Just Listed

Hot Chips
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I made a bunch of new items last weekend that I am slowly listing on etsy. The necklace pictured is my favorite among those items. I have had these red chip beads for years. I suppose I orginally chose them for their color and shinyness. But somehow I never quite figured out what to do with them, chip-type beads aren't something I've worked with a whole lot. I was really terribly tempted to keep this necklace for myself, it has a history, and I love how it turned out. But I really would love to find a home for it with someone that loves it as much as I do! That might be even more rewarding. :)

Yey!

Color Trend 08
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I finally got around to listing my first item in 2008! Happy New Year. It's a pair of earrings I created in response to a creative challenge for etsyrain. Color combination was inspired by this site.

Sampler Contribution Packaging

Sampler Contribution Packaging
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Etsyrain recently contributed as a group to The Sampler.

I made 20 simple necklaces right before the holidays and finished off the packaging last week. My grandmother gave me some cute pink paper at christmas. Apparently she didn't realize that she was buying 12x12 sheets of paper instead of wrapping paper. But, it worked out perfectly for making origami boxes for my necklaces. I had just enough sheets to make 20 boxes! Pink & black, very stylish thanks to my grandma.

Hello again

It's been since last year since I've posted, how did that happen? I went home, back to Columbus, OH, for Christmas to see family and friends. I also got a chance to stop by one of the glass galleries there to see this exhibit. They had a great selection of other major glass artists as well, and are very friendly. Even though they must realize I don't have enough money for a Christopher Ries. This is the gallery I went to once on a lunch break when I worked nearby and got a detailed explanation of the process involved in every single Lino Tagliapietra piece in the place. He remains one of my favorite glass artists as a result.

Since I returned there hasn't been a lot going on, just trying to get back into the swing of things for the New Year. Posting on the blog and new items to Etsy have halted for the past week or so, but that's about to change. Last weekend I made at least 8 new items for the shop, so over the next week or so I should manage to photograph and list those.