My Art is You Weekend

 This was my first time attending a Art Retreat and boy-oh-boy I sure don't want to make it my last.

  

It was AMAZING!!! 

And to be around all that inspiration...

  

The first night I took Diana Frey's Twisted Sistah Cuff class.  LOVED IT!

I have taken classes with Diana before and let me tell you it's always a TREAT. 

Still working on my cuff I will have to show it later.

Then the next two days I took Richard Salley's classes.  Here I am with Richard and his lovely assistant Jessica Papke who is also an amazing artist you have to check out her site.  They are also teamed up for some great classes coming up at 

Art Retreat in the Desert.

Saturday was the Rock & Riveted Cuff and here is what I made.  I was actually able to complete my cuff in class.  Yaaaa! 

Sunday was Lasting Impressions-Pendants and Earrings.  We made etched stamps to stamp images onto the solder.  I made these after I came home(been busy).  I added some lettuce colored alcohol ink to the solder I really like the effect.  Then wired up a cool chain with steel wire and some chips.  

It reminds me of a bike chain.

I also made these earrings from the same technique I was taught.  Can you see a GREEN THING going on here?   

Well thanks for visiting and have a wonderful relaxing week.

Busy Bee...

I just love making these soldered pendants...

I should be busy too, busy packing up for the weekend. 

 I am heading out to Petaluma for 

Art Is You!!!  

My stomach is tied in knots with excitement :)

Helping Hand

Yea!

I finished my pendants I am donating to the animal rescue thrift store.

I may just have to make a few extra for my etsy :)

It's for a very sweet cause.

Little Miss Maggie my foster-girl 

Hug & Kiss

Bead Table Wednesday!

This is my first ever Bead Table Wednesday post.

You really aren't seeing my table though because I can't even find it :)

I never seem to work on one thing at a time.  Every piece gives me ideas of something else.  I am making this Alice in Wonderland theme necklace for my daughter Roxanne and the necklace part is giving me fits.  I am just not feeling IT!

HELP  

I like the dangles, the bottle is lacking soon to be soldered top.

So in frustration I started the Sing necklace, made the nest and the metal plate this morning.  While I tumbled them I started the  I love Fostering pendant.  I will be soldering around the glass and hang from ball chain.  I am donating some of these pendants for a doggie foster group I help. 

And here is the sweet little face of my foster boy Maverick.  

Well click the Bead Table Photo to the right and visit the other BTW'S

Have a Wonderful Day!

Time to play

Well I am between jobs right now so I have time to play YAAAA!

I made this belated birthday gift for a friend, she loves pins so I pulled up my spring nest tutorial from Humble Beads and went to work.  I even made my own polymer clay egg.

While I had my clay out I made these cute little bird beads.

                 

And can't leave without one little brag post about my baby-boy.  Last weekend my son Trey (in the back) and his best buddy Eddie entered in a neighborhood boxcar derby.  They were the youngest at sixteen, the only two seater and of course the cutest :)                                                                   

                                Have a wonderful week!

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               Have a wonderful week!