This weekend was awesome in my lil' creative world

I love a great weekend!

I had a great time with my family & friends first of all.

We watched the game & the fights Saturday night

I always love getting together with good friends

But I used the rest of time being very creative

It felt so good to sit at my desk & work on piece after piece

It seemed like every time I got a new idea it turned into yet another!!!

Being a person that runs into a creative brick wall often

That was great enjoyment!

Here is a peek at a few things I made.

This first picture is just something simple.

A lil' copper flower

Dainty

Simple

Graceful

I love it!

This next piece was a great honor to make!

My 12yr old daughter requested a necklace with the above the influence symbol

I was more than happy to make such a bold statement

She wore it proudly to school today

Never mind the statement - I love the look!

Now then last but most definitely not least ..

This is my favorite piece to date!

I am so pleased with what this necklace turned out to be

I am a huge fan of copper/silver mix

So now I am back to work for the week.

Yea!!!

Totally not Yea!

I would much rather be at home sitting my creative hole in my garage seeing what comes to mind next!!!!

But duty calls!

Have a great week!

Fall is such a beautiful season ...

I am so not a fan of winter

Just look at this picture ...

I have never liked the snow

even as a kid I didn't make snowmen

wet, cold & dirty.

I would rather be fishing.

Oh & a GREAT time to show off my 5lb bass I caught

Yes ME!

I do love fall though.

The colors.

The smells.

The feel of the air.

It just seems to give me a sense of joy.

I enjoy hunting also

But I am a fair weather hunter

LoL

I seem to get very inspired during the fall also.

This was a piece I made using a piece of brass I had stamped but wasn't happy with ... but I do like the way it turned out now.

Simple yet fun.

Oh & this piece was so much fun!
My daughter thought that I had made it then cut it apart.
NOPE
I used two seperate squares & made it to work together
I do love it myself

I made these before work yesterday & finished them up this morning
Oh speaking of .. I have been so on my game making pieces that I get up early enough every morning so I can work on something before work
Anyway .. I made the necklace below first then these just seemed to be necessary
I joined a jewelry forum & someone had said I should make a pair of earrings so whalaa
They are super cute though hu?

Now this .. I ADORE
My new jewelry forum I joined did a challenge that I totally had to get involed in.
Take a piece that you had worked on but didn't turn out.
So I took out my scrap cannister & started digging.
I found a piece of copper that I was soldering very thin silver wire on & had over heated it so part of the silver melted.
Off to the scrap pile it went.
Well I thought .. with the challenge .. what can I do with this?
I melted down the silver completely & let is flow where it wanted on the copper piece then put the flower on top of it.
I love what the melted silver did .. gave it some texture & depth!
I hate mistakes
But love what can happen from them!

A Lil' Hello is Way Past Due!!!

Wow ... I have to get it together!

I think I need a professional organizer for my life .. y'know to organize my time.

Although I totally see that as impossible.

Full time job - check

5 kids - check

lots of hobbies - check

house to clean - check

a farm of critters - check

did I mention a lot of hobbies?

I daydream often about being able to support my family on my imagination.

DAYDREAMING

Maybe I should stop that & just get more done! LoL

So last weekend I did my very first walk for charity. Myself with 4 of my 5 kids walked for diabetes on Saturday. I really enjoyed it. Not only was it a wonderful cause but I also remembered how much I do totally love walking. I have been completely lazy about staying healthy lately (I think I have been totally lazy about a lot of things ... ) but after doing the walk I got my walking mojo back. And what they say about exercising giving you more energy - TOTALLY true!

Here is my imagination at work again!

I took a picture of the deer my husband shot a couple of years ago & got mounted - then used some software & did my thing to use my Cricut & cut his deer head for him to put on his truck. I figure there are so many 'generic' deer decals out there .. why shouldn't he have his own deer on his truck? I have had this idea for a while it just took me the time to gather up the software to be able to do 'my thing'

And yes I have taken some time to make a few pieces of jewelry.

This one is just a fun lil' piece. A few little flowers using some jump rings .. to be honest this just kind of happend. I didn't 'see' this one before hand.

This one makes me laugh ...

Not at all what I had in mind. But thats ok .. not always do things look like what I have in mind.

I have made this piece several times. But I do love it .. seems to get a lot of comments.

This time I decided to make this one because I talked with my favorite local bead shop & the owner & I talked about me doing some classes for her after the first of the year. She said 'I know which one I want you to do first....'

You guessed it ..... this one

With the cooler fall like weather starting to show up this piece kind of felt right.

I love the way the tree limbs turned out. I really had a hard time getting a good picture of the details so I know you can't see what I see ... but I totally love this one.

It wasn't intended to but it kind of resembles holly.

Awww....

Then there is this piece.

One of my personal favorites.

I have been extremely impressed with the way my company does so much for the community .. raising money for different causes, adopting a local park .. etc.

So I came up with this necklace to donate .. it is going to be auctioned off at work & the money earned will be used to donate to the Susan G Komen fund.

I am truly proud to work for a company that does so much for people.

Do you like Coca-Cola?

Did you know they donate to the Susan G Komen fund every time you purchase one of the Fuze Empower brand drinks?

Anway - my contribution....

This was enivitable for me ...

I am so proud of to an American.

And I so respect what our flag represents.

For all of our soldiers I take my hat off for the sacrifices they have made so that I can sit here right now & write this ... & so I can do all of the things I do.

Thanks to all of YOU.

And last but not least ...

My oldest daughter is a senior this year.

She had her senior night for volleyball last week ... she asked me many times beforehand if I was going to bring her flowers. I wanted to .. but with work & schedule .. blah blah blah .. I knew I would not have time to go get flowers for her. So instead I made her some forever flowers with my love blooming forever.

This has to be one of my personal favorite pieces.

Well I have officially bored you enough ... tee hee.

I guess it can't be said that when I DO blog I leave much out?!

Oh I do have more to share ... but I will save a little ... maybe that will get me back here sooner!

Thanks for any & all that read & view my photos.

Just a quick hello .....

Just thought I'd share the pics of the two necklaces I was able to get made this weekend.

First:

Ring Around the Posie's

I have just loved making these little wire daisy necklaces - so I figured why not??

Second:

Daisy Duo

Thanks for stopping by & seeing what I'm up to!

A few new pieces & update on what I have been up to ...

So first I want to share what I have been mostly up to lately -

I mentioned a couple of times starting a new job this summer - well I started working for AMEX through a company named West in mid April.

I enjoyed it somewhat - but there was a lot of crazy things going on & the insurance through them was a joke & I was having to work Saturdays - my schedule was crazy.

10 hr days M, W, F & Sa

YUCK!!!

So when I went to work there I met this lady that I quickly became friends with - she is a 71 yr old lady & I absolutely adore her.

Anyway she told me about another job that she had applied for & gotten.

Well I too applied & got the job!!!

YEA!!

I ABOSLUTLEY LOVE IT!!

I went to work for Coca Cola Enterprises July 12th & I think I have finally found a 'home'.

I have the most amazing benefits with this job.

I love what I do -

I love the atmosphere-

I just love my job-

I don't drink soda - but I do insist on buying Coke products now!!

LoL

I came across this beautiful flutterby the other day - I didn't figure I'd have any luck getting in the house & getting the camera before it flew off - but I ran in the house anyway.

Yea me - I made it!!

How pretty!

Same one just with closed wings

I did get some time with my metals last weekend.
Here are the few things I made.
I am really loving the picture taking as well!
I haven't made it out there to work on anything this weekend -
but it is still Sunday - I am thinking nap then playing with some ideas!
who doesn't love peace right?
I hear a lot of talk about it - I just wish the entire world would really realize peace starts with yourself! If you will just BE PEACE you are headed in the right direction.


I have made one of these pendants before - it was a little different - but I just love it so I had to make another one - this one sold right away - so I am thinking I need to make more like this maybe with some variations.

Ahhh ... & of course the little mushroom.

I have had this idea for a while - it just finally came together.

I used brass, copper & silver on this one.

I can't help but think of Alice & Wonderland!

Wanted to share a couple of new things -

Just wanted to share a few of the things I have recently worked on. I have more but just a peek for now.

This first piece is actually a piece I saw on etsy.

Seller: Lonesomedovedesings

I loved this piece - I had to make one for myself.

I couldn't sell these - they are a replica for myself - not being my design I wanted to make sure & give a shout out for the amazing artist.

This other picture on the other hand is my design. I am pleased with it's turn out.

I do love being earth friendly - this is my earth friendly reminder.

The tree soldered together so easily - but boy when I went to solder it onto the back piece I had FITS!!!

But it for me was worth the trouble - I do love it.

It is ALL sterling silver.

Shame on ME!!

Blogging unfortunately has taken a back burner - & just when I was starting to do better!

So I - as mentioned before - had started a new job - plus it is summertime - & I have just been behind on some things.

Well a little news - I have been offered another job that I can't pass up - so here I go again!

LoL

But it will in the end free me up to do more of what I love - So don't give up on me.

I have been keeping up with some of my gardening.

I absolutely love to garden!!

Here are a few pics of my gardening -

I never knew Hens & Chicks bloomed so much to my surprise this is what mine look like right now.

I got my chicks last summer - I have a tendency to go to Lowe's & bringing home dying plants that are on clearance - like stray animals that need to be saved.

LoL

This is one my strays - this is NOT a cheap plant - I have wanted one for so long - my mom always had one & I love them - but I would see them at Lowe's for like $40.

Not me!!

But this one was on its last breath & I snagged it up for $5!!

YES!!!

AND just one year later & look at her!!

Beautiful & twice the size from when I got her!

Here is my newest stray - I will take pics through her healing process & share.

This one was $3.50 - normally $8.