THANKSgiving

Hello all! Can I just say I can't believe Thanksgiving is over and the rush of the holiday season is upon us in full force?

I am thankful to have such supportive and loving friends and family. As I enter my last week of school, I will take comfort in knowing my support system is out there.

This week is my final week of classes and will end in a "December Grad Reception" at school on Thursday night for the 12 of us who graduate in December. My fellow glutton for punishment (a.k.a. law school survivor), Christina, will stand in as my date for the reception. Christina is a lucky gal, having graduated this May and already passed the bar! She is going to be my pillar of strength in the next few months.

The following week will be my very last law school exams -- there are 2 of them, the last one being on FRIDAY night from 6-9pm. Let me just say I will breathe a huge sigh of relief at 9:05 pm on Friday, December 12.

The week after that will be the last "Designer Night" of the year at Onstage (Dec. 18 - 6:30-9pm). My jewelry is being featured as well as some fun ceramic vases (thanks to my Mom's handy kiln) and another designer, Sharon, will be there with her handmade boiled wool handbags. It will be a really fun night, so be sure to stop by!

I am so excited to celebrate with you all. See you soon!

Disappearing Act

In December, I will be winding down my last semester of school. I still can't believe I am graduating! This has been an arduous experience juggling full-time work and full-time school these past 3 1/2 years.

I am writing this post to let you all know you won't be hearing much from me over the weeks to come. After classes end on December 4, I will begin the tedious task of studying for my last exams. I will be off work during the week of December 8 and will take my last exam on a Friday night - December 12.

Exam preparation for me includes creating a voluminous outline (80+ pages) from my lecture notes, memorizing the outline, then condensing the outline to less than 14 pages. From there, I will spend 16+ hours a day pouring over the outlines, memorizing and learning as much as possible about the topic. Also, I'm doing a lot of panicking over the sheer volume of information. There is little time for eating, sleep or sanity during this process. I am in constant contact with my best school buds to talk through a difficult concept or to simply talk each other off a ledge.

Once the exams are over, I have a nice little break before I must begin the even bigger process of studying for the bar exam. During this break, I have a whole lot of living to do! I've got the designer night at OnStage on 12/18/2008 and then there's Christmas and New Years. I'll be designing up a storm during this time - after all, I've got orders to fill.

Trust me, I would much rather be musing about new jewelry designs for all of you in the next few weeks than tackling the task at hand. I draw the strength to enter this process again from the fact this is my last semester. Although I have to wait until May to walk with my graduating class, this chapter of my life will be complete.

I appreciate everyone who will be keeping me in their prayers during the next few weeks. Take care!

Love,

Julie

Little Ceramic Vases

In my previous post, I mentioned that my Mom and I made some cute little vases which will be available at OnStage on December 18th. Here is a preview of what you can expect. There are 3 different sizes we made and we used many different colors of glaze on these. Enjoy!

Save the Date!!!

As many of you may know, I sell my wares at OnStage Hair Designs at 205 S. Sporting Hill Road in Mechanicsburg. In December, the salon will be hosting a "Meet the Designer Night" featuring Stella di Mare Jewelry at 20% off!

The date is December 18th from 6:30 - 9:00pm.

This will be the perfect night to wrap up your last minute holiday shopping for those discriminating ladies on your list. In addition to my jewelry, I will also be offering little ceramic bud vases in 3 sizes which will make perfect gifts. I made these vases at my Mom's house and we fired them in her kiln. Soooo cute!!!

Best of all, OnStage accepts credit cards for your convenience.

Please come out and say hello and see what's new. Hope to see you there!

Thanks to everyone for the continued support of my musings!

Julie