California | The Alchemists Vessel

Good Morning,

We’re back! After a lovely week in San Francisco, California, and a great drive across Nevada and through Oregon, The Alchemist is refreshed and ready for work!

I arrived in time for a couple of neat things, although I did not attend due to schedule and other obligations. The Golden Gate Bridge had its 75th Anniversary. Did you know that the color of the bridge is primer? That’s right, that distinct orange color is primer! It takes about two years to paint the bridge from San Francisco to the Waldo Tunnel (“Rainbow Tunnel” for the locals) and they start all over again. The bridge is constantly being painted. Happy Birthday to a fabulous icon of The City. (Don’t call it “Frisco”.)

The Gold Dust Lounge, one of San Fransisco’s oldest establishments (1933-2012), had to close its doors at the original location on Powell Street, downtown, a friend and I had the pleasure of stopping in on the last day for a drink. We even got T-shirts! Never fear they are opening a new location. Locals be on the look out for it in the North Beach neighborhood, (I think).

If you are in The City, downtown, around 6th and Market, check out Tu Lan’s. A tiny hole in the wall Vietnamese restaurant. Delicious food, and if you have never had a Vietnamese Coffee, go there just for that! Yummy!

There isn’t anything new in the shop, I have been busy filling out orders and organizing some of the new things I purchased on my trip.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Alchemists Vessel is pleased to announce that we are now “Mobile”. Now accepting SQUARE as a payment option! Slide your card and sign on the Android screen and you are on your way! Simple, safe and secure, quick, easy and convenient! Your receipt can even be e-mailed to you!

The schedule is jammed to the gills with new things to make, classes to teach (and those projects to create), the Northwest Motorfest Auto Show is coming up July 14th and 15th, 2012, and inventory is required for that, and I still have my own classes and examinations to take as well. Whew!

Well be back tomorrow with some cool ideas for Summer.

Thank you for stopping by and having a read. The Alchemists Vessel would like to wish you a pleasant work week.

Good morning,

Friday is here! I hope all had a good work week and are ready for some fun in the sun for the next couple of days.

Here we are at the 100th Post of the blog. Amazing.

Thank you all for coming along, reading, commenting and in general helping to make the blog interesting and different.

With the schedule being very full, I had intended to have another jewelry tutorial this month, but my camera is not cooperating, so we’ll have to wait until I return from California to get that going.

We will be making a pair of earrings! Pliers, beads, a couple of head pins and some ear wires are all you will need to follow along! You may also wish to have some jump rings on hand for this as well.

Today, I share a link for The Muddfip Photographer, my friend Shelly Moody will be a featured artist in the near future. Shelly takes some incredible photos, the link will take you to the facebook page. I’m not saying too much right now as I want to save the good stuff for her feature!

The Alchemists Vessel has a new look on Facebook and Etsy.

Thanks to Harrison Richards of HRthinkstorm on Etsy, for the new Cover Photo and Banner for the shop. Harrison has some great products at affordable prices to help you get your on-line or brick and mortar store up, running and noticed.

On an interesting and news worthy note. Facebook’s Stock goes public today, about 11:00 a.m. EST. $38.00 a share, those that hold shares now stand to make a nice little profit for themselves.

Don’t forget Jo-Ann Fabrics is still taking students and my classes are wide open, June will be copper chain and stone chip earrings and a very pretty Swarovski Crystal “Life Bracelet” from the in-store Brochure, pick one up and register for class today. Bring a friend, learn a new skill, meet some new folks, and harass the teacher! What a fun way to spend a couple of hours.

Thank you for stopping by and having a look. The Alchemists Vessel would like to wish you a wonderful day and a most pleasant and relaxing weekend.

NOTE: There will be no blog posts next week, I will be out of town and my friend, Terry, (she did the blog last time I was out) is unavailable this time.