MIA

well where have the weeks gone? i can't believe it is almost the middle of June....dang shift key, not gonna fight it, just type w/out many capital letters
i bought some more great supplies from RingsNThings local show in May,
really need to buckle myself into a chair in the jewelry studio
instead i'm working on getting my veggie garden planted and working out, once i get a routine going i can get back to cutting, hammering, torching metal.

i'm working on a plan to run a marathon when i turn 60 in 2013 and as much a rip van winkle i am that year will be here in a 'blink'. i wake up and a year's worth of time has gone by....

it's interesting though, at least tome, when i start working out, my creative brain gets re-activated as well. i'm thinking of stamping some inspirational words on charms and rings: believe, dream, faith
how about 26.2 ? i really do wonder how much tougher 26.2 miles is than 13.1 miles

How to make newspaper seedling pots video

Well Spring is here so my mind is turning to thoughts of vegetable garden. Thought I'd share this video on how to make seedling pots out of newspaper...

http://www.ehow.com/video_1745_create-seed-starting.html

I've seen wooden devices to make these but the glass method looks to be easy and free..

My GoldenWaterCreations.com website is up and running

whew, a big sigh of relief. i finally figured out how to do most of the steps necessary to get product uploaded and the web shop active.
so much still to learn: HTML, SEO, photoshop elements and a system to store pictures
all this takes me away from my real love: creating beautiful things.
Spring is here and i want to be creating pieces in beautiful orange, blues, pinks, greens...
i will slowing be adding more jewelry items to the shop.
look for classic sterling silver hoops in various shapes, sizes.
some luscious biwa pearl with icy blue chalcedony briolette.
i've got loads of semi-precious briolettes and faceted rondelles to create lovelies with.
also i've fallen in love with tourmilated quartz in black, white, clear.
and a man made product (usually i avoid those) volcano cherry quartz.
i've got some HUGE jade beads.
great Nevada turquoise to go with red and peach coral...
some many lovelies just waiting to get out of my head and onto the web shop "shelves"

Easter Egg Dyeing Kit

Oh boy did I have fun coloring these Easter Eggs. Such an easy way to mimic intricate Ukrainian Easter Eggs.
These are done fairly quickly. As you get the hang of wrapping the fabric and twist ties it goes faster.
A big surprise when you reveal the finished product as the dye on the eggs isn't exactly the same as the fabric color....

Where does the time fly to?

Boy, this year is speeding by. Spring is just around the corner. Can you believe the middle of March is upon us already?
 I visited two gem shows at the beginning of the month. I've got some luscious Volcano Strawberry Quartz beads in various sizes and shapes that remind me of blossoming peach trees.
I also bought some HUGE Nevada turquoise nuggets.... and to continue the peach theme I found some peach coral beads in several sizes. There is just something so summery about turquoise paired with coral. I also couldn't resist some red coral.
Since there was still room in my purse I went to the 2nd gem show and got Chinese turquoise, which is more green than the Nevada turquoise.
Couldn't resist some more semi-precious faceted stones: saphire, emerald come to mind now but I'm sure I bought some others to go with the Fall purchase. These make great earrings, casual enough for daytime wear but very pretty for nites on the town as well.
Many folks like to wear black and white clothes year round so I picked up lots of tourmilated quartz beads. They are white and clear quartz with black inclusions. They will make some great looking earrings and bracelets.
A quick weekend trip to the California Central coast to visit the inaugural Cayucos Sea Glass Festival was a highlite of March. I took lots of photos of the beach, ocean and Santa Rosa Creek Rd scenic drive. Brought home a big bucket of Cambria beach stones. Sure to find some heart shapes in there as well as some pretty aqua colored jasper and agates...

Most Gorgeous Earrings I've EVAH Made

Last month I went to the Gem Faire in Costa Mesa. SSSSOOOOo dangerous for me to go to gem shows but I "truly" did have to have some items to make my jewelry. That's my story and I'm sticking to it LOL

I got this great strand of Biwa white pearls just as the show was closing (I thought closing time was 6 p.m. so I actually didn't get to see everything.)

Saturday nite I went into the studio around 9 p.m. and made earring pair after earring pair. Around 2 a.m. I picked up the Biwa Pearl strand... oh btw, "Biwa" is the shape, a stick like shape, sometimes they are called 'stick' pearls. This strand was drilled through the middle vs end to end so they stack like a cord of wood ((((but MUCH PRETTIER))))

I stacked 5 Biwa pearls on top of a gorgeous icy blue chalcedony briolette, using 14k gold filled wire. Tried out my wig jig to make the ear wires and now that shape is my fav ear wire.... what a rush I got when they were finished. Just soooo beautiful from the golden ear wire to the pearls picking up the blue color of the stone. Made me want to throw on a party dress and go out on the town!
I tell you I almost woke the dear sleeping husband up to show him my creation but I figured he wouldn't quite share my excitement during the day light hours let alone at 2 in the morning.


this quick picture does NOT do these justice, see the biwa pair on far right?



so what did I do but pick up some tiny blush rice pearls I bought from the same Gem Faire dealer and pair them w/ a cranberry glass flower bead...

Then at 2:30 I went to bed...woke up at 4 a.m. wanting to make MORE earrings but resisted hahaha

I am so loving the semi-precious stone briolettes I got at Gem Faire!

Discount coupon offer

Face book friend my facebook business page to receive discount coupons and updates. www.facebook.com/GoldenWaterJCM

For the shop "Grand Opening", face book friend the page and you can use coupon code FF10 to receive $10 off $60 purchase before shipping/tax. One time use.

I'm hard at work today. Finally I'm going to figure out godaddy "Quick Shopping Cart". I will get product up online today or be HAIRLESS...

Okay, i'm off to take pictures, write descriptions. Crossing figures all the uploading goes smoothly...