Now the funny thing is (I take all my pieces to my "day job") and everyone I work with likes simple basic jewelry (o.k., can I say BORING?), so I've made some pieces by "requests" of co-workers, that may be more simplistic.
We were asked this month to talk about our studio space where we create, and what we like or wish we could improve or have. My space is kind of small, I mean I use an office corner/dining room space. I have an L shaped desk which is multi-functional, as it is used as my work bench, office, computer and printer space. As you can see, my chests and tools which overlook into the kitchen; on that counter I have my tumbler, dapping tools, etc. To the right of this photo is table top work space and my computer area. As you can see, one of our cats has decided to get comfortable on top of the printer! But, my work space does tend to spill over into the kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Like I said, I use table space in the kitchen for tumbling, and oxidizing, the bathroom for rinsing, (I was warned about spilling steel shot down the kitchen sink and ruining the garbage disposal, so I decided on the bathroom for this task. Then I sometimes have to use the laundry room. This is where all the...
I worked on making jewelry all day today to get ready for my show next weekend. With the holidays approaching, I'm feeling a bit like Santa Claus and I want to give something away. So I decided on this bracelet. This is a bracelet that I made for myself, but find that I do not wear it and would like someone else to enjoy it. It is a memory wire bracelet with tiny seed beads, silver and other beads with the focal bead being a beautiful polymer clay bar bead made by Heather Powers . Now, here's all you have to do to be entered to win. Leave a comment on my blog here (1 entry) Become a fan of Devine Designs Jewelry on Facebook (1 entry) Make any purchase from my on-line shops: http://devinedesignsjewelry.etsy.com or http://devinedesignsjewelry.artfire.com (1 entry per purchase) Make a purchase at my bead and jewelry supply shop: http://cindyd34688 (1 entry) Blog about my giveaway on your blog, then come back and send me the link to your blog (1 entry) So all together, you could be...
I've been blogging for some time now, (well over a year, if not 2), and have been following many blogs for that amount of time also. I've noticed that after about a year some bloggers either stop blogging, or the amount of posts decrease from daily, to weekly, to monthly, then no posts for months. Why does this occur? Do we get bored with blogging? Do we run out of things to say or write about? I guess if one has a background in writing, a blogger could potentially continue to find topics about which to write about. I find it curious, to me at least, why some folks stop blogging, especially if their followers are increasing, and their readers are increasing. I've noticed this in a couple of blogs that I followed. What I see that seems to work for some, is a repeated weekly post on some topic or the other. For example, some have specific days that they: run a contest, do a tutorial, have group topics to post on (blog carnivals), interview other artisans, post recipes, or boo...
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