almond butter energy bites

i've made these a few times and they are ridiculously good. they only last a couple days in our house :)

2 cups of almond butter or peanut butter or your other favorite nut butter

1 cup of dried cranberries

1 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut

1/4 cup of honey

2T of chia seeds

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup of sesame seeds (this is for rolling the balls in at the end)

3 drops of doterra sweet orange essential oil (don't use just any essential oil. most essential oils are not for internal use except for doterra) this is my opinion after reading in depth about this company and other competitor oil companies. use your own disgression.

sometimes i add a little bit of stevia to the mix if i don't want to use as much honey. if you want them sweeter you can try a bit of both.

*could also add cacao nibs...yumm. refrigerate dough for about 30 minutes (you may not need to do this. it will depend on how oily/sticky the dough is).  roll dough into one inch size balls and then roll in sesame seeds

will make about 18-20 balls.

rings. rings. rings.

found reflector ring

acid green filigree ring

bullet ring in lipstick red

 

*found coral ring

*no living coral animals were harmed to make this ring. this coral is natural washed ashore and specially selected while beach combing by me or in some cases pieces have been sent to me by friends or individuals doing the same.

 neon strawberry plastic: layered (1 part toy/1 part repurposed plexi)

double purple sapphire engagement ring

double purple sapphire engagement ring

raw & cat's eye purple sapphire in oxidized sterling

candy colored neckaces...

mutli colored teal, neon yellow green & seafoam necklace

repurposed reflector, plastic from a toy lego, vintage glass

multi colored pink, orange & bright yellow collage necklace

vintage button, repurposed plastic plexiglass, vintage glass beads & filament

solitaire diamond engagement ring

1/4 carat solitaire diamond ring in matte sterling silver

 

 

engagement & wedding ring set for a very lucky her!!!

.72ct. rose cut white diamond (5.7mm) & a wee tiny black diamond (1.6mm) in an asymmetrical design in oxidized sterling silver

this one was pretty hard to part with. rose cuts of this scale are stunning!!!!!

both rings are available on my etsy page

he's here.....

at 10:11am on april 23, 2014 this little fella made quite a grand entrance into our world. he was very comfy in the nest he had created in the previous 9+months arriving "only" 13 days past his due date. BUT, boy when he decided he was ready he came fast and furious in under 2 hours from 1st contraction to birth. one minute i was making pancakes for lucy and the next minute i was in full tilt labor. it was pretty damn incredible. our midwife gb khalsa barely made it with only 15 minutes to spare before he officially arrived. chris was incredible and had everything under control but at one point i had to lay with my chest down on the bed to stop the contractions or he probably would have arrive before she got there. i still can hardly believe it, and what a sweet sweet boy we have. thanks so much for picking me to be your mama, boden redding campbell. i couldn't be happier to be the one who gets to love you forever, along with your amazing big sis. i am one lucky and grateful mama.

i used doterra essential oils during most of my pregnancy to prep for labor and delivery.  i didn't learn about them until i was almost 3 months pregnant, so from 3 months to full term and then some :/ if anyone is interested in what i used please just send me an email and i would be happy to share information with you and what worked for me. i am certain the doterra oils helped me have a very smooth, quick delivery and fast recovery.

azurite color bar necklace

azurite color bar necklace: available on etsy.

glass & oxidized sterling silver

engagement rings

2ct half ballas raw black diamond engagement ring. made with 14kt palladium white gold with a hammered matte surface.

contour wedding band made especially for this garnet engagement ring. oxidized sterling silver

hemimorphite double pendant

hemimorphite double pendant with beach glass: love this hemi drusy!!!

new necklaces...

vesuvinite & sterling

vintage button, glass beads, filament, ruby & sterling

cavanasite & sterling

vintage glass & sterling