A few summer items....

Cabin Fever

The cold Michigan weather keeps me busy inside creating:

Sunflower graphic from Wild Blueberry Ink:

Seashell graphic from ArtCult:

More new techniques

My first sucesses with two-part resin. I have a few experiments that didn't turn out so well, but I was happy with these.








These glass pendants are super fun to make:



More metal stamping:

Vintaj fever

I've been checking out the blog for Vintaj lately, loving all their new items and watching the technique videos. I was inspired to alter this leaf blank with embossing powder and alcohol inks, then adding a layer of clear gloss. I was very happy with the result:



The new Arte Metal is very cool too.



A couple of bracelet sets I donated to an auction to raise money for my son's marching band:




And some more fall stuff:

Feeling more creative lately...

I won these beautiful beads as part of prize package from a contest at Artbeads.com. I'm not sure what they are, I think maybe red agate? I love the beautiful fall colors in them.

I made one like this last year, decided to make another!

Autumn Colors

As the colors start to change here in Michigan, my creations turn to the gorgeous fall colors.

Online store!

So, I'm going to try to sell some of my creations online, and have opened an online store at ShopHandmade.com: Chelester's Beads and Stuff. We'll see how it goes!