Running Horses Necklace

I have to tell myself I cant keep this piece. The 3 horses are racing it looks like .....all 3 trying to make it that last little bit to win and then they get to head to the barn and relax and have a bite of hay ........feels like my life lately on so many levels ...The large circle of mother of pearl is wire wrapped in a soft dusty pink rose wire and has 3 large cultured pearls in the design. The horses are a reproduction of a vintage postcard .
It will be for sale over on my sales blog at  www.1craftywoman.com

I feel like i have been trapped in a box the last several months .....I had a lovely road trip yesterday and just getting out and driving couple 100 miles let me realize i didnt have to be trapped in" my little box of drive to work ...drive home ..drive to work..drive home ..." Seems that has been my whole life the last few months. My job is WAY mindless and boring so to bring it home with me is WRONG on way too many levels !!!

My creativity has way suffered among other things ....... this morning i woke up and went in the craft room for a day of  creativity ........I so hoped anyhow .......Well didnt work at first.......i just stared at my beads and supplies. So i found a dvd of Burn Notice I hadnt watched yet and immersed myself .I really like Bruce Campbell who plays Micheal Westons sidekick "Sam". 5 hours later i was ready to actually create a necklace .. 

Western and cowgirl images

I like these western images alot and plan to use them soon in some necklace designs .

Cut and Paste Saturday ............

It has been one of those weeks that i needed to just mindlessly cut paper and watch movies all day Sat ... So i enjoyed several discs of Burn Notice and cut and glued images for my new necklaces ..

I haven't had alot up for actual sale last several months as i had about 2 doz pieces for a donation i had to finish up. Now that is out of the way so i can work on ones to sell.
I created a second little wire wrap horse also. I will use her in a necklace instead of a ring . This gold buckle i may use in a design. It is not too heavy and i am drawn to it :)

Journals I am making ..............

I went on a search for a journal to give a dear friend as a gift .........however there wasnt a journal to be found that I actually liked. So i experimented on a notebook of mine i keep with bills and then my diary............they came out great. I used some Laurel Hamilton notecards for the pictures and then modpodged them to the books.  Since it turned out well I plan to buy a blank journal and fix up the one for a gift next..............

Garden and stuff

It has been a busy month with the garden and my mundane job .Hasnt been alot of time for the computer or even crafting .

With all the rain we had in May i had to replant the corn 3 times and then the  chipmunks and rabbits kept eating the bean and squash seedling. I solved that problem for now by putting flour over them all ........course i replanted them all 3 times before i figured out the flour ..plus I have been putting all my onion peels out on edges of the garden. That has seemed to also help.I spent this week making pillowcases from scraps. I had alot of cat fabric pieces in 1 yard cuts that made up nicely in a pillowcase. I dont care if they match or not.I originally had been saving them to make a cat fabric quilt but i needed pillowcases instead . I prefer a wild mix of color in my bedroom.Once i used the cat fabric  all up i just pieced together blocks and strips into other pillowcases. 
It will soon be Monday and time to go back to work . This weekend has flown by way too quickly..

I need to organize prizes for another blog contest .thinking maybe 2 winners each get a pair of earrings . I know i have some i can use :)