Craving Spring

So my last jewelry update I was inspired by Summer.  This time around it's Spring.  I think the heat is getting to me!  New things listed in the store today.  Just a little note:  I'm gonna have to apologize for the jewelry names.  I'm not feeling so inspired so there's lot of French.  I don't even speak French - thank you babelfish.

A canvas I just finished!  I was inspired by the May/June issue of Cloth Paper Scissors - which I am able to buy here in Kuwait!  I saw this project in the magazine & had to do one.  The artist is Serena Wilson Stubson.

Here's a close up of the finished piece.  I need to find a place to hang it.  I've go so many things propped up in my room so I really need to get on the ball & get some decor on the walls. 
I just did something that really had me out of my comfort zone & was able to complete the task.  I jumped back into the comfort zone & made this for me!  Thanks to Serena for the inspiration.

More New Jewelry

A few more new things going into the shop on Thursday!

Coming Soon

Goodies for the store next week!

Getting Settled - New Wares

 One of my new vignette areas.

 

Finally!  For those that don't know, we've moved, yet again.  That makes the sixth year in a row.  I realized one night, I lived in 3 different states one year.  I'm glad my life is never dull.  So what does this all mean for me?

Some things never change!  The current mess works in progress on my jewelry table.

I have an art room again!  Yippie!  It's huge & I've been setting a bit up each day.  I have a jewelry station, paper arts area, areas to display & store made products - I even have a Cricut area.  I promise to show pictures when it doesn't look like a maze to get through.  Sometimes unexpected news turns out for the better.
 

 Spring Flower Necklace

I've made some new things & will list them in the store this week.  In addition to having a new space to create I've also been afforded the opportunity to have dedicated time to my business.  

From the Rocks Necklace collection: Pink Princess

Thanks for stopping by.  With this new found time, I hope to be blogging a bit more. I've missed it!

New Cards

These cards are such fun. I keep making them in batches. I can't sit down & just make one. I'm hoping to beef up my inventory for the local craft shows, so I've been *trying* to make something creative everyday; a few cards, a pair of earrings, a canvas. I'm finding it tough to make the items then photograph & do a writeup for the website. I've had myself on hold with the web store, but not meaning to do so. I plan to get some updates in late this week.

Hope you all have a good week!
Come back tomorrow for One World One Heart

Keeping Busy

New in the Shop

Where has this month gone? It's been a bit crazy in the house with 2 sick kids. I've been going stir crazy at home. What's a girl to do?

I'm enjoy playing with Photoshop again! There have been some issues with the cart over on my Lollishop, so I've started moving listings into my Etsy shop. Once everything is moved you'll be able to shop from either store. I'm having a slow go of it, so take a look at my flickr photos & lollishop. I can add something to etsy if you'd like to purchase. I decided to update my etsy shop, so I made my own banner & avatar. You'll recognize the avatar - I don't think I'll ever get rid of that cutie!!

That's the new blog header up there, too! What's up with me & all this aqua?

Artist Class is also in full swing! My Stamped Key Tutorial was the project for today. It's not too late to join us - we've just started. The blog will be open until February so you can work at your own pace. Take a peek here for more info - I have a discount code there!

Photoshop Fun & More New Goodies

I've been sitting in bed or on the couch most of the day playing on the computer. I have some stomach bug/virus thingy. I'm really hoping it's not the flu!

This picture is of the 3 new things I listed on my lollishop yesterday! I've been on a good pace adding a few items to the store every few days. I'm really gearing up for the holidays. I wanted to do a post of the new items & now that I'm Addicted to Photoshop, I can't just plop a picture on there. What did I do before PSE :)

This is a picture of what I was planning on posting today before I went downhill. I'm excited as I haven't done rings in awhile & the crown pendant has been done waiting for a matching necklace. Hopefully I'll get those items up before the end of the week. I have the photos done, I just wasn't in the mood to write copy with body aches & a temp!
It's the end of Ramadan here, Eid Holiday, so I've had both of the boys home with me all week & we've been going out to keep them busy. It's been a bit of an off week at home. Hopefully some normalcy next week.

Shop Update

I've Finally re-opened my Lollishop! And it's about darn time :) I've been making all sorts of things the last few months. This summer I got big into the crochet necklaces & layering bits & journaling. I couldn't get enough, but apparently I have a lot because I have lots to add to the store. I added 4 new necklaces & a bracelet today. I plan to add a few new things each day.
Like the little collage above? I did it on Photoshop & used some stamps as the frame. How did I survive before Photoshop?

Here's a little teaser on the journaling stuff with more to come. I'm working on some books hopefully for the holiday gift giving season. I know it's only September & Halloween isn't even here yet, but I gotta start planning especially with my new shipping time frames.
Thanks for coming by to visit :)

Keeping Busy - New Creations

I've been slowly finding my creative juju. I pre-ordered Stampington's Art Journaling & received it last week. I was wondering how Stampington would be able to equal the first issue. I mean, hello, Pam Garrison!! It is one of my all time favorite issues they have published. Well 10 pages into the second one, I was hooked. Dina Wakley is on the cover & is absolutely fabulous. I have a serious thing for silhouettes & these are awesome! Can't wait for my art supplies to arrive on Tuesday!! I'm also reading Style Statement & that's a journal background, in the background. I just used bubble wrap for the first time - a little addictive!

I enjoyed taking pictures this summer. I took quite a few that have turned into some of my all time favorites. There was a tutorial on the YOC blog for cards made from photographs. Since I don't have all my crafting supplies, I just made the cards with what I had on hand. Thank you Zee for the inspiration! I plan to use the cards to write to family back home.

I also got my photograph done for the Lollishops ad in the December issue of Romantic Homes magazine. It's gonna be a pink & aqua Christmas. This isn't the photograph I ended up using, but one of the several I took.

Last but not least, I've been working on some new jewelry pieces. I just updated the announcement on my Lollishop that I'll be opening back up Monday Sept 14th. Goodie! I've missed my little shop. The picture above is of a new vintage pendant I've made. I think I'm just going to hang it from a simple chain. I love all the components on this pendant.

awww, thanks!

Imagine my surprise when I opened up the Lollishops home page last night & found my sweet lil store as the featured seller. Thanks Sadie!

Have you heard? The Lolli website has a new unified look. So sweet! AND Lollishops & Glitter & Grunge are forming an alliance. We're doing Silver Bella together , among other things :) Definitly cool stuff.

Lollishop News ~ New Categories

How sweet is this? It's the new catagory look for Lollishops. The category page is not live, yet but should be soon. We're just waiting for vendors to start adding the categories to their store. I just finshed up mine & I'm so in love with the cuteness!

Here it is!

Thank you to everyone for your warm words regarding my article in the Marie Antoinette magazine.
Well, here's the beginning of the collection. Right now it's a bit of a mini-collection. I am so inspired by Marie, some of the new supplies I've bought the last few months & of course the magazine. I hope to add quite a few more pieces to the collection. I got the crazy idea to debute the collection in time to coincide with the release of the Stampington magazine just a few weeks ago. My timing is a little off as we are going on a family vacation for spring break, but such is life. I'm looking forward to seeing my sister & her family. I'm also ready for some serious shopping :)

If you go over to the lollishop home page. You can see all these great creations. Sadie was so sweet to include my Steely Grey Marie Necklace. You can also check out the collage above on flickr. If you can't find the Marie magazine locally, check out this new seller, Petite Bookstore, on Lollishops.

Fun Stuff Going on Over at Lollishops

Lots of good things going on over at Lollishops! First, there's a new look to the home page. Super Cute! There's 12 handpicked items that normally follow a fun theme, a featured seller, recently listed items & covers of the magazines where our ads are featured. Run over & take a look, Marie Antoinette is the featured theme. If you have a specific theme, let Sadie know. She's taking suggestions!

The next project is the Creative Cottage Shopper. It will be a fun publication with coupons for exclusive discounts or freebies. In addition to that, "It will also have blog tips, decorating ideas, craft recipes and tutorials by various Cottage Style artisans.This shopper is not just exclusive to vendors at LolliShops.com. It will be open for Cottage Style artists from different venues to advertise too." The talented Heather of Bluhm Studios did the mock ups below & I can't wait to see it. It's going to be affordable (under $5) & chock full of cottage goodness!

Here's my little sneak peek. I'm participating & have some cuties to share! These were so fun to make & shoot. I even made my own ad. We'll see if I did all the technical specs correctly!

Marie Antoinette Celebration

I am anxiously awaiting the release of Stampington & Co's Marie Antoinette publication. I received word in December that one of my jewelry pieces was going to be part of the issue & last month got the preview emailed to me to proof. I about fell over. I have 2 full pages in this issue. I'm honored to be sharing the article with 2 other talented artists. It's a dream come true.

I've been so inspired that I got an idea to make a OOAK collection inspired by Miss Marie. It will make it's debute in my Lollishop on April 1, the day the Marie Antoinette magazine is released. I'll be posting sneak previews here on my blog & on my flickr account.

Here's some inspiration of some of the charms I'm working with & a sneak peek of a finished piece.

Goodie Goodie LolliShops!

Eeekk, I'm on the front page. How exciting :) Thanks Sadie! I've had such a crazy day; second snow day from school, puking kid, puking dog, dead car. What else can I ask for? Actually, I'd like some me time ;)
I'll get the update for the week started tomorrow.

What I've Been Up To

I've done a few updates on my Lollishop this week. I would have like to have gotten more in, but we've been sharing germs in our household. My oldest son gasped when I told him dad was going to the doctor for eye crap as well. He said "Now 3 of us have it." I've been the lone hold out. Spring, can you get here any quicker?

I was able to list a couple of rings & journals, a bracelet & a pair of earrings. The week's not over yet, so perhaps I'll get a few more things in. Or maybe not, it's now Friday night & I'm beat & ready for bed.

I'll be back tomorrow for Pink Saturday.

Happy Valentines Day ~ Happy Pink Saturday ~ A Party!

Happy Pink Saturday & Valentines Day! What a perfect combo. Go visit Beverly to see how many of us are celebrating today. I bet there are quite a few.

Let's Get Dolled Up! Several lollishop bloggers are hosting a virtual party. It's a fun one!

Visit Chelsea Ann's Blog (she's the hostess with the mostest & some of the cutest party favors in her store) Itty Bitty Birdie on February 14th and visit all the participating blogs for your chance to win some fabulous Door Prizes!Each Blog Party will have an item from their LolliShop hidden in their Party Photos. You will find each vendor's item and comment "I found it" to win! If your comment is chosen, you will be asked to name the item you found to win your Door Prize.

If you want to meet more lolli friends go here to the networking site. To see some pictures of the event you can check out the flickr group.

I've been sick off & on this week. I bet some of you know how it is when your little ones bring all sorts of germs home & all of you just share for weeks on end. I'm there! I didn't have a chance to get my party pictures done, so I'm not able to participate as a vendor. I hope you do visit those participating. There are so many talented artists involved.
My sweet hubby got me the cutest pink watch for Valentine's day. I told him not to get me anything & he told me it was a practical gift I needed. I'll post a picture of it later. I don't have one yet! I'm so glad this week is over. Hopefully I'll be back to my well self after the weekend. I miss my crafting & taking photos & stalking flickr.

Lollishop Update This Week

Seriously, can I have more fun on flickr, big huge labs & picnik. I'm not the best at photographing my items, but these things make my stuff look way cute.

The picture above is a teaser of some of the items I'll be adding to my lollishop this week. I'm adding my collaged work for the first time. I've been having a blast adding items to it this past week. I'm really making an effort to stock my store. I have all this wonderful work sitting here collecting dust. I figure I should find some good homes for them. I'm also offering Free Shipping through the end of the month.

I went shopping last week, who am I kidding, I go shopping every week. I found these darling rubber stamps in the Dollar Bin at Michaels. Lately, there have been lots of cute ones; swirls, damasks, birds & even a chandelier. Look at that cute owl. I hit an antique mall & got these onesie pieces of jewelry to play with. The green & blue flower one may end up on a ring & the flower ball with crystals is going to be a pendant. I just love rescuing these things.

Not Into Pink ♥Valentines♥

Alright, so I do pink 365 days of the year, but not all of you do. So, here's some new items in the shop that aren't so pink. All of them will get you in the mood for Spring. I have Free Shipping going on in the store for Valentines Day. Come take a peek.
I'll be doing Pink Saturday this week & I'll show what I received from my sweet Secret Valentine partner. Here's a hint, it's pink. Hee hee!!

Are You Ready for ♥Valentines♥

Just a quick little post. I've been adding new goodies to the shop this week. You can check my flickr to see more photos of the new jewelry or just head on over to the store. I'm having a pink kinda week. Isn't this mosaic of the new pink lovlies fun! I'm adding a few new items everyday. REMEMBER... I have FREE SHIPPING going on for ♥ Valentines ♥
I have some swap goodness to share this week, so stay tuned.