Such a fitting necklace for the end of the year. Tomorrow's isn't just a new day, it's a whole New Year! Congratulations to Vintage Revamped for her winning comment of "Finally! The cows have gone home." Please e-mail me your mailing address and I will send you your soldered glass pendant on a 24" chain. Yeehaw!
It's the last week of the year... that's why I chose this image. Doesn't it look like they have reached the end of a hard day? Or just haven't shaved their legs in a year? 
This week's Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest Winner is:HEY!
Here's what I just made for some local nieces and nephews... a jar full of beer bread mix with the baking instructions tied on it...
I put the jars in some fruit baskets along with a beer and a couple jars of jelly I made. I also added a crocheted dishcloth (this year's obsession) and a Christmas bandana (for the yee-haw in all of us).
The Beer Bread Mix is from the Joy of Cooking Cook Book - it's my favorite, and because I love you, here it is:
assembled:
This week's Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest image
This week's necklace contest winner is Miss Kitty with her sweet entry of "True Love can melt the coldest of Hearts". There were so many great entries that yesterday I had to call in help with choosing a winner. Several customer/friends at yesterday's show were commenting on the weekly contest and how much fun it is ~and~ how hard it would be to choose this week's winner. Lynnie from::Silverwork:: said that she would, without a doubt, choose Kitty's entry. It seems that everyone agreed! Congratulations to Miss Kitty - your soldered glass pendant on a 24" ball chain is on it's way.
This Thursday, December 16th, my friend Lynn Bowes::Silverwork and I will be having an Open House at the Liberty House in Seward from 2-7pm. We would love it if you would all come and see us and help us eat cookies and then, of course, shop your head off. The Liberty House is located at 441 N 5th Street. There are lots of great antiques and collectables in their gift shop. 
You just couldn't ask for more! Snowpeople coming to life and hugging to keep warm... and a dog {is that a snowdog?} with an umbrella... it's just pure Winter Magic. Welcome to the Two Dog Pond Weekly Necklace Contest. It's where your clever thoughts and comments become fun to wear soldered glass pendants... it's pure magic. Just leave a comment here as to what you think would be the perfect saying/quote/word/phrase for this image and on Friday a winner will be chosen and rewarded with a necklace. Hey, it's the week before Christmas - what else is there to do? (I feel a panic attack coming on...)
This week's winner is Miss Nomaloke with her winning entry of "No one holds a candle to Frosty". First time I read her entry, sweet thoughts of "Oh she loves Frosty and there will never ever be another snowman as magically wonderful as him..." but by the time I was soldering the necklace my thoughts were more of the "You wanna piece of me? NO ONE holds a candle to Frosty!" hmmmm... anyway - dear kind Nomaloke, please e-mail me your mailing address and I will send you your winning pendant on a 24" chain. 
This week's Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest image features one of the "Naughty" children we sing about... The contest is simple and fun and keeps your mind alert and working while sitting at your desk. Jot down clever ideas while you're in a staff meeting - wake up and have a clever idea come to you... feel inspired at all times of the day! Enter as often as you like. A winner will be chosen on Friday and rewarded with a soldered glass pendant on a 24" chain. For detailed 'rules' see the blurb over there>>>
"GO! ENTER THE CONTEST"
(This is NOT the contest picture. Too Scary!)
"Inside" I have some pieces of copper I've etched just screaming at me to make something...
"Outside" the pond is frozen with a smooth surface perfect for skating (except for that it's a thin layer and you would break right through)
"Inside" my workspace gets messier and more dangerous by the day as I am working on custom orders for Christmas and no one is cleaning up after me....
I chose two winners this week, and even that was hard! There were lots of good entries that would have made great pendants... Here are the two I chose: Heatherj's "Magic comes in moments easily missed" and Natalie's "Naughty or Nice". 
