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If it involves anything spinning, on fire, or capable of doing major bodily harm-I'm in! All my interest in art has revolved around most things capable of seriously hurting myself-spinning wheels, hot kilns, grinding stones (and nails), cutting and soldering hot metal-love it all! A good friend of mine once said "if you are not living on the edge, you're wasting air..." this is my own personal quest in that regard....
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Just in Time!

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IMG_8774My latest shipment of Sari Silk ribbons just arrived-they are gorgeous!!! Recycled from vintage silk saris, these ribbons are made at a fair trade family operated co-op in India. ( Proceeds help women in India and Nepal support their families and gets rid of landfill waste).
Wasn’t hard to figure out what to do with them-just finished a fabulous tutorial by the super-talented Deryn Mentock, so dove right in. These wrapped beads are what resulted…now what to make? Possibilities are endless-love playin’ with pretty things:)

I know some of these will end up as baby headbands-my photographer daughter Dani uses them in her baby shots-too cute!  Lovin’ silk must run in the family….

 

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The aftermath….

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IMG_8518Well-that was quite the evening….the folks in Dawson Creek sure know how to shop!!! I will be going back to Creston much lighter (sadly only in the jewelry department). A very special thank you to everyone who dropped by and stocked up on their Christmas shopping. Was just delightful meeting the new folks and wonderful catching up with our old friends. My Christmas is complete.

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Early Christmas

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VMA1Just look what arrived today–my latest estate sale purchase…. This small vintage brooch has an Art Glass Cabochon and is nestled in a finely detailed brass filigree setting. The colors are fabulous! Watch for it to resurface shortly, adorning an etched cuff-
Getting ready for a couple of Trunk Shows in Dawson Creek, if you are in the area over Christmas, watch for details!

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Rhinestone Wings

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Choker 1 How can a day be any better than this-I got to play with sparkly, pretty things all alone in my new studio..self-made clutter and chaos all around me, I was in my glory!

New to my stash was this gorgeous vintage brooch. I adore the design that reminds me of wings and things that can fly…so with that as my inspiration, off I went. This is where things ended up-one of my all time favourite pieces. Just love it when things like this happen in my world-hoping you like it too.

You’ll find it over at my Etsy Store along with some of my other pieces currently for sale. Please stop by!

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Autumn Leaves

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VMA 1 One of three copper leaf sets I’ve just finished, this one has gorgeous pale orange Swarovski crystals (Austrian producer of luxury cut lead glass crystals)nestled in the middle of the leaf form. The leaves are hand-formed copper, hammered to texture, antiqued and finished with hand-formed sterling silver ear wires.
These are now available in my Etsy store, thanks for stoping by!

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Tiger Eyes and Crystals…

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Yellow crystal necklaceI had fun putting this piece together-several times for some parts. It began with the beautiful Tiger Eye stone, and went from there. It came together beautifully-layers of etched brass, filigree and then the stone. The crowning glory is the large Swarovski crystal-my favourite color ever.
Hoping you like it as much as I do! It’s now available in my Etsy store so pop over there if you’d like more info. Thanks for stopping by!

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Leafy Lovelies

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VMA 1Late Fall seemed a fitting time to work on these copper earrings, I love the warm colors that resulted! Lots of cutting bending, hammering and torching…and then just a bit more hammering. I added a tiny ring with some seed beads in copper and green, and sterling silver ear hooks-hope you like!
Now available for sale on my Etsy store ,thanks for stopping by!

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A Whole Lotta Love

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Tumbler 1Was like opening 5 early Christmas gifts this afternoon! These pieces are just out of the tumbler-aren’t they shiny? And gorgeous? and making my heart pitty-pat?……Not sure why there are only 24 hours in the day but sure could use a few more, just can’t wait to get these made up into some new pieces-but will wait until morning and spare my poor husband the racket I make in the process.
I’ve been working with some new links, thanks to Cindy Wimmer’s new book that has so many great ideas! Thank you Cindy for the inspiration! I am on a roll-
Getting ready for some Christmas shows, so stay tuned for lots of new creations and pop over to my store to view everything available. I value you feedback so please leave some comments!!!