You're Gonna Love This!!

 My DIL saw these metallic bits in the craft store - and suggested using them to make earrings - brilliant!

Are these adorable or what?? I love to find unusual materials and re-purpose them into jewelry. Yvonne Irvin is the queen of this - I've seen her turn cat toys into amazing fun necklaces! Look at everything as something you can use to perk up whatever your working on.... jewelry (of course!), clothing, purses, quilts, decorating -- Everything!

Don't Miss #2!

Bead Soup Round 2 is this Saturday!! More fun! I can't wait, I've had such a good time looking at the over abundance of creativity here. Truly, some of the pieces I saw were absolutely jaw dropping. Great work artists! Bravo!

Indian Creek Art Glass

If you're not already familiar with Indian Creek Art Glass - you should be! You can find them on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/outwest) but I think you should hurry - I might buy everything they have! I'm absolutely in love with these etched disks.

Go on..... get you some!

Button, Button!

 I've wanted to learn to make buttons for a long time. I have a button addiction. I'm one of those people who buys buttons and then hopes to be able to find matching fabric, and when I don't it's ok I'm still happy with the buttons.

The first time I saw something made out of polymer clay - I thought of making buttons. So, here's my first attempt - If anyone knows the secret of getting the holes perfect I'd love to hear from you! For that matter if you know any great tips for making them - feel free to pass on your knowledge!

Anne's Retirement

A friend of mine has retired and I've been working on a piece to give her to say, congrats, relax you earned it! This is what I came up with.... I hope she loves it!

Yard Sale

I'm having my coffee... heading out for our neighborhood yard sale. I love yard sales and thrift stores and antique stores. You never know what you're going to find. A couple weeks ago I got this amazing set of chairs - tomato red naugahyde - so much fun. Today, I'm hoping to find a lamp for my bedroom - something fun and funky with a bit of character - I'll let you know how it goes.

Tasty Soup!!

I've been sipping soup all day - (yes, I'm supposed to be working!) - Got to say, there are some truly talented Soup Sistah's out there! I love seeing what everyone sent and then thinking about what I might have done before looking at the finished piece. Applause, applause!!

Thought you guys might want a second look at one of my favorites by Cory Celaya - Stunning!