catherines confessions

Should I list these new pieces? (I'm linking up with Mellow Yellow Monday #90 , Smiling Sally's Blue Monday and The Work of the Poet's Ruby Tuesday .) These are stretch bracelets in the ususal fall colours, yellow-orange-red. You can were several on your wrist or... Or just one together with a watch or alone. This first patteren has a lot of different coloured glass beads in it. But I am also working on simpler patterns with one predominate colour, such as this yellow stretch bracelet: Another innovation is that I am stringing two sizes of glass seed beads (size 6 & size 8) to get a more varied texture in even one-coloured designs such as this entirely cobalt blue stretch bracelet: The most important fall colour this year is purple. Here are some stretch bracelets in colours that range between red and blue : And as with the yellow - orange - red bracelets, you can wear several or just the one: You have seen my latest 'skinny' stretch bracelets that I have ...

As I have mentioned several times before, we have a lovely garden. But I am always finding interesting plants along our neighbors' fence. These bright red-orange flowers looked like this about a week or so ago. I don't know what they are called. If anyone can tell me what their name is in English, Latin or Swedish, I would be very grateful. According to Jakill from Jean's Musings, these flowers are nasturtiums . (Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me! Best wishes from Anna on October 14th 2009) Yes they were this bright! I will miss the lovely greens and bright reds, oranges and pinks of spring and summer. On the other hand, I can make jewellery as cheery as summer-flowers all fall and winter. Please come visit again and see!

Another orange cat! PhotoHunt

Summer is drawing to a close, here in Sweden. But there are still some roses left in the garden! Look at these Peace roses. They are so incredibly orange-red in colour!