Been a long time

                  Here are the things I made to finish out 2016 and never got around to posting here :-)

Evangeline

Bead embroidered pendant on a 19" satin ribbon with sterling silver clasp and end wraps. Iridescent white Czech glass button, seed beads in 11/0 and 15/0. Swarovski crystals and Swarovski pearls on ends of the fringe, and a multi-faceted green glass bead accent in the center. Backing is Ultrasuede. 3.57" long. 

More Independent Art

I've got nine more independent artists / designers to share with you today. Links to the selected items will be under each picture.

Visit Patsy on facebook

Lisa Liddy on Etsy

Dangly Bits hair accessories on The Amber Wolf

Made to Order Rainbow Bracelet by Astrid Boyce

Golden Bead by Irene Giorgio

Emergency Preparedness Kit by Sarah's Saks

Sweater Coat by Carolyn Muir

Rebecca Lee Design on facebook

Willowroot Wands Metaphysical Shop

Feeling Festive

It's a whopping -11º in my little town this morning, so I plan to spend the day hiding inside baking cookies, sitting by the fireplace, and (hopefully) working on some new projects for my etsy shop. Don't know if that last part will happen, but I'm hoping.

Anyway, I'm feeling festive this morning, so I thought I'd share some links to some things made by people in my art guilds and my friends. As best I can, I will also put up links to contact each person if the item is still for sale. You can click the title under each picture to go to the page where the item is listed for sale :)

Butterfly ornament by Jill Kollman 

Snowman ornament by Peggy Reichenbach

Purple bird ornament by Marie Young

Blue geometric ornament by Beth Petricoin

 Red bell ornament by Angela Hickey

Blue Bird Brooch by FredaK

Set of two red glass ornaments by Tom Kies II

Winter hare cuff bracelet by Amy Kuczewski

Blown glass ornament by Beau Barrett

Glass peppermint candy necklace by Lezlie Foster

Cuff Cuff

Some more cuffs.

As always, you can click the pictures to enlarge them and see details.

I have another one in progress that I'm super excited about. It's got really intricate edging that has taken two days all ready though, so it may be a while longer. Also, I'm working on a Cellini spiral bead project now, so I have to choose between the two every time I sit down.

Thanks for stopping by.

Prototype

So I've been playing with some ideas I got for cuff bracelets. I've decided that I'll be making slight modifications to the inside lining in the future but I like the potential.

Please pardon the crappy phone pictures and the stray cat hair :) This one was claimed on facebook shortly after I posted it and I've all ready got orders for future work, so it seems I've found something good that I can call my own :)

There are two more waiting on my desk - one to be varnished and one that still needs the inside lining and sanding and varnishing. 

So that's what I've got. Thanks for stopping by :)