Gail's Tales...and Jewelry Design

Paris was just starting to decorate when we were there. This is a view down the Champs Elysees. All the trees were decorated in blue lights....

The building is from the 1300's and originally was built to house the abbotts of Cluny. The outside of the building is just as interesti...

It's good to be home. Especially when you have two little fur balls following you around the house. When we first got home they were a l...

Sunday we walked around the Marais district. Most of the stores and shops there are open on Sunday. I managed to get Lou to buy me a purs...

Yesterday we stopped at the Opera Garnier to get a look at the inside. It is opulent. This opera house is the one around which Phantom o...

On Friday we walked about 5 miles. My calves, shins and feet hurt. But it's worth it when you come up out of the Metro to see things ...

We walked down Rue Mouffetard today. It is a very old part of the city and the street itself was the main road to the south built by the Rom...

These are pictures from our stroll around St. Germain...rue du Buci to be exact. It's a fun neighborhood with lots of shops and restaura...

This is the view below our balcony. These are the remains of the Roman baths here in Paris. Lou said they date back to something like 75AD...

We've been up for more tha 24 hours now. It is about 7PM at night here on Wednesday. that is 1PM in Cleveland. Our apartment is wonde...

This time tomorrow we will be on our way to Paris. Weather forecast is for 50 degree days and 40 degree nights....with light rain the entir...

Check this out....this is an LED light that you wear on your ear like people wear those telephone speakers on their ear. It projects a conc...

I find I'm pacing the house. I have too much free time between now and when we leave for Paris. So I am pacing, going from one project...

I spent Saturday doing nothing at all. Well...I shouldn't say nothing. I did a little work around the house but didn't push myself. ...

Together with IMadeIt! Market and The Screw Factory Artists ...... Cleveland Handmade is once again enabling, and even encouraging, holiday...

The show ended up being a very good one for me....even if it was exhausting. Below are a couple of close-ups in the booth. I get quite a few...

Great day at the show today. Makes up for the bad show last week. Here's a shot of my booth...hasn't changed much since the summer s...

Took me 4 hours to set up today. I did it all by myself...well almost. I got the top on the tent and when I tried to put the first leg on....

See what happens when I have spare time :)

I'm done. I have a big 3-day show this weekend in Cleveland... By Hand Show ...Friday-Sunday. I have over 100 necklaces and 100 pairs ...

That's what Lou keeps telling me....yeah right. Even if it were true...I don't think the cats care. He makes a really good cat bed.

Now I'm sure you want to know what one has to do with the other. I'll get to that. I got up this morning and thought it felt a litt...

This show was my first. I have been doing it for 5 years now...I think. Judy gave me a break back then and invited me to do the show. I h...

Tuesday and Wednesday I will be at Mrs. Claus' Closet in Westlake. I've been making earrings and pendants all weekend long. Below ar...

I have a piece of original artwork hanging in the Cleveland Museum of Art ....and it's not in the bathroom either. A group from work wen...