Love me…
By · CommentsRemember when Valentine’s Day made your heart jump with anticipation? As a single girl, I was always waiting to see who might be admiring me from a far :) More times than not Valentine’s Day came and went with no earth shattering news of a new love. I still wish I was in that elementary school class excitedly rummaging through my little box of Valentines. I always loved the ones with glitter and sparkles. Since I can no longer have those glittery Valentines to look at in awe I created my own glittery Valentine copper cuff. It is appropriately named “Love Me”. I know I love it……….
The Beach Theme Song
By · CommentsHave you ever heard a song that you can’t get out of your mind? One that takes you away to another place? I have a song that I listen to everyday that has become one of my favorite songs…ever. When I close my eyes it takes me back to the sugar white sands of the Emerald Coast of Florida where I left my heart :) I love listening to it because my mind calms and I can dream. I was listening to this song when I created ”Crystal Beach”. “Crystal Beach” is full of freshwater pearls, mother of pearl, sterling silver, Swarovski crystals, Tiger’s Eye and one of my favorite lampwork glass beads. The focal bead of this necklace has a base of dichroic glass that pekes through all the silver infused glass on top. It has all the gorgeous colors of the tropics incorporated into it. This necklace is one of those “drop dead gorgeous” pieces around the neck. It is extremely comfortable and lays beautifully.
This is a link to my song :) “The Beach Theme Song by Moby” and now here is “Crystal Beach”.
Off to spend time with hubby
By · CommentsI’m quitting work early tonight. I want to spend some quiet time with my hubby. We found out yesterday he has to have his big toe and part of his foot amputated. I just want to cuddle up and enjoy him. Goodnight, I’ll see you tomorrow:)
A little delay
By · CommentsI had hoped to be showing you a new copper cuff today, but as life would have it my newest pieces of jewelry won’t be showing until sometime tomorrow. I will be spending the day and evening in the studio getting several new items ready for your approval :)
I’m constantly looking for new materials and new ideas. I ordered in some stainless steel that I’m looking forward to working with. I think my first designs with it will be cuffs. I’m open to suggestions so if you have an idea that you think would look great in stainless let me know. Stainless and glass…..yummy. I also have my stash of polymer clay that has been calling to me for weeks now. I think I’ll get it out and set it on my work table and see what ideas I can get from it. Sometimes when I’m working, I’ll look around my table and something I see just spurs an idea so maybe the polymer clay sitting there will get the creative juices flowing.
I wish I could sit and chat with you all day, but I have to go to work so we can have something to talk about tomorrow…lol.
Good Monday morning
By · CommentsGood morning everyone. I don’t know too many people who believe Monday’s are good…lol. I’ve always looked forward to Mondays. I like knowing I have another week to try and accomplish something. Lately I have so many things I want to get done and not enough time. Designs for my cuff bracelets are running wild in my head. I’m missing my torch time too. I need to move a bed into my studio so I can just take quick naps. I’m very lucky to have a job I love. I doubt most people would want to sleep in their offices. Just call me crazy :)
Today is shipping day. I have several things that need to be boxed up and shipped out to customers. Completing these orders freed up more time to create and post. Just what you wanted to hear, right?
Everything is white outside
By · CommentsThis morning when I looked outside everything had a coating of ice crystals. The grass, the trees, the buildings everything in sight was coated with a fine layer of white frost. My latest piece of jewelry is based around shades of white. Along the Emerald Coast of Florida is a beach community called Alys Beach. Inspired by the Mediterranean all the buildings are painted white. It is a beautiful place. The white buildings set along the crystal blue waters of the Gulf are a sight to be seen. I took this memory and created this necklace appropriately named Alys!
In creating this necklace I discovered a new material called Faux Bone. I love this material. It comes in sheets like plastic and you have to cut it, carve it, sand it etc. to make your own piece of art. The possibilities are just endless. There are many options in how you finish the product. It can look like bone, shell or ivory just to name a few things. I know I love it and I plan to use it again soon. I’m also finding I love using copper. For many years now sterling silver has stolen the show from most other affordable metals. When the economy took a dive, sterling silver prices soared. Many designers started looking for alternative metals to use in their designs. Over the past year we have seen gorgeous metals appearing in jewelry that were never serious options before. Stainless steel, copper and bronze are some of the metals coming forth in some beautiful pieces of jewelry. Properly used these metals are sterling silver contenders. You are no longer seeing everyone wearing either silver or gold……isn’t that nice:)
Copper Cuffs
By · CommentsToday was the day I got everything pulled together and my new copper cuffs listed on Etsy. It had been a year since I had redesigned my website and this years undertaking was overwhelming to say the least. It’s amazing how much a mind can forget in a year….lol. I got myself in a pickle by showing my new cuffs before I had my website lined out. Everything had to go into high gear. So I’ve worked myself into a frenzy the past couple of weeks. I still have finishing touches to make to my website to make it somewhere you want to visit often. I have to admit opening myself up to the world and letting people into my life is a little frightful. I’ve never really been an open book. But I promise this time around I will be more active with my posts so you can get to know me better and hopefully I will get to know you too. So without any more waiting here is what I’ve been up to! (By the way they are available for purchase in my store.)
The time has come
By · CommentsFor the past several months I knew in this New Year I had to go a different direction with myself and my beads. I wasn’t quite sure what it was going to be, I just knew time had changed me. Last year when I went to Destin, Florida on vacation I felt I had finally found my place in the world. I realized just how much my soul had ached for the beautiful blue ocean and all it’s wonderment. I felt renewed, refreshed and alive. When I came back to Texas I embarked on a journey to create jewelry that showcased my love for the world I had left behind. I wanted to use metals in my pieces that would showcase the art of what I had created. In the next few days, I will be presenting the first of my new jewelry here on my blog. I hope you will return to see what I have in store for you.
