Fanciful Wish

I'm always having a sale at my Etsy store FancifulWish because as a shopper, I love sales myself.  Who doesn't?  But more importantly, Mother's Day is coming up. Now that I am a mother, I now understand how hard a mother's job is.  And it IS. Use my coupon code LOVEMOM2013 at my store.  Use it in the area that says "Apply Coupon Code" before submitting your order. Xoxo, Yolanda photo via Monico Perez

Making jewelry has given me a new appreciation for gemstones.  I have only started to work with them just because I have the time to make some different things.  It's always phases with me and my creativity.  Things come and go, and recently it's about gemstones. When I was a massage therapist, of course I looked into healing properties of different stones.  But I haven't really appreciated them until now.  I went to a jewelry show and bought some gemstone beads to make more stretch bracelets and these are the ones I bought. Moonstone: I saw different colors of moonstone but really loved this strand of peach and grayish moonstones.  In some cultures moonstones are magical.  They are also used as dream stones and it's said it can bring good dreams at night.  It is also considered a fertility stone and women of some cultures sew it into their dresses.  Other characteristics of the stone includes: protection on land and sea, success in lo...

I love Washi tape! I've only started using it in my FancifulWish packaging just recently because I found a cute store on the island that sells packaging, including Washi tape.  The store is called Celebrations . What is washi tape?  Basically it's just decorative tape (genius!) and of course it originates from Japan, Japan invented the word "kawaii" which means cute and washi tape helps make everything kawaii.  Including packaging. I bought a few different designs of washi tape from Celebrations and from Etsy as well.  I figure variety is a good thing. I've only started to invest more into packaging my jewelry and I should have done it earlier (beginner's ignorance), but I figured small plastic bags were easily packaged in envelopes. photo via www.cutetape.com You can literally use them for anything and everything!  Use it to highlight things, wrap presents, create design on a gift box, seriously...so many things! The company from the photo ...

got this from  http://www.mccallerickson.com/tag/passion/ Great quote to meditate on... Xoxo, Yolanda

Ever have a feeling like the universe is listening to you and things happen that reflect that?  And you stop for a moment and say hmmm...I was just thinking that or you had just been talking about it or reading about it... First it was the dream catcher.  I saw the bracelets online and wanted to make one but didn't have time then a few weeks ago I saw that my nephew had a dream catcher hanging in his room, which used to be MY room growing up and I had my own dream catcher.  SO I finally made the dream catcher charms.... Then I was talking to my husband this weekend about making tree of life pendants because I saw them on Pinterest.  BUT I used to make wire trees, years ago, they looked like this...I remember teaching my co-workers to make them for a fundraising basket we were putting together.  I loved these trees. But my husband is Jewish and said it was perfect I'd make tree of life pendants because there is a Jewish holiday Tu b'shevat (it was in...

I had my first Dream Catcher when I was a sophomore in high school.  We bought it on a family trip that landed us briefly in Sedona, Arizona.  It was maroon suede with feathers and it hung on my bed post so I'd have good dreams at night.  I loved that thing.  I've been seeing dream catcher bracelets around on the internet so I wanted to make one for myself.  I found some tutorials but thought I'd add to the list and make my own. Supplies: * embroidery floss thread or suede lace * metal ring (key chain rings work well) * thinner string like s-lon cord, or 4 ply Irish waxed linen, or even dental floss * small beads * tape (optional) * glue like hypo cement (something that dries clear) I chose a coral thread, brown wax linen for the webbing and a key ring. Choose your colors and start by taking just a little bit of tape and taping down one end of the thread to the ring.  Start wrapping your ring with the thread. When you are done wrapping,...

I was raised Catholic but I can't say that I am a true practicing Catholic now.  I've got issues with their scandals, but that's for another blog haha.  I can not help be amazed by the other parts related to the Catholic church. My hubby and I went to Europe on our honeymoon and visited Rome and had a chance to go to the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica.  You cannot help but be in awe.  Below are some of the pictures we took when we were there in 2011. Inside St. Peter's Basilica In the photo above, compare the size of the people to the size of the arches...ridiculous.  This church is MASSIVE. Yes, it is Michelangelo's Pieta I couldn't believe I was standing in front of Michelangelo's Pieta.  It's really mind-blowing and beautiful, it seriously makes you want to cry.  If I was alone in that place, just me and this Pieta oh, and God haha, I'd cry.  To think someone (Michelangelo) carved this piece.  It is absolute perfection. ...