I need to be in front of my laptop more...

I have not blogged in a while...oops!  I have pretty much been dog sitting, cooking, at my part time job, at my other part time job, and making more jewelry!  Zeke, who I had the pleasure of dog sitting while his owner and my husband were on a raft trip down the lower Deschutes River, was great besides the time he ran away at my parent's house.  The rest of the time he chilled out with me on the couch while I recovered from a cold.

I have also added more goodies for purchase on my Etsy site and I am making more treasures for an upcoming show on November 13th at Kim Jones' annual art party.  Once I get all that info I will post it and mail it and pass it out to as many people as I can think of.

I have been thinking hard about these earrings I made recently.  I love them and they have been received well.  I want to expand upon this idea of hammered textures on silver with a little keum boo to add that fine quality contrast to the metal.  I think I'm going to expand from just circles and go for more and more organic shapes maybe play with rivets and patinas.

Let me know what you think!

Harvest Faire success and new pieces

The Harvest Faire is over and the work week has begun again.  For my first show after I guess you can say putting my own jewelry making on hold it was great.  I made connections with people and other artists, I made sales and the two days we were there it was sunny and beautiful and we were outside in it all day!  Adam (my husband) helped me in my booth both days even though he was recovering from a cold.  It was so nice to have him there not only to keep me company but to make caffeine runs, bathroom breaks and nailing the sales.  The booth looked great and I made a bunch of new pieces on the fly before the show that went over well. Here are some pictures of the work in progress before the Keum Boo and after the Keum Boo and they are earrings in case you cant see that from the photos. These pieces will be added soon to Etsy and hopefully more pieces that are similar in style.

 Tundra Earrings

Swoon Earrings

Harvest Faire or Bust!

I am so glad I am finally getting a blog up and running!  My goal is to post about my jewelry and the process and any art related things I might be up to. I might even throw in some things I do with my family and friends.

Right now I am getting ready for an upcoming show, The Harvest Faire in Sisters, Oregon. A dear friend of mine Missy Powell is helping me get ready for the show by donating her booth supplies and art show knowledge. Now all I need to do is continue to make my inventory and a few more new designs.

Here are some pieces I am working on to display at the faire.  If you happen to be in Sisters on October 8th come and see me!