baseplates and bezels

On my workbench this morning:

Sawed out sterling baseplates...

...and fine silver bezels.
That large chunk of amythest is going to metamorph into a necklace.

Norbert and I are working tonight as well as tomorrow. We're working on this shop update along with customer and wholesale orders. We are in full juggle :)

The shop update will be on Thursday...I'll try to show you a peek tomorrow!



good night


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glimpses

I have become a collector..

..of stones.

I have drawers of them. Right now I have this one tray sitting on my bench because it makes me happy to look up every now and then and see this rainbow.

I am ecstatic to get my new work listed.

It's been a long while since I've had a shop update and to be honest when I first started these new pieces I felt a bit rusty. I have had ideas and designs bursting out of my head, but when I actually sat down to start:  I stared outside.

I stared at my stones.

And then I stared at my sketches.



And after a little bit it all came flooding back so that I am now at this happy frenzy state where I am a little schyzo in my studio.I am all over the place.
Like a hummingbird that can't quite settle.

I start things and before finishing them, I start other things just because I am feeling this overflow of inspiration and I can't wait a couple of hours. I have to sketch. To try it out.

It's a wonderful feeling really.



I've been enjoying the fresh air outside, too.

I've learned the hard way that I need to balance even the things I love.

If I don't force myself out and into the open, I inevitably hit a wall.

That's what happens when the pendulum gets stuck in one place.


This, admittedly, is odd because I love - scratch that - need being outdoors in fresh air to feel normal. But, for some reason I tend to hibernate in the winter (fairly normal human behavior I think). I become sluggish and more tired. Getting outside clears my head. I guess that is the one downfall from working from home: the tendency to be cooped up.

So now I am getting out more.

Besides, it's these little glimpses that make me feel my most creative.

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Cold hands and a happy heart

Yep, they are very cold! It makes typing very difficult ;)

I put three new pieces up in my shop just a second ago. I love all three....

This last one was already snatched up, but I wanted to include it here because it is a design that I am particularly fond of. I have a treasure trove of stones so if any of you like this particular design, I can make a similar necklace with a cabochon of your choice. Just make a comment on this blogpost or send me an email.

Okay so I have had a fabulous couple of days in my shop because I am doing what I absolutely love the most.....letting my imagination and hands run free over silver and stone. The only way I can explain it is with one word really.....freedom. No restraint, just pure imaginative fun. I have been so knee-deep in necessary business related work that I have had too little of 'this time' over the last couple of weeks. I feel refreshed now :)

I should get some of these pieces up in my shop during this week, but for now I must jump off because I hear the stirrings of a little one........naptime has ended!

Ciao!