Go RU!

My husband has been a Rutgers Football season ticket-holder since, he was in college...basically since the dawn of time.  Yesterday, we spent an awesome day watching Rutgers dominate Pittsburgh. 

Here's RJ enjoying  a delicious "Red and Black" cookie

Here is the crowd enjoying RJ enjoying the cookie

My handsomes in front of the statue Rob is compelled to touch whenever we leave the stadium

HAPPY SUNDAY!



A Case of Genetics

I was speaking with my friend Jamie earlier today and she commented on how much RJ and Charlie look alike.  I hear this A LOT, I mean,  A LOT A LOT!  I decided to look through my pictures of RJ when he was too and compare their photos.  Here is what I found:

Yes, they do look very similar, and yes, I do have an obsession with little men with long hair and bow ties :)

Here are some recent photos of a random "matching" day and a Pre-Halloween pre-party:

Have a great day!

Love,

Big Bird, Mario and King Boo

The Future of BTC

First, let me apologize for being so delayed in my blogging.  We have had some recent illness in our extended family and with the new school year starting, I'm so off-schedule, it's ridiculous. 

I have spent a decent amount of time recently, thinking about what the future of Basil the Cat will look like.  Will I continue to grow the business myself?  Will I take on employees other than the ancillary staff that I have now?  Will I eventually sell the company?  If so, who will take it over?  As I don't have any daughters, there isn't a natural progession of this idea with the fantasy of me "passing it down" to a family member, especially considering my sons, as brilliant and amazing as they are, aren't really interested in artistic endeavors. What am I to do?

Flash back (or forward), to a few days ago (actually, at this point, it was probably weeks ago), when a very loyal customer contacted me and said " I wish you could see all the family pictures that my girls draw - in them, I am always wearing my letter "A" necklace." I responded that I would LOVE to see a picture and she sent me this picture (and gave me permission to share it with you).

First of all, I'm not sure how old her daughter is, but she is clearly a very talented artist who obviously thinks her mother is exceptionally beautiful (which I'm sure she is!)  The attention to detail is amazing and her artistic interpretation of this necklace is visionary!  The actual necklace has a small loop at the point of the "A" where the chain runs through (of course I don't have a picture of this because it would make this post too perfect :P ).  I LOVE how she has the chain as an extension of the line across the letter...I may even like it better than the actual necklace.

So this got me thinking, THIS girl is the kind of girl that I need working with me! Please note, the drawing of this necklace constitutes intellectual property and is therefore copyrighted...so don't even think about taking this idea ;)

Beadingtimes.com Feature

I am honored to say that my necklace, Sea Foam Cloisonne Locket: http://www.etsy.com/listing/59519635/sea-foam-cloisonne-locket-necklace has been feautured in a beading ezine, beadingtimes.com.  It will be featured in the September issue.  Head on over and check ME out!

Happy Weekend!

Wordless Wednesday

Still Smiling, Stitches and All :)

Happy Birthday, Corinne!

You are the best, most wonderful sister in the whole world and I'm so glad we were able to help you celebrate on Sunday!  I wish you many more years of health and happiness!  Have a great day and don't party too hard ;). xoxoxoxoxo

Customer Shout-Out

This is the beautiful Sara!  This is Sara in front of the photo of the Million Dollar Quartet at Sun Studios in Memphis (she's very fancy). Sara has been a customer (more like a friend) of mine for years now and I've been asking (basically begging) her to show me a picture of herself for a looooong time.  She finally agreed (yay!) and she even let me put it up on my blog!
Thanks Sara, YOU ROCK!! xoxo