SUMMERTIME

           We are deep into summer and I am trying to enjoy it and steal the moments that I can.

 

 

I am enjoying the colors of the season, they make me happy!  

Of course no week would be complete without making some earrings!

          Crusty goodness with glass headpins made by Kimberly Rogers that I combined with pewter spacers, patterned beads, and picture jasper. I love the melding of patterns and colors, it felt very rythmic to me.

How was your weekend?

Here is wishing you a great week!

I LOVE METAL

              

             

            As is par for the course, I tend to fall into a rut with my style of jewelry making, or a certain train of thought, always choosing the same colors, doing the same things over and over, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah, at least that is how I feel. That feeling starts to nag at my soul terribly until I cannot stand it and I have to do something about it! For a few weeks I have been mulling over the idea of playing with metal again, which for me, is like going back to my roots, or the very beginning of my jewelry making, except I didn't know a lot then. I only know a little more now. It is just so refreshing to do something different and new, to open your mind to new ideas, and once you start that process, and the ball starts to roll, it is such an incredible rush when the ball becomes a huge snowball , or a runaway train, and you can't keep up!
           So, I spent the weekend playing and creating new metal pieces in a style that is a bit different for me, but I am liking the cleanness and the lines and am happy for now to see where it will go.

         
              Thanks for taking a look. I hope this week brings you a happy new adventure!

KEEPING UP

          As you can tell by the title I am having a very hard time keeping up with my blog.  I am not sure why, I guess, once again I have way too many things on my plate and I cannot do them all no matter how much I tell this huge head of mine I can! I have been working on a lot of jewelry, and enjoying it immensely, and my art has taken the back burner, and I miss it immensely, and I am back to trying to find the balance, and around we go again.
         When I work on a piece like this I silently tell myself the story until it is finished, and I work it out like a piece of art.  This is a new piece in my etsy shop, the gorgeous pendant made by the incredible porcelain artist Barbara Rog. It instantly carries my mind to another time and space. I love metal, I love beads, I love jewelry, I love art, I love blogging, I love my blogging and art friends, I love so much stuff...and Its all good and great and I am glad I have such problems!!
       Thanks again for stopping by and I hope to be a better supporter of your blogs too!

FEW WORDS

This weekend I made time for art...yaaay! Two different moods, two different styles emerge. Few words, and no explanations, just me. 

 

Hope you are all having a great week and a great summer! Thanks for always stopping by and leaving me your kind words!

GIFTS

Why is it when summer comes everything goes crazy and I barely have time to come up for air? Anyone else feel like that? I want to blog everyday and fatigue usually wins the battle, but I keep on trying! Today I would like to share some incredible birthday gifts sent to me by my dear friend Dorthe from Denmark. Dorthe has a beautiful blog called Den Lille Lade, and here you can see the gorgeous dolls Dorthe creates! You will be amazed at her talents and you will soon see there is not a kinder soul around than Dorthe, she is the sweetest gal ever, I love her to pieces! 

An amazing doll made by Dorthe!

and then there is all these luscious goodies she made me also!

 

This card Dorthe made is something special, she is so wonderful with collage, and all the yummy details of texture, color and how she uses vintage bits and pieces, ooooohhh, I am in love!

I love my gifts and am super spoiled! Thank you Dorthe, I feel blessed!

Thanks for visiting everyone and enjoy your weekend!

WAX & WANE

As is typical with me, I am now on a jewelry roll, and working diligently on some new pieces that should be done soon.  I always seem to wax and wane, just like the seasons, jewelry, then art, or both, and then it catches up with me, and no matter how hard I try, or want to, it is so hard to do both, and that part always makes me sad.  No matter which I am working on, the other is like an anguish always yearning to be free. Sounds dramatic, but that is what it feels like at times. 

Here are two recent pairs of earrings I  made and am glad to say they sold very quickly! Happy days! As a consolation gemstones always make me smile!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you are having a great week!

RISING

 

 Today I want to share some jewelry I recently made. It's been a while, it's seems like forever. Pieces are strewn all over my worktable for weeks, but my fingers don't seem to move in that direction and I don't really understand why. That is a lifelong mystery, why and when I pick up the tools and stones and make something, I am just glad it continues to happen at a reasonable pace.

Of course I am always drawn to the same components, things I love, neutrals, calming colors, soft textures, fibers, clear tones, worn and vintage pieces that have character and show signs of another time, another person's touch perhaps.

I am fond of tactile qualities.

 Making jewelry like this is my journey.   I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I am grateful for your visits, and your comments.