Archive for July, 2006
Cake Jewelry
Here is another popular type of cake jewelry, however, I don’t have a lot of interest in doing this kind. In the other site I linked to in the last post, the Hummingbird set or the Morning Prayer set are the kind of things I’m going to try to tackle.
Technorati tags: cake jewelry, wedding, wedding cake, metal clay, jewelry design, jewelry
Add comment July 26, 2006
Who would have thought?!?
My pal, Philissa just told me that the newest thing in wedding cakes is cake jewelry. I am now inspired to make some. And just think: there can be bride’s, bridesmaids’, mothers of the bride and groom jewelry to match! So everyone will have a memento of the occasion that they can cherish afterwards! What a fabulous idea!! Anyone who knows Philissa knows that she makes the most beautiful custom cakes. (She made my daughter’s wedding cake – that’s it in the photo.) She and I have been plotting to have a booth together in an upcoming bridal show here in the St. Louis area. Now we know the tie-in! Cake, cake jewelry and coordinating wedding party jewelry! I’m getting psyched! Hey, Roshini, do you need some cake jewelry for your wedding in November??? 
Technorati tags: jewelry design, jewelry, metal clay, cake jewelry, wedding, wedding cake
1 comment July 26, 2006
Can you believe this?
Why didn’t we think of this? Probably because it’s so stupid we couldn’t imaging anyone buying it. (thanks, Dave Barry!)
3 comments July 26, 2006
Wire & PMC, a great combination!
Here’s another fantastic book that I own: 
Woven Wire Jewelry: Contemporary Designs and Creative Techniques Including PMC Techniques (Beadwork How-To Series)
If you are already a wire-wrapper, you’ll want to explore the possibilities for combining it with custom PMC components. The results can be spectacular. I highly recommend this book for anyone who uses PMC or works with wire.
1 comment July 26, 2006
Can’t get enough great quotes
“Everything you can imagine is real.” ~~ Pablo Picasso
“Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then–we elected them.” ~~ Lily Tomlin
Add comment July 25, 2006
A friend’s Blog
My friend, Garard Atienza, has his own blog too. It’s called Movie Replicas.
Add comment July 25, 2006
More about my upcoming class!
Just another note about the class in Arlington, TX in a week and a half. The instructor for the class is CeCe Wire and this is her latest book: 
Creative Metal Clay Jewelry: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
Technorati tags: jewelry design, jewelry, Rio Certification, Cece Wire, metal clay
Add comment July 24, 2006
Ahhh! Creative Bliss!
This past weekend was spent mainly creating wonderful things in my studio. I have about two dozen projects in various stages of completion and I worked on several of these. Some of the items under construction are a variety of PMC pieces (more about this later), several wire wrapped bracelets, several beaded charm bracelets, a crochet and bead bracelet cuff, several dichroic glass cabochons (I haven’t fired up the old kiln in a few weeks because I don’t want to add to the heat of the summer…but I’m getting impatient to fire some things so I may have to just bite the bullet and do it…) All this and I’m trying to finish an afghan for my daughter’s chair before I go there to visit in a week. So much fun stuff to do…so little time! If only I didn’t need to depend on my day job to pay the bills…..
I still need to do a photo shoot of the two dozen or so pieces of jewelry that I have finished and need to put on my web site for sale. Perhaps that’s this evening’s project. If so, you’ll see more about this tomorrow.
But the really big thing that’s on my mind (besides getting to spoil my two granddaughters for a few days) is the PMC Certification class I’m enrolled in on August 4-6 in Arlington, TX. It’s just a couple of miles from my daughter’s home and I can go to the class in the daytime, and hang out with her family in the evenings. Talk about bliss: time with my kids and grandkids is the most wonderful way to spend time. I am truly excited!
Now, you may be asking yourself, “What’s PMC, Lynn?” Well, I’ll attempt to tell you. Then in a day or so, I’ll post some photos of finished pieces. Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is finely powdered pure silver in an organic base that makes it moldable like clay. The PMC is formed into the desired shape, dried, then fired in a kiln. The organic base burns away, leaving almost completely pure silver in the created shape. (The finished product is actually 99.9% pure silver and can be called “fine silver”.) I managed to take several local classes on the basics and have even sold some pieces of PMC jewelry that I have made, but in order to get better, I must take the certification courses. Besides, being certified will qualify me for special discounts on the clay itself and I’ll also be able to teach classes myself, if I decide to. The class I’m taking in August is only the first of several certifications, but one must start somewhere, right?
Anyway, I need to end this post and go take photos for my site. I’ll post more tomorrow.
I hope you have a terrific evening!
Technorati tags: dichroic glass, metal clay, Rio Certification, jewelry design, jewelry
Add comment July 24, 2006
The perfect storm
David’s blog has a great new post that tells about St. Louis’ big storm on Wednesday evening this week. Check it out!
Just a note: the other person enjoying the storm there that evening was me! I thought it was fun and I too escaped any significant damage or power outage from the storm. But it does make one respect Mother Nature’s power!
2 comments July 21, 2006
Today’s great quotes
Enjoy!
“For years, I went weekly to a therapist, but was just as depressed as ever. So I quit going to him, started paying $100 a week for jewelry making supplies and I’ve never been happier. Now if I could just get Blue Cross to…” ~~ Anonymous
“On a rainy day, nothing beats a good book, an old quilt and a cat.” ~~ Anonymous
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