Spreading my wings

Remember last year, when I told you about the Monarch butterflies passing through?

How I found some of the poor things, dead or dying in my yard?? I kept them..in a drawer, in my hubby's desk..I didn't know what else to do with them so they would not be squashed~ he was not to happy...but he didn't squash them..

The other day, I took one of them out and used her for this piece..

Did you know it's difficult to photograph yourself, wearing said necklace???? But I needed to show you how long it hangs from it's leather cord..So, this is the result:

I'm very pleased with it, what do you think?? I'd love to hear from you. i will be adding it to Etsy in the next few days..

I have to share this with you!!!!

Marsha at "Tumblefish Studio" and I are in a swap! She's making her famous art work and I'm going to encase it in glass for her to have some pendants! Look here at what I'm going to receive !! I have admired her style for a long time and we've been chatting back and forth for a bit now..this is just the gravy on my biscuts!! I'm going to have a piece of her work!! Thanks sooo much Marsha for swapping out with me!! Girl! you ROCK!

Hope your Week goes well!! Happy Monday!

tee

Studio Time!!

Spent the day in the studio!! It was wonderful!! Soldered up quite a few charms, most of what have been waiting on me..finished up my end of the swap too:

Had fun deciding how to wrap every thing up for the swappers..

I also made a few of these to entice my fellow Buckaroos with...My daughter works at the High School and alot of my former classmates are on Face Book with me..

Hope I have some takers, they turned out quite nice. I have some square ideas in my head too and not using regular glass either..so stay tuned for that one~ In the meantime, I have several other ideas floating around in there that need to be out..so if you'll excuse me, I'm back to the studio to work out some of that mess that's in my head!

Hope your Wednesday is a good one!!

later,

tee

Busy Hands..

That's the way the last few days have been..doing things that you have to do to keep your household going and then working on things for the retreat...Plus 2 classes on Tuesday at the Crafty Scrapper....

Do you see the Gothic Arch Shrine??? I finally added beads and chains and trinkets to her..

Now she is complete.


These are NOT complete...

I was cutting and grinding glass for the above charms. Which by the way, will be available on Vendor night to those who were not lucky enough to get one for free...anyhoo..I was cutting and grinding glass, and the Muse takes over..cut some little stix she whispers in my ear..So, I did...and a few more to work on, Like I need something else..

Hope the bad weather that we have been having has not effected you too badly..we were literally on the edge of it yesterday...it stopped raining at the end of our road, and we just got a

Few sprinkles here at the Shop Shack...I hear others had tornado sirens going off and super downpours in their towns..

Off to put away MORE ONIONS...I swear..we have more than enough and he's talking of planting more this fall..

And a special thanks to the gals who came to classes on Tuesday!! We now have more soldering ladies out in the art world and some more alcohol ink addicts~ And thanks to Carolyn and Heidi at the Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie!!!

Happy Day to you ;)

t

So Sorry...

My life has been busy lately..the great onion harvest is still going on..I have smelled of onions all day..

I've been working on stock for Vendor night..got a few things ready to solder up:

Backsides...Do you see the ships in the background one the first one?? the front of the charm is from the same photo..I love how this looks..

Hub found this little fella the other day..we were excited to have him at our place..you don't see

horned toads too often anymore..We always called them Horny Toads..and would capture them at the playground at school and put them to sleep by rubbing their tummy..We both have fond memories of these creatures..We hope he grows up and has a family here on our little place..I will be on the look out for him when I mow..

My blogging is going to be sparse the next few weeks, soo sorry..Paper Cowgirl and Classes at the Crafty Scrapper, and other things are going to be on top of the list..just to let you know, I'll be hit or miss for awhile..I've tried to be a good blogger and do it daily..but alas~ I can't..

I finally listed this Shrine necklace on Etsy:

Have a great weekend!!

t

Huge Frozen Charlotte Shrine Necklace

Don't you love these Frozen Charlottes?? I found these on Etsy awhile back..

This gal has been on the work table for well over a month now..Tweaking this and adding that, not to mention the layers and layers of solder that had to go on to cover all that area...

What do you think???


It's almost 3 inches tall and 2 inches wide..then found this awesome chain at a local bead store, I knew this would be perfect for it...

This glitter tube is how it is attached to the necklace..it swings from the glitter tube..whimsy?? or what??

Today I started this one..same thing..add some here add some there and let it all dry out good before it gets encased in glass...it's bigger 3x2 and I'm going to make a shrine of it..no necklace..I'm now on the hunt for the perfect feet to solder to it...and something swanky for the top..

Stay tuned..lol..

Have a great Wednesday :)

tina

Shrine to Texas

This is my latest little Shrine necklace:
I'm really excited about it. In person, you can really see the depth and it looks really good..photos just don't seem to capture it all..sometimes.. I used an armadillo charm, The Cowgirl is cut out and at an angle in the corner, the Longhorn is a photo I took near Camp Verde, Texas, last year. Then behind that is a bit of road map of Texas, I think it's more up East Texas on that local..I added a matte finish silver chain to it.

I've just be lookin' at it..I've not put it on Etsy yet...May save it for Paper Cowgirl Vendor night..

These little boxes are really fun for me..I enjoy the whole process of finding and filling to make them one of a kind..

Be blessed today!
tina

More Secrets..

Here is a sneaky peek of an UN-Birthday giftie I've been working on....

She likes pink and pearls...

This is some 'tax relief' .....

This part is weird-ing me out..but she likes doll parts...

She's all fun and games....And she is a Christian, I know she will approve of this..

I've teased you with a taste of an Un-Birthday prezzie for a friend..It won't be delivered until next month, her UN-birthday month..I'm now working on the presentation..cauz, you know that's the most fun..

Have a great week!!

t

Surprises..secrets and the unexpected..

I've been working on these charms..they all have something in common..


Sweet, innocent, demure....but they carry a secret..
You will have to go to my Etsy to see what they all share...lol..
Later, t

Soldered goodness

This one is not for the swap, but something I made for me....


The image is of my mom. She was about 3 or 4...but I'm thinkin' I might use this in my swap houses..whatcha' think??


Then this is what came out of the: GLASS GONE BAD post that was last week..


Andreea should be getting them in the mail anyday now...The piece on the left is from that badly broken glass I posted..then the piece on the right, is a piece of glass I found on the dirt road the other day. I believe it's a vintage bottle of somekind. There is writing on it,but I'm unable to decipher the words..it's thick and chunky and small, just like Andreea likes her jewlery~ enjoy my friend!

later,t

I should be cookin'

That's what I've been working on..Thanksgiving meal, so things aren't so rushed and hurried on the 'big' day..doing things everyday to make it all go easier..

When I went to the big black mail box, my Frozen Charlotte were there..and then I started playing around in the studio:


one thing leads to another and then before you know it, you've piddled away 30 minutes...and your not doing what needs to be done..that's the life of the creative.






I forgot to show you what all I got from my partner in the Vintage Ephemera swap on Flickr:

Julie was so good to me..I feel like I shorted her on what I sent..Thanks again Julie!

Ya'll have a good week and Happy Thanksgiving!

t

cup cakes, sparks and trucks..

Salted Caramel Cupcakes!! eeeewww..they were wonderful and we could have ate them all at once but I doled them out for a few nights as dessert...super yummy..I just googled for the recipe and this one had a butter cream icing..deeelish..

Give me some ideas..this necklace seems lacking to me..Can you see how big it is? I think it needs a bigger chain/beads something..I'm at a loss..should it not even be a necklace?? Tell me what you think..

Hub throwing sparks as he cuts the tubing for out new table..he's now got the frame welded up and we found some stars and such for him to weld around the apron area of the frame..we are going to have the top ready to sand this week..found some red cedar planks on our way to Austin a couple of weeks ago at a wood place..

This is what's in my drive way at the moment..not everyone has hole drilling trucks in their drive..All our Oil Field guys are worried about jobs with this new President..it's not looking for for our lively hood out here in the oil field..tough times are coming..we can feel it in the air..When our Government allows China to drill in our waters and not our own companies our government people are making huge mistakes...pray for this country and our leaders...we are..

Thanks for the prayers for our son..please continue..

t

Still waiting...

Heard his toenails go in and out of the bedroom at least a million times last night..If I'd made him a bed in the kitchen I'm sure he'd camped out in there...still no mouse..it's in there..he hears it.. I think~


Loaded these on Etsy yesterday, I added a soldered charm to this one and hanging it from a larger ball chain..I like it...

This is a larger version of yesterday's smaller ones..I've kept one of those and listed the other one..so if your interested...

I'm lovin' this

You know that feeling when you spy something great at the thrift????? that little thrill that you get in the pit of your stomach??? that little electric bolt that tingles your fingers??? Well, I had it yesterday at Goodwill!!!! Found these awesome French vocab cards!!!!



They were barely even used!! Hardly out of order and with the info still in the box!!! YUMMY! I've lusted after them for ages on Ebay and on other people's blogs..and now I have my own stash!!! MY OWN for only ....get this......ninety nine CENTS!! yes! under a dollar, not 15 or 20 like they go for on Ebay...just ninety nice nine cents!!!

I put this on Etsy yesterday..I hope someone else loves it too...the photo turned out great and I found out some things while doing these shots...and I'll be doing the same set ups again for this jewelry stuff...

later,t

Feelin' like somepin's done

Slowly I've been adding things to Etsy..I closed up shop back in March there...after much prayer, I opened it back up..

Some of these things are going to be added:

This Fun Time little shrine needed a face lift, so it got a new pieced together necklace...

This little ornie was fun to do:

Love those Art Chix images..I need to get some more..she has such fun things..And the vintage anagrams spell out the JOY, I have to make sure and use them more...what good are they doing me other than looking pretty in jars??

This one I'm freaking excited about:

Awesome?? or what?? German Scrap, Anagarms and a flying bird...it's fairly large too..this one may have to go to the bead store with me to find somepin' special for it..what do you think of it?

Here is a group shot of some of the finished solder pieces..Cindy~ yours is peeking out from the top~

Ya'll have a good Wednesday~

t

Today's little bit

I got a little bit done...

This is a clearance bracelet, picked up for a couple of bucks..Added the anagrams and TA DA :



I had a re-do..the one not soldered..had to be taken apart and re foiled..now to get it all soldered up next session..then on the LOWER Right corner, is a sneaky peek for Cindy's Little shrine I'm making for her..I don't normally do special orders, but she didn't ask..just paid me..lol..guess that's one way to get it done..

These are Key Rings, I made for that Auction at Church..

Here is that necklace (Kick up your heels) I did for that auction at Church:

I didn't make the necklace, it's one of those funky ones bought at a cheep jewelry/purse place..but it was fun and this was a fun piece.. This one is 2 inches square, and that boot is a mini Christmas ornie and I added some small concho type things to the back wall and used Cosmo Cricket paper inside..I hope it does well for them..

I have so much fun putting these little shrines together..

Ya'll have a good Thursay!

t

Fruits of my labor

Didn't finish..it got to a point I was not making it look as nice as I wanted. So, it's time to stop..but I did get in some goodies from Ebay..I got 2 patina solutions! Used the black one today and hope to try the copper on some tomorrow~

Any one need some time in a bottle?? The above are vintage watchmaker part vials.. They have tiny hands in them...they are for sale if you are interested..they are about an inch long....

This one is a micro scope slide with an Art Chix image...

This is another little shrine..I call is Motorcycle heart..I'm keeping this one, I love how it worked out..even used wire for the toggles and made them myself..After reading this book over and over...

This one is nice with a clear background..I think he'll end up on some one's Christmas Package...


And here is my contribution to a church auction:

Here is a close up..I used a crown charm and on the back is : King of Kings..used an old key on the chain part and wrapped wire..I'm sooo liking this wrapped wire stuff...I hope this does well for them at the auction..we'll miss it..it's Grand #2's birthday this weekend..we'll be doing that at her house..

I'm hoping to do more soldering today...I'll show you what I finish up tomorrow!

Hope your day is good~

t