Day 8 - Down to Earth

A friend recently made a trip to Idaho and brought me this pendant.  My dear husband  picked out the beads several months ago. I felt they matched perfectly.  


Sorry once again I don't know what the stones are called. I need to spend more time learning to identify different stones.

Day 7 - Happy Aftermath

I'm to old to work and play as hard as I do and then still expect to get up early the next morning refreshed and ready to start a new day. We went to a friends house for a 4th of July BBQ last night and stayed way to late for a work night. But we had a great time. 

The cool grey skies are not helping me wake up and get moving either.  Oh, but I hope it RAINS!!! Not only do we so need it, but I love a good summer time rain, they are so rare.  Since I am feeling blurry and the sky is grey I think the piece I made this morning reflects these very well. 

A friend gave me the black and green pendant from her abundant stash.  She is a jewelry maker also.  David picked out the green beads a long time ago and I didn't think I'd ever figure out what to do with them. He also selected the Hemitite. Unfortunately I don't know what the green beads are nor the pendant.

Day 6 - Flying the Colors

I hope you will understand and forgive me but because tomorrow (day 6) is the 4th of July, I am going to post a day early. I don't plan to spend my day off 1. making jewelry   2. sitting in front of a computer writing a blog. Sorry.

David & I have been invited to a friends house tomorrow evening for a BBQ so I think I will be wearing these;

Curious, I just noticed that the date on  the camera is wrong.

 I really did take the pic this morning 07/03/2012.

Along with the necklace from day 3

Day 5 - peas in a pod

One of my other favorite things to do is garden. 

This morning I pick these; 

I sat down to start shelling the peas when my ADD kicked in and I remembered I needed to make my piece of Jewelry for today's challenge.  Well, because I still had peas on my mind. This is what I did.


First, I fixed a broken ankle bracelet that I had in my jewelry making bin.

I didn't feel like this was enough to really qualify as a challenge so I started digging through all my "green" peas.....I mean beads. :) 

Green Glass bead Bracelet

A sneak preview.

A sweet friend surprised me with a bag full of beads and old jewelry pieces. Among the jewels I found a real treasure......This brooch. It is very similar to one I gave to my grandmother years ago. I can't wait to incorporate it into a necklace. 

the wheels are turning.   I'm not saying this will be tomorrows piece, just keep watching it will turn up one of these days.

Day 4 - Fire on the Mountain

Living in the West we are experiencing an early fire season this summer due to a very dry spring and extreme hot summer. Yesterday morning I told my husband that it was a question of would we have wildfires here in our valley this summer but simply a matter of when. Yesterday afternoon was the first "When" of the season.

The air quality was pretty bad this morning due to all the smoke. 

Yes, this is still a blog about Jewelry. I imagine by now you are probably wondering.

Today's piece was inspired from yesterdays ashes.  Whoa that's sounding almost scriptural. 

.......to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,  Isaiah 61:3

ANY WAY.........

Fire on the Mountain Bracelet ....... notice the green, browns, reds and pale yellow. 

Hope you enjoy!

Day 3 - The old red white and blue

I figured I had better make a necklace for the fourth of July before the 4th of July. 

I have really come to like the asymmetrical style. I think it is a style that has to grow on you. Most people are use to jewelry being symmetrical. I remember the first time I saw an asymmetrical necklace that a friend made It really bothered me, I kept wanting to reach out and fix it.  I thought she had just made a mistake and didn't notice.  


That same friend gave me most of the stones in this necklace.
There is moonstone, sodalite, freshwater pearls, and a couple other types that unfortunately I don't know their names, but I know that I like them.