Just a fun update to share with you the goodies I recently received from friends and family for my birthday: Beads galore! Everything here has been ordered from FireMountainGems.com. At the time my gift certificates arrived, they were running a great sale and I was able to stock up on several strands of semi-precious stone [...]

Cool Vintage Beads & Tumbled Stones On July 4, My family and I braved the 90 degree heat and headed up to Antiques on the Bluff in St. Joseph, MI. Set up on the tree-lined bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, Antiques on the Bluff takes place on the first Sunday of the month from May 2nd [...]