Sandy Dream Creations

Ladies and Gentlemen…Step Right Up!

Have I got a deal for you.

I have decided to go into the business of jewelry making. Actually Ryan decided I should go into the business of jewelry making after catching me playing around with some ideas one rainy afternoon.

What do you think?

This necklace is made of authentic handpicked sea glass from the shores of the Caribbean.  It is wrapped in stainless wire and glass beads then hung from a braided strand of anchor line retired from the decks of the S/V Sandy Dreams. 
Each necklace is as unique and individual as you are.  Take home your very own piece of the Caribbean and wear it with style.
~j~  © 2011
Artwork-by-jennifer@hotmail.com

* Note I have other ‘chains’ than anchor line. In the pictures I have one piece hung on brown leather and one on hemp.

For those of you interested I also have Silver wire on the way. And will begin making pieces with that.

And since I am using the blog as an advertisement today…For those of you that didn’t know I also sell Giclee canvas prints of my photographs. I can print any of our photographs that you see on the blog or you can go to

http://artwork-by-jennifer.blogspot.com/

Looking for something specific?

Send me an email I may have just what you want.

And now back to your regularly scheduled programing.

A Little Bit About A Lot

I know it has been awhile since our last blog entry and I know that I told you I would do better but HONESTLY we have not had internet. Also we have been on the go, seemingly non-stop, for the last 2 weeks. We have made plans and changed plans both at the drop of a hat as well as any change in the weather. So again I apologize for the delay but now we have a witness, that we are not just lounging away the days. Since it has been a whirlwind of activity aboard Sandy Dreams I am giving you a glance of the things that we have done and seen. You won’t believe how far we have come! Thankfully we have about two weeks of R&R before our next deadlines though.

Let’s see where were we last time I wrote? Oh yeah! St. Kitts. Ryan & I were scrubbing the decks and Marilyn & Amy were making connections for SPIN.

Both endeavors turned out well and SPIN may have a very healthy starting point.

After the work we made a little time for play and rented a car to explore the island further, since Ryan & I had hardly left the boat since arriving and Marilyn & Amy wanted to show us the sights they had seen during their tours.

We ended up at the Brimstone Fort. A first for all of us and definitely the best fort that I have had the pleasure of exploring. The restoration was incredible as well as the size and the view. I couldn’t get enough pictures. Every way I turned there was the ‘perfect shot’. Since I went hog wild with the camera I will just include a few of my favorite shots in the blog. If you want to see more perhaps I can find enough internet to post some on FB.

Volcanic rock at Black Rock Point.

The view from the top of St. Kitts looking towards Nevis.

The Atlantic Ocean on the left, the Caribbean on the right.

St. Kitts and Nevis have wild monkeys. They actually outnumber the people on the islands. The French brought them over as pets and I guess they got loose and found paradise. They have ‘re-tamed’ some of them for the tourists.

 

But the island still has like 50,000 wild ones.

And lots of beautiful hiking.

After St. Kitts and Nevis we went to Montserrat.

Montserrat has an active volcano on the island and it has closed off 2/3 of the island just incase it REALLY erupts.

A before and after picture of a bay on the island.

A mudslide and ash washed down the valley and into the ocean.

Before and After picture of 3 story House.

Smoke coming from the volcano. And the ruins of Plymouth.

You can read more about the volcano on their webpage: http://www.mvo.ms/ It is really interesting.

After Montserrat we went to Guadeloupe.

Deshaie was a cute little town but we didn’t get to explore much because of the weather. Trying to stay ahead of the weather and on schedule we decided to make a run down to the Saintes.

So in trying to beat more bad weather and in an effort to get to Dominica before Amy’s plane left we only stayed 1 day.  Then left for Dominica.

And that is where we still are. Amy made her flight and flew out on the 4th. We had planned to leave yesterday but a quick squall was coming through and we decided to wait it out.  We will be leaving tomorrow or maybe the next day for St. Lucia where we have more company coming. We are excited to see everyone and hope to meet up with some of our other boater friends. Until then.

Sandy Dreams over and out.

Internet (For now) Update

Internet is still not on board Sandy Dreams but it can be found if you know where to look. Today I lucked out. We have seen a few islands since last checking in and to quote one of our friends. Now it feels like we are in the Caribbean. The islands here are as different from one another as they can be, with  one thing in common, they are all beautiful. St. Martin was a fun place to be and we enjoyed the two weeks that we spent there. Amy joined us and will be staying with us until July. We are excited to have her aboard and enjoying her company.

While in St. Martin we went to the Sunset Beach Bar and watched planes land. It NEVER got old. We saw everything from prop planes to great big jets. I highly recommend adding it to your bucket list. Not only is it fun to watch the planes land and take off. The beach is beautiful and great for swimming.

After St. Martin we sailed over to St. Bart to check out the scenery there. The shops were crazy expensive and the harbor was rolly but the island was picture perfect. And it had a great beach for gathering sea glass. Amy even found a whole blown glass bottle rim. She made it into a necklace. A friend we met that trades in sea glass says that a piece like that is both rare and valuable. What better souvenir for her trip?!

After St. Bart's we got up early and set sail for St. Kitts. It ended up being a very full day of sailing. Although we were making excellent time and ahead of schedule as soon as we got in lee of the island we had to fight to keep the boat in motion and on the right course. We got in too late for the marina and spent a VERY rocky and rolly night on the hook in front of the marina. After a crazy day of ping ponging off the walls Marilyn decided that we should move into the marina for the rest of our stay. It is a beautiful island and Marilyn and Amy are inspecting every inch of it. Today they are making connections for SPIN and are very excited about it. Ryan and I are taking full advantage of limitless water and power and near by garbage bin. We have scrubbed the decks, cushions, and dog nothing is safe from our scrub brushes and soap. Otherwise it is same ol’ same ol’ here.

We are in paradise and happily lapping it up.

Sorry

We are having internet issues...There isn't any.
So this is just a short note we are alive and enjoying the islands.
As of right now we are anchored at St. Bart's. We plan on staying here for a day or two and then heading to St. Kitts, Nevis, Mazarate (SP?), Antiqua, Barbuda, and then back to St. Martin to drop Amy off.

All is well here and I will post a better update as soon as I get a good connection and a little bit of time to write it.

Until then...Love from Sandy Dreams.