Shop Update

 Wow! How is the year almost half over already!  

Haven't been creating a whole lot lately.  My son got married on May 15, so that kept me pretty busy the last few months.  But here's a few of the recent items in my Etsy shop:

Trying Something New!

I've always wanted to try to make a wire-wrapped tree of life pendant.  I was always so intimidated, but  I finally gave it a whirl, and I think I'm addicted now!  They are so much fun to make.

I've listed a few in my Etsy shop:

Almost Christmas???

Wow, I cannot believe it is a week until Christmas!  Every year goes by faster and faster....it seems like just a few months ago we were spending New Year's Eve in Florida!  Mostly been working on Petoskey stone jewelry, interspersed with some resin and other beaded creations.

All available in my Etsy shop!  Happy Holidays!!

More Petoskey Stone Pendants......

As I listen to the tumbler downstairs working on another round of Petoskey stones, I thought I'd post some from my last batch that are making their way into my Etsy shop.

Lots more coming too!

New Resin Creations

Playing with resin lately, a few new items in  my shop:

I hand painted these galaxy pendants using nail polish, then filled with resin.

Science Experiment

So my latest endeavor, copper etching. I drew on the copper rounds with a sharpie marker, then used a mixture of muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide to etch the copper. The details don't stand out as much as I'd hoped, especially on the mermaid, I think I need thicker lines. Love the horse head though!

Valentine's Day Sale

Aren't you lucky?  All items in my Etsy shop are 15 percent off through February 10, 2017. :)  No coupon needed!

Happy Halloween!

 Halloween Sale, today only!  Shop here.  Use code SPOOKY15 at checkout for 15 percent off!

New Resin

So after a month long break from jewelry making, I decided to try out a new brand of resin.  I usually use Ice Resin, but it seems to have a lot of bubbles when I use it for the deeper bezels, so this month I am trying Super Clear Resin by Resin Obsession.  Here's what I made:

The bubble release was excellent, and it is super clear, just like the name says!  All of these are available in my Etsy shop.

I also made up these fun sand and shell filled bottle pendants, also available in my shop:

Summer is quickly coming to an end, but you can always take the beach with you! ;)

Birds of a Feather......

So glad that Spring is finally here!  Yesterday was Easter, and it was beautiful day here in Michigan, sunny and almost 70 degrees.

About a month ago, we started putting out bird seed on the back deck, and hung a couple of suet cakes in the trees.  We have had a lot of birds visit us: cardinals, blue jays, mourning doves, starlings, robins, chickadees, juncos, etc., and I've taken a lot of pictures:

Junco

Junco and Cardinal

Blue Jays

Hairy Woodpecker

Mourning Doves

Junco

Female and Male Cardinals

Chickadee

All the birds inspired me to try to create some in polymer clay.  So I got out my clay and made a few up, making them into pendants:

Available in my Etsy Shop!  (Well, except for the last one, I kept that one for myself!)