~valentines and aquarians

new today. the perfect gift.

~today is polymer fun day

here today

and here
xoxo

~eep

so. in working hard on my boards i shifted gears on one of the entries and wrote about a different lesson. then, bam, i realized i should go back to the original one i started. thanks goodness i learned my lesson to save everything. EVERYTHING. oops. sorry for yelling, but, seriously. i save everything now. i save it on my computer. i save it to the cloud. i send it to my home and school emails. i save it to a thumb drive. never again will i loose my data. my entries. my goals. even drafts that i'm not sure about i save in all forms. i think i'm covered. there was a news story here about two years ago where a women had her whole dissertation on her computer and it was stolen. she hadn't backed it up. i should've taken notice! i think i've got it now. but! i do not back up my photos. i should learn to be as thorough with that as i am with the boards. but i figure they are here. and on fb. or sent to family, etc. but i should be backing them up too. baby steps i guess. anywho, sometimes i hit a wall when writing and kim, of numinosity fame, suggested i go make jewelry. so. every day i've gone in to the studio and day 1 i cleaned. the next day i made something. the next day i made something else. see? blister pearls from kim and crazy assorted beads from fagins daughter.

and then today, i drew something. it's really helping. that and getting out with the hubby. he needs it. he had a bad snowboarding accident and did some damage. they tried to sew his calf back together but it didn't take. skin graft is next. poor thing. won't even eat his chocolate. afraid he'll get fat because he can't exercise. so. we get out and check mail and go to the bank and go for a beer (though now i'm off beer while supporting my daughter whose on a new diet for intestinal stuff). she's a trooper. i miss my beer, but got my gin. hear that petra?  lol
thanks for being there you wicked awesome peeps. your inspiration is motivating and invigorating! xoxo

a scholarship and open shop~

Happy New Year!

as you many of you know, i've been working towards my national boards for professional teaching standards. it has been an exciting experience, well worth it and very telling. i'm not done! not until june. i've been fundraising like mad and didn't want to spend a dime on anything but the boards then, i got a scholarship and a refund! i'm feeling so blessed. so i re-upped etsy now that i can afford it and want to share with you! these are my favs from my jewelry shop and one from my destash shop. what a great christmas present to have the boards paid for and i'm looking forward to a great new year! love to you all. appreciate all of your support! xoxo

true

babs

bangle stack

saint

antique steel cut beads

angel

ocean

shelley

~studio time

hahahahahaha. got a little metal bit from fagins daughter and made it into a pendant. when I photographed it and got a good look at the photo, i noticed something. lol for the recycled art show coming up. beauty scorchedearthonetsy by petra ceramic drop and a bit of silk from kim.

 nectar ipa bottle caps, moonstones and crystals.

 pounded earrings from fagins daughter and numinosity drops.

sam adams october fest and gilded crystals from fagins daughter.

 pounded silver earrings from fagins daughter and numinosity drops.

 rolled bottle caps with numinosity drops.

 uinta bottle caps, stars and numinosity drops.

duvel bottle caps and numinosity drops. damn. could use some more but the lovely gem is on vacation! good for her!

 rolled lagunitas bottle caps with silver fringe.

rolled sam adams with souvenir pennies and petra drops.

as you can see, i've had fun with three of my fav artists. enjoy!

flood waters~

my buddy crico of the recycled art gallery weasel and fitz...

commissioned these pieces and some more.

he wanted rolled bottle cap jewelry for balloon fiesta.

then disaster hit his tiny community. roads were washed away, all of the businesses and most of the homes in this area were flooded. my friend hilary and some of her buddies were washed down stream; in their truck! sad and scary times in the desert as we cannot handle a deluge of water. our ground is too dry to suck it up. it's been challenging. even one of my school communities, Sile, NM is without access. people are still stranded. contact me to help my students.

wanna help madrid, nm? donations are being taken here.