Last minute goodies!

Here's the last of what will be brought to the show tonight! I just have to pack it in and start packing up now, even though I am on a ROLL! :)

Whatever is left over after tonight will go up on Etsy over the weekend. But stay tuned for more designs, as this is the first of 4 shows I have before Christmas! YAY! Have a great Friday!

Water Lilies...

Inspired by Monet's Painting "Water Lilies", these beads were created by Jenelle of Sortaflowering Designs. Another set that I have had in my secret stash forever, I feel now that I need to share. I like to hoard things, can you tell? :)

I have simply accented these glass beads with Swarovski Crystals in Olivine, Aqua, Sapphire, Amethyst and violet, with antique pewter Panten beads inbetween. It's simple, elegant and beautiful! I hope you enjoy it!

It's an earring day...

Earrings, earrings and more earrings! The show I'm doing on Friday has a big earring crowd so I am trying to get some really cool ones done for them. Here's a preview! These probably wont go up on Etsy, as the show is getting closer, but if you see something you like, give me a holler!

Oh, and there is one bracelet too! :)

Blue Jean Baby!

Oh my goodness, could you just LOOK at this beautiful bracelet? I swear, it is so out of the box for me, as I am a huge fan of symmetry! I just love it. Made with a multitude of Carey's beads, disks, focals and some thicker disk shaped beads, Swarovski Crystals in Indian Sapphire, Olivine and Jonquil; Bali silver rings and Twist Toggle, and some really cool drum beads. Abstract, different and above all, FUN! I made lots of earrings today too, I'll post those in a little while! So, what do you think?? :)

Excuse me, do you have the time?

I know that if anyone asked me that question, I would so enjoy looking down at this watch and sharing the time with them. I am calling it Fairy Whispers, and it's made with a fabulous bead set in light purples and greens that were made by Carey. They are such soft pretty colors and this is such a beautiful piece. The disks are almost transparent with a hint of soft iridescent color and the accent beads are a mixture of purple hollows with hints of muted greens and purple. AWESOME beads! I know Carey had/has a couple of these sets available in her store, and this set became mine the instant I saw it! I added a square watch face and square toggle and stacked heishi spacers. The perfect time piece for any day!

More Fall inspired Designs...

Since we turned the clocks back last night, I woke up at 6:30am, which normally would have been 7:30, ready to go! I fed the cats, make some oatmeal, and then headed up to my office. The house was still quiet so I took full advantage of that!

The first piece, is a full set called Simple Harvest. The necklace, earrings and bracelet(s) match. They are made with seashell beads and donut sized spacers, the earrings are Calla Lilly shaped. I added Swarovski Crystals in Indian Red and Copper, stacked spacers and finished them with Bali Toggle Clasps.

The second piece is called Sunflower Farm. Beautiful Glass beads made by Carey, accented by light green Swarovski Pearls, silver disks, Hill Tribe Silver leaf spacers, and Swarovski Spacers in Sand Opal, and Smoked Topaz finished with a Sunflower Toggle Clasp. I also added some pretty charms with the colors above in addition to some Coffee Quartz briolettes. The earrings make the set complete. Gorgeous!

I'll get these up on Etsy later today! Have a great Sunday!

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas and First Snowfall...

I'm not a fan of Christmas or snow for that matter, however, I am a HUGE fan of Swarovski Crystals. I love the tennis bracelet style and so I make a lot of single strand bracelets in simpler forms that include lots of Swarovski and Silver! Really pretty! These will go up on Etsy later on! :) I hope you like them!

Blue Lagoon and Olive Garden...

Ok, did you ever do something that was such a pain in the butt, but you kept up with it because you knew the finished product would be amazing?? That's what I am saying about this Blue Lagoon necklace. It took me FOREVER to finish! But I think it was so worth it... just look at it! Oh my! A beautiful Glass focal made by Juln, a fellow Etsy seller. The depth in this bead is incredible. You can't tell by the pictures, but believe me, it's a masterpiece! I have accented it with Swarovski Cosmic Rings in Bermuda Blue (can you tell I'm really into these rings lately??) Love them. I added Swarovski Crystals in Olivine and Indicolite, and silver balls. It's finished with a beautiful silver toggle. I made a simple but matching pair of earrings as to not take away from this stunning necklace.

The Olive Garden piece, I just love this one. A beautiful Curved bead made by Melissa Rediger that has little crystals right in it, accented by Bali twist spacers, pewter Rose balls, and swarovski crystals in Olivine and Smoky Quartz. *sigh* I wish I could keep all my jewelry! Better snatch them up or I just MIGHT!

Back to my office to create while it's still light out. I'll get these up on Etsy tonight. Maybe I'll have enough time to get one more picture up today!! Stay tuned!

The Cheerleader, The Lion and SPIDERMAN!

Here's some pictures of the kids last night getting ready for trick or treating! I'm dedicating the day today and tomorrow to making jewelry so please check back for a whole bunch of creations to be made! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Happy Halloween!

Yes, it's my favorite holiday today! I just love Halloween! All the spookiness and fun costumes and decorations. It's such a great part of the Fall season to celebrate Halloween! My kids are all set to go Trick or Treating this evening, and I know they will have fun. We don't do the typical around the neighborhood thing, we actually go to my parents, grandmothers and of course Ann Marie's house. My dad takes the kids around his neighborhood and that's good. I'll post a picture of them in their costumes tomorrow!

Last night I made a beautiful piece called Northern Shores. These beads were made by Michele of Moonfairy Glass. I've had them in my secret stash for so long, I think it's time to share! Accented by Aquamarine and Smoked Topaz Swarovski Crystals, spacers, Bali bead caps and a hammered toggle clasp. Very cool! It's going on Etsy today!

Hope you all have a great Halloween!

A Crisp Fall Day!

It's absolutely FREEZING outside! I said crisp, I was mistaken! The sun feels so nice when it beats on me through the window, but man it's definitely not a good day to be outside photographing jewelry! I'm somewhat sad today because I dropped my kittens off this morning to be neutered, and I miss them so much. I cried all the way home. I hope they are doing ok, and not angry with me! I'll give them lots of love when they come home this afternoon.

On a more positive note, I made some jewelry last night! YAY! These gorgeous glass beads were made by Melissa Rediger and they are SO pretty in person. The sun was casting lots of shadows this morning so I had to lighten them up in Photoshop to reveal their true colors. I have accented these beads with beautiful Swarovski rings in Copper and Green and added hand wrapped Swarovski Crystal charms in Topaz, Smoked Topaz, and Olivine. It is finished with an heirloom toggle clasp. I made the matching earrings, with really pretty silver bead caps, and then I had 1 bead left over. So I made a matching pendant, with another green Swarovski Ring, matching crystals and strung it on Sterling Silver wire. This is such a great set! I hope you love it as much as I do! Melissa, these beads are so pretty! I may need more in the future! :) These are going up on Etsy now! Go check them out!