GEMSTONES 101

   

I thought today I would share some recent jewelry I have been working on. It seems my love of gemstones

will never change, I am always in awe of their natural , simple, and organic beauty. Their perfect imperfections always shine through, very similar to people I think, and that is the best part!

Lately I have really enjoyed trying to learn more about stones, their qualities and properties. In the necklace I made I fell in love with the stone that dangles at the bottom called selenite. It was named after Selene, Greek goddess of the moon, and is known to bring mental clarity.  It appears to have a moonlike glow. I have attached a small shard of kyanite on top of it, which promotes peaceful energy.

The earrings are made using some gorgeous labradorite briolettes.  Labradorite is a protection stone, giving you clarity of mind and protection from negative energy.

I hope you enjoyed the brief gemstone 101 lesson! There is so much to learn about stones, and it is fascinating!  

Thank you for visiting and always your thoughtful and kind words!

ATC SWAP

I recently joined in a ATC swap where the theme was  vintage children with wings!  What A fun theme, and it's been such a long time since I made some ATC's, I really had a blast!

I used a mixture of vintage text, scrapbook paper, purchased collage sheets, and rub ons.

I sent these off to a lovely lady in South Africa, and am waiting to receive mine also...very exciting coming from so far away!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my art adventures! Hope your art journey this week is magical!



LIGHT

This week I tried something different

I tried watercolors for the first time EVER!

        And I tried to do what I would call "LIGHT" which is something I don't usually do, I am usually, heavy, dark, and marks all over, filling up all space.

The nice thing about trying new things is that you might find you like it!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and and visit and always your kind words!

BALANCING ACT

It seems that lately I feel like I am a person in this circle, going round and round, juggling many beautiful aspects of my life, but the key word there is juggling. I can't seem to find the time to get here to share with all my very supportive online friends that are dear to me and inspire me. I am trying to find the balance.

 These are two recent projects I have worked on, balancing colors, shapes, design elements and textures, like puzzles, and it feels good when it works out. You just know when it does, it just feels good.

I thank you for visiting and all being so patient with my balancing act.

Sending big hugs to all!

AN ALTERED BOOK

This is the remainder of my altered book journey with my friend Lenna.http://creativelenna.blogspot.com/ These are the pages that I finished before I sent her book back to her. Lenna and I have worked in each other's books now for literally years, mostly because I work incredibly slow, that is, I have too many things on my plate, so I worked on it too infrequently, and Lenna was always ever patient and gracious. I thought I would share.

Lenna's book theme was nature and trees

A beautiful quote that Lenna sent me

A picture my brother took in Italy of an olive grove

I think this is my favorite page, it has a gorgeous clip of a forest with light pouring through and I added some vintage text and tissue, I  love the texture and movement.

This was an amazing learning experience and journey and I am grateful to a wonderful friend and mentor, Lenna Young Andrews who has taught me so much of what I know as a collage artist! Thank you to all of you who visit and encourage my work in all mediums as well!

BE STRONG AND GROW

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love citrine. It is used to combat negative energy, to promote the positive, it is called the success stone. It is used to grow, and prosper. Use it for strength, clarity, and spiritual awareness, confidence, and will power. 

Okay, so now you know the methods to my madness.

Thanks for taking a peek!