Sunday ramblings and new shop stuff
I've said goodbye to my neck until sometime next spring. I hope it has a nice winter completely encased in fleece and turtlenecks. It's actually not too terribly cold outside right now, but I am freezing anyway. My constant feed of hot mint tea isn't doing much more than making me have to pee every 20 minutes or so. TMI, I know. Sorry. Anyhoo, it's a quiet Sunday and I just finished the new Dan Brown book, The Lost Symbol. I enjoyed it completely. I am real sucker for secret society/Ancient Mysteries/evil tattooed people/nerdy academics-turned-action-hero type stuff. And this book had it all! My usual reading list tends to be a bit on the non-fiction/information-headache-that-only-appeals-to a-handful-of-strange-people me-being-one-of-them and-perhaps-I-should-try-to-enjoy-myself-a-bit more instead-of-always-thinking-that-I-need-to-learn-something side. I promised myself after reading Ian Kershaw's two volume biography on Hitler that I would lighten up a bit. (Who am I kidding, I'm STILL reading those l-e-n-g-t-h-y books...) So, with that in mind can anyone recommend a nice light and airy good read? Maybe we should all read a book together - like a book club type of thing. That would be kind of fun. :)
In other news - jewelry news - I received my pieces back from Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine. These are the pieces that are featured in the current issue (found in all major book and craft stores...plug, plug, plug). I'll be listing the necklace and the bracelet in the shop today. Feel free to pay them a visit and give them a pat on the head. :)
I've been making more bracelets this past week and here are two of them. First up is an Acanthus bracelet. I really enjoy making these one-of-a-kind pieces. I tend to come up with my most creative ideas when I'm sitting there staring at a piece wondering what in the world I can do to make it interesting.
The little touches I find interesting (and even inspiring for future pieces) are things like this detail above. I took three pieces of hammered chain and joined them with a wire and rhodonite beads. It's nothing ground-breaking, no reinvention of the wheel... but I like it just so darn much I can hardly stand it!
Here is a new owl bracelet. Anything owl has been a good seller at shows this year so I am trying to stock up for the holidays.
My favorite part of this piece is the brass chain cluster with glass beads. This is my favorite chain at the moment so expect to see it all over the place. Isn't it funny how a chain can make you happy? (I'm a cheap date)I'm off to plop these pretties in the shop. Enjoy the rest of this Sunday! :)
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But it's gotta be lighter reading, like maybe something with some humor.
I'm totally up for a book club. As long as we don't have to have to have a book read in a short period of time, like a week.
p.s. you're new bracelets rock. I can't believe I missed out on the owls when I had the chance. dammit.
Yes, let's read! I am a pretty slow reader these days so it would be like a three week period, or so. Something light and funny would be good. But what?? Hopefully someone will recommend something good.
I too, hope someone has some good recommendations! And a 3 week period sounds perfect!
I do happen to have a book or two to suggest:
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
The Little Gaint of Aberdeen County
by Tiffany Baker
Quite a Year for Plums
by Bailey White
a book club would be awesome! right now i read what my daughter reads in her honors english classes - and they are often really good...
your work is always so beautiful.. and the innovations are so terrific!
From the Book: "Six months after a particulary nasty case. Detective Cassie Maddox has transferred out of Dublin's Murder squad and has no plans to go back. That is, until an urgent telephone call summons her to a grisly crime scene.
It's only when she sees the body that Cassie understands the hurry. The victim, a young woman, is Cassie's double and carries ID identifying herself as Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie once used on an undercover job. Suddenly, Cassie must discover not only who killed this girl but, more importantly, who is this girl? And as reality and fantasy become desperately tangled. Cassie moves dangerously close to losing herself forever." So far I'm enjoying it.
Your pieces are beautiful. I have the copy of the magazine, congrats on your feature.
Thanks for the blog link! Love your blog and work too!
Fabulous!