Where did it go????

I don't know about you, but we went from Summer to Winter in less than 24 hours!!!
Holy Cow - from 85* to 48*. And to think that I moved to Utah voluntarily! Of course, that was about 30 odd years ago when I was young and stupid.

My muse has taken the summer off - so I really didn't do much creating this year. I have been making soldered window pane frames with pressed flowers and personalized pictures in them. They are fun and really easy - even my 10 y/o grand daughter can do them. And she loves doing them for her friends.

OK, I promise to keep this blog going on a more even keel. I will post more often and show more pictures.

Is it summer yet?????

If you live in Utah, the answer is a definite NO!!! But it should be here by the end of the week. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

I have been busy making soft solder charms. They are a diversion from regular soldering, but definitely a "No Brainer". They are quite popular here right now, so I will make what sells.

Looking forward.....

OK, Easter's gone until next year!

Now we need to get ready for Mother's Day! It's always good to have a selection of jewelry, i.e. necklaces, rings, bracelets, with Birth Stones available. This is a great time to encourage Custom Orders.

WOW!!! What a weekend!

My trip to St. George was GREAT!!!! What can I say??? Both galleries are selling my work at a steady pace and have asked for more pieces. I love it when they give me specifics and I can do the work they want. Of course, they like it when I send down new designs also. So, right now, life is good.

Now, if summer would just hurry up and get here!

Items ready to go to St. George

OK, we are heading out in the morning for St. George, UT. This is an approx. 4 hour drive. I will be making a Mind Movie while we are riding .

I thought you might like to see what I am taking down this time.

Some simple hearts and a pair of earrings.

A few new pieces

Ok, I decided I needed something new to wear to church. So yesterday, I got busy and created this necklace.

Black FW Pearls, Sterling, and Hill Tribe Silver.

Then I decided I needed to make some earrings :

Topaz Cyrstal Hearts Quartz Amethyst Clear Qtz roundells

Made myself a Valentine

Sometimes we get so caught up in making jewelry for sale, that we forget ourselves. So, for Valentine's Day, I made myself a pendant.

It is Sterling Silver, Pink Chalcedony, Garnet, and Swarovski crystal.

Need a quick pick-me-up for some dull silver???

If you are about to run out the door, and your silver jewelry looks a little dull, give it a couple of rubs with some tooth paste. Yep, I use Colgate Total (just cuz that's what's in the cupboard). Put a pearl size drop on index finger and thumb and give your silver a quick treatment. Rinse well, wipe with a soft towel and you are out the door!!!

Finally!

I got my last package shipped this morning. There were several pair of earrings, pendants and a great handmade chain and earring set. The chain is made from twisted copper and sterling silver wires, soldered and connected with sterling silver jump rings. I shipped it out without even getting a picture ;o( Sometimes I get a little ahead of myself.

I also got all my bookkeeping taken care of today. So now I have some time to play with patinas on copper. I love it when I have "Play Time".

Getting Ready ~ Big Weekend

OK, as you know from reading this blog, I am in an all metal gallery in Ivans, Utah. Well, the weekend of Feb. 14 & 15 is their 10th Annual Art Fair. Hubby and I are planning to go down and do a "Meet and Greet". This should be fun. I am packaging up some new pieces as well as some "regulars" to send down for sale. So now you get a "sneak peek".

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The top pic is handmade chain and earrings sold separately or as a set. The heart pendant is hammered and has coiled copper accent on a leather necklace, the earrings are hammered copper washers, the heart pin on the left of the picture was inspired from and article/tutorial in Art Jewelry/Lapidary Journal this month and the other heart pin is my own idea.

As always, comments are appreciated.

Hope you are all having mild weather and being super creative.

Ya gotta love the guy!

Since we have had so much snow in the last few weeks, I can not get outside to get into my lapidary/smithing shop. In this shop is my anvil that I use to hammer metals for jewelry. And it is really cold out there cuz you have to wait for the electric heater to warm things up.

So since I have an order from one of my galleries for some hammered copper pendants, hubby went to Harbor Freight today and brought home a 55# anvil! He even made a nice little stand for it to be used in the house. What a guy!!!!

Now I have absolutely NO excuse for not getting my order shipped before Valentine's Day.

New Jewelry for Valentine's Day

OK, time to get back into the saddle and get some pieces posted.

As you see, I have been busy creating heart earrings, stick-pins, and bookmarks from copper and sterling silver.

Any feedback, comments, critiques would be appreciated.

Thx.

Kim

Back Across the Border

Just took a little trip down to Mexico for a couple of weeks!

Did some diving and ate LOTS of good Food! These are some of my favorite images from this year's dives. Hope you like them too.

Did a little jewelry while I was there - pics will be posted soon.

Hope you have all been well and happy.

New Necklaces

Hi! Thanks for stopping by!
Here are a couple of the items I made today.

I am really excited about this first piece. I have been wanting to make a large chunk style necklace that would be cost effective for my customers. I think I have finally done it. This necklace is made with beautiful clear quartz crystal, black obsidian faceted stones and lampwork beads and bali silver. It is all on an Italian leather neck piece. If you are wearing a shirt with a collar, it will lay nicely and not be bulky. The necklace is approx 18" and the focal sterling silver piece hangs about 2"

This second piece is again, beautiful clear quartz crystal and rutilated glass with black faceted beads with bali silver. This is a whole necklace of all the components. It is approx 18".

New Arrival

This is our newest grandson. He arrived July 29th weighing 9.03# and was 20.5"
As yet, he doesn't have a name. It seems to take forever for my daughter and her hubby to decide. I am sure, even though it is taking a while, they will come up with the perfect name for this precious little one.