Inhale....exhale....

I have not been good at getting out of the office on time lately. Always staying a bit extra to do something I just have to do and then some more....you probably know how it is...
On Saturday I went with a friend to Takapuna Beach. We sat down, had an ice cream and just enjoyed the lovely scenery. Could not be any better than this, could it?

Memories from San Francisco

It's been two months! Holy Moly...where did the time go?
Well, since last time I wrote on this blog, there has mainly been work, work and more work as I have moved to another department and have been in training and working late hours the last couple of months.
However, there have been some fun as well....

On Friday the 13th!!! (September) I went to San Francisco to watch the last races of the America's Cup. The trip has been planned for a year and I was really looking forward to it. As some of you know, my darling hubby is working forOracle Team USA and have done so for a few years so to go and watch the races was a BIG thing for us.

When I left NZ our team was losing big time. Emirates Team NZ had one more race to win and they would have won the Auld Mug (see bottom picture) to take back to NZ. So you can imagine living in NZ and supporting an American Team can be quite a difficult thing to do when you are working among hard core Team Emirates NZ supporters....

Devonport

I had a lovely trip to Devonport yesterday. It seems to be the place to retreat to when you feel for a bit of quiet time but also a little bit of retail therapy.
The weather was good, a sunny winterday, so it was great to catch the train to the city and the ferry to Devonport. Bought a coffee and banana & walnut loaf to get me through the trip.

Here are some photos from yesterday's trip. Also, tested the camera on my new Smart phone.
I really like the panorama format!

Matching Flower Power necklace

Flower Power necklace has also been made. This one is matching previously posted bracelet and is made very simple with one flower and double tiger tail wire in black.

I have used green swarovski and seed beads in blue, purple, bronze and rose gold colours.

For more info, check here.

I won I won....

This week I had my biggest surprise in a long time. I don't know about you, but I am not really used to win anything. If I win the Friday wine bottle at work, my day is perfect if you know what I mean.

Well, back to the surprise. My hairdresser called me at work asking me to come and visit them at the shop as they had a something to show me. I was a big question mark before it daunted on me that it may have something to do with a competition I participated in a few months ago.
So off I went and when I got there, I was met by my hairdresser and Manager for Wella Illumina hair colour who told me I had won the big prize of a free trip! OMG. This is way too good.
So here I am next to my dear hairdresser Sarah who also won the same price (plus a flash suitcase for all her hair products). I think we both were in shock after winning such a great prize.
We were the only two winners in New Zealand and then there were two in Australia as well. Lucky? Yes, I think so.

The questions is now: Where do we go? We can chose between Grand Canyon, USA, Italy, Germany, Greece, Hawaii and Taj Mahal, India. Any suggestions?

Another Flower Power bracelet....

I had to give it another go. There are so many colour combinations I want to test with this technique.
Here is the next one. It is made of green swarovski beads, rose gold, bronze, blue and purple seed beads with a gold colored toggle lock.
What do you think? Is it a good combination or just too busy?

New bracelets are in!

Hi all,

Four bracelets in new techniques are ready for new homes.
This time I have embroidered flowers and color blend bracelets.
All are very colorful and easy to mix with other jewellery.

Check here for more info!