Fun Copper Earrings

These are some of my biggest sellers.

Make a coil of 20 or 18 ga wire around your round nosed pliers. 10 or 11 wraps.

Lay the coil on your anvil and carefully hammer away from you. Meaning when you strike the coil, dont' strike straight down, but push across and away from you on the coils. This will flatten them.
You may need to reshape the end coils some, then add a bauble and your ear wires.

WAH-LA!

Maidens Promise - Quartz and Jasper

I have watched too many movies, and I romanticize the Medieval era. That is what this necklace reminds me of.  It is the simplicity of the jasper and quartz strands woven together, with a very simple focal. Primitively elegant!

The necklace that has been passed down generation after generation.
The young girl that wants to wear the necklace so bad but she isn't old enuff yet.
The upheaval of the village.
The girl wandering.
The girl finds the necklace.
The girl takes back her village.

Ya know, that kinda thing - I am such a geek :)

Maybe I will write a story, inspired by this piece.

What would you add to the story?

Artbeads Crystal Rewards

You think that Artbeads is the awesome and they go and do something like this!

Artbeads Crystal Rewards

Ok kids what are you waiting for!!!!!!

My Mom's 80th B'day Party

I went home last weekend to Illinois for my mom's 80th birthday. It was a bit overwhelming. There were people there I have not seen in 20 years. It was like a family reunion/homecoming full of hugs and memories and laughter. It was really hard to leave, I wanted this to go on forever.

For part of my mom's b'day, she requested a 'show'. She wanted everyone to sing to her. So we did :)

My mother is known for her hats. She doesn't leave the house w/o a hat. So at the party, all of the center pieces were one of my mom's hats. Later in the evening, the family all got together, we all put on one of moms hats for a group photo. It is fabulous! Now my dad being the 'shit' that he is - put on one of mom's hats and then took out his teeth and smiled real big - i nearly pee'd my pants. 

One of my best friends came to the party with me. She and her husband, took pictures and filmed a lot of the singing and are putting it on a disk for my mom.  I got a sneak peak of the slide show and she did such a great job! Being the sucker I am for family photos, I  thought I would share it here :)  

I am really easy to pick out :)