I wish my eyebrow would stop twitching

I am often hard on myself for always waiting until the last minute to do things that have deadlines. I beat myself up over the self-inflicted stress and I believed, until very recently, that if I were to become one of those plan ahead people that my life would somehow fall neatly into place and peace would abound. Not true. So not true.

You may recall a while ago that I received some gorgeous beads in the mail from Anne of Gardanne Beads. Prior to that I had received some fabulous beads from Cindy Gimbrone. I knew that I wanted to somehow use these beads in something that might be considered for publication, so I sat down and I planned. I drew up ideas and came up with designs that made me giddy. I sat in the studio and made custom porcelain pieces that would coordinate perfectly with the glass beads. I bisqued them, I glazed them, I fired them... and they sucked. They just weren't going to do it for me. I no longer liked the ideas I had come up with, I no longer liked the colors I had chosen. It all stunk. Several weeks of planning was all for nothing and I was out of time.

The resulting two necklaces that you see here were made in the past 24 hours. I had to overnight them to California so that I would make the submission deadline. I am pleased as punch with how them came out. My nerves are shot and my eyebrow hasn't stopped twitching but they are done and gone and maybe, if I'm lucky, they will be published. So, no more planning ahead for this freak of nature. It just wastes time. :)



Comments

Wow Nancy - they are beautiful and so unique - the pressure at the last minute sure worked for you ! I am sure that they will be published :)
SueBeads said…
Woo Hoo - great pieces!
Julie said…
Wow - I love them. Good luck!
Anonymous said…
very cool!
Kella said…
I stopped fighting that fight a long time ago I'm a last minute person and I like you seem to produce the best of myself under serious pressure.

I love both pieces but my very favourite has got to be the second one.
Great pieces Nancy!!!

Both pieces would be so much fun to wear. I love the first one it's soooooo Judy Jetson!! :)

Pattie ;)
Mazatlan Mx.

PS Cool news, I finally received my Amazon order so I'll be taking the book along to the beach this weekend, maybe I can get to a point where I begin to have a few ideas for my piece of jewelry. Although unless you place a project deadline on us being another 11th hour freakazoid I'll not get it started early!! :)
Pretty Things said…
You know, I'd bet that someone else would LOVE the beads you think sucked! We jewelry folk are so hard on ourselves, aren't we?
TesoriTrovati said…
Wow. Keep your twitching up my dear because these are sure winners!
Enjoy the day! Erin
Andrew Thornton said…
Some people work better under pressure. I hate deadlines, yet work surprisingly better under them.

And girl, my eyebrows are wore out. I feel like I should get botox or something to have some kind of relief. My eyebrows are about to twitch themselves right off my face one of these days. I discovered that someone hacked my bank account and charged over a $1000 worth of hoochie clothes and spa treatments!

By the way, your pieces look fab. I am sure that any publication would be lucky to feature them.
Mary Harding said…
Those are wonderful pieces. I am sure they will be published. I love to be under pressure too.
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Dani said…
Gorg as always....and the eyebrow twitching is a result of lack of sleep. This I know first hand!! :)
Gardanne said…
Oh my gosh Nancy. I am overwhelmed with your designs, and so flattered that you picked my glass beads as a part of the design.
Speaking of twitching, I had a twitchy eye a while back and went to the doctor. She said it was a combination of menopause and having a 15 year old daughter. Now that your submissions are in the mail maybe it will settle down.
Wow! These are gorgeous and so unique!
sandi m said…
Funny how you can plan and p.l.a.n. and, nothing. And then, voila, it clicks without any planning.
Of course, d-e-a-d-l-i-n-e-s do have a way of inspiring you real quick!

Hope to see these in print.
Round Rabbit said…
Thanks for all the kind and sweet comments everyone! I am glad to know that I am not alone in my last minuteness. It's nice to know that there are other creative souls who just are nuts as I am. :)
ClickNCamera said…
Wish I could work this well under pressure! Beautiful work!
Jen Judd said…
"If you wait 'til the last minute...it only takes a minute." That's a way of life for me! haaaaa LOVE the work with Gardanne's beads! They're gorgeous! Jen
I am seriously in love with the necklace in the top image. I think it's my favorite that you've ever made. I hear you on the twitching thing, btw. No fun. Let's get garlic knots sometime! Email me. xo, Abbey
Cindy Gimbrone said…
As usual, Nancy you hit it out of the park! Love how you've combined three different artist beads into real stunners!

I wish I worked well under pressure, unfortunately, I usually just twitch and never make it to the post office!

Cindy

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