STILL WORKING

I have been working behind the scenes for a while now on a few personal projects of mine. If all works out well, I will share them in the future, but that is where the bulk of my energy seems to go lately. I always have to make something in between though for more of an instant gratification ....thus more earrings! The first pair , with the most gorgeous lime chalcedony briolettes, are on of my favorite combinations of blue/green, and the tinge of rust and aged cream. The second pair was born in my mind after I saw the beautiful lotus stamp on Fundamentals website, simple and pure...one of my favorite designs.
I am still not feeling up to par, I don't have the energy level I am used to, and still dealing with ongoing back and nerve issues....so things are taking me longer. Frankly I don't really like it!

I hope everyone had a terrific Valentine's Day and weekend, and I wish everyone the best for the new week ahead. Thanks as always for stopping by, and I will announce the OWOH winner in the morning!!

UPDATE!!
The OWOH winner is JUDITH , of JUDITH B. DESIGNS!!! Congratulations Judy, please convo me with your address and I will get these birdies out to you! Thanks to everyone for taking the magic carpet ride with me. I really appreciate all the visitors and have so enjoyed meeting so many new people!

AT THE FLEA

I made a trip to the flea market recently, and found a few little goodies. Nothing jewelry related, but collage and mixed media pieces, and my little hands are scheming as to what the best thing to do here is! The cabinet cards I think will go in a fabric piece somehow, and the ruler and Kodak exposure guide a collage must! That nifty book at the bottom is so filled with odd little images, I have to look at that for a while. I will be going back because I know their is more where this cam from!

Happy Friday and weekend everyone!

FOLLOWING MY HEART

Here is my 2nd piece of fabric art, and I can't decide what to do with it. I may keep it, or list it on etsy...what to do??? I started with a coffee stained piece of muslin, and then layered a vintage turquoise quilt piece, a vintage lace trim cut off a very old dress I bought years ago, but the dress had a hole in it. I had this dress for at least 20 years, and it was from the 30's, so I finally recycled it! I cut the top heart out of natural fiber . I used my stash of sari silk for the loop and to hang a vintage key from my stash. The buttons , the bone flower, and the beads, all vintage again. I glued the buttons on because they all still had the original thread in them, and I love the character of that. The crystal quartz briolette is new ! My mind is swirling with ideas...this one came together so fast...I hope I keep up! Thanks for visiting...I always appreciate your input.

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STRENGTH

So I broke down , caved in and drug out the sewing machine, and succumbed to another addictive art form. AND LOVED IT! I didn't buy anything new either, except some good thread, which is way pricier than the last time I bought it years ago . This was made for a swap, a theme of trees and bookmarks, and I just dove right in. Didn't really know what I was doing, but it felt good not to have lines to go by, and intuition works wonders sometimes....errrr,..... most of the time, I think.
One of the reasons I really wanted to give this a try was because my dear friend Lenna Andrews is a fantastic fabric , mixed media artist. I am fortunate enough to have two of her incredible pieces, and she has profoundly influenced my art and life. She creates absolutely beautiful pieces, and thay make me feel beauty. I really can't explain the way they move me, but it is special. Please check out her blog where you will find all of her links to all of her incredible talents.
Hoping you have a very "STRONG" week, filled with beauty!

SHE IS....

It really has been one of the rougher weeks I've experienced in quite a while. Health and family issues have been getting in my creative way. This was just done quickly for a swap, a theme of butterflies, that was it. This literally flew out of my head, and then I recognized myself!

I have been working on jewelry also, but am not quite "there" yet. Many new ideas, I am hoping some of them work out! I am looking forward to the weekend, and possibly doing nothing! Happy weekend to all!

ANOTHER PAIR

Again with the earrings, I know, BUT, every day is a good earring day for me! I have to say that there is nothing quite like the pleasure I get out of working with metal. It is hard to desribe, but I think some of it comes from the physical process of working with it, pounding, and manipulating. There is something about it being raw, pure, unaltered, and I can alter it. I really enjoy making my own jump rings as I have here, I almost feel guilty when on occassion I don't. These are now listed in my etsy shop.....here.



Aaaaaand, a start of a new calender month. Thought I might lighten up from last month, but now that it is down on paper I'm not liking it too much. I never go for light, it is not comfortable with me. I will leave it for now, but I am thinking I will do something else to it as I go. I'm going to give myself some time though and see if I can leave it alone!

If your looking for my One World One Heart giveaway...it's right HERE. I would lovbe it if you would visit!

POLKA DOTS

These page was created for a swap, this is one page, front and back, and the theme was red and white polka dots. It was fun , but it was a challenge to work on an 8x10 format......lots of space to fill up! I finally had a Saturday off, and was able to work on so much jewelry and art, I am now going into a new week feeling happy, happy!! I'll share some new jewelry later in the week. I also finished my Jan calender page for Kate's challenge......

PHEW!! This is a real challenge to keep up...so far, so good. Thanks for stopping by and hoping everyone has a fantastic new week!