Redemption! Work Space is Clean!!

Back in September Dawno and Beadin Path co-sponsored a Tweet Your Studio contest. There were three categories - Best Use of Small Space, Most Organized Space, Holy Cow! How do You Work in That Space, which I won. I went back to my blog and brought a part of it forward, just to give you some back ground -

From September 30, 2009 -

Here is the picture - I have added the numbers to tell you a bit about how I work.


1. That is what I call my mail center. This where I keep my boxes, packing material, tape - things I need when I ship a package.

2. My sewing machine - broke - it is now a catch all for my other crafts that are not jewelry making.

3. That is the cover my husband made for my earring board. The earring board is a shutter that I thread the earring cards thru. The cover keeps the earrings in place when I go to shows.

4.That is the murphy bed that my husband is building - he has taken 16 inches of my studio away from me - that is why it is in such a mess, i dont' have any more room! he thinks the murphy bed will be awesome for guests.......if you stopped by for an overnite visit, would you want to stay in that room????

5.My little work table for soldering and hammering. the coffee cans?? i store the dry mix for my vibrating tumbler in them, and my raw stones that need to be tumbled. I need a wet tumbler for that, but that is another story and another cup of coffee.

6.My other sewing machine - broke - on the floor under that is stacks of folded material, another sewing machine and a surger............i have a problem i think when it comes to sewing machines.

7. stacks of folded material, batting and stuffing - it is also where my cat sleeps when i am working.

8. storage for material - now that i am trying to explain myself, i am discovering i do have a problem.......

9. I store my finished jewelry in baggies in these 2 containers

10. That is my 'show gear' when I do a show, if I have room, I take my supplies with me and craft at the table to pass away the time. It is a great conversation starter and a great way to get ppl into your booth. They want to see what you are doing and it really helps them understand that, yes, you do make all of this by hand. It also allows me to make adjustments on the fly for the customer if it is not the right size, or to make a quickie pair of matching earrings.

11. That is my work table - stacked with with bags of supplies and my tools. That little bitty space right there in the front where my pliers are laying is the space I work in. All my creations happen in a bout a 18 x 5 " space.


Spring is coming and i am getting in that spring cleaning mood - purging mood - happy mood. Yesterday morning I began to did myself out of my work room.

Today it is finished! Newd was giving the floor a final inspection for me before he went to lay down on his bed in the corner. He sighed when he lay down, I think it was a sigh of relief!





AND I CAN'T FIND A THING!!!!!!!!!!!

December 2009 Bead Shows - Last Chance!!

I have lost track of time and let this post slip passed me. There is still time! Time to shop for those last minute gift ideas.

Don't have time to go to a show, or not one in your area? Never fear. Several online suppliers are having great sales, and there is still time to have it shipped to you. Check out Dawno's blog from Saturday for all the great savings provided by these suppliers!

Happy Shopping!!!!

12/11 - 12/13, 2009 - Gem Faire, Costa Mesa, California, Orange County Fairgrounds, Building 12, 88 Fair Dr.

12/11 - 12/13, 2009 - Gemstreet USA, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sharonville Convention Center, 1135 Chester Rd

12/12 - 12/13, 2009 - Intergalactic Bead Shows, Richmond VA, Richmond Raceway Complex - (Colonial Building) 600 E Laburnum Ave

1212 - 12/13, 2009 - Innovative Beads Expo, Doylestown PA, Delaware Valley College, 700 East Butler Avenue

12/12 - 12/13, 2009 - Earth Treasures Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, Fossil Show & Sale, Nashville, TN, Tennessee State Fairgrounds; Creative Arts Bldg

12/11 - 12/13, 2009 - International Gem & Jewelry Show, Chicago IL, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

12/11 - 12/13, 2009 - International Gem & Jewelry Show, White Plains NY, West Chester County Center

12/19 - 12/20, 2009 - Intergalactic Bead Shows, Charlotte NC, Metrolina Expo Trade Center - (Building C) 7100 Statesville Rd.

12/18 - 12/20, 2009 - Northshore Christmas Gem, Jewelry, & Bead Show, Slidell, LA,
Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Drive

12/18 - 12/20, 2009 - Gem Faire, San Diego CA, Scottish Rite Center 1895 Camino del Rio S.

12/18 - 12/20, 2009 - International Gem & Jewelry Show, Portland OR, DoubleTree Hotel - Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah

12/18 - 12/20, 2009 - International Gem & Jewelry Show, Chantilly VA, Dulles Expo Center, 4368 Chantilly Place

Last mintue challenge! Are you up for it?!?!

I stopped by Dawno's blog as I always do on Sundays to see where her wanderings in the "blog-o-sphere" has taken her, and found a link to Silver Parrots blog.

Silver Parrot is doing a color challenge on her blog. She has posted several pictures and is challenging you to create a bracelet based on the pictures she has posted.

Here's the kicker - It has to be finished and posted by 5 pm Pacific today! I just looked at the clock, I am three hours behind, and it is 4 pm here - I have four hours to do this, and I think I will!

I posted this blog before it was finished with the pictures of my bracelet, in hopes to catch any of my east coast readers who may still have time to visit the blog and create something for the challenge. I'll edit the post in a bit with my entry.

It is a lazy misty Sunday afternoon here, this is just the perfect activity to keep me occupied :)

Good luck!!

Edit -

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Okies, here is my cap-eh-tiller (that is what i use to call them when i was little)

I chose this little guy because I have always had an attraction to them. Mebbe it is the transformation they go thru, as I am always reinventing myself, or mebbe it is brilliance of color they wear during their life that makes them so special to me. Never be afraid of color :)

I put it on black leather to be the base of all the colors, so the orange, blue and green would pop. I put them on as charms so there would be movement, like the cap-eh-tillers move along the branches.