Wow…this was a thrill to wake up to this morning!!! I had been contacted through my Flickr photo sharing account months ago by the director of AMONG WOMEN SOUTH AFRICA, to use some of my images on a website they were developing for their charity.

Hi All!!!

 I  just got a notice from IMAGEKIND that they are running a FREE SHIPPING offer  through tomorrow on all framed and unframed/stretched canvas photography and art!!  I’m ordering my own right now! The shipping discount can be significant if you order larger prints.

 I will add a couple more new Africa images to the gallery today and don’t forget to look at the INSPIRED and ARTWORK galleries for the newest posters.  GREAT GIFT GIVING ideas!!

The discount shipping code is QUICKSHIP2007

 Please drop in and take a peek around

CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY IMAGEKIND GALLERIES

New panda pendants will be posted either on Ebay or my website today and tomorrow!!!!  Have a super week everyone!

A FUN NEW AFRICA ALBUM IS UP ON THE SITE..CLICK HERE!!

This was a fun little demo to photograph to show you just one example

of the process some of my vacation “finds” go through before I even get

to play with the beads in design work.

I thoroughly enjoy every step taken in preparing the beads to use as this

“hands on” cleanup brings me all that much closer to the maker of the beads.

Be sure to take a moment to check out this website below to see how the beads

are made BY HAND by the women in Africa.

CLICK HERE TO SEE OSTRICH EGGSHELL BEADS BEING MADE

And here is a stunning eggshell bracelet I purchased in Capetown SA

Here’s a preview of some fun glass to come!!!! I still have 2 or 3 more firings to do on this glass but am really excited to get a few pendants up on the website for you designers and collectors to play with!!

Also here are a few pix from our trip to the coast last weekend.

CLICK HERE FOR AGATE BEACH PIX

My son Bryan, his girlfriend Kate and myself had a blast and even saw whales no more than 40 feet from the shoreline!! They are now back in Minnesota and I miss them terribly!!

Hope you all have a super weekend…will have some finished pieces next week for sure…WOOOO HOOOO!! It’s about time!!