HOOP DELIGHT EARRINGS

• Sunday, November 13, 2016
• 12:00pm  4:00pm

In this class we will be exploring design stamping, shaping and hand forging of sheet metal.
We will be shaping our earwires. You will also learn the basics of tumbling, patina and
polishing, which are all part of creating this great pair of light-weight hoops.
You will have a choice of two different sizes and dozens of design choices.

Come join in on the fun!
$65.00
Theresa Fosdick

Contact Irene at http://www.gardenofbeadenupland.com/classes/

Some soldering fun!

New Flaming Heart 

Listed in my Etsy Store

Upcoming Class At The Folk Artist

I will be teaching at The Folk Artist...

Just Announced! Theresa Detrick Fosdick is coming to The FolkArtist Studio January 16, 2016!
Come to The FolkArtist and join Theresa Fosdick as she teaches a more advanced and different soldering technique. Theresa will show us how she solders around beads, gemstones, and other dimensional pieces. We will learn how she does soldering of free form designs in almost any shape without using copper or brass sheet. How exciting to learn a new technique from a great teacher!
Previous soldering experience necessary.

Class is from 10-4 Doors at 9:30

Supplies to Bring:
• Round Nose, Flat Nose, Chain Nose Pliers & Wire Cutters
• Soldering Iron with 3/16 or 1/8 inch tip • Lead Free Solder
• Gel or Paste Flux and Flux Brush • Heat Resistant Surface
• Burnishing tool

Class includes a kit from Theresa with lots of supplies. If you would like to bring chain and findings to embellish your pieces you may. She will have examples of finished pieces for you to also get ideas from as well.

A simple lunch will be provided. If you would like to bring something to share please feel free.

Payment holds you place in the class that will have limited seating.

More charms...

I love making these glass charms from

Starry-Shards from Fancifuldevices

tutorial

Something New!

New Goodies

I purchased a great tutorial from https://www.etsy.com/shop/fancifuldevices etsy shop on these great glass pieces.  I  love the results and can't get enough of making them.  Teaming them up with my favorite stamped solder pieces and here are the results...

Finished up my 

soldered heart necklace

Just a little sample of some soldering 

I finished up...

Have a wonderful week

Playing with metal paints and alcohol inks... 

Etching and Stamping

 Trying out some stuff... 

Something New...

Lorelei's Blog: A weekend Giveaway!

Lorelei's Blog: A weekend Giveaway!: All you have to do is share my giveaway at your favorite social media site: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, blog etc....

Late Linker Michael's Challenge

Well I started right away when the challenge was announced and then...

Back to work!

It's a good thing but not much time for play, so I thought I would at least share my WIP.

I really loved the beads Lorelei picked and I was quite excited to get started.  

This will just have to be for another day.

Thanks Lorelei 

BIG NEWS & A LITTLE UP-DATE

Haven't blogged in a while 

but have had a lot going on. 

I recently took a class with Artful Gathering online, Steeling Beauty was the class with Keith Lo Bue.  It's working with steel wire and it was AWESOME!!! I have been a chain makin' fool or    something like that... Well here is one of the pieces I just                              finished today.  

        And for the really BIG NEWS I am a first time grandma 
                        HIP HIP HORRAY!!!  

My precious granddaughter Kinley Rae

Yea!!! Home for a short little week

Well I am back for a short post...

I have had to go out of state for work and have been gone for 6 months to date, only coming home for a very short weekend.  Well we ran out of materials so I got to come home for the week and here is what I have been playing with:

I am working out in Las Vegas at the California state line and guess who came to town...

Yep!!! Barbara Lewis 

She came and taught at The 19th Annual Glass Craft & Bead Expo at the South Point Hotel Casino and Yep!!! it was amazing.   

Have a Merry Merry Christmas 

&

A Wonderful New Year

Finished one of the kits I won

Back in late June I won a  

copy of Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry by Erin and Lorelei and two earring kits from a giveaway that Erin held.  

Here is one of the finished kits.

I added a little bling of crystals to the bottom bead and there were two extra beads so I added them to the top of the earwire.

They really look adorable on. 

And just a little added cuteness for the week!

My oldman kitty Joe-Joe.

Have a great one.

Mismatched Art Bead Earring Swap Blog-Hop

Welcome to Thoughtful-Notions

and the Mismatched Art Bead Earring Swap.

First off let me introduce you to my amazing partner Ali McCarthy of Northwoods Creative Studio.  Ali sent me quite a spectacular mismatched pair of enameled earrings.  I absolutely love red and yellow together.   

Ali formed these flowers from copper discs then they were enameled by her.  The matching beads are from copper tube that were also enameled.

Then matching red and yellow crystals were added and all wrapped together with heat treated copper wire.  She also hand forged the copper earwires.  

Thank you so much Ali it has been such a joy to be partnered with you.  You can also find more of Ali's work at her etsy shop Northwoods Creative Studio.

And a huge THANKS to Diana for organizing such a fun SWAP.

Now have fun checking out all the other amazing mismatched earrings...

Diana Ptaszynski  http://www.suburbangirlstudio.com

Lisa Liddy http://www.lisaliddy.wordpress.com

Kari Asbury  http://www.hippiechickdesign.blogspot.com

Jayne Capps  http://mamasgottodoodle.blogspot.com/

Rebecca Anderson  http://www.songbeads.blogspot.com

Lesley Watt  http://www.thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com

Lori Bowring Michaud  http://www.artfullyornamental.blogspot.com

Renetha Stanziano  http://www.lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com

Holly Westfall   http://www.silverrosedesigns.blogspot.com/

Theresa Fosdick  http://www.thoughtful-notions.blogspot.com/

Ali McCarthy  http://www.northwoodscreativestudio.blogspot.com

Shai Williams  http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com/

Iveth Caruso  http://www.CreativeAtelier.net/blog.html 

Carolyn Collins  http://www.sparklingwaterstudio.com

Elaine Ray  http://www.elaineray.blogspot.com

Kristen Stevens  http://kristen-beadjourney.blogspot.com/

Charlene Jacka  http://www.clay-space.com

Jan Onipenco  http://www.MoltenMayhem.typepad.com

Stephanie Woods  http://www.rainydaysdesigns.com

Eleanor Burian-Mohr  http://www.cornerstoregoddessjewelry.blogspot.com

Shelby Foxwell  http://www.sundownbeaddesigns.blogspot.com

Pam Sears  http://www.crazycreativecorner.blogspot.com

Mary Harding  http://www.maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com

Lisa Johnson  http://www.Whimsyswonders.blogspot.com

Kashmira Patel  http://www.sadafulee.blogspot.com

Penny Neville  http://www.copperpennydesigns.blogspot.com

Dee Elgie  http://www.cherryobsidia.blogspot.co.uk

Sarah Small  http://www.bysalla.blogspot.com

Carolyn Lawson  http://www.Carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com

Karin Slaton  http://www.backstorybeads.blogspot.com

Ashleigh Becker  http://www.seladesignsjewelry.blogspot.com

Kay Hand  http://www.creativetangent.blogspot.com

Rana L. Wilson  http://ranaleadesigns.blogspot.com/

Sandra McGriff  http://www.skyescreativec

Dawn Pierro  http://www.turtlemoondesigns.me

Shelley Graham Turner  http://www.shelleygrahamturner.blogspot.com

Karen Mitchell  http://www.overthemoon-design.com

Melissa Trudinger  http://www.beadrecipes.wordpress.com