K is for Kismet: A place for all the things I love and love to share!
Tiny heart shadows in a porcelain candle holder.
Enjoying driving my still fairly new car. (And still enjoying my sparkly blue diamond engagement ring too!)
Kisses,
K
(All designs and images created and owned by Krista Carson.)
As the owner of an adorable little puppy this wall art from Joss and Main makes me laugh every time I see it... Too true, too funny...
If your interested you can purchase it here.
Happy Weekend!
Kisses,
K
(Via Joss and Main)
"Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, claiming more lives than all forms of cancer combined. For more than 10 years, the American Heart Association has sponsored National Wear Red Day® to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease in women.
Celebrate National Wear Red Day® with Go Red For Women on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 to help fight women’s No. 1 killer—heart disease."
Kate Spade always gets it right.
Fun, sassy, and classy? Yes, please!
Here are my current favorite picks:
Going clockwise from the top left: Tanner Dress, OOH LA LA Large Bella Pouch, Dictionary IPad Folio, La Pavillion IPad Folio, I Married Adventure Book Clutch, and Krysta Pumps
Isn't the bow on the back of the dress just the sweetest?!
Kisses,
K
(All images via Kate Spade.)
Hope these oranges help remind you that warmer days are yet to come! Also, halfway to Friday! What, what!
Kisses,
K
(All images created and owned by Krista Carson.)
Here's my little something special I told you about earlier!
It's a delicate sterling silver and ruby handcrafted "Secret Love" necklace.
Each lovely ruby bead represents a dot and each sterling cylinder bead represents a dash. Together on their delicate sparkly 18" chain they spell out "Love" in Morse code!
I love love but that doesn't mean I always want to my heart on my sleeve or a literal heart around my neck. I created this necklace for those times when you want something special but also delicate and subtle in a lovely way.
It's a great gift for yourself, friends, sisters, or mothers! It's also great for hinting about to that special someone in your life...
I'm still just getting started with Argento Alchemy again so I only have a limited amount of these at the moment.
Hopefully my new etsy website will be up soon but in the meantime if your interested please email me at: argentoalchemy@gmail.com
(Each necklace is $30.00 and shipping to the continental U.S. is free! All other shipping zones will be shipped at the current US Postal Service rate.)
Ruby Kisses,
K
(Design is property of Krista Carson. All images are created and owned by Krista Carson.)
Things are still pretty crazy around here*... But after my health recently affected me in a negative way once again (and also a sad way that I'm not quite ready to chat about...) I decided it was time to start putting myself first.
For me that means saying no when something is too much, accepting the support of my loved ones (and not feeling guilty about it), putting my body's health before things like dishes and laundry**, and allowing myself to do what I love most; being creative.
Allowing myself to get creative fills me up and de-stresses me like nothing else. Also, it's high time I listen to my Doctors and do the things that help keep my body relaxed and whole. For me that's making.
When I'm playing my ukelele or guitar, writing songs, painting, or any other number of things, I feel good. The only thing that makes me feel better is when I get to share those things with loved ones and the world around me.
Because of that I decided it was high time to get back to work making jewelry for my line Argento Alchemy. I put it on hold to care for a family member for an extended period of time, then because of our move, then because of my own health issues, but no more.
Argento Alchemy is back and it feels awesome! Of course, with that amount of time passing and a Paciffic to Atlantic level location change I'm starting all over at the beginning again... But I don't mind beacause as Julie Andrews sang, it's a very good place to start!
It's not January and this is not a New Years resolution but a life change that needs to stick for my own health. It comes with its challenges, rheumatoid arthritis and hands that randomly go numb... But it's so worth it for the kick ass feeling I get when I power through and create something that another person cherishes.
What are you doing in your life to take care of you? Whatever it is, let's stop feeling guilty about it together and start feeling awesome because when we take care of ourselves we can also share our best selves! Isn't that the goal in life anyway?
Oh, and more to come on the special something very soon!
Kisses,
K
(All images created and owned by Krista Carson.)
*Yes, I'm still putting away all our Christmas decor after being gone for most of January. Yes, I know it's February... (Sheesh.) And, no, don't cry for me Argentina because I was in Hawaii for my sisters gorgeous wedding. (Yay! Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Rowin!)
** for me that means exercising first and if I don't have the energy to do the dishes when I'm done, well, they can wait... And shockingly wait they do! Lol, who knew? Revolutionary right?
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