LWICD Wednesday - Wire wrap pendants

Something a little different... I love this technique because it showcases each stone and it's easier to do a linear color gradient line-up.

Spinel, tourmaline, sapphire and quartz...

London blue topaz, sapphire, tanzanite and iolite...

Rectangle faceted citrine surrounded by green tourmaline...

Peridot, tourmaline & citrine...

These will be online in a week or so. They still need the necklace part... just a small detail ;)

Back to Making Jewelry!

I feel like I have postpartum Christmas depression... the whirlwind of packing, shipping, rushing, inventory checking, the festive sounds of packing tape unrolling... all sort of came to a screeching halt!

Can't I just go into suspended animation until September? ;)

Kidding.

I really like the color and whimsy of Valentine's, St. Patty's and Springtime pastels... but there's just something about the Fall into the Holidays that I really love. Can't I just give everything a Christmas or Halloween flavor? Trees with hearts, snowmen at the end of rainbows, pumpkins with bunny ears... eggnog hunts. Yep. Someone call Hallmark.

Changing gears a wee bit... Here are a few jewelry pieces I've been working on... some are a work in progress :) I really like the simpler earrings with only a few stones.

Hoping to muster up some inspiration to paint tomorrow... come on Valentine's day bug... bite me! ;)

Speaking of inspiration, we've been playing Little Big Planet 2. It has oodles of inspiration. Shooting cupcakes, riding fluffy robo-bunnies, dodging flaming marshmallows... it's pretty amazing.

Sandra Lee Gift Wrap...

I actually gift wrapped a present using tons of tiny little Sandra Lee pictures...

You can take a look (and print out a Sandy sheet of your own!) over at my blog...

Charming Charms...

10 years ago, I made a bunch of charms using the lost wax casting technique :)

To see more, please visit my main blog :) You can purchase sterling silver charms in my ebay store, too! :)

Look What I Can Do Wednesday - Jewelry mess!!

18 years of jewelry... in a zillion boxes. My goal? To get them all organized tonight (eek!). Oh, and I made a few pieces, too ;) Read the whole story here :)

Look What I Can Do Wednesday - "Company is Coming" OCD

For some reason, I tend to start projects 24-48 hours before company is coming... read the full story here :)