Three Sisters Jewelry Design by Zoe – Hip, Hand Stamped Jewelry

Mar 8

last week all of the ladies in the house ended up with new shoes… and we also realized something, ellika and i are more alike than we thought.  we do not own tennis shoes, which i think is really, really funny. that tells you a lot about us.  anyway, we all ended up with new shoes for different reasons.  ellika wanted a new pair of shoes because her BFF has the same pair.  jette needed a new pair of cleats (and cleats they ARE – so fancy!).  brittsy lucked out with some hand-me-downs.  and me, well i made an impulse buy at marshall’s while ellika was in gymnastics class.  i will probably take them back, but i couldn’t help myself – aren’t they decadent (and neck-breaking?).  i am going to vegas today after all!  see you  in a few days…

Mar 6

excuse me while i totally brag – but my little nephew Quentin is TOO cute.  i recently took his 7 month photos.  he’s just this little, smiling, baby-man.  he is happy and laughs all the time – i think that in every picture i took he was cracking up. he’s infectious – i bet you’re smiling right now too!

Mar 4

today was an exciting day!  our disneyland tickets arrived!  when i held them in my hand i felt like i was holding charlie’s golden ticket.  we participated in disneyland’s “give a day, get a day” program where if you volunteer for a day you receive a free voucher for disneyland in exchange.  pretty darn cool!  we made blankets for project linus – there are few volunteer activities that children under ten can do.  but this was perfect!  we can’t wait… we think we will celebrate brittsy’s birthday there – princesses everywhere!  she will be in heaven.  i love disneyland – thank you walt for creating the happiest place on earth.

Mar 3

today we said good-bye to elle’s first lost, baby tooth.  it’s been hanging by a thread for a week or so – being held in by her tongue.  she brought niels the dental floss tonight and asked him to pull it out – she had had enough!  jette and i were freaking out, not sure what to do.  pull her tooth out with dental floss?!  yikes!  niels tied a piece of floss around the tooth and yanked it out.  elle didn’t flinch.  so brave.  the first thing she did was not to look at me or niels, but to look at her sister.  jette was mightily impressed – her sister was brave!  hmmmm…..wonder what the tooth fairy is bringing sweet elle?  just tonight elle informed us that she believed in the tooth fairy but NOT unicorns!  phew, close call.

Mar 3

yes, time for a change… have had the same song for a month.  love, love “she & him” but you are all probably pretty sick of hearing them by now.  so how about adele?  not a new song, but a beautiful song.  will keep it for a bit and see how it goes.  do you have any music recommendations for me?  love something off the beaten path.

Mar 2

it was my uncle’s birthday and we went to his party – the girls were so excited.  they love a good party!  i asked my aunt what we could bring and she said “just have the girls make him something.”  so they did.  jette made a pretty vase with bright flowers and decorated it with gingham heart ornaments.  matching, vibrant, funky =  jette.  elle picked delicate little daisies and taped them to the inside of a plastic halloween cup and wrapped up a few left-over girl scout samoas and a valentine’s day lollipop.  selfless, edible, thoughtful = elle.  britt stole her sister’s valentine’s day candy heart and smuggled it out of the house in her princess dress and regifted it to my uncle.  inventive, smart, funny = britt.

Mar 1

today was a sick day.  we all had sore throats and since we had been exposed to strep, thought it best to stay home and pay a visit to the doc.  going to the doc with three kids is really, really fun!  anyway, we’re all OK – just a viral throat thing, nothing more.  but it was a good excuse to stay home.  of course i had a list as long as my arm of things to do – but instead we made OJ popsicles and had my version of chicken noodle soup: capellini, olive oil, basil, garlic, fresh mozzarella (“cheese balls” according to the girls), parmesan and fresh ground pepper.  comfort food to the max!

Mar 1

our new give-away winner is judged by miss helen!  check her out below, adorned in FOUR three sisters’ necklaces – she takes “layering” to a new level, she’s my kind of fashionista!  thank you helen…..and now, here’s a word from our judge:

Never did I realize how hard it would be to pick a winner!  I read Zoe’s blog everyday and in all the contest entries, surely I see who the winner might be.  But when the rubber meets the road, not so easy after all!

After much thought and consideration, I pick Shari B’s entry!  I love that she takes all her “comfort” pieces with her.  All three of her “go to” items are part of her day to day, a piece of home to travel with.  So comforting to have the familiar with you when in not such a familiar place.  Not to mention, I can’t live without dark chocolate myself!

shari b. e-mail me at zoe@threesistersjewelrydesign.com to claim your prize.  happy monday!

Feb 27

today was girl scout thinking day – a day for all girl scouts to honor other countries.  jette is a third grade brownie and her troop chose “denmark” as their country.  they served danish rice pudding and wore cute little danish outfits.  elle is a K daisy so her troop acted as “tourists” and toured all of the booths, sampling all of the yummy food.  over 300 people participated!  i was never a girl scout, so i am totally into this.  all of the moms in jette’s brownie troop make fun of me because i make jette wear her vest – i’m all about the uniform!   i am proud of her and proud of this organization – teaching girls confidence, independence and most of all, how to establish lasting friendships.  both troops are amazing – a wonderful group of girls and a truly spectacular set of parents.  i have no doubt that the girls and i have made lasting friendships.  the troops are run like a co-op, each parent takes a month and leads the meeting.  we have so much fun -  the girls have learned about composting, recycling, decorated pretty cookies, tidepooling, a fancy valentine’s day tea and next week is a self-defense class.  they dressed up in crazy pink clothes and cheered on the breast cancer three day walkers (THREE of our moms walked), caroled at a retirement home and helped sell baked goods for haiti.  and it’s only february.  no doubt that these girls will grow up with awareness, compassion and the valuable lesson of how to be a true friend.

Feb 27

my friend helen gave britt this cinderelli clock.  brittsy loves it.  she carries it all over, sits it at the table while we eat dinner and talks to it.   and yes, she sleeps with it.   she yells at the clock and points “dats me!  dats me!”  britt still thinks she’s cinderelli.  britt has a full-on relationship going with this clock.  they are buds.  when i was little i thought i was wonder woman.  i ran around in my stars and stripes bathing suit with a tinfoil head band on – blocking bullets with my wrists, riding in my invisible plane.  i guess we all need to relate to someone!  what about you?