Anaheim Art Crawl

I thought I would melt.  It was so humid (I know, I know, its nothing like the midwest and the east, but it not something I'm used to!).  My nephew, Blake and one of his friends were kind enough to come and help me set up.  The first couple of hours were a little slow but once twilight set in and it started to cool off a bit, it got a bit busier.  There was a swing dance thing going on, it was nice to see so many people in their vintage dress, lots of cute outfits.  I wasn't able to take many pictures.  Here's one of my spot:

I guess I was a bit crooked with the table cloth :-0

At the table next to me was Erica, who makes really cute bottle cap jewelry.  Her website is www.betsysdrawers.com.  She was very kind in helping me set up my canopy.  I borrowed it from my friend Monica and I had never used one before...and thank goodness for my friend Terri, who came at the end to help me pack up and take down the canopy.  I don't know what I would do without my friends.  Oh!  And here's a picture of Erica's area:

Sorry for all of you ladies who's backsides are in the pictures!
Overall, a good time!  Thanks to all who came out for the event, I hope you enjoyed it, too!

In the mean time...

Well, I was going to work on some more jewelry this weekend, but an order for some needed supplies went astray.  I took the opportunity to work on finishing up another project.  I had had an idea for a purse and had purchased a basic pattern to alter.  I used a McCall's pattern and added pockets and embellishments.  I had coffee died and stamped the pocket fabric a few weeks ago but decided to do the same with the rest.  I just took the photos with my iPad camera so they aren't the best, but here you go:

Here's a closer picture:

It's really hard to see in these pictures, but there's a touch of aqua among the coffee.  The rose is hand sewn with gathered strips of fabric, lace, and tulle.  I put some pearls, aqua rondelles and a round rhinestone bead in the center of the rose:

On either side of the rose, I ran some fabric scraps through my Big Shot with the Tim Holt tattered flower die cut.  I just ran the stamped linen and some tulle through it and sewed them on with a pearl in the center.

I don't know why the pictures turned out so yellow, it's really not that color!  I'll have to take some other pictures in natural lighting and post them.  These were taken indoors at night.  Not sure I'll get them posted before next Sunday, as I'll be at the downtown Anaheim Art Crawl on Saturday, August 11.  I have a table there so if you're in the area, come and say hi!  It's on Promenade from 6-10pm.  Hope to see you there!        http://www.facebook.com/events/117704735038131/

Embracing the Shine

Well, I've finished a piece I had made a focal for.  I fought my usual urge to 'dirty it up' and decided to leave the silver metal shiney.  It's a bit hard to tell from the picture:

So I took it outside and tried the natural light:

I could seem to get an angle without my shadow in it....

While I was outside, my moonflowers were starting to come out for the evening.

Back inside, I finished a fabric rose for another project I'm working on. 

Here's one without the flash:

My cat had to oversee everything, of course.

Apparently he wasn't too impressed! 

Pops Peacock and new pieces

Went to the L.A. Arboretum to see Michael Feinstein with the Pasadena Pops.  Lots of peacocks were wandering around. 

This fellow started shaking his tail and gave us this view (was he trying to tell us something?)!

We followed him, hoping for a front view, but this was all we were able to get:

Saw a bunny, too:

A longggg distance view of the stage.  We were almost that far back!  Great concert.

Finished a couple of projects on Sunday.  I was having too much fun soldering chain!

Finished a couple of bracelets, too:

You know, I didn't notice it until the close up, but it looks like she's sniffing her armpit!  And the one below, the way the light hit the bevel, it looks like snot coming out of the angel's nose...I really need to work on my photo abilities!

And the final piece being sent tomorrow for an upcoming art show.  This one is titled 'Reaching for the Moon'

Hope you have a wonderful week!

I am going to make an effort to post something each weekend.  We'll see...:-)
Anyway, I spent the better part of this weekend working on a couple of pieces for an employee art show where I work, and to get some new pieces started for the upcoming downtown Anaheim Art Crawl on August 11.  Here's one of the finished pieces for the art show.

Here's another one I recently finished:

Some pieces I soldered, and soldered rhinestones to.  One will be put on a cuff bracelet.

The chain is some I made this weekend, also, along with the fabric you see in the background.  I stamped it for a purse I'm hoping to get made this week.

I hope you like what you see here, and get some inspiration out of it!  Have a good week!

Belle Armoire Jewelry

I have a piece of jewelry published in the latest edition of Belle Armoir Jewelry.  Click the link  http://www.stampington.com/bellearmoirejewelry/   It's on page 120.  It was inspired by something my grandmother sent me when I was in high school, about  an elderly woman that passed by a cosmetics counter and the woman working the counter asked the older woman how she maintained her beautiful complexion.  She said for her eyes pity, her voice prayer, hands charity, heart love, figure uprighteousness and her lips truth, the supply refilled with continued use.  Anyway it made quite the impression on me, I just wish I lived up to it!

Another year gone by!

Okay, so another year has gone and I never posted to the blog until now...
Just finished a piece where I tried etching metal.  Worked great!  Only one piece I left in the solution too long and ate away most of the metal.