BHV Bazaar and Preview Sale

I just wanted to let everyone know about the BHV Bazaar. Everyone participating in the Bead Hive Bazaar is having a sale. In my store, everything is 15% off. Sale runs 11/30 through 12/3. I am also having a preview sale. Just put in message to seller, PREVIEW, for today, or BAZAAR for the duration of the sale, and I will send a revised invoice.



I finished a beautiful lariat this week. It measures 60" . Its fabulous garnet and amazonite. Its so luxurious. I love it! Its nicely textured with varied cuts and sizes of garnets.

Busted Rump!

I just busted my rump off to get a whole bunch of new stuff listed! I am not burnt out or anything!! I found a system that works well for me. If I had taken more pictures...or for that matter had more stuff to take pictures of, I would probably still list more things. I don't want to take it too far though!! I don't want to risk burning out! Again!

I am trying new things with my photography now. It seems to be getting easier, or quicker anyway. The hardest or longest part for me was the editing...but now that I actually know how to take a picture (kinda) it really doesn't take that long! The great mysterious tip?!? I actually got it off the etsy site, from storque...its the white balance. Point your camera at a white piece of paper, and adjust the white balance to match. How simple is that? It saves so much time! Most of the time its just a matter of cropping!! Gotta love that!

Well here are a couple things I listed today...

This is one of the wreath ornaments I made. This is the first one I made, and probably my favorite. I just love the color combo. Its striking!



This is part of my Neil Diamond Collection This one is called Yesterday's Songs. I have 5 songs or bracelets in this collection. All named for some of my favorite Neil Diamond songs. I know its weird that I love Neil Diamond...but my parents liked him...and for some reason it stuck with me!



Last picture...this is Carnival! One of my festive bright bracelets. Totally out of character for me, but I am trying to break out of the mold I made for myself, and expand my horizons.



Tomorrow the Christmas decorations go up...so I probably won't list anything tomorrow...but I hope to get some pictures taken and get some more up by Sunday. We'll see how it goes!

Wicked Kitty - but oh so cute!

I discovered that my evil cat chewed through the cord that connects the camera to the computer. No wonder it didn't work!! Its all fixed now, and I uploaded several photos and have posted 2 bracelets and 1 ornament on etsy. Anyway...since its late and the night before Thanksgiving, I am going to keep this short. I just wanted to share what I have posted...especially those darn ornaments!!



And here is one of my favorite bracelets...mainly because of the kissy beads...
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

and Here's Lookin' at You


I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving! Goodnight!

Ornaments...and disaster!!

Not really disaster so much as disappointment. I have several ornaments I have finished, and taken pictures of. Now it seems that I can't get the pictures I took to load up on my computer. I am going to have to get a new cord, I believe. Hopefully I'll have some time tomorrow to get it. I had had them done and pictures taken by Friday evening...and that is the reason I have posted anything here recently. At least I am keeping up with the once a week promise I made myself!

Friday night, after the disappointment, I tried making another ornament, but just couldn't get into it. I bought some really cool handmade cards from TagYourIt These are not the cards...I didn't want to show them in case someone who will be receiving them reads this.




So, the cards I got were absolutely wonderful, but I had 8. It was either going to be too many or too few. I don't know what is with me this year...I don't send cards for anything...just not a card person. I thought, I'll send a few out to special people, you know family. Then I had a couple extra cards, so I thought, I could send these people and these people some cards. Then it was, well, if I send them a card I would have to send a card to 4 other people, and my list grew! I went back to etsy to see if I could find some different cards I liked as much as these...but then I decided I could just make the extras. After all, I do have this paper obsession...So, I have been making cards most of the weekend. I am really getting into it too! It seems the more I make the better I get at it. I remember the first cards I made a couple years ago (not counting the ones I made in grade school!!) those first ones were pretty crappy compared to these!

I am supposed to be working on a garnet lariat and some napkin rings...not that their for anyone, its just that these are the current projects for The Bead Hive. I haven't been doing them. I am not very good at being "forced" to work in a specific area. This is why I have been pretty much undecided on whether I would do custom orders for people. That has got to be so difficult! I think most of us creative types are free spirited when it comes to creating things. Sometimes I can sit down to make something specific, like say those ornaments I made last week. I sat down with an idea in my head, and thinking about the ones I showed pictures of in the last post...started to create and although I ended up with ornaments, they weren't what I originally had in mind. I do this all the time with everything I make. I am sure others are the same way. Even when I try to repeat the same thing, its never the same. Like with the ornaments, I made several, each one looks different...different colors etc....and they all look nice IMHO, but its the first one I made that is my favorite. This is usually always the case for me. Even with cooking! I am not very good at following a recipe, I just go with the flow! Does anyone else feel this way about creating? Its not just me, right?

It was actually simple!

I am starting to get back on track jewelry and bead wise. Last night I worked on my Banner and avatar for my store...and can you believe it? They turned out, their clear, and it was actually simple! I just changed them to be more on the Christmas theme...especially the avatar. I figure I'll just change the beads each holiday to whatever is representative for that time...pinks and reds for Valentines day...etc...

I came so close to taking photos today of some copper jewelry I made...but instead I opted for the bead store. I needed some garnet beads and I am wanting to make some ornaments. I found several tuts for making wire ornaments...but I think I am going to opt for some free form.

These are some great ornaments by trinkettree



Love all the colors she used!

Here is another one I liked by women



Look at all these, by DesignsByBari they are interesting...



I love her idea of funky wreaths!

I had to buy some artistic wire and plain silver tone wire today. I have use sterling in the past, and it darkens pretty quickly, and you don't really want to have to clean all your ornaments every year! I think I'll see what I can come up with!

Burnt Out!!

It happened...I was afraid it would, and it did!! I got burnt out after doing those earrings, not the making part, but the posting part. I am wiped out...and haven't really been to Etsy in a couple days! I haven't been making jewelry either. I have a couple jewelry projects going right now...but I haven't touched them. I just haven't been in the mood.

I have been doing some crochet though...I am in the process right now of making myself a scarf. Its a pain in the butt! I am making an extra long scarf. I think went its done, I may felt that one as well...not sure yet! After that, I may make a hat, purse or blanket...depending on the mood. Hopefully I'll get back to making jewelry soon. Guess I just need a break!!

I did it...and the did some more!!

Well, it took all day, but I did it!! I got them all listed!! I could have gotten them all done at one sitting...but by today, I was so sick of listing these things, that I just did one here and there...but did it!! And just to make myself feel better, I listed a bracelet too!



I just had to list something other than those earrings! I've got some other bracelets ready...I just have to take pictures...hopefully I'll get those taken and up in the next couple days...but it may not be until next week...I have a bead show to go to this weekend, plus some friends are in town. We'll see!

I have to go watch Grey's now!!