Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloweenie everyone =) I just finished loading up a few more 'Elegant Affair' Pendants, a really awesome 'Trendy Chic' wire Necklace, and a few of my 'Free Style' Clasps. More to come soon... Its a gorgeous day here so I am off to take a walk with some doggies. Enjoy your day, and don't eat too much candy...

Life, Puppies, and New Packaging...

Hi guys! I have been wanting to change my packaging to match my new site. Well today I was poking around on my most favorite packaging site, Nashville Wraps, and they have a brand spanking new little box. Thats the only hint you are getting! They are the cutest little thing I have ever seen!
My mom had her second shot in her trial today. The shot went great, we have to wait and see she may be having a tiny reaction. But so far so good.
It was so beautiful today, after dinner I took our three six month olds for a walk. Well stupid me I didn't put them on a three dog coupler, I put them each on their own flexi lead. Well my hands are suffering from cord burn from the leads. But they had a ball. Its so cute to see them go crazy in the leaves. Tomorrow is suposed to be nice too.
On the Jewelry front I cannot wait to get my chain, wire, and bead orders. In the meantime I am putting the finishing touches on a new ear wire design. Well I am off to rescue my pillows from Jake! It never fails there is always a doggy or two or three on them.

New Designs coming soon...

Hi guys! Well I just got done ordering everything up for some brand spanking new designs. Think lots of chain... I have had these ideas floating around in my head for months. But now I think I have my sketches perfected. I have been busily adding more goodies to my site. I started adding my Clasps to the Extras Catagory too. Tomorrow I take my mom for her second shot in her pain pump trial. If all goes well within the next two weeks she will have the pain pump implanted. We also found a new drug that is working wonders for her. Keep your fingers and toes crossed for her! Unfortunatly my Uncle has taken a turn for the worst. There is officially nothing more they can do for him. He has a wonderful wife and five amazing kids. He will not let anyone come and see him anymore, he doesn't want anyone to remember him in the state he is in now. Which I can understand, I would feel the same way. I cannot stand funerals or wakes either. I never wanted to see my Aunt or Lyndsey (our foundation bitch that had to be put down last year Oct 28 due to cancer) dead. I always knew thats all I would remember then. I remember my Aunt laughing and having a good time with us in her last months and Lyndsey rolling in the grass. Yesterday was the one year anniversary of us losing Lyndsey. It seems so much harder now then when we actually lost her. Its so amazing to see the influence she left in her kids, grandkids, great grandkids, and great great grandkids.
Everybody keep your chin up! Smile, laugh, hug a tree, read a book, journal or do whatever makes you happy because no one knows just how long we have.

Funky Babes...

Today I added nine new 'Funky Leather Babes' to my Shop. These are fantastic little additions to everyones day. Each is 18" in length, strung on crisp Leather cord, handmade wire cord ends & clasp, and a gorgeous Lampwork Focal Bead to top it off! I am addicted to these and have a bunch I made for myself. I also added a bunch of Earrings too. Let me know what you think =)

Almost there...

Hi guys! Have you been loving the new site???? I have been slowly uploading more goodies for you. There are still a ton that don't have pictures done yet. This weekend I will be working on that. Just got home from one Dr appt with my mom and in an hour have to leave for another. wIts been very tough but things are starting to look up. I have to run, the gorgeous Boro Bracelet above just got listed on the brand new site!!!!

Almost there...

Hey guys! Staci got up the basics of my site. Check out the new look!!! Don't you just love it! There are just finishing touches left now and I have to get my butt moving adding everything. I'm off to go play with my new 'toy'! Ha watch for my Grand Opening...

Step Two & Three Complete...

Hi guys! Well its been nuts as usual so I will give you the 411 and bring you up to speed on my mom and stuff:
-Last Thrusday she went into surgery again, to have the stimulator removed,
-Surgery went great at that time they also started the morphine pump trial,
-Morphine has now worn off but she is doing ok still in lots of pain from the surgery though,
-Next week Wed we go see her pain Dr and he will make another appt for the following week for her second shot of Morphine,
-If all goes well with that injection the following Thursday after that (I know at this point you are all totally lost trust me I am leaving out all of the five million times they have changed things in the last two weeks our heads are still spinning) Dr Landi will implant the pump,
-After that it takes 4-6 weeks of doseage changes and then she will be on her way!

It makes such a world of difference when you have good Dr's. Dr Landi and his staff have been amazing. My site is in production mode right now. I am hoping to have it up soon. I know I promised pictures they are coming! This morning I treated my dad to a morning out. We went to breakfast, had our hair cut, went to the track (and won!). It was nice we needed a break. If you have ever lived with someone who is in cronic pain, on very strong meds, withdrawls, ect you now the boat we are in. My move is being pushed back about a good month or more due to everything. I am off to feed the doggies and make dinner check back tomorrow for pictures.

Very sad day...

I wish I had some better news today. I just found out some horrible news, Katie Vasa from West End Designs, lost her husband today in a tragic accident. Please stop by to pass along your condolences and keep her in your prayers.
An update on my mom, Thursday's surgery went very well but was switched to a stimulator at the last minute. It was supposed to be a pain pump. This is not something that is for her she has been in terrible pain. Thursday they will be taking it out and starting the morphine pump trial then. Please keep her in your prayers as well. I am sick sick sick today. Some kind of nasty cold/fluy type thing. I hope it goes away quick. Maybe tomorrow I will snap some new pictures of my new shoes, that I LOVE. And the gorgeous fall scenery to cheer us all us.

Step One: Complete!

Hi guys! Well my moms pre ops were done today. After five hours, year I said five whole hours. Thats done! Tomorrows journey is to her neurologists to do a final 'go over' of the surgery and all that comes with it. I will post again after her trial begins on Thursday. So how is everyone liking the new Gallery on Flickr??? So far I have had some great feedback. I will be adding tons more photos over the next week or so. If you see something you like just drop me a line for more info on it. I bought myself a present a few days ago, some new shoes! A couple of really cute ones from Naturalizer. I am a size 4 1/2 so its hard to find cute shoes, well any shoes at all really. Nordstrom has a bunch but I am not going to spend over a hundred bucks for a pair of shoes. I'm terrible about shopping for myself, I always put it off. And I picked up one of those hairstyle magazines last week. I picked out my new doo too! New Katie here I come! I have to go brush some of the monkeys and finish up a few things. I'll be back in a few days with more updates on my mom.

New Gallery...

Hi guys! I am feeling much better today. So this morning I started work on my new photo gallery on Flickr. Go check it out, bookmark it and love it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiegerner/
I will be adding tons more pictures over the next week. Also up are new pieces for sale!! Until my new site is finished I will be listing pieces for sale there. Just email me to order. You are also able to leave comments about pieces too. Also in that Gallery is a section for my fantastic puppy buyers and all of the wonderful pictures they send me! I hope to have both sections finished by the weekend.
Don't forget Christmas will be here before you know it (scary isn't it!). Get your shopping done early and always remember to treat yourself to something too...

Under the weather...

Hi guys! I am pooped. Maybe its the weather but I am sicky. Head cold, body cold who knows! Hopefully a good nights sleep will help. Next week is a busy week with my mom so I may not update until the weekend. Just wanted to poke my head in and say Hi ;-) I will be back tomorrow...

New Site coming soon...

Hi guys! My site will be down for a bit as I will be working with Staci from Quirky Bird to creat a gorgeous new site! In the meantime I will be creating a few new off site galleries for your eye candy pleasure. Its amazing to go through the photos of my pieces through the years and see just how much I have grown as a designer in the past four years. I will be sending out a newsletter to remind everyone about my blog and that my site will be down. I am hoping to unviel everything by the end of the month...

MIA

Hey guys! I am extremely sorry for the delay in updating. I have been so busy with my mom. Please everyone say a prayer for her she will be going in next Thursday to start her pain pump trial. We have been trying to get her in for over a year. Its been a very long, very hard road for us all. Regretfully I haven't been working on any new pieces since that last one went off to SBS Wire Magazine. I do have tons of ideas floating around in my head and a bunch all sketched out too. I am dying to work with chain again. I have one idea for a Necklace, Bracelet, and Earrings set that has dangly Lampwork discs strung with chain.
You may have noticed the link to the left --> for Crazy, Sexy, Cancer. Kris Carr is the bainchild behind the show and her book Crazy, Sexy, Cancer Tips. Her show will be reairing on Discovery Health Oct 8 & 11. In case you missed it the first time it was on, or even if you didn't, its worth watching. She brings such a charismatic feeling to life. I am almost finished with the book and I highly recommend it to everyone. Even if you do not have cancer, or you don't know anybody with cancer, it is definatly worth reading.