One More!

I am going to add this bracelet to my Etsy shop this morning. This one has a nursery rhyme theme. After listing this bracelet I'm going to finish-up my wedding charm bracelet and hopefully get some good photos of it and will be listing it soon.

Have a good Monday!

I've Been Busy!

These are my latest creations that I listed in my Etsy shop this afternoon. I'm working on a few others and should have them finished some time this week hopefully.

I think I may take a break from jewelry-making and take a walk. We are having absolutely gorgeous weather - it's in the low 80s and I can feel a slight breeze as I sit typing this. The sky has such beautiful wispy clouds again today - they were so beautiful yesterday. Supposedly we are in for a change with a chance of showers tomorrow. I do hope we get some more rain - we are still about two inches below the average. There is already talk of water rationing and it's only the first of March.

Finished St. Patrick's Day Charm Bracelet

It's finally finished! I really like how this one turned out. I think the copper really goes nicely with all the colors of the beads and charms. Now I am working on a wedding/bridal bracelet. I just finished making the charms and will share photos with you soon.

I will be listing the bracelets that I have finished in my Etsy shop next week. Now I just have to take the photos and come up with a "name" and description for each. I'll keep you posted!

A Work in Progress

I don't have a lot to share with you, but I am currently working on this St. Patrick's Day charm bracelet. I still have lots to add to it, but I thought I'd show you what I have done so far. This is the first one I have done in copper and I do like how it's turning out. I do have five other bracelets done that I have to photograph and write-up descriptions for that I will be listing in my Etsy shop soon. Taking good photos of my creations is always the hardest part for me, as the lighting, etc. is so hard to get right to take advantage of all the sparkle of the jewelry. That just doesn't come through very well in the photos; the pieces are always so much prettier in person.

Well, that's it for now on the creative front. Will you be watching the Academy Awards tomorrow night? I have only seen one movie that is up for awards - "Slumdog Millionaire". It was intense, but very good. I have seen Dev Patel and Irrfan Khan in other movies/shows and always enjoy their performances.

Finished Charm Bracelet

I finished one of my Mother's Day charm bracelets. The lighting is better in these photos, but I'm still not happy with it. It is so hard to capture the beauty of the Swarovski crystals and all the other beads in photographs; it just doesn't do the bracelet justice. I have more jewelry in the works and will be listing them soon. I want to be able to have more done so I can spend a good chunk of time listing them in my etsy shop all at one time instead of piece-by-piece.

A Charming Day

I've finally been working on some jewelry. I've got some charm bracelets in the works for Mother's Day and a couple of fairy tale ones, among others that I will be listing in my Etsy shop in the next few weeks. These two charms will be for necklaces. The "fly" charm features a feather donated by my lovebird Gioia. The colors are so pretty and I really wanted to be able to use them in some type of jewelry. My photo-taking skills need some work in the lighting department. I think I need to do some research on making myself a lightbox. I just can't seem to get the lighting right. It's harder than it seems to take good photos of jewelry, at least for me. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Finally, It Feels Like Fall!

It finally feels like Fall here in Southern California - yay!!! It rained yesterday and it was the perfect day to make some chicken stoup, which I did and it was yummy. I have enough leftover to have for lunch today. It is a very cloudy, beautiful day today with a temperature of 66 degrees. I love this kind of weather - especially since we just had the warmest October ever recorded (since the 1870s or thereabouts when they started keeping records of the temperature).

Today I'm tidying-up and organizing my office/craft room a bit so I can get busy making jewelry for my Etsy shop in time for Christmas. I've been missing my crafting mojo lately, but I think it's starting to come back. I perused some of my jewelry books last night for inspiration; I find that usually helps, and it did. I'll keep you posted (no pun intended) on my progress and share some of my creations here on my blog.

It sure is nice to have gained an extra hour - any extra time for creating is a bonus! Have a great day!

Halloween Jewelry

I finally added two items to my Etsy shop this afternoon - a charm necklace and a pin. I have more jewelry to take photos of and list in the next day or so. I love making jewelry, but I think if I had to pick a favorite kind, it would be my charm bracelets. They are a lot of work and take the most time, but I think the results are really worth it. They are so much prettier in person (my photography skills, or lack thereof, just don't do them justice).

Fall has officially arrived today - yay!!! This is definitely my favorite time of year. It was such a nice, mild day today but I hear that the Santa Ana Winds are going to pick up at the end of the week and it is supposed to be around 90 degrees. Ugh - I am so over summer weather. I don't mind the wind, in fact, I actually like it, but the threat of fires here in So. Cal. has everyone on edge this time of year. We've had some really horrific fires in the past this time of year. I pray that this year we will get through it without one.

Have a wonderful week and please check out my Etsy store for more additions. I will be blogging about them here also.

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!

Since tonight is an historic night in U.S. history and due to the fact that the Fourth of July is only one month away (where has the time gone?), I was feeling extra patriotic and came up with this charm bracelet celebrating the red, white and blue!

Thinking of Summer

It has cooled down here about 20 degrees the last two days, but it still has me thinking about summer. I was inspired to create a charm bracelet evoking thoughts of a relaxing summer day. I call this "A Day at the Beach". I will be adding it to my Etsy shop soon. Hope you like it!