Lots going on!

As usual, it's been longer than I anticipated since I blogged last. What can I say...the ole' cliche: "time flies when you're having fun!"
It was a very fun, productive week, full of beads and lots of other things.

For starters, Finn's birthday was last Sunday. So we celebrated in the office on Monday. Yes, all 11 of us sang him Happy Birthday while he paraded around and wagged his tail. And not one of us seemed to think it was strange singing to a dog! I love it! And of course Finn loved every second of it. This is him going for his birthday present, a singing birthday cake stuffed toy. Oh, what a cutie!

And I've been getting little goodies everyday in preparation for Burning Man. Some things are more exciting (wigs and costumes) than others (grill hoses and headlamps). Here is one of this week's best arrivals:

And for some Divali updates: I've been as busy as a bee putting together wholesale catalogs for buyers in response to an ad I ran recently in a wholesale magazine. Yesterday I sent out 19! It seems like it should be so easy to put some things in an envelope and mail it. But when there are 19 of them, it gets a little time-consuming. I hope that all of my efforts pay off. I have been filling orders for other wholesale accounts, and I am really enjoying getting to know my new accounts. Here's the pile of envelopes that went out yesterday, and a little peek at what's inside:

And I've leave you with some pictures of some new necklaces...finally! These have already gone out the door to the Noyes Museum's Craft Concept show, but I will be making some more. I plan to do crafty things all weekend. The Alameda Flea Market is Sunday, and it's supposed to be really good, so I'm going to check it out. And I hope to finish the skirt that I've been working on for what seems like an eternity. I'll post pics as soon as I do!