Monday Monday Monday - I Couldn't Think of a Fitting Alliteration for Monday

~Simple Headbands: on the Top with White Swarovski Pearls, on the Bottom with Czech Glass Fire Polish Beads~

~Simple Headband on the Top with Cream Swarovski Pearls, Flower Headband on the Bottom with White Swarovski Pearls~

Flower Headband with White Swarovski Pearls and Small Czech Glass Fire Polish Beads~

I'm Ba-aaack! Well after an unplanned three-day Blogger hiatus, I am back with some wonderful goodies to show you! Here are the tiaras that I custom made for a store near Toronto. I made the bases from scratch using thick silver plated wire, hammered it flat, and then tightly wrapped the bases with fine silver plated wire. I made loops on the ends of the bases so that bobby pins could be inserted through them to hold the tiaras in longer hair if desired. I then used more fine gauge silver wire to wrap the beads on the bases in different patterns. I used Swarovski crystal pearls and Czech glass fire polish beads in clear AB for great sparkle and subtle, yet pretty impact. These tiaras have great weight to them, without being too heavy. They are child-sized, but would work well in a 'mini tiara' look on an adults up do as well. I hope you like them!!

Also, I got my hand painted pendant from Gypsy Mare Studios this weekend - and oh my is it ever gorgeous! I can tell you, I'm not taking it off any time soon, Thank you so much Jennifer!~My Beautiful New Pendant!~

Thankful Thursday

I woke up this morning, and though it is still pretty cold in these parts, the sun was shining, I heard birds in the trees singing, there were two gorgeous, bright blue Blue Jays at the feeders and they were sharing the feeders with the other smaller chickadees and sparrows, and I thought, wow, this is going to be a great day! I finished my vegetable seed order last night, (though I still have to do the plants, flowers and bulb orders) and it feels like spring is actually going to come soon and warm our bodies, minds and souls. My heart swelled with happiness and I thought that I just had to share the love.
So, all this is to say Thank You for reading my blog, joining me on my roller coaster of life and jewelry making, business and art. No selling anything today, just a very heartfelt Thank You!
I hope your day is fantastic and full of happy sunshine :)
Oh, and Arwen wishes you all the same thing, too!

Wordless Wednesday: New Arrivals!

~Raindrops Necklace~

~Luxe Necklace~

~Flower Hair Comb~

5/5 Meme on Tuesday - Woo What Fun!

Ok, so here goes: The fifth file in my fifth folder is this: This is a drawing I did a few years ago (not really a photo, but it is an image nonetheless) with Celtic knots upon Celtic knots. I used watercolor pencils in primary colors so that everything would stand out. I wrote "Siochan Leat" in the center in gold ink, which means "Peace Be With You" in Gaelic, and I also outlined the red knotwork in gold pen, though it doesn't show well in this photo.
I wanted to list it for sale on my Etsy store, but I don't have a clue as to how much I should charge for it. It is about the size of a regular piece of paper with the white border and signature, done on heavy drawing paper.
I hope you like it!
Here's how to play:
The rules are:
1. Open a file folder (note from me - I think this can be any folder with image files. If not, Mishkat just changed the rules...)
2. Click on the fifth folder.
3. Click on the fifth photo.
4. Post the photo and describe it.
5. Tag five other bloggers for the Meme.
Here's who I'm tagging:
BeadedTail
Fireseed
The Fantail
The Mare's Tales
Friends FurEver
WOO That was fun! Can't wait to see all of yours!