Relaxing in the Rainforest-Ecuador

Relaxing in the Rainforest-Ecuador
Natalie and Grandma

Friday, October 14, 2011


 Here are some of my newest pieces.  They are all listed on my Etsy site.  The first one is actually a locket.  It opens and has a picture of an octopus attacking a ship and on the other side a picture of steampunk gears with one metal gear attached.  I put resin over the pictures to protect them.






This piece was featured in B'sue's news on her website.  It is a stack of metal flower pieces and a mix of colors.  there is a crystal bead in the center holding them together.  I used 3 chains on each side and ran a piece of silk ribbon up thru one of the chains.  I added a dangle at the bottom with amber colored beads.

I've been playing with polymer clay and having some fun with it.  This necklace in made from polymer clay and stamped with a Celtic design.  The larger beads are also poly clay and stamped.  I added copper colored plastic beads and some opal colored stone beads for color.  I made the piece on the main focal with a large pearl bead and some copper chain.


 This is a really simple piece.  The polished stone is a pretty yellow/gold color.  I added a gold leaf charm to the front and 2 gold circles to the chain.  Pretty fall colors.















This piece was an experiment.  I poured ICE resin into a mold that I had made.  Then I painted it with perm. inks and then sealed it.  It is attached to a square pendant.  I beaded the chain with green pearls and crystal beads.  I think it turned out very nice.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Okay, I'll admit it.  I am a HUGE Ozzy Osbourne fan.  His new book came out this week and I rushed to Barnes and Noble after work to buy it.  Rachel sent me a message telling me that Ozzy was going to be in Vegas (where she lives) to sign copies of the book.  I checked on Allegient  Airlines web site to see if there were any $20 flights to Vegas around Oct. 20th.  THERE ARE NO FLIGHTS AT ALL IN OCTOBER!  I couldn't believe it.  I have missed out on seeing Ozzy so many times!  This summer I missed out on his Vegas tour then I even missed out on his Quito, Ecuador tour!  I was in Both those places this summer AFTER he had been there.  Now I could have a chance and there are NO flights to Vegas the whole month of October!! I just don't have any luck when it comes to seeing Ozzy in person.  In Ecuador I had to listen painfully to people telling me about meeting Ozzy in the hotel where he was staying.  I never have that kind of luck.  I guess I'll just have to keep hoping my luck will change someday.