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I have been passing myself this week, I am so busy. Busy at work and busy with special orders and consignment pieces.
I am feeling a bit guilty being so busy and not getting to the final part of my Rings & Things Sept. blogger challenge - I will, this weekend, I promise.
Here is what I have gotten done so far.
Magnesite, citrine and sterling. I wish this was my piece. I would submit this to Bead Trends for the March 2010 issue. Want to submit your pieces? Click Here.
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This one, is also made of the magnesite, and I did the mixing metal no-no. I mixed sterling and copper in the same piece!! I am such a rebel! I honestly dont' know why you don't see more of the mixed metals. They compliment each other so well.
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This is part of my Frida collection that will be carried at a local store. Dyed crazy lace agate and wood beads with a Blue Moon - Global Nomad base metal focal. I added the metal bells from Rings & Things and a red jasper focal
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I like this one too - this is also part of my Frida collection. This is cinnabar beads with black and gold crackle fininshed beads. This is the Blue Moon - Global Nomad focal, of which I added faceted tear drop Czech crystals from Rings & Things and faceted citrine roundells from Sedona Stones.
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Off to do more work. Next two weeks is gonna be busy!
Ohhh I like the Frida-inspired stuff. Verrry nice. You will not have those for very long, i'm guessing
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless! when you get busy you really get BUSY!! Can I have some of your energy? :)
ReplyDeleteOh so snazzy, Tish, this Frida stuff will fly!
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Thank you, you two for the support! I am getting such a great response from this line. We'll see how it goes.
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