So I have 3 things on Etsy now, and this is one of them! It's one of my favorite necklaces that I own and I made a second one to sell. I realized that my photos of products don't look as professional as they should, so that is something I am going to work on! I am also going to try to post 3 new necklaces this week! And maybe a couple more of the star charm bracelets.

What do you all think of them? If you have suggestions, I would love to hear what they are!!

Tomorrow is my 27th birthday!! EEK!! I don't remember exactly when I started on Kaboodle, but I think I was like 23! I feel so old! But not in a bad way really. I'm pretty excited for 27 and 2011! I like odd numbers. :)

So my plans are to go to the MSPCA valentines fund raiser sale to get a bouquet of flowers...but if I don't make it over there, I will just go to a flower stand nearby and get a bouquet. I also want to go to our favorite coffee house "Pavement" for a cafe au lait and a pastry.

My parents are coming in from CT and we are going to go to the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts), which I've been dying to go to ever since I moved back to Boston a year and a half ago. It's stupid that I still haven't gone, but now that I am done with art school, it will be super amazing to see works I recognize, and paintings by artists who I learned all about. There is also an American art wing with the Arts and Crafts movement, and some historical art. I'm excited. I hope they have some Tiffany on display. And anything Art Nouveau, or Stickley!

Are you all into art? Fashion is such a display of art, in my opinion. Learning about it was SUCH an inspiration. I CAN'T wait to see it all!!!! There is also an exhibit about Chinese tattoo art which should be very cool.

After that we were planning to go to my favorite italian restaurant in Allston, a hole-in-the-wall TREASURE called Carlo's Cucina Italiana. It is amazing! There is a section of Boston called the North End which is littered with authentic Italian restaurants, pastry shops, and gelato places, but... this place in good old Allston is seriously one of the best in the city! Can't wait!

After that I want to go back downtown to where I live and over to a gelato place called Bon-Bon. They have EVERY flavor of gelato you can imagine. Chocolate, Strawberry, Mint, Coconut, Banana, Pineapple, Hazelnut, Tiramisu, Creme Brulee, Raspberry.... you can even get half and half! It's AMAZING. They have a cute presentation too... http://bonbonsite.com

So I am very excited about taking my parents there! The next day I think we are going to a crepe and Belgian waffle place (authentic of course, not an American-Belgian waffle!) where my sister's boyfriend and his parents are meeting us for breakfast.

Then Sunday night is the big symphony concert! I am a little nervous because I still need to practice a little... but I am excited! I did pretty well at our last rehearsal despite not having much time to practice. My stand partner is totally pro, and so is the woman sitting behind me. I just went to a show at the new Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science (Boston) and she was one of the violinists on the recording! (So neat! I saw her name go by during the end of the screening!)

Oh- and!! I got tickets to see one of my FAVORITE composers/musicians Yann Tiersen- he did the soundtrack to Amelie! He will be in town next Wednesday!!

I seriously can't wait for all of this stuff! I'm sooo excited!! Hopefully after my birthday, if I get some moola, I will be able to get my kiln to make FABULOUS and AMAZING rings for my etsy page!!!

I already have some requests from coworkers, but I've been putting them off because you truly need a kiln to make the piece strong enough for normal wear.

I have a bunch of sketches I'm ready to put to the test so... yay. I want to do some super extravagant pieces too to show at galleries! It might be hard since they will be kind of small...but still! FUN!

Since I have the same b-day as Abraham Lincoln, maybe I should make a "log cabin" ring. Hehe.

I'm rambling... just soo excited for tomorrow!

Ok I am actually a little scared about being 27. My life is going by in a flash!!