Containment No. 5 Complete

Finished this one last night. I've planned a series of three using yellow quartzite cabochons - I'm going to use different gemstone chips with each one. The next one will be accented with freshwater champagne heart pearls and peridot chips. The contrast in colors bring out different qualities in the quartzite that fascinate me.

The Wake-Up Call

Asa couldn't wait for me to wake up on my own. After looking at our email this morning, he decided there was something I needed to see. He shook my foot. Bleary, half dreaming, and desperate for coffee I stumbled to the table.

An Etsy order from a repeat customer. My most recent customer, actually.

Remember these?

Industrial Femme

The Dreamtime

They, along with my last two Paiute cab treasure boxes (Containments 3 & 4), sold this morning.

I really didn't need any coffee to get going after I read that.

Containment No. 4 Complete

The first photo is just a tad dark. I received an early birthday present - Photoshop Elements 7 - once I learn how it works, I hope to improve my pictures more easily.

I have the next few boxes roughly sketched - I can't wait to get to work on the next one - it's yellow quartz with garnet chips.



And away I go -

Containment No. 3 Completed

I'm delighted and stunned to report that Containments 1 & 2 have sold - as well as "Georgia O'Keeffe and the Three Bears."
It's been a very strange week.

Contaiment No. 3 Work In Progress

And the crazy thing is, even as I come to the end of the Paiute stones, I've already found the theme for the next four boxes . . . and I can't wait to get going with them!

Containment Continues

Containment No. 2 is finished and available at my Etsy shop. I'm enjoying working on this series so much - it's addictive.

I start with my focal beads, then work everything else in an improvisational way - so my final product is as much a surprise to me as I hope it's a delight to view.

Summer Clearance

These and much. much more can be seen here at my 'Buy One Get One Half Off SALE!' in my Etsy shop right now. 50 items are being offered, so check it out!! If you're in the neighborhood, you can see them in person at Bird Song Used Books - come on down!


P.S. I've added almost 4 dozen more items that won't be offered through Etsy!