http://www.michelleladd.com/blog Unique and stylish hand made necklaces, bracelets & earrings created with Swarovski crystal beads, rhinestones and semi-precious stones. Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:26:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   These sparkling designs were my originals fashion earrings; I love their simplicity and sparkling rhinestones. http://www.michelleladd.com/blog/2007/09/24/swarovsky-crystal-earrings/ When I was a kid I used to want to be a Pediatric Nurse because I love babies so much.  But as I got closer to graduating High School I began to change my mind.  However, I didn't really have another career in mind.  I thought since I had always ... http://www.michelleladd.com/blog/2007/09/13/making-up-my-mind/ I met my husband December, 1993.  We began dating, got engaged, finished college, then got married October, 1997.  We are coming up on 10 years of marriage this year!  We had a beautiful wedding (thanks to my wonderful parents) that people still talk about today.  We went to Manhanttan, New ... http://www.michelleladd.com/blog/2007/09/07/the-secret-to-a-happy-marriage/ Danish music artist, Trentemoeller, inspires me to be creative with my sparkling jewelry designs. Check him out at  http://www.myspace.com/trentemoeller http://www.michelleladd.com/blog/2007/09/05/sparkling-jewelry-designs/ I'm a mom, a working mom. I have 2 handsome boys ages 5 1/2 and 1 1/2. My oldest just started Kindergarten and my youngest is in daycare. They learn so much at daycare. It's not a home daycare, it's a daycare that provides education and socialization. It's been great ... http://www.michelleladd.com/blog/2000/09/01/working-mom/