go check out BAJ

My bezel set enamel bracelet is in the winter edition of Belle Armore Jewelry!  I am so excited and honored.  This is my very favorite jewelry magazine and I have been blessed to have my jewelry featured twice!  This is a great issue with lots of beautiful projects.  In fact, I'm going to work on KristenRrobinsons beautiful Iced Enamel heart bracelet!

Have a beautiful Thanksgiving!!

Jackrabbit Marketplace

I went looking for this old post from 2011 but it was gone.  I love these colors so Im going to make this piece again and keep it for myself.  The original is at jackrabbit marketplace.  Cool site...Check it out

Art Unraveled Charm Swap

  Art Unraveled was the  first Art Retreat I ever attended. 

 At the end of 2010, I set a goal for myself to become more involved in the larger art community.  I have been an artist (I use that term loosely!) for 21 years but did not mingle much outside of my small community.  My desire to reach out included blogging  ETSY (don't even check!) and to attend art retreats. 

 I spent the first part of 2011 writing a few posts on my blog and"thinking" what else I could do.  Mid year, I discovered the website for AU and took a chance.  I signed up for classes with people I already knew. (big Chicken)  and spent most evenings in my room.  The one night I ventured out, I met Rice freeman Zachery.  I know, how lucky could I get, the woman who wrote the Book on Art Retreats!!  This chance meeting was just what I needed.

 (rices post/  My post)  

I have since attended a few Art Retreats, but AU holds a special place in my heart.  I met amazing artists, I laughed, I cried and I came home with treasures I will cherish forever.

{Rice's Aprons and the best SLK necklace EVER! (Olive calls it "THE NECKLACE")}

ANYWAY...

AU 2013 is fast approaching and although I am not able to attend in person, I wanted to participate in some way.  So I signed up for the charm swap.

The Theam was "the Artist" the challenge was to make something that represented your work.  As I could not cast 50 animals in Ice Resin, I went with enameled disks.   The tentative count was 52 charms so that is what I started working on.  

 I made 104 domed bronze disks.  I enameled them, made Ice Resin paper, bronze head pins and painted paper to create my charm.   I completed 45 charms all together.

  

 The turquoise enamel is so much better in person than in the pix. 

Some of the Ice Resin paper is made with some German Text given to me in a workshop, some is done with  delicious linen French paper from 1726 and some is from a 1930's encyclopedia.  

I attached jump rings and a Moo card to each charm.  They are all wrapped up tight and ready to send out 

I sat in silence creating these charms and thought back to my experience at AU in 2011. Each charm is sent with love and creative wishes for the recipient.  

    I cant wait to see what I get in return. I will post pix as soon as they arrive.  

ice enamels earrings

 metal, iced enamels. ice resin paper, some gilders paste and muslin.  Quick and easy fashion statement.....well it depends on what statement you want to make. hehe

I made some new iced enamel earrings tonight,  I always to present my jewelry in a cool display box, so im currently working on an iced enamel metal case for them to live in!! check back soon to see the jewelry box. directions for these earrings will be on Iceresin.com  so keep checking there site

New Website

Go check out a great new web site called Jackrabbit Marketplace.  It is a fair trade site promoting women artist in New Mexico.  A few of my pieces were purchased for the site.  They have lots of great stuff at fair prices.  The mark up is very minimal so the artist actualy makes money!!! what a great concept!  Next time you need a gift, or just something special for yourself, go check out  Jackrabbit Marketplace for my enamel bracelet