New Earrings

Good Evening! I hope everyone enjoyed a beautiful Saturday. Earlier today I went to the Gem and Lapidary Show with my hubby. I was able to lure him in with the promise of a yummy lunch at the new Barbeque Pit in the center of Windsor.

At the show I purchased some really stunning druzy that I am looking forward to setting in metal clay. I also found some stunning pearls in summer colors. I see rings and necklaces in my near future. Work is really busy at this moment, but I hope to have some beauties to show you in April.

In the meantime, I have listed these new earrings in my Etsy store. More to come as time permits for picture taking.

My Blog Gets a Face Lift

As I am not at work today, I am taking the time to do a little on-line "housecleaning." The first being unveiling my new blog banner. For those who had seen my blog banner before, it was basically my Etsy banner uploaded into blogspot. However as part of my on-line facelift, the uber talented Renee of http://www.thompsondesigns.etsy.com/ created a customized banner for me.

I photograph most of my pictures on a dark background so it's nice to see bright cheery colors on my banner. Today will be dedicated to photographing and adding new work. With such a busy show schedule, I have had no time to photograph.

All of these are the photos and listings I have created already on both Etsy and Artfire so far. I will be photographing some pocket friendly copper discs I have enameled. What are you up to today?

New Dichroic Glass Pendants Coming Soon....

It amazes me to think that I haven't worked on creating any new glass pendants since last year! My focus has been almost entirely on my metal clay work since my certification. I have made some new wire wrapped pieces, but it wasn't until my show in Milford that I realized how low I had gotten in my dichroic glass inventory. So I took this beautiful holiday weekend and focused on glass. The kiln went on early this evening and I can't wait for tomorrow to see how they look.

The next two weekends my focus has to be on creating for Celebrate West Hartford, but I hope to add at least 4 of these onto my website if I can get some winning photos. I find that dichroic glass pendants and necklaces are the hardest for me to photograph. I hope to master this by the end of the year!

In the meantime, I wanted to share with you the work of one of my twitter friends. Aside from blogging on my musings, I love blogging about new soap artisans I have tried. Today I will share with you: http://www.mybirch.etsy.com/. I received 3 goatsmilk soaps from her last week and couldn't be happier. My favorite of the three is her island coconut soap, which I have pictured below. As a special bonus, she is having a sale! You can buy 3 Bars for $9.50 plus shipping. So if you are in need of a treat for yourself, definitely visit her shop.

Lastly, if you haven't signed up for my mailing list I encourage you to do so. I will be sending out a special coupon for all of my mailing customers within the coming week, along with, my latest show schedule. Hope everyone is having a wonderful night!!