DEAD Computer, New COMPUTER, Handmade Clay Bead Necklace Set, Working Portrait Photos and #GiveAWay!

Well, if you haven’t heard, my computer DIED yesterday morning!!

What a way to wake up!!  I tried to turn on the computer….over and over and over and over…and it just wouldn’t start.  Took it to my trusty computer teck….it is DEAD he says!!  CRAP…sorry, but that was the nicest word I had at that moment!! OK, well, my computer did last me over 2 years of CONSTANT use…it lived a good life…but really, no warning?  Well, I guess there were ‘little’ signs over the last bit, but….so….NEW COMPUTER it is! But then it is the ‘get it home’ and LOAD IT UP! I have learned LONG ago to use External Hard-drives that back up and also a CLOUD drive…I have all my files, but there is still the programs and getting the computer back to the way it was!  So, a day of COMPUTER…I am ready for the beads this morning!  But, as you can see I am BACK!!!

And there is lots to show off today too!!  Let’s first start with this amazing necklace set that I made from hand-made clay beads from Kimis-Jewelry-From-The-Heart.  I just love the beautiful detail and colors in these beads!!  There is even something on the back of the center (click on the photo to go see)!

I was able to bead some between loading programs yesterday.  I got about 20 rows done, doesn’t sound like much, but I think it kept me sane!! 🙂  Here is where I start off this morning! Can you see him now? Remember, you can come over to my Facebook Fan Page, Google+ Page, or my Instagram Page throughout the day to watch updates and working photos.

And then there is the #giveaway!  I am so excited…not only are there lots of people entered into the basic #giveaway, but there are now 8 people entered (by purchasing) into the BONUS #GIVEAWAY!!  I hope there are more people that enter….I am excited about this one!!

 a Rafflecopter giveaway

And for today I would like to leave you with this thought;

Dream beautiful dreams and believe in yourself and your perseverance to make them come true!

P.S. I am not sure if this was good luck or bad, but this little frog came to visit me first thing in the morning on my window (I know, they need cleaning – but they are double pane – in more ways than one) when my computer would start and was still there when I installed the new one…and then…he ‘hopped away’!