Thursday, January 24, 2013
Fresh Glass Beads 1/24
I've been working on a custom order for glass bead hearts... Four of these hearts are spoken for (upper left still available. And the silver and gold bellfowers??? For a bracelet I'm making... Sorry I don't have more to share!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Auctions Ending on Ebay
My Glass Bead Auctions are all coming to an end beginning tomorrow and on over the next three days.
In addition to the bead bowl clearance where I have some HUGE focals starting at 4.99, there are some deeply discounted (considering the work involved and the materials) first run glass beads up for grabs too! Here are a few of my faves:
You can save some dough and I can clean off my desk! Win, Win! Thanks for l@@king!
rubber stamp listings
Scrapbooking
In addition to the bead bowl clearance where I have some HUGE focals starting at 4.99, there are some deeply discounted (considering the work involved and the materials) first run glass beads up for grabs too! Here are a few of my faves:
rubber stamp listings
Scrapbooking
Monday, January 21, 2013
Rubber Stamps on Sale!
I am just in a mood to clean off my desk so... instead of listing all those wood mounted rubber stamps I marked down last fall one by on, I've listed entire lots of them on ebay! If they fit on my scanner bed, the starting bid is 9.99. There are three lots at the moment and if they find a home, there will be more!
I also have concert memorbilia and some collectibles. All listings
Thanks for looking!!!
Friday, January 18, 2013
More Glass Beads on Sale
I got a few more listings up on ebay... I MUST clean off my desk!!! Beads must find new homes!
Listing for Glass Beads on Sale are HERE!
And I'm still cleaning the craft room (talk about a year long project!) Links to all my listings are HERE. Note that you can sort by category on the left side of that page!
Still hoping to get MORE listed in the next few days! Thanks as always for L@@king!
Listing for Glass Beads on Sale are HERE!
And I'm still cleaning the craft room (talk about a year long project!) Links to all my listings are HERE. Note that you can sort by category on the left side of that page!
Still hoping to get MORE listed in the next few days! Thanks as always for L@@king!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Lots of New SALE Glass Beads on the Bay!
Trying to clean off my desk and move some of my sale beads and orphans over to eBay.
Listing for Glass Beads on Sale are HERE!
And I'm still cleaning the craft room (talk about a year long project!) Links to all my listings are HERE. Note that you can sort by category on the left side of that page!
These are some of the beauties and fuglies listed today (there are more already up there) and I plan on getting even more listed in the next two days...God willing and the creek don't rise! Based on the day I had yesterday, who knows!???!
Listing for Glass Beads on Sale are HERE!
And I'm still cleaning the craft room (talk about a year long project!) Links to all my listings are HERE. Note that you can sort by category on the left side of that page!
These are some of the beauties and fuglies listed today (there are more already up there) and I plan on getting even more listed in the next two days...God willing and the creek don't rise! Based on the day I had yesterday, who knows!???!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Memorial Beads: Kloe and Kiya
Before the holidays, I had the great honor of working on two Memorial beads for the same customer. It was such a magical experience and I'm so touched to have been a part of my customer's final steps with her amazing pups!
Meet Kloe and Kiya, inspiration for the beads:
Kloe's bead was to have a green, color-shifting base and have red and purple flowers, like the flower bed she chose to lie down in before taking her final rest.
Kiya's bead was to be purple, regal, majestic, graceful. Dicrhoic glass was chosen for this bead.
As always, I made test beads before using the actual cremains. After all was decided and I had the cremains prepared, I had the most magical torch session.
You'll have to forgive for digressing here. Some of you will NOT get this at all. But some of you will. I am a Pisces child. It is said that Pisces are not fully present in this world as we are already partially in the next. I've had a lifetime of other-worldly experiences. You may find that to be simply a coincidence. Or you may think I'm nuts. I prefer to be called "sensitive," thank you very much! But either way, this is my truth; my experience.
I started with Kiya's bead thinking that while it was the largest, it was the simplest to make. Build a core shape, layer in the cremains carefully, case, dichro, final shaping and metallic paws for decoration. Only, it was not easy! Kiya's family wanted the cremains to show but I have never seen cremains react and DEMAND to be seen front and center like these! I cased the bead and the cremains started coming up to the top. I cased again... all was good and I moved onto dichro and suddenly, the dichro was running across the bead! I've never seen anything like it! And there were the cremains coming through THREE layers of glass now!
By this point, I'm talking out loud to the pup! Kiya, you WILL be seen! Your bead is going to be beautiful! Trust me!
But short of making the bead even bigger, I figured I should just let it be. I realized that this was the front of the bead and if Kiya wanted his way so badly, I'd best let him have it! Note that the paw print if off center in this final view of the Kiya bead and see just how visible his ashes are to the right of that paw!
I was spent and out of breath when I finished that bead and I was starting to dred making the Kloe bead! I stopped for a bit, soaked my hands and face in some cold water to cool down after making such a large bead and to make sure I was totally alert and on my toes.
And I need not have worried at all. Kloe's bead was so EASY... even with all the floral detailing. I simply asked and the bead and glass just flowed... and I started to get the strangest sense that Kloe was just that kind of girl, easy and eager to please.
I finished up and anxiously wrote their mom and asked a few pointed questions about their personalities. Yes, Kiya had to have his way! He was a proud boy and liked to be noticed. And Kloe? Easy peasy. Eager to make you happy.
I truly felt I had a sense of both of them even though I never met them! It was such a blessing to work on these pieces and I'm really thrilled with the final beads!
Kloe and Kiya beads, fresh from the kiln
Meet Kloe and Kiya, inspiration for the beads:
Kiya's bead was to be purple, regal, majestic, graceful. Dicrhoic glass was chosen for this bead.
As always, I made test beads before using the actual cremains. After all was decided and I had the cremains prepared, I had the most magical torch session.
Back side of the Kiya bead
You'll have to forgive for digressing here. Some of you will NOT get this at all. But some of you will. I am a Pisces child. It is said that Pisces are not fully present in this world as we are already partially in the next. I've had a lifetime of other-worldly experiences. You may find that to be simply a coincidence. Or you may think I'm nuts. I prefer to be called "sensitive," thank you very much! But either way, this is my truth; my experience.
I started with Kiya's bead thinking that while it was the largest, it was the simplest to make. Build a core shape, layer in the cremains carefully, case, dichro, final shaping and metallic paws for decoration. Only, it was not easy! Kiya's family wanted the cremains to show but I have never seen cremains react and DEMAND to be seen front and center like these! I cased the bead and the cremains started coming up to the top. I cased again... all was good and I moved onto dichro and suddenly, the dichro was running across the bead! I've never seen anything like it! And there were the cremains coming through THREE layers of glass now!
By this point, I'm talking out loud to the pup! Kiya, you WILL be seen! Your bead is going to be beautiful! Trust me!
Kiya bead on wired stand
I was spent and out of breath when I finished that bead and I was starting to dred making the Kloe bead! I stopped for a bit, soaked my hands and face in some cold water to cool down after making such a large bead and to make sure I was totally alert and on my toes.
Kloe bead wrapped and ready for hanging in a display
And I need not have worried at all. Kloe's bead was so EASY... even with all the floral detailing. I simply asked and the bead and glass just flowed... and I started to get the strangest sense that Kloe was just that kind of girl, easy and eager to please.
I finished up and anxiously wrote their mom and asked a few pointed questions about their personalities. Yes, Kiya had to have his way! He was a proud boy and liked to be noticed. And Kloe? Easy peasy. Eager to make you happy.
I truly felt I had a sense of both of them even though I never met them! It was such a blessing to work on these pieces and I'm really thrilled with the final beads!
Kloe Bead reverse side
Monday, January 7, 2013
Fresh Glass 1/7
Not my first glass beads of the year...just the first I remembered to photograph. Sigh... so hard to get back into a routine after the hollydays!
Lots of alphabet beads and three metallic kissed rounds...
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Creative Highlights from 2012
I thought it would be fun to review some of my favorite projects from 2012. Looking over my blog posts from the last year, I'm happy to say it was fun and creative!
I was honored again to be selected for the Women In Glass issue of The Flow for one of my eye beads featuring the silvered glass eye murrini of my friend Janel Dudley
I also won a photo contest sponsored by Archipeligo Botanicals to support breast cancer with this photo of my sister:
The bestie, her sister, a family friend and I planned our niece's wedding. I had a lot of fun making props for the photo booth and pulling off a most elegant wedding! Beading this ballerina (still in progress in this pic) for the candy table was most rewarding:
Which leads me to the most sentimental bead of the year:
That heart was made from the champagne bottle used to toast the nuptials. I framed it for the bride and groom with a story for them. The whole post is here.
Speaking of sentiment, I made a record number of Memorial beads... far more than shared here. For some of my customers, the memories are too fresh and painful so I don't even ask if I may share. Others...something magical just happens and I feel so blessed to have been a part of that grief process. (I have one of those to share.... but, you'll have to wait til next year!) While this work takes a lot out of me emotionally.... I'm SUCH a sensitive redhead... it is the MOST rewarding.
I found several color combinations that I simply adore this year. The Rio Party series was just plain fun and I had to make a necklace for myself:
My other favorite is from the Uptown Girl series... I just love the red and black with a little sparkle:
But my all time favorite bead of 2012 is this bent bead made in Kim Neely's Ether colors:
It was a challenging and creative year and I'm hoping that 2013 is even more so and hopefully a little more profitable!
Happy New Year to all of you!
I was honored again to be selected for the Women In Glass issue of The Flow for one of my eye beads featuring the silvered glass eye murrini of my friend Janel Dudley
The bestie, her sister, a family friend and I planned our niece's wedding. I had a lot of fun making props for the photo booth and pulling off a most elegant wedding! Beading this ballerina (still in progress in this pic) for the candy table was most rewarding:
Which leads me to the most sentimental bead of the year:
Speaking of sentiment, I made a record number of Memorial beads... far more than shared here. For some of my customers, the memories are too fresh and painful so I don't even ask if I may share. Others...something magical just happens and I feel so blessed to have been a part of that grief process. (I have one of those to share.... but, you'll have to wait til next year!) While this work takes a lot out of me emotionally.... I'm SUCH a sensitive redhead... it is the MOST rewarding.
I found several color combinations that I simply adore this year. The Rio Party series was just plain fun and I had to make a necklace for myself:
My other favorite is from the Uptown Girl series... I just love the red and black with a little sparkle:
But my all time favorite bead of 2012 is this bent bead made in Kim Neely's Ether colors:
Happy New Year to all of you!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Merry Christmas
I've planned and started at least three posts since my last one! But with the holidays bearing down upon me, there's no time to finish anything...
So, I'll wish you all a very Merry Christmas instead!
So, I'll wish you all a very Merry Christmas instead!
Nutcracker Cookie Bouquet featuring Sweet Stampen's food Safe Rubber Stamps
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Happy Hanukkah from Sweet Stampen
I haven't done a rubber stamping post in a while so I thought I would just show off our San Diego area teacher's Hanukkah Cookie Bouquet featuring Sweet Stampen's food safe rubber stamps.
Happy Hanukkah Everyone!
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