Great News – eSMArties

MY FIRST ENTRY

There’s a new shop in town: the Etsy eSMArts boutique of hand crafted items.

Memories

Memory wire embellished with hearts, glass beads, and coiled wire beads: this is my first offering in a new shop at Etsy.com: the eSMArts Boutique.
At the Etsy gallery, where everything is handcrafted, a new boutique can be found. It is [...]

Notes to Self: A New Direction

Well, I did vent some hot air in my last Notes to Self: Bead Journal Project. I felt better after doing it, so the venting did some good. I still don’t apologize for the bombardment. If anything, I am grateful for the individuals who challenged the worthiness of my September bracelet submission.
 Why?
It made my brain [...]

Notes to Self – Bead Journal Project

I’m about to step onto my soapbox and get mouthy. You are forewarned.
I signed up for a year long challenge: Bead Journal Project 2008-2009. Each month of the year you make something that has beads in it. The size and style and methods are my own decisions to make. The only  rule is that beads [...]

September Phoenix

I think I’ve mentioned somewhere that I have signed up for a year long project: Bead Journal Project ‘08. I had to decide what form the ‘journal’ would take: many took it literally and are making page style items. For me it was a good excuse to make some jewellery: and September is a bracelet, [...]

Spanish Bracelet 1

Cuff Bracelet to Spain

Cuff Bracelet Going to Spain

My sister wants a trip to Spain. She needs to save a whole lot of money to get there. As a reminder, like the string tied onto a finger, she commissioned a piece of artisan jewellery that would act in the same manner as the string.
I’ve had an awful [...]