Hi Ho Silver, Away!

You're not seeing things. That's Roy Rogers & Dale Evans above, even though "Hi Ho Silver... Away" is from Clayton Moore of The Lone Ranger, who's horse was "Silver." But I just loved watching Roy & Dale and The Lone Ranger too. Actually, I think I loved his horse Trigger the most. However, I did adore Roy because he always, and still today, reminds me of my Papa (my dad's dad) with the smiling blue eyes. Not only was he your typical loving grandpa, he had the sweetest smile, loving personality and twinkling blue eyes that I've ever seen. I miss him more just thinking about him.

Anyway, I loved the part where the Lone Ranger said "Hi Ho Silver, Away!" Wow. Does this date me or what?! Oh and I used to sing the "Happy Trails" song all the time. Hmm, sometimes I still do.

Speaking of silver. I've now added my handcrafted Fine Silver (.999) Ball End Headpins to my shop. Yep. I just keep adding and adding - what can I say, I'm enjoying playing with metal so much that I don't know when to quit. Oh, and I'll be adding oxidized headpins as well, but they can be requested until I'm able to post them.

Well, I need to 'skedaddle' on out of here and mosey on over to my studio as I have a ton of work to do today. Hi Ho Silver, Away!

"Happy trails to you, until we meet again.

Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.

Who cares about the clouds when we're together?

Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.

Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again.

Some trails are happy ones,

Others are blue.It's the way you ride the trail that counts,

Here's a happy one for you.Happy trails to you, until we meet again.

Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.

Who cares about the clouds when we're together?

Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.

Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again."

Rocki

(p.s. Just a note that I updated the post to include The Lone Ranger, just so you don't think I've lost it. But then again... ;)

Shiny Smiley Day!

Guess what day it is folks! Yep. My braces!

As I type this at 7:00 a.m., I'm thinking about what I should eat for breakfast before heading to my appointment this morning. My sister-in-law, friends and acquaintances have informed me of what NOT to eat while wearing braces, and since I will have them on for 2 years, I thought I would pig out!

My breakfast will consist of:
- my usual wheat/dairy-free pancakes with applesauce, almonds & flaxmeal
- nuts - a big bowl full (squirrels love nuts!)
- caramel
- popcorn, not cooked, just the raw kernels
- thick, chewy gooey fudge with LOTS of nuts (drools)
- several ice cubes
- a side of taffy

Okay. So that's a big fat lie! I'll only have my usual breakfast and dream about the fudge.

I was going to have Mark take a before picture of me this weekend, but we completely forgot about it. So I decided to use one of my favorites of the both of us. It was taken 2 years ago at one of my brothers BBQ gatherings. It's not very glamorous, but hey, that's me. Yes, there will be an 'after' photo :)

Not only do I create with silver, but by noon today I will be SMILING silver.

Kind of fitting, don't you think?

Have a happy shiny smiley day!

Rocki

psst... (points down at previous post ;)

Rocki's Supplies!

I really hoped that I was going to be able to visit your blogs this past weekend, but we spent an enjoyable day with Danny & Margi on Saturday and then Sunday we... WOW - where DID Sunday go?!

Anyway, I PROMISE to visit your blogs tomorrow! As for today, I want to introduce you to my new supply shop: Rocki's Supplies. Yep, finally got it up and running and have had 2 sales so far from this shop! I'm still adding new items daily and have much more to list, but don't want to list it all at one time as you know.

What can you find in my new shop? All handcrafted metalwork made by me, such as:

clasps (several styles: hearts, hooks, wrapped & more)
earwires (big variety)
connectors (links, flowers, hearts & more)
PLUS my signature Elfin Earwires
and more to come!

I can honestly say that I truly love creating with metal. I find it so relaxing and calming actually. Oh I still love my rocks n beads, but there is also room for fire n metal. :)

Lots to do today, but then again Monday's are always quite busy, aren't they? So I'm off to the post office now as one of my orders was from an international customer and then I need to get back to work: house chores, studio, etc.

Thank you all for being patient with me. See you soon!

☼ Rocki

Silver Smiles

I won't go into all the boring details of my dental issues prior to my orthodontic appointment yesterday, but I don't mind saying that I'll be a 'metal mouth' soon (insert cheezy grin).

Unfortunately, I put off far too long getting my own teeth fixed because I've been pretty busy. Okay, to be honest I'm not so found of dentists - too many bad experiences. Okay okay, so it's the drill (shivers), the pain, the yucky taste and the drooling afterwards.

It's funny when I think about it, plus Mark even comments that as much as I brush & floss my teeth, how on earth can I have dental issues. Oh no, I have no cavities (smiles), but due to a botched root canal when I was 13 I ended up losing my back molar. That is what I *thought* caused my teeth to shift and such. But yesterday I discovered that my "extra tooth" (my 'snaggle tooth') I was told I had by a dentist in my 20's, was in fact NOT an "extra tooth" after all. That dentist ended up removing it with 2 other dentists. Yes, THREE dentists standing over me pulling out my poor little snaggle tooth - ouch, I still feel the pain!

Anyway, so that tooth, combined with the back molar (both on the bottom) are the culprits. So now after all these years of putting it off, making sure everyone else has been taken care of, listening to Mark tell me to just do it, and yes being somewhat of a chicken, I am now getting them fixed properly.

I'll be wearing the Damon System Braces for 24 months and on August 11th and I will be smiling silver. I won't mind one single bit (grin).

I bet this was more information than you cared to know. At least I didn't show you my photo shoot!

Cheeeeeeeeeze!
☼ Rocki