I belong to an Etsy Street Team!!!

I'm so excited!!

Etsy Street teams are somewhat hard to come by sometimes. There are usually waiting lists to join them, as they are hugely beneficial with promotions and sales. Well, the lovely peeps over at the Starving Jewelry Artists Forum - , have taken on the HUGE job of creating a new street team, just for us! As I said, it's a huge amount of work - I've been doing what I can and have taken on the big responsibilty of Team Admin. But I'm raring to go and will do whatever I can to make this a successful team!!

Check out our team blog here -

Well, mini-backpack to be exact.

This is a custom order bag I just finished. She wanted a mini backpack and gave me ideas for things that would be convenient - like a place for her cell phone, a spot for keys and a pocket inside for things that she didn't want to fall to the bottom. She said she loved bling and that quilted was cool, and I happened upon the most perfect fabric.

I think I got in pretty much everthing she wanted and infused my style along with an attention to details and craftmenship (i.e. all seams being double stitched for extra durability.). I made the pattern for this one too.

My model is 9 yo DD, so it looks a little bigger than it is, but I wanted to share, cuz' I'm thrilled with how it turned out. So happens the new owner seems to like it too!! What do ya think?

Funny How Life Takes Over

I started this blog back when I wasn't working. I had much more time and every intention of keeping up on it - and I did sooooooooooo well for such a long time!! Then life took over. I got a full time job, then I had a nightmare situation with my business software crashing, and 3 weeks later, I'm still trying to dig myself out.

I've also been working on a really cute mini-backpack as a custom order for one of my friends on the jewery forum, and now I have to start doing research for a very exciting business venture that might be headed my way (I'll dish more in another post - I promise!!).

Now, I'm not saying I'll be able to post as much as I did before, but I will make a consious effort to get on here at least once a week. I miss being here, and hopefully you miss me as well? lolol!

Just For Fun

Sometimes after doing some pretty intensive pieces, it's nice to do fun and easy. Here he is my Polymer Clay Man On The Moon.

Celtic Cross and Chainmaille Necklace

This necklace seemed to take me forever, but I was sick while working on it, and I ran out of wire, and broke the last of my saw blades and had to order more - yada, yada, yada. lol!! I am really pleased with the result though!

The pendant is about 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches made from copper sheet (about 22 guage), which I cut out, filed and engraved with the celtic knotwork design. (I think I'm starting to get the hang of this engraving thing!)

The necklace is done in the half persian 4-1 weave. I've always heard that this is a difficult weave, so I've put off learning it for a long time, but I actually found it quite easy to do.

SICK! Blech! And looking for a smile!

I've had a nasty headache and fever for 3 days now. I can't concentrate to work, my mind is a mush, I'm uncomfortable and cranky and I need a smile. So here it is:

My little Nero. I loooooooove this dog, and he adores us back. He helps me when I work by laying by my feet, whether I'm at my work bench or on the computer and by being goofy enough every so often to make me laugh. Okay, now I feel better!

Do you believe in ghosts?

I do, and I have started a new blog to share and understand my passion for the paranormal. You can view it here: http://www.thespiritsamongus.blogspot.com