This turned out prettier than I expected. :) The beads were made by me. I wanted flower petals on them and wanted to give them a fairy-like look, and that's been achieved I think. :) They have an ivory base, silver foil and frit combination and I did designs on top. These are some of my prettiest beads yet, and they are full of color. The crystal... khaki, violet and one entire strand has fuchsia.

I'm still working with my photo editing. As soon as my old computer (which isn't even old!! ugh. thank you honey for the tinkering. UGH!!) I plan to load my software on it so I can try going back to the XP version. This new windows vista is HORRIBLE. ugh!!! It makes me want to rip out my hair. NO kidding!! LOL But, anyway, the beads... I love them!! I hope you do too!!

There's no real reason as to why I used this song other than I love it. Jeff put it on his iPod a while back and we listen to it all the time. :) I love their sound... mysterious (you know?).

I love the fairy. She's so cute, sitting up like that. :) (She's solid and a bit weighty. I like her!)

I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

You used to captivate me
By your resonating life
Now I'm bound by the life you've left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along