My Favorite Designer

(This bracelet can be purchased at my daughter's shop at www.twirlingjewelry.etsy.com)


What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than to celebrate your children?

I have mentioned my daughter on several occasions, but this post is dedicated to her.

She is a beautiful, quirky, kind, sensitive and loving seventeen year old that keeps our home alive with music, laughter and silliness. As a chef, I always saw myself in the kitchen with my kids, cooking up a storm with Prince blaring in the background and getting into all sorts of culinary mischief. My son dabbled in the culinary world for awhile, and definately has a natural feel for cooking. My daughter, on the other hand just has no interest. There have been glimmers of interest, but they have been fleeting. I strongly feel that your natural leanings will rise if left to your own way, so I have never pushed. I want her to know the basics of fending for herself in the kitchen, but outside of that, I am willing to let it go. Likewise with gardening, and other crafting interests. Her pull has really own been toward music and computers until recently, which is fine.

When I first became involved with Luxe Jewels I got this great Christmas present-like box in the mail with all the goodies to get started. Some kits, some supplies, and oooooooo....some tools. I noted interest from my daughter in what tool would accomplish what task. Next came a question about a basic stringing technique. Soon, I was teaching her all the very basic techniques that may be normally taught in a jewelry class, and she was having a blast. Soon after, she had made a pretty, very basic elastic bracelet that looked stunning on her wrist. This was followed by another, and another. She is the very best example of the creative process that I talk about so often. On the heels of basic knowledge and practice of the basic knowledge....her right brain literally began to take over and the creative process began. In a few short weeks, she was making more intricate pieces, and kicking her basics up a few notches with more interesting beads and combinations. This same gal now has her own site on esty, and is getting orders from friends, well on her way to having a nice supplementary jewelry business. Please take a minute and check out her shop that can be found at www.twirlingjewelry.etsy.com

Am I proud of her? In too many ways to count, I am! She is first and foremost the most grounded, centered young woman I know. She is intelligent, and caring, and thank God, has the same wacked out sense of humor that I have, so there is SOMEONE around to laugh at what I consider to be jokes. What makes me the happiest about this new found passion, is the change it has brought about within her. She is blossoming everyday, gaining in self confidence and poise and full of excitement. She already has within her the very most important attributes that any parent could pray their child will embrace as an adult. She makes being a parent fun along with all the responsiblities and worries that naturally come with the task of parenting. Here's to you dear! You are still and always my sunshine.
I Love You.