New pics!

The pictures suck because of the lighting but they the best i could get for now..


This ones an older creation I finally took pictures of:

Solid copper and wirewrapped:








I was going to list these, but am going to wait until I can take better pictures.
These just dont really show them off too well...
I plan to take pictures of the anklet tonight... It turned out awesome! There were a couple spots in the wire that I didnt like so I am keeping it for myself...... I will make another to list though.

Signing off for now...
~S

So I changed my mind!

I changed my mind at the last minute... Heres what I bought...


I already made earrings from these before and I have a necklace pictured to match.


Sabine listed these as I was fixing to order so I changed my order...
these screamed my name... I love this color...

I am hoping these match with some other stuff I have...

I just barely got anything made with the first order from Sabine... and here I go getting more.
and she has a cool new contest starting that I cant wait to enter...

I plan to make earwires tonight... and get some earrings finished. Hopefully I wil have some new things to list soon. And awaiting payday.... I have some cute anklet designs in my head working with leather. Maybe I will stop by Tandy today and eyeball their leather stuff... Im kinda in a rough tough mood and leather smells sooo yummy.
There arent enough hours in the day!

~S

I won!!!! Yaay!

I won I won!

What did I win.... a $5 gift certificate to one of my favorite shops.  Yep I have talked about them before....  Bluewater Studio.  

Here are the ones I think I want...(plus some extra.) 

I might add some more.   I havent decided yet.   You cant JUST spend $5 in this shop you know. So I am contemplating more... like always.

~S

Maybe???

Maybe I will get a few things sold this weekend.  My mother in law has a booth at the new "Trademart" aka fancy fleamarket...  I took all my completed jewelry up there and setup a little display.  While I was there a girl took my card and stopped to talk to me that was interested in having jewelry made for her bridesmaids.  I finished a pair of earrings with the chamelion lampwork beads, I need to get them photographed and listed soon and some more stuff made.  The sun finally came out lately and its hard to stay inside and get anything made.  The only other thing new around here is I fianlly got my nose pierced. Yep I did it!  I just have to wait for it to heal before I start designing and making my own studs!   

~Serena

Is it the weekend yet?

I have lots of things planned for this weekend. Big partying... no. I need to get some stuff made, headpins, earwires etc. Have a bracelet in my head wanting out. Need to go through my copper stash and make sure I have the gauge I am picturing in my head. I see lots of coiling/wirewrapped links. I am kinda miffed, I was wandering around etsy and found a seller witha bracelet real similar to what I am designing. No one else might ever notice it, but I am always afraid someone will notice and thinnk I am copying. I dont intentionally copy anyone else. This one though I am not going to change too much, I like my design too much. I need to get online and see about some ceramic beads I think would go well. The Greek Myconos beads. Not sure I want to bother with more beads though darn it. Maybe I can play with soldering my copper again and get it to work (grrr) and make the spacers I need. Soldering has not been my friend lately. I have wasted a LOT of silver trying. I started a pair of long awaited earrings with my chameleon lampwork beads from Java Beads, and darned if the silver ball end didnt snapp off of the headpin... so I have to start over, I had gotten those darn things polished jsut right and was fixing to oxidize them. I want these to be JUST right. I have an order in at Blue Water Studio for beads, Hopeing they work like i have pictured. Sabine has the prettiest Czech glass around. Once I start shopping in her store I cant stop!
Well I will update more this weekend if everythign works out.

S

July is moving by... wow.

Hard to believe July is already 10 days in!

My computer has been unhappy and needed to visit the computer doctor... So I havent been posting like I should. Its mostly fixed now and way faster than before so I am BACK!

I really havent had time to make much lately but I am starting to get back in the swing. I listed a pair of earrings and two bracelets yesterday.

~VOLCANIC~

Lava stone beads and czech glass flowers with

sterling silver drops and handcrafted earwires.

~SUNSET~

Copper wire, pink coral heshi,

and small cherry quartz nuggets

Handcrafted spiral links and clasp.

~Dusk~

Sterling silver handcrafted links,

with small dark amethyst nuggets and sterling silver beads

My favorite handcrafted spiral hook clasp design.

I made a pretty peruvian opal necklace I need to get pictures downloaded, I still havent gotten my turqouise dragon scales necklace listed, I am not happy with a couple of the links and may redo it a little. Everyone that has seen it loves it though.

I purchased some gorgeous beads from Java Beads

I am trying to decide exactly what I want to make.

They are even prettier in person!

I think I buy more beads than I actually use. I really need to get working on a few of the designs I have in my head. Time to get more silver wire!

We have a new bead store here in Lubbock, Gemstone Junction, awesome! Prices are decent and the quality is good and they are really nice people! Its a tiny store but I like how they have it, clean and uncluttered. Their first day open I managed to blow about $50. Yikes. I need to get making some stuff with those too so I can justify my spending. Of course I havent SOLD anything since the peruvian paradise anklet so thats not saying much. I have business cards made and just need to start getting more word out I guess.

I am thinking of doing more with copper again, it seems to be the most popular of the stuff I have made. I really need to fire up the big torch and try something, gawd I hate that thing though. But I need hotter flame than my little torch can do. But I cant complain too much, I at least have the torch I need. (just not the guts to get it done I think) . I seriously dont like fire. I dream about smoke and shoot up out of bed expecting my house to be on fire. I'm not totally phobic now, but paranoid yes. Its summer and fire season in so many places, luckily we are pretty wet this year and havent had many problems, but I am ever cautious.

Thats all for now I guess.

Serena

Turtles on the brain.

So with the newest housemates Cheby the Sulcata Tortoise and Stinky the mud turtle on the brain I havent gotten anything new done at all. (ok ok yesterday was the first day I have been home before 9pm since Last thursday I think, so there) I havent been too inspired to create anyting new but I am getting inspiration. Todays inspiration from etsy is of course TURTLES!

Check out these cuties From Muddy Muse Pottery

*eyes shifting* I have an idea!