Creative Evening............

I spent a wonderful afternoon with a dear friend and then this evening I was full of wonderful energy that I used to create a few new designs ...

I love these handpainted shell pendants. They originally were earrings and i decided they would be stunning as a necklace instead........ these pieces are for sale and can be found at www.1craftywoman.com

Spring Awakening Line Of Jewelry

I have been watching my Babylon 5 dvds today and working on a few new designs that will for a group I call "Spring Awakening" .The black bead is hematite and i called it "Persophone Awakes"  It calls to me of spring breaking thru the dark and starting to blossom forth........ The white is a pearl and represents Aphrodite. I haven't named the necklace yet for it ...I need better pics of it tomorrow .All three designs will be up for sale soon as I get better pictures of them next day or so. Have to work tomorrow ..blah !

Then here is the 3rd design in the new line......   I havent named it yet either . It has freshwater pearls all in the design.

todays fun.....

I made a couple of new bracelets up before breakkfast this morning.. Now i am working on wild child pincushion dolls ..all in my etsy store..

More necklaces i have designed

New designs using jade

New designs for my collection .....

After last several days of job hunting ..i am unwinding and working on a couple of designs for my personal collection. I have some sweaters that will look good with these .. I have used jade in both these necklaces. Then one has moonstone stone chips and a piece of agate.....and the other opal stone chips. I LOVE the opals !!

I have used a purple jade teardrop stone here and the other has a large vintage crystal bead .Will look nice with jeans ..



The colors dont come thru in the pics of this piece like they should. . I have used crystal beads and moonstone . I love the energy in all the new designs i made ...

thoughts of holidays ....

I had a great jog this morning.,,the air was cool and the sun peeking over the horizon was beautiful. Now tis dark and gloomy out ..typical November day. I am SO proud of me . Yesterday i did my first floor pushups..I made it to 9. My reward was one hershey caramel kiss.... it was SO good. I had been doing wall pushups for last several weeks and was time to step it up a notch. I can't describe how good i feel physically and emoptionally since losing almost 60 pounds . My energy level is way high...my creativity is brimming over with new ideas for jewelry designs and other items . One of my new ideas is advent calenders that are meant for the horse owning gal. Perfect for the barn or home. I just started on this one ..not sure how it will turn out yet. The idea is to add peppermints to the little pockets i will be creating that will be numbered... Dec. 24 and 25 will be on the actual horses themselves and will feature a piece of horse themed jewelry tucked in the pockets. The base is heavy upholstery fabric and the horse will have either embroidered or beaded bridles ..havent decided which yet. I am SO having fun with it. I have to keep it to where it will cost 25 or so to buy though.....

The finished piece will look alot more festive than the work in progress :P I figure i will make this one for a horse and riider.....then maybe one for a dog or cat owner. I am using fabric up i already have ..trying not to invest alot of "new" cash into projects right now . Here is my first gilted frame ...NOT acceptable at all to me.. But as a first frame i can deal with it. The idea is to be NO lines or crinkles. I havent figured out yet how to get in the crevices of the frame correctly either. I have a LONG way to go learning this . I will figure it out though.. One day i will look back and laugh at how this frame turned out...

These are some jade necklaces I made for a dear friend of mine's daughter . I think his daughters will like them :P I really like the freshwater pearls along with the jade in the designs.

jogging...oh my!!!!

I have had a fun day creating jewelry and then actually jogging twice today...yes...dont faint. Last night i went and made it jogging a whole 13 minutes. I got up this morning determined to do alot better than that. I did a mile and half this morning and then again this evening. I had been walking several miles a day for last 2 months as it was. IF you have pain.....totally recommend making a saleve with arnica and st john wort oil. I keep this on hand all the time and works wonders.

Lampwork horse necklace ....

Starting on some pieces for the holiday season either to sell //barter or trade. This one is over on my other blog.. http://www.tribalbarter.blogspot.com/

I am so drawn to blues in stones. I just finished this lampwork glass horse necklace . I used reconstituted turquoise and blue jasper round beads. I got sidetracked this afternoon with watching Dresden Files and then Blood and Chocolate ( werewolf movie) . Since it is october..must watch some spooky movies...but not too spooky

Jade......

Arent these just stunning...they are all different jade..the purples are a jade from Burma . Cant wait to get them . I am thinking maybe silver to use with the purples and not sure about the greens . I was really pleased with the other jade necklaces i made few weeks ago.They were a Korean jade and the typical dark green I associate most often with jade. Never knew it comes in So many colors....

Turquoise Necklace .......

I really like the stablized turquoise you can get nowadays .. I used it and hematite and tigers eye in this design today. ***** traded to Natalie :P