tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70412534987576187472024-03-13T07:22:14.082-04:00livewire jewelryA view of my world through wire, beads, and artsharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.comBlogger715125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-18430132730509159562015-09-10T00:19:00.003-04:002015-09-10T00:22:09.336-04:00NASTURTIUMS<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Trying to get over a head cold now, so I took the night off of jewelry making, and decided to play with my watercolors, (have been wanting to do that every single day for months, so why don't I?) and started painting in my sketchbookery journal.There is a link on my sidebar to<a href="http://dispatchfromla.com/2015/09/unrelated-topics.html"> Mary Ann Moss's </a><a href="https://sketchbookery.com/">sketchboory class.</a>..I highly recommend it...it's just fab and so is she! I always start out disliking my paintings terribly at first, but in the end I just go with the flow and seem to like it after all.One of my goals is to loosen up...a lot....and not be so tight. I think I started to do that, so I am happy I accomplished that. I'm also happy I didn't draw it out first with the pen, I just put paint to paper and started! Although, I was VERY tempted to attack it with my black pen as I do in my collages, so I may try that down the line somewhere! I had fun, and reeeeeally hope to continue in a more regular pattern from now on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much for stopping by, I appreciate all of you so much!</span></div>
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It's been three months, and it's felt like three days! I am terrible at blogging, at actually getting it done, but I do love to see what all of you are doing, so I'll keep trying and trying!</div>
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Here's what's been up....jewelry, and jewelry. I spent the good part of the last 5 weeks getting ready to take my jewelry to a local shop. That turned out really well, and I am sort of slacking a bit now, and enjoying it!! These are some recent pieces, so I hope you enjoy. I am sure somewhere in there I have made some art, and I will share that soon!</div>
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Thanks for visiting! I've been working hard and I hope you will visit my etsy shop! I appreciate all your lovely comments!</div>
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Sharing some new jewelry work I have done recently. I really enjoy working with wire, beads, and baubles. I love the thought process of putting things together, and how I think they connect. </div>
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I think everyone knows I love earrings, so I make a lot of them! These feature gorgeous beads by Gaea and shields by Vincent N Nooma!</div>
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I guess I was on a green kick for a while, but who could resist these gorgeous glass beads by Julie Wong Sontag!</div>
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I found some vintage amber beads while out at the flea markets, so I thought they were perfect with Kimberly Rogers orange glass headpins! </div>
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These say summer to me.</div>
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I've been busy, and plan on being busier! </div>
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sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-26089513954104168082015-06-03T01:24:00.002-04:002015-06-03T01:24:33.241-04:00ART AND MORE ART<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Art is a huge part of my life. It is my break from jewelry. I love them both as creative outlets, and I am usually torn as to which one to devote time to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Thanks for stopping by, and next time I hope to show you the jewelry I am working on! </span>sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-36354946793065772282015-03-18T00:26:00.001-04:002015-03-18T00:26:22.056-04:00The Balancing Act<div style="text-align: center;">
It seems like I am having the same problem of trying to balance my jewelry/art/work time. If anyone else has this problem , and has any good solutions, that don't involve lack of sleep, I sure would be interested to know! I would love to hear how you handle it all anyway. My art time suffers the most, and I guess I just need to "DO IT". Question is why does it take me so long to start...why is starting the hardest part? </div>
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So now that the mini rant is over, here is the latest jewelry I had fun making......hope you enjoy!</div>
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This stunning lampwork bead was made by artisan glass and bead artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/uglibeads/">Julie Wong Sontag</a></div>
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and here is more of Julie's beautiful beads in a recent pair of earrings</div>
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Wonderful lampwork beads by Julie, crusty beads by the fantastic <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/NuminosityBeads?ref=shop_sugg">Kimberly Rogers of Numinosity Beads</a> and flame painted copper paddles by me!</div>
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I am craving art though, so I hope to show you some soon! Thanks for visiting and your kind comments as always! </div>
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sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-491365509093344262015-02-08T23:37:00.001-05:002015-02-08T23:37:12.791-05:00TIME FOR ART<div style="text-align: center;">
The temperatures still have not improved. I am not happy about that. In fact, we are having some of the worst weather I can ever remember, and I know for certain that the -6 degrees this past week was THEE worst I have ever experienced, and neuropathy does not like it! So to distract from that I make more jewelry and make some art, yes, this time I'll show the art!</div>
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Collage, which I have become very fond of making, and for some reason in the wee hours of the morning, really seems to set my soul free. It feels like an entire months worth of pent of frustration and/or thoughts of random ideas I just let flow effortlessly onto the paper. Really, there usually isn't a problem, or a block, it just happens. I can't explain it any better than that. It's intuitive, I work with myself, and let it happen, and I am sure many of you know what I am talking about! Small joys!</div>
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Thank you so much for stopping by and looking! </div>
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sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-44778620182907872772015-01-29T23:33:00.000-05:002015-01-29T23:40:21.633-05:00CATCHING UP<div style="text-align: center;">
The holidays have come and gone, hell, it's almost February, and my mind is still swirling with all the new things I want to do! I can't seem to get everything organized though, but I am trying! In the meantime, I am making jewelry on a fairly consistent basis, even though I am tired a lot, and have neuropathy that is killing me with this cold weather. Jewelry and art makes me happy! </div>
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Please wish for the cold weather to go away!</div>
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Here is some recent new work.</div>
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With these earrings I used beautiful glass beads by Julie Wong Sontag and ceramic discs by Jana Bliznakova.</div>
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Here is the link to Julie's shop.....<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/uglibeads">https://www.etsy.com/shop/uglibeads</a> </div>
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Here is the link to Jana's shop....<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyFishThings">https://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyFishThings</a></div>
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These earrings were made with beautiful enameled paddles I purchased on etsy that I paired with stone and rustic glass and amazonite beads.</div>
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The gorgeous leaf pendant and round donut medallion in this necklace made by Jenny Gholson-Morris inspired this necklace. The earthiness and rustic quality made it easy to tell my story with this long mixed elements piece.</div>
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Here is the link to Jenny's shop.....<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EclecticPrairie">https://www.etsy.com/shop/EclecticPrairie</a> </div>
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I want to thank everyone for taking the time to stop by and visit! I love to hear your comments also. I am hoping to get more motivated and start blogging again, and hoping to visit all of you too!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please consider buying handmade this year for the holidays and supporting the many artisans that rely on their own self supporting businesses to make a living, and produce beautiful handcrafted quality merchandise, with a real passion! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below and to the side is a link to some of these artists that have amazing talents, where you can find amazing gifts.....give them a try!</span></div>
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Let's try this again! Summer is gone already, the high today was 50, and right now it is 35.....brrrrrr!! Too soon for that I think, but that is living in the northeast. The past two months were spent creating jewelry for a boutique, and now I am listing some new pieces in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/livewirejewelrysb">etsy shop</a>.</div>
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Thank you for stopping by, and I will be by to visit you also!</div>
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sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-80453080732512906452014-08-07T01:55:00.001-04:002014-08-07T01:55:25.840-04:00IT'S BEEN AWHILE<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been awhile, but I am still here. It just seems that summer is so short here, and I don't want to miss any of it, so we sit outside a lot, just relaxing, talking, watching the hummingbirds, doing nothing, being lazy. The rest of the days are spent working the day job and or running errands and squeezing in doctor appointments and a host of other mundane chores. The few hours in between I manage to accomplish some jewelry and sketching, so here is what I have been up to lately......</div>
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I have been enjoying working with metal, I have always liked the physical part of pounding , hammering, and making noise! I loved making that rough leaf! </div>
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More pounding, more noise, more fun!</div>
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And then there are these watercolors I have been practicing on from Mary Ann Moss's Sketchbookery Class! I really enjoy it, and I feel I am getting a tad better, but I just like doing it no matter what and that is all that I care about! So I thought I would share! </div>
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So that's been the past few weeks with more jewelry but that's been sold! So thank you so much for coming back and taking a look ! I love having you! </div>
sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-87703303936647474672014-07-13T01:50:00.002-04:002014-07-13T01:50:32.717-04:00SKETCHBOOKERY CONTINUED......<div style="text-align: center;">
I am plugging along nicely at the sketchbookery class, fooling around with watercolors and drawing, and starting to loosen up more and more. I must admit, I was not liking my odd little pieces, but they are starting to grow on me, these quirky looking distorted images, and I think I like them! Here they are.....</div>
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This is my poor little orchid the I transplanted just 2 weeks ago after being in the same tiny pot for at least 4 years....send love and light please that she makes it, she is struggling as you can clearly see! But I enjoyed painting her!</div>
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This is a begonia flower I stole off of my plant outside. I love these flowers. I like the old jade plate I put the flower on. I had a fun time with it. Like I said, it's quirky, but I am liking it. Oh, notice the red blob on the upper right side edge of the plate. I thought I was doing just fabulously and then I accidentally brushed my page with the red. Nothing like making a major blunder to bring you back to reality! And to keep it loose! </div>
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I want to go back and add more lettering and or color to these, but haven't had time to practice the lettering part yet, and haven't allowed myself to get to that point of looseness yet! </div>
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sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-65210764955762027612014-07-04T01:18:00.000-04:002014-07-04T01:55:43.442-04:00CONTOUR DRAWING 101 <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I am taking Mary Ann Moss's online class called <a href="https://sketchbookery.com/">Sketchbookery</a>! I am loving it! It is my effort to try to get back to my roots of 30+ years ago of sketching all the time in college and drawing. I'd like to be in the habit of being able to pick up a pencil or pen and draw without inhibition, without self judgement, just draw for the sake of drawing and be able to do that in effort to get better at it but most of all to ENJOY IT! I think I am on my way! Art school never taught me this! Mary Ann is! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I am going to share some pretty funny stuff....Blind contour drawing. Haven't done that in 30+ years either! It's very freeing, very funny, a great learning experience. So here they are, drawings I have done without looking at the paper at all, just the subject matter, never lifting the pen either! I plan to do more! I laughed a lot...it was good!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">BTW, I have no idea why the paper looks pink, I usually don't have that problem with my photos, so I apologize for that, it is white of course!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Our long haired dachsund, Iggy, sleeping, unknowingly aware that I am doing such unjustice to him...poor guy!</span></div>
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sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-52729908982633075272014-06-28T02:35:00.001-04:002014-06-28T02:35:23.644-04:00BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY GIFTS!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I recently</span> <span style="font-size: large;">received a surprise in my mailbox from my sweet friend Dorthe of <a href="http://denlillelade.blogspot.com/">Den Lille Lade</a></span> <span style="font-size: large;">for my birthday! Dorthe is an amazing artist that creates</span> <span style="font-size: large;">mixed media pieces and has an extra special talent with sewing. I would like to share the wonderful box she sent me, and you can imagine how amazed I was! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Beautiful holy cards, dried roses from her garden, driftwood from her home by the Baltic Sea! (sigh!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A bag with overflowing laces of all kinds, and an incredible hanging collage you see in the center that says dream...I love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Lovely huge dried leaves! I have never seen anything like them! Beautiful fabrics and hardware for projects!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A stunning handmade fabric banner filled with birds and all kinds of luscious bits of buttons, laces and stitching! A true labor of love, I have never seen anything quite like it, it is just amazing and so beautiful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Dorthe for making me feel extra special on my birthday and gifting me with these beautiful gifts that I will treasure forever! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Things have been the same around here, making jewelry, a little bit of art, but now some gardening, and that makes my soul sing! I absolutely DETEST the winter, and now that we finally have sunshine, it is just so special! I love photographing the flowers......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As always, thanks for visiting, I love having you stop by!</span></div>
sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-9344830811837686892014-05-14T23:44:00.000-04:002014-05-14T23:44:22.017-04:00MOTHER'S DAY<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">For Mothers Day we took a nice ride in the country and stopped at a garden center that makes it's own hand made goat soaps, lotions, and, wait for it.....FUDGE! Chocolate of any form is always a plus! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I have been spending a lot of time getting ready for a gallery showing, I spent some time in the yard today, with some precious hours of sunshine and mild temps, and had some fun with my camera. In the near future I hope to post some jewelry, and gifts from friends, but today it is observations in the yard! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another month gone by without a post, I am beginning to be a hopeless case! I have resigned myself to the fact that I will get to it when I get to it. That's it. Blogging without guilt! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I have been busy making jewelry and have done some more art journaling which is good for my soul. A girl needs to do something to lift her spirits in the midst of the cruelist winter ever!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been a month, and I don't have a very good excuse for not posting. I hate the winter, and I like to come home from work and get right under blankets because I have a cold problem with my hands and feet. It is so hard to get motivated. Eventually I can't sit still, so I get moving, and then it's late, and I get too tired to post. The truth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, that's it! There is a bit of collage work, (and I am really itching to do more), a lot of jewelry, and the beginning of teaching my self to make bezels and set stones! I am almost finished with it, I'll let you know what happens...fingers crossed! Thanks for stopping by and not giving up on me totally!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I enjoyed working on some colorful jewelry this weekend. The winter is getting to me already, the super cold temps and the grayness of the skies have me craving color! I have so many beads, and I just love the way they look when they are all laying next to each other on my bead table, randomly mixed.....serendipity.....bead love. And did I mention sari silk makes me crazy happy, so I had a rush of color energy and I hope it brightens your day! </span></div>
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As promised , here is the rest of the post on Terri's Christmas gifts to me! I saved the best for last! Terri made me this exquisite necklace, Love, Peace and Joy. Terri teaches an online class called <a href="http://store.creativeworkshops.me/Soulful-Adornments--Terri-Heinz_p_74.html">Soulful Adornment</a> and she is a master at creating these soldered and resin filled pendants, and I am just googly eyed over them! I tried it, and was not so successful, she really has a great talent, and she tells such a beautiful story every time she makes these necklaces, every bead and stone is a magical meaning in the journey of the story! Each necklace is so personal. When I took the photos I did not have the proper lights set up, so please forgive me, but I think you will get the idea. I think you will enjoy and marvel!</div>
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I am so lucky! Thank you Terri! I love wearing this treasure and feel the love when I do! Terri also included this beautiful little vintage black beaded bag to hold the necklace....SWOON......</div>
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Thank you friends for sharing this post with me! We are off to the start of a new week, and I wish you all good energy and happy days! Thank you for visiting! Hugs!</div>
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<br />sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-1610412411344507552014-01-02T00:39:00.001-05:002014-01-02T00:45:08.321-05:00GRATEFUL<div style="text-align: center;">
Yes, I am still here. You know how it is, when you haven't posted for so long, that you start to feel that as each day passes, and the time grows longer and longer, it gets harder and harder to get yourself together! Well, I just had to, and this is one of the reasons! I just had to share with you this incredibly beautiful and generous Christmas gift sent to me by my friend <a href="http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/">Terri of Artful Affirmations.</a> Terri is the most kind and generous soul, and she touched my heart so deeply with these special handmade treasures that she sent, and wonderful vintage items she took the time to find. Thank you so much Terri !</div>
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Aren't these pieces wonderful?!! The top photo is the tin that everything came packaged in, it is so lovely and dainty and nostalgic and I LOVE IT! The dreamy bits of vintage laces and buttons....sigh....some special beads collected from various trips, teas for me to try and some I forgot to include in the photo...oops! </div>
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MORE super special stones!!!</div>
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THEE MOST GORGEOUS tag I have ever seen...please click to see all the layers Terri has sewn in this tag, I will leave it up all year!</div>
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There is very very special necklace Terri also made for me, but that will be part two of the post, in a few days.....too much to post!</div>
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Thank you for visiting after such a long absence, and I will be around to visit all of you!</div>
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Happy New Year to all and and a healthy one too! </div>
sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-59978505969661147152013-12-04T23:32:00.001-05:002013-12-04T23:32:59.658-05:00SLOW<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I had a real nasty, ugly, knock down type of cold a few weeks ago, and I haven't been the same since. I am better now, just slow... slow at doing everything, just not myself, and the added pressure of Christmas gift shopping, ,making, cooking, baking, just thinking about it, is weighing heavy on me. I am making small progress and hoping I can step it up soon. Anyone else feeling like this? I think I better start taking my vitamins and that is not a joke.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is something I made over the weekend, a simple piece that I thought works in so many ways with so many things. It felt clean and fresh to me, and I just loved the stone, the green amethyst is beautiful. It clears negativity, promotes self acceptance and love, and strengthens the mind and the will. It is available in my shop if you are interested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope your week is coming along well and your holiday preparations are progressing smoothly! Thanks for stopping by and visiting, I always appreciate it!</span></div>
sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-2455729801214926762013-11-15T07:15:00.000-05:002013-11-15T07:15:56.505-05:00HAPPINESS IS.......<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I was happy to find some time to art journal this week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend!</span></div>
sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17429728755732852655noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041253498757618747.post-2992635537836890722013-11-11T23:44:00.000-05:002013-11-11T23:44:07.483-05:00HEARTS BEATING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My desire to once again pound and torch and manipulate metal into something uniquely my own has again taken hold and I have been busy this past week, making these earrings...with a bit of art to share later in the week. Of all the pieces I make, these type of earrings I think are my favorite. There are so many layers of involvement , which means a lot of work, but it means I made something that no one else has, at least not exactly, and that I am happy with. I like the messiness to get to the end, the noisiness, the physicalness, the pounding, the torch, the injury or two, (minor!). I like the shabby and bling together, the stones, the words, the most of the part you can't see, but I hope with all hope, you can feel, the emotion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for visiting and listening to my ramblings....I hope I can listen to yours! Hope your week is off to a great start!</span></div>
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