I'm very happy to report that My Conductor Santa has found a new home over the weekend. The Santa of Peace will hopefully be traveling down to the Golden Goose in Occoquan soon. I have posted some pictures of him below.
The Santa of Peace is 17" tall. I have sculpted both his face and hands using polymer clay and designed and made his costume. His hat is included but optional. Here's a link to more information on the Golden Goose and where to find my Santas - www.goldgoose.com.
Please take a look too at my etsy shop for a number of new jewelry pieces. You can also find me on facebook where there is also a tab (link) to my jewelry creations at my etsy shop.
Please feel free to make comments too.
Hope you are enjoying the season!!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
My Latest Projects
Ok, I'm back to tell you about my new projects that I have been working on. Several years ago I was very fortunate (a dream come true) to take a sculpting class from an artist who was in the area from California for a short period of time visiting family. The class project was a Santa. I found that I like to sculpt too along with all of my other hobbies!! The problem is always time though. Everything takes time but I had been looking at my original Santa since he is always in view in my living room and sculpting was a calling.
My Conductor Santa and Christmas Santa have arrived and are on display and for sale at the Golden Goose Christmas Shop in Occoquan Virginia. This is so exciting!!
The Conductor Santa is 17" tall and Christmas Santa is about 24" tall. Their faces are sculpted using polymer clay. I also designed and made their costumes. The bodies were made with a little help from my husband. I truly hope you enjoy taking a peek at my Santas and here's a link to more information on the Golden Goose and where to find my Santas - www.goldgoose.com
I'm still working on jewelry designs/projects too so stay tuned and keep checking for these at my etsy shop. You can also view older posts by clicking on the 'Older Posts' at the bottom of the page or by going to the blog archive.
Monday, October 5, 2009
It's October!!
Hi Everyone. I'm having trouble believing it's already October. Time has been flying by. I have been busy with my jewelry line and I thank all of my customers for supporting me with your purchases on etsy.com.
This past August was the Beadfest in PA and this is always a great time. Here is a picture of a keshi pearl bracelet that I recently finished from a class taken at the fest. Now all I need are matching earrings and a night out on the town!!
I'm looking forward to telling you about one of my other projects. (Soooo many projects!!) Stay tuned for another update soon.
Keep checking back on etsy too for new listed jewelry items. Thanks!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Hello everyone. Welcome to my jewelry corner. Make yourself comfortable. It all started when I was just a little girl who had a big sister (11 years older) who took me everywhere with her. This is her picture above. We spent a lot of time together and some of that time was spent collecting worn broken glass pieces from the side of the road. These gems were kept in a shoe box along with other old jewelry pieces. I felt very privileged when I had permission to open the shoe box and look at all of her treasured pieces. Little did I realize that later on in life I would be drawn to creating pieces of jewelry. My sister was a kind and caring person, an extra special sister. She passed away several years ago but she is still with me in spirit. So, when I was thinking about a name for my jewelry line, I knew shoebox had to be a part of it.
My jewelry addiction started about six years ago when a friend of mine was showing me how to make a beaded necklace. It didn’t stop there, next was a bead show and that was the rebirth of my fascination. Most of my learning has come from magazines as well as a number of classes. My library of books and magazines keeps increasing. The best days going to the mail box are when one of my beading/wire magazines are part of the stash!! A couple of years later and by mistake I went to a lamp work bead show. Now my hobby includes a torch and glass to make my own creations. Currently my jewelry hobby includes beading, wire wrap, and creating lamp work beads. Below is a picture of one of my original creations that was entered in the Woodlawn Plantation Needlework Exhibit and won a ribbon.
The mediums used in my wire sculpted jewelry include semi precious gems, sterling silver, argentium sterling silver, and/or 14k gold fill. Here below are some of my handmade creations.
Hope you enjoy my corner. Stay close, there is more to come! Please be sure to check me out on Etsy.com soon. I'm currently in the process of posting some of my jewelry on their site for sale. Thanks for stopping by.
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