whew.......finally finished this belt! I love wearing costumes, making them, finding cool things to play with & see what I can come up with. This one really took way too long to make since all the silly beading was done by hand.

I've been collecting silk, rayon, wool & glittery yarn for fringe belts, mmm, they're delicious. I guess I'll also have to pick up knitting/crocheting in the future. Right now I am making a silver findings with white yarn on a black & white Japanese Obi.....i... read more

By the author Laurell K Hamilton, an excerpt entry from her blog~

Saturday, November 15
The Right, The Left, and Gay Marriage

The difference between the liberal left and the conservative right is that the left believes so sincerely that they are right, and that logic is so on their side, that they don’t feel the need to convince anyone else. It’s so obvious to them, that they just wait for everyone to come to their senses. That’s partly what happened in California with the gay marriage... read more