I have not fallen off the face of the earth.
Things in my life have just been sort of crazy and I feel the huge need to just
and do nothing!
This will only last for a short while. I will be back soon.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Jewelry Making Classes Online at Beaducation: The Blog: GIVEAWAY with Beaducation Academy!
Jewelry Making Classes Online at Beaducation: The Blog: GIVEAWAY with Beaducation Academy!: We are really excited about Beaducation Academy . And the feedback we have gotten lets us know that you are too! We want to give everyone a ...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Lorelei's Blog: 7 Days of Giveaways Day 7 and Final Day
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Focus on Life 2013 Week 3 Take Time and week 4 Create Art
I missed week three of Sally's Focus on Life 2013. Week three we were supposed to take some time just for ourselves. Well that week the entire family was SICK with the flu. It was just miserable. When I first received her prompt I thought oh what a wonderful excuse to get a pedicure, but no that did not happen. We finally started feeling better by Friday/Saturday. On Sunday my Husband and I were invited to go to the Atlanta Falcons Championship game in Atlanta. Having two small boys it is not too often that we get to go out and do fun things with other adults, life just has a way of getting in the way. I am sure many of you can relate. Well we went, had a good time and that is my piece of time for myself.
Week four: Create Art
My creation of art involves Jewelry making and I feel like I do not get to do it often enough, so this goes hand in hand with taking time. This week I set up my enameling station and torched some beads. I also did some bead weaving and am in the process of making a bracelet.
Some blues that I sent a new friend.
This is going to be the clasp, I believe. I am actually making it up as I go.
Snowflake, that I may use form something upcoming....stay tuned!
Part of a heart, still have to do the back side.
As you can tell I have a difficult time just starting one project, getting it done and moving on, I often do a few at a time.
Please visit The Studio Sublime and see how the others spent their week. Be sure to come back next Saturday!
Week four: Create Art
My creation of art involves Jewelry making and I feel like I do not get to do it often enough, so this goes hand in hand with taking time. This week I set up my enameling station and torched some beads. I also did some bead weaving and am in the process of making a bracelet.
The above shows parts of the bracelet.
As you can tell I have a difficult time just starting one project, getting it done and moving on, I often do a few at a time.
Please visit The Studio Sublime and see how the others spent their week. Be sure to come back next Saturday!
Friday, January 25, 2013
BSBP and making friends
It is time once again to sign up for Lori Anderson's BSBP and I have already signed up again. This will be my third time. I am participating again for several reasons.
1. I love the challenge, receiving something unexpected, perhaps something I would not buy for myself.
Like this really cool bead by Lisa Boucher, which inspired me to create something very out of my element.
Receiving things made by my partner, like this beautiful bead by Michelle Escano-Cabellero of http://cabbycraft.blogspot.com/ .
With this bead I created a necklace that my Mom LOVES!
I received this pretty bead from Sara Oehler of http://softflexgirl.blogspot.com/ When I first saw it I would never have imagined that I would create this really cool necklace.
So you can see that I really do love the challenge and excitement of getting cool things from my partner.
2. I love seeing all the wonderful things others create. I would love to add some pictures of some of my favorite pieces from the past hops but I would not be able to give the artists their due credit.
3. Making new friends. Sometimes it feels as if some of the people I have met through this blog hop and FB group seem like instant friends and kindred spirits. One of those people is the extremely talented Michelle Escano-Cabellero of http://cabbycraft.blogspot.com/. If you visit her blog you can see some of the amazing things she had made. She does some stunning things with polymer clay and makes the coolest cards. This week I received this amazing ornament that I commented on in her blog. She is so sweet and generous. I love it and will cherish it. I can't wait till it can hang from my tree at Christmas!
Michelle, Thanks so much for this amazing ornament! I truly LOVE it!
So if you too would like to join in on the fun just visit Lori's blog and sign up. Sign ups are open until Sunday the 27th.
1. I love the challenge, receiving something unexpected, perhaps something I would not buy for myself.
Like this really cool bead by Lisa Boucher, which inspired me to create something very out of my element.
Receiving things made by my partner, like this beautiful bead by Michelle Escano-Cabellero of http://cabbycraft.blogspot.com/ .
I received this pretty bead from Sara Oehler of http://softflexgirl.blogspot.com/ When I first saw it I would never have imagined that I would create this really cool necklace.
2. I love seeing all the wonderful things others create. I would love to add some pictures of some of my favorite pieces from the past hops but I would not be able to give the artists their due credit.
3. Making new friends. Sometimes it feels as if some of the people I have met through this blog hop and FB group seem like instant friends and kindred spirits. One of those people is the extremely talented Michelle Escano-Cabellero of http://cabbycraft.blogspot.com/. If you visit her blog you can see some of the amazing things she had made. She does some stunning things with polymer clay and makes the coolest cards. This week I received this amazing ornament that I commented on in her blog. She is so sweet and generous. I love it and will cherish it. I can't wait till it can hang from my tree at Christmas!
So if you too would like to join in on the fun just visit Lori's blog and sign up. Sign ups are open until Sunday the 27th.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Lorelei's Blog: 7 Days of Giveaways: DAY THREE
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Head to Head Challenge Reveal!!
Well the big day has finally come.....the day to show you what I created in my Head to Head Challenge with my friend Sweet Freedom. When I sign up for challenges, etc. I usually go ahead and do a blog post that has the title of the blog and set it on a schedule to post on the morning of the reveal. Last night while in bed with my fever and achy body it dawned on me that my post was going to show up in blog world at 6am with only a title. I jumped on the kindle and moved the post till 6pm, thinking I would do it first thing in the morning. Well being sick I did not get out of bed until close to 2pm today. My sweet Husband, who is sick too, stayed home and took care of our sick 2 year old. I got up and took Jacob to school and got back in the bed. I could not believe how late it was when I actually got back up. We then went and picked Jacob up from school and Mommy duties stepped in. As a parent your job never ends, sick or not. I am praying that Jacob will continue to evade this nastiness that is going around in our house. Well with our further ado here is my reveal....
The challenge was to create a piece using this triangle and some free-form peyote bead weaving.
I was not sure what I was going to do and my first thought was to make a necklace. Part way in and I changed my mind to making a bracelet. I learned how to bezel around the triangle bead. It took me about 6 or maybe even 8 times, but I DID IT!!! I am so proud of myself and have the bug to bezel around more and more things.
Finished piece on my wrist. I really like the way it turned out. For my second time, not bad. So much better than my first attempt at free-form.
The bracelet lying flat. It does not look like it would wear well, but it actually does.
The challenge was to create a piece using this triangle and some free-form peyote bead weaving.
I was not sure what I was going to do and my first thought was to make a necklace. Part way in and I changed my mind to making a bracelet. I learned how to bezel around the triangle bead. It took me about 6 or maybe even 8 times, but I DID IT!!! I am so proud of myself and have the bug to bezel around more and more things.
It was after doing this part on the right that I realized that my piece was not going in the direction of a necklace.
This is a close up of center of the bracelet.
Finished piece on my wrist. I really like the way it turned out. For my second time, not bad. So much better than my first attempt at free-form.
The bracelet lying flat. It does not look like it would wear well, but it actually does.
I just adore beaded toggle clasps!
Please head over to Sweet Freedom's blog and see what she created, I KNOW you will not be disappointed. I have not seen it yet, but know it is STUNNING! She does such amazing work. I have said it before, she is my Jedi Master!
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