Baby Eva ~ SOLD!!

I have had a small bracelet in my shop that my daughter made. She designed it herself, named it and told me how much to charge (which was very reasonable). I think she was thinking no one was ever going to buy it, then the lovely Amber snatched it up for her niece!! Right now, my daughter is playing with the grandparents, so I called her to tell her that she sold her first piece, to an international buyer!! OH, we screamed and jumped up and down and she wants to know everything about the girl who bought it.

Thank you so much, Amber. Not just for supporting me in my work and being my friend but for making a great memory between me and my daughter. No time soon will she forget this and the joy she has is unbelievable. Thank you for making memories. I can't put a price on that and I can't always wrap it in a box. But now, we can look back and smile and I'm glad you are the one who gave that to us.

As promised...

Go Check It!

Amber over at Blurr Designs has posted an awesome tutorial on how to make fabulous dangle earrings. She has pictures and thorough explanations. Go Look!!

I have sneak peeks coming in a little bit. Check back later!!

Raw and Radiant

Raw and Radiant
by:
Pinky!

Black metal handstamped tag on
Red Vinyl Cuff with
Hematite and sterling dangle.

I wish that the pictures were better, but I was so excited, that I didn't redo them. I will post better ones as I take them. The metal dogtag says "Raw and Randiant" handstamped by your truly. I have more that will be coming out that are along these lines, but you never know what I will do. I am very pleased with the piece. It's a little bit tough, a little bit vulnerable, just like me.

Feedback is appreciated. I haven't listed this in my shop yet, so if you wanna get your hands on it, you better leave some comments!!

Be Raw, Be Radiant, Be You.

New Work

I have a new piece that I am working on, thus the reason for no posting. I've only let my friend Heather in on the secret and if all goes well, I can post a picture of it later tonight, or early tomorrow. But, I'm shooting for tonight.

This is like nothing I have done before. It's a little more edgy than the rest of my work, so I am really anticipating some feedback on this.

Stay tuned...I swear, new work is coming!!

Playing with my camera

I took these while on vacation. I was playing with the exposure times, but didn't think about what it would do if I moved around during that time. Well, these are what happened!! I 'm pretty happy with them and I think I may do some photoshop adjustments, but overall, I can't be happier with something that was initially just an accident.

I'm HOME!!!!

I have SO much to write, but good lord, I am beat! We were all ready to be home and get back to a routine of sorts. Then, it started storming like crazy and we all got hunkered down to deal with the weather. It's calm now, but it put everyone in a little bit of a slow mode.

The picture is to commemorate the storm we had as a homecoming. I took it while we were on vacation. It stormed REALLY bad one night and I managed to get this shot of the lightning. It thundered and lightning so loud that it shook the balcony of a 20 story building, put out the power in the hotel next to us and set off all the car alarms in the parking lot. It is the ONLY time I have ever seen my husband get scared by a storm.

Hopefully by tomorrow, I will be back in full swing and I can post pictures and stories. We had a wonderful time and even though we were ready to come home, we weren't quite ready to leave the beach.

And, just so you don't think I forgot:

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

I LOVE YOU, DIDDY!!

You are a bright and wonderful light that shines in my life and on more than one occasion, that light has guided me. Words cannot capture my love and admiration for the father you have always been, the Pop that you so easily became and the man that has always been a Superhero to me. Here is to you on this one day of celebration. Although, I celebrate you every day of my life. I love, love, love you with everything a daughter has to love. Thank you for being so wonderfully, amazingly and lovingly you.

I'm Leaving!!

Well, folks, I'm off to the beach. I'll be gone a week and I will have SO much fun!! Sand, surf, food, building castles with my daughter, floating in the ocean, all those wonderful beach things. In order for me to have all this, I have to sacrifice my computer for a week. Where we are staying, there is no "internet lounge" and I don't have a laptop, so NO INTERNET FOR A WHOLE WEEK!!! That makes me sad. I am bringing a tackle box full of beads so I can still create while I'm gone.

I posted the two newest pieces on Etsy today, so go look. Hopefully, when I get back, I can regale you with pictures (NONE of me in a swimsuit!!) stories and new art. Be well.

Two new pieces

I haven't put these up on Etsy yet, because, well, because I am just being lazy. I'm supposed to be packing for our trip, but I'm being lazy about that, too. BUT, out of all my laziness, I sure have managed to create new art!! Take a look and tell me what you think:

I know the picture is dark here, but I still love the shot. It just looks cool to me. Anyway, these are a new set of hair sticks. They are wrapped with stainless steel wire and the dangles are black pearls surrounded by amethyst squares. I may post a better picture because these are just so cool.

Now this little beauty elicited a "Hey, that looks cool!" from my husband, so I am very pleased with this. It's a combination of teardrop, iridescence purple glass beads and shiny black hematite beads. This piece literally glows. Every way you turn a new color erupts out of it. I have been waiting to use this toggle and I am glad I did. I think it sets the piece of perfectly.

So, there are two new pieces, both of which I am really tickled about. Hopefully, I'll get over my lazy kick and post these in my Pinky shop.

Look! LOOK!!

I have had this idea in my head for a while, but I couldn't share it with everyone yet until all the pieces came together. Well, that happened today.

My newest creation!!
Wire Wrapped Hair Sticks!!

I am constantly pulling my hair out of my way, but pony tail holders damage my hair. These WON'T damage!!! I started using chopsticks, pencils, whatever I could find to jab in my hair and keep it back while I was working. That's how I got the idea for this. It's a fun and sassy way to make an up-do without damaging your hair. Plus, if you're having a "bad hair day" you can pin it up in style!!

Also, I am really happy with the flexibility this gives me in creating something. I can do a lot of different things with wrapping the ends, making dangle drops or single drops. Anyway, this is just another thing that I have been up to lately! And there are going to be LOTS more of these!