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I've been experimenting with different media and styles in my jewelry. I've grown to absolutely adore Lucite. And of course my being a history lover, things like Victoriana, Art Deco, and Nouveau often bulldoze their way into my designs.
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Back in the saddle again?
I know we were supposed to launch on the fourth, and I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day, but things have been crazy here and a lot of factors have delayed us. One of them is that we lost electricity sometime last evening and didn't get it back until about half an hour ago. That's 12+ hours of no electricity on the record hottest ( Read more... ) -
Flash Fiction Writing Month
July is Flash Fiction Writing Month; it was inspired by National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The idea is that participants write one very short story, 100-1000 words long, each day for every day of July ( Read more... ) -
Three Aprils
April
Ezra Pound
Three spirits came to me
And drew me apart
To where the olive boughs
Lay stripped upon the ground:
Pale carnage beneath bright mist.
From The WastelandT.S. Eliot ( Read more... ) -
Full metal alchemy.... Nonmetal botany?
X-posted at Craftgrrl.
Someone on deviantart posted a comment once on one of my pieces about how she was sad that she couldn't wear metal jewelry. It was almost a year ago, but it's been bothering me ever since.
So, this weekend I decided I was going to do an experiment and try to come up with a completely metal-free bracelet.
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Some notes on writing characters...
My dearest, darling Author ( Read more... ) -
A Necklace for Karen
I made this as a gift for my fiance's boss. She's had a really rough year and a half (lost her father, has a nephew who needs an emergency transplant or else he faces possibly death ( Read more... ) -
Before we go too far...
Here are some questions I have to remember to get the answers to ( Read more... ) -
Many ifs
If the hearings weren't used as a public forum for lashing out in anger,
If the president could do anything without just about everything standing in his way whenever he tries to make a move ( Read more... ) -
And did I mention...?
I did my "first craft show" at my parents' camp when we were there for Memorial Day weekend. To my unending surprise, I sold $25 worth of stuff, and it wasn't even my fancy stuff. It was a pair of flower earrings, a keychain, and a necklace. I was so excited about it! It also gave me some much needed confidence and helped me with a few realizations ( Read more... )