Something new!!!

I have wanted to try making these for awhile. I finally just sat down and did it. The top one is the first one I made. I wanted to do something simple, but with a punch of colour. My best friend likes pink and since I was making it for her, well need I say more. She liked so I am happy. She does not wear jewelry normally so I have been looking to find something to make for her. She loves to read so this was just perfect. It just suddenly popped into my head while she was visiting me today.

The bookmark is an antique brass finish with wire wrapped Ruby crazy lace Agate. Fun and funky :)

Here is a close up. You can really see the detail clearly in this picture. I think I even did an okay job with the photos this time. But I think my favorite part is? The wire wrapping.
This next one is made of copper. I attached a lampwork bead with a nice bead cap and for fun added a cute little brass key under it.
Obviously this last picture is an example of what to do with a book mark. lol. Like you could not have figured it out. right? I am off to bed, I am nodding off here.

Goodnight...until next time

Marie

Filigree Earrings

Here are some filigree earrings I made a couple of weeks ago. These are quite stunning on. Put up your hair and show them off. I used Vintaj filigree, bead caps, beads, head pins, split rings and ear hooks. I also used Australia Jasper beads. I find that thier dark gren colour blends well with the aged brass. I will be listing these either on my website or in my Etsy shop this week. No time today, we have company coming :)

Have a great day!

Marie

Teaser #2 for Use the Muse II {and a little extra}

You are wondering {????} I thought you showed us something that almost done last time?? You are right, but I was adding something else to it and this is a part of the something else. I am still working... so keep checking back.

That gorgeous lampwork bead is of course from one of my absolute favorite artists... Sue Beads. I can not get enough of them. They are the best quality and you will not be disappointed. There is also some rose quartz and purple glass in there that was not in the Use the Muse II kit. But that is how you make it your own.

Some of you may have noticed my new profile picture, well it was about time. It is not perfect, but it is better than the last one. My daughter is the one that took the picture!! Not bad for a girl who is only going to be nine years old on the 17th of this month. Speaking of Emma {Emma-Jeanne} She is trying to follow in my footsteps and has started creating her own jewelry bits that she wants to display.

Below are two sets of earrings that she just made. She is very proud of her accomplishments and she should be. She works so hard to spend time with me, you will often find her watching me at my desk or joining me with her own little project making.

Thanks for visiting :)

Marie

Etsy Features!!

Here are some of the new items I placed in my Etsy shop yesterday. I am hoping to get little more traffic to my shop, and perhaps get my first sale. Soooo... I am looking for a few good Women to give me some advice and let me know what you think. Is there anyhing I should do differently?? Do I need to advertise?? Do I need to do something else??

Let me know what you think and if any of you go to my shop and purchase something, put a note in the comment section and add "SkyeBlog" and I will refund your shipping through Paypal. I will be adding more items in the next few days, so I will keep this special going until July 17th in honor of my daughter's 9th Birthday {big Grin from Emma}.

Looking forward to hearing your comments.

Marie

"Simple Elegance"

Once again with the bad and blurry photography. lol. And yes I was using my macro setting. lol. I always have, but when your camera is old like mine, sometimes it just makes things harder.

This is a "Vintaj" filigree wrapped pendant. I attached it to a brass chain. The stone is a "Black Amazonite". It was really quite simple but I like it :)

Life has been a little crazy lately so forgive the short post. My head is a little out there right now.

Thanks for visiting

Marie

"Earth"

I have been doing too much shopping lately. But with so many wonderful Etsy shops out there, it is hard not to go overboard. I got this fun pendant from Every Heart Crafts as well as a couple of others. I made this eclectic necklace that I am really pleased with. I used some Vintaj Brass etched rings and some chain I got from Michael's. The stones, although it is difficult to see, are large Citrine chunks. I will be listing this one in my Etsy shop.

Hope you have a great week

Marie

"Golden Sun"

Summer is my favorite time of year. I love the sun, the heat and the colours. I love not having to wear all those layers, I love how there is less laundry and I love being able to eat outside. I love that my birthday is in the summer, I love driving with the windows rolled down and I love going on bike rides to Fish Creek Park.

I try to take all my photos outside if I can, the natural backgrounds I feel add lot to my jewelry pieces and my handmade cards. Now I have mentioned on a couple of previous posts, that I am not much of a photographer. I think these turned out ok ;)


I ordered a whole bunch of wonderful things from a new blogging friend of mine LeAnn Weih of "SummersStudio". How appropriate considering my previous ramblings that her name has the word summer in it. This is one of her shield pendants. I love the floral textures on it and had fun adding the Rhyolite nuggets to the brass chain and links as well as the tiny jasper beads at the base of the pendant. I am not sure if this one is going to end up in my Etsy shop yet, I quite like it. If I start to keep everything I won't have anything to sell!
Thanks LeAnn, for your inspiration and friendship.

Marie

"Dragonfly"

Artbeads has truly become one of my favorite places. They have a wonderful selection and the best shipping rate out there! lol. How could anyone resist :). I got this gorgeous teardrop pendant from them recently and just fell in love with the gorgeous colours and texture. The dark teals and light teal mix has to be a favorite.



The Malachite Jasper Pendant is paired up with a large mix of different types of beads. Semi-precious, glass, pearls, brass, crystal, and my personal favorite... Vintaj Brass. I carefully wrapped the beautiful Pendant in a piece of filigree and put it directly on the wire of the necklace and added the dragonfly directly in front. I then added some seed beads that reminded me of the shimmer of a dragonfly's wings and joined them together through a filigree bead cap and a piece of dark green Agate. I then re threaded the strands separately with seed beads and brass beads, crystals, more brass, pearls, and so on and so on.
I hope you come back soon for the next "teaser" post for my Use the Muse II piece.

Thanks

Marie