Monday, September 16, 2019

Alternant Universe



Give me some stars, moons and planets and I will play with them all day.  I love the movement on these and they are lighter than they appear.   Perfect for lunch and an afternoon of shopping.  Great gift for a favorite star gazer, pizza party or bar-b-que, these are definitely a casual pair.

The stones are agate, the star is composite stone and the moon is metal.  The ear wires are silver plated.

Our first Autumn Rain is here, a wonderful transverse into the new season and I might add my very favorite one.  The cats are all napping as it should be.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Write it Down








I have been looking for these little squares for the longest time (1X1") and finally found them.  Yep, these are little chalk boards, I have a few ideas for these but the earrings were first on my list.  If you can fit it in, you can express anything you want with these.  Then you can erase it and come up with something new, or use some colored chalk to make a picture statement.  But, you say, what can you do with a 1X1" space with a clunky piece of chalk?  Well there is an answer for that, and it will come with the earrings on my Etsy Store along with a short tutorial.

This shows one of the earrings with LOL and a smiley face, because these make me giggle.  It is feeling a lot like fall out there today.  It may rain here tomorrow in Northern California, so I am off now to fix a little window problem on the car.  Take care and please, enjoy your day, hugs

Tutorial For Chiseled Chalk Point

 Supplies needed to get a chiseled end to your chalk are an Xacto knife or box cutter, a pencil sharpener with wide slot (if you purchase the chalk board earrings from my Etsy store the sharpener will come with your order along with a piece of chalk.
 You want to cut some the end down with your knife of choice begin about 1/2 inch up from the end, it will look approximately as above, you want the end to fit into the wide opening on the sharpener.
 When inserted, it will look like this.  Begin to gently rotate, but do not push down with a heavy hand or you will break the chalk, just keep rotating, inspecting at increments until you get the point you are happy with.
Your point will look like this, resharpen as needed.

Some important things to know:

Do not use a chalk pen, it will be permanent.

Use a dampened cloth to clean earrings, not a wet one. wring out well and after cleaning, dry with a  soft cloth.

Most of all have fun with these.


Thursday, September 5, 2019

Fresh Aire

Although the night sky is my favorite, I do love our day skies especially during the Autumn Season, these are repurposed glass beads with Swarovski Crystals, they are gorgeous when the Sun hits them, they appear to have been hand painted with some black lines and white splashed, gives them some character.  Well that about does it for today.  Just finished dinner of gnocchi with Italian Sausagae and homemade Marinara Sauce,  yumm, I am stuffed and tired.

Pumpkin Shell

Have no idea where this week went, I am caregiver for my now 88 year old roommate he had a birthday last week.  People coming and going, phone ringing, errands to run.  I am also chauffeur as he is no longer with drivers license, chief cook and bottle washer, so special occasions leave me wiped out.  My saving grace is when I am able to steal some time to create.  My neighbor across the street and I went to Starbucks, when we got home, she said I have a couple things in the trunk you might be interested in and one of them were these sweet shell disks, I reworked them all new findings and added my favorite pumpkin for this year.  It will be in the Etsy store as a "one of a kind".

The Etsy Store has not yet launched but is getting closer, decided not to set a date since I have missed two of them, it will launched when it is launched.  Hope everyone is safe and those who are in the path of Dorian, please heed the advisories and God Bless.

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Almost time to get those pumpkins on!


Some big statement dangles going on here, complete with some Swarovski crystals, so  whether you are going to a masquerade ball or a group dinner or handing out candy to your trick or treaters, you will be in style with these.  Halloween is definitely one of my favorites, I could watch those little ones come to the door all night.  Autumn is my season, I love the smells, the colored leaves and oh those food smells, pumpkin pie, my very very favorite.  Have a great week starting tomorrow and be safe, hugs

Saturday, August 24, 2019

A Little Fire and Ice for Halloween

Some copper wires with beads and just a bit of bling, makes my heart shine.  Great accessory for costume or any fun Halloween outing, my favorite thing to do is hand out the candy to all those wee goblins and witches, so will wear mine then.

Flower Guardians

Angels are my signature pieces.  These one is my flower guardians because of their little flower faces..  I have been wearing these ever since hearing about the fires in Brazil and the devastating loss of flora and fauna.  I am always on the lookout for beads and findings to use to create my angels.  I often send an angel to friends or relatives in need of a hug or encouragement or to celebrate a special day.  They always invoke a smile from me and I hope they do from others also.  Hope your weekend is filled with peaceful rest and happiness, hugs