
- My hummingbird and his own Thanksgiving feast
The jewelry blog and photographic travel journal of Sandra Miller


April 24, 2012 By Sandra Miller 2 Comments
As the Trunk Show dust settles I immediately jump into my next project which is to get the garden ready for the year. One of the most relaxing "jobs" for me is hauling the 8 yards of cedar chips into the pathways and inside front garden. They are relatively lightweight in the … [MORE...]

April 15, 2012 By Sandra Miller 2 Comments
ASSEMBLING PRIORITY MAIL BOXES AND LINING WITH GREEN TISSUE..JUST A HINT OF THINGS TO COME I want to first thank you all for making this 2012 Graffiti Jewelry Trunk Show the most exciting event yet. All of last week's jewelry purchases have been lovingly wrapped, given a goodbye … [MORE...]

April 10, 2012 By Sandra Miller Leave a Comment
HOW TO SHOP THE TRUNK SHOW - WEDNESDAY APRIL 11TH FIRST THINGS FIRST..GET YOUR COFFEE OR TEA! Note the show times above and that they are at two separate locations TRUNK SHOW PREVIEW is at my FACEBOOK PAGE ALSO VIEWABLE AFTER 10AM PST AT GRAFFITI JEWELRY ON … [MORE...]

April 7, 2012 By Sandra Miller 1 Comment
Ahhhhh.... all the Trunk Show items are in place and ready to go on April 11. I just finished the preview and descriptions today and am I feeling great!! I can't wait for you all to see the amazing variety of jewelry I've done this year!!! Now it's time to relax for this … [MORE...]

April 1, 2012 By Sandra Miller Leave a Comment
My muse and quality control consultant, Mz. Lillian, has witnessed the creation of every single piece of jewelry I have made for this upcoming show. The sleepless nights because my mind was racing with ideas....the long days of wanting to play when I was in the middle of … [MORE...]

March 30, 2012 By Sandra Miller 2 Comments
Hello my friends...Spring has sprung here in Portland Oregon, but along with it the rains are back. I was just listening to the local news and we are expecting up to 5 inches of rain on the coast and 3 in the city. As hard as it is to have things soggy all the time, the air is warmer … [MORE...]

March 13, 2012 By Sandra Miller 1 Comment
Hello everyone!! Just a quick note to give you all a heads up that the Trunk Show date has moved up from Tuesday April 3, to WEDNESDAY APRIL 11th . There will still be plenty of time for shipments to go out for arrival before the Chow National and it gives me an extra week to pull together my … [MORE...]

March 1, 2012 By Sandra Miller 3 Comments
I know I've been quiet for a while but for very fun reasons!! First, I have been completely immersed in creating some incredible items for the Trunkshow on April 3rd. It will be one of the best ones yet. I still haven't gotten the exact times worked out but will get those … [MORE...]
Happy Thanksgiving, Sandy and Steve Hope you have a good one. Great shot of your hummingbird. Love you
Happy Thanksgiving to you also! Have a wonderful holiday!jo
From Our house to everyones, We hope you had a great day with your families and plenty of good food to eat and plenty of reasons to be thankful. Everyone here are all in turkey slumber and the mess is cleaned up and soup is on for tommorow already.
Sandra~ I Love your SITE! It’s not that often that I visit, but when I do I smile ear to ear. Love the panda work, love your jewelry too. I bid on the Chow piece, it is stunning. Hope to be able to visit with you at the National or maybe a specialty this year. You are inspiring and I would love to talk about your travels.
Joanna, Rosewine Chows (Zin’s mommy!)
I just now came across this beautiful wish for Thanksgiving Day! Bob and i unfortunately had the stomach flu on thanksgiving and were unable to host the elaborate meal we had planned. we spent a quiet weekend together…which was nice anyway….and promised the relatives a scrumptious gourmet feast soon! i thank God for each and every one of you!!!!