Now's the time to stand & be heard - With Election Day just around the corner, I thought it the perfect time to get on my soap box and encourage all of us to stand and be heard.
It wasn't until 1920 that women were granted the right to vote. Incredibly brave women suffered many atrocities to gain that right. Alice Paul was one of these women. She was jailed and when she chose to go on a hunger strike, a feeding tube was forced down her throat. When Woodrow Wilson tried to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane, the doctor refused. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy.
Women have a stronger voice than ever before. We can make a difference by just choosing to be heard. In many states the family unit is being challenged on the ballot.
Would we let these women down who fought for our right to be heard? Don't let excuses like carpools, weather or thoughts that our vote doesn't matter, keep us from voting this year.
Have a great month & remember to
Never Stop Creating!
This month's project, pictured above, is our Multi Strand Topaz & Mother of Pearl Set.
Shades of purple flowers adorn the mother of pearl pendant at the focal point of this necklace. Purple cat eye beads and amethyst cube beads compliment the necklace as well as the matching earrings.
The winner will receive all supplies needed to create this project, including free shipping. Don’t forget to enter before the end of October.
Dates that will give you an excuse to make something fun!
October 26th – Mother-in-Law's Day
October 31st – Halloween
November 3rd – Sandwich Day
November 4th – Election Day
The winner of our September project is:
She will receive all the supplies needed to create our Painted Mother of Pearl Pendant.
Citrine - From the earliest of times, citrine was called the "sun stone" and the gemstone was thought capable of holding sunlight and useful in the protection from snakebites. Its color was associated with gold and it became known as the merchant's stone. It was thought to improve communication and to attract wealth.
Check out our Citrine projects :
Citrine Quartz & Turquoise Set
Citrine Quartz & Jasper Set
This is a great idea I found for storing your earrings:
Take a piece of embroidery cloth and attach it to an embroidery hoop. Hang the hoop on your wall and suddenly you have a convenient place to hang lots of earrings.
With four daughters, I'm always finding earrings everywhere. I think I'll hang one in every bathroom and every bedroom.