Tidal Wave is now listed...

Size 9!


http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33461075

Mookaite is one of my favorite stones ever. As with any of my favorite stones though, I'm mighty picky about patterns. It took me forever to buy my first piece of ocean jasper because I was very specific about what I wanted in the pattern.

This ring also has me on the hunt for a gigantic cocktail ring of my own. I might buy one, I might make one...depends on whether or not I find THE stone. They are just fun to wear. When I test drove this one I found myself trying to subtly show my hand to everyone.

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I made my first piece of jewelry for horses the other day. Zeus needed a new halter tag so I decided to make it! I used copper as the back plate and made a sterling horse shoe for the back, stamped his name on the front. There has been a fair amount of interest in them since, so I ordered a handful of pre-cut copper discs and some split rings to make it easy to put them on the halters/bridles/etc.

I don't have any pictures yet, but I'll get some soon!

Question for anyone at all who can answer:
I wanted to buy brass and nickel silver for these tags, since many of the halters at my barn spend a good bit of time outside in the rain/snow I don't think sterling is really the best choice of metal. Can I pickle brass and nickel silver? I think I remember pickling nickel silver back in the day, and I assume you can do both of these, but I don't want to ruin my pickle :P If it helps, I use the chemical pickle from Rio. I think I'll switch to the vinegar one eventually, but I have a whole bag of this stuff so I may as well use this up.

omg!!

I made the front page today!
I only know this because people convo'd me about it!

wheee!

Also, I made a sale today! AFTER my giganto successful open house weekend.

Whew.

Now to gear up for a trunk show on the 7th!!!111

Exclamation point!


ETA: Oh my goodness, I'm also featured on a blog today!

Ms. Modern

New Stuff!

These are pieces I started on Sunday and finished last night. Only one pair of earrings had to go back to the soldering board (sometimes the 3mm bezels like to trick me) but other than that I was a machine!

I'm very happy with all of these - and remember, whatever doesn't sell will be in the shop :) (I could likely be persuaded to make another of whatever DOES sell, too!)

Berry Earrings - Carnelian & Sterling
Drop earrings with blue topaz -


Elphaba Earrings - Amethyst & sterling (I've been planning to make these for over 6 months...)

Over the Moon Necklace - turquoise & sterling (I love this and I want to keep it with my rustic poppy necklace to layer together ommgggg)


(I've been drawing those suckers on everything...those and funny shaped circles. Everything.)

Drop earrings with serpentine beads -

(I actually made a pair of these several months ago and decided to keep them. This pair sold quickly!)

Copper & sterling I don't have a name for these yet earrings -

Turquoise and Sterling I don't know what to call these yet earrings -

And one more...

Fordite & sterling

mmm-hmmm.

I have been on a very simple kick lately. Any embellishment seems like too much.

Sadly, I'm not going to get everything listed before the open house. The rhodochrosite necklace sold already, straight off of facebook, (!) so I think I'm going to make another. There has been a lot of interest in that one...funny that a piece I wasn't even going to make because the stone is dyed is one that's most popular. Sales are such a mystery to me.

I have 5 pairs of earrings, a small pendant, and 2 pairs of Megan Earrings to go in the polisher. Three chains to make for finished pendants. From here it's finishing details, setting stones (oh the stones I have to set...), price-tagging, etc! And next week the creating process starts all over for a trunk show on the 7th.

Exciting!

Neeewww Work!

I've been busy. Yes.

Took a few photos of the latest finished pieces. My light was going fast so I didn't get very many in, but hopefully I'll get them all photographed and listed tomorrow.

The shop closes from the 23-25 for an open house I've been invited to attend with my jewelry. Exciting!

All served up, sushi-style:

from L to R:
lil pops poppy necklace, rhodochrosite necklace, agate bracelet, lumplings rings/pops posts/rustic poppy ring, j is for jasper JOHNS ring.

J is for Jasper Johns:

Lil pops poppy necklace:
lumplings rings:
(tender lumplings EV-ERY-WHERE.)

rhodo necklace:
(le stone is dyed. I do not usually use dyed stones but it was so PINK and I know of lots of pink loving girls who do not mind!)

Rustic poppy ring:

This is just the stuff I had finished at the time...there are several more stones to set and several more projects on the soldering board to finish before Friday!

oh.my.BUFFALOOO!!!

If I could afford it, I would buy heaps of jewelry from all of the talented people in etsy-land.

For now it will just have to be a treat here and there...

I have been eying this sucker for a long time. It's a buffalo.
I love buffalos.

Like the giant buffalo in Jamestown, ND. It is love.

SO IS THIS.
That is a buffalo on my scarf, courtesy of TheNoisyPlume. YES.

ps Bloodstone Amulet will be in the shop before I sleep tonight. Remember?

10 things that I like right now...

1. Big mugs full of tea or coffee.
2. Pumpkin anything.

3. Crisp air & crunchy leaves (fall can still make a comeback out of this snow nonsense!)

4. Fuzzy ponies.

5. Cold weather accessories!!! Scarves and cloches and mittens and knitted hoods and MORE.

6. Art Cars:

7. Bud vases.

8. Halloweeeeeen!

9. lady gaga

10. BROOCHES.