Finally Friday!

Well, for me it is anyway! It has been a really long week for some reason, maybe its the heat. I'm looking forward to a couple of days off work and spending time with my husband and his family...and my torch of course! I have a couple of custom orders that I'm working on and then I'm going to just play. I have a couple of ideas in my head, thinking about a sale next week, or a give away...something.
Anyway, off to bed for now...

Another Direction

Well it seems that an Alchemy request on Etsy is taking me in a whole new direction. I placed a bid for a bead and won it but somehow I misunderstood what the requester wanted, and she misunderstood what I meant too. So, I will be attempting to make something unlike I have ever done before. I won't hold her to the purchase of course, it was my mistake, I believe for not being as clear as I should have. But, I attempted what she requested tonight and it turned out better than I thought it might, but not as good as I would like. I seem to be a bit of a perfectionist in a lot of areas of my life, and this is one of them! When I create something, I want it to be perfect. Of course I understand that with the "hobby" I have chosen, right now for me that is next to impossible; but hey, I can try! I will probably make at least one more attempt to create something that she has no choice but to love, and then send her some pictures and see what she thinks. If nothing else, it was a lesson learned for me to be more specific about what I feel like I can and can't do.....and if all goes well, I may gain some more confidence in my ability and push myself a little harder next time.

Emperor's Grove



Arabian Night
Col. Mustard the Lampwork Octopus Bead
Peach the Lampwork Octopus Bead Here are some pics of some of my more recent work. I have been working on some new focals, but of course I still love to do the "critter beads" too. I bought some new frits from Candice Mathewson at http://www.beadgoodies.com/ and she was kind enough to post a pic of my "Arabian Night" (named after her frit that I used for the bead) on her site with a link to my Etsy shop. Be sure and check it out, she has some great frit!

Once again it seems as if life has gotten in the way and I have failed to update here for some time; I really am going to try and be better about it! I have finished school and passed boards so I am officially an RN now! Last year was really a very tough year between work and school and everything in between and I am really glad to have gotten through it! My husband and I recently purchased our first home together and because of that, I now get to have my own "studio" in the basement. My previous set up was in the garage! I am really excited about it because now it means I can torch whenever I want and not have to worry about the weather. My FIL built me a work station and installed a vent system for me so I have been working away in my new studio for about 3 weeks now.

Before I got my ventilation in I was working on other "projects" that are listed in my second Etsy store @ http://LuckyBunny2.etsy.com This shop features a variety of items from my handmade sterling silver jewelry to bookmarks and hair bows. I apparently have "craft add" :)

I have also joined some new communities, I have a page on indie public, a very cool site that I am still learning about. I have been a member of Lampwork Etc. for quite some time and recently joined their street team on Etsy (LEST). They are a very talented bunch of very supportive fellow lampworkers. Always willing to give advise on how to make your work better, or how to take better pics or even willing to share their techniques on how to make a certain style of bead; a very awesome group! So when you are shopping on Etsy be sure and search "LEST" to find their amazing work!

Wow, time sure does fly! Over the past few months lots of things have happened and obviously I haven't had much time to post new things here. I got married last month and am now 3 weeks away from graduation! This semester has been the longest and in my opinion, hardest yet and I will be thrilled when it is over! I have neglected my shop as well and as a result, have not sold much. I had a couple of custom orders and felt horrible about how long it took me to get them completed! I try to get things done fairly quickly but those took weeks to complete! I finally decided that over these next few weeks, I could not take anymore custom orders and I will not be able to post new things in my shop either, mainly because I haven't even had the time to make anything new lately. I am really disappointed about not being able to have "Christmasy" things ready now and in my shop, I have made some really cute snowmen! Oh well, maybe next year!