Where Bloggers Create - I'm Late for a Very Important Date!

oops!

you caught me in the middle of working...

 let me put away my tools of the trade

and tidy up this mess of mine

just gotta finish up these last few...

to add to this finished pile

there we go

all neat and tidy once again

now I can invite you in

welcome to my space...

a look to the right...

and a look to the left...

and to the far far right...

my room is a little 10x10 space

but I have utilized every square inch of it!

and the pretties of the room begin...

lots of storage for supplies...

and some fun pieces

love this mermaid in a seashell frame that Grace from Pink in the City

made for a swap we were both in - I was lucky to have her for a swap partner

and I love my storage boxes

all in that pretty aqua blue color

jewelry boxes repurposed!

and yes

all of these boxes have something inside them

it's just remembering the "what" that is inside the box

that is challenging!

shiny bling to add to jewelry pieces

I thing I have enough to last me awhile!

some chandelier crystals to add to some project I'm making...

love this egg tray from anthropologie

and a fabulous recent find from oregon

and look at the perfect shade of aqua it is!

many glasses on hand

because I always seem to misplace them

and of course a fan to cool me off

while I spend hours and hours soldering

I always remember to p...l...a...y

many pages of old vintage text to add to my glass pendants

love this old stamp holder

repurposed to hold tiny salt shakers full of bits and pieces...

and when I do get to play

I come up with crazy ideas for forgotten photos

I am definitely following my passion

doing what I love to do

it brings me joy

bringing others joy

and I still love my apron made by the amazing Holly

and this little gem I made was mailed off to a special recipient

someone who has made a difference in so many peoples lives

giving back to her

what she has given to me

I hope she enjoys it!

and now, I must get back to creating

these little bottles are waiting to be filled with pretties

all soldered up for someone to wear around their neck

and these lovelies

waiting to be made into special adornments

thank you for visiting my little space

and thank you to Karen Valentine for hosting this

hop on over to her blog to see all the other glorious spaces out there in blogland!

xo

I Am Running Late.....

the story of my life

where bloggers create started today

and of course

keeping up with my reputation for timing

i am going to be late

i hope you will come back tomorrow and visit

i will have my creative space all laid out and pretty

till then take a peek of it here at last year's party

xo

The Plucky Maidens Junk Fest

i am so glad to be a vendor in this upcoming show

maria from collage and pam from one gals trash

have put together this junk fest 

i can hardly wait to see all the treasures

Plucky Maidens website

and just take a peek at the location

McMenamins Edgefield

it looks like a glorious place to be

out in the open air on a *hopefully* nice day

(one never knows in oregon)

so if you are in the portland area

come and enjoy a thursday evening

plucking through junk

oh, and also be sure to come by my booth

i would love to visit with you!

Full Weekend

wow

this weekend was a full one

saturday i was a vendor here

and after the show we took a walk along the path

of crescent beach

it was a gorgeous night

and we enjoyed some fish and chips

and some yummy drinks

i took advantage of the nice weather and took some photos

my daughter...

my hubby and i...

the gorgeous view...

on sunday i was at the portobello west market in vancouver

it's a great monthly market right by the seawall

and many people come from their walks or bike rides on the seawall

to come in and spend some time cooling off from the weather

some shots of my booth

monday was a day of "down time" and rest

it felt good to absolutely do nothing!

till next time...

I Love Vintage Tintypes

i have collected some pretty special tintypes

thinking that someday i would create something with them

i had seen this idea somewhere out in blogland a while ago

so...i got some of my bling together and came up with these two cuties

after hammering two spoons to death

then bending the neck of the spoon into a makeshift bracelet

i was able to then glue the tintype to the flattened part of the spoon

i then soldered some vintage rhinestone bling to the outer rim of the spoon

and then the final step was sealing everything with ice resin

i just love this girl's sweet face...

side view

other side

this bracelet was fashioned from the smaller of the two spoons

still a beauty

side view

other side

and some more metal-smithed beauties...

this is a vintage madonna picture

and some vintage mother of pearl beads

this necklace's pendant drops are fashioned from teardrop glass

the necklace loops are hand forged from copper wire that has been soldered to form the links

some close-up details

this is proof i've been busy at work in my little happy space!