Sacrifice and the end of an era........Change

Well here we are again and it has been awhile.So much has been going on in our live's I'm not sure where to begin.........I gess at "Sacrifice".

Everyone nows how much I love our building.I mean I've said it so very often " I love this place".

But........I love my dogs even more and thats why we have decided to give up the building and move into a house with a great yard!Oh my gosh! Yes! We have moved again! LOL!!!!!!!!!

So let me tell you about our new adventure.

This summer we just realized that the dogs needed more than just walking a hundred times a day.They needed fresh air and a yard to run in,they needed to bask in the sunshine and lay in the cool shade,they need to roll in the grass and dig in the dirt.We all needed a change. Tony and I started looking for a house and we found the most perfect little place in Downtown Greenville,SC.We are so very excited! To see our place you would never gess we lived downtown.It's wooded and our yard is big! We have this fabulous deck out back that overlooks a brick patio with a builtin fire pit and a yard that has a wood privacy fence.Its soooo perfect.......We love it and the dogs are just crazy about the yard.We could'nt be happier with our choice, the house and downtown Greenville.We have loved this area since we moved back from out west. It's not a huge city but bigger than Asheville or Spartanburg. The city has just really grown in the last several years.There is always something going on........We love it!We have great neighbors and everyone has dogs and there out walking them and socializing. And the funny thing is we already new the girls that live beside us,Patricia and Helena.We did'nt know it at the time and when we moved in we met them and Patricia was like " are you zoa art?" and come to find out that we met them at a bead show once and they are friends with good friends of ours. So how cool is that? Oh my gosh I love it! Patricia makes glass beads and jewelry so you'll see her name here alot.Oh and Lucy has become great friends with the chocolate lab "Emma" at the corner of our street and has play dates with her.I can go on and on,there are so many great things about this place. Here are a few pictures of the back yard...........

Lying in the sunshine......

Digin in the dirt......

Playin in the grass......

Are you wondering what happen to the building? Well a great couple has bought it.They are just married,young and both of their familys are from Inman,SC. He's a photographer and she loves to paint so this was a perfect match.I know they will love the building as we did and even more.

The end of an era.......I hope your ready for this one......Tony and I have decided that we will not be participating in" The Bead & Button Show" next year.I think its safe to say we are not going to be doing any bead shows next year.
I will be working on our website trying to get a shopping cart up but till then you can continue to shop with us on our etsy store http://www.zoaart.etsy.com/ for all your zoa art needs and wants.

Change? Oh yahhhhh. I do love change.........Stay tuned for more updates........

Etsy update !

I know 2 blogs in one day! What the heck is wrong here!

Just wanted you to see the things I added to our etsy shop.........

Bone links.....

Bead caps........

Round domed pendent w/ bumpy's......

And 2 shibuichi layerd hearts.........

And these great little earing componets..........

Today's picture

I was working outside today,taking pictures of components for our etsy shop. Zen and Lucy just did not like that I was out there by myself. So they sat in the window and howled at me. I just could'nt resist taking there pictures in the window.

Zen really can't stand for me to even leave the house.

Have I told ya all how much I love these dogs ?

Oh I just had to put one more picture up! This is Lucy styling her "Tattood Bitch " collar.

She's so dam cute!

Check this out!

Have you seen the new Handcrafted Jewelry magazine from the editors of Beadwork ?

So beautifully done and one of my favorit artist painted the backgrounds of the pages,
Cori Dantin. Find Cori's work at http://www.corid.etsy.com/ .


I love that they added such a mixture of arts.Oh and not to forget that I also have a project in there.You'll find that on pg.77.
This bezel is featured and I just added more of them to our etsy shop http://www.zoaart.etsy.com/ .

I will also be adding some of the bone links later today.I still need to take pictures of them.
Go now and get your copy of Handcrafted Jewelry.............

So far.........

I got my camera back and so far so good. Lets keep our fingers crossed for the metal shoot later today.

Anyway here are a few pics I just shot.

Zen and Lucy all snuggly together.........

And my very messy studio........lol......I've been workin.

More pictures soon..........

Arrrrrrrrr!

Once again I'm without my camera.
I've really been stuggling with my new camera and even taken it back to Best Buy several times for them to poopoo my struggles.Well yesterday I'd finally had enough,knowing it wasnt me but the camera. The "Geek Squaud" took it and said it would be a couple of weeks to send it off and then get it back?????? WHAT! This bit of info left me more than irritated. There is definitely something wrong with the camera and I bought it that way so just give me a new camera! But no......I just love the customer service these companies provide.This is one of the number one reasons we should spend our money with small businesses. We may spend a little more but its so worth the customer service you get back.Never again "Best Buy" never again..........
Just had to vent today...........

Etsy Shop Sale!

Hello everyone........From august 5th to the 12th we will be having a sale in our etsy shop www.zoaart.etsy.com .Everything is marked down $5.00.So when you see the price its already marked to the sale price and on august 13th the original prices will return.

And then next week my goal is to have finished jewelry in our shop.

Oh yah and that giveaway!..........I'll have that posted by this weekend.So be looking for it.......

Untill then.........