Friday, July 22, 2011

WHIMSY






I am having fun working with some great vintage pieces I picked up recently........oooooh, how I just love vintage! The sparkle, the romance, the just plain pretty!


Thanks for visiting everyone, it is so appreciated! Wishing everyone a safe and cool weekend!


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

OPHELIA





I made this necklace for the Art Bead Scenes June challenge, and really love how it filled up with so many goodies. The pendant and the green washer shaped bead, as well as the round cream bead are all from Yolanda's Clay. I love how they are so organic and natural looking.
The faceted carnelian bead is one of my favorite strands, and I use them sparingly, hoping they will never run out! The gorgeous seed beads were a gift from my friend Dorthe , they catch the light perfectly. I used black galvanized steel wire to put this together, making it more economical.
Hope everyone is staying cool this week, and staying safe in the heat. Thanks for your visit and for taking a peek!

Monday, July 18, 2011

JEWEL SCHOOL





Okay, here we go again with the photos being out of order, but I think you'll get the idea! I am so honored and privileged that Bead Trends asked me to do a article for their jewel school when I submitted this necklace a few months back. I decided to submit it after I was so inspired by Renate's pendant that she gifted me with. Renate is a brilliant jewelry artist and has her own blog too, "Put A Little Magic in your Life". I am still in awe of it, it is truly gorgeous and I knew I had to do something special.
If you pick up the July issue of Bead Trends you can read the entire article, and I have to thank Tatia, and the staff for making me look great! Every page of Bead Trends is filled with the most gorgeous photography, it is dripping with jewels and inspiration, and I am so proud to be included with so many other fab jewelry artists.
Thank you Bead Trends, and Renate, for this beautiful gift!

(Sorry for the so so photos, my scanner is broken so I had to do photos)

Sunday, July 17, 2011

MEDITATION AND WONDER




This is a new journal page that I made tonight. It seems every time I see a woman's face, I am very intrigued, and motivated to decorate it. Embellish it and make her come alive somehow. I also think I am drawn to this because I feel I am every woman's face I see, somewhere buried in there, and I guess this is a channeling of my desires and issues, and that is appealing to me, because the variations are endless, the emotions are forever.

Thanks for visiting, old and new followers, and your supportive comments. Each one of you are part of these pages I make.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

HEALING HEART



My Healing Heart. I created this with the inspiration of friends, faith, kindness, and love. I have plans to make more of these with other variations to offer soon in my shop. It was a joy to create.
Thank you all for stopping by and taking a look, and for your daily inspiration, kindness, and love.

Monday, July 11, 2011

GIFTS AND EARRINGS


I just had to share some photos of these wonderful gifts sent to me by my wonderful friend Karen! Look at this absolutely gorgeous pincushion Karen made for me! I am so in love with it, the muslin, the crochet lace bit, the fancy pins, the lace, and those teeny tiny buttons in the base! Ahhh, I just love sewing notions and doo dads, and I finally have a proper pincushion! I am smiling big every single time I look at it and think of my talented friend. And what can I say about these spectacular religious medals?!! I am speechless really, they are incredible, and I cherish every one. If you go to Karen's blog now, you will see the most outrageously creative fiber necklace she just made. Karen has been featured in Belle Armoire for her fiber jewelry, and she is creative in so many ways.

So now on to another week, another pair (or maybe two) of new earrings! I still love hammering metal a lot, and I really like how these turned out. I think I love green , and the sparkle with the shabby copper makes me happy. Hope you like them.
I don't know about you, but since the blogger issues a while ago, my photos do not post in the order I want them to, so sorry for the layout here. Thanks to all for taking a peek, and I just love all your comments! Hope everyone is having a great week.





Friday, July 8, 2011

THE INFANT







I have really been in the spiritual mindset lately, and it is affecting everything I do. I just loved putting this necklace together, working through the challenge of combining materials , and still having it say what I want it to............passion, faith, hope, and love.

Happy weekend to all of my friends, old and new. Have a great one.

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