Twitter

Well, I've just joined Twitter but not sure what the heck I'm doing! My good friend Ioan, one half of the fabulous UK based photography business Celynnen Photography, has persuaded me to sign up. Though I'm not sure why people actually Twitter, it's all new to me. I'm sure he'll tell me!

I can be found at twitter@lasuzcreations

It's Been Too Long

I can't believe how many months have passed since I last posted. I was busy planning and working out for a climb up Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania which I did in February. That plus a safari took up most of February and coming back to work, the one that pays the bills, found us in a new part of the building and with a new schedule. I'm only now coming to grips with the schedule which consists of mostly evening shifts. Finding it hard to get myself out of bed in the morning in order to create jewelry!

But here I am, with the tumbler running in the kitchen, back blogging. I've just coiled some new rings, sterling silver and gold-filled, and they are being work hardened as I write so that I can cut them later on. Three sizes of rings so I can create lots of different items with different patterns.

I did create a new bracelet using the chainmaille Wiggly Chain pattern. It's a pretty easy pattern once you've learned it and I combined a Swarovski Cosmic Ring in the pattern for a bit of sparkle.

Stay tuned for more creations!

Newest Creations

Well, I finally managed to get two new pairs of earrings done. I've a third pair waiting to be put in the tumbler this weekend so that they are nice and shiny.




One pair is in a pattern called Wiggly Chain, almost like Mobius Flower joined one to another but only using two rings for each section.

The other pair is the beautiful Byzantine pattern. This time I used tiny rings made from 20g sterling wire and they were a bit more difficult to to put together. Look fantastic though! I added a Swarovski pearl on the end and am quite happy with them.
















Both can be found at my shop http://www.lasuzcreations.etsy.com/

Back At It

Well, it's been a while since I've posted on my blog. Had a stint in the hospital which drained every ounce of energy from me and I'm only now back at (almost) full strength. Which gave me the motivation to start making jumprings again. :-)

Finally hauled out the dremel and jumpring cutter which I purchased a few months ago. Have a new supply of sterling silver wire so I made up some coils and tried out the cutter. Wow! That is sooooo much faster than sawing through the rings. Takes seconds! I've got two sets of jumprings in the tumbler right now getting all nice and shiny. I plan on making up some earrings using one design I've done before and a new one that looks really fun. Will see how fun it actually is ;-) Both are chainmaille designs.

With Christmas coming up really quick I must get some new jewelry into my shop.

I did sell some necklaces and earrings in the past few weeks so have to increase the inventory again. Anybody need some lovely jewelry (jewellery) gifts for Christmas?!

Great Etsy Seller

Have you visited www.Etsy.com yet? I've just made a purchase from a great seller located here in Toronto. ShannonsIrishBliss sells handmade soaps, lip balms, bath items and a few other things. I can't wait to receive the products I've ordered as they sound so yummy! Have found out she's a cat lover like me, so she has to be great ;-)

Successful First Craft Show

Well, I survived my first craft show. Saturday was pretty slow but things picked up on Sunday when a lot more people were around. Sold a few items and was happy to hear the comments about my jewelry. One lady in particular said my jewelry was clean and elegant. Can't get much better than that!

Thanks Jose for thinking of me, though a little more notice wouldn't hurt next time ;-)
Thanks also to Stone Church for hosting the event, I met a lot of really nice people.

My First Arts and Crafts Sale

Well, this coming weekend, Sept 13-14, 2008, I will be selling my jewelry at my first event. Am I nervous? Oh you bet!

Have you heard of Art of Stone? This event will have an arts gallery, live music & theatre, a digital photography workshop, children's programs and an arts cafe. A friend of mine has roped me in to sell this weekend. Now I'm frantically trying to gather supplies for my table and designing more jewelry so I'll have lots to sell. Plus do my regular full-time job. Whew! Going to be a busy week!

http://www.theartofstone.org/