Go Fish!

It was a beautiful day on Sunday! A perfect day for being on the beach, or the lake.

As far as I know, I'd never been to Lake Kerr before. Maybe as a child, but things change so much, who knows.
So what do you think is the first thing I notice???

Shells of course!
Florida has been completely underwater several times, so of course you can find shells in the lake.

And where there are little fish, certainly there are big fish, too!

See where it looks kind of like lumpy mud over by the waters edge?

No, it's not a gator! But it is where one has been going in and out of the lake. They do bury themselves in the mud when it's hot though. We didn't see any gators at all. They must have been chillin' out on the bottom of the lake. An alligator can hold it's breath much longer than we can.

The captain of our boat, my hubby :) I'm happy with being the first mate!

 This was my view for most of the day...an unbobbed bobber. I did have a few nibbles on my other pole, the one without a bobber. In Florida you can have as many fishing poles/lines in the water as you want. I can only manage/watch two!

These lily pads had the cutest little flowers on them.

These pics are all on the same lake, on the same day!

We didn't catch any fish, but we did catch some beautiful rays from the sun. We also towed an airboat back to the dock. I wanted to take their picture, but was too shy to ask. At the time, there wasn't another boat on the lake big enough to tow an airboat....just a few jet skis. I think that is why we were out there in the first place. It wasn't where we had planned to go. The people we rescued weren't planning on being out long, they were testing some repairs on their boat, and a belt on the engine broke. They didn't even have a bottle of water with them. It's a good thing we came along when we did. As it turned out, we were the only boat out there Sunday that ventured over to that side of the lake. We were just meant to be there.

It was a beautiful day on the lake!

Coral and Seashells

You know how much I like playing with those paper fig shells.....

This one is the perfect off white color to match the off white coral in this necklace.

The pink coral is so feminine and pretty, and gives it just a little POP of color.

It's just a small shell, and so cute....

and hangs just right!

But the bracelet.....

still needs some work.

The bead caps slip against this slick bumpy groovy shell.

I have to take it apart and rework it. I love the design of it, love the carved coral, love the pearls.
I dislike the way the bead caps slip! of course they didn't slip until I started taking pics....

You shouldn't be able to see the hole. So, it's back to the drawing board on this one. I do have an idea, though. I can fix it!

Hubby and I went fishing Sunday, and it was a beautiful day on the lake!
I'll show you my pics tomorrow!

Are You Ready?

For the weekend? I sure am!
Because I just renewed my fishing license for fresh and salt water!!!

On Sunday we have plans to hit one of our freshwater lakes (and there are MANY!) to drown a few worms and see what's biting. Let's hope the weather behaves and we don't get rained out. When a storm blows in and you are out on the lake in a boat or pontoon you would swear you were in the middle of the ocean. The water gets choppy, and "waves" come up over the sides and drench YOU and the boat. Been there done that a couple of times, and I don't want a repeat. I'm hoping for a nice sunny morning, and I'm sure as hot as it's been we won't stay out all day. It's not like I can take a dip, or go for a swim in any of the lakes around here. Some people do....but I prefer not to dangle any body part in gator territory. Nor will I lean out over the railing. Alligators can propel themselves straight up out of the water about half their body length. And they are stealthy, too. You won't even know he's there until it's too late.

No sireeeee. This gal does NOT swim with the gators!

Cause I need my arms and hands to make pretty things :D

This sharks eye bracelet turned out pretty cool. It would look better on the right size wrist, though.
This will fit a 6 1/2 to 7 inch wrist....I'm thinking probably 7. I want to try it on Laci and see. It's nice to have different sized wrists in the family to check these on! It sure beats measuring and guessing, or second guessing myself :P

 
These beetlenut and mother of pearl shell beads accent this shell beautifully. I really love the naturalness of this bracelet. I added some gunmetal spacers between each bead to compliment the dark swirl on the shell, and finished it off with gunmetal wire guards and toggle clasp.

I've been playing with leather and olive shells again ;)

This one has some nice big large hole pearls, and is on brown leather cord. An extender chain and lobster clasp make it fit larger sized wrist, too. It fits a 6 1/2 inch to about an 8 1/2 inch wrist.

 This olive shell is on a braided leather cord, and is just a simple bracelet.

 My husband really likes this one. It's more manly and rugged looking, and totally his style. I like it, too!
It's cool! This fits a large wrist...about 8 1/2 to 9 inches.

Next up I have a pretty pink coral necklace and bracelet....

Next time!

Have a great weekend!!!!

Beachy Seashell Lava Stone Bracelets

I have been feeling oh so beachy, and summer isn't over yet! We still have weeks of beach weather left, and it only gets better ;) I love the beach year round, not just in the summer.

But before I get off track, let me show you what I have been up to!

These starfish shaped lava stone beads are so cute and beachy! I love these colors together, and they go so well with this kings crown shell. I used some of the same ceramic beads that I used on this necklace, and added in some amazonite, and tiny teal glass beads.

I used a mermaid toggle clasp, and it gives it the finishing touch I was looking for. I have been holding on to these toggles forever!

I thought it would be fun to try to drill a puffy sand dollar and see what happened.....

Such a neat under the sea bracelet, don't you think?! I used some beads that I frosted last year, and didn't use. They look and feel just like seaglass! A little 3mm faceted glass bead in capri blue accents the starfish beads. A mermaid toggle on this one, too!

And lastly, for now (I do have a few of those starfish beads left!)....

I drilled through one of the small paper figs that Cheri sent me! Some freshwater pearls between each BLUE starfish bead add a lovely accent. This shell isn't as yellowy as my pics make it look, it's more of a soft beige maybe. A very light tan I guess.

A cute fish toggle finishes this beachy bracelet off nicely. These do lay much better around the wrist than they do flat. Taking some of these pics was more difficult than drilling shells.

I have a few more bracelets to share/show, and a couple of necklaces. 
I'll be back soon with another reveal!