Here we are! The "We're All Ears :: 5th Annual Use Your Leftovers Challenge!"

I haven't participated in a challenge for some time now. Two separate jobs in the education field, in conjunction with my amazing family, has kept me busy! But here goes...

My table. I work in an old bedroom that was my daughter's. Still a bed and some other stuff in there, but mostly mine. I keep my table nice and tidy, for the most part, as I also do school work in there.

I looked at what was there to offer, and starting compiling.

So I grabbed the bead board and started arranging components I thought would go well together. The bottle cap was one of many that I eventually I transformed!

First up sold right away. Coral beads, turquoise drops by HappyFishThings, and little faceted soldered jade bits from CrowCacheSupplies.

Next up was a lovely pair made from dangles by ScorchedEarthonEtsy and poly clay beads by ShipWreckDandySupplies. 

Here we have a lovely facial expression pair made from the clay beads of FoxPaws, drops of faceted stones and  a little metal bead cap.

Bottle caps! Random shells, pearl and glass beads capped with metal.

More bottle caps adorned with faceted stones beads and poly clay beads by ShipWreckDandySupplies.

This was definitely a fun way to crank out some earrings. I made them swiftly, and with lots of enthusiasm. I hope you enjoyed and don't forget, darlicioushouse is where I reside on etsy. Come visit! xoxo

And enjoy the blog hop from earrings every day.

Cheers!

~new bottle caps

wow! feels like forever since i've enameled a bottle cap. got out the hammer and pounded them into a conical shape then off to the torch! embellished with components from kim at numinosity beads. i call them fireball. lol you can find them in my enamels shop. xoxo

~playing with recycled copper and enamels

i've been playing around with a new type of gas ~propane~ and throwing in all of the enamels. i like how it's going but such a departure from the bottle caps. no longer limited by shape. 

poly by shipwreckdandy, clay by donnaperlinplim here

i gave away all of my jewelers equipment years ago, so now i need to get a sawing block again as right now i just snipsnipsnip and pound. sawing could liven things up a bit. but i like the organic nature of the snips.

clay by happyfishthings here

today i play with drill bits and letting the light shine through.

bowie here

almost out of my enamel sample shipment from two years ago and would like some new colors not found in the sample kit. i'm really liking the look of layering over the white. i recently purchased etching solution and i've etched a pair. ~scream~ is etched. if i etch the lighter colors, i could get out my crayon and draw!

poly by shipwreckdandy up for grabs

sooo, i've got the powder, liquid and crayon to play with. such fun. who'd a thunk i'd love this but recycling is key. i must retain a recycled element to continue in the shows i love to participate in. i dig that i live near a junk yard where i can get my copper. scored a ton of flashing and wire. it'll keep me going for a long time!

clay by scorchedearthonetsy ~my don't pinch me pin for St. Patricks Day ~sold

i have two shows coming up soon. a festival in Albuquerque at La Parada Farm to Table called the Kenny Chavez Tenth Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival. and then Reuse-apalooza in Santa Fe. a carnival!

clay by scorchedearthonetsy here

i'd like to find some lovely summer shows, but golly, the prices are so high and i need a booth shot, so, i sketched up how i could gussy up the booth, went through all my cloths and display items then settled on white and black with turquoise tulle as a trim. then i can get that shot i need at one of the shows. hope it looks good! so much fun peeps!

leaf by pipnmolly here

i love that my husband supports me. he made weights for my canopy, a really nice one we scored at half price from a canopy shop. it has worked so well in the elements since we bought it years ago.

poly by shipwreckdandy up for grabs

he loads the vehicle, unloads it with me, helps me set up then it's off on an all day bike ride while i sellsellsell. winwin all around.

clay by donnaperlinplim here

in the end, it's about community and spirited fun. have a happy creative day all! xoxo

~painting with enamels

~foo fighters

my husband was approached by some mountain bikers looking for a trail head. he offered to take them up the mountain and ride down with them. two days in a row he's been hanging with them. one of the guys turns out to be the bass player for the foo fighters, the other, and old employee of his from 20 years back who now works as a sound manager. tom blames his good fortune for great new riding buddies on the super moon. i made these earrings to wear to the concert. :)

~unusual decadence

torch enameled beer bottle caps. scorchearthonetsy clay accents. faceted amethyst. love.

~live

~oops!

i tripped on the sidewalk. was putting my phone away as i was rushing to my car. didn't see the transition. flew ass over tit. ok, not really, but that was fun to say. just flew and hit my head on the pavement. a few more inches and i would've been in the traffic lane, as i landed between two cars, one being mine.
i am thanking my lucky stars. but concussion confirmed. two days later my eyes suddenly went black and blue. now it is in my jaws, but the doc says it's normal. gonna freak out my students more than so far! the poor babies just kept staring at my forehead and eyes. i didn't stay long at work. too hard to focus and too hard to listen. so out of it, but this shall pass. in the mean time i managed to eek out a few thing, but i gotta tell ya, it hurt and went painfully slow. not my usual top speed. bleh!
but, on the upside, i breath and breath and thank you for breathing too!

pair

single accent

single accent

~ceramic lace

torch enameled beer bottle caps.
numinositybeads glass, donnaperlinplim ceramics. here. 

~a new gig

it's spring break from my day job so i'm playing. got my bike tuned up and am ready to rock and roll! here's a magnet i made marrying two of my favorite things. a torch enameled beer bottle cap and a bike cog.

xoxo

~posts

a new design. post earrings! with ceramic drops by DonnaPerlinplim. yum! speckled purple. love.

~happenings

a big shout out to numinositybeads, inviciti, raggedrobyn, 

scorchedearthonetsy, 4ophelia, yesdearsister, and happyfishthings! support them ... create. xoxo