Candlelight Memory Artisan Rosary ON Auction for the Cornerstone of Hope Foundation

I have found comfort with this stranger who has become my friend in this "society" of mother's who have lost their children. We watch out for each other, we take care of each other, we know how each other feels. My strangers that have become friends are the comfort I seek out to heal my soul.

Her auction is up on ebay for this beautiful rosary you see below.

Design Copyright © chrystal.legacy all rights reserved ~ beaders etchics!

Excerpt from the auction! ~

Traditionally, it has long been the custom to light a candle in memory of those who have passed on, especially when the death was sudden or unexpected, with no time to say goodbye. I also think of those whose minds have left their bodies behind, unable to recognize their loved ones.

My heart was very heavy when making this Rosary, the deep warmth of the beads contrasting with the brightness of the silver, reminding me of this tradition. I felt the presence our Blessed Mother more than ever while putting the pieces together. I have been blessed to know others who have shared joys and sorrows in memory of lost loved ones, and I have gained far more from their friendship than I have given. As I closed the link of the last bead, I felt a sense of completion and peace. My prayer for those whose heart is heavy with the loss of their loved ones is that, each day, they are able to find at least one positive memory to help carry them from one day to the next.

I have found comfort in those memories, especially of my daughter, who died at age 18 due to accidental overdose of medications, prescribed for debilitating headaches.

With each Rosary sold, we will donate a percentage to a selected charity. The nonprofit chosen for this rosary is Cornerstone of Hope grief counseling.

Cornerstone of Hope exists because, in this life, the unthinkable sometimes happens. A child dies before his parents. A husband or wife dies, leaving their spouse and children at a loss for how to go on living. A student dies, leaving a school reeling over the shock and sorrow. In your loneliness, you desperately need to connect with those who understand. When we are left without the smile and the touch of the one who we loved so dearly, we need a hand to hold, to pull us out of the pit and the pain. 10% of the sale price of this rosary will be donated to Cornerstone of Hope

Please check out this organization Cornerstone of Hope

U Tube Pink Glove Fundraiser - Med Line Money Million Mark Mammograms

I thought I would share this a friend of my mine posted this on one of the forums I frequent ~

This is the note she posted.

"Our daughter-in-law, created, directed and choreographed this in Portland last week for her Med-line glove division as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. This was all her idea to help promote their new pink gloves. I don't know how she got so many employees, doctors and patients to participate, but it started to really catch on and they all had a lot of fun doing it.

When the video gets 1 million hits, Med-line will be making a huge contribution to the hospital, as well as offering free mammograms for the community. Please check it out. It's an easy and great way to donate to a wonderful cause, and who hasn't been touched by breast cancer?"

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday!


Pink Glove Dance

If it makes me happy!

Waking up is happy & difficult to do, especially when you realize it will be almost two years since that horrific day that changed my life forever. I continue on this crazy ride of emotions from feeling very sad to very happy. (Not working in over 5 years doesn't make it easy either!)
No ~ I am not depressed, no I am still not crazy yet, and no I am not going through the change. Maybe just a tad slow to realize certain pieces of this puzzle.

WHO KNOWS! What the next year will bring.
Let me tell you what is is like for me, getting a double whammy smack me upside the head girlfriend slow down duh moment.

RESULTS ~
Whammy number #1
Thursday evening of this week the Bead Society of Greater Chicago had their annual election. Mind you I knew I was on the slate as I was nominated. I have been their Vice President of Programming for a year now. I had a lovely afternoon looking for a new facility to house our meetings with the current President. Actually, I had a lovely afternoon circling O'Hare airport while she scoped the new place.  I shall admit one of my minor flaws is giving the gas companies more money; I got lost again. I tell ya, I just have no sense of East, West, North, South.

Whammy #2
Back in June of this year I decided to join in on the juried collaboration project together with
Michigan Glass Beadmakers Guild to create a piece with a Jewelry Designer I had never met, as I am a member of Glass Act another organization that is non-profit in MI.
The article regarding the collaborative, scroll down you shall see

Ladies and Gentlemen the votes have been counted and the results are in.

Whammy #2
The piece that was entered in the jury show took 3rd place ~
Whammy #1
I am president elect for the Bead Society of Greater Chicago ~

Sheryl Crow seemed to sum up my feelings best ~

"I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquito's,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimos rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen

Well, o.k. I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up

[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?"

Sad, not really ~ just a little dumb struck.

The Bead Society of Greater Chicago ~
Join, have fun, meet new peeps, share your stories!

Whether it be a grief group, beading group, reading group, on line forum ~ any group!
It's thearpy for me - That's what makes me happy today!

This is going to be a lot of work as a volunteer position, but down the road this will be good for me, having a job ~ keeping me busy. This is what I can do for me. To make my days go by with more happiness, I think!

PS: if you are in the local area, - join volunteer, let's make some history for the love of beads!

Lets see who reads my blog!

She wrote to me : LET'S SEE WHO READS THEIR EMAIL

A Hug Certificate for You!

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own;
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone.

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.

I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there.

This is a Hug Certificate!!

Send One to All Your Friends Who You Think Deserve A Hug
(Which, Hopefully Includes the Person Who Sent It to You).

You might send it to your enemies as well!
It'll really tic 'em off!

If you receive this back 2 times . You're off to a good start,
Unless you sent it to yourself. That's cheating!
If you receive this back 3 times. You're a good friend.

If you receive this back 4 times
..... You are popular I wanna be just like you.
If you are busy or do not forward items, I understand,
you are still my good friend.

If you receive this back 5 times or more,
There are angels watching over you..

Life is a coin, you can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!