Live in Love

     The past 2 weeks have been filled with love, smiles, giggles, summer fun, and my personal favorite IVs first word, MAMA!! which happened yesterday while visiting my parents for our fathers day get together.  It truly made my heart smile, and not just because he said it before Dada, although I am proud of this fact :).....a couple pictures from me and IV's 8 month photoshoot in the front yard



     Last weekend, Anthony and I spent Thursday-Sunday sleeping in a tent for a music festival in Tennessee, Bonnaroo! I actually handled it a million times better than I expected.  I did not shower for 4 days, walked endless miles in the blazing heat, slept in a tent, and many other countless memories I am way to sleepy to mention.  We did have an amazing time though.  Missing IV was so hard but I felt good knowing he was having a lot of fun with Naenae in Orange Beach.  I did feel a much stronger connection and bond with Anthony after having this experience, after all we only new each other a few months before getting pregnant! I guess we beat the odds though because we are pretty awesome parents if I must say so myself!

     On a pretty note, I have lots of jewels to upload and will start to do this now..
I hope I keep my promise to myself on keeping up with you blog!! I will try my very best!

Lots of Love,
Amanda

Pretty brides

Custom ordered bridal jewelry, minus the bracelet because it is nit finished just yet. Better pictures to follow also. O what fun it is to add a little sparkle to the world!

Pretty things before bed

Custom ordered charm bracelet.made with love

First things First

     This is my very first blog post!  I am excited to have this up and running and looking forward to capturing and embracing everyday of my son, my life, my dreams, and my jewelry and crafts.
     I try to create something everyday, if I don't I feel as if I'm starving my body of a certain premium fuel it needs to run properly.  Jewelry is always something I feel proud of.  Although, in the past 3 days I spent IV's nap time putting together his scrapbook of which I got 12 pages completed!! This is an accomplishment I must pat myself on the back for.  My fiance and I have nearly 1000 photos of the life and times of IV, capturing moments we will never get back.  I applaud Anthony (my fiance) for keeping up with the photos as well as he does.  I often get so caught up in bottles, laundry, diapers, keeping him simply entertained...and the list goes on and on and on. 
     I have been blessed to have had the first 10 months of IV's life spent home taking care and loving every second of him.  He was born on October 7, 2010 and from that moment on he has been my inspiration.  In August I will be back at LSU full-time studying Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics.  I've never actually touched a pottery wheel, much less know the process.  the closest I have gotten to ceramics is play dough, as a kid.  Needless to say, I can not wait to start!! I have no doubt I will love every second of it because I have not found a medium in my 3 years of studying art that I did not like.  Although I do prefer to create 3-D art as opposed to drawing/painting.
     I will upload plenty of pictures of my jewelry as I make it and of course, IV!! I think I am going to like blogging!

Until next time, with love
Amanda