I SURVIVED THE MOVE!

My goodness it's horrible to move!  I planned this move down to the last detail.  Had extra boxes, had extra tape, several sharpies to mark every single box so as to make it as easy as possible to unpack.  I actually had two moves.  One to my new home and one to the studio which I mostly took the bulk of the equipment, furniture, glass etc. the day before moving day and just left it there in a mess in my new studio.  On moving day at 9 a.m. the movers arrived.  I had run out of boxes, run out of tape, couldn't find one sharpie to save my life!  Clothes started finding their way to empty suitcases, stacks of loose stuff in my trunk and my husbands piled to the roof.  finally we were ready to leave with our two cars and the movers.  What about Bear (our mini-Schnauzer)?  I didn't have one inch in my car left for the dog.  My son had to carry him on his lap with other stuff while my husband drove.  It doesn't end there!

When we arrived to our new home, on the second floor, our furniture wouldn't fit up the stairs.  We had to remove the front door.  Some more furniture went in.  Our head board wouldn't fit no matter what we tried.  My husband and son had to remove the railing on the second floor landing and stand on the roof while I prayed (I think out loud, really loud) that they wouldn't fall off while the head board was maneuvered in.  This nightmare finished at 8:00 p.m.

Alright then, that's over and now I can't find a thing for a week.  I did organize my studio right away and I'm back to work lampworking.  Here are some new pictures of my studio and beads I finally listed on Etsy today.

This is a picture of the studio the Saturday after the move.  We moved on Thursday and on Friday I added the press on tiles to the top of the counter, cut the trim border and sewed the skirt for the counter.  There was a huge Port Salerno Seafood Festival that Saturday that I didn't want to miss since 35,000 people were expected to attend.  I think they did, since it was really busy and lots of fun.  I have the jewelry displayed at the front of the store and the loose beads towards the back for my beady customers.  I've since added a shelf on the wall and some art.  I'll have more pictures later.

This is the other side of the room where I work.  I had a couple of necklaces displayed there for the festival.

I had some ceramic beads I made the week prior to moving which I hadn't had time to post.  I posted all of these this morning on Havana Beads.

Enjoy your day,

Raida

CHANGE IS GOOD???

So they say that change is good.  Well there's lots of change in store for our family and Havana Beads this month.  We're moving to Stuart, Florida and I'm getting a new studio.  I know that once everything is done it will be great, but moving your entire home and your studio all in the same month is really stressful.  I'm really looking forward to my new studio, but I have so much work to do packing my accumulation of stuff to my new home that I'm a little overwelmed right now.  The good thing is its a small studio but I still want it to look nice.  You'll notice I took some pictures of the outside for my new blog header.  I also took some pictures of my space when I first visited.  All of this has been cleared out, including all the displays on the walls.  I have to get the walls painted and all my equipment, glass, beads, etc. brought in.  I'll try to post the progress as I go along.

This is the entrance to my new studio.

All of the walls are now clear of these displays from the previous tenant and are ready to paint.  I'll probably have some simple shelves installed down the road and maybe some of my favorite paintings for inspiration will go on the walls.

This is a shelf on the wall which I plan to sew a pretty skirt and attach it to the edge so I can have storage underneath.  The top will display trays of beads and some of my jewelry.

This is the window looking out from my studio.

This is the entrance to the Fine Art Gallery.  I can spend hours in here.  Beautiful works of art are displayed on two flours.

This is the hall way between the studios to the back of the property.

We have an amazing glass blower in residence.

This is the view at the back of the property.  There's a little bar there and they have live music by the water, I believe on the weekends.  More on that when I move in.

This is the entrance to the property.  Next door is Finz Restaurant which has great food and is also on the water.  Well thats all for today.  I'll try to post some in the next couple of weeks if I can.  I'll definately come back when everything is up and running and have some updated pictures to share.

ENJOY YOUR DAY,

Raida

WE HAVE A WINNER!

The winner of the set of Honeycomb head pins is #18, Shel, congratulations!  Contact me at havanabeads.blogspot.com with your address and I'll send these out to you.  Thanks to all of you who participated.  I really appreciate you visiting my blog!

ENJOY YOUR DAY,

Raida

NEW GOODIES ON ETSY

Here's some quick pics of some new goodies on Etsy.  I listed several ceramic pieces with different glaze finishes you can check out on Etsy.

No calorie "Bon Bons"

ENJOY YOUR DAY,

Raida

GIVEAWAY

You guys know I can't just show you pictures of head pins I just love and not share right?  Up for grabs is a set of my new Honeycomb Head Pins.  I'm doing the giveaway early this month because my month is going to get crazy in the next couple of weeks.  I'll let you guys know whats going on next week.  For now, I'll pick a winner Friday the 13th. I always say its a good luck day.  Just leave me a comment and I'll pick a winner through random.org next week.  If you would like an extra chance to win, post this giveaway on your blog and leave me another comment that you've posted.

GOOD LUCK!

Raida

NEW BEADS ON ETSY

Just listed some new goodies on Etsy I'd like to share.  I made some new heart focals with lots of flowers on them and a little earring pair with flowers.  Some organic beads and also a new head pin color which I love since it's "BROWN".  Here are the pics.

HONEYCOMB DROP HEAD PINS

SERENE

VIOLET BOUQUET HEART FOCAL

PINK BOUQUET HEART FOCAL

PINK BOUQUET EARRING PAIR

Enjoy your day,

Raida

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope everyone had a happy and safe New Years.  I started the year making some lampwork jewelry.  I know I've been hoarding my lampwork beads.  I'll have some new ones for sale this week at Havana Beads.  I got on a roll and couldn't stop myself.  Here are some pictures of the finished bracelets.

"BEST OF TIMES"

"BE MINE"

"SALSA"

Enjoy Your Day,

Raida