Resin Jewelry/Loss of a Friend

Hello!

Hope everyone is doing well on this first day of Spring!  It is a bit chilly here and partly cloudy but I am NOT complaining! 

Piper is at her first dog show in KY and she took the point yesterday - YEAH. She also took the point again today!!!  I love my dogs:)

Well over the past week I learned how to create resin jewelry. It was a huge hit - all of the pieces I created were sold.  It is a really fun, ecomonical way to wear fun, colorful jewelry!  I started out using base metal or metal which is coated with silver, however, I am going to work my way up to Sterling! 

Resin is really fun as it acts like a picture frame for your subject.  So far I have worked with paper and beach glass.  I would like to start adding things to my pieces, beads, stones, etc but I seem to like the simplicity of the fun patterns on the paper.  Stay tuned.

I am going to put my resin pieces in my Etsy store only so check them out: http://www.jewelrybyfrancine.etsy.com/.

I have also attached a picture.  

I also wanted to take a moment to reflect on a old friend who died this week - Sharon Pullar.  Sharon was just a wonderful, carefree person.  I do not think she ever had a care in the world.  They found her body in her home this week we do not yet know how she died. 

While I have not kept in touch with Sharon over the past 25 years, looking at pictures posted on FB bring back all of the HS memories we had.  As someone posted on FB yesterday, heaven is now laughing.  How true.  RIP Sharon Pullar - I will miss you:)

Until next time...

March!

Hello -

With the arrival of March I cannot help but think of spring and warmer weather.  However, in Ohio we are not out of the woods just yet! 

The birthstone for March is aquamarine. What a pretty color stone and it comes in so many different colors.  I have attached a link which tell us quite a bit about this gemstome.

http://www.about-birthstones.com/marchbirthstone.html

I have one piece created out of aquamarine and it displays the different colors which are available.  I  call this Cotton Candy! 

Some great news!  Don Basch Jewelrys in Macedonia is going to carry my Love Tags!  I am working on putting together a display now.  Will keep you apprised.

Have a great week all. Until next time...

Your Favorite Piece of Jewelry

Hi!

I thought of a great idea so we could all share a picture or a short description of our favorite piece of jewelry as a child.   For example, remember those Avon pins which opened and had cologne on the inside?  They came in all sorts of colors and shapes.  I LOVED those!!  I think partially because my Mom never ordered from Avon so like anything else, you always want what you don't have. 

So... please share your favorite piece of jewelry!  Let's have fun!!!!

                        

Spring??

Hello!

It actually rained today in Ohio.  Can you believe it?  While I do not like rain because of my dogs tracking in the mud it creates, the plus side is it reminds me that spring is just around the corner:)  I love spring!  Spring means dog shows, walks, and the beginning of art show season. I truly believe that the sun makes people happier!!

Anyhow the website is going well!  I am trying to become proficient in adding pieces correctly.  I have the pictures down and the descriptions, just working on the shipping and inventory section.  I will get there soon!

On the dog front I finally feel more confortable grooming my Piper.  She is a new breed to me and requires hand stripping which I have never done before and quite frankly, feel bad doing to the poor dog.  I need to get over that as she still loves me when she jumps down from the table!

Oh - I did want to mention the latest jewelry craze, cold connections or rivets.  I have several pieces available where I have incorporated this technique.  I like the look as it gives the jewelry a more finished look.  I did create a really cute pair of earrings but I sold them and cannot locate the picture.  They truly showed what riveting looked like as they were mixed metal.  I am going to post two pieces where I used rivets so you can see what it looks like!  The necklace is called SHAPES and the ring is called 10 o clock. 

Until next time...

New Adventures

Hello everyone!

Well it is ALMOST perfect. The site, that is.  What a pain staking process, reading, reviewing, re-reading over and over and I still seem to find things that are not perfect:(  Overall, I am happy with the site and cannot wait until I learn how to update it myself so that I can add all of my new pieces!

Valentine's day is this weekend - doing anything fun?  I truly have no idea what is planned for me as I did not plan anything for my hubby.  We go out on New Year's eve so I guess we can stay in on Valentine's day, the other "big night out."

Oh - I am so excited as I am going to the Bead and Button show in June.  It is in Milwaukee, WI.  I am STOKED.  I will be like a kid in a candy store and I am taking a class on how to do Keum Boo - WOW it is sooo pretty.  Here is an example and some more info on what it is and how it came to be:

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/keumboo.htm

In addition to learning about jewelry, I get to meet Piper's breeder, Courtney!  I am also very excited about that.  Makes the 7 hour trip very worth it.

I have some projects on my bench that I have been neglecting, so have a good one.  Until next time...

The month of LOVE

Hello

Sorry it has been a while as my hard drive crashed on my laptop.  Seriously thinking about taking the leap to a MAC BOOK!   Anyhow can you believe it is February already?  My husband bought me some pretty red tulips yesterday which so remind me of warmer weather.  We are headed in that direction:)

In continuing with the birthstone theme, we will talk a bit about February's birthstone,amethyst.  If you birthday is this month then HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Here is a great link which is all about this gorgeous purple stone:
http://www.galleries.com/minerals/gemstone/amethyst/birthfeb.htm

Here is a piece which I have created with amethyst colored cubic circonia - Enjoy and have a wonderful week!  Oh I changed my colors on my new website - take a look:
http://www.jewelrybyfrancine.com/newhome.html

January Birthstones

Good Morning!

I am going to focus on birtstones each month.  Since it is January, I am going to focus on the birthstone(s) for Janauary.  I sometimes get confused as there are so many for any given month.  I will try to focus on the most popular and let show pics of what I have available in that particular birthstone. 

http://starryskies.com/Artshtml/dln/1-01/jan.birthstones.html