Hello friends
It’s a rainy Friday morning here…how about where you are? I hope this weather doesn’t spoil the boy’s first Cub Scouts camping trip tomorrow….
On the jewelry front, I’ve been working on a few necklaces with the time I’ve been able to steal here and there. I wanted to create some simple pieces, focusing on just pendants.
I have to throw in a little wirework here and there even for something simple!
Have a great weekend ahead! Thanks for stopping by –
Cindy
We had a low-key weekend around here for once, thank goodness! The weather was absolutely gorgeous…totally tolerable to do anything in. The kids enjoyed plenty of outdoor fun, from walking around the lake across the street to flying kites on the Mall in DC.
It was also my Dad’s birthday….time to bake a special cake! He initially asked for a pineapple upside down cake but I had to remind him that I’ve only made that once and it didn’t turn out (anyone have a good recipe??). So I decided on a tried and true favorite that I made for his birthday last year…a moist carrot cake complete with cream cheese frosting! My favorite is a recipe from the Mary Englebreit’s Sweet Treats Dessert Cookbook. Would you believe it calls for 4 cups of carrots. What a healthy birthday cake!
I made a little booklet from the kids to their Pop Pop in which they filled in some of their favorite things and birthday wishes. Here’s an excerpt from my 4 year old who just loves bunnies. By the way, he wants to be a bunny for Halloween…but where am I going to find a bunny costume that is anything bigger than 18 months?! I need to start looking..
And speaking of Halloween…it’s not too early (actually I’m probably a bit behind) on planning some Halloween-themed jewelry! I don’t usually go overboard with seasonal/holiday jewelry, but I did get a request. I ordered a set of petite-sized beads from Snozberry Beads. This lampwork artist just had a baby less than 2 weeks ago (number 5!) so I don’t know how she managed to make them. I’m not sure if they’ll go into a bracelet or two or earrings, but aren’t they adorable?
Have a great week ahead!
~ Cindy
I recently picked up one of my favorite jewelry design magazines, Belle Armoire Jewelry. The Fall ’08 issue is just beautiful with so many inspiring designs and crisp photos. There was a particular bracelet that immediately caught my eye….must have been the use of lampwork and wire. I’m not usually one to try out a new tutorial right away, but this time I did. I couldn’t wait to try the woven wire technique by Sharon of Mana Moon Studios.
I’ve been wanting to incorporate copper in my jewelry because I really like the patina it has when it ages or is oxidized (like an old penny). I had recently stocked up on good quality pure copper wire from the Etsy seller, catdancingranch. Here is my version of the wire-woven bracelet which I named “No Rules Necessary”… it was fun to randomly wrap with copper (and silver!) wire. I used lampwork beads from Kim Typanski and Moon Stumpp.
Continuing to ease in to using Fall colors, I then created a necklace using gorgeous lampwork beads by Kim Typanski that I had been saving. I thought copper wire would be just right for these beads. I was really happy with the way the piece turned out once I oxidized the necklace in Liver of Sulphur. I tumbled the necklace bright and early this morning before taking the kids to school. I think this copper wire just might be a new favorite! 🙂
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