All moved in!! I’m so Stoked! 😁

On its birthday, with one image, what’s your favorite DS9 episode? (I’m a TNG girl)

From all of us at Sky Blue Designs, HAPPY EVERYTHING!!! Love, Nicole, Mike, Popcorn, and Kiwi h/t @wkamaubell.bsky.social

Well folks, that’s it. I deactivated my accounts and deleted Twitter, or the shell that it once was anyway. Merry Christmas! 🐦

Another nibling birthday cake in the books! Strawberry cake with whipped icing and buttercream. The best reward was that the 3 year old recognized it immediately!

Woooo, ok all those fall/halloween @marketstreetcreatives and all the Arts Center East earrings are put away. That was a job and a half. Just in time to pick up more stuff from Higganum. 😅

I restocked my booth at @marketstreet.bsky.social today! Check them out at 100 Lawton St., Torrington, CT.

I’ve had two sales on the website today. Will you make it three? There’s even 15% off with coupon code SMALLSALE. www.skybluedesigns.com

Today is Small Business Saturday so I’m having a rare sale on the website. Use coupon code SMALLSALE at skybluedesigns.com for 15% off. Coupon is good through Dec. 1.

Earlier we had our Thanksgiving dinner preparation tradition — Mike doing the doodle doodle

Yesterday I was going out the door and absentmindedly put my hand back to catch it from slamming. Unfortunately the door was nearly closed, closing hard, and my finger got caught. Yeah it hurt. Then I looked at it.

Guess who is the proud owner of not one but TWO Thanksgiving Dinner “Inspired” Oreos? I don’t necessarily need to keep both of them… 😉

Hubby’s been sick with a cold since we got home from California. Tested negative for Covid, Flu A & B. He’s feeling better, but I don’t want to get it so I’ve been sleeping on the couch with the birds. I knew Popcorn cheeps in her sleep, but tonight she’s having a full on conversation with someone.

Crap crap crap crap crap I have to put away alllll the earrings from last weekend, pull inventory and label them to drop off at a show TOMORROW and I just got a box of pretties and there’s sooooo much I can do with these and aaaahhhh!!!! ⌛️⌛️⌛️

The 2025 Parrot Club Charity Auction For the Birds ends tomorrow evening! There are still items with no bids and a lot of bargains to be had! Here are a few items which still have no bids! Where are our lovebird and budgie peeps? #ParrotSky #FellowshipOfTheWing 32auctions.com/TPC25 theparrotclub.org

@tiellover.bsky.social and I had fun aurora chasing tonight in between sorting through auction items to get them ready for packing and shipping. Less than two days left! www.32auctions.com/TPC25?r=1&t=...

It's that time again! Going live tomorrow is the 2025 Parrot Club Charity Auction For the Birds! We have 263 items this year & a brand new charity section raising money & awareness for some of our favorite bird charities! #ParrotSky #Fellowshipofthewing www.32auctions.com/TPC25 www.theparrotclub.org

Nephew loved his Big Ben cake (giant stack of wafer cookies held together and coated with royal icing) and chowed down on it instead of the actual cake. (Please remember I’m *NOT* a baker or cake decorator, professional or otherwise. I do this just to have fun and see how far I can push my skills.)

The nephew wants a Big Ben cake for his birthday party tomorrow. It’s getting there…

Post something random or you’ll have an awful November.

October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I’ve had 2 or 3 miscarriages. 2 were confirmed at 22 weeks and ~8 weeks gestation, and the third was likely although it was so early I didn’t take a pregnancy test. I don’t feel like talking about it much today, maybe another time.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present Cottage Pie! At 10:08 PM. I have to wake up at 5:15. Send help. #BlueSkySupperClub

You never know what you’ll find at the wine store. Four bottles 10-year-old Tobin James Ballistic Zinfandel were forgotten on the bottom shelf and collecting dust when they were saved from their purgatory. The cork from the first bottle broke, but the wine itself tasted great! Cheers! 🍷🍷

I hate Facebook Reels and videos. You just doomscroll through them for HOURS and then you see THIS project and have to spend the next hour making a bunch of them knowing FULL WELL nobody’s gonna buy them. 🤦🏻‍♀️ (1/2)

In preparation for our big fall season, we’re retiring the Orchid necklaces and bracelets. Earrings will still be available in limited supply. Get yours now at www.skybluedesigns.com/product-cate... They won’t last long and will be retired around the middle to end of the month or when they sell out.

Aaahhhh back in my happy place. 😊 So far I’ve re-made a couple things and made second beads for orphans. Next up: making stripey cane for garlic beads. 🦓 🧄

Aaahhhh back in my happy place. 😊 So far I’ve re-made a couple things and made second beads for orphans. Next up: making stripey cane for garlic beads. 🦓 🧄

Yesterday I refreshed my booth at @marketstreetcreatives and someone suggested decorating the bottom. It looks like it cuts off at the ankles. I don’t want to use furniture because it’ll get kicked or irritate someone. So it would have to be something flat on the walls. Any suggestions???

While I’ve been recovering I’ve been working on doubling inventory. Again. (I just moved into a store.) Anyway, hubby and I are splitting shows for one day, then I have two holiday drop-off shows. I made this; then ran out of sterling silver headpins and ear wires. More on that later.

Getting to the end of our fresh, homegrown produce. Baby purple and yellow potatoes, golden squash and the chicken dish has our tomatoes and basil. Salad before with our tomatoes and bell peppers not pictured. Sigh. I may experiment with growing beets inside the house this winter. #blueskysupperclub

So I woke up this morning. Yay! Oh my goodness I hurt. My head is tender, but every muscle in my body is screaming from the fall… and hit. I’d say I’m surprised it didn’t do more damage to the rest of me, but my head took the brunt of it. 😑

Well this is a fun evening. After a long weekend show I fell in the shower and hit my head. Mike is here with me. I didn’t loose consciousness and I have full memory of the event, before and after. I don’t feel well but not vomiting. I have ice on it. (1/2)

We got home from a quick trip to Las Vegas to visit family, and these two went to Birdie Camp. Kiwi had a really good baf (two handed for the first time!) then slept on my shoulder for an hour. Popcorn wound up chilling on Kiwi’s cage, then later in her own cage. Now everybirdie is in bed. ⬇️

Attention friends in Las Vegas! This domestic breed king pigeon was accidentally brought to a wildlife rehab facility Saturday 9/20/2025. Are you missing your king pigeon? Please describe his or her unique feature, not shown. This is not a wild bird. Thank you! #lasvegas #kingpigeon #foundpigeon

Yay! This was a happy day for this big guy, and I helped too. Ok, so the robot carried him out to the site with the wildlife expert, but I hiked with them. 🥾 🥾 🌵

Kiwi couldn’t be outdone:

Kiwi loves having her bathroom bafs in the sink. Popcorn hasn’t figured that out yet, so she takes a baf in Kiwi’s tiny water dish. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Popcorn first:

GAH!!! I rarely get frustrated torching on my own but I damn near threw something when this sunflower didn’t do what I wanted it to do, two petals fell off, two others stuck together. The coin versions look terrible. Practice. I’ll do easy stuff the rest of the day. Bang ‘em out production. 🔥 😎

Going into the studio today for a rare Monday torching session. I need to bang out a bunch of easy beads for more $15 inventory and then do some single color birds, maybe a couple hummingbirds. What else??

Aurora alert!!! There are a few clouds in the area, but the pink is the real deal.

TIL I *like* Gruyère cheese! (Most homemade pickles and tomatoes already eaten sorry) #BlueskySupperClub

Immediately after brushing my teeth and while I was filling my weekly(mostly full) pill case the whole thing flipped into the sink. I was able to salvage most of it and ate the two very expensive Rx that were the worst dissolved. 🤢 The rest of the case is open on my night stand to hopefully dry out.

People ask how I make so many earrings. Please enjoy watching me making 23 pairs of earrings in half an hour. 🛠️💎

Good morning! Mike is back in Monroe for the Apple Festival - Monroe, CT. Most of the vendors are here and ready to see everyone. Our hearts go out to those who had difficulties yesterday, and we hope to see you on the road soon. ❤️

Here's the link for the video of the excellent Parrot Club talk about the Reintroduction of the Vinaceous Amazon! #ParrotSky youtu.be/Hje53PPjMcM?...

Hubby took me seriously when I said I wanted a pile of corn (from Corning, NY) and zucchini (some of the last from the garden) for dinner. (We had leftover pasta too) #blueskysupperclub

My mom has a long-standing tradition of painting every holiday. Every holiday she has to paint something — kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, closets, windowsills… something’s gonna get paint. Mom’s down for the count with Covid (in another state so not from us) so I would like to present: the deck.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present my kitchen table 🤣

What’s the difference between a cupcake and a muffin? You can’t have a cupcake for breakfast. #blueskysupperclub

Some of the pics seemed washed out so I redid them. What do you think? Swarovski crystal beads with sterling silver findings and ear wires. DM if you’d like some. 😊