IT"S CONFIRMED

Yes, it's official! Another landing of the round robin at my little house!! Wooooeeee!! With each new arrival and addition, comes more beauty and spirit from each of my friends. The spiritual power may sound silly, but to me it is ohhh soo real, and I hope I can absorb enough to last a lifetime! Each beautiful artist has shared their soul with me, and I with them, and I don't think I could ask for more of anything. I have one more artist to arrive before I have seen the whole, but I know it will be perfection....in my eyes. It is so appropriate that the robin has landed at Thanksgiving in the spirit of the holiday now, and the one approaching........JOY!!

THANKS

The earrings above are quite simple I know, but again, earthy, organic, and right. Simple is good.
I'd like to give my simple thanks to all of you at this time, for your friendship, support, encouragement, and love. Some days you are all the strength that gets me through the day, and other days you get to share my joy. I have never met any of you, yet I feel I could not function fully without you. Well, I could, but I surely would not want to. Thank you for enriching my life, and my work. I wish for us all to remember to be thankful all the time, and our continued growth and frienship.
These earrings are going on etsy in a few minutes, where I am putting all my pieces on sale at 25% off for the holiday, to give thanks!
Hugs to everyone!!

FREE

I wish I could make a necklace like this every week, that is, one that sits so well with me, and how I feel, and just feels right. The inspiration for this came from an altered book I am working on with Lenna Andrews of CreativeLenna. She is an awesome mixed media artist, and is being ever so patient as I try to create this book of mine, with the theme, of what else, birds! Thus, the necklace came to be, from that thought of birds, and their travels over water, and land, their earthy colors., and their freedom, which I think about a lot. I can spend hours watching them, and always be fascinated.
Of all the jewelry that I make, this is me, this what I am, this is the essence of my soul, right here. This is the type of jewelry I always come back to, that always feel good. I like feeling good.

CHRISTMAS POSTCARDS

Some Christmas postcards I made for a swap, and maybe for some other special blog friends....hehe!! This is highly addicting therapy, making cards for people I care so much about. I get excited while I'm doing it, thinking it has to be just right for the receiver, as I imagine who that is. It makes me feel good to give , even if it is just a little piece of myself. The Christmas and Thanksgiving spirit is hitting me hard this year, and I do believe it has a great deal to do with all my blog friends, all of you reading, who have given me more joy this year than I have ever known or thought possible, as you share my endeavors and help me grow! I thank each and every one of you, and feel I could tell you that everyday and it still wouldn't be enough!

AND....

And the brain continues to say make earrings, and the hands are still agreeing to do so. My very treasured pink depression glass from my gram sports some classic black bling and rustic chic designs. Available in my etsy shop. I think my gram would have approved!

FOLLOW YOUR HEART

I think one of the reasons I like mixed media so much is that I can convey a message or thought without too much difficulty. I really enjoy trying to get stuff out of my head and releasing it somehow, in fact , I guess that is why we are all artists is because we feel the need to release what swirls in our brain! This card is for a swap with the theme of "Things with Wings".. The thing can be whatever you want, as long as it has wings. This was the first thing that came to my mind. I often wish my heart could just soar, with absolute freedom, and art is the only place I think that truly happens for me. Life stuff gets in the way a lot in the real world, responsibilities, commitments, guilt, to be specific. So when I pull out the papers and markers, and glue, I feel I can easily say what I want. I adore the quote on the card, but also find it very difficult to live by sometimes.......so I keep it stamped by my table to remind me often to keep at it. And with all my blog friends, it is easier to do.

NIGHT AND DAY

New earrings and more to come, if I can keep up with my brain. Available on etsy.