-so-delicious grapefruit juice.

i've been webpage editing...the new site is almost up!

i haven't been this happy with anything i've done graphically in a while.
so im super stoked!


perhaps the site will be up this afternoon.




errands to run today,
a queen sized bed piled high with vintage clothes, home decor & who knows what to price for ETOILE boutique.
new stuff im dying to work on.
and some laundry.


better get on it.

flight.

flight.
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

this is my brother's girlfriend. v.

i love her like a sister.
this photo came out amazing so i had to blog it.


i love the movement.
and i love her foot in focus, grounding her.
and i love the indian.
and i love that she was dancing in this mexican dress while attempting to purge my life of uneeded crap.
totally sober.

thanks v.

o deer.

o deer.
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

be jealous of my super awesome vintage deer lamp.
be very jealous.

new STRAY logo.

new STRAY logo.
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

well, i just had a hugely successful yard sale.
i'd say $597 is worth sitting outside in the heat,
convincing people that they need things i deemed trash!


and i have been dreaming up a new logo for a week or 2 now.

so here it is.
one of a few.


the new STRAY chick.
in all her glory.


and now it's prolly time for bed.
but i just can't stop revamping!




in other news...
i have a studio.
really.
i have a completely organized,
(photo proof to come tomorrow...!)
completey clean,
completely stocked studio!

yeah.
big effing deal.

i'm so excited i almost peed.
can't wait to show you.


i'm off to work on my website revamp a bit before i hit the hay.


xo.jess

2nd self-portrait.

2nd self-portrait.
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

just testing out this whole blog from flickr thing.
i guess it could be redundant.

cocoon.

so i'm going thru a hard time in my life right now.
and i took a photo yesterday that feels pretty represented of it:

my hammock cocoon...




i am trying to change for the better.
so i will be keeping up this blog a lot more regularly.
hope things are good out there in internet land.

key-chain.

ok.
so im working on some new designs.
well more like different versions...



these are all from a hawaiian jail!
and the blue circles are vintage plastic that look like bamboo!
and i soldered all the jumprings, so it's just a continuous chain.
i wore it last nite to see how it feels,
and i think i might cut the keys in half and connect them with a jumpring,
so the whole necklace is more flexible and flows more.



these little orange links rule!

(so do iphones)



more to come today im sure!
and i have my metalsmithing class tonite,
so ill prolly finish my pendant!
yay!

and i walked the dogs 2 miles this morning!
go jess go jess go go go jess.


xo.