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Friday, September 20, 2013


Nava and Co Jewlery

I have been working on getting my jewelry business going.  My daughter has been such a great help.  She is helping me with some of the photography and is doing such a great job.  You can like us on facebook.  We are having a necklace give away right now.  Check it out.  
October 5th will be the next painting class.  We will be painting pumpkins, will post later to show you how the class did.

Sunday, September 8, 2013


I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.

John Burroughs

Painting classes, jewlery making, making my own hand written hang tags, and a full time job!
But today is Sunday and spent the morning at my parents with the family for our weekly family breakfast.
Happy Sunday!

Saturday, September 7, 2013


A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.
Eugene Lonesco


Today we painted cupcakes

 This is a zombie cupcake with the green frosting!

This is a birthday cupcake
I can't believe it has beeb a month since our last painting session!  Time is flying by.  It fas so much fun today.  The kids first painted the background. Then we painted the table or tablecloth and they added what ever topping they wanted including the sprinkles if they wished.





Saturday, August 31, 2013

Don't save something for a special occasion.       "Everyday of your life is a special occasion"

These beautiful sterling silver wire wrap earrings can be worn from casual to evening.
  I made several trips to the lake to take pictures for all the jewlery.  I liked the rustic table with the yellows and greens in the background unfortunaly, we were only able to use some.  Most of the pictures did not come out because I did not use the tri-pod.  On some the light was not right and so forth.
 My daughter is helping me tomorrow so I can share those with you.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

"The secret to having it all... is knowing you already do."

Sterling silver rose quarts with swarovski crystal earrings.
Happy Sunday! 
Every Sunday for the last... forever, we have been getting together at my parents for breakfast.  My family and my kids ages 25, 21, and 14. Together with my three brothers and their families and my three sisters and their families.  And the menu rearly changes, flour tortillas, huevos rancheros and beans.
Then tomorrow, I go back to making jewlery. I'm getting ready for another event.  More to follow.  Have a great Sunday!

Friday, August 23, 2013


"Organized people are just too lazy to look for stuff"



Wow! I have got to clean this mess!
I'm back to making jewlery everyday.... nothing finished because I'm working on different pieces.


Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Nava and Co. Jewelry


I just made these beautiful turquoise and glass sterling earrings.
These are one of my favorites.  sterling silver with silver pearls.  I love using pearls, you can aslo visit my facebook page.

Monday, August 19, 2013



"All  your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them"



I love my life!!!!!!
I never imagined life could possibly  be this good!  I went thru life, childhood, teens, twenties, marriage,children, fifty, then wow, New Life in a new light .  I am so greatful I had the privilage to stay home and raise my children.  After my husband went thru his liver transplant I also got a second chance at life. What ever you decide to do in life live every day doing what you Love.

Saturday, August 17, 2013


If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives.
Author unkown

I don't know who wrote that but, I agree. 
 I have been planning and dreaming of of designing jewelry for so long and I would still be planning because I still feel like I'm not ready, I don't have enough pieces done.  But, thanks to my daughter who encouraged me to set a date  and get started, I now work on my jewlery designs daily!

 This is a neckace I worked on.  I love pearls so, I use alot of pearls in my work

And here it is all finished!


This is at the Nava lauch party.
Lovely ladied shopping Nava Jewlery!



Sunday, August 4, 2013

Creativity is contagious, pass it on.

Creativity is contagious, passit on.
Albert Einstein

Today in our painting class we painted a beach scene.  We painted three sections, one section at a time the sand, the water, and the sky.  The tricky part is blending all three sections so we don't have hard lines between the sections.  They all did a great job. Then we added the beach umberella and beach chairs the kids picked their favorite colors.

 This was painted by aan 11 year old.

This was painted by a 6 year old.  Adorable!














Sunday, July 28, 2013


"Be in love with your life, every minute of it."
Jack Kerouac
Being inspired by the beauty of our world. 
 I have taken the summer and concentrated on making jewlery.  I will be having a launching party this friday August 2nd and will share that with you.  When I started this blog I was not sure if it was going to be about art or jewelry. I know now it will be about both.  Thank you for following me on my journey.

Thursday, July 18, 2013



Someday everything will make perfect sense.


On my way to work I stopped at my favorite donut shop " Star Doughnut" in Lodi. They have the best doughtnuts ever in my opinion. Any they are all very sweet.  They have always let me put my flyers for my painting classes up.I had to buy a doughtnut for myself.  I would have taken a picture of the most yummiest doughtnut ever but, by the time I got to work , it was all gone!  

Monday, July 15, 2013


Shortest horror story:
MONDAY!



 Yes, Friday was so crazy busy at work.  I have a pile of files to follow up on. It must be Monday again!
Before work today, I stopped at Stabucks and drank my tall 
 "extra hot"mocha.  Ahh, the little things in life. 
The end of my work day.  All my work is done. I'am so glad I had time for my little cup of coffee.  Now I get to go home and make jewlery for my trunk show on August 2nd!

Friday, July 12, 2013


"Sucess is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it"

Art and jewelry are my passion! 
 I have been working hard making jewelry and painting for my art classes.
I have been making jewelry and getting ready to lauch my jewlery buisness.  I will keep you posted.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Canvas Class


"Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment."
Claude Monet



Today we painted a pair.
 One of my favorite things to paint and teach. First we painted the canvas with different shades of green then after it dried,  we painted the bacground blue.  We painted around the pear, came back and touched it up added detail and a stem with leaves and we were done!


This beautiful pear was painted by a six year old!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy 4th!

"Life is a blank canvas, and you need to throw all the paint on it you can."
Danny Kaye

Working out of boxes
Until the day I get my oun space, my own studio this is the way I have to paint. 
 A girl has to do what she has to do.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Painting in the dining room

I am always doing that which I cannnot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
Pablo Picasso

I am back painting in our dining room.  The pink flowers were so much fun to paint.  I'll be teaching that in class so I'll share more pictures with you.



Tuesday, June 25, 2013

"Be in Love with your life"

Nava and Co.
Jewelry and Art

This is a small sample of the jewlery I carry.


This is the jewlery I make.  Sterling silver earrings, simple jet elegant. 
Can be worn everyday or for a special event.




"Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance"
Coco Channel

handcrafted sterling silver peal earring collection
I have been working hard making jewlery for my launching date.  It is set for August 2nd.
You can also see more jewlery on facebook.  Nava and Co.








Friday, June 21, 2013



I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

Vincent Van Gogh
This painting is about a dream I had, someone wanted to petnap our pets.  It was a scary dream because my daughter, Jennifer, and I had to run away with our pets and hide in high grass to in order to save our pets.  When I woke in the morning, I sketched what I could remember from my dream and included it in my painting. It was Jen and I hiding in the grass with our pets and a creepy man looking for us.
This is a 20x18 watercolor.  Matted with yellow mattboard in a black frame.
  It is hanging on our wall and looks fabulous.

Monday, June 17, 2013


"People will stare.  Make it worth their while"
Harry Winston

Wear Nava and Co. Jewelry
Here is a small sample of earrings I make and earrings I buy.  The creative side of me wants to make jewlery and the shopping side of me wants to shop jewelry!

 handcrafted sterling silver jade earrings
 Handcrafted sterling silver abolone earrings
 Elegant fashion earrings

 Elegant fashion eearrings












Saturday, June 15, 2013



You must do the things you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

A few months ago I took pictures of the jewlery I make but the pictures did not turn out.  So, today I got a lesson on photography by my son.  I can't wait to see the pictures I took. I will share with you soon. I need to take more pictures.

Friday, June 14, 2013



Everybody wants happiness and nobody wants pain.  But, you can't have a rainbow without a little rain.



Wednesday, June 5, 2013



"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future"

Coco Chanel


 Kisd's N Canvas painting class for June

This painting was done by an eight year old.
We started out with a drawing of a perfume bottle on canvas. We painted the bottle with pink acrylic. The label and  top was painted with a light charcol and for the background we used bahama blue.  The last thing we did was write on the label.

Sunday, June 2, 2013



"Do things with passion or not at all."


Things like this just make my day!  
I have been teaching art lessons at Huchins Street Square for six months now!
If you have been following, you'll remember my studio in my entry room.  Well, my youngest daughter is graduating  from eighth grade on Monday and I'm having a party at my house so, I have taken the studio down so I can prepare for this party.
I will put it right back up because I have more lessons to plan,  I am adding adult painting lessons as well.
I have a very busy schedule for the summer.
I have a full time job and that takes up my whole day, I plan art lessons, teach art every Wednesday, paint for myself and make jewlery. Lastly, I clean my house, wash clothes, cook and all  that goes with raising a family.  
Well, on top of my daily life, a huge project just came my way...... We have a small cottage in our back yard that we have rented out for years. Well, the tenants are moving out as I blog!!!!
Maybe I should not be this happy but I have asked  my husband if I can keep it for my studio and he said, YES!!!!!
Well, it's going to be a lot of work and it may take all summer.  I will be sure to keep you posted.
I will be super busy but I have found that It makes me happy to be super busy.  At the end of my day it makes me feel good to know that I have not wasted a day but squeezed every minute of the day with things that make me happy.



Pear on canvas
Class for July 6th
ages 6-12 10am-12pm
ages 13-Adults 1:00pm-3:00pm
Hutchins Street Square
www.activenet.com/lodipandrhss









Saturday, May 25, 2013




Creative people don't follow rules, they don't necessarily break them either, they almost always make their own.

Pastels

 For this pastel project we started with black construction paper.  Then, outlined the parrots, filled with white oil pastel for a base.  Added the desired colors to the parrot. It was super easy and best of all super fun.
This project was painted by a ten year old